Editing Morton

{{articleabout|the Koopaling also known as "Big Mouth"|the similarly-named galaxy in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''|[[Bigmouth Galaxy]]}}
{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:MortonNSMBU.png|200px]]<br>'''Morton Koopa Jr.''', as he appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
|full_name=Morton Koopa Junior
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|origin=[[Dark Land]]
|species=[[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Lani Minella]] ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]]-present)
}}
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'''Morton Koopa Jr.''' (known as '''Big Mouth Koopa''' in the cartoons) is one 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], 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 [[Koopa Troop]] under [[Bowser]] ([[Koopalings#Family relationship|originally considered his children]]). Morton stands out because of his primarily darker skin colouration and his white head until ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', in which his pale grey shell was also a point of interest due to the Koopalings now having unique shell colors. Morton is named after famed talk show host and singer-songwriter [[Wikipedia:Morton Downey, Jr.|Morton Downey, Jr]]. This is the reason for the "Jr." at the end of his name, which was a point of confusion when he was first introduced as one of Bowser's children. No in-universe explanation of his name was provided at the time, though the editors of the magazine [[Nintendo Power]] once claimed that when they asked Bowser why Morton Koopa was called "Jr.", he denied having any sons, then pelted them with [[Bob-omb]]s until they left.{{refneeded}}

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3_MortonKoopaJr.jpg|thumb|right|'''Morton''', holding a magic wand.]]
Morton made his first appearance was in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' where he, along with his siblings aided their father in an attempt to take over the [[Mushroom World]]. At some point, Morton discovered that Mario was capable of accessing transformations, which meant Mario might prove to be a challenge, and likewise reported the discovery to Bowser. Morton usurped the [[Kings|king]] of [[Desert Land]] and took over. He used the same attack pattern as [[Larry Koopa|Larry]], but in the end he was defeated by [[Mario]].

Morton also uses his wand to shoot magical projectiles. Larry, fought previously before Morton, barely used his wand, as what he mainly did was jump. Morton jumps also, and is a slight bit harder to defeat than Larry.

Morton also appears in [[Airship's Revenge]], an optional bonus [[World-e]] level for the GBA remake ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Besides Morton, only two other Koopalings are given [[e-Reader]] levels: [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]. In his level, Morton attacks Mario with a new [[airship]] and fights the same way as he did in his original boss battle, complete with wand. After being stomped three times, Morton is defeated once more.
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====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:MortonfromSMW.png|thumb|right|200px|Mario, facing Morton, in ''Super Mario World''.]]
[[File:MortonKoopa2 SMB3.png|thumb|left|'''Morton''''s ''Super Mario World'' artwork.]]
Morton appeared again in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' helping his family in an attempt to take over [[Dinosaur Land]]. His castle is located in the second area, the [[Donut Plains]]. Morton attacks Mario or Luigi by climbing the walls and ceiling of his room and dropping down. Mario or Luigi needs to stomp on his head thrice or shoot a dozen fireballs at him to win.

Although Morton's official artwork depicts his shell as gray, as with the other Koopalings, his sprites are differently coloured: his battle sprites use the green palette intended for the green [[Koopa Troopa]]s and other lesser enemies, while his cast roll sprite uses the teal palette applied to the [[Buzzy Beetle]]s' in-game sprites; although a grey palette closer to his artwork exists in the game's graphics, for unknown reasons, it is applied to [[Roy Koopa]]'s cast roll sprite instead.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:Morton 1.jpg|thumb|right|'''Morton''''s artwork, from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]
Morton appears as a boss once again, this time in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.

In the game's intro, Morton, the other Koopalings, and Bowser Jr. use a giant cake to sneak into Princess Peach's birthday party. They use the cake to capture her and then fly away on their airship with Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad following them from close behind.

Morton is fought in [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6]] in his tower on a platform with the ends of each side slightly raised up, set in a sea of lava. When Morton sees Mario, he stamps his foot and growls, then begins to fight.

