12-27-2009, 11:02 AM
Dry Bowser IS Bowser, just ... dryer. Seriously though, it's not that far of a stretch. Sure, he'd be a lot more difficult to sprite when compared to other, simpler costume changes, but it'd just make him look that much more awesome.
As for him having some different moves, I say just use creative liscense. Just because Dry Bowser never used his fire breath in his featured games doesn't mean he can't use it at all, it really just seemed like an asthetic change to make him a different kind of fight than regular Bowser. As for his immunity to fire, regular Bowser is immune to ice, but he can still get frozen in Smash games. Furthermore, in many situations, regular Bowser is immune to lava!
You see, one can go on and on. However, that's not to say one has to like him, go ahead and say "I hate him" if that's what you feel. But your argument is a bit lacking if you keep going on this route. It's like saying Dr. Mario shouldn't be in it because he's never jumped in his games and therefore can't jump in Smash... I do admit that the Dr. Mario example is a bit shakey because he was a featured character in Melee, whereas Dry Bowser was never a genuine Nintendo character, but in the end, it's still knit-picking.
As for him having some different moves, I say just use creative liscense. Just because Dry Bowser never used his fire breath in his featured games doesn't mean he can't use it at all, it really just seemed like an asthetic change to make him a different kind of fight than regular Bowser. As for his immunity to fire, regular Bowser is immune to ice, but he can still get frozen in Smash games. Furthermore, in many situations, regular Bowser is immune to lava!
You see, one can go on and on. However, that's not to say one has to like him, go ahead and say "I hate him" if that's what you feel. But your argument is a bit lacking if you keep going on this route. It's like saying Dr. Mario shouldn't be in it because he's never jumped in his games and therefore can't jump in Smash... I do admit that the Dr. Mario example is a bit shakey because he was a featured character in Melee, whereas Dry Bowser was never a genuine Nintendo character, but in the end, it's still knit-picking.