Editing Larry

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'''Larry Koopa''' (known as '''Cheatsy Koopa''' in the cartoons) is the youngest<ref>{{cite|quote=Bowser's youngest Koopaling, Larry, has taken over the Grass Land.|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 13|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=June 1990}}</ref> of the [[Koopalings]], a clan of seven siblings<ref>[http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters/#/koopalings As explained on the Koopalings' profile on the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' official site],{{dead link}} as well as [[List of trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Larry's ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy]].</ref> that act as leaders of the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]] under [[Bowser]], and who were [[Koopalings#Family relationship|originally considered to be his children]]. Like [[Ludwig]], Larry has blue hair, albeit a lighter color and in a different style, resembling a cockscomb.<ref name="comb">{{file link|PEGMCE pages 228 229.png|Page 228 of the ''Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia''}} states that Larry is 「長いトサカが特徴だ」, meaning ''distinguished by his long cockscomb''.</ref> In the ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' ''[[Super Mario World]]'' guide, Larry is referred as "Bowser's number one Koopaling".<ref>{{cite|quote=Bowser's number one Koopaling has fashioned his Castle after many of the other Castles and Fortresses in the land.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 28|date=September 1991|page=20|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>  

Larry's second appearance is in the last world of ''[[Super Mario World]]'', the [[Valley of Bowser]]. In battle, he uses [[Iggy]]'s attack pattern and defeating condition. He sits on top of a tilting platform on top of lava and is immune to all of [[Mario]]'s attacks. However, unlike Iggy, Larry's platform has three [[Lava Bubble]]s that jumps up and down. He can also throw more than one fireball at one time. Larry needs to be jumped on until he falls off his platform. After the battle, Mario kicks away [[7 Larry's Castle|his castle]] and gains access to the [[Front Door]]. This is Larry's first time being the last Koopaling to fight so far. Like the other Koopalings, his in-game design does not match official artwork.

The Koopalings made their 3D-rendered debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Larry is the boss of [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1]], which is reminiscent of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. In this appearance, Larry looks almost the same as before, but his two small fangs are now gone, he has a blue star on his head similar to [[Morton]] (however, compared to Morton's star, it is instead near the back of his head); and he now has a azure colored shell similar to the color of his hair.

Larry's second battle (in his castle) is in a room filled with platforms that shift up and down due to [[Kamek|Magikoopa]]'s magic. Larry has the same tactics as his last fight. However, his shell dash attack is more difficult to avoid because of the moving room (unless he gets stuck between two of the platforms). After three more stomps Larry is defeated. After this fight he falls off the screen, leaving the key to the [[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|desert]], where [[Roy]] is. In the ending, he is shown limping when he comes across [[Bowser Jr.]], who points to the other Koopalings, and they watch as the latters prop Bowser up, which causes the castle to start falling on top of them.

In the ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide, [[Iggy]] was mistaken for Larry in World 2.<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=59 and 75|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref>

Larry reappears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', alongside the rest of the [[Koopalings]], [[Boom Boom]], [[Kamek|Magikoopa]], and [[Bowser Jr.]] He is the boss of [[Sparkling Waters]], and is battled in [[Larry's Torpedo Castle]] (''New Super Mario Bros. U'') and [[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]] (''New Super Luigi U''). His battle strategy is to blast fireballs and use water blasts from the pool below the arena, which act like the pillars from his previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' battles. When Larry is spinning in his shell, the water geysers give his shell a boost upwards, making it a bit difficult to avoid. After two stomps, Larry starts to cast two fireballs in quick succession. In addition, he is one of only three Koopalings to retain the use of a [[magic wand]], the others being Iggy and Ludwig. When the player reaches his airship at the end of Sparkling Waters' Castle, he emits a mocking laugh. However, when Mario actually boards his airship, Larry will once again get into one of his rages. Three hits to his head will make him fall off-screen. Despite this, Larry survives, and is later picked up along with the rest of the Koopalings by Bowser Jr., although they end up escaping by hanging onto Bowser's tail after the latter inadvertently destroyed Bowser Jr's (already damaged) ship.

[[File:Cheatsy.png|thumb|left|Cheatsy, as he appeared in the ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode, "Princess Toadstool for President".]]

;"[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]": Cheatsy is assigned with several of his brothers to be Giant Ninja Koopas in order to capture [[Prince Hugo]] in [[Giant Land]] by [[Bowser|King Koopa]]. Cheatsy and his brother manage to capture not only Hugo, but [[Luigi]], [[Toad]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] as well. Cheatsy and his brothers are later defeated, turned back to their normal selves by [[Mario]] and co. Koopa manages to escape through a [[Warp Pipe]] to a [[Warp Zone]] with Cheatsy and his siblings.  

