Ratso
Ratso | |
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Species | Rat/dog hybrid |
First appearance | King Koopa's Kool Kartoons |
Ratso is an animal which appears to be a cross between a rat and possibly some sort of dog. Ratso is King Koopa's pet; however, he only ever appeared on King Koopa's Kool Kartoons.
Appearance[edit]
Ratso appears to be a small dog with bat-like ears, a large orange snout, buck teeth, bulging blue eyes and a pointed tail. In the show's prerecorded introduction, Ratso is portrayed by an actual dog wearing a costume, as he is shown walking through Hollywood alongside King Koopa and his Troopas. However, during the actual show, Ratso is portrayed by a puppet.
Role[edit]
During the introduction of the show, Ratso is wearing a leash held by King Koopa, and walks alongside him as he and his Troopas march down the streets towards the studio. After the Troopas are seated, Ratso can quickly be seen sitting between two Troopas, swaying himself from side to side while the Troopas chant "Koopa!".
Throughout select segments of the show, Ratso would sometimes appear from behind a curtain to present King Koopa with a prize voucher that he held in his mouth. King Koopa would then read out the prize on the voucher before giving it to a member of the audience. Sometimes the prize would instead be awarded to a home viewer who sent in fan mail.
Bowser's family |
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Forms and counterparts |
Alarm Koopa • Baby Bowser (Mega Baby Bowser) • Black Bowser • Blockhead Bowser • Bowcien • Bowser • Bowletta • Castle Bowser • Dreamy Bowser • Dry Bowser • Fury Bowser • Giant Bowser • Giga Bowser • Glohm Bowser • Golf Daiō • King Koopa's alter egos • King Tetris • Koopa 3 • Magma Bowser • MegaDragonBowser • Meowser • Paper Bowser • President Koopa • Qix Daiō • Shiny RoboBowser • Shrowser • Torino Daiō |
Current in-game relatives |
Dry Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Paper Bowser Jr. |
Former in-game relatives |
Bowser's Brother • Koopa Kid • Koopalings (Larry Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Wendy O. Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Roy Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa) |
Miscellaneous relatives |
Bowser's cousin • Bowser's father • Bowser's mother • Bowser's sister • Enma Daiō • King Koopa's great-great grandkoop • Poopa La Koopa |
Pets |
Mechawiggler • Pookie • Ratso |
President Koopa's relatives |
Iggy • Spike |