[[File:Morton-Tower-NSMBWii.png|thumb|200px|left|[[Mario]] faces '''Morton''' in his tower, in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]
Morton's main method of attack is shooting pink energy blasts that can be targeted in any direction. He can also do a [[Ground Pound]] move similar to that of [[Roy Koopa]] or a [[Sledge Bro]], that will stun anybody who is on the ground. His pounds last for less time than Roy or a Sledge Bro. Also, Morton's casting speed is extremely slow compared to Roy, but his magic is the fastest in the game, along with Iggy. Whenever Morton is damaged, he will jump into his shell and spin to attack. This attack is faster than the other Koopalings. Fortunately, it can be easily avoided if the player jumps on the raised ground. However, spiked pillars will come down from above and land on the two raised platforms, damaging anyone that they hit. Once Morton has been stomped on three times, he will retreat to his castle.

In his castle fight, it appears it is going to be very alike to the attacks [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] used. Then, Kamek flies in and sprinkles magic. At first, nothing looks different, except the ground has slightly lowered. Then, Morton will then use his immense weight to ground pound and cause the platforms on either side of him to rise up and hit the ceiling. He will jump around and repeat this tactic throughout the battle. Getting squished will defeat Mario and company in one hit. It is strongly noted that Morton never uses his magic in the castle fight, and he doesn't start spinning around as long as the pillars are up.  Also, unlike his tower battle, Morton's Ground Pounds won't stun grounded players during the castle battle.

After being defeated, Morton is later seen along with the other Koopalings getting Bowser back up, only to have Bowser's castle fall on top of all of them.

On a side note, unlike in the past titles, players fight Morton after [[Roy Koopa|Roy]] in this game. Also, in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', he is the boss of a desert world, while another desert world (though still the second world) is given to Roy in this game, and Morton gets a mountain level instead. In addition, neither Roy or Morton get the cloud level, but it is rather given to Ludwig.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:Morton Koopa Jr. NSMB2 battle.png|thumb|right|200px|Mario faces Morton, in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''.]]
Morton reappears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. This Koopaling is fought similarly to [[Roy Koopa|Roy]] in the predecessor. He is fought in the castle of World 4 and will stomp his foot and growl at Mario, like he did in the previous game. In his battle, he will create [[Spiked Ball]]s using his wand during the battle and use Ground Pounds to stun all players that are on the floor. Just like the other battles with the Koopalings the player has to jump on him to defeat him. Unlike the other Koopalings, because of the nature of his "boss fight" with Mario, he doesn't spend a limited amount of time in his shell upon being stomped, as he requires a pipe upon being stomped on to return to his position. After three stomps, Morton is defeated, leaving the key to World 5.

Morton survived the encounter, and rejoined his comrades at Bowser's castle, where they attempted to petrify Mario with their Koopa Clown Car's petrification device. He also aided Bowser alongside the rest of the Koopalings by causing him to grow larger, but it resulted in him and the others being knocked into a lava pit by Bowser due to his increased size. He and the other Koopalings survived, however, and attempted to help Bowser by airlifting him with the Koopa Clown Car, but this resulted in it crashing due to it being unable to handle the combined weight of both them and Bowser. Morton ended up on his back, also attempting to get himself back up but couldn't due to his large size.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
[[File:MariovsMortonNSMBU.png‎|thumb|200px|left|Mario faces Morton, in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.]]
Morton returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' as a boss. He is the boss of [[Layer Cake Desert]], much like how he was the boss of [[Desert Land]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Like in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'', he is the boss of the second world. Morton is battled in [[Morton's Compactor Castle]]. Like [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]], and [[Roy Koopa|Roy]], Morton's boss battle involve him using a weapon instead of a magic wand. This time, it is a large hammer that's apparently filled with magic. He will once again stomp his foot at Mario when he sees him before battle. While he still shakes the ground by stomping on it, he'll use his hammer to knock giant [[Pokey]] segments in the player's way. He can knock Pokey segments straight at the player or knock them in high arcs. In addition, like most of the Koopalings (except for [[Roy Koopa]] and [[Ludwig von Koopa]]), Morton also fought the Mario Bros. in the cabin of his ship. Three stomps will have him fall offscreen.

Despite this, Morton survived, and was later picked up along with the rest of the Koopalings by Bowser Jr., although they ended up escaping by hanging onto Bowser's tail after the latter inadvertently destroyed Bowser Jr.'s (already damaged) ship.

