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The '''Koopalings''', also known as '''Bowser's Minions''' in the British English versions of some games, and in certain American works as the '''Koopa Kids''', are a seven-member clan of recurring enemies in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], portrayed as siblings<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20130203161534/http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters|title=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><ref name="Encyclopedia"/> who act as leaders of [[Bowser's Minions]] under [[Bowser]]. Individually, they are named [[Larry]], [[Morton]], [[Wendy]], [[Iggy]], [[Roy]], [[Lemmy]], and [[Ludwig]]. Although [[Bowser Jr.]] is not a member of the Koopalings, they sometimes act as his personal minions.
 
The '''Koopalings''' (called '''Bowser's minions''' in Europe in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, and occasionally called '''Koopa Kids''' in the cartoons) is the name of a group 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]</ref> that closely serve [[Bowser]]. The Koopalings often act as high-ranking leaders of the [[Koopa Troop]] and mostly appear as bosses in various [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]-era [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]] games, before going on a nine-year hiatus after ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', reappearing once in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' in 2003, and then being redesigned for their inclusion in the recent ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, starting with 2009's ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.


The Koopalings were originally considered to be Bowser's own seven children, but while this idea was explored in various media released after their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', it later fell into disuse. Then, 14 years after the Koopalings made their debut, [[Bowser Jr.]] was [[Super Mario Sunshine|introduced]] during their 9-year hiatus, causing confusion about the nature of Bowser's parenthood. While the [[Prima Games|Prima]] Guide of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' referred to Bowser Jr. as a "''bothersome Koopaling''"<ref name="Prima">"After you reach Bowser Jr.'s chamber, the bothersome Koopaling hops into his [[Koopa Clown Car|flying carriage]]" - ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii Premiere Edition'', pg. 129</ref>, other sources treated him independently from his Koopaling "siblings". Then, in a 2012 interview with the American magazine Game Informer, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] explicitly stated that "our current story is that the Koopalings are not Bowser's children", officially leaving Bowser Jr. as his only offspring<ref name="Miyamoto">[http://www.screwattack.com/news/koopalings-are-not-related-bowser Screw Attack reports that "The koopalings are NOT related to Bowser!!!"] and provide a [http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/588/img021.jpg scan of a Game Informer interview with Shigeru Miyamoto]. Posted September 12, 2012. (Retrieved September 15, 2012)</ref>.
The Koopalings debuted in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and they later appeared as bosses in various [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]-era games of the ''Super Mario'' franchise before going on a long hiatus, reappearing once in 2003's ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', and then being redesigned for 2009's ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', which has since been followed by numerous appearances as both bosses in the platformers of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] and playable characters in various spinoffs. They have also appeared in various other media, including the cartoon ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', which featured entirely different names for the characters due to them not having official names at the time of its production phase.


Originally, the Koopalings were depicted as Bowser's children<ref name="SMB3"/><ref name="JFCSMB3manual"/><ref name=ship/><ref name="SMB4KokuppaCard"/><ref name="JSSBMBowser"/> and stated to be his offspring.<ref name="KoopalingsUK"/><ref name="SMB3IT"/><ref name="SMB3DE"/><ref name="SMB3NL" /><ref name="YSNAback"/> Older games continue to maintain them as his children in re-releases and updated manuals.<ref name="SMB33DSJM"/><ref name="JSMA4M"/><ref name="SMA2guide"/><ref name="SMA4KoopalingsUK">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Super-Mario-Advance-4-Super-Mario-Bros-3-267398.html|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' '''Wii U Virtual Console release'''|archive=archive.today/2023.03.21-211349/https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Super-Mario-Advance-4-Super-Mario-Bros-3-267398.html|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of UK|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> However, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] eventually affirmed that [[Nintendo]]'s "current story is that the Koopalings are not Bowser's children" in 2012, leaving the Koopalings as his underlings and Bowser Jr. as his only child.<ref name="Miyamoto"/>
==Members==
==Members==
The Koopalings are listed below in the order they are fought in [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]. It should also be noted that in one of the Prima Guides, it is stated that [[Boom Boom]] is the "forgotten Koopaling", however nothing else links him to the group.
The Koopalings are listed below in their original order:
 
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===Larry Koopa===
|image1=[[File:NSMBU Larry Koopa Artwork.png|150x150px|center|Larry Koopa]]
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|name1=[[Larry|Larry Koopa]]
[[File:NSMBU LarryKoopa.png|thumb|100px|left|Larry Koopa.]]
|description1=Larry Koopa is the youngest Koopaling who is often seen at the forefront of the Koopalings' antics, and he wields the orange [[magic wand]]. His main color representation is sky blue, although his shell was originally colored green, his hair was white in early sprites, and he lacked the small star on the side of his face. There is [[List of rumors and urban legends#Larry Koopa's namesake|some confusion over the identity of Larry's namesake]]; the most recent official statement from his christener, Nintendo of America employee [[Dayvv Brooks]], is that Larry was named as such because he simply "looked like a Larry," though Brooks had previously stated that Larry's name was derived from {{wp|Larry Mullen Jr.}}, the drummer for the Irish rock band {{wp|U2}}. He was also known as "Cheatsy" in the cartoons, alluding to the fact that he will try to win by any means, legitimate or otherwise. He seems to have an interest in sports, such as how he plays tennis with a [[fireball]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. In the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'', he communicated via pictures in word bubbles, which only Lemmy understood.
Larry Koopa has been stated to be the youngest of the Koopalings (although Iggy and Lemmy are called the youngest in the official ''Super Mario World'' player's guide). In the cartoons, he's the middle child. He seems to have an interest in sports, such as how he plays tennis with a fireball in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', although he hasn't appeared in any sports game. He has also shown to be bad-tempered or bratty in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. His main color representation is sky blue, and he wields the orange magic scepter. Larry is known as Cheatsy Koopa in the cartoons, because he will try to win by any means, legitimate or otherwise. In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'', his shell was colored green and his hair was white. In ''Mario Kart 8'', he is described as "Koopa army's special attack squad leader."
|image2=[[File:NSMBW Morton Artwork.jpg|150x150px|center|Morton Koopa Jr.]]
|name2=[[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]]
|description2=Morton Koopa Jr. is the only Koopaling to have a brown skin tone and is often depicted as the largest Koopaling, wielding the red magic wand. His main color representation is black, although his shell was originally gray, he was colored yellow with a green shell in ''Super Mario World'', and he lacked the distinctive star on his face in his early in-game sprites. He is named after the American tabloid talk show presenter {{wp|Morton Downey, Jr.}} He was also known as "Big Mouth" in the cartoons, due to his talkative nature, and often talks for long amounts of time, only to be stopped by another character, most often one of his siblings. In other appearances, he seems to be rather grouchy, with brutal strength to match. Morton's level of intelligence is portrayed inconsistently; sometimes he is shown to be quite slow-witted, but in other games, he possesses a more cunning side.
|image3=[[File:NSMBW Wendy Artwork.png|150x150px|center|Wendy O. Koopa]]
|name3=[[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]]
|description3=Wendy O. Koopa is the sole female Koopaling; she wields the purple magic wand. Her main color representation is pink, although her shell was a shade of deep red in ''Super Mario World''. She is named after {{wp|Wendy O. Williams}}, an American singer and frontwoman of the punk rock band {{wp|Plasmatics|the Plasmatics}}. She was also known as "Kootie Pie" in the cartoons and was considered a spoiled brat with a quick temper, often going into a rage over little things. She is stated to be tomboyish, and seemed to act as the de facto boss in ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]''.
|image4=[[File:NSMBU Iggy Artwork.png|150x150px|center|Iggy Koopa]]
|name4=[[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]]
|description4=Iggy Koopa is a hyperactive, demented, and unpredictable Koopaling who wields the yellow magic wand. His main choice of color is yellow-green, although his shell was colored blue in early sprites and his hair was white in ''Super Mario World''; before ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', his hair was also similar to Lemmy's. He is named after {{wp|Iggy Pop}}, an American rock musician and frontman of the proto-punk band {{wp|the Stooges}}. He was also known as "Hop" in the cartoons and is the twin brother of Hip (Lemmy); together, they are among the youngest members of the family. He was just as childish and immature as his brother in the cartoon series, whereas in the ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'' he was depicted as a brilliant (if crazed) inventor; this has possibly been hinted at in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where the inside of his ship is mechanical rather than wooden.
|image5=[[File:NSMBW Roy Artwork.png|150x150px|center|Roy Koopa]]
|name5=[[Roy|Roy Koopa]]
|description5=Roy Koopa's head and sunglasses are pink (as was his shell originally), and he wields the black magic wand. His main color representation is purple, although his shell and head were colored lavender-purple in ''Super Mario World''. He is named after American rock & roll singer {{wp|Roy Orbison}}. He was also known as "Bully" in the cartoons and is said to be a typical bully who likes beating up others for his own amusement. This is true in most appearances, but in certain Japanese materials, Roy instead speaks in a calm and collected manner, so he may have more of a laid-back personality and be less of a tough guy. He is also the second bulkiest Koopaling after Morton.
|image6=[[File:NSMBW Lemmy Artwork.png|150x150px|center|Lemmy Koopa]]
|name6=[[Lemmy|Lemmy Koopa]]
|description6=Lemmy Koopa is depicted as a small, fun-loving child who wields the green magic wand and has been shown capable of being serious when the situation calls for it. His main color representation is orange. Although in ''Super Mario World'', his shell was colored yellow and his hair was white, and his shell was originally green and he lacked the ponytail. He is named after the late {{wp|Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister}}, frontman of the English heavy metal band {{wp|Motörhead}}. He was also known as "Hip" in the cartoons and is the twin brother of Hop (Iggy); together, they are among the youngest members of the family. Lemmy is usually depicted as perhaps the least bright Koopaling, but is also the most genuinely innocent of his siblings.
|image7=[[File:LudwigNSMBU.png|150x150px|center|Ludwig von Koopa]]
|name7=[[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]]
|description7=Ludwig von Koopa is the eldest<ref name=Second>{{cite|quote=Bowser's oldest Koopaling and second in command, he's a real monster!|date=June 1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Power Strategy Guide''|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> who possesses a magnificent intelligence most likely superior to that of the other Koopalings, and wields the blue magic wand. His main color representation is deep blue, although he was originally depicted with a green shell in artwork (aqua-blue in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and yellow in ''Super Mario World''), as well as white hair in early sprites. He is named after the German Classical and Romantic late composer [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]. He was also known as "Kooky" in the cartoons and had more of a mad scientist persona. Like his namesake, he is said to be a composer and is very much into the culture, but is also sometimes suggested to be the cruelest of the Koopalings. According to ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Ludwig egotistically believes himself to be a "real leader", to which the others, Lemmy, Morton, and Iggy specifically, claim they never voted on it and further explain they operate as a collective trust.<ref>{{cite|author=BeardBear|date=December 3, 2015|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlBs_Qspg6c|title=Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Walkthrough Part 27 {{!}} Neo Bowser Castle #5 & Bosses Koopalings|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 18, 2024}}</ref>
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In addition, the [[Prima Games]] guide of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' refers to [[Boom Boom]] as a Koopaling,<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=22|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|quote='''WORLD FORTRESSES''' Every world has at least one Fortress. This is usually a set of fearsome hallways guarded by nasties and always ends with a Koopa confrontation, courtesy of Boom Boom the Koopaling. Fortresses are just like regular levels, except that when you beat one, any nearby locks (usually preventing you from accessing pipes or Toad Houses) disappear.}}</ref> despite listing him separately in the Friends and Foes section.
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===Morton Koopa Jr.===
==Concept and creation==
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[[File:Bowser Koopalings sketch cropped.png|thumb|Early sketch of [[Bowser]] with [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]], [[Lemmy|Lemmy Koopa]], [[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]] and [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]] made by [[Yoichi Kotabe]] and [[Takashi Tezuka]].]]
[[File:MortonNSMBU.png|thumb|150px|right|Morton Koopa Jr.]]
One of the first sketches in which the Koopalings can be seen, a result of the collaboration between [[Yoichi Kotabe]] and [[Takashi Tezuka]], happened before the release of the [[Family Computer Disk System]] version of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' in 1986 and is associated with Bowser's first redesign.<ref>{{file link|Bowser Koopalings sketch.png|Page 65 of the Japanese ''Official Nintendo Guidebook'' of ''Super Mario All-Stars''}}. The caption states "''At first Bowser's appearance was not entirely settled. In order to get to this version of the sketch, Kotabe and Tezuka collaborated multiple times''". Note how the page is dedicated to the Famicom Disk System version of ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', known as ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' in Japan.</ref> The Koopalings were modeled after the design team of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'',<ref>Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto in ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 31.</ref> and they were all named after famous musicians by the game's North American localizers,<ref>As explained by Dayvv Brooks (former Nintendo of America employee), on July 18, 2012.</ref> since they were not given distinct names in the original Japanese version.<ref>{{file link|Koopalingsjpmanual.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet. Page 3.}}</ref> In the Japanese version of ''[[Super Mario World]]'', only their first names were adopted, dropping the Koopa surname,<ref>{{cite|url=themushroomkingdom.net/smw_j-e.shtml|title=''Super Mario World'': From Japanese to English|publisher=The Mushroom Kingdom|language=en|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> as was done in many subsequent games (both in English and Japanese). The Koopalings were all given different names in the cartoons, purportedly because Nintendo of America had not released their own names yet, forcing the writers of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' to come up with their own names.
Morton Koopa Jr. is the second Koopaling fought in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. He is the largest Koopaling, with an angry personality and brutality to match. In the cartoon, he is smaller and is the second oldest. He is also the only Koopaling to have a brown skin tone, rather than the yellow tone of the others. The ''Jr.'' is simply included as a homage to the man he was named after, Morton Downey Jr.. His main color representation is black, and he wields the red magic scepter. Morton is known as Big Mouth Koopa Jr. in the cartoons, due to his talkative nature, and often talks for long amounts of time, only to be stopped by one of his siblings. In ''Super Mario World'', his shell was colored green and his skin was yellow again. In ''Mario Kart 8'', he is described as "unrivaled/invincible tough guy."
[[File:Kotabe SMB3 Sketch.png|thumb|left|Early sketch, drawn by Yoichi Kotabe, of an artwork for ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' featuring all of the Koopalings.]]
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The word "Koopaling" itself is likely a combination of the name "Koopa" with the [[Wiktionary:-ling#Suffix|diminutive suffix "-ling"]], which is often used to denote a younger, smaller or inferior version, which aptly describes their relation to [[Bowser]]. Similarly, their original Japanese name, "''Kokuppa''" is essentially "Little Koopa" (which is what the [[Toad (species)|retainers]] serving the [[kings]] call them in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] versions) or "Child Koopa", with ''Koopa'' being the Japanese name of ''Bowser''. Interestingly, only their Italian name, ''Bowserotti'', actually means ''Little Bowsers'' using the Western name of ''Bowser'', with the names in the other languages leaving the ''Koopa'' word intact, even when it does not specifically mean ''Bowser''. The English name also evokes such words as "fledgling", "hatchling", "youngling", or even "underling", and may be a mere portmanteau between one of them and "Koopa".
 
===Wendy O. Koopa===
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[[File:WendyNSMBU.png|thumb|150px|left|Wendy O. Koopa.]]
Wendy O. Koopa is the only female Koopaling. She is considered a spoiled brat with a quick temper in the cartoon series, often going into a rage over little things. Instead of the spiked bands the other Koopalings wear, she instead wears two large, circular gold bracelets, along with a spotted bow, a necklace, and high heels. Her lips also differ from the others, as they are plump and pink. Regardless of her feminine traits, she is stated to be a tomboy. She is one of the two Koopalings with no hair (the other being Roy) and the only other not bearing any visible teeth or fangs (the other being Lemmy). Wendy was known as Kootie Pie Koopa in the cartoons. Her main color representation is pink, and she wields the purple magic scepter. She is named after Wendy O. Williams, lead singer of the punk rock band The Plasmatics. In ''Super Mario World'', her shell was a shade of deep red. In ''Mario Kart 8'', she is described as "overthrow/beat-down princess" and a "speed queen".
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===Iggy Koopa===
{{Main|Iggy Koopa}}
[[File:IggyNSMBU.png|thumb|150px|right|Iggy Koopa.]]
Iggy Koopa is a hyperactive, demented, and unpredictable Koopaling. His two significant characteristics are his glasses and his height; he is shown to be the tallest, thinnest, and fastest of the Koopalings. In the cartoons, he is known as Hop Koopa and is the twin brother of Lemmy Koopa (Hip Koopa); together, they are the youngest members of the family. He is also shown to be somewhat of an inventor and a mechanical genius, and one of the smartest Koopalings, alongside Ludwig. Iggy Koopa appears to have a pet [[Chain Chomp]], which assists him during his battles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Iggy's main choice of color is yellow-green, and he wields the yellow magic scepter. In ''Super Mario World'', his shell was colored blue and his hair was white. In ''Mario Kart 8'', he is described as the "trickster with the black-framed glasses".
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===Roy Koopa===
{{Main|Roy Koopa}}
[[File:RoyNSMBU.png|thumb|150px|left|Roy Koopa.]]
Roy Koopa is the fifth Koopaling fought in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Roy is sometimes depicted in American media as a typical bully who likes beating up others for his own amusement. He is even known as Bully Koopa in the cartoons, and is said to be the oldest sibling in that medium. In a likely reference to the "Real men wear pink" saying, Roy's head and sunglasses are pink, as was his shell originally. He is one of the only Koopalings that does not have any hair (the other being Wendy). His main color representation is purple, and he wields the black magic scepter. In Japanese materials, Roy is shown to speak in a calm and collected manner, so he may have more of a laid-back personality. In ''Super Mario World'', his shell and head were colored lavender purple. In ''Mario Kart 8'', he is described as a "out-of-control turtle heavyweight".
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===Lemmy Koopa===
{{Main|Lemmy Koopa}}
[[File:Lemmy Koopa NSMBU.png|thumb|90px|right|Lemmy Koopa.]]
Lemmy Koopa is the smallest of the Koopalings. He has been depicted as an immature, fun-loving child that retains his innocence and immaturity. He is one of the only Koopalings to not bear any visible teeth or fangs (the other being Wendy). His main color representation is orange, and he wields the green magic scepter. Lemmy was known as Hip Koopa in the cartoons and is the twin brother of Iggy Koopa (Hop Koopa), and together, they are the youngest members of the family and mainly were just mischievous instead of evil. Already being clownish from his love of balancing on his rubber ball, it is occasionally inferred he would rather join the circus than try to destroy [[Mario]]. He is named after Lemmy Kilmister. In ''Super Mario World'', his shell was colored yellow and his hair was white. In ''Mario Kart 8'', he is described as "number 1 in agility."
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===Ludwig von Koopa===
{{Main|Ludwig von Koopa}}
[[File:LudwigNSMBU.png|thumb|150px|left|Ludwig von Koopa.]]
Ludwig von Koopa has been known to be the oldest Koopaling. He was considered to be Bowser's second-in-command in earlier appearances but is now his third-in-command. He possesses a magnificent intelligence, most likely superior to that of the other Koopalings. He is presumptuous and arrogant, yet the most cunning and ingenious. He is also the cruelest of his siblings, but is still very much into culture; he likes listening to classical music and he is a composer himself, as he apparently composes "Koopa Symphonies" (which are said to be terrible). His main color representation is deep blue, and he wields the blue magic scepter. Ludwig was known as Kooky von Koopa in the cartoons and was the third oldest. He can perform a [[Flutter Jump]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', but can levitate in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. He is named after composer Ludwig van Beethoven. In ''Mario Kart 8'', he is described as the "showoff villain-hero."
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==Concept and creation==
[[File:Koopalings7.jpg|thumb|300px|The Koopalings in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.]]
The Koopalings were modeled after the design team of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''<ref>Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto in ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide, p. 31.</ref>, and they were all named after famous musicians by the North American localizers of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''<ref>As explained by Dayvv Brooks (former Nintendo of America employee), on July 18, 2012.</ref>, since they were not given distinct names in the original Japanese version<ref>[[Media:Koopalingsjpmanual.jpg|Japanese Manual for SMB3]]</ref>. In the Japanese version of ''[[Super Mario World]]'', only their first names were adopted, dropping the Koopa surname<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/smw_j-e.shtml ''Super Mario World'': From Japanese to English.] The Mushroom Kingdom. (Retrieved July 25, 2012)</ref>, as was done in many subsequent games (both in English and Japanese). The Koopalings were all given different names in the cartoons, purportedly because Nintendo of America had not released their own names yet, forcing the writers of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' to come up with their own names.
The word "Koopaling" itself is likely a combination of the name "Koopa" with the [[Wiktionary:-ling#Suffix|diminutive suffix "-ling"]], which is often used to denote younger, smaller or inferior versions of the full name, which aptly describes their relation to Bowser. Similarly, their original Japanese name, "''Kokuppa''" is essentially "Little Koopa" (which is what the Toad serving the [[Mushroom Kings|king]] calls them) or "Child Koopa". The English name also evokes such words as "fledgling", "hatchling", "youngling", or even "underling", and may be a mere portmanteau between one of them and "Koopa".