;"[[The Beauty of Kootie]]": In the episode Cheatsy works with [[Wendy O. Koopa#DIC cartoons|Kootie Pie]] to refill the [[Airship|Doom Ship]] engine with oil, which causes the [[Sultan]]'s jacuzzi to be filled with oil. Cheatsy then turns Kootie into a human to distract the Mario Bros, but Cheatsy turns Kootie back (but she fell for Luigi, who was transformed into [[Luigi|Kassanova Koopa]] before the latter goes back to his normal self). Cheatsy and Kootie chase after him but again are defeated.  

;"[[Princess Toadstool for President]]": Cheatsy and [[Ludwig von Koopa#DIC cartoons|Kooky]] make a [[Nice Guy Potion]] for King Koopa so he can be elected to be king of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Cheatsy and Kooky eventually have to make more as the old potion's effects wear off. However, the Mario Bros. learn about this and ruin their last batch, thus stopping Koopa from becoming King.  

;"[[Never Koop a Koopa]]": In this episode, Cheatsy and Koopa capture the gang, and Koopa teaches Cheatsy about double-crossing. Cheatsy later double-crosses Koopa into signing the Mushroom Kingdom to him, but Koopa tells him it is just a smiley face and chases him around his throne.  

;"[[Tag Team Trouble]]": Koopa and Cheatsy plan to get one million gold coins (Toad misinterprets this as a plan to steal the gold coins he was carrying to the orphanage, though this is not the case). Cheatsy enters the [[Sledge Bro|Sledge Brothers]] into the [[Mushroom Wrestling Federation]] to fight Toad's cousins. During the battle, true to his name, he cheats and hypnotizes Toad's cousins to fall sleep for two days. However, Cheatsy did not prepare for Mario and Luigi, who, with a little help from some [[Star|Starmen]], beat them and win the gold coins.  

;"[[Misadventure of Mighty Plumber]]": Cheatsy has a minor role in this episode: he uses his wand to summon toys from the television, like a race car for [[Lemmy Koopa#DIC cartoons|Hip]] and [[Iggy Koopa#DIC cartoons|Hop]], and then [[Mighty Plumber]]. Cheatsy later is forced by [[Mario]] to put Mighty Plumber back into the TV.  

;"[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]": Cheatsy and his siblings attempt to steal a magic wand, but fail due to the Mario Bros. Cheatsy and his family eventually manage to steal the wand and control the Pipe Monsters (though Kootie Pie takes the wand after this and places a fence around Princess Toadstool.) to grab the brothers. Cheatsy then uses the wand to zap a [[Nipper Plant]] into a giant and tells it to eat the brothers, but it fails. Cheatsy then enchants the fence surrounding Toadstool in an attempt to trap Toad, but that fails as well. With the help of [[Wizard King of the West]], Cheatsy and his family are forced to give back the wand and return home.  

;"[[Misadventures in Babysitting]]": When [[Junior (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)|Junior]] comes to the Mushroom Kingdom, Cheatsy, Kooky and [[Roy Koopa#DIC cartoons|Bully]] trick him into trapping the Mario Bros. However, since Junior does not want to destroy the brothers, Cheatsy, Kooky and Bully force him into the [[Pipe Land|Pipe Maze]], where Kooky poured lava into it in an attempt to dispose of the kid. But with the help of the Mario Bros., they were foiled once again.  

;"[[Do the Koopa]]": Cheatsy, Bully and [[Morton Koopa Jr.#DIC cartoons|Big Mouth]] go to get the [[Doom Dancer Music Box]] and steal it for Koopa. Cheatsy uses Big Mouth's string and grabs the Music Box for Koopa, only for Bully to use it to make him and the others dance. Koopa then uses it to make everyone dance until Mario covers his ears and destroys it.  

;"[[Kootie Pie Rocks]]": Cheatsy helps Koopa bring [[Milli Vanilli]] to Kootie Pie, using the Doom Ship to kidnap them from a concert in [[New York City]], which was being attended by Princess Toadstool, Toad and the Mario Bros.

;"[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]": In this episode, he helps his dad take over the [[Earth|Real World]] by taking over [[Australia]]. Cheatsy turns every human into a kangaroo, except one. He turns this man into a prawn, while alligators dressed as chefs attempt to put him on the grill. Cheatsy was foiled as Toadstool turns everyone back to normal and removes the alligator's teeth. After barely escaping from being thrown on a grill himself, he retreats back to the Mushroom Kingdom.

