Editing Big Koopa Troopa

{{about|the giant version of a Koopa Troopa|the form the Koopa Troopa takes after obtaining a [[Mega Star]]|[[Mega Koopa]]}}
{{Species-infobox
|title=Big Koopa Troopa
|image=[[File:MLSSBMBigKoopaTroopa.png]]
|parent_species=[[Koopa Troopa]]
|derived_species=[[Big Dry Bones]]<br>[[Colossal Koopa Paratroopa]]
|notable=[[Hookbill the Koopa]]<br>[[Kent C. Koopa]]<br>[[Koopa the Quick]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
{{quote2|Aaaah! How did THAT happen??? [[Mario|You]] [[Luigi|guys]] are no slouches!|Big Koopa Troopa|[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]}}
'''Big Koopa Troopas''',<ref name=big>''New Super Mario Bros. U'', [[Big Goomba Bounce Bash]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpWVbi00KOU&t=9m52s Bonus Video description]</ref> or '''Big Koopas''',<ref name=big/> are gigantic versions of normal [[Koopa Troopa]]s that are seen around the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:Gargantua_koopa.PNG|frame|left]]
Big Koopa Troopas appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and reside only on [[Giant Land]] (along with other gigantic creatures like [[Big Goomba|Grand Goomba]]s and [[Big Piranha Plant|Piranhacus Giganticus]]). [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] have a harder time avoiding these Koopas because of their increased size. Despite this, if the plumbers [[stomp]] on a Big Koopa Troopa, it hides inside its [[Giant Green Shell|green]] or [[Giant Red Shell|red]] shell, just like an average-sized Koopa Troopa does when it feels threatened. Once inside, the plumbers can kick their shells away. In the [[Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power Strategy Guide]], they are split between '''Green Gargantua Koopa Troopas'''<ref name=redgreen>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 8.</ref> and '''Red Giant Koopa Troopas'''<ref name=redgreen/>.
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====''Super Mario 64''====
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', a single Big Koopa Troopa known as [[Koopa the Quick]] appears in the game as a friendly racing rival to Mario. He hails from [[Tiny-Huge Island]] (an island filled with both miniature and gigantic enemies) but he is the only Big Koopa Troopa seen in the game.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:GargantuaKoopaSMG2.png|thumb|Three Big Koopa Troopas in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
Big Koopa Troopas reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the [[Supermassive Galaxy]]. Only three are found patrolling a solitary planetoid where they attempt to flatten Mario if he gets in their way. They can only be defeated with a [[Spin Drill]] by drilling into their belly from the opposite side of the planet. If [[Mario]] performs a [[Long Jump]] on a Big Koopa Troopa so that he catches up with it each time, he can get [[Extra life|1-UP]]s for every consecutive time he stomps onto it after seven initial consecutive jumps, allowing maximum lives to be gained.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U''====
[[File:WiiU NewMarioU 3 scrn11 E3.png|thumb|left|200px|Big Koopa Troopa in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.]]
Big Koopa Troopas appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and are common enemies in [[Jungle of the Giants]]. The player is no longer able to carry their shells in this game. Additionally, their shells are able to break through normal-sized [[Brick Block]]s without bouncing off. Unlike previous games, the Big Koopa Troopa is bipedal and wearing shoes.

Big Koopa Troopas also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', in [[Giant Swing-Along]].

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Big Koopa Troopas come in green and red varieties in the level builder game, ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. In the Course Maker, after the player drags a [[Super Mushroom]] onto a standard [[Koopa Troopa]], the enemy grows in size. Just as in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', its shell cannot be carried, and this applies even when playing in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style, whereas in the said game, the player could transport the shells of Big Koopa Troopas. Big Koopa Troopas now have the ability to break [[Hard Block]]s.

===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', a regular Koopa Troopa named [[Hookbill the Koopa|Hookbill]] was transformed by [[Kamek]] into a Big Koopa Troopa Koopa in order to stop [[Yoshi]] from reaching World 5. It acted as the boss of World 4.

