Editing Junior Clown Car

{{about|the helicopter-like vehicle often piloted by Bowser Jr|Bowser's personal airship|[[Koopa Clown Car]]}}

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|image=[[File:SMM-JuniorClownCar-Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of the Junior Clown Car from ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.

|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])

The '''Junior Clown Car''' is a miniature version of [[Bowser]]'s [[Koopa Clown Car]] commonly used by [[Bowser Jr.]] Like the original, it is a helicopter-like vehicle with an innocent clown face on the front, hence the name. It has the ability to change its expression, but with a smaller smile. Its rim and propeller are colored the same shade of green as Bowser Jr.'s head. Compared to the Koopa Clown Car, the Junior Clown Car has been shown to be more versatile, especially in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], boasting more weapons and functions in its arsenal than the original including boxing glove-covered mechanical arms, wheels and thrusters, and built-in [[Grinder]]s, drills and wrecking balls. The Junior Clown Car's facial expressions are slightly different from the original's, since it cannot shed tears when it is sad, but it can frown when it is angry, a trait that the original lacks.

===[[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]===

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', the Junior Clown Car is introduced as Bowser Jr.'s version of the Koopa Clown Car. Bowser Jr. uses this vehicle twice in battle, and for the third time, he ditches it for the original clown car. [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]], and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] can also ride [[RemoCon Clown|smaller copters]] exclusively in {{world|6|airship}}. These smaller copters highly resemble a usual Clown Car, except it lacks a face and feature an M or L, or a yellow or blue mushroom logo on it depending on the player. Shaking the Wii Remote produces a move similar to that of a [[Spin Jump]], and crashing into Bowser Jr. with this maneuver is required to shove him into the surrounding electricity.

[[File:Bowserjr NSMBU.png|thumb|left|Bowser Jr. in the Junior Clown Car in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]  

===[[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]===  

In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', [[Bowser Jr.]] uses his Clown Car primarily as a mode of transformation and uses it (or variations of it) during his minigames. Additionally, in the [[Bumper Sparks]] [[minigame]], players use vehicles very similar to the Junior Clown Car's playable counterparts to bump into Bowser Jr. to try to knock him into the electric barrier, just like ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In [[Bowser Jr. Breakdown]], the Junior Clown Car merges with a larger, claw-armed model for the boss fight.  Bowser and Bowser Jr. also ride their respective vehicles in the ending.

The Junior Clown Car makes an appearance in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', functioning primarily as Bowser Jr.'s mode of transportation. When doing an event that causes players to lose mini-stars (in ''Mario Party'' mode) or hearts (in ''Bowser Party'' mode), it gains its boxing glove attachments from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.

In ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', the Junior Clown Car is used by Bowser Jr. in Toad Scramble mode and [[Bowser Jr.'s Pound for Pound]].

===[[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]===

The Junior Clown Car returns in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', where Bowser Jr. uses it for transportation. It is used by Mario, [[Olivia]], and [[Kamek]] to reach the platform where [[Boss Sumo Bro]] is located. Aside from this, Bowser also indirectly references the Junior Clown Car late in the game when giving a pep talk to Olivia just before confronting King Olly.<ref>''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' Nintendo (2020)<br />'''Bowser:''' Hey, origami girl! Look at me. I'm Bowser! I breathe fire and punch through solid rock sometimes. You think I'm scared of [[King Olly|that little twerp]]? Plus, I mean... I'm raising [[Bowser Jr.|Junior]]. You think that's easy? Try parenting a "high-energy" kid with access to a flying car and his own army! Your brother doesn't scare me.</ref>

===[[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]===

Bowser Jr. and the Junior Clown Car both appear as the final boss of the [[Battle Ring (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team)|Battle Ring]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. While it is not his vehicle's debut, it is officially named the '''Junior Clown Car''' for the first time. It guards him from attacks and at one part in the battle becomes its own enemy target separate from Bowser Jr.