;"[[True Colors]]": Cheatsy and Kooky divides the [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]] by spreading [[Koopa Color Goopa]] all over them; especially the Mario Bros. Everything was going according to plan until Mario and Luigi warn the Mushroom People that they were being tricked. After the Mushroom People reunite with each other, he and Kooky try to keep the war going by fighting each other, but Mario and Luigi expose them, which causes Cheatsy and Kooky to retreat.

In the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series, Cheatsy's hair was changed to a lighter green color for unknown reasons. He is the only Koopaling to appear in more than one episode as a main villain:

;"[[Gopher Bash]]": Cheatsy recruits [[Monty Mole|Gopher]]s to help steal the cave people's crops and replace them with [[Piranha Plant]]s. This plot is foiled by Yoshi, but he and the Gophers escape underground, telling the Mario Bros. they have to pay up if they want their crops back. The Mario Bros. rescue the food, but not before dropping the Gophers they kidnapped on top of Cheatsy. He sings his own self-praising song called [[List of Super Mario World (television series) songs#Cheatsy's Life|Cheatsy's Life]].

;"[[The Yoshi Shuffle]]": In this episode, Cheatsy plays the role of the referee in the football game between the Mario Bros. and the Koopas. His accusation that Mario and Yoshi cheated to get a touchdown in the football game is actually true, as they went out of bounds to get that touchdown. This is Cheatsy's last animation appearance.

Larry appeared in the interactive Anime adaptation of ''Super Mario World''. On Chocolate Island, he, alongside [[Lemmy]], [[Wendy]], [[Ludwig]], [[Morton]], and [[Roy]], ambushed Mario and Luigi at a fortress. He alongside his brothers fought Mario after Wendy nearly fell into lava, but Mario broke open a red block to get a Cape Feather and sent them flying.

Larry is the first boss in the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'', where it takes a single blast from a [[Fire Flower|fire flower]] to defeat him. He also taunts Luigi with the knowledge that he will not see his brother again, although he also admits that even he does not know the door Mario is trapped in. Eventually, after realizing that Luigi possesses a fire flower, and thus is capable of defeating him, Larry attempts to talk his way out by claiming that he is on Luigi's side, only for Luigi to ignore him. Larry does not appear in the [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!'']], although he is pictured alongside Morton and Lemmy in the manual.

After almost a decade of absence, Larry reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', alongside the other Koopalings. In this game, he, along with the other Koopalings, are ordered by [[Bowletta]] to deal with the Mario Bros. as they storm [[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|Bowser's Castle]]. He is fought after [[Wendy]] is defeated, and is the last Koopaling to be fought, just like in ''Super Mario World''. Before battle, Larry traps Luigi in a [[barrel]] and shoots a fireball at him. To engage Larry, Luigi needs to stand in front of the [[Bob-omb]] to bounce the fireball back, while Larry does likewise with his tennis racket. Luigi has to continue bouncing the fireball back until it hits Larry, making him angry and forcing the Mario Bros. into a battle with him.

In battle, he spits fireballs (similar to the other Koopalings), bouncing them back with his tennis racket. He also spins around, similar to [[Iggy]] or [[Ludwig]]. He also has a [[Time Bob-omb]] on his side, which limits the amount of turns taken to defeat him. In the end, he is defeated and disappears.

Larry reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. He first appears in [[Doop Doop Dunes]] with [[Ludwig]], [[Wendy]] and [[Roy]] where they capture Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario. He is also mentioned briefly by Roy and Wendy shortly before they fought the Mario Bros., where they tried to call him in to aid them in beating them up, though he failed to show (with Wendy later blaming Larry for this when they were defeated). In the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]], as Mario & co. head to the pipe that leads them to [[Bowser's Castle]], they are stopped by Larry and Ludwig, telling them they need a pass to enter. Larry and Ludwig then briefly attack the Mario gang inside the pipe until Starlow unleashes a "Supernova Sparkle" attack. Larry then walks out of the pipe with Mario & co. and has a short temper from Starlow calling him a shrimp, Luigi standing in the wrong side, and Ludwig not being present for his back-up. After Ludwig finally arrives, Larry and Ludwig fight Mario & co. Upon being defeated, Larry claims that fighting them and losing was all part of the plan to ensure the heroes could not infiltrate Bowser's Castle. Larry is encountered one last time on top of [[Neo Bowser Castle]], alongside the rest of the Koopalings. Larry briefly tells Ludwig that he will be battling Mario & co. for his own free will, not because he (Ludwig) is some kind of leader. Larry and Ludwig then battle Mario & co. one last time. After the battle, Larry utters some last words, complaining to Ludwig that now he thinks he is some king, just before exploding.