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
{{Main|History of the Koopalings}}
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Since their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the Koopalings are notable for appearing as world bosses across ''Super Mario'' platformers. In some role-playing games including the ''Mario & Luigi'' and ''Paper Mario'' series, they also appear as bosses. The Koopalings appear as seperate playable characters in some spin-offs. They appear in other ''Super Mario'' media under different names when they did not have their official names during production.
[[Image:KoopalingsNES.gif|frame|left|Sprites of the Koopalings in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Left to right, Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, Ludwig.]]
The first appearance of the seven Koopalings was in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Here, the Koopalings were ordered by Bowser to use their [[airship]]s and armies to conquer the various lands of the [[Mushroom World]]. Each Koopaling, after attacking a kingdom, stole the ruler's [[Magic Scepter|magic scepter]] and transformed that ruler into an animal of some kind (or in the case of Pipe Maze's ruler in the NES version, [[Piranha Plant|a plant]]).<ref>Depending on the version of ''Super Mario Bros 3.'', the Koopalings will transform the respective rulers into a dog, a spider/silkworm, a kappa, a tyrannosaur, a vulture, a seal, or a Piranha Plant (NES version) or a Cobrat, Hoopstar, a purple Dino Rhino, a Donkey Kong Jr. lookalike, an Albatoss, a Monty Mole, and a Yoshi (SNES and GBA remakes)</ref>


[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] battle a Koopaling every time they travel through a heavily-guarded airship. The battle against the Koopalings consists mostly of dodging the Koopalings' leaps and magical blasts from their stolen scepter. It takes three stomps on the head or ten fireballs in order to defeat a Koopaling. Unlike Bowser, they are immune to hammers. Once defeated, that Koopaling retreats into their shell, flies away and drops their Magic Wand. After Mario or Luigi picks it up, the airship vanishes and that world's king is restored.
==General information==
 
===Physical appearance===
The Koopalings played the same role in the GBA remake, ''Super Mario Advance 4'', with Morton, Lemmy and Ludwig each given an extra [[e-Reader]] level. Larry also attacks [[Grass Land]] and turns its [[Mushroom Kings|King]] into a [[Cobrat]]. In addition, if the player manages to defeat Bowser before defeating the other Koopalings, a cutscene plays when the player arrives at their respective world's castle that shows them ambushing the king, stealing the wand, and then departing shortly before Mario arrived.
[[File:NSMBU Koopalings Group Artwork.png|thumb|upright=1.4|The Koopalings' depiction in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'']]
 
All the Koopalings look relatively similar to Bowser and Bowser Jr., but lack horns on their head. Morton has a unique darker complexion, and three have heads that are not green in coloration (Morton's head is white and Roy's is pink while Wendy's head matches the rest of her body's yellow coloration). Three of them (Larry, Wendy and in part Iggy) have blue eyes much like Bowser in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (but while Bowser's eyes were changed to red, the Koopalings' eyes remained blue). Originally, Ludwig, Morton and Lemmy's eyes were merely black dots, however the former two have since been shown to have thin dark gray irises. All of them have pointed claws on their hands. All the Koopalings have various distinguishing features, such as varying numbers of teeth protruding from their snouts and unique hair styles and colors. Oddly, their sprites in ''Super Mario World'' and the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' remake in ''Super Mario All-Stars'' gave them all white hair and coloration that did not match their artwork, carrying over from the original, inaccurate color palette from the NES. All of them, like [[Bowser]], have ribbed plated bellies. Although the Koopalings were shown in the sprites to have at least four spikes on their shells, the cover for Nintendo Power Player's Guide for ''Super Mario All-Stars'' showed them, or at least Morton and Roy, only having three spines, all of which were directly on the center of the shell from top to bottom. In addition, while Lemmy does not have fangs, his in-game depiction in ''Super Mario World'' does.
====''Super Mario World''====
[[Image:KoopalingsSMW.PNG|thumb|200px|right|Credits for the ''Super Mario World'' ending.]]
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'' the Koopalings aid Bowser in his attack on [[Dinosaur Land]]. Each Koopaling was charged with guarding a fortress on each of Dinosaur Land's areas.
 
After traveling through a Koopaling fortress, Mario or Luigi would battle a Koopaling, who would need to be bashed on the head three times, or in [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]] and [[Larry Koopa|Larry's]] case, knocked into the lava to be defeated. Morton, Ludwig, and Roy can also be defeated with a dozen fireballs.  After a Koopaling was defeated, a captured [[Yoshi Egg]] would be rescued and the path to a new area would be opened.
 
Once defeated, Morton, Ludwig, and Roy went spiraling into the background wall (signified by a puff of smoke), while Iggy, Lemmy, Wendy and Larry all fell into the lava. Afterwards, Mario or Luigi would totally destroy their castle. The narration heavily implied their complete demise, though this was added for flavor by the localizers - the Japanese text for each castle was originally uniform for each victory and did not even refer to them by individual name (in International versions, a rematch can also occur by holding L & R at the castle's rubble).
 
For some reason (likely technical restrictions), the Koopalings' in-game sprites differ drastically from their game artworks. The Koopalings generally use the palettes intended for the Koopa Troopas (yellow for Ludwig and Lemmy, blue for Roy and Iggy, red for Wendy, and green for Morton and Larry); the Koopaling who comes closest to being colored correctly is Larry, who uses the green palette. Additionally, the game's cast roll uses alternate color palettes for three of the Koopalings: Morton gets a teal palette, the same one applied to the [[Buzzy Beetle]]s' in-game sprites; Ludwig gets a pinkish-purple palette more appropriate for the shells of Roy and Wendy; and Roy gets a grey palette that would fit Morton's shell. Furthermore, for unknown reasons, Iggy uses Larry's hairstyle despite having his own style present in the game's graphics, with the correct style only being used during the game's cast roll.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
While most of the Koopalings originally had green shells, redesigns introduced with ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' gave them all unique shell colors. Other aspects of their pre-existing designs were also tweaked, such as Iggy's hair being green rather than multicolored in order to differentiate him further from Lemmy, and their heights and builds being more varied, with Morton now the tallest, followed by Iggy, Roy, Ludwig, Wendy, Larry and finally Lemmy, who was the runt of the litter in their original appearances as well. Their tails also became visible in their official artwork starting from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', having not been drawn until then<ref>{{file link|SMSQPB6 Mario Kick opt.png|Mario kicking Wendy, Bowser and Ludwig}}, note how Bowser's tail is drawn while Ludwig's tail is not.</ref> except for some sprite depictions and an artwork which apparently shows Iggy's tail.<ref>{{file link|SMB3 NES - Group art.png|Main cast artwork for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' in which Iggy's tail can be seen.}}</ref> In their playable appearances in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'']] series, because they are model swaps of Bowser Jr., all of the Koopalings appear roughly the same height as one another, most notably with Roy, Iggy, Morton and Lemmy (although Iggy is still thin).
[[File:NSMBW Prologue.png|thumb|300px|left|The Koopalings and Bowser Jr. jumping out of Princess Peach's cake in their supposed birth order. (Bowser Jr. on top of the cake.)]]
The Koopalings made a surprise return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', serving as bosses in seven of the game's worlds. They also make an appearance in the game's opening sequence, hiding in a cake as cake toppings that the Koopalings presented [[Princess Peach]] with. [[Bowser Jr.]] also appears alongside the Koopalings, marking the first time that all eight children have appeared in the same game. The seven Koopalings all sport a replica of the [[Magic Scepter|Magic Wands]] from their first appearance, while Bowser Jr. has a miniature [[Koopa Clown Car]] of his own. In the first seven worlds, Mario and his friends would have to ascend a [[Tower|tower]] in the middle of the world, at the top of which the Koopaling of that world waited. When defeated in battle, the Koopaling then jumps away after their defeat, much like Bowser Jr. in the original ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', setting up a rematch at the [[Castle|castle]] at the end of the world. Upon catching up with the Koopaling again, [[Kamek]] appears and adds a new element to the battle, such as replacing the floor of [[Larry Koopa|Larry]]'s room with one that shifts up and down, giving [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] an even larger ball than before or even flooding the room [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]] is in. Also, the Koopalings have been given voices in this game, it also gives much deeper voices to Roy, Morton and Ludwig as opposed to the cartoons, where they all have higher voices.


After the credits they are shown with Bowser Jr. ordering them to help Bowser get back up. When he does, however, Bowser's castle falls on top of all of them. Bowser can be heard moaning in pain after that.
The Koopalings' designs were modified in the DIC cartoons, although they were still recognizable.
 
In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Larry is in World 1, Roy is in World 2, Lemmy is in World 3, Wendy is in World 4, Iggy is in World 5, Morton is in World 6, and Ludwig is in World 7.
 
While in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Morton was the boss of a desert level, Roy was the boss of a sky level, and Ludwig was the boss of a pipe level, these have all been slightly switched. Roy is the boss of a desert level, Ludwig is the boss of a sky level, and Morton is the boss of a mountain level (replacing the pipe level). Also, Iggy's giant level is replaced with a jungle level. Larry, Lemmy, and Wendy each retain their level themes (grass, ice, and water, respectively).
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:NSMB2 KoopaClown.png|180px|thumb|right|The Koopalings capturing Princess Peach.]]
The seven Koopalings, alongside their Magic Wands, reappear in the game, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', as the main antagonists alongside Bowser. Five of them (Roy, Iggy, Wendy, Morton and Ludwig) serve as the Castle bosses of the first five Main Worlds, while the two others (Larry and Lemmy) are the bosses of the castles in two of the special worlds.
 
They use the [[Koopa Clown Car]] to kidnap Princess Peach, as seen in the intro, where Mario and Luigi fly around for coins while the Koopalings capture the Princess. After Mario and Luigi safely landed, the Koopalings crash onto the floor, making the Mario Bros. lose their [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]]. They show them Princess Peach and fly away, with Mario and Luigi closely behind them.
 
One of the Koopalings is seen at the beginning of each world, where they run to the tower with Princess Peach. After defeating the [[Reznor]]s in the Tower, the Koopaling of this world comes down with a chain, laughing or taunting Mario and then disappearing again, running to their castle. After the castle fight, the next Koopaling awaits with Princess Peach, only to run away to the next world. They are also seen with the Koopa Clown Car to turn Mario into stone in the final castle by blasting a bright light. After Bowser's initial defeat, the Koopalings attempt to aid Bowser by making him grow bigger, although this only resulted in them being knocked down by Giant Bowser. During the credits, they are seen trying to carry the defeated Bowser with the vehicle, but his weight pulls them down, scattering them all on the floor and on trees.
 
In this game, Roy is in World 1, Iggy is in World 2, Wendy is in World 3, Morton is in World 4, Ludwig is in World 5, Larry is in [[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Mushroom]] and Lemmy is in World Flower. On a side note, when all Koopalings are in the Koopa Clown Car, the 5 Koopalings that are required to be fought (Roy, Iggy, Wendy, Morton and Ludwig) are within the car, while the 2 optional Koopalings (Larry and Lemmy) are holding onto the outside of the car. The ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' guide mistakenly calls Iggy Larry.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
===Personalities===
The Koopalings return, along with [[Bowser Jr.]], and [[Kamek]], in the [[Wii U]] title ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. The Koopalings aid Bowser in capturing Peach's castle. In addition, they also travelled beyond Peach's castle to the neighboring regions in order to ensure that the Mario Bros. don't return to the castle. Like in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', each Koopaling has a personal Airship, though this time, the ships have been stylized in their own designs, but all the ships have their heads for the bow and their coloured shells on top. They're bosses in castle levels once again, but they are fought in their Airships, which are accessed via a [[Cannon]] from the castles. While Larry, Iggy and Ludwig retain their [[Magic Scepter|Magic Wands]], Lemmy, Morton, Wendy and Roy don't have them this time around, and instead use various weaponry (e.g. Roy uses a handheld [[Bill Blaster]] during his battle) much like in ''Super Mario World''. In addition, Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, and Lemmy fight Mario in the cabin area of their airships, while Roy and Ludwig fight Mario on the crows nest of their airships.
The Koopalings' individual personalities have not been fleshed out much besides being childlike, their desire to cause mayhem, and their loyalty to Bowser. However, there were some hints in various supplementary materials. Some of the personalities changed between localizations. For example, Roy in the North American localizations was depicted in a manner similar to a bully (which also earned him the name "Bully" in the DIC cartoons), but the Japanese ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet and ''Super Mario Advance 4'' [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader cards|e-Reader cards]] give him a calm and collected demeanor. The original manual also gave each of the Koopalings several quirks unique to each of them that hinted at their individual personalities with some speeches uttered by them; however, the official English translation toned down several of these quirks or removed them altogether. Although loyal to Bowser, they also did not wish to be on the receiving end of Bowser's rage if they failed a task, as evidenced by Larry's reason for why he and the other Koopalings will not give up the kings' wands easily to Mario, as he stated that the alternative would be to get yelled at by Bowser. Prior to their modern depictions, they were given distinguishing characteristics in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon, as well as the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' and ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]''. In ''Mario Kart 8'', the Koopalings seem to have better speech capabilities than Bowser, as they can be heard saying their names at several points, and even yelling one or two-liners. In addition to being childlike, a [[Play Nintendo]] quiz describes the Koopalings as "zany".<ref>https://play.nintendo.com/activities/quizzes/which-mario-kart-8-racer-are-you-most/ If you get Bowser.</ref>


Lemmy is the [[Acorn Plains]] boss and thus the first Koopaling to fight, followed by Morton who is the boss of [[Layer Cake Desert]], (which is his first time as a desert boss since ''Super Mario Bros. 3''), Wendy as the [[Frosted Glacier]] boss, Larry as the [[Sparkling Waters]] boss, Iggy to be the boss of [[Soda Jungle]], much like how he was the boss of [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and Roy as the boss of [[Rock-Candy Mines]], leaving Ludwig as the final Koopaling to fight, like in the previous ''New Super Mario Bros'' games, as the boss of [[Meringue Clouds]].
The Koopalings' loyalty to Bowser is strong enough that they are willing to serve him even when "Bowser" is actually not himself and in fact possessed by another figure. This is implied by their servitude to [[Bowletta]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and later confirmed in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', where Wendy and Larry specifically mention doing their actions for Bowser and Morton indirectly says that as well despite Bowser being under the influence of [[black paint]]. In the former game's remake, they also possessed strong enough wills that Fawful, when brainwashing them with his spray, was ultimately forced to use a maximum potent dosage on them to sway them to his side.


The Koopalings survive the battle, and were presumably picked up by Bowser Jr. and were onboard his airship. When the Koopa Troop called a retreat shortly after Bowser was defeated, the Koopalings attempted to get Bowser to jump to safety on the ship. However, Bowser inadvertently destroyed the ship while attempting to board it, with the Koopalings clinging to Bowser's tail, while Bowser himself held on to Bowser Jr's Koopa Clown Car.
They were also willing to work with Bowser's son, Bowser Jr., and had little problem with him, as implied by Roy Koopa briefly calling him squirt (Young Master in the Japanese version) and overall talking to him in a casual nature. However, ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' indicated that even they have their limits when working with Bowser Jr., as many of them ended up quitting on him due to being fed up with his notoriously selfish nature while they were trying to hunt for the remedy for the [[blorbs]], the only real exceptions being Iggy and Morton, the former being forced to leave by Bowser Jr. due to finding him annoying, and the latter ended up brainwashed by the Best Fitness Friends into attacking Bowser Jr..


