The Glory of Bowsette

Self-Published

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Description

Bowser, on his last legs and in a desperate act, decides to abandon everything he's ever cared about. But upon obtaining the Super Crown, he finds a new purpose in life, unlocking a potential that he never saw coming...

The most-popular Bowsette fan fiction on the internet makes its way to RoyalRoad at long last! Catch the excitement, catch the adventure, catch theHawk--er,Koopa!

Cover art byJoi Massat.

Information

Status: Completed
Year: 2019
Author: B. A. Baker (Thedude3445)

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.4/ 5.0
Followers: 211
Views: 318,492

Chapters(119 total)

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Community Reviews(5)

PrincessFelicieRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Yes!! Yes!!! I remember reading this on Ao3, this is my favorite Bowsette fanfic by a long shot! Very happy to see it make its way on Royal Road.
This story explores Bowsette specifically in the context of her having been a repressed bisexual trans woman, and it gets gay with Peach! Makes my tiny trans lesbian heart flutter.
On a non-gendery note, the story is also packed with interesting action scenes that, true to the original material, feel lifted straight from a video game, with Bowsette regularly using every item she's managed to stash in her inventory.
It's also a story of immense political intrigue, as the disappearance of Peach makes the mushroom kingdom fall to fascism, monarchies explode, territories demand independance, and a certain someone from Bowsette's past ressurfaces to cause chaos.
Stew that all together in a mushy sometimes light hearted sometimes heavy mix and you get The Glory of Bowsette, which I could continue to gush about for ages.
Spoiler: Spoiler
Also, King Booette is a genderfluid icon.
j03manRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story evokes the same giddy fascination I had reading the Oz stories as a child married with some soap opera drama.
The world building and fairy tale logic is so well executed it feels like I'm reading a new Wizard of Oz book set in the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser's backstory, the fact that nobody can really die, the convoluted plotting, and the insane cast of characters and settings are all easily woven into an Oz like fairytale narrative complete with a genderswap story that feels inspired by the Marvelous Land of Oz or the The Tin Woodsman of Oz!
The fairytale/Oz energy is so fitting for Mario, Peach, and Bowser's insane world I'm surprised we haven't gotten a tony winning mario musical before now. Dorothy's silver slippers might as well be a mushroom kingdom power up. I can imagine L. Frank Baum writing in excruciatingly nonsensical detail about trade relations between the Mushroom Kingdom and the Emerald City or about the intracacies of Munchkin-Toad marriage.
The story deviates from Oz stories in that it has more focus on characterization which is where we get to bear witness to the soap opera drama that is Bowser finding his true self amidst the dire continent spanning consequences of his personal tiumphs and his personal failings.
ElmvreyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Not a short read, but not one you'd never be able to finish. Took about 8-10 hours. (or one sleepless night) to binge from start to finish. This novel does lead into Plot points while not actually having it be written out, but it is not a sudden drop and rise of the curtain with a scene change, making for a suprislingly smooth flow. 10 out of 10 would reccomend. For how well it handles GL/genderbend, it has enough volume to make it truely worth it. Geniunly enjoyed reading it, didn't even once have to consider if I wanted to keep reading, it is simply a good read.
There were minimal points in the story, few and far ('specially condsireing the 100 chapter [epilouges included]) where the grammer, or simply the wording of sentences may have been improved.
It has got a happy ending which can make any day brighter.
If you read this story, to attempt to get through the full thing. It has an amazing story.
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NeoMareRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
It is a fun read, good grammar, and well written characters. The chapters are too short for my liking, but I guess you do you
XafairRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
So after finishing the Story her is a review.
At first I was really sceptical, mainly since most fanfictions are garbege. But the Story was really good, I was looking forward to the new chapter every time I saw that it got an update. There are a few flat chars but the main chars are so good.
Some chapters feel a bit rushed but overall I liked the pace of the story.
Really liked the ending of it all and looking forward to more from thedude3445.