Editing Roving Racers

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{{quote2|We're the Roving Racers! We rove the globe—racing in every kingdom that we can get to!|Green Roving Racer|[[Super Mario Odyssey]]}}

The '''Roving Racers''' are a quintet of multicolored [[Koopa Troopa]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. They wear caps that correspond to their shell color and race Mario across the different kingdoms in a minigame called [[Koopa Freerunning]].

During the Koopa Freerunning minigame, each Roving Racer takes a different path to the finish; the red Koopa Troopa is always the first of the four to finish, followed by the blue Koopa Troopa, then the green Koopa Troopa, and finally the purple Koopa Troopa. In each kingdom's race, Mario must come in first place to obtain a [[Power Moon]]; after doing so and hitting the kingdom's [[Moon Rock]], he can rematch them and gain another Power Moon if he comes in first place again, with a [[gold Koopa]] that tends to take shortcuts and always finishes before the other Roving Racers replacing the purple Koopa. Mario can rematch the Roving Racers indefinitely after collecting both Power Moons, earning fifty to one hundred [[coin]]s for coming in first place depending on the kingdom. The Roving Racers can perform moves that Mario can, such as the [[Cap Throw]]; they can also [[capture]] enemies and ride [[Jaxi]]s, but appear to be rapidly spinning inside their shells with yellow sparks surrounding them when doing so. They notably have longer arms and legs than other Koopa Troopas in order to match Mario's body proportions.

The Roving Racers race Mario in a similar vein to [[Cosmic Mario]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and their role is reminiscent of [[Koopa the Quick]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. In order to participate in the race, Mario must find and talk to the green Roving Racer, who can be found in every kingdom after the completion of the story (except for the [[Cloud Kingdom]], the [[Ruined Kingdom]], the [[Dark Side]], and the [[Darker Side]]). The Koopa Freerunning leaderboard is always next to him. If Mario approaches the green Roving Racer while capturing an enemy, he will complain about how he does not have time to deal with it.

Several Roving Racers appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as playable drivers. The red Roving Racer, named '''Red Koopa (Freerunning)''', was introduced in the [[London Tour]] as a Super driver whose [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]] is the [[Fire Flower]]. The gold Roving Racer, named '''Gold Koopa (Freerunning)''', was added in the [[New Year's Tour]]; unlike Red Koopa (Freerunning), he is a High-End driver with the [[Coin Box]] special skill. The blue Roving Racer, named '''Blue Koopa (Freerunning)''', was introduced in the [[Summer Tour]] as a reward for placing high in the ranked cups; he is a Super driver whose special skill is the [[Ice Flower]]. The purple Roving Racer<!--, named '''Purple Koopa (Freerunning)''',--> debuts in the [[Singapore Tour]].

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**''The hat, the shell, he's got it all! Gold Koopa (Freerunning) is here to prove that all that glitters is gold! His special item is the Coin Box, and subscribers to the {{color|#MarioKartTour|blue}} Gold Pass can earn him by collecting Grand Stars during the New Year's Tour!''<ref>mariokarttourEN (January 11, 2020). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1215785394123395073 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved March 24, 2020.</ref>

Roving Racer 1.jpg|The green Roving Racer

Roving Racer 2.jpg|The red Roving Racer

Roving Racer 3.jpg|The blue Roving Racer

Roving Racer 4.jpg|The purple Roving Racer

Roving Racer 5.jpg|The gold Roving Racer

MKT Gold Koopa Freerunning.jpg|Gold Koopa (Freerunning) tricking in the [[Gold Blooper]] on [[New York Minute 2|New York Minute 2R]]

MKT 2-Player Challenge.jpg|Gold Koopa (Freerunning) in the [[Orange Streamliner]] and multiple of Red Koopa (Freerunning) in [[Red Streamliner]]s on [[Tokyo Blur]]

MKT Gold Koopa Freerunning Paris.jpg|Gold Koopa (Freerunning) in the [[Gold Pipe Frame]] gliding on [[Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade R]] with the [[Gold Glider]]

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*Predating ''Super Mario Odyssey'' by 24 years, the cover to ''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]'' featured a green Koopa with a backwards red cap.

*Two years before ''Super Mario Odyssey'', ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and its [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS port]] feature red Koopa Troopas wearing backwards caps when Mario uses the [[Big Mushroom]], similar to the red Roving Racer.