- This article is about the first episode in the 2006 series. For the first episode in the reboot, see Fierce Battle Between Fierce Rivals
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Bowser's Return is the first episode of the 2006 series of Super Mario Bros. Z. It was released on April 22, 2006.
Synopsis[]
Mario and Luigi challenge the Wario Bros. to a race but are interrupted by an old foe. Meanwhile, a mysterious new robot has entered the Mushroom Kingdom...
Plot[]
The episode begins with a Goomba walking across a field and coming across one of the Chaos Emeralds, the Blue Emerald. Not knowing what it truly is, the Goomba decides to give it to Goombella as a gift. As he begins to walk away, Mecha Sonic teleports into the Mushroom Kingdom, landing right in front of the Goomba. Mecha Sonic demands that the Goomba hand over the Chaos Emerald. Shocked and confused, the Goomba doesn't know what to do and is killed by Mecha Sonic.
Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi are preparing to race their rivals, Wario and Waluigi, in the 5th Annual Mario Kart Grand Prix. The crowd is very excited for the Mario Bros., but they are not as pleased that the Wario Bros. are there. As soon as the race begins, fire spurts out of the Wario Brothers' kart, scorching Mario and damaging their kart. Luigi tries to fix the kart, but after a few failed attempts he pulls out a Golden Mushroom. The Golden Mushroom repairs their vehicle and sends the kart blasting ahead of the Wario Bros. Waluigi pulls out a Mushroom to increase their kart's speed. Caught off guard by their sudden burst of speed, Mario and Luigi have no time to prepare for the oncoming kart. Waluigi attacks again with a Lightning Bolt to shrink Mario and Luigi and easily run over them. After recovering from the attack, Luigi uses another Mushroom to increase their kart's speed and catch up.
Both karts are neck and neck, but before either team can finish, a group of Bob-ombs (and the Banana Bomb) drop in front of the finish line. Neither kart can slow down in time and crash into them. Wario, Waluigi, and both karts are sent flying out of the stadium while Mario and Luigi plummet onto the racetrack. It is soon revealed that Bowser and Kamek are responsible for the attack. Bowser intends to kidnap Princess Peach, who is among the spectators, but not before defeating Mario in front of all his fans.
Luigi becomes terrified of Bowser and runs away. Mario tries to convince him to fight, but Luigi is too scared to listen and leaves Mario to fight on his own. Bowser mocks Luigi's cowardice, which irritates Mario. The episode ends with Mario and Bowser facing each other, preparing to fight the upcoming battle.
Major Events[]
- Mecha Sonic enters the dimension of the Mushroom Kingdom.
- Mecha Sonic obtains the Blue Chaos Emerald.
- Bowser attempts to kidnap Princess Peach.
Characters[]
- Mario (2006 Series)
- Luigi (2006 Series)
- Turbo Mecha Sonic (2006 Series)
- Bowser (2006 Series)
- Kamek (2006 Series)
- Wario (2006 Series)
- Waluigi (2006 Series)
- Princess Peach (2006 Series)
- Banana Bomb (2006 Series)
- Lakilarry
- Camera Lakitu
- Goomba (2006 Series)
- The Audience
- Goombella (mentioned)
Transformations[]
- Small Mario
- Small Luigi
Trivia[]
- This episode, along with the second episode, were originally going to be aired as a single episode, but Alvin-Earthworm was unable to bypass the 16K limit on Newgrounds due to most of the first episode focusing on the race, so he was forced to split it in two. However, this was done in the reboot of the series.
- This is the only episode to not feature Sonic or Shadow.
- This is one of only three episodes where Wario's sprites originate from Wario Land 4 as opposed to being custom sprites styled after those used in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
- The audience during the race is from Kirby Super Star.
- The manner in which Mecha Sonic first appears mirrors the time travelling distillations from the Terminator franchise.
- Furthering this connection, the T-1000's music theme was originally intended to be used as Mecha Sonic's theme in the series. However due to being unable to find a high-quality version of it at the time, the theme went unused.[1]
- This is the only episode to not have a battle between characters.
Credits[]
| Credits | |
| Written By: | Mark Haynes |
| Animated By: | Mark Haynes |
| Story Based On: | Dragon Ball Z |
| Programs Used | Macromedia Flash MX 2004 JASC Paintshop Pro 9 |
| Sprites: | Nintendo SEGA Spriters Resource Shyguy Kingdom |
| Ripped, Custom, and Edited Sprites By: | Mark Haynes Shawn/TailsSBS SWPachao Scott Prower RogultGOT Bacon Gold Sonic Rob Fox Bidbood Zach "Zin" Furr Tonberry 2K Omega Shadow King Pablo Frario Xander, Son of Xereus |
| Music: | Jet Force Gemini - Logo Screen Super Mario Matrix Remix Dragon Ball Z Theme Super Mario World Level 1 Theme Best of DBZ Vol 1: Destruction Viewtiful Joe - Viewtiful Award Ceremony Super Mario Kart Start Diddy Kong Racing Boss Theme Super Mario 64 - Koopa's Message Super Mario 64 - Koopa's Theme Super Mario World Final Boss Theme Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Starwing - Corneria |
| Sounds: | findsounds.net Zophars Domain Mario Fan Games Galaxy Various Nintendo Games Custom Sounds |