Game Theory: Bowser's BROKEN HOME in Super Mario 

As kids we loved the heroes. As adults we understood the villains.

What I’m simply wondering is... What does this man’s search history look like?

“Good and evil are outdated, simplistic terms Everything is relative Is it wrong for me to help my dad try to take over the Mushroom Kingdom” - bowser jr. 2019

“Do you want to feel bad about every time you dumped him into that lava?” I’m good with it.

I always had a feeling bowser had a background that made him who he is.

"leave my mama alone, you bad man!" aw...

7 years later and I still want a game dedicated to Bowser and perhaps his reception arc that would be NIIIICEEE

The Koopalings: You are my dad. You’re my Dad! Boogie woogie woogie!

Me: Bowser is pure evil! Matpat: He is an orphan and wants his kids to have a normal family. Me: NINTENDO HAS LIED TO US

MatPat: Gives enough facts to get mario arrested Also MatPat: HeY ThAtS JuSt A ThEoRy

13:22 out of context "In short, this ties in everything together so neatly. Bowser is a orphans. A temperamental child raised by a wizard doing his best."

This makes me love the Koopalings even more; maybe they'll get the true spotlight they deserve someday

i wouldnt be surprised if peach agreed and the toads didnt and told mario that peach was kidnapped

Anyone else almost cry at the end when he explained everything?

Bowser deserves so much more than what he's given.

I feel like Jack Black thought about this when he wrote and performed Peaches as Bowser

(14:06) **about to cry cause i can relate** "aLsO bTw DiD yOu cHeCk oUt GtLiVe?" Omfg you ruined my emotional moment

14:09 That was pretty sa- OH GODDAMNIT

One last thing I thought I'd point out, in the modern Paper Mario games, Bowser doesn't seem to be on bad terms with Mario. In Sticker Star (I'm sorry but it still exists like it or not) and Color Splash, Bowser wasn't fully in control of himself, as evidenced after the battle against him in Color Splash, where he asks Mario if he just came to remind him if there was a kart race. In the Origami King, Bowser and his minions don't seem to have any aggression to Mario. At all. In fact, Bowser serves as quite a major character, but more like the comedic side character if anything. Now, why is this? Well, if you remember the beginning of Super Paper Mario, Count Bleck hosts a wedding between Bowser and Peach. Peach is forced into marrying Bowser. It's pretty clear that over the rest of the game, Bowser thinks he's actually married to Peach, much to Peach's dismay. Now that he got exactly what he wanted, he doesn't seem to be interested in world domination or anything after that. He seems to be on much better terms with Mario after the events of that game. You might end up wondering, "But Bowser isn't on good terms with Mario in non-Paper Mario games!" Well, as established in Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam, the paper world and main world are two different universes. Also, Paper Bowser and Bowser teaming up? It's possible the timeline for Paper Jam could have happened before Super Paper Mario. The game doesn't specify what exactly the Paper Mario characters were doing before being pulled from that book.

That "You ARE the father!" Maury moment was pure gold. lol

Bowser is a precious cinnamon roll

5:07 IS THAT ME? THAT LOOKS LIKE MY PROFILE PIC.

After the mario movie this vid has aged like a fine wine

I can't believe he's retiring 😢 thanks matpat for the awesome theorys

Now I just want to give bowser a hug.

MatPat: That is why is Bower is just a sad orphan Me: Awwww, that was so sweet! MatPat: But before you sign out, have you checked out GTLive? Me: WTF YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT CHILDHOOD SCARMENT!

I used to believe Bowser was once a regular human in a relationship with Peach before becoming the spiked turtle we all know and love. Similar to Beast in Beauty and the Beast

"Front facing 8 bit mario doesn't exist. It can't hurt you." Front facing 8 bit mario:

Why does every villain have to have a horrible past? Is *no one* just _pure_ evil?

Bowser's parents were killed by a Toad thief in a place called "The Mushroom Alley", that event marked and now he swear vengeance against the Toads.

I just spent $200 on a 2800 piece Lego set of Bowser and I regret nothing

If anything king boos the pure evil one 1.he traps mario who has never done anything to king boo before his capture 2.he takes mind control of innocent ghoast 3.he has never helped luigi while bowser has helped mario multiple times I'm only counting the luigis mansion version

11:08 WOAH WOAH WOAH. what kind of position is THAT and how exactly is it supposed to work?

