Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr. (クッパ Jr., Koopa Jr.) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. All Stars. Alongside Mr. Game & Watch, Bowser Jr. was officially revealed during the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: 50-Fact Extravaganza on August 23rd, 2018, being the second-to-last newcomer shown by an official source. Bowser Jr. was also among the sixth wave of amiibo figures that are compatible with SSB4. Caety Sagoian reprises her role as Bowser Jr.'s voice actor, albeit via recycled voice clips from various Mario spin-off games. The Koopalings also use their voice clips from the New Super Mario Bros. games, which were voiced by Lani Minella (Larry, Morton, Wendy, and Lemmy), Mike Vaughn (Iggy and Ludwig) and Dan Falcone (Roy).

Bowser Jr. is currently ranked 48th out of 58 on the tier list, placing him in the E tier. Bowser Jr. is notably the only character in the game who has disjointed hitboxes on all of his attacks. This distinctive trait enables him to attack from a reasonably safe distance, which is supplemented by a number of his attacks being powerful enough to KO under 100%. He also has a very capable neutral game, as Clown Kart Dash functions as an excellent approach option and provides an impressive amount of versatility, while Mechakoopa is a very useful pressure option. Despite being a heavyweight, Bowser Jr. also sports a deceptively good air game, courtesy of his fairly fast aerial mobility and his aerial attacks' follow-up and juggling potentials.

Despite his strengths, Bowser Jr. has noticeable flaws. His overall grounded mobility is slow, which necessitates using Clown Kart Dash in order to keep up with faster opponents. Lag is another glaring issue; many of Bowser Jr.'s attacks have among the largest amounts of ending lag in the game, while his grab game suffers from his standing, pivot and dash grabs' overall lag. His grab game is further compounded by very unimpressive throws, with only his back throw being somewhat viable at best as a KOing option. Lastly, Bowser Jr.'s recovery can be problematic, as Abandon Ship! is very susceptible to gimps due to offering no overhead protection, and can be rendered unusable if he is hit even by a weak attack.

Overall, Bowser Jr. is a character who can pressure and combo certain opponents easily once he is mastered. However, due to his current position in competitive play, Bowser Jr.'s impact on the current metagame is very minimal despite the efforts of Tweek, who notably spearheaded his metagame before dropping him. This is also reflected in his tournament results, which are currently below average due to his very small playerbase. Nonetheless, he has still made waves of attention from time to time, such as with Jade defeating Trela's Ryu at CEO 2016.