Larry appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]] '' with the same role as the original game with added dialogue. His spinning attack has been changed; he will now spin inside his shell, similar to [[Roy]]. He also appears in the added on story mode ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' as a Ranged-type ally. He and the other Koopalings get brainwashed by [[Fawful]] in the beginning of the game’s story and try to conquer the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] afterwards. Larry is requited after [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|the player]] defeats him in the [[Beanbean Fields]], and he seems to be the most respectful to Captain Goomba and his squad and the most willing to join out of all the Koopalings, although he strongly dislikes taking orders from a Goomba. His stat spread is relatively balanced, but focuses on having high ACCURACY.

Larry, alongside the rest of the Koopalings, appears as a playable character for the first time in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', where he is an unlockable character. This time, he is voiced by [[Michelle Hippe]]. His nickname in a Japanese Nintendo Direct for ''Mario Kart 8'' is ｢クッパ{{hover|軍団|ぐんだん}}の{{hover|特攻隊長|とっこうたいちょう}}」<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-I4diarSU0 "New Drivers!" in the Japanese Nintendo Direct, April 30, 2014.] YouTube. (Retrieved May 2, 2014)</ref>, or "Koopa Troop's Special Squad Leader'" (localized as the "Authority of Acceleration"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flpfRzP2ONU "New Challengers" in the European Nintendo Direct, April 30, 2014.] YouTube. (Retrieved May 2, 2014)</ref> or "Super Trooper of Bowser's Army"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbuJZP0_8iQ "New Challengers" in the North American Nintendo Direct, April 30, 2014.] YouTube. (Retrieved May 2, 2014)</ref>). His emblem is shown to be a sky blue silhouette of his own head, in a similar manner to [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] His winning animation has him waving to the crowd<ref name="DJ Larry 1st">{{file link|MK8 Electrodrome Larry Wins.jpg|Larry waving to the crowd after winning at the Electrodrome, along with a screen with a silhouette of him as a disc jockey}}</ref>.

Larry is one of the heavier lightweights in the game. As such, his acceleration, handling, and grip stats are lowered a little to boost his speed and weight (he shares this trait with [[Toad]], [[Koopa Troopa]], [[Shy Guy]], [[Toadette]], [[Lakitu]], [[Wendy]], and [[Isabelle]]). The CPU-controlled Larry can be seen using the Standard bodies, [[Standard Kart]] with [[Standard (tire)|Standard]] tires, [[Standard Bike]] with [[Slim (tire)|Slim]] tires, the [[Standard ATV]] with [[Monster (tire)|Monster]] tires, the [[Pipe Frame]] with Standard tires or the [[Landship]] with [[Wood]] tires.

On an additional note, Larry has a peculiar glider trick animation while riding [[Sport bike (vehicle class)|sport bike]]s; only one hand grabs the handlebar<ref name="Larrysporttrick">{{file link|Larry Sport Bike Glider Trick.jpg|Larry's glider trick, while riding a sport bike.}}</ref>, instead of the usual two with [[Standard bike (vehicle class)|standard bike]]s and [[All-Terrain Vehicle|ATV]]s<ref name="Larrystandardtrick">{{file link|Larry Standard Bike Glider Trick.jpg|Larry's glider trick, while riding a standard bike.}}</ref>.

There are a few oddities regarding his trophy descriptions across ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''. His trophy in the English version claims that he is the leader of the Koopalings. His American Wii U trophy instead calls him the youngest, reflecting his early age description (the European version's trophy, however, was left unchanged for unknown reasons). The title given to Larry in the [[Boxing Ring]] is "The Youngest" (NA)<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgZzlL6k3II|title=Smash Bros. Wii U: All Character Aliases on Punch-Out Stage|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 29, 2024|date=November 9, 2014|author=GameXplain|language=en}}</ref> or "Leader of the Seven Minions" (PAL)<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcNehbSwQAo|title=Super Smash Bros. Wii U - All PAL Boxing Ring Aliases|publisher=YouTube}}{{dead link}}</ref> in the Wii U version.

Larry is rather similar to his siblings, sharing the regular yellow and tan skin and green head color. He is set apart by his blue hair (which has been inconsistently alternating between dark and light blue in earlier artwork, until it stuck to light blue from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' onward), that are usually combed to resemble a cockscomb,<ref name="comb"/> whose appearance remained relatively consistent over time. Another more recent distinguishing and noticeable trait is the blue star on the side of his head, which is similar to [[Morton]]'s star and the stripes on the side of [[Lemmy]]'s head; this star was not added until ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. With early official information depicting him as much shorter than Mario,<ref>{{cite|url=pressthebuttons.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83452033569e201b8d0b43f5b970c|title=1993 Nintendo Character Guide Comparison Chart|publisher=Press The Buttons|accessdate=October 14, 2015}}</ref> Larry is still shorter than Mario in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', but varies in height between games, with his shortest modern appearance being in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and his tallest being in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', and is overall slightly shorter than Ludwig. Larry has two, fang-like teeth in the upper corners of both sides of his snout, similar to Roy (though, originally, he had four protruding teeth), along with a complete set of teeth as shown in the battle against him and Ludwig in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', when he flails his wand against Paper Mario and when he's falling after being hit by his own bomb.<ref name="PJLarryLudwig1stbattle" /> His mouth is feline-shaped, as his lips are deeply curved, and his nose is flat; it is relatively the same as Roy's aside from the jawline. He also has a plated belly and padded feet.

