Why Bowser is at the Bottom of my Captain List

Bowser is one of the 5 good shooting captains that are also slow, these captains are Petey, Donkey Kong, Bowser, and Bowser Jr and Wario. Bowser was the character I wasn't quite sure if he should be low or bottom tier, the more I think about it, it feels like he should be switched with Wario, but here is my reasoning for Bowser being where he is.

Bowser has very good shooting, as we just discussed that, and his second thing that he is good at is defense, his check has quite a large range to it. It's a shame he is so slow though, meaning a character like Daisy, Waluigi, or even Mario can be better at defense simply because of speed. Now I know what you are probably thinking "Donkey Kong and Petey have terrible speed as well, why are they top?" Here is some reasoning.

For one, Bowser's deek is very bad. You barely move forward, it doesn't protect him for very long, and it is very easy to simple check him when he comes out of the deek. Petey's deek however is placed on a very short cooldown, so by the time he is done with it, he can perform another deke before you can check him, making it very hard to get the ball from him. Bowser's captain special is inferior to Petey's as well. If you noticed, bowser turns very slow when performing his firestorm captain special, while Petey does not turn as incredibly slow. Petey's also slows everything (including items) down, making it very easy to charge the ball and shoot it in. Donkey Kong's deke also out shines Bowser's, as it lasts longer and can be harder to take the ball from him, and his captain special is much more affective. While these characters are comparable in stats, their dekes and captain specials set them far apart.

Now, characters such as Daisy or Waluigi are place in the high tier above Bowser for similar reasons. Both of their deeks benefit from a charged ball, and is possible to score with them, while bowser's does not. Daisy's captain special is almost a guaranteed goal granted it's performed correctly, and Waluigi's is a guaranteed Megastrike, again, Bowser's captain special does not do that. Lastly, because of speed they are just as affective defensively as Bowser.

Now lets move to mid. Mid tier characters such as Mario, Luigi (who are pretty much the same aside from the deke) and Yoshi have more affective dekes as well compared to Bowsers. Super Mario and Super Luigi are more affective than Firestorm, as they increase the speed, and shooting of Mario/Luigi and add the ability to stomp over other enemy's. No, they are not much better than Bowser, that is why they are only 1 tier higher. Thier deeks are not much better than Bowsers and their captain special can easily be knocked down or stopped even though they are giant. Yoshi's deek is slightly worse than both Mario and Luigi's, as it only moves slightly faster but you can't shoot or pass in it. But Yoshi's long tongue to check people is why he is still in this tier.

And now we reach the low tier, where I placed Bowser.

The only thing truly good about Bowser is his shooting. His captain special is outshined by almost every other character in the game, other than possibly Wario's, which is why I'll be moving these two. Sorry for the long article, but I can see no other way but to compare him to the higher tiers.