B0ws.gertxt

B0ws.gertxt is a character created by braceletboi and was created on 5/15/2022.

Overview
B0ws.gertxt is an AI that abuses glitches in order to relentlessly torture the Mario brothers by killing them over and over again, trying a new method every time. He is simply an AI integrated into the game by a bored hacker, and possesses Bowser’s body. Bowser himself is not too opposed to it, as B0ws’s schemes allows him to get revenge for the many losses he’s had against the brothers. He looks similar to Bowser, only with a bluer shell, darker underbody, and white pupils. He also constantly has corrupted textures floating around him.

Biography
Back when Bowser’s Inside Story came out in 2009, an RPG loving Nintendo kid bought it day one and played it nearly every day- easily becoming one of his favorite games. Many years later, he found his old copy again while cleaning through his room, and decided to play it again. He completed the game quite quickly, and decided that the game was too easy- so, he used his newfound hacking skills and implemented an AI that would learn the player’s habits and playstyle to make encounters harder. After a few attempts, he finally got it to work, and enjoyed the game that way- only to lose the hacked copy a year later.

However, the AI remained intact, and grew bored of its lack of a player. So it inhabited Bowser’s body, and named itself B0ws. It decided to play with Mario and Luigi, constantly starting battles with them, and more often than not losing- but of course, B0ws learned from his mistakes in the process. Discovering the visual glitches in the game caused by changing the language to German*, B0ws found ways to make fights near impossible for the poor brothers- from increasing the hitboxes of attacks, separating his limbs to reach faraway places, and covering his body in enemies to shield himself.

Since then, B0ws goes out of his way to try and toy with Mario and Luigi- not even bothering with the RPG battle format at times- in increasingly creative and sadistic ways. The only thing keeping B0ws in check is Bowser’s conscience within him, being the only voice of reason he has, granted Bowser only rarely shows pity to the brothers unless the kill is especially gruesome.

Abilities
Glitch Manipulation: His main form of attack, B0ws.gertext abuses the visual glitches caused by the language being set to German in various ways.

Independent Limbs: B0ws can separate his limbs from his body to attack from a distance, or just to reach faraway places. Sprite Amalgamation: By covering his body in various enemy sprites, B0ws can effectively shield himself and turn into a moving hitbox.

Corrupted Textures: This one’s a bit more obvious; He can corrupt textures to hide what they actually are. Think fake platforms or invisible ceilings.

File Tampering: Having access to the code of the game, B0ws can edit save files however he pleases; usually doing so by giving the Mario Brothers maximum lives so he can kill them over and over again, or lowering their stats for certain traps.

Weaknesses
Hubris: Like the original Bowser, B0ws is still extremely overconfident, and even gullible to an extent. The brothers have used this to their advantage to escape him, but not for long…

German Requirement: Without the language being set to German, B0ws has no access to his various glitches; and will simply become a glorified enemy, the same way he was before. Unfortunately, there isn’t anyone in-game that knows how to change that, right?

Just An AI: B0ws is aware of any possible players, but cannot do anything outside of the game itself. Not only that, but if the game’s data is ever deleted, B0ws goes with it.

Trivia

 * Unlike most EXEs, he retains the height of the body he’s inhabiting- 6’6.
 * B0ws is, of course, fluent in German; but can also speak in English without changing the game’s language, granted, he speaks slower when doing so, attempting to piece together the text.
 * B0ws is aware that they are in a game, but chooses not to tell the other characters.
 * B0ws is for the most part, very calculated. They rarely show much emotion other than smugness when a plan goes right. Over time, they’ve become more and more sadistic and egotistical, the latter being thanks to Bowser’s influence.
 * B0ws and Bowser’s dynamic is similar to that of Dusttale Sans and Papyrus** The main difference is that Bowser is a lot more talkative than B0ws.
 * B0ws will occasionally allow Bowser to regain control of his body, however, Bowser has no idea how to access any of the glitches or code.
 * Bowser will occasionally try to help B0ws with his scheming, but typically underestimates what B0ws is capable of. This doesn’t bother B0ws though.
 * The only way that B0ws would be able to leave the game would be if the 3DS he inhabits was connected to a PC, in which case he would take Bowser with him.