When Mario or Luigi tries to use the Jump attack on the Junior Clown Car while Bowser Jr. is outside the Clown Car, they will not attack it, but instead will get in it. They taunt Bowser Jr., and rustle through the Clown Car to find items to throw at him.

Both the normal version and paper versions of the Junior Clown Car appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. They are initially used by the Bowser Jrs. to flee [[Mount Brrr]] with the Kameks and Princesses. Later, the paper version is used by Paper Bowser Jr. at Bowser's Castle to recapture the Princesses after they escape. Both versions are used during the boss battle against the duo. Much like in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', Bros. Attacks that do not hit from above are nullified by the cars.

Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings make their [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] debut as unlockable newcomers in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and starting newcomers in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and reappear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', piloting the Junior Clown Car. Each Koopaling drives a specific-colored Junior Clown Car that have yellow lights for eyes instead of black proper eyes like Bowser Jr.'s version, though since the Koopalings are alternate costumes for Bowser Jr., they all fight identically, using various weapons the clown car is equipped with. In fact, aside from Bowser Jr.'s pummel, up air, up special, and [[Final Smash]], the Junior Clown Car itself does most of the attacking. In addition, the player takes less damage if the clown car is hit rather than Bowser Jr. or the Koopalings.

 

In [[Palutena]]'s [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|guidance conversations]] about the Koopalings, their Clown Cars are called a mass-produced type of Koopa Clown Car, with [[Pit (character)|Pit]] concluding that Bowser Jr. must have "preferential treatment."

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Bowser Jr.'s down tilt attack now allows the Junior Clown Car to consume food with its tongue, which can be useful for healing damage from a distance. Bowser's Jr.'s standard special attack, [[Clown Cannon]], can have multiple cannonballs on the screen as opposed to one.  

Larry SSBU.png|[[Larry Koopa]]

Roy SSBU.png|[[Roy Koopa]]

Wendy SSBU.png|[[Wendy O. Koopa]]

Iggy SSBU.png|[[Iggy Koopa]]

Morton SSBU.png|[[Morton Koopa Jr.]]

Lemmy SSBU.png|[[Lemmy Koopa]]

Ludwig SSBU.png|[[Ludwig von Koopa]]

In ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'', Bowser Jr. is a playable character who is riding in the Junior Clown Car. The Clown Car actually uses the mechanical arms with boxing gloves from past games to hold the racket.

The Clown Car plays a similar role in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. It is shown to include rocket thrusters and a kart mode, much like ''Super Smash Bros'', in its trick shots. It also has a smaller version of the [[Mecha Hand]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' during Bowser Jr.'s trick shot.<ref>https://nintendotreehouse.tumblr.com/post/172897447207/mario-tennis-aces-with-great-power-comes-great</ref>

While it does not make a physical appearance in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'', gear modeled after the Junior Clown Car (called '''Bowser Jr. Clown''' in-game) is obtainable.<ref>https://youtu.be/NdY63JGCIC4?t=50</ref> Additionally, Bowser Jr.'s Baseball and Soccer emblems are patterned after the Junior Clown Car's color scheme.

The Junior Clown Car appears in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', where Bowser Jr. and [[Spawny]] use it as transportation. Later, in the [[Lava Pits (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)|Lava Pits]], Bowser Jr. uses it as the cockpit of his [[Mecha Jr.]] machine. Unlike most depictions of the car, it does not change expression at all in this game.

Both Bowser Jr. and the Junior Clown Car make their [[Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario'' series]] debuts in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', with the former being a playable doctor; however, the latter appears as a part of Bowser Jr.'s skill: they pop 10 bubbles in the stage mode, and hide viruses in the opponent's stage in versus mode.

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|JapR=Kuppa Jr. Kuraun

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|KorR=Koopa-junieo-piero

==Trivia==

*The coloring of [[Iggy Koopa]]'s Clown Car in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series and [[Koopa Clown]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' is very similar to the Junior Clown Car. However, while the latter vehicle is based on the [[Koopa Clown Car]] and changes colors for the Koopalings only, the Junior Clown Car in the former game is colored a darker shade of green to distinguish it from Iggy's.

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