Morton has his own personalized airship, with his face on the bow, and his black-colored shell at the deck of the ship. The stern of his ship has a gray color design, similar to his former shell color from past appearances. Like most of the airships, his airship is equipped with a propeller at the back as well as another just beneath the crow's nest. Morton's airship is equipped with four cannons, two on each side, like Roy's ship except that the cannons are placed vertically from each other. There are also grey lids on top of the cannons used for opening and closing the cannons. His airship has the biggest build of all the Koopaling ships. The ship is also made out of a darker wood than the other Airships, a reference to his darker skin tone. The cabin of his ship contains gold-tinted windows, gold Moai statues at the top of the room and a sand pit elevated on a platform.

When Morton's airship appears at the roof of the castle, his voice sounds different from his usual voice. A similar oddity occurs with Roy's and Ludwig's airships.

=====''New Super Luigi U''=====
Morton Koopa Jr. appears in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. He is battled in the same way as ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', and is found in [[Morton's Lava Block Castle]].

===''Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.''===
Morton, along with the other Koopalings appeared in two of the Japan-only [[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.|''Super Mario'' anime videos]]. In ''[[Super Mario Momotarō|Momotarō]]'', they try to defend their king's castle, only to be defeated by Mario and his friends in their quest to rescue [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. In ''[[Super Mario Shirayuki-hime‎|Snow White]]'', Morton and the other Koopalings play a similar role, once again, being defeated by Mario as he attacks Bowser's Castle.

===DIC Cartoons===
[[File:BigMouth.jpg|thumb|right|'''Big Mouth Koopa''' as seen in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.]] 
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoons produced by [[Nintendo]] and [[DIC Entertainment]], he was renamed '''Big Mouth Koopa''' (although he was once called "'''Big Mouth Koopa ''Jr.'''''" on the bonus disc of ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' DVD set released by Shout! Factory, making him closer to his original namesake), ostensibly because he was more talk than action.  In fact, he talks so much that someone frequently has to step in to stop his speeches (usually [[Bowser|King Koopa]] or [[Roy Koopa|Bully Koopa]]).

Aptly, in the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon, he occasionally served as an announcer in only three episodes: "[[Send in the Clown]]", "[[Rock TV]]", and "[[The Yoshi Shuffle]]". He appears the least out of all the [[Koopalings#DIC Cartoons|Koopa Kids]].

There are a few physical differences between Morton and Big Mouth: Morton's shell is gray and in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' cartoon, Big Mouth's is purple. Big Mouth has much larger eyes and purple eyelids; the star-shaped birthmark on Morton's face is darker around the cheek, while it's just one solid color on Big Mouth. Lastly, Big Mouth is shorter and thinner than Morton.

Sometimes, Big Mouth's name is spelled as '''Bigmouth'''.{{refneeded}} He was voiced by Gordon Mastern.

===Nintendo Adventure Books===
In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', Morton sneaks into Mushroom Palace, vandalizing the throne room and transforming the [[Mushroom King]] into a [[rabbit]] with his [[Magic Wand|magic wand]]. If Luigi decides to run ahead of his friends after hearing what Morton is up to, he can find the Koopaling in the midst of smearing peanut butter on the walls, and gets into a fight with him, acquiring his wand before the Koopaling escapes if the reader makes the right choices. Due to not knowing how to use Morton's wand, and thus left unable to change the king back, Luigi proceeds to track the Koopaling to his houseboat in [[Water Land]] and breaks in, prompting Morton to call Iggy and the Doom Ship for backup, only to be abandoned by his sibling when the bespectacled Koopaling spots Luigi. Forced to try and swim for it, Morton is eventually cornered and tipped onto his shell, leaving him helpless, on a small island by Luigi, who learns from Morton that the only way the king can be changed back to normal is with a special silver whistle, which Iggy is later revealed to possess.

Three weeks later, Morton and five of his siblings show up as competitors in the International Mushroom Games, where the first prize is Iggy's whistle, which he won by cheating in last years competition. What events Morton participates in besides the Beetlebowl (an all-team contest) are unspecified. 

In ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', Morton and his brothers have their wands stolen by Wendy, who disappears with them shortly afterward, intent on overthrowing their father with her own army, and a super wand she plans to create by fusing her own wand with her brothers'. If Luigi, who had been coerced by Bowser into searching for Wendy, tracks the female Koopaling down to her hideout, Bowser and the male Koopalings, who had been following him, will barge in after the plumber, but decide to stave off punishing Wendy for her mutiny if she helps search for the hiding Luigi. If Luigi had acquired [[Boom Boom]]'s socks earlier in his adventure, he can toss them into Wendy's simmering wand combination potion, which will release fumes that knock the entire Koopa family and their minions out for at least a week. During a point where [[Wendy O. Koopa]] was about to attack [[Luigi]], a small picture that was supposed to show an angry Wendy O. Koopa mistakenly had a picture of Morton Koopa Jr. instead, even thought he was not in that particular scene.

At an unknown point in ''[[Brain Drain]]'', Morton's mind ends up in [[Toad]]'s body due to Iggy's [[Synapse Switcher]]. When Luigi's mind is transferred to Princess Toadstool's body, Morton (who is unaware of the change) tries to trick Luigi into following him to a secluded houseboat by promising him "triple decker lasagna and chocolate chip raviolis". If Luigi tells Morton who he really is, Morton immediately tries to attack him, but Luigi escapes by using the princess's floating ability to cross the nearby Dinosaur Lake. If Luigi instead decides to pretend to be the princess and take Morton up on his offer of snacks, he will be taken to the houseboat, and be ambushed by a group of [[Koopa Troopa]]s, leading to a [[Game Over]].

===''Mario is Missing!''===
Though Morton doesn't appear in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', his picture is used in the SNES version's manual. In addition, unused quotes attributed to Morton can be found in the original DOS version, suggesting that he was originally planned to be encountered in-game as well.

===''Yoshi's Safari''===
[[File:MortonSafari.gif|thumb|'''Morton''' in Yoshi's Safari]]
In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', Morton helped his family invade [[Jewelry Land]] and steal the jewels that maintain the stability in the kingdom. Bowser entrusted one of these jewels to Morton, who then watched over the area known as [[Spirit Mountain]]. He attacked in a giant, blue, mechanical frog, but Mario and [[Yoshi]] defeated him with the aid of the [[Super Scope]].

===''Hotel Mario''===
[[File:HM Morton.png|thumb|left]]
In ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', Morton was given the treetop [[Morton's Wood Door Hysteria Hotel|Wood Door Hysteria Hotel]] to run when the Mushroom Kingdom was once again taken over by Bowser. Here, he held Princess Toadstool captive for a short while, but soon became the first Koopaling battled. At Morton's Tree House o' Pain, he had little defining characteristics. He will wander around open any doors; however, if he finds Mario or Luigi inside an elevator, he will step inside for a moment, then step out and spit the ill-fated plumber's cap on the floor. Fortunately, the Mario Bros. were able to move on.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
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|image=[[File:Morton Idle.gif]]
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|lvl=37
|hp=500 (900)
|def=160 (120)
|speed=67 (70)
|fire=Normal
|thunder=Normal
|stun=30%
|burn=0%
|statdown=30%
|exp=800 (600)
|coins=99 (200)
|item=[[Max Nut]], 100%<br>(None, 0%)
|item2=[[Bowser Fist]], 61.29%<br>([[Max Syrup]], 100%)
|location=[[Bowser's Castle]]
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[[File:MLSSKoopaling6.png|frame|left|Morton Koopa Jr. in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''.]]
The Koopalings reappeared in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' where they guard Bowser's Castle. Morton is the second Koopaling to be fought.

To get towards him, Mario and Luigi will have to dodge several shockwaves Morton sent towards the two by jumping over them. High Jumps and Spin Jumps will not work.

Here, Morton has two attacks, sending shock-waves and sending four fireballs at the target (like all the other Koopalings). Despite these new moves, Morton ends up being beaten.

Defeating Morton raises a platform, allowing the Mario Bros. to continue on towards [[Lemmy Koopa]].
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===''Mario Kart 8''===
[[File:GrumbleVolcanoMK8.png|thumb|250px|left|Morton Koopa Jr. in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
Morton Koopa Jr., 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. His nickname in a Japanese Nintendo Direct for ''Mario Kart 8'' is ｢無敵のタフガイ」<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 "Unrivaled Tough Guy'" (localized as the "Mass of Muscle"<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 "Invincible Tough Guy"<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 a white silhouette of his head on a black background in a similar way to Bowser's emblem.