He has large, oval eyes that are light blue, like [[Wendy]]; however, his in-game sprites in ''Super Mario World'' depict them as green due to the SNES's color palette limitations. For the same reason, his hair is depicted as white in his ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' sprites. Artwork for ''Super Mario World'' revealed that he has green eyelids as well,<ref>[[Media:SMWLarryfight.png|Artwork of the fight with Larry in ''Super Mario World]], ''Nintendo Power Super Mario World Guide''. Page 20</ref> that reappear in ''Super Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura'' (''Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book ④ Larry's Mischief'') and, more recently, ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'',<ref>{{cite|author=Boss Fight Database|date=September 28, 2016|url=youtu.be/_OvXkC5G4ok?t=347|timestamp=05:47|title=Paper Mario Color Splash: Larry Boss Fight (1080p 60fps)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 29, 2016}}</ref> in this latter game being rather white colored. His head is oval-shaped as well. He is on the small side when compared to the others. His shell is also light blue, lined with a white encasing, and the multiple, short spikes are circled with blue rings; originally, his shell was green, as seen in both his artwork and his sprites for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'', which was changed to light blue in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. He wears the same metal, spiked cuffs as the other Koopalings.

His trophy description in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' describes him with "aggressive tendencies". While this may reference his short temper in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', ''New Super Mario Bros 2'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', this may also have earned him his apparent position as head of the [[Koopa Troop]] special forces (which are considered to be the Koopalings themselves in his ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS'' English trophy, his ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' U.K. English trophy and his ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' [[Boxing Ring]] stage screen alias). At least one instance of his short temper was ignited when Starlow insulted Larry by calling him "shrimp", implying that he suffered from a Napoleon complex. The North American version of ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', however, states he has a "serious case of little-brother syndrome", suggesting that he feels overshadowed by or inferior to his older siblings. He also seems to have an interest in sports, as he uses bowling balls in ''Hotel Mario'', he uses a tennis racket to hit his own fireballs in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and he performs a special glider trick when riding sport bikes in ''Mario Kart 8''. Despite this interest, he has never appeared in any of the ''Super Mario'' sports games. In the Wii U version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Larry got 'hooked' on Equestrian and cannot seem to stop talking about it to the [[Mii|player]]. ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' also implies he may have an interest in video games as Roy, after he and Wendy fail to get Larry to help them, says that he is "probably off playing video games or something." ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' shows that he did not possess a lot of stamina, as he was quite far behind his family, trying to catch his breath, while his siblings were trying to help Bowser up off the ground. Although, this may be due to the fact that he was residing in World 1, presumably the furthest world from Bowser's Castle in World 8. He also frequently gets dizzy after spinning, as shown in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' when he attacks by spinning his shell, and in his 1st place victory animation in ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''<ref name="1stplaceRio3DS">{{cite|author=Zephiel810|date=February 20, 2016|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmgWbMyYeyw|title=Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS) - All Character Victory Animations|language=en|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 26, 2016}}</ref> and ''Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games''.

In the Japanese manual for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Larry speaks in a masculine manner while thinking lowly of the [[Mushroom World]]'s [[kings]] and suggesting he and his siblings only follow orders because they do not want Bowser to yell at them. The official strategy guide for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' has Larry being depicted as taunting and arrogant, believing Mario will not deduce his weaknesses, and also has a strange accent where he pronounces "th-" syllables with "d" syllables. In the Wii U version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'', Larry is shown to speak genuinely in a respectful way sometimes, as shown when the player beats him in Equesterian, where he admits that the player is too good, but then tells them to forget it and says, "Anything I'll say will sound like an excuse. I'll just have to give it my all next time!" In ''Mario is Missing!'', Larry even attempts to talk his way out of being defeated by Luigi when sensing that the latter is about to defeat him. In ''Mario Kart 8'', Larry's silhouette could be seen in the Electrodrome racetrack as a disk jockey, implying that he may have an interest in that profession, or an interest in music in general. The same game also has him operating a business known as [[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Larry Lights|Larry Lights]], which based on the name implies that he does some electrician or pyrotechnic work. His Prima Official Game Guide bio of the game also states that he is a "cheatsy devil" (which may be a reference to his cartoon counterpart) and an experienced schemer. In volume 41 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', Larry was accused of being a {{wp|Nanpa|flirt}} by [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]], as he and [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|his brother]] caught Larry for hitting on their mother. In ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', he is shown to be something of a glutton, as evidenced by his (anonymously) having Mario prepare a massive steak and specifically requesting that he wants the best prepared steak, the fact that he uses the train's chimney to revive stamina via hearts that a Shy Guy was delivering to him, and upon being beaten his deeply considering getting some lamb chops. Like in the instruction booklet for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Larry also makes clear that his motives for hijacking the train to get the Orange Big Paint Star is specifically to avoid upsetting Bowser, although in this case, he claims he pities Bowser when he is upset due to citing that his disappointed face was "heartbreaking." When he is defeated, Larry ends up stating he will have to go on the lam due to failing Bowser, feeling he cannot face him ever again, although the term "lam" caused him to think of getting lamb chops. When winning a medal, Larry also felt that his horse should at least get something for his hard work, and implies that he intends to get the horse carrots as his way of thanking it.