=====''New Super Luigi U''=====
===Abilities===
The Koopalings return in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. Unlike most other aspects of the game, they act the same way as they do in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. At the beginning of each castle, a stone face of the Koopaling with glowing eyes will appear on a wall, but is only for decorative purposes.
The Koopalings each have varying abilities, but in general, the Koopalings are capable of using their shell as both a method of defense and a method of offense. In addition, they are all capable of jumping very high, and are all skilled in magic, frequently using magic wands as a weapon. While only Ludwig, Iggy, and Larry spat fireballs in ''Super Mario World'', ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' revealed that all Koopalings have this ability. Despite that, they are weak to fireballs, though their exact limit has varied between taking multiple fireballs to take down, or being one-hit knocked out by a single fireball. Similar to Bowser, they also have a tendency to survive dangerous hits. This is especially evident with their defeat in ''Super Mario World'', where Larry, Wendy, Iggy, and Lemmy were dunked into lava by the Mario Bros., and each Koopaling later had their castles collapse on them, in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' where they, alongside Bowser and Bowser Jr., ended up surviving being crushed by Bowser's falling castle, and in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', where all of them were accidentally knocked into the lava twice (once by a gigantic Bowser, and then by a gigantic Dry Bowser). Their fighting prowess was such that they managed to casually knock away several [[Beanie]]s while discussing how they can find Bowser at the same time in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''.


===Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.===
In terms of talents unique to individual Koopalings, they seem to know their own spells. While most of them simply cast a colorful shot of magic that slowly flies in a straight line, Wendy instead creates glowing rings that ricochet off the surfaces of the room, and Lemmy creates bouncing circus balls that can knock the Mario Bros. into a bottomless pit. In every game appearance outside of ''Super Mario World'', Lemmy is always seen in battle balancing on top of a big yellow circus ball covered with starry patterns. Ludwig could create earthquakes with his descents in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', an ability that was taken away from him ever since ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', but kept by Roy and Morton. Ludwig was given the ability to flutter jump in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games instead. In ''Super Mario World'', Roy and Morton were able to walk up walls and ceilings and drop down at will.
[[Image:AnimeKoopalings.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Ludwig, Iggy, Larry, Roy, and Wendy, as they appear in the ''Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.'']]
The first appearance of the Koopalings outside of video games was in the Japanese-exclusive [[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.|''Super Mario'' anime series]], which was an adaptation of three fairy tales. In the ''Mario'' version of ''[[wikipedia:Momotarō|Momotarō]]'', they appeared as the minions of Bowser, who was portrayed as the stories' ogre. The Koopalings also appeared as minions of Bowser (now the Wicked Queen) in the adaptation of ''[[wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]'' ("''Shirayukihime''").


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
===Family relationship===
[[File:Koopalings SuperMarioKun 3.jpg|thumb|right]]
[[File:SMSQPB2 Kuppa to koKuppa tachi transparent.png|200px|thumb|right|The Koopalings serve as Bowser’s children in older ''Super Mario'' games.<ref name="JFCSMB3manual"/>]]
The Koopalings are fought within the first three volumes of the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', but they are rarely seen unless there is a volume based on a game they have appeared in.
In their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the Koopalings were introduced as siblings and Bowser's own children.<ref>{{file link|SMB3 - Japanese Promotional Pamphlet.jpg|A Japanese promotional pamphlet for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''}} The Koopalings are called「大魔王クッパの子供達」(Daimaō Kuppa no kodomo-tachi), which means "Great Demon King Koopa's children". The picture of this pamphlet is found in every version of [[Super Mario History 1985-2010]] booklet except North American.</ref><ref name="JFCSMB3manual">In the Japanese instruction booklet of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', they are called「{{ruby|自分|じぶん}}の{{ruby|子供|こども}}コクッパ7{{ruby|兄弟|きょうだい}}」in the story section ({{file link|SMB3 Japanese manual pages 4 5.jpg|page 4}}), and King Koopa's line ({{file link|SMB3 Japanese manual pages 2 3.jpg|page 2}}) reads「ワッハハ。これから{{ruby|俺様|おれさま}}の{{ruby|息子達|むすこたち}}がこのゲームの{{ruby|説明|せつめい}}をするぜ。{{ruby|息子達|むすこたち}}の{{ruby|言|い}}うことをよーく{{ruby|聞|き}}いてせいぜいガンバルことだな。ワッハハ。」Note Koopa's use of「{{ruby|俺様|おれさま}}の{{ruby|息子たち|むすこ達}}」(''ore-sama no musuko-tachi''), which equates to "my children" (or, literally, "my sons") while at the same time referring to himself in an arrogant manner. The children are introduced with the phrase「そして、これがコクッパ7{{ruby|兄弟|きょうだい}}だ！！」({{file link|SMB3 Japanese manual pages 2 3.jpg|page 3}}). Larry ({{file link|SMB3 Japanese manual pages 4 5.jpg|page 4}}), Morton ({{file link|SMB3 Japanese manual pages 8 9.jpg|page 8}}) and Lemmy ({{file link|SMB3 Japanese manual pages 34 35.jpg|page 34}}) refer to King Koopa as「オヤジ」(''oyaji''), which is both a Japanese word for "father" as well as a term of endearment.</ref><ref name="SMB3">''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet. In the story section (page 5), they are called "Bowser's 7 kids" and "his 7 children", and Bowser's line (page 3) reads "Ha Ha Ha! These are my 7 children that are going to help me take over the Mushroom World!" The children are introduced with the phrase "These are Bowser's kids!!" (page 4). Larry (page 5), Morton (page 9) and Lemmy (page 34) refer to Bowser as their father or dad.</ref> Most re-releases and remakes of this 1988 game as well as republications of the game's story retain this detail in Japan, including the 2013 [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] release.<ref name="SMB33DSJM">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_tabj.pdf A PDF manual for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' '''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console release'''] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230314214503/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_tabj.pdf March 2023 archive]) available on the [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/eshop/vc/tabj/index.html Nintendo of Japan eShop website], released January 1, 2013. (Retrieved February 15, 2013)</ref><ref name="JSMA4M" >Nintendo Co., Ltd. (2003). [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/manual_paqj_00.pdf Scans of the Japanese manual of ''Super Mario Advance 4'']. Retrieved December 23, 2015.</ref><ref name="JSMB3M">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAACJ.pdf Scans of the original Japanese ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual, hosted on Nintendo Co. Ltd. site]. Retrieved November 10, 2016.</ref> However, the 2007 Japanese Wii Virtual Console version's manual does not mention their relationship to Bowser,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_smb3/vc_smb3_02.html ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Wii Virtual Console website], released December 11, 2007.</ref> and the 2015 Japanese ''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'' uses a less strong statement than the one found in the original manual.<ref name="Encyclopedia">On page 33 of the ''Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.'', there is this statement:「※取扱説明書のものをそのまま掲載しています。」; despite this, the part of the story where the Koopalings are introduced is this one:「さんざんこらしめたはずの大魔王クッパもマリオのいるキノコ王国からは手を引いたものの今度は子供コクッパ7兄弟を仲間に入れ、ワールドのあちこちでイタズラのやり放題。」; the「自分の」between「今度は」and「子供コクッパ7兄弟」, which roughly means "[Bowser's] own" and is present {{file link|SMB3_Japanese_manual_pages_4_5.jpg|on page 4 of the original Japanese ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual}}, is absent in this story. The meaning of the sentence is roughly unaltered, as this wording omitting the possessive pronoun has also been used in the ''Nintendo Official Guidebook'' of ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', the latter of which also used the stronger form of the original story of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' showing the similar meaning of the two wordings, but the new one is less strong and explicit.</ref> The 2018 English and French versions of ''Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.'' preserve the original manual's description of the Koopalings being Bowser's children verbatim,<ref name="EncyclopediaNA">''Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.''. Page 47. "''Bowser sent his seven children to make mischief as they please in the normally peaceful Mushroom World.''" (October 16, 2018)</ref><ref>On page 33 of the French translation of ''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'', in the story of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' it is told ''Bowser a envoyé ses sept enfants agir comme bon leur semble au sein du Monde des Champignons habituellement plutôt calme.'' (''Bowser sent his seven children to act as they see fit within the usually rather calm Mushroom World''). At page 144 in the general enemy description of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' it is told ''Les sept frères et soeurs de la famille Bowser sont également présents''[...] (''The seven siblings of the Bowser family are also present'').</ref> while the German and Spanish translations of said book make no mention of their relationship.<ref>An excerpt of page 33 of the German translation of the ''Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.'', containing the story of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The sentence ''Allerdings macht er sieben Koopalinge zu seinen Untertanen'' roughly means ''Indeed he turned seven Koopalings into his subjects''.</ref><ref>Page 33 of the Spanish translation of the ''Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.'', containing the story of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The sentence ''Sin embargo, esta vez cuenta con la ayuda de los siete Koopalings, que hacen maldades por todas partes.'' roughly means ''Nonetheless, this time [he] has the help of the seven Koopalings, who cause troubles everywhere.''</ref> Translations of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', its re-releases, remakes, official guides, and websites have kept this detail to varying degrees, with most calling the Koopalings Bowser's offspring.<ref>{{file link|PWPNNC page 169.png|Page 169 of ''Playing with Power: Nintendo NES Classics''}}, containing part of an interview present in the January/February 1990 issue of ''Nintendo Power''</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Rocha, Garitt, and Nick von Esmarch|title=''Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 11, 2016|isbn=9780744017779|language=en-us|page={{file link|PWPNNC page 196.png|196}}}}, containing the story of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''</ref><ref name="ENGSMA4M">{{cite|author=Nintendo of Europe|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance4SuperMarioBros3_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''|publisher=Nintendo of Europe CDN|accessdate=March 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name="KoopalingsUK">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/NES/Super-Mario-Bros-3-279558.html|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' '''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console release'''|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en-gb|archive=archive.today/2014.06.29-171822/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/NES/Super-Mario-Bros-3-279558.html|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="SMB3IT">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/it-it/Giochi/NES/Super-Mario-Bros-3-279558.html|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3''|publisher=Nintendo of Italy|language=it|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="SMB3DE">{{cite|language=de|url=www.nintendo.com/de-de/Spiele/NES/Super-Mario-Bros-3-279558.html|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3''|publisher=Nintendo of Germany|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="SMB3NL">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/nl-nl/Games/NES/Super-Mario-Bros-3-279558.html|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3''|publisher=Nintendo of Benelux|language=nl|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="SMA4guide">{{file link|SMA4 Japanese Guide Page 4.png|Page 4 of the Japanese ''Nintendo Official Guidebook'' of ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''}}. Note how, while in the story they are referred as ''<nowiki>[</nowiki>Bowser's<nowiki>]</nowiki> own children'' (「{{ruby|自分|じぶん}}の{{ruby|子|こ}}どもの「コクッパ7{{ruby|兄弟|きょうだい}}」」), in Bowser's bio the possessive referred to the ''children'' term (「{{ruby|子|こ}}どもたち」) is missing like in the case of the ''Nintendo Official Guidebook'' of ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''.</ref> The 1990 cartoon based on the game, ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', follows this portrayal, with the Koopalings referring to Bowser as "king dad".<ref>''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]: ''[[Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]</ref>
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[[File:CartoonKoopaFamily.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The family in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'']]


===DIC Cartoons===
The 1991 ''[[Super Mario World]]'' English manual,<ref name=ship>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, {{file link|SMW NA Manual Pages 19 20.png|page 20}} (Mysterious Sunken Ship description) "That's right, in Super Mario Bros. 3, '''Koopa and his kids''' used a flying ship to make life tough for Mario.".</ref> the Japanese ''Nintendo Official Guidebooks'' for both the original and 2001 ''[[Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World]]'' remake,<ref name="SMB4guide">{{file link|SMB4 Koopa Family.png|Page 32 of the first volume of the Japanese Nintendo Official Guidebook of Super Mario World, part of the second unit of the volume, named ''Character''}}. The reddish purple headers used for both Bowser and the Koopalings indicate that they are part of the Koopa family, as the explanatory header on the upper left corner shows.</ref><ref name="SMA2guide">{{file link|SMA2 Japanese Guide Page 20.png|Page 20 of the Japanese ''Nintendo Official Guidebook'' of ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''}}. The Koopalings are stated being「7{{ruby|匹|ひき}}の子ども=コクッパ」, roughly meaning ''(Bowser's) seven children=Koopalings'' using an implicit possessive pronoun.</ref> and related 1990 Japanese materials state that the Koopalings are Bowsers' children,<ref name="SMB4KokuppaCard">{{file link|Kokuppa SMB4 Card.jpg|Japanese card about the Koopalings in ''Super Mario World''}}, in which they are referred to as「クッパ{{ruby|大|だい}}{{ruby|魔|ま}}{{ruby|王|おう}}の7{{ruby|人|にん}}の{{ruby|息子|むすこ}}たち。」, meaning "The seven children of the (demon/sorcerer) king Bowser.". Note that their name is written with「7兄弟」instead of「7人衆」.</ref> while the in-game text and Japanese manual (as well as its re-releases and remakes) do not make any direct statements about their relationship. In three character books written with the involvement of [[Nintendo]], the Koopalings are considered Bowser's children, and in two cases explicitly stated to be members of his ''royal family'' (「{{ruby|王|おう}}{{ruby|族|ぞく}}」).<ref name="SMCE">In both {{file link|SMCE pages 18 19.png|the ''Super Mario World'' section}}, {{file link|SMCE page 214.png|the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section}} and {{file link|SMCE pages 88 89.png|the section about the Koopa Troop}} of the ''Super Mario Complete Encyclopedia'' (「スーパーマリオ{{ruby|全百科|オールひゃっか}}」), a book {{file link|SMCE page 256.png|written in 1991 in collaboration with Nintendo}}, the Koopalings are considered, along with Bowser, to be part of the ''King Tribe'' (「{{ruby|王 |おう}}{{ruby|族|ぞく}}」), that {{file link|SMCE pages 88 89.png|page 89}} states being formed by ''every member of the royal family that leads the Bowser Army corps'' (「クッパ{{ruby|軍団|ぐんだん}}を{{ruby|統率|とうそつ}}する{{ruby|王家|おうけ}}の{{ruby|面々|めんめん}}」). In particular, their relationship is explained in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section of the book, where the Koopalings are stated, on {{file link|SMCE pages 150 151.png|page 151}}, to be Bowser's children「クッパの{{ruby|子|こ}}ども、コクッパたち」) and where Bowser on {{file link|SMCE page 228.png|page 228}} is referred to as the ''demon/sorcerer king'' (「{{ruby|大魔王|だいまおう}}」) and on {{file link|SMCE page 214.png|page 214}} Larry Koopa is stated to be the ''youngest child of the demon/sorcerer king'' (「{{ruby|大魔王|だいまおう}}の{{ruby|末|すえ}}っ{{ruby|子|こ}}」), while the Koopalings are stated to be siblings as well (「コクッパ7{{ruby|兄弟|きょうだい}}」).</ref><ref name="PEGMCE">On {{file link|PEGMCE page 193.png|page 193 of the ''Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia'' (「パーフェクト版マリオキャラクター大事典」)}}, a book {{file link|PEGMCE Last Page.png|written in 1994 in collaboration with Nintendo}}, Roy is shown as an example of ''Bowser's group'' (「クッパ{{ruby|系|けい}}」), further described as ''the family of the Great King Bowser'' (「クッパ{{ruby|大王|だいおう}}の{{ruby|一族|いちぞく}}」), on {{file link|PEGMCE pages 228 229.png|page 228}} Larry is stated to be the son of the Great Demon/Sorcerer King Bowser (「クッパ{{ruby|大魔王|だいまおう}}の{{ruby|子供|こども}}」); finally on {{file link|PEGMCE page 42.png|page 42}} the Koopalings are called again the ''7 Koopalings Siblings'' (「コクッパ7{{ruby|兄弟|きょうだい}}」).</ref><ref name="Great Picture Book">On {{file link|SMBD pages 10 11.png|pages 10 and 11 of the ''Super Mario Bros. Daizukan'' (「スーパーマリオ大図鑑」)}} a book {{file link|SMBD Colophon.png|written at the end of 1994 under the supervision of Nintendo}}, the Koopa Troop is stated to have ''Bowser's seven children as its great leaders'' (「7{{ruby|人|にん}}のクッパの{{ruby|子|こ}}どもを{{ruby|大幹部|だいかんぶ}}として」), with the Koopalings presented below. Furthermore, on {{file link|SMBD pages 34 35.png|pages 34 and 35}}, it is explicitly stated that ''Koopalings=Bowser's children'' (「コクッパ=クッパの{{ruby|子|こ}}ども」), with Morton and Ludwig presented as ''one of the seven children of the Great King Bowser'' (「クッパ{{ruby|大王|だいおう}}の7{{ruby|人|にん}}の{{ruby|子|こ}}どものひとり」), Larry being presented as the ''youngest of the seven children of the Great King Bowser'' (「クッパ{{ruby|大王|だいおう}}の7{{ruby|人|にん}}の{{ruby|子|こ}}どものすえっ{{ruby|子|こ}}」)　and Roy's bio starting with ''Among the sons of Bowser, he's the heaviest'' (「クッパのむすこの{{ruby|中|なか}}で,　もっとも{{ruby|体重|たいじゅう}}が{{ruby|重|おも}}い」).</ref>
[[File:CartoonKoopalings.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The Koopalings, 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]]'' produced by [[Nintendo]] and [[DIC Entertainment]], the Koopalings (sometimes referred to as the Koopa Kids) were featured as recurring villains, replacing [[Mouser]], [[Tryclyde]], [[Fryguy (boss)|Fryguy]] and [[Clawgrip]] from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Oddly, the names of the Koopalings were altered in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''. This is probably due to the show's creators using the Japanese version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' as a reference and as the Koopalings weren't named in that game, the show creators simply created names and gave the Koopa Kids (as they were called) personalities to match these names. These names were presumably kept in the ''Super Mario World'' animated series, which was created after the Koopa Kids were officially named, so as not to confuse viewers.