Great. Now i want there to be a game just about Bowser and him trying to piece together a family 😢

This almost made me cry

This was so perfect that I actually cried while listening to Bowser’s poor backstory

I know this was made 5 years ago and iv'e watched it before but this story still makes me depressed 😢

You know, i never hated bowser. I actually love him, he’s my favorite Nintendo character after Luigi. Thats why my favorite Nintendo game is Mario and Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story. Because you can play as Bowser. But after this video, i love him even more. Maybe even shared 1st with Luigi.

I feel like it is fitting that I got a Mario advert before this video.

The picture of Baby Bowser crying alone in a dark alleyway had me tearing up 🥲

Dude, I genuinely cried at the end, it would have been the perfect way to finish the video so why the hell did you have to put that announcement that YOU ALREADY MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO

It's 2019, MatPat, and STILL waiting on that deconstruction of Yoshi. Step up your game.

This is the best he's a great dad junior is a well-taught child Bowser make sure Junior doesn't see anything he's not supposed to see, Bowser's a great dad

We need an update to this video now that we know bowsers intentions 😂😂

Bowser is not a real Evil Person. He may be egoistic, greedy and high tempered, but if you take a look at the RPG-Games he's also shown to be caring, to be fair and have a soft side. He even does have Hobbys and Interests like participating in Quizshows hosted by his Minions (Paper Mario). MatPat is right. Bowser is an Orphan and was raised by Kamek, but Bowser never reffered to him as his Dad. He couldn't accept that his Parents had abandoned him and so his Heart began to harden. Maybe he found the Koopa Kids and started to realize, that they have a much harder life than him without anyone to guide them in their ways or give them a purpose. Thats where he made his first good deed to adopt them and teach them everything he knows and to be a father figure to them as he had wished for himself. The Main reason for kidnapping Princess Peach is that he is truly in love with her and that he regards her as the missing Piece to make his life perfect. He would have a real Family at long last. that's what makes his Story even more sad, because he already has a family. Peach will never fall in love with him naturally and the fact that he does not accept this makes his Situation so difficult and even worse. If a Person is dedicated to fight for his rightful Place in the World and his Dreams and Wishes, that Person will continue to fight until it has achieved his Goals. And so with Bowser. He will stop at nothing! He will never give up! He will always try! Regardless of how much more he will loose or be humiliated. And thats why everyone and I love him so much. This is his best feature! His Determination! No one is born evil. people become evil because it is the World that makes them become evil, but even evil Persons can have good traits if they have something they want to protect or they just act to be evil to get attention. Take Mario Party for instance: Why is Bowser always crashing the Party? Because he is sad to not being invited. So he invites himself. There is so much more behind this Character. And I'm glad that he had accompanied me since my Childhood. He may be the big baddy of the Mario Series, but for me he will always be my true Hero. A hero does not exist without a Villain and light does always shine the brightest, when it is deep dark. It is good to be bad! Long life the King of the Koopas!

I cried over Bowser! GOD that was deep! 😭😭

Man at the 14 minute mark seeing baby Bowser crying in an ally way shattered my heart I just want to hold him now and show him what love really is 😭😭😭😭😭

LMAO, watching this after the Mario movie is hilarious

Next character on the chopping board. Yoshi?!?! 😧 What's so secret about him

The ending made me cry inside. Now I feel bad for whacking him in the face a million times

And this further confirms your theory (more like observation at this point) of Mario being a psychopath, he’s killing an orphan that’s acting out due to his traumatic childhood and he’s also killing a father of 8 children. Instead of putting Bowser in jail, Mario straight-up kills Bowser, a father.

seven years before the movie came out ad it seems like you hit the nail on the head. your theories are always so accurate

I’ve always thought: “Bowser seems.... sad sometimes” I watch videos :

“So which character are we gonna completely deconstruct today?” *Dart lands on Bowser* “Oh, this should be fun”

more proof of this dude doing heroic acts: As revealed in the spin-offs, Bowser is a very kind and able ruler who rewarded his minions greatly whilst also being a deeply loving father. Bowser's first heroic role came in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

You made me feel sad about Bowser. be proud of yourself

“You’re thinking this is weird” Me: No I’m thinking of Nyan cats

I am surprised this didn't turn into one of those theories that Princess Peach doesn't get kidnapped by Bowser, but goes with him willingly because Mario is abusive and Bowser actually loves her.