In ''The Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. 3'' and the ''Super Mario World'' animated series, Larry is known as Cheatsy and is given a personality to match his name, as he is sneaky, unfair, and devious. For example, he attempts to double-cross Bowser in his attempt to obtain the Mushroom Kingdom from Princess Peach in "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]". He also eavesdrops on a conversation between [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] in "[[The Yoshi Shuffle]]". It is also shown that he enjoys listening to music, as shown in the episode "Never Koop a Koopa", where he is ignoring his father's lecture and listening to music on a set of headphones. He seems to be sarcastic too, as shown in "[[Gopher Bash]]", he says ''Don't just help him! Stand there!'' to his minions. In the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'', Larry is shown acting tough as the first guard, but shows cowardice once Luigi gains a [[Fire Flower]] and has the potential to destroy him. Like Ludwig, he is also into horror to some degree, as seen in ''Hotel Mario'', since the room that the player fights him in is called "Larry's Scary Lair". His hotel itself is very dark and the entrance states, "THIS MINE IS MINE". Larry's hotel tagline may also indicate a greedy side to him, since the name of the hotel shows that Larry is very possessive of his belongings.

While the games do not reveal much about the relationship between Larry and his siblings, both ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' and the 3DS version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'' reveal that Larry has some kind of admiration for Ludwig, whom he tries to imitate, although he still is not able to replicate all his moves without getting dizzy. In the former game, he always fights with Ludwig in the battles and is never seen alone with his other siblings, furthermore he also shows more respect towards him than his brothers, calling him ''boss'' and accepting to have him as his lead even after Ludwig's leadership among the Koopalings has been questioned;<ref>{{cite|author=BeardBear|date=December 3, 2015|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlBs_Qspg6c|title=Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Walkthrough Part 27 {{!}} Neo Bowser Castle #5 & Bosses Koopalings|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 26, 2016}}</ref> in battle he also follows him trying to imitate his moves, but gets dizzy after spinning in the shell<ref name="PJLarryLudwig1stbattle" />. In the latter game, Larry's 1st place victory animation starts by imitating Ludwig's 2nd and 3rd place victory animation, but after spinning he again gets dizzy.<ref name="1stplaceRio3DS" /><ref>{{cite|author=Zephiel810|date=February 25, 2016|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtAS9Ve453g|title=Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS) - All Character 2nd/3rd Place Animations|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 26, 2016}}</ref> In ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', he was also shown to be very defensive towards Morton, as when Bowser Jr. was chewing him out for "stealing" his glory, Larry cut in and began shouting at Bowser Jr. and telling him off regarding his behavior to Morton.

Like the other Koopalings, Larry has shown the ability to generate magic blasts and spit fireballs, as well as walk, run, jump and spin inside of his shell. He is usually the weakest of the group due to him being faced in battle before the others in most games. However, on some occasions he is actually the last to be fought and his abilities are altered accordingly. In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' the only magic he can perform with his wand is to make a low heated blue fire ball. Unlike the other Koopalings, Larry does not show any signs of improvisation, as he keeps his battle tactics mostly the same when the player fights him the second time (neither has he ever used [[Warp Pipe]]s in his battles, unlike his siblings). In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' he has the same stats as Iggy and uses the same technique of spinning around at extreme speeds in order to make his foes dizzy. He is unique in that he uses a tennis racket to spar with the Mario Bros. before the actual battle, and uses the same racket during the battle to send back some of his fireballs intercepted by the Bros. hammers. He is also capable of utilizing poison and burn status effects as a deterrent against Bros. Attacks. In ''Hotel Mario'', he uses bowling balls against them. In ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', he fires energy blasts at Mario that ricochet against obstacles, similar to Wendy's rings. He also used water geysers to his advantage in his battle in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. In ''Super Mario World'', Larry shares Iggy's tactics against the Mario Bros. by throwing balls at them that he keeps in his shell. However, he also raises the stakes by having Podoboos periodically jump up, and flings balls at a faster frequency than Iggy. In addition, Larry seems to have superhuman durability, being dunked into lava and survived Mario destroying his castle while he was still in the lava in ''Super Mario World'', for example.