Also in the show, the order of the Koopalings' ages were altered; see the section [[Koopalings#Birth Order|Birth Order]] for more information. Rather than acting as Bowser's highest ranking minions, the Koopa Kids acted directly as his children. They did things such as try to get his attention, gain his appreciation, and even plot against him. Cheatsy and Kooky (Larry and Ludwig) seemed to be Bowser's favorites out of the bunch, which somewhat follows the games. Lemmy, Wendy, and Roy were the only Koopa Kids who closely resembled their game counterparts.
The back of the English ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' box calls them Bowser's "offspring" in 1993, and the French translation of said text uses the same term as well,<ref name="YSNAback">{{file link|SnesyoshissafariBack.jpg|Back of the North American box of ''Yoshi's Safari''}}.</ref> which is absent in the Japanese manual.<ref>{{file link|YRH Manual pages 2 3 opt.png|Pages 2 and 3 of the Japanese manual of ''Yoshi's Safari''}}, which contain the story of the game. Bowser and the Koopalings are together called「クッパ{{ruby|達|たち}}」''Koopa-tachi'', just like in other Japanese material such as {{file link|SMSQPB6 Kuppa tachi.png|Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped (「スーパーマリオおはなしクイズえほん 6 さらわれたともだち」)}}.</ref>


===Comics===
The manual for the [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!'']] vaguely describes the Koopalings as Bowser's "bad boys",<ref>''Mario is Missing!'' SNES instruction booklet. Page 2.</ref> although in the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|DOS version]]'s in-game dialogue, the Koopalings refer to Bowser by name rather than with a familial title. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Bowser's seven children are mentioned in both the Japanese and English versions,<ref name="JSSBMBowser">{{file link|JSSBM Bowser Trophy.jpg|In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', the first trophy of Bowser in Japanese refers to him as having「7人のこども」}}.</ref> and this relationship is also mentioned in the ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' series from 2001 to 2003.<ref name="SMA2guide" /><ref name="SMA4guide">{{file link|SMA4 Japanese Guide Page 4.png|Page 4 of the Japanese ''Nintendo Official Guidebook'' of ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''}}. Note how, while in the story they are referred as ''<nowiki>[</nowiki>Bowser's<nowiki>]</nowiki> own children'' (「{{ruby|自分|じぶん}}の{{ruby|子|こ}}どもの「コクッパ7{{ruby|兄弟|きょうだい}}」」), in Bowser's bio the possessive referred to the ''children'' term (「{{ruby|子|こ}}どもたち」) is missing like in the case of the ''Nintendo Official Guidebook'' of ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''.</ref>
[[File:ValiantKoopalings.jpg|thumb|right|The Koopalings in the story ''[[Bowser Knows Best]]''.]]
The Koopalings were recurring characters in [[Valiant Comics|Valiant's]] [[Nintendo Comics System]] imprint. Here, their personalities were somewhat similar to their animated series counterparts, though they had their original names and appearances. While Wendy and Lemmy each had solo appearances (the former in ''[[Fins and Roses]]'', and the latter in ''[[The Buddy System]]'' and ''[[The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!]]'') their siblings only appeared in the story ''[[Bowser Knows Best]]'' (where the group abduct Princess Toadstool for Bowser as a Father's Day present) and the short ''[[Get Kooped Up With the Nicest People!]]'' (where they and Bowser are shown vacationing in a resort called Klub Koopa).


In ''[[Nintendo Power]]'s'' ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic, the Koopalings acted as Bowser's henchmen in his plot to kidnap and marry [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]].
Following the introduction of [[Bowser Jr.]] in 2002, who is treated independently from the Koopalings, and the lack of major appearances from the Koopalings between ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' in 2003 and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' in 2009, there was confusion about the nature of Bowser's parenthood. Bowser Jr. was first implied to have replaced the Koopalings as Bowser's sole child in the description of Bowser's trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the Japanese version of which refers to Bowser Jr. as「ひとり息子」, meaning "one son" or "only son".<ref>{{file link|JSSBB Bowser Trophy.jpg|The first trophy of Bowser in the Japanese version of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''}}.</ref> While the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. appear together in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', official websites refer to the Koopalings as Bowser's minions rather than his children, and as each other's comrades rather than siblings;<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Wii/New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii-282376.html|title=European ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' website] showing the initial name change to "Bowser's Minions" in Europe (albeit while grouped together with Bowser Jr. as the "Koopa Clan")|publisher=Nintendo of UK|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/smnj/story/index.html|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' story and character page|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 28, 2024}} Ludwig's bio refers to the Koopalings as「{{ruby|仲間|なかま}}」, meaning comrades, partners or company.</ref> however, the game's [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide refers to the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. collectively as Bowser's children, and considers Bowser Jr. to be a Koopaling himself.<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=18|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|quote=Just when Mario and the gang were ready to give the Princess her gifts, Bowser's bratty kids crashed the party!}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=129|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4|quote=After you reach Bowser Jr.'s chamber, the bothersome Koopaling hops into his [[Junior Clown Car|flying carriage]].}}</ref> In a September 2012 interview, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], speaking with [[Takashi Tezuka]], stated that the "current story is that the seven Koopalings are not Bowser's children", leaving Bowser Jr. as his only child (with an unknown mother).<ref name="Miyamoto">{{cite|author=Ryckert, Dan|date=September 10, 2015|url=www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/09/10/miyamoto-tezuka-interview.aspx|title=Mario's Creators Answer Burning Questions About The Series|language=en|accessdate=June 28, 2024|publisher=GameInformer|quote=Our current story is that the seven Koopalings are not Bowser's children. Bowser's only child is Bowser Jr., and we do not know who the mother is.}}</ref> In the Japanese Nintendo Direct announcing the Koopalings as playable characters in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', they are described as「クッパ{{ruby|大魔王|だいまおう}}の{{ruby|子分|こぶん}}」(King Koopa's ''kobun''),<ref>{{cite|language=ja|author=ゲーム情報チャンネル|date=May 5, 2014|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtA40B4o5iM&t=11m5s|timestamp=11:05|title=マリオカート8 Direct 2014 4 30 プレゼンテーション映像|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> which can refer to either underlings or adopted children. Their [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Koopalings|guidance conversation]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' (which was later used again in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'') notes their resemblance to Bowser Jr. and calls the relationship between them and Bowser a mystery, with the Japanese version also mentioning that they have been heard to be Bowser's minions. The website [[Play Nintendo]] has implied that Bowser needs to treat them more like his family.<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/activities/polls/bowsers-new-years-resolutions|title=An official poll in which the fifth choice for Bowser's New Year's resolution is "''Try to spend more time with the Koopalings.|publisher=[[Play Nintendo]]|language=en-us|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> [[Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge]] at [[Super Nintendo World]] has Bowser and the Koopalings form the antagonistic racing team; the queue has several vague allusions to their relationship, such as books with titles such as ''Raising Destructive Children'' and ''Sibling Rivalries and How to Exploit Them''<ref>{{cite|url=wdwnt.com/2021/02/photos-video-experience-mario-kart-koopas-challenge-with-ar-pov-and-full-queue-tour|title=PHOTO & VIDEO TOUR – Ride Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge With & Without AR Headset and Tour The Full Queue in Super Nintendo World|publisher=WDW News Today|accessdate=June 28, 2024|language=en}}</ref> (though the latter may instead be referring to [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]).


===Nintendo Adventure Books===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', the Koopalings have lines of dialogue, which would later continue in games such as ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''. To reflect their revised portrayal, in the Japanese versions of the games, the Koopalings refer to Bowser as ''Master Bowser'' (「クッパ{{ruby|様|さま}}」) and consider each other comrades (「{{ruby|仲間|なかま}}」) without any family relationship, though multiple translations, including the English versions, portray them as siblings.<ref>As an example, Larry's ''TALK_CUPCHAT_PR_LOSE_LAR_USUAL_0'' line in the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games states「さすがに{{ruby|予選|よせん}}で{{ruby|負|ま}}けるってのは はずかしいな。{{ruby|仲間|なかま}}たちには{{ruby|笑|わら}}われるだろうしクッパさまにはドヤされるだろうし、まいったぜ。」Note the use of both「{{ruby|仲間|なかま}}」and「クッパさま」.</ref><ref>{{cite|author=aika|language=ja|date=December 11, 2015|url=youtu.be/YbHkj1xGIVI?t=180|timestamp=03:00|title=【3DS】マリオ＆ルイージRPG ペーパーマリオMIX　ルドウィッグ＆ラリー戦|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 28, 2024}} In the dialogue at the beginning of the battle against Larry and Ludwig, Larry does not call Ludwig ''brother'', while in the English versions and in most other Western translations he does.</ref> While the Japanese and English versions of ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' portray the Koopalings' relationship to Bowser simply as them being his minions, the Italian and German translations mention that Bowser is their father.<ref>Games' Art (December 30, 2015). [https://youtu.be/HsZcDCGJyBM?t=773 38 Mario e Luigi: Paper Jam Bros ITA - Neo Castello di Bowser parte 2]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 14, 2016. After Iggy presses the button, Lemmy says: "''Daaaaaad! This is not fair!''".</ref><ref>LETSPLAYmarkus (January 19, 2016). [https://youtu.be/5VZcaA4tZNo?t=565 <nowiki>MARIO & LUIGI: PAPER JAM BROS. # 57 ★ Der letzte und höchste Rang! [HD | 60fps]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 19, 2016. After being defeated, Morton says: "''Forgive us... Father. I mean, of course... Master Bowser!''".</ref> Additionally, the Italian translation of ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' is devoid of every explicit mention of the Koopalings as Bowser's minions present in the Japanese version.<ref>While [https://www.nintendo.it/Notizie/2016/giugno/Non-perderti-le-ultime-informazioni-su-Paper-Mario-Color-Splash-per-Wii-U--1117398.html in the preview] the Koopalings are referred to using the ''Bowser's minions'' term (''scagnozzi di Bowser'') used in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. (series)|New Super Mario Bros.]]'' games, and even though in the final game [https://youtu.be/n5jFO0ErW_g?t=681 Morton mentions ''the boss''] (''il capo'') without specifying who he is supposed to be, as soon as Bowser is revealed [https://youtu.be/c1ShokOB5cg?t=2230 Ludwig], [https://youtu.be/0KHkDZfT_Es?t=1435 Wendy], [https://youtu.be/dWxzKA5RYZs?t=1730 Larry] and [https://youtu.be/T4jSKKyFIlI?t=997 Roy] always refer to him by name without adding any other title, Roy even directly asks Bowser to avenge his defeat, this attempt being absent [https://youtu.be/N_ZXYBA3rIs?t=891 in the Japanese version]. Furthermore, the Koopalings are always referred to as ''Little Bowsers'' (''Bowserotti'', the Italian term originally used for the Koopalings, itself a direct translation of the ｢コクッパ｣ term), as can be seen already [https://youtu.be/dWxzKA5RYZs?t=1730 before fighting Larry], even when the Japanese version explicitly use the ''Bowser's minions'' (｢クッパの{{ruby|手下|てした}}｣) term in place of the ''Team of 7 Bowsers'' (｢クッパ7{{ruby|人衆|にんしゅう}}｣) term that should be translated as ''Bowserotti'', as can be seen before fighting Lemmy (where in the [https://youtu.be/owAMX0L20fM?t=645 Japanese version] ｢クッパの{{ruby|手下|てした}}｣ is used and in the [https://youtu.be/-veTyON5u5M?t=798 Italian localization] ''Bowserotti'' is used instead), as well as in the ''GB_RedRescue13'' line of the 13th Rescue Red Toad who states ''Hai già sconfitto Morton, Iggy, Ludwig, Wendy e Larry. Ti restano solo due Bowserotti!'' (while the [https://youtu.be/owAMX0L20fM?t=334 Japanese version] again uses the ｢クッパの{{ruby|手下|てした}}｣ term).</ref> The Italian manual of ''[[Monopoly Gamer|Monopoly Gamer Collector's Edition]]'' presents the Koopalings as the seven most dangerous amongst Bowser's minions,<ref>On {{file link|MGCE Italian Manual page 22.png|Page 22 of the Italian manual of ''Monopoly Gamer Collector's Edition''}}, the Koopalings' bio states ''I Bowserotti sono sette dei più pericolosi, cattivi e perfidi scagnozzi di Bowser.'' which means ''The Koopalings are seven among the most dangerous, bad and malicious minions of Bowser''.</ref> and the Italian and German translations of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' retain a mention from the Japanese version that Bowser Jr. is the only son of Bowser.<ref>In the Japanese version of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions#Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser|Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]'' [https://youtu.be/vbQaLbxKxbQ?t=1046 Bowser Jr. is stated in his bio to be「大魔王クッパの1人息子」] (''Great Demon/Warlock King Bowser's only son''), similarly in the  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u-EDTmeVCY&t=710 Italian localization] his bio states ''È l'unico figlio di Bowser'' (''He's the only son of Bowser'') and in the [https://youtu.be/PiCu6nTH3qs?t=774 German localization] his bio states ''Bowsers einiziger Sprössling'' (''Bowser's only offspring'').</ref>
The Koopalings appeared throughout the [[Nintendo Adventure Books]], often aiding Bowser in his latest scheme, though they would occasionally strike out on their own, as was the case with Ludwig in ''[[Pipe Down!]]'' and Iggy in ''[[Brain Drain]]''. The only book in which all seven appeared together was ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', which has Wendy steal her brothers' wand so she can fuse them with her own to make a super wand that, along with minions loyal only to her, would allow her to usurp her father.


In the books Iggy was the Koopaling featured the most, often appearing as the main threat due to whipping up a new invention like the [[GLOM]], [[Monster Mixer]] and [[Synapse Switcher]]. Larry was used the least, his only noteworthy role in the series being ambushing Mario and Yoshi in an entirely skippable sequence in ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]''.
The Japanese website of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', besides referring to them using the newer ''Team of Seven Bowsers'' (｢クッパ7人衆｣) term instead of the original ''Bowser's Minions'' (｢クッパの手下｣) term, also indicates that they are considered as the ''leaders of the Bowser clan'' (｢クッパ一味の幹部｣).<ref>{{cite|language=ja|ur=www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/adala/pc/story/index.html|title=''Story'' section of the official Japanese site of ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>


===''Mario is Missing!''===
===Birth order===
In ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', the Koopalings travel to [[Earth]] with Bowser to aid him in his plan to melt [[Antarctica]], thereby flooding the Earth. Presumably, they also acted as the commanders for each of the "Koopa critters" that were being deployed to steal the artifacts around the world. A Koopaling would guard the corridor of Bowser's fortress and battle [[Luigi]], who was searching for his missing brother. All it would take are a few bops on the head to defeat a Koopaling in ''Mario is Missing!''.
{{rewrite|section=y|Larry as a leader needs more detail besides dismissing it a possible mistranslation, and seems more like a questionable choice that writers largely chose not to follow up on.}}
In ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', Larry was stated to be the youngest of the Koopalings<ref>{{cite|quote=Bowser's youngest Koopaling, Larry, has taken over the Grass Land.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Power Strategy Guide''|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=June 1990}}</ref> (reaffirmed as still true in his [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] description in the American version of ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and his character origin [[smashwiki:List of tips (SSBU)/Fighters|tip]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''), while Ludwig was said to be the oldest.<ref name=Second/> The birth order for the five middle children was not confirmed, although in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as Larry is the first Koopaling to be fought and Ludwig is the last, the implication would seem to be that all seven Koopalings are fought in order from youngest to oldest (provided the player does not [[Warp Zone|warp]]); however, Morton is described as "one of the older Koopalings,"<ref>{{cite|quote=Being one of the older Koopalings, Morton's ship is more advanced than Larry's, and more dangerous!|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Power Strategy Guide''|page=24|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=June 1990}}</ref> although this may have been in relation to Larry, the previous boss encountered. The same guide also stated that Ludwig is Bowser's second in command,<ref name=Second/> although this has since been supplanted by characters such as [[Kammy Koopa]], [[Kamek]], and [[Bowser Jr.]], as well as English versions of ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and the European version of ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' stating that Larry leads the Koopalings (though this is possibly due to a mistranslation). The Prima strategy guide for ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' describes Roy as being "a little heavier than his younger family", which might indicate that Roy is one of the older Koopalings.<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=15|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|quote=Roy, the guardian of The Sky, is a little heavier than his younger family, and he pounds the ground when he lands from a jump, paralyzing Mario for a moment. Keep off the ground when Roy lands, and employ the regulation "three head stomps or 10 fireballs" takedown method.}}</ref> In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Larry calls Ludwig "boss", and Ludwig shows that he thinks of himself as a leader, and even a king.


In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]] version of ''Mario is Missing!'', only [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]], [[Roy Koopa|Roy]] and [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]] appear, although [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] and [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]] are mentioned in the manual; in the PC version of the game, [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] and [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]] are the only ones not appearing, though they are mentioned in the game's manual. Cut dialogue in the latter version, however, implied that Lemmy and Morton were considered to be implemented as bosses. Also in the PC version, instead of stomping the Koopalings, Luigi defeats them with a single blast from a [[Fire Flower]] that he gains after locking each door on a floor. The PC version is also the only major appearance of the Koopalings where they actually speak in-game.
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Hip and Hop (Lemmy and Iggy) are depicted as twins and are contradictorily believed to be the youngest. Although Kootie Pie (Wendy) celebrated her sixteenth birthday in "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]", the specific ages of the others was never confirmed. According to the Writer's Bible included on the Shout! Factory DVD set and brief concept clips of the cartoon, the other Koopalings were all teenagers; Bully (Roy) was the eldest, followed by Big Mouth (Morton), Kooky (Ludwig), Cheatsy (Larry), Kootie Pie, and finally Hip and Hop both at six years old. This is seemingly the reference used for the ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'' series, since in ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'' Morton exclaims, "Little brothers are so cowardly!" in regards to Iggy, although this may have been a quip at Luigi's expense (who expressed particular resentment at that remark).


