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Revision as of 19:08, December 13, 2022
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Species | Koopa Troopas |
First appearance | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) |
Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (All colors except Green) (2022) |
The Roving Racers are a quintet of multicolored Koopa Troopas that appear in Super Mario Odyssey. They wear backwards caps that correspond to their shell color and race Mario across the different kingdoms in a minigame called Koopa Freerunning.
History
Super Mario Odyssey
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 coins 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 Jaxis, 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.
Mario Kart Tour
The Roving Racers (except for the green one) appear in Mario Kart Tour as playable drivers. The red, blue, purple, and gold Roving Racers, named Red Koopa (Freerunning), Blue Koopa (Freerunning), Purple Koopa (Freerunning), and Gold Koopa (Freerunning), were introduced in the London Tour, Summer Tour (as a reward for placing high in the ranked cups), Singapore Tour (as a reward for placing high in the ranked cups), and New Year's Tour respectively (the first three as Super drivers and the last as a High-End driver). Their respective special skills are the Fire Flower, Ice Flower, Double Bob-ombs, and Coin Box.
Profiles and statistics
Mario Kart Tour
Red Koopa (Freerunning)
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Favorite courses (Three items per Item Box) |
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* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. |
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter: This Koopa Troopa is decked out in all red, making for a hot look! It's the perfect outfit to pair with his special item, the Fire Flower. Get out there and heat up the track![1]
Blue Koopa (Freerunning)
Purple Koopa (Freerunning)
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* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. |
Gold Koopa (Freerunning)
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* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. |
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
- 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 blue Gold Pass can earn him by collecting Grand Stars during the New Year's Tour![2]
- Gold Koopa (Freerunning) is going for the gold in the Gold Blooper! They're together in a set available now.[3]
Gallery
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario Kart Tour
Sprites
Emblems
Screenshots
Red Koopa (Freerunning) tricking in the Pipe Frame on N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) tricking in the Gold Blooper on New York Minute 2R
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) using the Coin Box on N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) gliding in the Gold Blooper with the Gold Swooper
Red Koopa (Freerunning) tricking in the Cheep Snorkel on 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) tricking in the Pipe Frame on 3DS Mario Circuit
Red Koopa (Freerunning) in the Sushi Racer on Los Angeles Laps
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) tricking in the Gold Clanky Kart on Vancouver Velocity
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) in the Pipe Frame on DS Waluigi Pinball R
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) in the Orange Streamliner and multiple of Red Koopa (Freerunning) in Red Streamliners on Tokyo Blur
Red Koopa (Freerunning) tricking in the Cheep Charger and Gold Koopa (Freerunning) tricking in the Gold Cheep Charger on 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) tricking on N64 Frappe Snowland
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) in the Gold Pipe Frame gliding on Paris Promenade R with the Gold Glider
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) tricking on N64 Choco Mountain
Purple Koopa (Freerunning) tricking in Singapore Speedway
Gold Koopa (Freerunning) tricking on SNES Vanilla Lake 2R
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Chinese (simplified) | 赛跑团[?] Sàipǎo tuán |
Footrace Group | |
Chinese (traditional) | 賽跑團[?] Sàipǎo tuán |
Footrace Group | |
Dutch | Razende Racers[?] | Raging Racers | |
French | Rois de la course[?] | Kings of the race | |
German | Ländersprinter[?] | Country-runners | |
Italian | Corridori giramondo[?] | Globetrotter runners | |
Russian | Физкульт-туристы[?] Fizkul't-turisty |
Athlete tourists | |
Spanish | Corredores ambulantes[?] | Traveling runners |
Red Koopa (Freerunning)
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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French | Koopa rouge (course)[?] | Red Koopa (running) | |
German | Roter Koopa (Freerunning)[?] | Red Koopa (-) | |
Italian | Koopa rosso (corsa)[?] | Red Koopa (running) | |
Portuguese | Koopa vermelho (corredor)[?] | Red Koopa (runner) | |
Spanish (NOA) | Koopa rojo (corredor)[?] | Red Koopa (runner) | |
Spanish (NOE) | Koopa rojo (Corredor)[?] | Red Koopa (Runner) |
Blue Koopa (Freerunning)
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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French | Koopa bleu (course)[?] | Blue Koopa (running) | |
German | Blauer Koopa (Freerunning)[?] | Blue Koopa (-) | |
Italian | Koopa blu (corsa)[?] | Blue Koopa (running) | |
Portuguese | Koopa azul (corredor)[?] | Blue Koopa (runner) | |
Spanish (NOA) | Koopa azul (corredor)[?] | Blue Koopa (runner) | |
Spanish (NOE) | Koopa azul (Corredor)[?] | Blue Koopa (Runner) |
Purple Koopa (Freerunning)
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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German | Lila Koopa (Freerunning)[?] | Purple Koopa (-) | |
Italian | Koopa viola (corsa)[?] | Purple Koopa (running) | |
Portuguese | Koopa roxo (corredor)[?] | Purple Koopa (runner) | |
Spanish (NOA) | Koopa morado (corredor)[?] | Purple Koopa (runner) | |
Spanish (NOE) | Koopa morado (Corredor)[?] | Purple Koopa (Runner) |
Gold Koopa (Freerunning)
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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French | Koopa doré (course)[?] | Gold Koopa (running) | |
German | Gold-Koopa (Freerunning)[?] | - | |
Italian | Koopa dorato (corsa)[?] | Golden Koopa (running) | |
Portuguese | Koopa dourado (corredor)[?] | Gold Koopa (runner) | |
Spanish (NOA) | Koopa dorado (corredor)[?] | Gold Koopa (runner) | |
Spanish (NOE) | Koopa dorado (Corredor)[?] | Gold Koopa (Runner) |
Trivia
- 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 Nintendo 3DS port feature red Koopa Troopas wearing backwards caps when Mario uses the Big Mushroom, similarly to the red Roving Racer.