Morton is the heaviest Koopaling in the game, with his greatest strengths being his speed and weight tied with [[Wario]], [[Bowser]], [[Dry Bowser]], and the [[Mii|Large Mii]]. His other stats can potentially drop to the lowest possible levels, however.

Morton is the Normal Staff Ghost for [[Bone-Dry Dunes]]. There are also signs for "Morton Construction" that can be seen in [[Grumble Volcano|<small>Wii</small> Grumble Volcano]] as well as in [[Ice Ice Outpost]]. In that track, many containers and machines also bear the "Morton" or "Morton Construction" logo.

Morton's main colors for his [[Standard]] parts and [[Pipe Frame]] are white and grey, and his secondary color is green. The color scheme selection of his other parts is based on his signature black, making it nearly identical to that of Black [[Mii]]s. An expection to this is his [[GLA]], which is white.

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U''===
[[File:Morton SSB4 Artwork.jpg|thumb]]
Morton, along with the rest of his siblings, make their ''Super Smash Bros.'' debut as unlockable playable characters accessible via "palette swaps" of Bowser Jr.. He is treated as a separate character, having his own voice, and the announcer calls him by name, but his attacks are identical to Bowser Jr.. Morton can appear in place of Bowser Jr. in All-Star mode, like the other Koopalings. The rim and propeller of his Koopa Clown Car are colored black, his signature color, and has a different face. He is voiced once again by Lani Minella, however, his voice clips in-game are being reused from his appearance in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. The rings circling the spikes on his shell are a darker shade of grey compared to his previous appearances. The title given to Morton in the [[Boxing Ring]] is "The Enforcer" (NA)<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgZzlL6k3II Smash Bros. Wii U: All Character Aliases on Punch-Out Stage]</ref> or "He'll Make You See Stars" (PAL)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcNehbSwQAo Super Smash Bros. Wii U - All PAL Boxing Ring Aliases]</ref> in the Wii U version.

===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Morton appears in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as a Fire attribute character. He's the World 3-Castle and World 3-Airship Boss. Morton will join the player when ★World 3-Airship is completed. His Skill is '''Morton's Flame''', which changes Water Orbs into Fire Orbs and Heart Orbs into Wood Orbs.

===Other appearances===
[[File:MortonSpriteSheet.png|thumb|150px|left|Unused ''Super Princess Peach'' sprite sheet.]]
Morton was originally going to appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', although he was [[List of Super Princess Peach beta elements|taken out of the final game]] with the rest of the Koopalings. In the unused sprites, his and Roy's shells are noticeably green instead of their usual black and pink colouration, respectively.

In ''[[Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', the player can unlock a [[Mii]] costume based off of Morton's design. Once the player dons it, he or she will inherit Morton's traits and stats. This is true for the rest of the Koopalings.
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==General information==
===Physical appearance===
Unlike the other Koopalings, Morton has a dark brown skin tone, except for his face, which is white. He also has a unique star mark (although Larry now has similar marking) on the left side of his face which is centered on his left eye and covers part of his snout and cheek. Morton has four, fang-like teeth in the upper corners of both sides of his large mouth; they are the same as Iggy's. He also has a four-ribbed, light, padded stomach and tan, padded feet. His shell is black, lined with a white encasing (formerly yellow), and the multiple, short, spikes are circled with light grey rings.

He has small, circular-shaped gray eyes, like Ludwig's. He has a round head and a large body, making him both taller and broader than most of his siblings. Morton appears to be relatively hairless, except for three, thin, long, black hairs at the top of his head. He also has three-haired black eyebrows that extend off his face like Wendy's. Morton wears the same metal, spiked, cuffs as the other Koopalings.

===Personality and traits===
Like all the other Koopalings, Morton's personality and traits have been shrouded in mystery, even more so than compared to the other Koopalings. Morton seems to prefer brawn over brains, similarly to Roy. The ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual implies that he is astute enough to realize whether there are any possible setbacks regarding defeating Mario and can likewise report the information to Bowser, but the English translation toned down his thoughtful wording and made him seem angry. This is also true according to the Nintendo Player's Guide for ''Super Mario Advance 4'', in which Morton is said to be a grouch with a cantankerous personality. Morton may have an interest in construction, as in ''Mario Kart 8'', there are advertisements for "Morton's Construction" with Morton's face on it. Curiously, in ''Ice Ice Outpost'' many containers and machines present the ''Morton'' or ''Morton Construction'' logo on them, suggesting that his company is collaborating with the Toads of the ''Toad Polar Expedition 2014-2015''. Along with construction, one of his stunts include him flexing his muscles, which may indicate that he likes anything that takes on strength. The fourth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series states that he is proudly more brawn than brains.

In ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', all the Koopalings were given names to match the personalities they were given and such was the case with Morton, whose name was changed to Big Mouth Koopa. Big Mouth was extremely talkative, to the point of never seeming to know when to stop talking, which continuously forced [[Roy Koopa|Roy]] to interrupt him. According to the bio on the DVD set for ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', he was also extremely arrogant in regards to his intelligence, as well as exceptionally ignorant regarding the actual facts of the world, and he never accepts responsibility for being wrong, preferring to blame others instead. In addition, he was also known to make cutting remarks, which were severe enough to even make his father cry if directed at him. Very few actual ''Mario'' games ever gave Morton lines, although unused lines for ''Mario is Missing!'', which would have been used for a planned boss battle against Morton, implied that he was largely sarcastic and wise-cracking.

===Powers and abilities===
Morton usually uses his weight to try and crush Mario or paralyze him by shaking the ground, as in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and ''Super Mario World'', which even involved him running up the walls and dropping down from the ceiling. His debut appearance in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' did ''not'' involve his earthquake-causing power, however, and he relied on the standard abilities shared with his siblings to fight, such as jumping and shooting magic blasts, although he generally doesn't use his magical abilities as much as his siblings. In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', he tended to use his magic wand once his enemies were already immobile, and the game also showed that he couldn't actually jump very high, unlike earlier depictions. He also has the ability to shoot spiked balls from his wand, as shown in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', he has a magic hammer that he uses to knock giant Pokey segments at the player. Like the other Koopalings, Morton can breathe fire, and in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', he used some sort of sonic screech against the Mario Bros., which is like Bowser Jr.'s [[Sonic Roar!]] Super Ability from ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. His bio on the Japanese ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' website also implies that Morton's strength is dependent on his weapon.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/smnj/story/index.html nintendo.co.jp - ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' character page] (Click on the blue circle with the arrow to reach the Koopaling page and click on the pictures to see the short bio of each of the Koopalings). [http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/960544-new-super-mario-bros-wii/52367637 Translation] (Retrieved November 13, 2011)</ref>

Despite his strengths, his size also resulted in him being unable to get up once he is forced onto his back, as evidenced by the ending for ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', where he ended up on his back as a result of the Koopa Clown Car crashing.

Sprites relating to his planned appearance in ''Super Princess Peach'' implied that he would have inflated himself like a balloon at some point during the battle, as well as spit objects out and charge at her.

==Official profiles and statistics==
===[[Super Mario Bros. 3]] ''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide''===
'''''Morton Koopa Jr.'''''<br />
''Grouchy old Morton waits for Mario in his Airship over the Desert Land.''

===Bio from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' Writers Bible===
''Big Mouth just can't stop blabbing, and his twisted talent is insult. His cutting remarks can even reduce his father to tears. Big Mouth's got a chip on his shoulder the size of the [[Airship#The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3|Doomship]]. He would never admit he was wrong, even though he usually is. He thinks he knows everything about everything, but what he knows is all wrong, and he always blames the other guy for his mistakes. Big Mouth loves to stir up trouble, and has a needling probing attitude that always gets it. He holds grudges against the whole world.

===''[[Mario Kart 8]]''===
[[File:MK8-horn Morton.jpg|thumb|Morton's emblem from ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
*'''Weight Class''': Heavy
*'''Stats'''
**'''Speed'''
***'''Ground''': 4.75
***'''Water''': 5.25
***'''Air''': 4.75
***'''Anti-Gravity''': 5
**'''Acceleration''':  2
**'''Weight''':  4.75
**'''Handling'''
***'''Ground''': 2.25
***'''Water''': 2.25
***'''Air''': 2
***'''Anti-Gravity''': 2.5
**'''Traction''': 3.25
**'''Mini-Turbo''': 1.75

*'''Bio:''' ''"Morton’s the biggest of all the Koopalings, and he’s not afraid to throw that weight around. One of the Cruisers in the game, Morton’s got serious Time Trial potential for those willing to practice wrangling him around the track."''