===''Yoshi's Safari''===
===Fighting order===
In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', the Koopalings once again aid Bowser in the conquest of a kingdom, this time [[Jewelry Land]]. In this game, the Koopalings attack Mario by using giant mecha weaponry. It would take various shots from Mario's [[Super Scope]] to beat a Koopaling, thus forcing it to hold up a white flag of defeat.
The order the Koopalings are fought differ in each game they appear as bosses:
 
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Larry, Wendy, and Morton were also given plush toys as part of the ''Yoshi's Safari'' plush set (along with Mario, Yoshi and Bowser)<ref>[http://www.videogamemm.com/main.php The Video Game Memorability Museum] has images of the six ''Yoshi's Sarafi'' plus toys. (Retrieved October 7, 2012).</ref>
{|class="wikitable"width=70% style="text-align:center"
 
!Game
===''Hotel Mario''===
!First
In ''[[Hotel Mario]]'' a Koopaling would guard a hotel which they had taken over. Mario would have to adventure through a [[Koopa Hotel]] and reach their room to battle them. Their hotels were passed in this order:
!Second
 
!Third
*[[Morton's WoodDoor-Hysteria]]
!Fourth
*[[Roy's HardBrick Hotel]]
!Fifth
*[[Larry's Chillton Hotel]]
!Sixth
*[[Lemmy's High-ate Regency Hotel]] 
!Seventh
*[[Ludwig's Thump Castle Hotel]]
|-
*[[Wendy's Blitz Snarlton Hotel]]
!''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' / ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]''
 
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
Despite their efforts, and like in the previous engagements, the Koopalings were defeated. Iggy didn't have his own hotel, but he accompanied Bowser in the final battle.
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
 
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
[[Image:Koopalings MandLSS.PNG|frame|The '''Koopalings''' in the order the player fights them.]]
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
{{quote|Koopalings! Your time has come!|Bowletta|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga}}
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
 
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
After several years absence, the Koopalings make a return appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. During the game, the witch [[Cackletta]] who had previously [[Bowletta|stolen Bowser's body]] takes control of [[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Bowser's Castle]] and uses the fortress to attack [[Beanbean Castle Town]]. The Koopalings serve "Bowletta" and work to impede the Mario Bros.' progress.
|-
 
After getting into Bowser's Castle, Mario and Luigi fight the Koopalings in their respective rooms, usually needing to complete some sort of challenge in order to battle them. Additionally, the last three (Roy, Wendy, and Larry) use a special [[Time Bob-omb]] in battle. If the Mario Bros. failed to end the battle successfully in 9 turns, the Bob-omb's timer would reach zero and it would explode, resulting in an instant [[Game Over]]. While the Mario Bros. ventured through the castle they encountered the Koopalings in the same order as in ''Super Mario World'' (Iggy, Morton, Lemmy, Ludwig, Roy, Wendy, and Larry). After being defeated, each Koopaling left a warp point for the Mario Bros. None of the seven Koopalings had any lines of dialogue.
 
===''Mario Kart 8''===
[[File:Koopalings Artwork - Mario Kart 8.png|thumb|left|Artwork of the '''Koopalings''', from ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
The Koopalings made their spin-off debut appearance as unlockable playable characters in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=631c1fz87I8 Nintendo Direct – 2.13.2014]</ref> This also marks the first appearance overall of the Koopalings as playable characters. In the eShop description of the game, the Koopalings are described as "Bowser's seven minions". Each of the Koopalings have varying weights: Lemmy, Larry, and Wendy are classified as lightweight, Iggy and Ludwig are classified as medium weight, and Morton and Roy are classified as heavyweight. Every one of them is used as a Normal Staff Ghost.
 
On a side note, if any of the Koopalings are CPU-controlled, they are more likely to use the [[Landship]] than any other vehicle body.
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===Other Appearances===
Iggy and Larry appear in ''[[Mario's Early Years]]''. Iggy is in the alphabet, and Larry comes out of a pipe if the player chose the correct answer, saying "I like your choice". Iggy also makes cameo appearances in ''[[wikipedia:Super Scope 6|Super Scope 6]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. In the former, he is shown riding a missile and chasing a plane piloted by Mario, while in the latter, an image of Mario fighting him in ''Super Mario World'' is briefly shown during [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]'s scan.
 
[[File:KoopalingsSPP.PNG|frame|right|The '''Koopalings'''' Beta sprites for ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.]]
The Koopalings were originally going to appear in ''Super Princess Peach'' as boss characters in the order of ''Super Mario World'', though they were [[List of Super Princess Peach beta elements|dropped from the final version of the game for unknown reasons]]. In this game, Roy, Wendy's, and Morton's shells were apparently going to be colored green like their brothers, rather than their original pink and grey coloration (respectively).
 
The Koopalings are mentioned briefly in Bowser's trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', but only Bowser Jr. is mentioned in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' trophy, while Ludwig alone appears as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]].
 
In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', costumes that are based on the Koopalings can be unlocked in that game, and are unlocked in the same order as the Koopalings were fought in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
 
The Koopalings make a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' on banners in the Aerial Road and Sky Arena tracks.
 
The Koopalings appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' challenges in ''[[NES Remix 2]]''. An entire challenge is dedicated to beating all the seven in a row in the order they were fought in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. In addition, Iggy and Larry have their own challenges. Iggy has to be defeated with the [[Frog Suit]], while Larry has to be defeated while Mario is small.
 
==General information==
===Physical appearance===
[[File:Koopalings - New Super Mario Bros U.png|250px|thumb|The Koopalings' current depiction.]]
All the Koopalings look relatively similar to each other and to Bowser and Bowser Jr. However, unlike their boss and his son, the Koopalings lack horns on their head, [[Morton Koopa Jr.]] has a unique darker complexion, and three have heads that are not green in colouration ([[Morton Koopa Jr.]]'s head is white and [[Roy Koopa]]'s is pink while [[Wendy O. Koopa]]'s head matches the rest of her body's yellow coloration). All the Koopalings have various distinguishing features, some of which were exaggerated or changed in the redesigns introduced with ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Originally, most of the Koopalings had green shells, but now they all have unique shell coloration, and their tails are visible in the artwork, having only been seen in various sprites before the release of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Oddly enough, in Super Mario World all four Koopalings who have hair were platinum blonde or white-headed.
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===Personalities===
The Koopalings' individual personalities have not been fleshed out much besides their desire to cause mayhem and their loyalty to Bowser. However, there were some hints in various supplementary materials. Some of the personalities changed between localizations. For example, Roy in the American localizations was depicted in a manner similar to a bully (which also earned him the name "Bully" in the DIC cartoons), but Japanese materials give him a calm and collected demeanor. The Japanese manual for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' gave each of the Koopalings several quirks unique to each of them that hinted at their individual personalities with some speeches uttered by them. However, the American translation toned down several of these quirks or removed them altogether. Although loyal to Bowser, they also did not wish to be on the receiving end of Bowser's rage if they failed a task, as evidenced by Larry's reason for why he and the other Koopalings will not give up the king's scepters easily to Mario in ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]'', as he stated that the alternative would be to get yelled at by Bowser. In-game, especially in ''Mario Kart 8'', the Koopalings seem to have better speech capabilities than Bowser or Bowser Jr., as they can be heard saying their names at several points, and even yelling one or two-liners.
 
===Abilities===
The Koopalings each have varying abilities, but in general, the Koopalings are capable of using their shell as both a method of defense and a method of offense. In addition, they are also skilled in magic, frequently using Magic Scepters as a weapon. They are weak to fireballs, however, though their exact limit has varied between taking multiple fireballs to take down, or being one-hit knocked out by a single fireball. Similar to Bowser, they also have a tendency to survive dangerous hits. This is especially evident with their defeat in ''Super Mario World'', where Larry, Wendy, Iggy, and Lemmy were dunked into lava by the Mario Bros., and each Koopaling later had their castles collapse on them, in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', where they alongside Bowser and Bowser Jr.,ended up surviving being crushed by Bowser's falling castle, and in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', all them were accidentally knocked into the lava twice, once by a gigantic Bowser, and then from a gigantic [[Dry Bowser]].
 
==Family relationship==
The Koopalings were introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' as Bowser's seven children, and were shown to have a family dynamic with him in ''Mario'' cartoons, books and comics produced at the time. In both the games and the other media, they helped their father in his evil plans, typically acting as mini-bosses who ruled over various conquered areas. They are shown to be very loyal to Bowser in all their appearances, their unexplained subservience to [[Bowletta]] (Bowser possessed by the witch [[Cackletta]]) in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' notwithstanding.
 
After ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', subsequent games and their related material started downplaying or ignoring the relationship between the Koopalings and Bowser. The back of the English-language version of ''Yoshi's Safari'' box called them Bowser's "offspring", while the manual for the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!'' ambiguously calls the Koopalings Bowser's "bad boys" (Wendy was not shown to be involved in that game), however in the the DOS version's in-game dialogue, the Koopalings refer to Bowser by name rather than with a familial title. The text in the Japanese manual of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' merely implies a relationship between the Koopalings and Bowser in calling them the 「コクッパ７兄弟」 ''Kokuppa 7 Kyōdai'' (essentially, the "7 little Bowser siblings")<ref>[[:File:Koopalingsjpmanual.jpg|A scan of the Koopalings in the Japanese ''SMB3'' manual]], calling them the 「コクッパ７兄弟」 ''Kokuppa 7 Kyōdai''.</ref>, however in a speech bubble, Bowser refers to them as 「俺様の息子達」 ''Ore-sama no musuko-tachi'', which equates to "my children" (or, literally, "my sons")<ref>[http://www.geocities.jp/frnyanko/setsumei/famicom/supermario3/supermario3.html Transcription of the Japanese ''SMB3'' manual on Geocities.] Bowser's line reads 「ワッハハ。これから俺様の息子達がこのゲームの説明をするぜ。息子達の言うことをよーく聞いてせいぜいガンバルことだな。ワッハハ。」 Note Bowser's use of 「俺様の息子達」 (''ore-sama no musuko-tachi''), which equates to "my children" (or, literally, "my sons"), while at the same time referring to himself in a comically arrogant manner.</ref>, and Larry refers to Bowser as 「オヤジ」 ''Oyaji'', which is both a term of endearment and a Japanese word for "father" <ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_smb3/vc_smb3_02.html VC スーパーマリオブラザーズ3] Nintendo of Japan website. Note that Larry refers to Bowser as 「オヤジ」 ("''Oyaji''") in katakana, which both is a Japanese term for "Father" as well as a Japanese term of endearment</ref>. However, despite the relationship, a line from Lemmy Koopa in the Japanese manual implied that they do not live with Bowser.<ref>「マリオのヤツがどこまでガンバレルか楽しみだなー。ワールドのマップも先へ進むにつれ、どんどん複雑で広大なものになってくるよ。それはそうと、暗黒の国だけはオヤジしか知らなくて何もわかんないんだ。でも、何か、すごい新兵器を作ってるのをちらっと見たことがあるよ。」 ("''I'm looking forward to see how far can Mario go. As you advance the world maps become more complex and extensive. Anyway, our dad alone knows the Dark Land and I have no idea about it. But I had glanced he had been making some great new weapons.''") - The ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Japanese manual (page 34)</ref> However, after ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and a few Famicom-era promotional materials, none of the Koopalings' Japanese game appearances mentioned their relationship with Bowser. Similarly, their titles also changed throughout their appearances in Japan. As noted above, the Koopalings were referred to as Kokuppa 7 Kyodai in the Japanese promotional materials and manual for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. In ''Super Mario World'', they were instead referred to as the Kokuppa 7 Ninshu (rough translation being "Little Bowser Seven Man Team"). This same terminology is used for their most recent appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' simply refers to them as Kokuppa ("Little Bowsers").
 
In 2002, ''Super Mario Sunshine'' introduced a new son, [[Bowser Jr.]], and given that the Koopalings had not made a major appearance since 1994's ''Hotel Mario'', there were concerns that Bowser Jr. had replaced the seven older characters as Bowser's sole offspring. This suspicion was supported by the fact that in 2003, the Japanese manual of ''Super Mario Advance 4'' merely called the Koopalings underlings rather than Bowser's kids, although the North American manual of ''Super Mario Advance 4'' refers to the Koopalings as Bowser's children. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' gave them no lines and did not comment on their relationship to Bowser. In addition, while Bowser's [[Trophy]] in 2001's ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' referred to his seven children, only Junior was mentioned in his ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' Trophy in 2008.
 
However, the Koopalings did eventually return after a long hiatus alongside Bowser Jr. in 2009's ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and seem to share a familial relationship with him, [[Kamek]], and Bowser. The game established that Bowser Jr. was the heir to the Koopa throne despite being the youngest, and he seemed to act as the ringleader of the group. He is often viewed as the "spoiled" one, though there is little in-game evidence supporting this, partly because the other Koopalings have yet to be shown interacting with Bowser in modern games aside from assisting him in or after battle. Promotional materials did downplay their kinship, such as the website of ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' referring to them as minions, as well as their name change in Japan and Europe to "Bowser's minons" (although the European website for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' grouped the Koopalings in with Bowser Jr. as being part of the "Koopa Clan"). In an American September 2012 interview, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] went on record to say that Nintendo's "current story is that the seven Koopalings are not Bowser's children" and that Bowser Jr.'s mother is unknown<ref name="Miyamoto"/>. Despite this, [[Nintendo]] of Japan doesn't seem to care about withholding or changing the existing material that implies or states the Koopalings' role in old games so that it would match their supposed current portrayal<ref>[https://7a5b8882-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/marioguttsupurohyirugongesaito/marioguttsukorekushon/fc00003_1.jpg?attachauth=ANoY7coVQat-3WaMFBlNp77H22eGGLyK4p3oRI1nMKABjNGP_A3BIUv0xz7z4alR_Slu_9_BhLJq7y9YIpyWeOAM2CbfESQiKQVHUl6AYnDgrQSeYKwlUSSnTLurHHorp8Dc5Byh_o7h-im0QqTP60BtF4TGMS-GGfAS2n7z4lhwewzdfa4M240q-shF7XxV4FqryGteLpr88HFvKyutMkZcEQM4lsLy6FYio0WEuELOmJ1X0XaM7ZtyaL3Zrqy_QpoRmJAmjjLLbFhD6ce0OYbxVqMXUaJ_qg%3D%3D&attredirects=0 A Japanese promotional pamphlet for Super Mario Bros. 3.] The Koopalings are called 「大魔王クッパの子供達」 (Daimao Kuppa no kodomo-tachi), which means "Demon King Bowser's children". The picture of this pamphlet is found in every version of Super Mario History Booklet except American. (Retrieved February 15, 2013)</ref><ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/eshop/vc/tabj/man_tabj.pdf A PDF manual for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' 3DS Virtual Console release] available on the [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/eshop/vc/tabj/index.html Nintendo of Japan eShop website for the game.] (Released January 1, 2013) The story section remains seemingly unchanged from the original, and the Koopalings are mentioned as 「自分の子供コクッパ7兄弟」 (''jibun no kodomo Kokuppa 7 Kyōdai''), which roughly translates into "his (Bowser's) children, the 7 Little Bowser siblings". (Retrieved February 15, 2013)</ref>. In addition, Larry's official description implies that the Koopalings acted as special forces in the Koopa Troop.
 
==Birth order==
According to the Player's Guide for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Larry is stated to be the youngest of the Koopalings, while Ludwig is said to be the eldest. As Larry is the first Koopaling of the game, while Ludwig is the last, it is strongly implied that all seven Koopalings are fought in order from youngest to oldest, provided the player doesn't warp. However, the birth order for the five middle children has never been officially confirmed.
 
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', an alternate birth order was used; much of this information comes from the Writer's Bible included on the Shout! Factory DVD set. Bully (Roy Koopa) is regarded as the eldest, while the twins Hip and Hop (Lemmy and Iggy Koopa) are the youngest. While Hip and Hop are said to be six-year olds, the rest of their siblings are all teenagers. Although Kootie Pie (Wendy O. Koopa) celebrated her sixteenth birthday in "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]", the specific ages of the others was never confirmed. In a behind-the-scenes clip of the cartoon, the Koopalings were shown in the age order of Bully, Big Mouth, Kooky, Cheatsy, Kootie Pie, Hop, and Hip.
 
