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Fanart of Bowser from the Super Mario series, for 2021's #BowserDay.

The only hero we need. The only king we need. <3

It's been... 4 years since my last entry into Bowser's day. Craaaap, time flies so friggin' fast! I was absolutely NOT going to miss another year!

This time I wanted to be more careful and follow his original design as close as possible, with just very very few artistic liberties (ahem, pecs). Bowser is subject to a lot of "hunk-up" on fanarts — which I love, mind — but he's honestly perfect as is. I still missed the mark a bit though, probably due to the time constraints (had only 3 days to finish). In particular, wish I gathered more references (especially Inside Story's sprites) and made his muzzle much fatter, which goes a huge way in making him more adorable and goofy than ever, hahahah.

Also, I uploaded additional versions of this picture in my Artstation for those interested. :)

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