;Staff ghost time
{| border=1 style="text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse" width=70% align=center
|- bgcolor=#fff7f7
!width=15% rowspan=2|Course
!width=10% rowspan=2|Staff Name
!width=10% rowspan=2|Country
!width=5% rowspan=2|Time
!width=30% colspan=3|Vehicle Combination
|- bgcolor=#fff7f7
!width=10%|Body
!width=10%|Tires
!width=10%|Glider
|-
!Bone-Dry Dunes
|Nin★Elena
|Russia
|2:13.391
|Tri-Speeder
|Monster
|Super Glider
|}

===[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]===
====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]]====
'''Palutena:''' That's one of the Koopalings, Morton Koopa Jr.<br />
'''Pit:''' Hmm. The resemblance to Bowser Jr. is strong.<br />
'''Palutena:''' That Koopa Clown Car is the mass-produced type.<br />
'''Pit:''' I guess as heir to the throne, Bowser Jr. would get preferential treatment.<br />
'''Viridi:''' The relationship between Bowser and the Koopalings is a real mystery.<br />
'''Pit:''' I kind of feel bad for them.<br />
'''Palutena:''' That's sweet of you but not very conducive to taking them down, Pit.

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U'' trophy description====
{| class="sortable" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
| '''Name''' ||'''Picture''' ||'''Description'''
|-
| Morton Koopa Jr. || [[File:MortonKoopaJrTrophy3DS.png|75px]] || The biggest of the Koopalings. Morton stands out due to the three strands of hair on his head and...oh, the big star on his face. He's more brawn than brains, and in New Super Mario Bros. 2, he appears in World 4, where he'll stay glued to the spot until you attack him. Maybe he just can't be bothered to move!
|}

==Game appearances==
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|-
!width=50%|Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20%|Original Release Date
!width=10%|System/Format
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|Boss 
|[[Japan]]:<br>October 23, [[List of games by date#1988|1988]]
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|Boss 
|Japan:<br>November 21, [[List of games by date#1990|1990]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
|''[[Mario is Missing!]]''
|Boss 
|[[North America]]:<br>[[List of games by date#1992|1992]]
|[[MS-DOS|PC]], [[SNES]]
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
|Boss 
|Japan:<br>July 14, [[List of games by date#1993|1993]]
|SNES
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|Boss
|Japan:<br>July 14, 1993
|SNES
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Boss
|North America:<br>December, [[List of games by date#1994|1994]]
|SNES
|-
|''[[Hotel Mario]]''
|Boss 
|North America:<br>December 31, 1994
|[[CD-i]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|Boss 
|Japan:<br>December 14, [[List of games by date#2001|2001]] 
|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|Boss 
|Japan:<br>July 21, [[List of games by date#2003|2003]]
|GBA
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|Boss 
|North America:<br>November 17, 2003 
|GBA
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|Boss 
|[[Australia]]:<br>November 12, [[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Boss 
|Japan:<br>October 21, [[List of games by date#2010|2010]]
|Wii
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|Boss 
|Japan:<br>July 28, [[List of games by date#2012|2012]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|Boss 
|North America:<br>November 18, 2012
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|Boss
|Japan:<br>June 19, [[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|Unlockable Playable Character
|Japan:<br>May 29, [[List of games by date#2014|2014]]
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]
|Unlockable Playable Character (Palette Swap of Bowser Jr.)
|Japan<br>September 13, [[List of games by date #2014|2014]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Default Playable Character (Palette Swap of Bowser Jr.)
|North America:<br>November 21, 2014
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|Boss (playable afterwards)
|Japan:<br>April 29, [[List of games by date#2015|2015]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|}