==Fighting order==
The order the Koopalings are fought differ each game they appear in as bosses:
 
{| class="wikitable"
!World
!''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
!''[[Super Mario World]]'' / ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
!''[[Super Mario World]]'' / ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
|-
!''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
!''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
|-
!''[[Hotel Mario]]''
!''[[Hotel Mario]]''
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
|-
!''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
!''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
|-
!''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
!''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
|-
!''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' / ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
!''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' / ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
|-
|-
![[World 1]]
!''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
|[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]]
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
|[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
|[[Roy Koopa|Roy]]
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]]
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
|-
|-
![[World 2]]
!''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
|[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
|[[Roy Koopa|Roy]]
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
|[[Roy Koopa|Roy]]
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
|[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
|[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
|-
|-
![[World 3]]
!''[[Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]''
|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]
|style="background-color:skyblue"|Larry
|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]]
|style="background-color:#AAFF73"|Iggy
|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]
|style="background-color:#FFBFF5"|Wendy
|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]
|style="background-color:#A38F86"|Morton
|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]]
|style="background-color:#D7B0FF"|Roy
|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]
|style="background-color:#FFF8A5"|Lemmy
|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]
|style="background-color:#7195E0"|Ludwig
|-
![[World 4]]
|[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]
|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]
|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]
|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]]
|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]
|[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]
|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]
|-
![[World 5]]
|[[Roy Koopa|Roy]]
|[[Roy Koopa|Roy]]
|[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]
|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]
|[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]
|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]
|[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]
|-
![[World 6]] / [[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Mushroom]]
|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]]
|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]
|[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]
|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]
|[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]
|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]
|[[Roy Koopa|Roy]]
|-
![[World 7]] / [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Flower]]
|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]
|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]
|[[Roy Koopa|Roy]]
|[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]
|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]
|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]]
|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]
|}
|}
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====Notes====
*Due to the world structure of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (six main worlds and three optional special worlds), Worlds [[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|Mushroom]] and [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|Flower]] (and their Koopalings, Larry and Lemmy) can be considered either to be preceded by [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]] ([[Bowser]]) or succeeded by Worlds [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|3]] (Wendy) and [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|5]] (Ludwig), respectively.
*Even though [[Sparkling Waters]] and [[Frosted Glacier]] are officially considered to be the third and fourth worlds of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''), respectively, the player can choose to beat whichever one (and their Koopalings, Larry and Wendy) first. Similarly, while all the levels are numbered in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', the player can play them in any order they wish.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' has the player fighting two or three of the Koopalings at once, with Roy and Wendy, then Larry and Ludwig, then Morton and Lemmy via Papercraft; then each pair is fought again, with Morton and Lemmy joined by Iggy. The first two pairs are also fought alongside [[Dry Bowser]].
*In the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!'', only Ludwig, Iggy, and Roy are fought, with Larry, Morton, Wendy and Lemmy only being depicted in the manual. In the DOS version, however, all except for Morton and Lemmy appear (although the latter two were planned to appear, at least in the ''CD-ROM Deluxe'' edition, due to the presence of unused voice clips), and they are fought in the following order: Larry, Roy, Wendy, Iggy and Ludwig.
*In ''[[Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]'', Lemmy and Ludwig are both fought in the same level, albeit in different waves (Lemmy comes two waves before Ludwig). All the Koopalings are fought again at the same time later in the game, with Ludwig as the captain and the rest as regular troops.
*Although Monopoly Gamer is technically not a video game, the Koopalings nonetheless act as "bosses" for each deck. The order they are fought in is the same as in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
*In ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Larry is fought first, then Iggy and Wendy are fought in the same level; Wendy is the fought one wave before Iggy, before fighting together in the last wave where Iggy is the first officer and Wendy is the captain, and Iggy is fought again later in the game, followed by Roy, and finally Morton. Ludwig and Lemmy are never fought. Dark versions of the Koopalings are fought alongside the [[Best Fitness Friends|final boss]], as well as in the final post-game level [[Beat the Minions!]]
*In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Roy is faced in the second day of the ''Super Mario'' campaign, Larry is encountered in the fourth day of the ''Sonic'' campaign, and Wendy is challenged in the sixth day of the ''Super Mario'' campaign. Once again, in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', during the story mode, only three Koopalings appear: Wendy is challenged first, followed by Larry and finally Ludwig.
==Portrayals==
Although the games themselves initially did not have the Koopalings speak (the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'' nonwithstanding), the Koopalings did have a variety of voice actors in various Mario media.
In ''Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.'', the Koopalings were voiced by Masaharu Satō (Larry and Iggy), Miyako Endō (Morton and Wendy), and Naoki Tatsuta (Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig).
In the DIC cartoons, the Koopalings were voiced by James Ransken ([[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]]), [[Gordon Masten]] ([[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big Mouth]]), [[Tabitha St. Germain]] ([[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]]), [[Tara Strong|Tara Charendoff]] ([[Iggy Koopa|Hop]]), [[Dan Hennessey]] ([[Roy Koopa|Bully]]), [[Stuart Stone]] ([[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]]), and Michael Stark ([[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]]).
The Koopalings appeared in the interactive anime video ''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]'', and there they were given spoken dialogue. Their voice actors were not credited.


*'''Notes:'''
In ''Mario is Missing!'', the Koopa Kids, as noted above, were given dialogue. In the ''CD-ROM Deluxe'' version, Larry, Iggy and Ludwig were voiced by Rob Wallace, Wendy was voiced by Kathy Fitzgerald, and Roy was voiced by Bruce Sandig, who also voiced the unused clips of Lemmy.<ref>{{cite|url=www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Mario-Is-Missing|title=''Mario is Missing!''|publisher=Behind the Voice Actors|language=en|accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
**Due to the world structure of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (six main worlds and three optional special worlds), Worlds [[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|Mushroom]] and [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|Flower]] (and their Koopalings, Larry and Lemmy) can be considered either to be preceded by [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]] ([[Bowser]]) or succeeded by Worlds [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|3]] (Wendy) and [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|5]] (Ludwig), respectively.
**Even though [[Sparkling Waters]] and [[Frosted Glacier]] are officially considered to be the third and fourth worlds of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', respectively, the player can choose to beat whichever one (and their Koopalings, Larry and Wendy) first. Similarly, while all the levels are numbered in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', the player can play them in any order they wish.


==Portrayals==
In ''Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World'', the Koopalings did have voices, although they just gave dying screeches when defeated by Mario or Luigi. Additionally, they were all similar monster roars, and only Iggy, Lemmy, Wendy and Larry used them.
Although in the games themselves did not have the Koopalings actually talk (the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing'' nonwithstanding), the Koopalings did have a variety of voice actors in various Mario media.
 
Starting with 2009's ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the Koopalings were given in-game voice acting, although it was largely composed of grunts and roars instead of actual dialogue. Larry, Morton, Wendy and Lemmy are voiced by [[Lani Minella]], Iggy and Ludwig are voiced by [[Mike Vaughn]], and Roy is voiced by [[Dan Falcone]].


In the Super Mario anime created in 1989, the Koopalings were voiced by Masaharu Sato (Larry and Iggy), Miyako Endo (Morton and Wendy), and Naoki Tatsuta (Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig).
From ''Mario Kart 8'' onwards, all the Koopalings, except for Roy, are voiced by new voice actors, with Morton, Ludwig, Iggy, Wendy, Larry and Lemmy  being voiced by [[David Cooke]], [[David J. Goldfarb]], [[Ryan Higgins]], [[Ashley Flannegan]], [[Michelle Hippe]] and [[Carlee McManus]] respectively. This time, they do say actual words and phrases, besides their "No!" yells when defeated in the former games.


In the DiC cartoons, the Koopalings were voiced by James Ransken ([[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]]), Dan Hennessey ([[Morton Koopa Jr.|Big-Mouth]]), Paulina Gillis/Tabitha St. Germain ([[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie-Pie]]), Tara Charendoff/Tara Strong ([[Iggy Koopa|Hop]] and [[Lemmy Koopa|Hip]]), Gordon Masten ([[Roy Koopa|Bully]]), and Michael Stark ([[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]]).
In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the Koopalings have reused their voice samples from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.


In ''Mario is Missing'', the Koopalings, as noted above, were given dialogue with full-on voice acting. However, their voice actors were not credited.
In ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', the Koopalings have spoken dialogue for the first time since the ''Mario's Early Years!'' series. Their voice clips, however, are reused from ''Mario Kart 8''.  


In "Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World", the Koopalings did have voices, although they just gave dying screeches when defeated by Mario.
In ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', the Koopalings again have spoken dialogue.


Starting in 2009 with ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the Koopalings were given voice acting, although it was largely composed of grunts and roars instead of actual dialogue. Larry, Morton, Wendy and Lemmy are voiced by [[Lani Minella]], Iggy and Ludwig are voiced by [[Mike Vaughn]], and Roy is voiced by [[Dan Falcone]].
Although the Koopalings never actually spoke in the initial release of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' beyond uttering roars, they were given dialogue in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' in the alternate story mode ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'', and to a lesser extent in the main game itself (although only Iggy, Ludwig, and Roy are actually seen speaking during this time). The voice clips are again the ones recorded for ''Mario Kart 8'', and they are used in the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', in which the Koopalings have spoken dialogue.


In ''Mario Kart 8'', all of the Koopalings are voiced by the same voice actors as in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, with the exception of Ludwig, who is voiced by [[David J. Goldfarb]]. This time, they do say actual words and phrases, besides "NOOOOOOOO!" when defeated in the former games.
==Profiles==
===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
*'''North American website bio:''' ''These crooked minions of Bowser await at the end of each world. Watch out—each have their own unique ways of causing trouble for Mario.''


==Theme music==
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
The Koopalings have a distinct theme music composed of several fast-paced beats. This was originally the boss music for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. However, starting with ''New Super Mario Bros Wii'', it became associated with them. In the latter, a cover of the original version was played when fighting them at the Fortress Levels. In the Castle levels, and their fights from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' onward, a slower-paced cover of the theme was played.
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' ''Bowser Jr. may have joined the race, but he didn't come alone! He brought a few friends along with him, including Lemmy, Wendy, Ludwig, Roy, and the rest of the Koopalings! They each have their own special skills, so be sure to try them all!''<ref>{{cite|author=mariokarttourEN|date=October 16, 2019|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1184257649757622272|title=X post|publisher=X|accessdate=March 16, 2020}}</ref>
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
{{main-gallery}}
''<center><gallery>
<gallery>
File:7Continents.jpg|[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]
Koopalings8.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Image:KoopalingsSMW.PNG|[[Super Mario World]]
Koopalings-NSMB2.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
File:NSMBW Prologue.png|[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]
PN Koopa Emblems.png|[[Play Nintendo]]
File:BCastle.png|New Super Mario Bros. Wii
MKL Koopalings Artwork.png|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
File:NSMB2_KoopaClown.png|[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]
</gallery>
</gallery></center>
 
===Artwork===
<center><gallery>
Image:Koopalings7.jpg|Scan from the North American manual for ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
File:CartoonKoopaFamily.jpg|With King Koopa in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
Image:Koopalings8.jpg|Group artwork for ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
File:NSMBwii koopalings.png|Group artwork for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
File:Koopalings-NSMB2.png|Riding a [[Koopa Clown Car]] in artwork for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
File:Koopalings - New Super Mario Bros U.png|Group artwork for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
File:Koopalings Airship Artwork.jpg|With their boss and his son on an [[Airship]].
File:Koopalings Artwork - Mario Kart 8.png|Group artwork for ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.
</gallery></center>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
In the Japanese versions, the Koopalings have been referred to by a multitude of names, all of which are derived from Bowser's Japanese name, 「クッパ」 (''Kuppa'' or "Koopa"). Some of their names also integrate the character 「コ」; it is ambiguous whether this character represents「子」(''ko-'', "child") or「小」(''ko'', "young").「コクッパ」can thus mean "Little Koopa", "Child Koopa", "Young Koopa", etc. A rare variant of this phrase, 「子クッパ」, is seen on the back of the Japanese ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' box and on the ''Nintendo Official Guidebook'' of ''Super Mario All-Stars''. "7" or「七」, when used with「人」to count people, is read as ''shichi''; otherwise it is commonly read as ''nana''.
|Jap=コクッパ7兄弟 (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')<br>''Kokuppa 7 Kyodai''<br>コクッパ7人衆 (''Super Mario World'')<br>''Kokuppa 7 Ninshu''<br>コクッパ (''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'')<br>''Kokuppa''<br>クッパの手下 (''New Super Mario Bros.'' series)<br>''Kuppa no Teshita''<br>クッパ7人衆 (''Mario Kart 8'')<br>''Kuppa 7 Ninshu''
{{foreign names
|JapM=「クッパ」 ''Kuppa'' (Koopa) is Bowser's name in Japan and "''ko''" may come from 「子」 ''ko'' meaning "child" or 「小」 ''ko-'' meaning "little", making their name "Child Bowsers"/"Little Bowsers"/"Young Bowsers"/etc. 「兄弟」 ''Kyodai'' means "siblings" and 「人衆」 ''ninshu'' means "team", making them the "7 Little Bowser Siblings" in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and the "7 Little Bowser Team" in ''Super Mario World''. 「手下」 ''Teshita'' means "underlings"/"minions"/etc., so from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' onward, they are simply known as "Bowser's underlings". They are referred to as "7 Bowser('s underlings) Team" in ''Mario Kart 8''.  
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|Jap4M=Bowser's Minions. Also generally used for Bowser's Minions.
|Jap5=クッパ7{{ruby|人衆|にんしゅう}} / クッパ七人衆
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|ChiS4R=Kùbàwáng Bāngzhòng
|ChiS4M=Bowser Gang
|ChiS4C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.lego.com/zh-cn/product/larry-s-and-morton-s-airships-expansion-set-71427|title=拉里和莫顿的飞行战舰扩展关卡 71427 &#x7c; 乐高®超级马力欧|publisher=LEGO.com CN|accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
|ChiT=庫巴的小魔頭們
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|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb2/story/index.html|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' website, Story section|publisher=nintendo.com.hk|language=zh-hant|accessdate=February 27, 2016}}</ref>
|ChiT2=庫巴7人衆
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|ChiT2M=Team of 7 Bowsers
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|Dut2=Bowsers handlangers
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|FreEM=Bowser's Terrors
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|FreE3=Koopalings
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|FreE4=Koopas
|FreE4N=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
|FreE4M=Koopas
|FreE5=Sbires de Bowser
|FreE5N=''New Super Mario Bros.'' games
|FreE5M=Bowser's minions
|FreE6=Marmots Koopas
|FreE6N=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet
|FreE6M=Koopa Brats
|Ger=Koopalinge
|GerM=Koopalings
|Ger2=Bowsers Schergen
|Ger2N=''New Super Mario Bros.'' games
|Ger2M=Bowser's Minions
|Ger3=Koopa-Brut
|Ger3N=DIC cartoons
|Ger3M=Koopa's Brood
|Ger3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmY3CkK39Y&list=PLysMAMA5mZDPK7uUkp94zheRNEtn_WQDG&index=7 Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninja Koopas]</ref>
|Ita=Figli di Bowser<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian instruction booklet|page=3-5, 25}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|ItaM=Bowser's children
|Ita2=Koopa Kids<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' Italian instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario World''
|Ita3=Piccoli Attila
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|Ita3M=Little Koopas
|Ita3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ZYO7Huez8&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb Le avventure di Super Mario 2x01 - I terribili guerrieri ninja]</ref>
|Ita4=Koopaling<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Italian instruction booklet|page=33}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''Super Mario All-Stars''
|Ita5=Bowserotti
|Ita5N=from ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' onwards
|Ita5M=Li'l Bowsers; from "Bowser" and the diminutive suffix ''-otti''
|Ita6=Scagnozzi di Bowser
|Ita6N=''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, ''Mario Kart 8'', ''Super Smash Bros.'' trophies and Palutena's Guidance
|Ita6M=Bowser's minions; shared with [[Bowser's Minions]]
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|Kor2R=Kupa-ui Buhadeul
|Kor2M=Bowser's Minions
|Kor3=꼬마쿠파 7형제<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition'' Korean instruction booklet|page=17, 29}}</ref>
|Kor3N=''Super Mario All-Stars''
|Kor3R=Kkoma-Kupa 7-hyeongje
|Kor3M=7 Little Bowser Siblings
|PorA=Capangas Koopa
|PorAM=Koopa Minions
|PorA2=Koopalinhos
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|PorA2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6uzQZCyUJY&list=PLwzf4mOPE8Bmhgll2-ndwQWhRpiCUMR6G Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninjas Gigantes (Dublagem Herbert Richers) INCOMPLETA]</ref>
|PorE=Bowsões
|PorEM=Pun on ''mauzões'' ("bad guys")
|PorE2=Lacaios do Bowser
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|Rom=Copiii Koopa
|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
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|RomC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asqAp6PjjrA&list=PLeOrS3o_v-TeLtJgZ4RimHmKsX1KsUiaH&index=3 Aventurile Fraților Super Mario | Episodul1- Ninja Koopa Uriași, Ticăloși, Vicleni Și Trișori]</ref>
|Rom2=Koopișori
|Rom2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Rom2M=Diminutive for "Koopa"
|Rom3=Aghiotanții lui Koopa / Koopa aghiotanți
|Rom3N=''Super Mario World'' television series, "The Yoshi Shuffle"
|Rom3M=Koopa's {{wp|adjutant}}s / Koopa adjutants
|Rom3C=<ref>{{cite|language=ro|date=May 20, 2015|url=ok.ru/videoembed/26912688772|title=The Yoshi Shuffle|publisher=Odnoklassniki (OK.ru)|accessdate=January 4, 2016}}</ref>
|Rus=Купалинги
|RusR=Kupalingi
|RusM=Koopalings
|Svn=Koopa Otroci{{ref needed}}
|SvnM=Koopa Children
|SpaA=Koopalines
|SpaA=Koopalines
|SpaAM=Koopalings
|SpaAM=Koopalings
|SpaE={{nowrap|Koopalines (Sometimes misspelled as "Koopalingos")}}<br>Esbirros de Bowser (''New Super Mario Bros.'' series)
|SpaE=Esbirros de Bowser
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*Larry is the only Koopaling to not have used [[Warp Pipe]]s in any of his boss battles, with Lemmy and Wendy using them in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Roy using them in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Morton and Ludwig using them in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and Iggy using them in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
*In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', every Koopaling is associated with [[Battle Card (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Battle Cards]]. Roy and Wendy are the first bosses on which Battle Cards can be used, Larry and Ludwig are the only bosses that can use their own Battle Cards, and Iggy, Morton, and Lemmy turn the player's Battle Cards into a special kind of Morton Battle Card, which either deals 60 damage to everyone, makes the player lose all of their star points, or gives the player a random [[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam#Items and Objects|Max Item]].


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Not to be confused with Koopa Kid.
"Little Koopa" redirects here. For the micro version of Koopa Troopa, see Small Koopa Troopa.
Koopalings
Artwork of the Koopalings holding their magic wands, from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Full group artwork of the Koopalings for New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Members
Member species
“We just love being mean!!”
—Koopalings, Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet

The Koopalings, also known as Bowser's Minions in the British English versions of some games, and in certain American works as the Koopa Kids, are a seven-member clan of recurring enemies in the Super Mario franchise, portrayed as siblings[1][2] who act as leaders of Bowser's Minions under Bowser. Individually, they are named Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig. Although Bowser Jr. is not a member of the Koopalings, they sometimes act as his personal minions.

The Koopalings debuted in Super Mario Bros. 3, and they later appeared as bosses in various SNES-era games of the Super Mario franchise before going on a long hiatus, reappearing once in 2003's Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and then being redesigned for 2009's New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which has since been followed by numerous appearances as both bosses in the platformers of the Super Mario series and playable characters in various spinoffs. They have also appeared in various other media, including the cartoon The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, which featured entirely different names for the characters due to them not having official names at the time of its production phase.