===''Paper Mario''===
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', a greedy and nearsighted Big Koopa Troopa named [[Kent C. Koopa]] appears as an optional boss in the game. Notably, he has taught the [[Koopa Bros.]] how to fight, and is known as a 'bully,' who refuses to let Mario pass unless Mario pays 100 [[coin]]s. If Mario disobeys him, Mario and his partners must fight Kent C. Koopa to get him to return to [[Koopa Village]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
[[File:Ankoopa MLSS.png|frame]]
Big Koopa Troopas appear as obstacles in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. In this game, they are cross-eyed and have oblong shells which extend up from their backs, behind their heads. They block certain paths in the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] and recite the line, "''Derr... No matter what you hit me with, you can't knock me down. ...I think.''" They cannot be [[stomp]]ed; however, [[Mario]]'s [[Firebrand]] [[Fire Tickle|Bros. Dash]] technique can knock them down, forcing them to move aside. One also appears in a house in [[Beanbean Castle Town]]. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', they have been redesigned to be larger and resemble ordinary Koopa Troopas.

===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
In the 1986 anime ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', an unusually large Koopa Troopa appears during a walking montage scene. It looks curiously at a passing Mario, Luigi, and [[Haru-ōji|Kibidango]] before jumping on them. However, Mario uses the power of the [[Super Mushroom]] he had recently acquired to push it off of them by growing even larger than it.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
GargantuaKoopa.png|A Big Koopa Troopa from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
Fallenankoopa.gif|Big Koopa Troopas from ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', before and after the fall
Anime Big Troopa.png|A large Koopa Troopa from ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!''
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Big Dry Bones]] - Possible skeletons of Big Koopa Troopas.
*[[Hookbill the Koopa]] - A normal Koopa Troopa transformed into a big Koopa Troopa by [[Kamek]].
*[[Kent C. Koopa]] - A big Koopa Troopa seen in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]].
*[[Koopa the Quick]] - A big Koopa Troopa who loves to run.
*[[Heavy Troopa]] - Big versions of [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s.
*[[Tub-O-Troopa]] - Big green-shelled versions of Koopa Paratroopas.
*[[Turtle Zone]] - A place in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' that takes place in a giant Koopa Troopa.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=<span class="explain" title="きょだい">巨大</span>ノコノコ<ref>[http://azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100520/sCIMG9633.jpg Scan of 「スーパーマリオアドバンス4パーフェクトガイドブック」 ''(Super Mario Advance 4 Perfect Guidebook)'']</ref><br>''Kyodai Nokonoko''<br>でかノコノコ<br>''Deka Nokonoko''<br>ノコッタス<ref>「②の<span class=explain title="いしばし">石橋</span>の<span class=explain title="む">向</span>こう<span class=explain title="がわ">側</span>に<span class=explain title="た">立</span>っているノコッタスをダッシュで<span class=explain title="たお">倒</span>せば、<span class=explain title="さき">先</span>へと<span class=explain title="すす">進</span>める。なお、ノコッタスは、ここ<span class=explain title="いがい">以外</span>にもいろいろな<span class=explain title="ばしょ">場所</span>にいるので、<span class=explain title="み">見</span>かけたらぶつかってみよう。」 ''Mario & Luigi RPG Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', page 75. ''Shogakukan''. Retrieved February 26, 2019.</ref><br>''Nokottasu'' (''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'')
|JapM=Giant Koopa Troopa<br><br>Big Koopa Troopa<br><br>From ''Nokonoko'', Koopa Troopa's Japanese name, and possibly ''tatsu'', meaning stand
|FraE=Maxi-Koopa
|FraEM=Maxi-Koopa
|Ger=Riesen-Koopa
|GerM=Giant Koopa
||Chi=大喏庫喏庫 (Traditional)<br>大喏库喏库 (Simplified)
|ChiR=Dà Nuòkùnuòkù
|ChiM=Big Koopa Troopa}}

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