"Peaches peaches peachespeachespeaches, peaches peaches peachespeachespeaches oh, oooohyeeeeeeeeah, OHHHHHHHHH!"

All these years later, i still love the GT "think about it" when we're about to jump from possibility to assumed fact ❤️

I feel that mat pat should do a yoshi theory. Come on he did all the others all that is missing is yoshi

At the end before your promotion I was feeling like crying.

Not sure if this is canon but I stumbled across this again and thought it was interesting. In one of the old super Mario world episodes; we meet Bowser's (or Koopa as he's known in this cartoon)'s, mother when he invited her to one of his attempted weddings to Peach. However, he has no relationship with her apart from that and seems surprised that she even showed up. Sort of seems like he was abandoned by his family, making his 'orphaning' sort of sadder. He has a family, they just don't care about him.

You're brilliant and have shown so many people a different side of things they may have not stopped to think about before.. curiosity.. learning.. you're helping a lot of people to think more deeply and not just about "silly video games"!

Baby browser crying alone and abandoded made me cry😢😢😢😢

I really almost cried at the end... Thats a sad background story...

Rewatching the theories helps my heart cause of the retirement

“ and kidnaps Peach every other week“ so true 😂😂

Wow when you look at it that way Bowser kinda actually has a really sweet big heart 🥺❤️💔

6:45 Me: *grabs butt* Me: *gets weird looks from mom and sister* Also me: *clueless as to why I'm getting weird looks*

Therapist: Front facing mario doesn'T exist, it can't hurt you. Front facing mario: 1:29

As a Bowser fan, I approve. I know Bowser has been through a lot which is why I give him as much love as possible! And you can’t lie, he is a pretty cool character.

Joker probably has a clown car. I'm guessing the current Master probably does too. Clown car=pure evil

Matt Pat has successfully turned mario upside down for me. I now feel sorry for bowser and hate mario.

Other peoople playing mario 3D world: what a heartless monster he's locking thoes faires in bottles wait till I come for you Me: ahem link puts faries in bottles and he's consired a hero so wtf nintendo

The fact that Matt Pat was able to predict the movie with this theory years and advance amazing.

That ending... *teardrop* GET BACK IN THERE FOOL!

me: what if bowser DID have a wife, and she died? that would explain why bowser jr. is a thing! buda bam buda boom! game theory: (eternal screaming)

Do you ever think that Mat Pat might be over thinking everything? This is a kids game with this much meaning? YES, YES IT IS.

Bowser is easily one of my favorite characters in all of gaming and this reinforces my opinion. At least in oddesy Mario feels remorse for him getting turned down at the end

OMG THE MAURY PART KILLED ME!! *You ARE the father!!* LOL

What if Mario is actually the one kidnapping Princess Peach And Bowser is the one saving her

Why am I watching this? Its bassicly confirmed in the movie XD

Best line, “cheeks firmly in hand”

You still haven't ripped on yoshi yet. Just saying.......

MatPat you forgot to include about Bowser sacrificed himself for Mario and all them.

Bowser: **on his computer** Computer: Technoblade wants to know your location

The koopalings calling bowser “father” relates to something with yakuzas, the yakuza is like a family, and in Japanese its normal to call the leader “father” because the leader has a father-like role in the yakuza, so I don’t think that bowser adopted the koopalings, I think they’re his most trusted followers :D

Man this was actually sad I feel bad for bowser

Every like is a hug for Bowser and Luigi

My First GT Video... Man It's sad To see You Gone Man.

This made me tear up

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That ending really made me cry a little.....

i hate how depressing this feels yet it makes sooo much sense

having a GT marathon right now because i wanted to have a fun Friday night... I am full on crying at this

This is so sad, Peach play despacito

5:01 When I say I’m rolling, I mean on the ground wheezing

Technoblade when he finds out that bowser is an orphan: I must brake you

I love watching this now seeing the gtlive channel being promoted and now it’s not live at all and still gets full length videos