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{{appearances list

|title1=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''

|role1=Boss

|release1=[[Japan]]:<br>October 23, [[List of games by date#1988|1988]]

|format1=[[Family Computer]] / [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]

|title2=''[[Super Mario World]]''

|role2=Boss

|release2=Japan:<br>November 21, [[List of games by date#1990|1990]]

|format2=[[Super Famicom]] / [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]

|title3=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''

|role3=Boss

|release3=[[North America]]:<br>[[List of games by date#1992|1992]]

|format3=PC, SNES

|title4=''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''

|role4=Boss

|release4=Japan:<br>July 14, [[List of games by date#1993|1993]]  

|format4=Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System

|title5=''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''

|role5=Boss

|release5=Japan:<br>July 14, 1993

|format5=Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System

|title6=''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''

|role6=Boss

|release6=North America:<br>December, [[List of games by date#1994|1994]]

|format6=Super Nintendo Entertainment System

|title7=''[[Hotel Mario]]''

|role7=Boss

|release7=North America:<br>June 1994

|format7=[[Philips CD-i]]

|title8=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''

|role8=Boss

|release8=Japan:<br>December 14, [[List of games by date#2001|2001]]  

|format8=[[Game Boy Advance]]

|title9=''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''

|role9=Boss

|release9=Japan:<br>July 21, [[List of games by date#2003|2003]]

|format9=Game Boy Advance

|title10=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''

|role10=Boss

|release10=North America:<br>November 17, 2003  

|format10=Game Boy Advance

|title11=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

|role11=Boss

|release11=[[Australia]]:<br>November 12, [[List of games by date#2009|2009]]

|format11=[[Wii]]

|title12=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''

|role12=Boss

|release12=Japan:<br>October 21, [[List of games by date#2010|2010]]

|format12=Wii

|title13=''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''

|role13=Boss

|release13=Japan:<br>July 28, [[List of games by date#2012|2012]]

|format13=[[Nintendo 3DS]]

|title14=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

|role14=Boss

|release14=North America:<br>November 18, 2012

|format14=[[Wii U]]

|title15=''[[New Super Luigi U]]''

|role15=Boss

|release15=Japan:<br>June 19, [[List of games by date#2013|2013]]

|format15=Wii U

|title16=''[[NES Remix 2]]''

|role16=Boss

|release16=Japan:<br>April 24, [[List of games by date#2014|2014]]

|format16=Wii U

|title17=''[[NES Remix Pack]]''

|role17=Boss

|release17=Japan:<br>April 24, 2014

|format17=Wii U

|title18=''[[Mario Kart 8]]''

|role18=Unlockable playable character

|release18=Japan:<br>May 29, 2014

|format18=Wii U

|title19=''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''

|role19=Unlockable playable character (palette swap)

|release19=Japan:<br>September 13, 2014

|format19=Nintendo 3DS

|title20=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''

|role20=Boss

|release20=Europe:<br>November 7, 2014

|format20=Nintendo 3DS

|title21=''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''

|role21=Playable character (palette swap)

|release21=North America:<br>November 21, 2014

|format21=Wii U

|title22=''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]''

|role22=Cameo as badge

|release22=Japan:<br>December 17, 2014

|format22=Nintendo 3DS

|title23=''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''

|role23=Boss (playable afterwards)

|release23=Japan:<br>April 29, [[List of games by date#2015|2015]]

|format23=Nintendo 3DS

|title24=''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''

|role24=Boss

|release24=Japan:<br>December 3, 2015

|format24=Nintendo 3DS

|title25=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''

|role25=Unlockable playable character

|release25=Japan:<br>February 18, [[List of games by date#2016|2016]]

|format25=Nintendo 3DS

|title26=''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''

|role26=Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up

|release26=North America:<br>May 17, 2016

|format26=Wii U

|title27=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''

|role27=Unlockable playable character

|release27=Japan:<br>June 23, [[List of games by date#2016|2016]]

|format27=Wii U

|title28=''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''

|role28=Boss

|release28=North America:<br>October 7, 2016

|title29=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''

|release29=Japan:<br>April 28, [[List of games by date#2017|2017]]

|format29=[[Nintendo Switch]]