Originally, the Koopalings were depicted as Bowser's children[3][4][5][6][7] and stated to be his offspring.[8][9][10][11][12] Older games continue to maintain them as his children in re-releases and updated manuals.[13][14][15][16] However, Shigeru Miyamoto eventually affirmed that Nintendo's "current story is that the Koopalings are not Bowser's children" in 2012, leaving the Koopalings as his underlings and Bowser Jr. as his only child.[17]

Members

The Koopalings are listed below in their original order:

Image Name Description

Larry Koopa
 Larry Koopa Larry Koopa is the youngest Koopaling who is often seen at the forefront of the Koopalings' antics, and he wields the orange magic wand. His main color representation is sky blue, although his shell was originally colored green, his hair was white in early sprites, and he lacked the small star on the side of his face. There is some confusion over the identity of Larry's namesake; the most recent official statement from his christener, Nintendo of America employee Dayvv Brooks, is that Larry was named as such because he simply "looked like a Larry," though Brooks had previously stated that Larry's name was derived from Larry Mullen Jr., the drummer for the Irish rock band U2. He was also known as "Cheatsy" in the cartoons, alluding to the fact that he will try to win by any means, legitimate or otherwise. He seems to have an interest in sports, such as how he plays tennis with a fireball in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. In the Nintendo Comics System, he communicated via pictures in word bubbles, which only Lemmy understood.
Morton Koopa Jr.
 Morton Koopa Jr. Morton Koopa Jr. is the only Koopaling to have a brown skin tone and is often depicted as the largest Koopaling, wielding the red magic wand. His main color representation is black, although his shell was originally gray, he was colored yellow with a green shell in Super Mario World, and he lacked the distinctive star on his face in his early in-game sprites. He is named after the American tabloid talk show presenter Morton Downey, Jr. He was also known as "Big Mouth" in the cartoons, due to his talkative nature, and often talks for long amounts of time, only to be stopped by another character, most often one of his siblings. In other appearances, he seems to be rather grouchy, with brutal strength to match. Morton's level of intelligence is portrayed inconsistently; sometimes he is shown to be quite slow-witted, but in other games, he possesses a more cunning side.
Wendy O. Koopa
 Wendy O. Koopa Wendy O. Koopa is the sole female Koopaling; she wields the purple magic wand. Her main color representation is pink, although her shell was a shade of deep red in Super Mario World. She is named after Wendy O. Williams, an American singer and frontwoman of the punk rock band the Plasmatics. She was also known as "Kootie Pie" in the cartoons and was considered a spoiled brat with a quick temper, often going into a rage over little things. She is stated to be tomboyish, and seemed to act as the de facto boss in Super Mario Adventures.
Iggy Koopa
 Iggy Koopa Iggy Koopa is a hyperactive, demented, and unpredictable Koopaling who wields the yellow magic wand. His main choice of color is yellow-green, although his shell was colored blue in early sprites and his hair was white in Super Mario World; before New Super Mario Bros. Wii, his hair was also similar to Lemmy's. He is named after Iggy Pop, an American rock musician and frontman of the proto-punk band the Stooges. He was also known as "Hop" in the cartoons and is the twin brother of Hip (Lemmy); together, they are among the youngest members of the family. He was just as childish and immature as his brother in the cartoon series, whereas in the Nintendo Adventure Books he was depicted as a brilliant (if crazed) inventor; this has possibly been hinted at in New Super Mario Bros. U, where the inside of his ship is mechanical rather than wooden.
Roy Koopa
 Roy Koopa Roy Koopa's head and sunglasses are pink (as was his shell originally), and he wields the black magic wand. His main color representation is purple, although his shell and head were colored lavender-purple in Super Mario World. He is named after American rock & roll singer Roy Orbison. He was also known as "Bully" in the cartoons and is said to be a typical bully who likes beating up others for his own amusement. This is true in most appearances, but in certain Japanese materials, Roy instead speaks in a calm and collected manner, so he may have more of a laid-back personality and be less of a tough guy. He is also the second bulkiest Koopaling after Morton.
Lemmy Koopa
 Lemmy Koopa Lemmy Koopa is depicted as a small, fun-loving child who wields the green magic wand and has been shown capable of being serious when the situation calls for it. His main color representation is orange. Although in Super Mario World, his shell was colored yellow and his hair was white, and his shell was originally green and he lacked the ponytail. He is named after the late Lemmy Kilmister, frontman of the English heavy metal band Motörhead. He was also known as "Hip" in the cartoons and is the twin brother of Hop (Iggy); together, they are among the youngest members of the family. Lemmy is usually depicted as perhaps the least bright Koopaling, but is also the most genuinely innocent of his siblings.
Ludwig von Koopa
 Ludwig von Koopa Ludwig von Koopa is the eldest[18] who possesses a magnificent intelligence most likely superior to that of the other Koopalings, and wields the blue magic wand. His main color representation is deep blue, although he was originally depicted with a green shell in artwork (aqua-blue in Super Mario Bros. 3 and yellow in Super Mario World), as well as white hair in early sprites. He is named after the German Classical and Romantic late composer Ludwig van Beethoven. He was also known as "Kooky" in the cartoons and had more of a mad scientist persona. Like his namesake, he is said to be a composer and is very much into the culture, but is also sometimes suggested to be the cruelest of the Koopalings. According to Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Ludwig egotistically believes himself to be a "real leader", to which the others, Lemmy, Morton, and Iggy specifically, claim they never voted on it and further explain they operate as a collective trust.[19]

In addition, the Prima Games guide of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 refers to Boom Boom as a Koopaling,[20] despite listing him separately in the Friends and Foes section.

Concept and creation

A sketch of Bowser and the Koopalings.
Early sketch of Bowser with Morton Koopa Jr., Lemmy Koopa, Iggy Koopa and Wendy O. Koopa made by Yoichi Kotabe and Takashi Tezuka.

One of the first sketches in which the Koopalings can be seen, a result of the collaboration between Yoichi Kotabe and Takashi Tezuka, happened before the release of the Family Computer Disk System version of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels in 1986 and is associated with Bowser's first redesign.[21] The Koopalings were modeled after the design team of Super Mario Bros. 3,[22] and they were all named after famous musicians by the game's North American localizers,[23] since they were not given distinct names in the original Japanese version.[24] In the Japanese version of Super Mario World, only their first names were adopted, dropping the Koopa surname,[25] as was done in many subsequent games (both in English and Japanese). The Koopalings were all given different names in the cartoons, purportedly because Nintendo of America had not released their own names yet, forcing the writers of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 to come up with their own names.

Sketch of an official artwork for Super Mario Bros. 3.
Early sketch, drawn by Yoichi Kotabe, of an artwork for Super Mario Bros. 3 featuring all of the Koopalings.

The word "Koopaling" itself is likely a combination of the name "Koopa" with the diminutive suffix "-ling", which is often used to denote a younger, smaller or inferior version, which aptly describes their relation to Bowser. Similarly, their original Japanese name, "Kokuppa" is essentially "Little Koopa" (which is what the retainers serving the kings call them in the NES and SNES versions) or "Child Koopa", with Koopa being the Japanese name of Bowser. Interestingly, only their Italian name, Bowserotti, actually means Little Bowsers using the Western name of Bowser, with the names in the other languages leaving the Koopa word intact, even when it does not specifically mean Bowser. The English name also evokes such words as "fledgling", "hatchling", "youngling", or even "underling", and may be a mere portmanteau between one of them and "Koopa".

History

Main article: History of the Koopalings

Since their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3, the Koopalings are notable for appearing as world bosses across Super Mario platformers. In some role-playing games including the Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario series, they also appear as bosses. The Koopalings appear as seperate playable characters in some spin-offs. They appear in other Super Mario media under different names when they did not have their official names during production.

General information

Physical appearance

Koopalings
The Koopalings' depiction in New Super Mario Bros. U

All the Koopalings look relatively similar to Bowser and Bowser Jr., but lack horns on their head. Morton has a unique darker complexion, and three have heads that are not green in coloration (Morton's head is white and Roy's is pink while Wendy's head matches the rest of her body's yellow coloration). Three of them (Larry, Wendy and in part Iggy) have blue eyes much like Bowser in Super Mario Bros. 3 (but while Bowser's eyes were changed to red, the Koopalings' eyes remained blue). Originally, Ludwig, Morton and Lemmy's eyes were merely black dots, however the former two have since been shown to have thin dark gray irises. All of them have pointed claws on their hands. All the Koopalings have various distinguishing features, such as varying numbers of teeth protruding from their snouts and unique hair styles and colors. Oddly, their sprites in Super Mario World and the Super Mario Bros. 3 remake in Super Mario All-Stars gave them all white hair and coloration that did not match their artwork, carrying over from the original, inaccurate color palette from the NES. All of them, like Bowser, have ribbed plated bellies. Although the Koopalings were shown in the sprites to have at least four spikes on their shells, the cover for Nintendo Power Player's Guide for Super Mario All-Stars showed them, or at least Morton and Roy, only having three spines, all of which were directly on the center of the shell from top to bottom. In addition, while Lemmy does not have fangs, his in-game depiction in Super Mario World does.

While most of the Koopalings originally had green shells, redesigns introduced with New Super Mario Bros. Wii gave them all unique shell colors. Other aspects of their pre-existing designs were also tweaked, such as Iggy's hair being green rather than multicolored in order to differentiate him further from Lemmy, and their heights and builds being more varied, with Morton now the tallest, followed by Iggy, Roy, Ludwig, Wendy, Larry and finally Lemmy, who was the runt of the litter in their original appearances as well. Their tails also became visible in their official artwork starting from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, having not been drawn until then[26] except for some sprite depictions and an artwork which apparently shows Iggy's tail.[27] In their playable appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series, because they are model swaps of Bowser Jr., all of the Koopalings appear roughly the same height as one another, most notably with Roy, Iggy, Morton and Lemmy (although Iggy is still thin).

The Koopalings' designs were modified in the DIC cartoons, although they were still recognizable.

Personalities

The Koopalings' individual personalities have not been fleshed out much besides being childlike, their desire to cause mayhem, and their loyalty to Bowser. However, there were some hints in various supplementary materials. Some of the personalities changed between localizations. For example, Roy in the North American localizations was depicted in a manner similar to a bully (which also earned him the name "Bully" in the DIC cartoons), but the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet and Super Mario Advance 4 e-Reader cards give him a calm and collected demeanor. The original manual also gave each of the Koopalings several quirks unique to each of them that hinted at their individual personalities with some speeches uttered by them; however, the official English translation toned down several of these quirks or removed them altogether. Although loyal to Bowser, they also did not wish to be on the receiving end of Bowser's rage if they failed a task, as evidenced by Larry's reason for why he and the other Koopalings will not give up the kings' wands easily to Mario, as he stated that the alternative would be to get yelled at by Bowser. Prior to their modern depictions, they were given distinguishing characteristics in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and the Super Mario World cartoon, as well as the Nintendo Comics System and Nintendo Adventure Books. In Mario Kart 8, the Koopalings seem to have better speech capabilities than Bowser, as they can be heard saying their names at several points, and even yelling one or two-liners. In addition to being childlike, a Play Nintendo quiz describes the Koopalings as "zany".[28]

The Koopalings' loyalty to Bowser is strong enough that they are willing to serve him even when "Bowser" is actually not himself and in fact possessed by another figure. This is implied by their servitude to Bowletta in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and later confirmed in Paper Mario: Color Splash, where Wendy and Larry specifically mention doing their actions for Bowser and Morton indirectly says that as well despite Bowser being under the influence of black paint. In the former game's remake, they also possessed strong enough wills that Fawful, when brainwashing them with his spray, was ultimately forced to use a maximum potent dosage on them to sway them to his side.

They were also willing to work with Bowser's son, Bowser Jr., and had little problem with him, as implied by Roy Koopa briefly calling him squirt (Young Master in the Japanese version) and overall talking to him in a casual nature. However, Bowser Jr.'s Journey indicated that even they have their limits when working with Bowser Jr., as many of them ended up quitting on him due to being fed up with his notoriously selfish nature while they were trying to hunt for the remedy for the blorbs, the only real exceptions being Iggy and Morton, the former being forced to leave by Bowser Jr. due to finding him annoying, and the latter ended up brainwashed by the Best Fitness Friends into attacking Bowser Jr..

Abilities

The Koopalings each have varying abilities, but in general, the Koopalings are capable of using their shell as both a method of defense and a method of offense. In addition, they are all capable of jumping very high, and are all skilled in magic, frequently using magic wands as a weapon. While only Ludwig, Iggy, and Larry spat fireballs in Super Mario World, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga revealed that all Koopalings have this ability. Despite that, they are weak to fireballs, though their exact limit has varied between taking multiple fireballs to take down, or being one-hit knocked out by a single fireball. Similar to Bowser, they also have a tendency to survive dangerous hits. This is especially evident with their defeat in Super Mario World, where Larry, Wendy, Iggy, and Lemmy were dunked into lava by the Mario Bros., and each Koopaling later had their castles collapse on them, in New Super Mario Bros. Wii where they, alongside Bowser and Bowser Jr., ended up surviving being crushed by Bowser's falling castle, and in New Super Mario Bros. 2, where all of them were accidentally knocked into the lava twice (once by a gigantic Bowser, and then by a gigantic Dry Bowser). Their fighting prowess was such that they managed to casually knock away several Beanies while discussing how they can find Bowser at the same time in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.

In terms of talents unique to individual Koopalings, they seem to know their own spells. While most of them simply cast a colorful shot of magic that slowly flies in a straight line, Wendy instead creates glowing rings that ricochet off the surfaces of the room, and Lemmy creates bouncing circus balls that can knock the Mario Bros. into a bottomless pit. In every game appearance outside of Super Mario World, Lemmy is always seen in battle balancing on top of a big yellow circus ball covered with starry patterns. Ludwig could create earthquakes with his descents in Super Mario Bros. 3, an ability that was taken away from him ever since New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but kept by Roy and Morton. Ludwig was given the ability to flutter jump in the New Super Mario Bros. games instead. In Super Mario World, Roy and Morton were able to walk up walls and ceilings and drop down at will.

Family relationship

Bowser and the Koopalings introducing themselves to Mario and Yoshi in Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 2: Mario's Sports Day (「スーパーマリオおはなしクイズえほん 2 マリオの うんどうかい」).
The Koopalings serve as Bowser’s children in older Super Mario games.[4]

In their first appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3, the Koopalings were introduced as siblings and Bowser's own children.[29][4][3] Most re-releases and remakes of this 1988 game as well as republications of the game's story retain this detail in Japan, including the 2013 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console release.[13][14][30] However, the 2007 Japanese Wii Virtual Console version's manual does not mention their relationship to Bowser,[31] and the 2015 Japanese Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros. uses a less strong statement than the one found in the original manual.[2] The 2018 English and French versions of Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros. preserve the original manual's description of the Koopalings being Bowser's children verbatim,[32][33] while the German and Spanish translations of said book make no mention of their relationship.[34][35] Translations of Super Mario Bros. 3, its re-releases, remakes, official guides, and websites have kept this detail to varying degrees, with most calling the Koopalings Bowser's offspring.[36][37][38][8][9][10][11][39] The 1990 cartoon based on the game, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, follows this portrayal, with the Koopalings referring to Bowser as "king dad".[40]

The family in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

The 1991 Super Mario World English manual,[5] the Japanese Nintendo Official Guidebooks for both the original and 2001 Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World remake,[41][15] and related 1990 Japanese materials state that the Koopalings are Bowsers' children,[6] while the in-game text and Japanese manual (as well as its re-releases and remakes) do not make any direct statements about their relationship. In three character books written with the involvement of Nintendo, the Koopalings are considered Bowser's children, and in two cases explicitly stated to be members of his royal family (「王おう族ぞく」).[42][43][44]

The back of the English Yoshi's Safari box calls them Bowser's "offspring" in 1993, and the French translation of said text uses the same term as well,[12] which is absent in the Japanese manual.[45]

The manual for the SNES version of Mario is Missing! vaguely describes the Koopalings as Bowser's "bad boys",[46] although in the DOS version's in-game dialogue, the Koopalings refer to Bowser by name rather than with a familial title. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Bowser's seven children are mentioned in both the Japanese and English versions,[7] and this relationship is also mentioned in the Super Mario Advance series from 2001 to 2003.[15][39]

Following the introduction of Bowser Jr. in 2002, who is treated independently from the Koopalings, and the lack of major appearances from the Koopalings between Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga in 2003 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii in 2009, there was confusion about the nature of Bowser's parenthood. Bowser Jr. was first implied to have replaced the Koopalings as Bowser's sole child in the description of Bowser's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Japanese version of which refers to Bowser Jr. as「ひとり息子」, meaning "one son" or "only son".[47] While the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. appear together in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, official websites refer to the Koopalings as Bowser's minions rather than his children, and as each other's comrades rather than siblings;[48][49] however, the game's Prima guide refers to the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. collectively as Bowser's children, and considers Bowser Jr. to be a Koopaling himself.[50][51] In a September 2012 interview, Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking with Takashi Tezuka, stated that the "current story is that the seven Koopalings are not Bowser's children", leaving Bowser Jr. as his only child (with an unknown mother).[17] In the Japanese Nintendo Direct announcing the Koopalings as playable characters in Mario Kart 8, they are described as「クッパ大魔王だいまおうの子分こぶん」(King Koopa's kobun),[52] which can refer to either underlings or adopted children. Their guidance conversation in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (which was later used again in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) notes their resemblance to Bowser Jr. and calls the relationship between them and Bowser a mystery, with the Japanese version also mentioning that they have been heard to be Bowser's minions. The website Play Nintendo has implied that Bowser needs to treat them more like his family.[53] Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge at Super Nintendo World has Bowser and the Koopalings form the antagonistic racing team; the queue has several vague allusions to their relationship, such as books with titles such as Raising Destructive Children and Sibling Rivalries and How to Exploit Them[54] (though the latter may instead be referring to Mario and Luigi).

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, the Koopalings have lines of dialogue, which would later continue in games such as Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. To reflect their revised portrayal, in the Japanese versions of the games, the Koopalings refer to Bowser as Master Bowser (「クッパ様さま」) and consider each other comrades (「仲間なかま」) without any family relationship, though multiple translations, including the English versions, portray them as siblings.[55][56] While the Japanese and English versions of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam portray the Koopalings' relationship to Bowser simply as them being his minions, the Italian and German translations mention that Bowser is their father.[57][58] Additionally, the Italian translation of Paper Mario: Color Splash is devoid of every explicit mention of the Koopalings as Bowser's minions present in the Japanese version.[59] The Italian manual of Monopoly Gamer Collector's Edition presents the Koopalings as the seven most dangerous amongst Bowser's minions,[60] and the Italian and German translations of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions retain a mention from the Japanese version that Bowser Jr. is the only son of Bowser.[61]

The Japanese website of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, besides referring to them using the newer Team of Seven Bowsers (｢クッパ7人衆｣) term instead of the original Bowser's Minions (｢クッパの手下｣) term, also indicates that they are considered as the leaders of the Bowser clan (｢クッパ一味の幹部｣).[62]

Birth order

It has been requested that this section be rewritten. Reason: Larry as a leader needs more detail besides dismissing it a possible mistranslation, and seems more like a questionable choice that writers largely chose not to follow up on.