References
Koopa Troopas | |
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Characters | Apprentice • Bell Turtle • Captain Koopa Troopa • Chef Torte • Egyptian Koopa • Electro-Koopa King • Elmo • Goomby and Foomby • Grunt • Holly Koopa • Hookbill the Koopa • Jagger • Johnson • Jr. Troopa • King K • Kent C. Koopa • Kolorado • Kolorado's wife • Koopa Bros. • Koopa Koot • Koopa Krag • Koopa Master • Koopa Shepherdess • Koopa the Quick • Koopa Troopa (Mario Party 4) • Kooper • Koopie Koo • Koopley • Koopook • Koops • Koover • Kroop • Kung Fu Koopa • Kuzzle • Kylie Koopa • Master Duff • Master Lob • Master Stinger • Mecha Nokonoko • Mega Koopa • Monster Robot Troopa • Mutant Ninja Sentai Nokonokoman • Photographer • Private Koopa • Roving Racers • Shellshock • Shisai • Spiky Tom and Spiky John • The Koopinator • The KP Koopas • The Shellshockers |
Species | Ankoopa • Big Koopa Troopa • Bodyslam Koopa • Bombshell Koopa • Climbing Koopa • Dark Koopa • Dark Koopa (Super Paper Mario) • Dark Koopatrol • Dark Koopatrol (Super Paper Mario) • Dry Bones • Electro-Koopa (blue/red) • Elite Troopea • Goomba Troopa • Glad Red Koopa • Glohm Koopa Troopa • Gold Koopa • Gold Koopeleon • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Troopa 6-Stack • Koopatrol • Koopeleon • KP Koopa • Mad Green Koopa • Mural Koopa • Noko Bombette • Paper Koopa Troopa • Paper Macho Koopa Troopa • Rift Koopa • Robo Troopa • Rolla Koopa • Shady Koopa • Shell (flashing) • Shiny Koopa Troopa • Small Koopa Troopa • Snooza Koopa • Snortoise • Space Troopa • State Troopa • Stormtroopa • Suika Nokonoko • Super Koopa • Super Troopa • Terra Cotta • Terrapin • Torte • Troopea • Unshelled Koopa • Wereturtle |
Other relatives | Shellcreeper |
Related items | Black Shell • Blue Shell • Courage Shell • Giant Shell • Gold Shell • Green Shell • Koopa Bank Capsule • Koopa Dasher • Koopa Shell • Koopa Tea • Koopa Troopa Orb • Koopa Zapper • Kooper's Shell • Red Shell • Setback Shell • Shell (sticker) • Shell Patch • Shell Shock • Super Kōra • Triple Black Shells • Triple Gold Shells • Triple Green Shells • Triple Red Shells • Turtley Leaf • Yellow Shell |
Subfamilies | Dry Bones • Koopa Paratroopas |
Super Mario Odyssey | ||
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Playable characters | Mario • Cappy | |
Non-playable characters | Princess Peach • Tiara • Bonneters • Bonneter biologist • Frogs • Hint Toad • Uncle amiibo • Talkatoo • Tostarenans • Desert Wanderer • Sheep • Moe-Eyes • Sphynx • Jaxi • Glydon • Koopas • Roving Racers • Lakitus • Goombettes • Lochladies • Style Sisters • Dorries • Steam Gardeners • Rabbits • New Donkers • Mayor Pauline • Band • Shiverians • Shiverian Racers • Shiverian Elder • Bubblainians • Coach • Dog • Volbonans • Poochy • Toads • Captain Toad • Toad Brigade (Green Toad · Yellow Toad · Purple Toad) • Archivist Toadette • Jammin' Toad • Yoshi • Luigia | |
Enemies | Astro-Lanceur • Banzai Bill • Big Chain Chomp • Big Poison Piranha Plant • Bitefrost • Broode's Chain Chomp • Bullet Bill • Burrbo • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Chincho • Coin Coffer • Donkey Kong • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fuzzy • Goomba • Gushen • Hammer Bro • Klepto • Komboo • Lava Bubble • Magmato • Maw-Ray • Mini Goomba • Moonsnake • Parabones • Paragoomba • Poison Piranha Plant • Pokio • Pulse Beam • Sherm • Spiny • Stairface Ogre • T-Rex • Trapeetle • Tropical Wiggler • Ty-foo • Uproot • Urban Stingby • Urban Stingby Larva • Yoofoe | |
Obstacles | Banzai Bill Cannon • Barrel • Bill Blaster • Boulder • Cannonball • Firework bomb • Fortress turret • Freezing water • Ice • Icicle • Lava • Lava Geyser • Oil drum • Pepper • Poison • Quicksand • Revolving lattice wall • Rotating defense mechanism • Senobi Generate Point • Shell • Spike Trap • Wind • Wind Blow Tower • Wooden roller | |
Bosses | Broodals | Topper • Hariet • Spewart • Rango |