|title30=''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''

|role30=Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up

|release30=North America:<br>May 11, 2017

|format30=Nintendo Switch

|title31=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''

|role31=Ally and boss

|release31=Japan:<br>October 5, 2017

|format31=Nintendo 3DS

|title32=''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''

|role32=Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up

|release32=North America:<br>June 5, [[List of games by date#2018|2018]]

|format32={{iw|nwiki|New Nintendo 3DS}}

|title33=''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''

|role33=Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up

|release33=North America:<br>June 21, 2018

|format33=Nintendo Switch

|title34=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''

|role34=Unlockable playable character (palette swap)

|release34=Japan:<br>December 7, 2018

|format34=Nintendo Switch

|title35=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''

|role35=Ally and enemy

|release35=Japan:<br>December 27, 2018

|format35=Nintendo 3DS

|title36=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''

|role36=Boss

|release36=Japan:<br>January 11, [[List of games by date#2019|2019]]

|format36=Nintendo Switch

|title37=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

|role37=Unlockable playable character

|release37=Worldwide:<br>October 9, 2019

|format37=iOS, Android

|title38=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''

|role38=Unlockable playable character

|release38=Japan:<br>November 1, 2019

|format38=Nintendo Switch

|title39=''[[Dr. Mario World]]''

|role39=Unlockable playable character (update)

|release39=Worldwide:<br>February 3, [[List of games by date#2020|2020]]

|format39=iOS, Android

|title40=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (version 3.0.0)

|role40=Enemy

|release40=Worldwide:<br>April 22, 2020

|format40=Nintendo Switch

|title41=''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''

|role41=Non-playable character

|release41=Japan:<br>October 16, 2020

|format41=Nintendo Switch

|title42=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]''

}}

*Rob Wallace in ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''.

{{main|List of Larry quotes}}

|ChiR=Lālǐ

|Ger2=Cheatsy Koopa

|Ger2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmY3CkK39Y&list=PLysMAMA5mZDPK7uUkp94zheRNEtn_WQDG&index=6 Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninja Koopas]</ref>

|Hun=Csalóka

|HunN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''

|HunC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX41JXbYOsA Super Mario kalandjai 1990 VHSRip]</ref>

|Ita2N=cartoon series

|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ZYO7Huez8&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb Le avventure di Super Mario 2x01 - I terribili guerrieri ninja]</ref>

|KorR=Raeri

|Por2=Cheatsy Koopa

|Por2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6uzQZCyUJY&list=PLwzf4mOPE8Bmhgll2-ndwQWhRpiCUMR6G Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninjas Gigantes (Dublagem Herbert Richers) INCOMPLETA]</ref>

|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''

|RomC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asqAp6PjjrA&list=PLeOrS3o_v-TeLtJgZ4RimHmKsX1KsUiaH&index=3 Aventurile Fraților Super Mario | Episodul1- Ninja Koopa Uriași, Ticăloși, Vicleni Și Trișori]</ref>

|Rom2=Trișor Koopa

|Rom2N=''Super Mario World'' animated series episode "The Yoshi Shuffle"

|SpaA=Larry Koopa

|SpaA2=Trampas Koopa

|SpaE2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysYn8ebOkaQ&list=PL2lUnuHRmZtzqzUPj5vJysHm-kxWJi2BN&index=2 Super Mario Bros. 3 - El tortuoso, mentiroso y tramposo gigante ninja (Doblaje castellano original)]</ref>

|SpaE3=Trampas Koopa

|SpaE3M=Cheatsy Koopa

|JapR=Rarī (Wintā)

|Fre=Larry (hivernal)

|FreM=Larry (wintry)

|KorR=Raeri (Winteo)

*Larry is the only [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] not to have [[Warp Pipe]]s in any of his battles. He is also the only Koopaling to appear in more than one [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] set.

**In addition, Larry is one of only two Koopalings whose placement in birth order was officially confirmed, the other being [[Ludwig]].

*Larry's ''Mario Kart 8'' voice actress, [[Michelle Hippe]], when voicing Larry, was told to talk gibberish like a 13-year-old boy.<ref>{{cite|archive=archive.today/2024.06.29-063429/https://ibb.co/PT0m5XF|url=ibb.co/PT0m5XF|title=Instagram IM with Michelle Hippe|publisher=imgbb|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>

*An official German guide for ''Super Mario World'' claims [[Iggy]] is Larry's role model, hence why Larry "spits fire and makes Mario's life difficult."<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/super-mario-world-super-nintendo-offizieller-spieleberater/page/20/mode/2up|title=''Der Offizieller Nintendo Spieleberater: Super Mario World''|date=1993|accessdate=September 21, 2022|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref>

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