Bowser Junior (SML, late-2019-present)

"'You know what? I don't think you should exist anymore, just get off this planet! The world would be better without you because of how ugly you are!' (Bowser Junior's Prank Gone Wrong)"

Bowser Junior is one of the main characters from the puppet web series SuperMarioLogan. He was highly known for his role in the Junior era, the era where there are many videos based off of him. He is voiced by the series creator Logan Thirtyacre. Sadly, since 2019, he's been flanderized and hasn't recovered since.

Why He’s a Brat Now

 * 1) In late 2019, he was badly flanderized and became overbearingly annoying, unfunny, and is stupider, to the point where he even developed sociopathic tendencies. He is also extremely cruel to Chef Pee Pee and Cody for little to no reason whatsoever. While he was always supposed to be somewhat of a jerk, he also had a nicer side, which has been deemphasized in favor of his worst traits.
 * 2) He's started to become aggravatingly petty in most episodes, like "Bowser Junior's Revenge", where he cyberstalks, sends threatening messages to, and even tries to burn Cody's house down. The reason he does this is simply because Cody accidentally knocked over his piggy bank, which he nonsencially accuses him of doing on purpose.
 * 3) A lot of his common reccuring jokes have become stale and painful to watch from overuse; a prime example is him making fun of Cody's mom's weight. While the joke has existed in the series for a while, it's started to become beaten into the ground from 2019 onwards; it gets to the point where sometimes 30 seconds or more of a video are dedicated solely to "Cody's Mom" jokes.
 * 4) He was also a hypocrite; for example, in "The School Project", when Cody asked Junior if he can play with the helicopter, Junior said "no", but for no reason, he gave Cody a chance to play with the helicopter, which could be the cause of his flanderization.
 * 5) He was at his absolute worst in "Bowser Junior's Prank Gone Wrong" as alongside Joseph, they are the ones who blew an air horn in Chef Pee Pee's ears and make him deaf, and Junior uses that problem to insult Chef Pee Pee, going as far as to say the page quote.
 * 6) *Plus, no matter what Junior does to them in most of his videos, he never receives a punishment. This is due to Logan never writing him in the wrong.
 * 7) Overall, These problems with Junior have ruined the overall reputation of his character. Especially to the point where many people have considered him to be worse than Jeffy.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) He was much more likeable before 2019.
 * 2) EVen today he still has some funny and likeable moments; in "Precious' Biggest Fan", for example, it's easy to feel sorry for him since he (along with Joseph) mourned the death of Precious and paid his respects for her. He also has some videos where he reverts to his old personality, like "Bowser Junior's 11th Birthday".
 * 3) His puppet design is commonly regarded as one of, if not the best SML puppet redesigns since it is rather faithful to Junior's original video game design and fits his current personality well, despite some flaws.
 * 4) He sometimes gets comeuppances in videos. E.g. In The Film Project, Cody slapped him after he insulted his mom in front of the class. This was a reference to the Will Smith and Chris Rock incident at the 2022 oscars.

Reception
While pre-2019 Bowser Junoir was met with positive reception, modern Bowser Junior has become heavily hated among audiences and fans. With some saying he makes Jeffy look good.

Trivia

 * In 2021, he, along with every other Mario character, has been permanently turned into SML human puppets that don't resemble the games due to legal issues with Nintendo.

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