Large bosses | Madame Broode • Knucklotec • Torkdrift • Bowser • Mechawiggler • Mollusque-Lanceur • Cookatiel • Ruined Dragon • RoboBrood | |
Items | Bubble • Coin • Coin pile • Fruit • Heart • Hidden Coin • Key • Life-Up Heart • Moon Shard • Multi Moon • Note • Nut • Pauline's lost items • Power Moon • Regional coin • Rock • Rocket Flower • Seed • Turnip • Yoshi's Egg | |
Objects | ? Block • 2D block • 8-bit character • 8-bit pipe • Airship • Arrow Sign • Bar • Barrier • Beanstalk • Big mushroom • Binding Band • Binoculars • Bird (traveling) • Block • Boombox • Bowser statue • Brick Block • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cactus • Checkpoint Flag • Cheese rock • Coin Block • Coin ring • Crate • Dumpster • Falling Platform • Fish • Floating corn • Flower (Cap Throw) • Flower (environmental object) • Flower Road • Fog • Frost-Frosted Cake • Giant Swing • Girder • Glowing spot • Goomba button • Ground-Pound Switch • Hat Catapult • Hat cloud • Hat Launcher • Hat Trampoline • Hidden Block • Hill • Hip Drop Move Lift • Hint Art • Hole • Jaxi Stand • Jaxi Statue • Jizo • Keyhole Pedestal • Knob-like structure • Koopa Shell • Lantern • Lava cannon • Letter • Lever Switch • Lift • Lochlady Dress • Lurker • Manhole • Meat • Mini Rocket • Moon Cage • Moon Pedestal • Moon Pipe • Moon platform • Moon Rock • Motor scooter • Movable cover • Mushroom Platform • Mysterious sprout • P Switch • Parking lot • Penguin • Pipe • Pole • Pole (bollard) • Post • Propeller Pillar • Push-Block • Puzzle Part • Rankings Board • RC Car • Red door • Rising Stone Pillar • Rock wall • Rotating building • Rotating dial • Rotating platform • Sand Geyser • Scarecrow • Seagull • Seesaw • Slots • Small animal • Small bird • Small UFO • Snow • Soft wall • Soirée Bouquet • Spark pylon • Sparkle Water • Spinning block • Spinning saucepan • Steel Block • Stone marker • Stone spire • Stone wall • Stupendous Stew • Swing • Swinging Scaffolding • Sword • Tail Tree • Tapering platform • Taxi • Trampoline • Transparent Platform • Trash Can • Travel Tip • Treasure chest • Tree • Vanishing platform • Volcano • Wardrobe closet • Warp hole • Wedding-announcement poster • Wire Net Platform • Wooden pendulum • Yellow turnstile • Zipper | |
Locations | Main game | Cap Kingdom (Bonneton) • Cascade Kingdom (Fossil Falls) • Sand Kingdom (Tostarena) • Lake Kingdom (Lake Lamode) • Wooded Kingdom (Steam Gardens) • Cloud Kingdom (Nimbus Arena) • Lost Kingdom (Forgotten Isle) • Metro Kingdom (New Donk City) • Snow Kingdom (Shiveria) • Seaside Kingdom (Bubblaine) • Luncheon Kingdom (Mount Volbono) • Ruined Kingdom (Crumbleden) • Bowser's Kingdom (Bowser's Castle) • Moon Kingdom (Honeylune Ridge) |
The Odyssey Continues... | Mushroom Kingdom (Peach's Castle) • Dark Side (Rabbit Ridge) • Darker Side (Culmina Crater) | |
Other | Odyssey • Crazy Cap • Starshroom | |
Moves | Backward Somersault • Cap Jump • Cap Throw • Capture • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Downward Throw • Drill Spin • Ground Pound • Ground Pound Jump • Jump • Long Jump • Quick Swim • Roll • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Spin Throw • Swim • Triple Jump • Upward Throw • Wall Jump | |
Gameplay elements | amiibo • Balloon Worlda • Beach Volleyball • Bound Bowl Grand Prix • Completion • Gravity • Gravity field • Health Meter • Jump-Rope Challenge • Koopa Freerunning • Koopa Trace-Walking • Nintendo Labob • Objectives • Picture Match • RC Car Challenge • Snapshot Mode | |
Music compositions | "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "Break Free (Lead the Way)" | |
Further info | The Art of Super Mario Odyssey • Gallery • Glitches • Lists of names in other languages (Clothing · Music List · Power Moons · Souvenirs) • Mario Reads Your Letters • Music List • Nintendo Music • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound selection • Staff • The Super Mario Players | |
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