==Gallery==
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==Quotes==
*「フムフム。<span class="explain" title="けつこう">結構</span>やってくれるじゃんか。マリオに<span class="explain" title="">変身</span>されると、どーも<span class="explain" title="てごわ">手強</span>くなりそうだ。よし、オヤジに<span class="explain" title="ほうこく">報告</span>だ。」 ("''Hmmm. You're pretty tricky. If Mario transforms himself, he'll be difficult to beat. Well, I'll report this to our dad.''") - ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 8.
*"''Grrrr. You're pretty tricky. With all of these new moves, Mario will be difficult to beat. I'd better report this to our Dad!''" - ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' English instruction booklet, page 9.
*''"Grrr... Mario, I ain't feelin' too good today. My hair looks terrible and I can't be bothered wit' you. So come over here where I can blast you wit' dis here wand. (We'll just see if you can stomp me on the head three times. I may be slower than little Larry, but I'm faster on the draw.)''" - The ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Nintendo Power Strategy Guide
*"''That's Prince Hugo the Huge! The new ruler of Giant Land! They say he's the biggest, toughest, bravest prince ever! Even for a giant, he's a giant.''" - [[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]
*"''Yeah, and they're gonna pick you to be their leader! Isn't that always the way? Treat people lousy, dump garbage on their heads and they'll follow you anywhere!''" - [[Recycled Koopa]]
*"''Have a good time! Have a nice day! Sayonara! So long! Ciao! See you later, alligator! Ciao! Bon voyage! Hasta la vista! Be sure to write!''" - [[Send in the Clown]]
*"''Let's do an ambush...''" - [[Do the Koopa]]
*"''You're a royal pain! And we need your cage for our prisoners!''" - Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas
*"''So you won't be lonely, here's a [[Boom Boom|little something]] to keep you company!''" - [[Crimes R Us]]
*"''Stick em up! I am a BAD robber Koopa! I am also a BAD dancer!"'' - [[Crimes R Us]]
*"''Go away, plumber's helper! The only place you'll see your brother's face is on a milk carton!''" - ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' (unused) 
*"''Want an onion bagel with that lock? It's the only lock you'll ever see!''" - ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' (unused)
*"''Nanny, nanny, nanny! Luigi fell on his fanny! Try again some other time, pipe cleaner!''" - ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' (unused)
*"''Still burning to find silly ol' Mario? Huh? Oh no! It's a fire flower! Yikes!''" - ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' (unused)
*"''The gold truth of the matter is, this turtle is only afraid of one thing, and it's one thing you haven't got, buddy! Fire flowers!''" - ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' (unused)
*''"Dahhhhhhhhhh!"'' - ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]] series'' (when defeated)
*''"Whoa-ho-ho-ho!"'' - ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
*''"Morton!"'' - ''[[Mario Kart 8]] (when unlocked)''
*''"Heh huh huh!"'' - ''[[Mario Kart 8]] (when performing a stunt)''
*''"Uwhooa!"'' - ''[[Mario Kart 8]] (when performing a stunt)''
*''"Whoa-ho!"'' - ''[[Mario Kart 8]] (when airborne)''
*''"Wah-hoo! Yeah!"'' - ''[[Mario Kart 8]] (winning 1st place)''
*''"Hey! All right!"'' - ''[[Mario Kart 8]] (getting 2nd - 6th place)''
*''"Augh!"'' - ''[[Mario Kart 8]] (getting 7th - 12th place)''
*''"Oh ho ho ho..."'' - ''[[Mario Kart 8]] (getting 7th - 12th place)''

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=モートン
|JapR=Mōton
|JapM=Morton, from the English name
|Spa=Morton Koopa Jr.<br />Bocotas Koopa (cartoon series)
|SpaM=-<br />Literal translation of Big Mouth Koopa
|Ger=Morton Koopa Jr.<br />Großmaul Koopa (cartoon series)
|GerM=-<br />Literal translation of Big Mouth Koopa
|Kor=모톤
|KorR=Moton
|KorM=Morton, from the English/Japanese name
|Chi=莫顿
|ChiR=Mòdùn
|ChiM=Morton
|Fre=Morton
|FreM=-
|Ita=Morton
|ItaM=-
|Dut=Morton
|DutM=-
|Por=Morton
|PorM=-
|Rus=Мортон
|RusR=Morton
|RusM=Transliteration of international name
}}

==Trivia==
*Even though Morton Koopa Jr. is considered the largest and heaviest Koopaling as depicted in ''Mario Kart 8'', his jumps in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' do not cause the ground to tremble, unlike [[Roy Koopa]] and the lighter [[Ludwig von Koopa]]. He is able to do this in later appearances, however, though they're still less powerful than Roy's.

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