Talk:Bowletta/@comment-37196993-20191106013352/@comment-5429417-20191106145959

Let me knock this out of the way, that wasn't actually Bowser that King Boo possessed. It was just a suit he was controlling. And I take it that it has something to do with Cackletta's actual soul possessing Bowser. When Elder Princess Shroob was defeated by the Marios and Luigis, she was turned into a purple mushroom but was still alive. And because of how powerful she was, she was able to still use some form of magic to get Bowser to eat her. What's a little different in this case is that Elder technically still had a physical body and after Bowser ate her mushroom form, Bowser gained all of her powers but wasn't really possessed by her (evidence he still retained his mortality) but her spirit became physical. This is actually clever as mushrooms are types of powerups and Bowser getting a power boost instead of being possessed and changing appearance makes sense.

And lets not forget that Elder is more of a physical powerhouse while Cackletta possesses powerful forms of magic. This was probably how after her main body was damaged by Mario and Luigi, her soul remains thanks to Fawful but also thanks to her strong will due to her magic. Then her essence (her soul) took over Bowser's body transforming into Bowletta. That makes sense because it is common in fiction whenever a ghost/spirit takes over someone's body, they change some of their features. And Mario and Luigi do often allow things to happen just because...

Anywho, I hope that answers your question.