Jadow Member Oct 27, 2017 3,354 I don't mean who is most badass, or who is the most evil, just simply who pops into your mind first. For me I think Ganondorf slightly takes the edge over the Koopa King, mainly because he has something Bowser doesn't, and that is a recognizable theme music that just cements his presence regardless of whether he is in a scene or not.   NSESN ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 25, 2017 27,445 Ganondorf. Bowser is a big character, but half of the time he isn't evil   Tsumami Member Feb 3, 2022 6,684 Bowser   TechnoSyndro Member May 15, 2019 3,232 Bowser is in more spin-off games than Ganondorf is in video games as a whole   carlsojo Shinra Employee Member Oct 28, 2017 36,794 San Francisco Ganondorf is the "serious" villain but Bowser is the real Nintendo bad guy. Kinda like the Teen Titans movie where the cartoon Go! Trigon ate the "serious" Trigon. Bowser would just absorb Ganon's power. Alternative answer is: Master Hand  ClearMetal Hey, it's that sheep! Member Oct 25, 2017 18,586 the Netherlands Thought of Bowser before I even entered the thread (and was prepared to be disappointed to have it be between Ganon and Ridley, just to name two).   Burt Fight Sephiroth or end video games Member Oct 28, 2017 9,452 NSESN said: Ganondorf. Bowser is a big character, but half of the time he isn't evil Click to expand... Click to shrink...   Freezasaurus Member Oct 25, 2017 58,579 Jadow said: mainly because he has something Bowser doesn't, and that is a recognizable theme music that just cements his presence regardless of whether he is in a scene or not. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I honestly have no idea what Ganondorf's theme song is. I'd probably recognize it if I heard it, but it's a really odd metric to claim popularity by.   ozfunghi Member Oct 25, 2017 1,185 Doug Bowser   KamenRiderEra Member Oct 25, 2017 2,333 Bowser is in an educational video about good parenting lol. Ganon is Evil.   Transistor This isn't going to go the way you think Administrator Oct 25, 2017 40,893 Washington, D.C. Tariffs Bowser   eraFROMAN One Winged Slayer Member Mar 12, 2019 3,416 It's 100% Bowser He's less evil and can appeal to all ages, he's bad guy #1 when it comes to Nintendo Ganondorf is cool but he's also not as consistent, form or design (or attendance) wise  blueredandgold Member Oct 25, 2017 8,318 Their barber.  Zetta The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 8,427 Bowser but its immediately followed with the thought of him being a good dad.   Lord Vatek Avenger Jan 18, 2018 24,254 Bruh, come on. Bowser doesn't have a recognizable theme song? View: https://youtu.be/bq_jS6o3OoY   404LinkNotFound Member Oct 27, 2017 10,520 KamenRiderEra said: Bowser is in an educational video about good parenting lol. Ganon is Evil. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Tbf plenty of awful people can be nice to a few select persons   The Unsent Member Oct 25, 2017 21,968 Nintendo's darkest monstrosity was the Gameboy Advance screen.   jitteryzeitgeist Member May 26, 2023 8,556 Forbidden Lands Nuclear bomb va coughing baby. Bowser all day.  DeadeyeNull ▲ Legend ▲ Member Dec 26, 2018 2,373 Ganon genuinely hit my brain first but I think if you didn't include the word "main" it might've been Bowser. Mario doesn't have really have other memorable villains aside from browser, so the inclusion of the word main is superfluous   jitteryzeitgeist Member May 26, 2023 8,556 Forbidden Lands Zetta said: Bowser but its immediately followed with the thought of him being a good dad. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Just because bad guy does not mean bad guy  Ry. AVALANCHE Member Oct 10, 2021 3,533 the planet Zebes Bowser doesn't really feel like a villain anymore, more like he's just the jealous annoying guy who wants to be part of the action. Gannondorf however is nasty through and through.  Kewlmyc Avenger Oct 25, 2017 29,336 Bowser easy Even if he isn't even "evil" in half the Mario games. He's still the one who is the most well known to the public.  Khanimus Avenger Oct 25, 2017 45,395 Greater Vancouver Bowser's closer to mascot villain, but he's just a goof. Like he's Pete from Mickey Mouse. Yeah he's the bad guy but not like anyone takes him seriously. Ganon has like... Done some shit.  OP OP Jadow Member Oct 27, 2017 3,354 Lord Vatek said: Bruh, come on. Bowser doesn't have a recognizable theme song? View: https://youtu.be/bq_jS6o3OoY Click to expand... Click to shrink... Which he used a total of one time, don't get me wrong, I love his themes in Galaxy 1/2, but Ganondorf's theme is just instantly recognizable to me View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeF5y9OjFUI View: https://youtu.be/HJtQo9nCt80  Regiruler Member Oct 28, 2017 13,195 United States Insane poll engagement. Ganondorf came first. Maybe because I encountered the thread reading era, which means to talk a little bit more about Zelda than Mario.  Freezasaurus Member Oct 25, 2017 58,579 Khanimus said: Bowser's closer to mascot villain, but he's just a goof. Like he's Pete from Mickey Mouse. Yeah he's the bad guy but not like anyone takes him seriously. Ganon has like... Done some shit. