What does Mario say when he's throwing Bowser?

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I can't fully understand what Mario actually means when he throws Bowser in to the mine.
It sounds a little blurry, so I hoped someone could translate that for me.

score 36 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 16 '17 at 22:13

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He's saying "So long(-a), Bowser".

You can hear the audio clip without the background music on The Mushroom Kingdom. Basically, it is just saying "So long, Bowser" with a Mario affectation.

edited Jul 16 '17 at 22:13

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Mario inflection? – Arkive Feb 13 '15 at 04:02
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@Arkive Yeah, a Mario 'twist' to it (the "longa" in this case). ;p – HarryCBurn Feb 13 '15 at 07:23
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Thanks. I've been wondering this since...1996? Whoa. – Justin Force Aug 08 '16 at 04:40
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This answer would be improved with an official source. – Mr. Bultitude Feb 22 '17 at 20:40
My hearing isn't great so it kind of sounds like "so long me baby". Which is why I wanted to look it up in the first place. – MrBoJangles Jul 28 '20 at 22:33

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 12 '21 at 14:41

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According to Mario’s voice actor Charles Martinet himself, he is saying: “So long kinga Bowser!”

edited Mar 12 '21 at 14:41

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The Man · Answer 3 · 2015-02-13T11:45:52.397

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According to the Mario Wiki, Mario says: "So long King Bowser!"

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answered Feb 12 '15 at 18:48

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I always thought it was this, but after listing to the clip linked in @Ktash's answer, and also watching/listening to a clip of the actual fight on YouTube, I have to conclude that Ktash's answer is more correct. – Jon Schneider Feb 12 '15 at 23:19
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You have a typo in 'Bowser'. – doppelgreener Feb 13 '15 at 06:50
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You didn't see anything... – The Man Feb 13 '15 at 11:46
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The link no longer says that. That's the danger of citing Wikis. – Mr. Bultitude Feb 22 '17 at 20:41
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Now the page says “So long kinga Bowser!”, presumably because Martinet himself revealed that’s what he was saying there, as I mentioned in my answer. – Person Mar 12 '21 at 14:36

score -2 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 12 '15 at 15:29

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It sounds like, "So long-a Bowser." That would make sense since he has a stereo-typical Italian accent where "a" is added to the end of most words. Also, if it was meant to be cleaver, "a" in Italian means "to" in English, so Mario could be saying, "So long to Bowser." Just an idea

answered Mar 12 '15 at 15:29

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I'm an Italian who does not support-a this comment. – MacItaly Apr 30 '19 at 17:13
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@MacItaly your comment is ok, don't beat yourself up. – MrBoJangles Jul 29 '20 at 14:57
@MacItaly I feel you. As an American, I'm assumed to eat 5 pounds of McDonalds a day. – OKprogrammer Mar 12 '21 at 16:41

score -2 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 06 '15 at 03:22

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Mario is italian. I'm assuming he said "re" bowser or bowsey (italian accent for bowser?)

Re means in italian is king.

So long re-bowsy!

answered Aug 06 '15 at 03:22

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