Editing Shell Mario

{{form-infobox

|image=[[File:ShellMarioBIS.png]]

|powers=Swim fast, dodge attacks, slide through enemies

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])

|bg=SkyBlue

|character=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]]

[[File:ShellMario.png|thumb|left|'''Shell Mario''']]

'''Shell Mario''' (also known as '''Koopa Mario'''<ref>[http://mario.nintendo.com/ ''New Super Mario Bros.'' official website]</ref>) is a form of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] that they can become by wearing a [[Blue Shell]].

 

===''Super Mario'' series===

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====

Despite Shell Mario making its debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', it allows them to swim faster, and gives them the [[Hammer Suit]]-like ability to dodge the attacks of enemies when they crouch, tucking into it. If they start running for a short time or crouches while on a downward hill they will hide in the shell and the shell will slide through the world. This maneuver is called a [[Shell Dash]]. As long as they keep ducking, they'll be safely protected from most enemies. However, it won't protect them from [[Bob-omb]] explosions, [[Spiked Ball|spike balls]], [[Hammer|hammers]] thrown by [[Hammer Bros]]. or [[Sledge Bro]]s., [[boomerang]]s from the [[Boomerang Bro]]s., and the [[Raining Debris]] from World 8-8. Shell Mario is extremely powerful in this form as he is able to defeat enemies such as [[Thwomp]]s and [[Boo]]s while doing the Shell Dash. However, the shell power-up also makes it almost impossible for Mario or Luigi to [[Triple Jump]], while [[Double Jump|Double Jumping]] becomes harder to perform because the player must make the second jump while running but before Mario goes into the shell to dash.

====''Super Mario 3D World''====

While the form itself doesn't appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', if a player crouches while carrying a shell, they will be able to duck into the shell and dash similar to Shell Mario.

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===

[[File:Shell Mario Luigi BIS.gif|frame]]

Shell Mario returns in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''. The Blue Shell is an item found in the overworld. Mario can go in Blue Shells by striking [[Blue Shell Block]]s which were spread around when Mario and Luigi hit a giant version of it, and turn into Shell Mario. Luigi can then hit Mario using his hammer, and this will make Mario go into the shell, spinning straight forward. This can be used to hit blocks in areas which Mario and Luigi can't directly go into. However, because the shell is so heavy, Mario is unable to jump in it. If he does, he loses the shell. It serves a similar purpose to the [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]] partners in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. This power-up was introduced by a group of [[Blue Paratroopa]]s.

== Names in other languages ==

{{Foreignname

|Fra=Mario Koopa<br>Luigi Koopa

|FraM=Koopa Mario<br>Koopa Luigi

|Ger=Panzer-Mario<br>Panzer-Luigi

|GerM=Shell Mario<br>Shell Luigi

|Dut=Schild Mario<br>Schild Luigi

|DutM=Shell Mario<br>Shell Luigi

|Ita=Tarta Mario<br>Tarta Luigi

|ItaM=Turtle Mario<br>Turtle Luigi<br>(''tarta'' is short for ''tartaruga'', turtle)

*Shell Mario is the only power-up from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' that isn't seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.

*[[Penguin Mario]] has similar abilities.

*Originally, Mario would turn into Shell Mario by ground-pounding a Blue Koopa Troopa.{{refneeded|date=August 2014}}

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