Bowser is a bad guy, but a very good dad

Bowser is best known as the spiky foil to Nintendo’s golden boy Mario. He’ll lend a claw to Mario’s cause when it suits him, but he’s still an obsessive kidnapper of ladies who tangles with the mustachioed plumber on an annual basis. But there’s another, softer side to this fire-breathing, turtleshell of evil. Bowser is an attentive and loving father.

I’ve got the proof from Nintendo right here. As part of a demonstration of the Switch’s parental controls, Nintendo chose to spotlight the relationship between King Koopa and his son, Bowser Jr.

Mushroom Kingdom isn’t exactly crawling with iconic parents, so this seems like an easy dad grab. Bowser, much like my own father, does not appear to be immediately tech savvy. He sees his son...

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via The Verge
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