Brawl, but several moves have an elemental effect his down special can freeze opponents, and his forward smash is explosive. Giga Bowser has the same moveset as Bowser in Super Smash Bros. Side: Koopa Klaw ( Melee) Flying Slam ( Brawl, 3DS/Wii U) Following his debut, Giga Bowser has been featured as Bowser's Final Smash in all subsequent games of the Super Smash Bros. symbol, not a Mushroom like characters of the Super Mario franchise. Melee, Giga Bowser's symbol has the Super Smash Bros.
series, and has no Super Mario appearances. Despite being an alternate form of a Super Mario character, Giga Bowser is instead officially considered to be a character of the Super Smash Bros. Melee as the final boss of Adventure Mode in higher difficulties.
In addition, Giga Bowser is more difficult to battle than his smaller counterpart. He looks more ferocious, with a larger body, a spikier scaled shell, more muscular physique, and a new curve to his lengthened horns. Giga Bowser is a giant and powerful version of Bowser, created as a throwback to the older 'aggressive' look of Bowser from games prior to Super Mario 64.