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I don't even think this is a question of "evil" or malicious intent. It's just who's the more recognizable villain in the Nintendo family. And that's Bowser, no question.   madstarr12 Member Jan 25, 2018 2,977 That old Ganon is no match for the King [Bowser].   Blackleg-sanji1 Member Oct 25, 2017 58,686 Bowser but ima keep it a buck my second one cuz of my bias and taste, I'd think about is king dededee   HardRojo One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 28,564 Peru Bowser lol. Objectively that's the right answer. Mario is Nintendo, Bowser is Nintendo. TLoZ is a Nintendo IP.   Lord Vatek Avenger Jan 18, 2018 24,254 Jadow said: Which he used a total of one time, don't get me wrong, I love his themes in Galaxy 1/2, but Ganondorf's theme is just instantly recognizable to me View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeF5y9OjFUI View: https://youtu.be/HJtQo9nCt80 Click to expand... Click to shrink... Oh my bad that was the wrong one. View: https://youtu.be/3WnQBZ6idbU This is what I meant.  Chie Satonaka Member Oct 25, 2017 4,010 NSESN said: Ganondorf. Bowser is a big character, but half of the time he isn't evil Click to expand... Click to shrink... This is what I thought too, but apparently people disagree.  NeonZ One Winged Slayer Member Oct 28, 2017 10,123 I like Ganondorf more, but if you just say "Nintendo main villain"... yeah, I'm going to think about Bowser. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLkh8IlaiPE   Derbel McDillet ▲ Legend ▲ Member Nov 23, 2022 22,875   Zeal543 Next Level Seer Member May 15, 2020 7,038 ganondorf (the ganon version people care about) isn't even in most major zelda games   Vidiot Member Oct 27, 2017 4,865 As much of as I love Zelda when you say Nintendo the first thought is Mario. So Nintendo's main villain is naturally going to bring Bowser to mind. Hell you could just say video game villain and I'm pretty sure most people's first thought will be Bowser.   Sacul64 One Winged Slayer Member Oct 27, 2017 7,591 Ry. said: Bowser doesn't really feel like a villain anymore, more like he's just the jealous annoying guy who wants to be part of the action. Gannondorf however is nasty through and through. Click to expand... Click to shrink... This, they even had Gannondorf in tears get an onscreen body count  FantasticToma Member Sep 21, 2024 1,807 Germany Ganondorf, because Bowser is as much a villain now as Piccolo was in DBZ.   Lotus One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 122,429 Blackleg-sanji1 said: Bowser but ima keep it a buck my second one cuz of my bias and taste, I'd think about is king dededee Click to expand... Click to shrink... He's a villain... in Smash  Marvie Member Oct 25, 2017 13,848 Bowser is the easy answer   Lotus One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 122,429 There's no way to argue it's anyone other than Bowser, him being a goof or teaming up every now and then doesn't change that   Jbone115 Member Oct 25, 2017 2,858 Bowser is probably the single most iconic villain in all of gaming. This is an unfair comparison lol   Lord Vatek Avenger Jan 18, 2018 24,254 People saying "Bowser isn't a villain anymore" are crazy. They have not yet made a mainline Mario platformer without him as the main antagonist. Get off the RPG spin-off gas.  strife85 Member Oct 30, 2017 1,774 Bowser. He's a much more awesome character too.   Serene Community Resettler Member Oct 25, 2017 52,929 "who is more evil" is a very different question from "who is the main villain" so I'm not sure why Ganon's actions vs. Bowser are relevant to the question  PAFenix Unshakable Resolve Member Nov 21, 2019 19,715 Ganondorf is the one issuing the orders so....... View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bxmtuwumQM   SupersonicHypertonic Member Apr 20, 2022 3,331 Bowser is a villain but half the time he's goofy or even helping Mario. Ganondorf is the villain of Nintendo. He's a generational hater who has killed scores, enslaved races, caused apocalypses, and even won a few times. But if we're taking just being iconic then Bowser  Last edited: Today at 12:05 AM Blackleg-sanji1 Member Oct 25, 2017 58,686 Lotus said: He's a villain... in Smash Click to expand... Click to shrink... He kinda basically turned into how bowser is nowadays working with them cuz of a bigger threat. Either way #1 is undisputedly the turtle for me  Tsumami Member Feb 3, 2022 6,684 lot of people are saying bowser isn't really that evil but I think he's pretty evil. him being goofy or in spinoffs does not prevent him from being evil. I mean in the movie he literally wanted to kill people by caging them and lowering them into lava. He's a bad guy, just a funny bad guy.   RochHoch One Winged Slayer Member May 22, 2018 21,070 How many Mario games don't have Bowser? Is it just SMB2 (which technically isn't even a Mario game) and Super Mario Land? He's an absolute staple of Nintendo's flagship IP Meanwhile, Zelda can manage without Ganon, like Majora's Mask, Skyward Sword, Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, and Spirit Tracks  LordHuffnPuff Doctor Videogames at Allfather Productions Verified Oct 25, 2017 3,080 webernet Doug Bowser