In Nintendo Power, Larry was stated to be the youngest of the Koopalings[63] (reaffirmed as still true in his trophy description in the American version of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and his character origin tip in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate), while Ludwig was said to be the oldest.[18] The birth order for the five middle children was not confirmed, although in Super Mario Bros. 3, as Larry is the first Koopaling to be fought and Ludwig is the last, the implication would seem to be that all seven Koopalings are fought in order from youngest to oldest (provided the player does not warp); however, Morton is described as "one of the older Koopalings,"[64] although this may have been in relation to Larry, the previous boss encountered. The same guide also stated that Ludwig is Bowser's second in command,[18] although this has since been supplanted by characters such as Kammy Koopa, Kamek, and Bowser Jr., as well as English versions of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and the European version of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U stating that Larry leads the Koopalings (though this is possibly due to a mistranslation). The Prima strategy guide for Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 describes Roy as being "a little heavier than his younger family", which might indicate that Roy is one of the older Koopalings.[65] In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Larry calls Ludwig "boss", and Ludwig shows that he thinks of himself as a leader, and even a king.

In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Hip and Hop (Lemmy and Iggy) are depicted as twins and are contradictorily believed to be the youngest. Although Kootie Pie (Wendy) celebrated her sixteenth birthday in "Reptiles in the Rose Garden", the specific ages of the others was never confirmed. According to the Writer's Bible included on the Shout! Factory DVD set and brief concept clips of the cartoon, the other Koopalings were all teenagers; Bully (Roy) was the eldest, followed by Big Mouth (Morton), Kooky (Ludwig), Cheatsy (Larry), Kootie Pie, and finally Hip and Hop both at six years old. This is seemingly the reference used for the Nintendo Adventure Books series, since in Leaping Lizards Morton exclaims, "Little brothers are so cowardly!" in regards to Iggy, although this may have been a quip at Luigi's expense (who expressed particular resentment at that remark).

Fighting order

The order the Koopalings are fought differ in each game they appear as bosses:

Game First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Monopoly Gamer Larry Morton Wendy Iggy Roy Lemmy Ludwig
Super Mario World / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Iggy Morton Lemmy Ludwig Roy Wendy Larry
Yoshi's Safari Lemmy Ludwig Wendy Larry Morton Iggy Roy
Hotel Mario Morton Roy Larry Lemmy Ludwig Wendy Iggy
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Larry Roy Lemmy Wendy Iggy Morton Ludwig
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Roy Iggy Larry Wendy Morton Lemmy Ludwig
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U Lemmy Morton Larry Wendy Iggy Roy Ludwig
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Larry Lemmy Morton Wendy Iggy Roy Ludwig
Paper Mario: Color Splash Morton Iggy Ludwig Wendy Larry Lemmy Roy
Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser Larry Iggy Wendy Morton Roy Lemmy Ludwig

Notes

  • Due to the world structure of New Super Mario Bros. 2 (six main worlds and three optional special worlds), Worlds Mushroom and Flower (and their Koopalings, Larry and Lemmy) can be considered either to be preceded by World 6 (Bowser) or succeeded by Worlds 3 (Wendy) and 5 (Ludwig), respectively.
  • Even though Sparkling Waters and Frosted Glacier are officially considered to be the third and fourth worlds of New Super Mario Bros. U (and New Super Luigi U), respectively, the player can choose to beat whichever one (and their Koopalings, Larry and Wendy) first. Similarly, while all the levels are numbered in Yoshi's Safari, the player can play them in any order they wish.
  • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam has the player fighting two or three of the Koopalings at once, with Roy and Wendy, then Larry and Ludwig, then Morton and Lemmy via Papercraft; then each pair is fought again, with Morton and Lemmy joined by Iggy. The first two pairs are also fought alongside Dry Bowser.
  • In the SNES version of Mario is Missing!, only Ludwig, Iggy, and Roy are fought, with Larry, Morton, Wendy and Lemmy only being depicted in the manual. In the DOS version, however, all except for Morton and Lemmy appear (although the latter two were planned to appear, at least in the CD-ROM Deluxe edition, due to the presence of unused voice clips), and they are fought in the following order: Larry, Roy, Wendy, Iggy and Ludwig.
  • In Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser, Lemmy and Ludwig are both fought in the same level, albeit in different waves (Lemmy comes two waves before Ludwig). All the Koopalings are fought again at the same time later in the game, with Ludwig as the captain and the rest as regular troops.
  • Although Monopoly Gamer is technically not a video game, the Koopalings nonetheless act as "bosses" for each deck. The order they are fought in is the same as in Super Mario Bros. 3.
  • In Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Larry is fought first, then Iggy and Wendy are fought in the same level; Wendy is the fought one wave before Iggy, before fighting together in the last wave where Iggy is the first officer and Wendy is the captain, and Iggy is fought again later in the game, followed by Roy, and finally Morton. Ludwig and Lemmy are never fought. Dark versions of the Koopalings are fought alongside the final boss, as well as in the final post-game level Beat the Minions!
  • In the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Roy is faced in the second day of the Super Mario campaign, Larry is encountered in the fourth day of the Sonic campaign, and Wendy is challenged in the sixth day of the Super Mario campaign. Once again, in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, during the story mode, only three Koopalings appear: Wendy is challenged first, followed by Larry and finally Ludwig.

Portrayals

Although the games themselves initially did not have the Koopalings speak (the DOS version of Mario is Missing! nonwithstanding), the Koopalings did have a variety of voice actors in various Mario media.

In Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros., the Koopalings were voiced by Masaharu Satō (Larry and Iggy), Miyako Endō (Morton and Wendy), and Naoki Tatsuta (Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig).

In the DIC cartoons, the Koopalings were voiced by James Ransken (Cheatsy), Gordon Masten (Big Mouth), Tabitha St. Germain (Kootie Pie), Tara Charendoff (Hop), Dan Hennessey (Bully), Stuart Stone (Hip), and Michael Stark (Kooky).

The Koopalings appeared in the interactive anime video Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land, and there they were given spoken dialogue. Their voice actors were not credited.

In Mario is Missing!, the Koopa Kids, as noted above, were given dialogue. In the CD-ROM Deluxe version, Larry, Iggy and Ludwig were voiced by Rob Wallace, Wendy was voiced by Kathy Fitzgerald, and Roy was voiced by Bruce Sandig, who also voiced the unused clips of Lemmy.[66]

In Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World, the Koopalings did have voices, although they just gave dying screeches when defeated by Mario or Luigi. Additionally, they were all similar monster roars, and only Iggy, Lemmy, Wendy and Larry used them.

Starting with 2009's New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the Koopalings were given in-game voice acting, although it was largely composed of grunts and roars instead of actual dialogue. Larry, Morton, Wendy and Lemmy are voiced by Lani Minella, Iggy and Ludwig are voiced by Mike Vaughn, and Roy is voiced by Dan Falcone.

From Mario Kart 8 onwards, all the Koopalings, except for Roy, are voiced by new voice actors, with Morton, Ludwig, Iggy, Wendy, Larry and Lemmy being voiced by David Cooke, David J. Goldfarb, Ryan Higgins, Ashley Flannegan, Michelle Hippe and Carlee McManus respectively. This time, they do say actual words and phrases, besides their "No!" yells when defeated in the former games.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Koopalings have reused their voice samples from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, the Koopalings have spoken dialogue for the first time since the Mario's Early Years! series. Their voice clips, however, are reused from Mario Kart 8.

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, the Koopalings again have spoken dialogue.

Although the Koopalings never actually spoke in the initial release of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga beyond uttering roars, they were given dialogue in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions in the alternate story mode Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser, and to a lesser extent in the main game itself (although only Iggy, Ludwig, and Roy are actually seen speaking during this time). The voice clips are again the ones recorded for Mario Kart 8, and they are used in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, in which the Koopalings have spoken dialogue.

Profiles

New Super Mario Bros. 2

  • North American website bio: These crooked minions of Bowser await at the end of each world. Watch out—each have their own unique ways of causing trouble for Mario.

Mario Kart Tour

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: Bowser Jr. may have joined the race, but he didn't come alone! He brought a few friends along with him, including Lemmy, Wendy, Ludwig, Roy, and the rest of the Koopalings! They each have their own special skills, so be sure to try them all![67]

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Koopalings.

Names in other languages

In the Japanese versions, the Koopalings have been referred to by a multitude of names, all of which are derived from Bowser's Japanese name, 「クッパ」 (Kuppa or "Koopa"). Some of their names also integrate the character 「コ」; it is ambiguous whether this character represents「子」(ko-, "child") or「小」(ko, "young").「コクッパ」can thus mean "Little Koopa", "Child Koopa", "Young Koopa", etc. A rare variant of this phrase, 「子クッパ」, is seen on the back of the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 3 box and on the Nintendo Official Guidebook of Super Mario All-Stars. "7" or「七」, when used with「人」to count people, is read as shichi; otherwise it is commonly read as nana.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コクッパ7兄弟きょうだい / 子こクッパ7兄弟きょうだい[?]
Kokuppa 7 Kyōdai 		7 Little Bowser Siblings Super Mario Bros. 3 box / instruction booklet
コクッパ7人衆にんしゅう / 子クッパ7人衆[?]
Kokuppa 7 Ninshū 		Team of 7 Little Bowsers Super Mario World, Nintendo Official Guidebook of Super Mario All-Stars
コクッパ軍団ぐんだん[?]
Kokuppa-gundan 		Little Bowser Corps Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
クッパの手下[?]
Kuppa no Teshita 		Bowser's Minions. Also generally used for Bowser's Minions. New Super Mario Bros. games
クッパ7人衆にんしゅう / クッパ七人衆
Kuppa 7 Ninshū 		Team of 7 Bowsers Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros., Super Mario Memorial Book[68], Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.
Chinese (simplified) 酷霸王之子[?]
Kùbàwáng zhī Zǐ 		Bowser's Kids Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
酷霸王7人组[69][70]
Kùbàwáng Qīrénzǔ 		Team of 7 Bowsers Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
酷霸王７人帮[71]
Kùbàwáng Qīrénbāng 		Bowser Gang of Seven Super Mario Maker 2
酷霸王帮众[72]
Kùbàwáng Bāngzhòng 		Bowser Gang LEGO Super Mario
Chinese (traditional) 庫巴的小魔頭們[73]
Kùbā de Xiǎomótóumen 		Bowser's Little Bosses New Super Mario Bros. 2
庫巴7人衆[74][75]
Kùbā Qīrénzhòng 		Team of 7 Bowsers Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
庫巴7人幫[76][77]
Kùbā Qīrénbāng 		Bowser Gang of Seven Super Mario Maker 2 and Ask the Developer Vol. 11
小庫巴7兄弟[78]
Xiǎo Kùbā 7 Xiōngdì 		7 Little Bowser Siblings Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary
Dutch Koopalings[?] -
Bowsers handlangers[?] Bowser's minions New Super Mario Bros. games
French (NOA) Koopalins[?] From "Koopalings" from New Super Mario Bros. 2 onwards
Koopalings[citation needed] -
French (NOE) Les Terreurs de Bowser[?] Bowser's Terrors
Sbires Koopa[?] Koopa Minions
Koopalings[?] Koopalings Hotel Mario
Koopas[?] Koopas Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Sbires de Bowser[?] Bowser's minions New Super Mario Bros. games
Marmots Koopas[?] Koopa Brats Super Mario World instruction booklet
German Koopalinge[?] Koopalings
Bowsers Schergen[?] Bowser's Minions New Super Mario Bros. games
Koopa-Brut[79] Koopa's Brood DIC cartoons
Italian Figli di Bowser[80] Bowser's children Super Mario Bros. 3
Koopa Kids[81] - Super Mario World
Piccoli Attila[82] Little Koopas DIC cartoons
Koopaling[83] - Super Mario All-Stars
Bowserotti[?] Li'l Bowsers; from "Bowser" and the diminutive suffix -otti from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 onwards
Scagnozzi di Bowser[?] Bowser's minions; shared with Bowser's Minions New Super Mario Bros. series, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. trophies and Palutena's Guidance
Korean 쿠파7인조[?]
Kupa 7(chil)injo 		Team of 7 Bowsers Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
쿠파의 부하들[?]
Kupa-ui Buhadeul 		Bowser's Minions New Super Mario Bros. Wii
꼬마쿠파 7형제[84]
Kkoma-Kupa 7-hyeongje 		7 Little Bowser Siblings Super Mario All-Stars
Portuguese (NOA) Capangas Koopa[?] Koopa Minions
Koopalinhos[85] From "Koopalings", with the diminutive suffix -inho The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Portuguese (NOE) Bowsões[?] Pun on mauzões ("bad guys")
Lacaios do Bowser[?] Bowser's Minions New Super Mario Bros. games
Romanian Copiii Koopa[86] The Koopa Kids The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Koopișori[?] Diminutive for "Koopa" The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Aghiotanții lui Koopa / Koopa aghiotanți[87] Koopa's adjutants / Koopa adjutants Super Mario World television series, "The Yoshi Shuffle"
Russian Купалинги[?]
Kupalingi 		Koopalings
Slovenian Koopa Otroci[citation needed] Koopa Children
Spanish (NOA) Koopalines[?] Koopalings
Spanish (NOE) Esbirros de Bowser[?] Bowser's henchmen
Koopalines[?] Koopalings

Trivia

  • Larry is the only Koopaling to not have used Warp Pipes in any of his boss battles, with Lemmy and Wendy using them in Super Mario World, Roy using them in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Morton and Ludwig using them in New Super Mario Bros. 2, and Iggy using them in New Super Mario Bros. U.
  • In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, every Koopaling is associated with Battle Cards. Roy and Wendy are the first bosses on which Battle Cards can be used, Larry and Ludwig are the only bosses that can use their own Battle Cards, and Iggy, Morton, and Lemmy turn the player's Battle Cards into a special kind of Morton Battle Card, which either deals 60 damage to everyone, makes the player lose all of their star points, or gives the player a random Max Item.

References

Koopalings coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ As explained on the Koopalings' profile on the New Super Mario Bros. U official site. Archived February 3, 2013, 16:15:34 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine., as well as Larry's Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy
  2. ^ a b On page 33 of the Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros., there is this statement:「※取扱説明書のものをそのまま掲載しています。」; despite this, the part of the story where the Koopalings are introduced is this one:「さんざんこらしめたはずの大魔王クッパもマリオのいるキノコ王国からは手を引いたものの今度は子供コクッパ7兄弟を仲間に入れ、ワールドのあちこちでイタズラのやり放題。」; the「自分の」between「今度は」and「子供コクッパ7兄弟」, which roughly means "[Bowser's] own" and is present on page 4 of the original Japanese Super Mario Bros. 3 manualMedia:SMB3_Japanese_manual_pages_4_5.jpg, is absent in this story. The meaning of the sentence is roughly unaltered, as this wording omitting the possessive pronoun has also been used in the Nintendo Official Guidebook of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the latter of which also used the stronger form of the original story of Super Mario Bros. 3 showing the similar meaning of the two wordings, but the new one is less strong and explicit.
  3. ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet. In the story section (page 5), they are called "Bowser's 7 kids" and "his 7 children", and Bowser's line (page 3) reads "Ha Ha Ha! These are my 7 children that are going to help me take over the Mushroom World!" The children are introduced with the phrase "These are Bowser's kids!!" (page 4). Larry (page 5), Morton (page 9) and Lemmy (page 34) refer to Bowser as their father or dad.
  4. ^ a b c In the Japanese instruction booklet of Super Mario Bros. 3, they are called「自分じぶんの子供こどもコクッパ7兄弟きょうだい」in the story section (page 4Media:SMB3 Japanese manual pages 4 5.jpg), and King Koopa's line (page 2Media:SMB3 Japanese manual pages 2 3.jpg) reads「ワッハハ。これから俺様おれさまの息子達むすこたちがこのゲームの説明せつめいをするぜ。息子達むすこたちの言いうことをよーく聞きいてせいぜいガンバルことだな。ワッハハ。」Note Koopa's use of「俺様おれさまの息子たちむすこ達」(ore-sama no musuko-tachi), which equates to "my children" (or, literally, "my sons") while at the same time referring to himself in an arrogant manner. The children are introduced with the phrase「そして、これがコクッパ7兄弟きょうだいだ！！」(page 3Media:SMB3 Japanese manual pages 2 3.jpg). Larry (page 4Media:SMB3 Japanese manual pages 4 5.jpg), Morton (page 8Media:SMB3 Japanese manual pages 8 9.jpg) and Lemmy (page 34Media:SMB3 Japanese manual pages 34 35.jpg) refer to King Koopa as「オヤジ」(oyaji), which is both a Japanese word for "father" as well as a term of endearment.
  5. ^ a b Super Mario World English instruction booklet, page 20Media:SMW NA Manual Pages 19 20.png (Mysterious Sunken Ship description) "That's right, in Super Mario Bros. 3, Koopa and his kids used a flying ship to make life tough for Mario.".
  6. ^ a b Japanese card about the Koopalings in Super Mario WorldMedia:Kokuppa SMB4 Card.jpg, in which they are referred to as「クッパ大だい魔ま王おうの7人にんの息子むすこたち。」, meaning "The seven children of the (demon/sorcerer) king Bowser.". Note that their name is written with「7兄弟」instead of「7人衆」.
  7. ^ a b In Super Smash Bros. Melee, the first trophy of Bowser in Japanese refers to him as having「7人のこども」Media:JSSBM Bowser Trophy.jpg.
  8. ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console release. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Retrieved June 28, 2024. (Archived June 29, 2014, 17:18:22 UTC via archive.today.)
  9. ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 3. Nintendo of Italy (Italian). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 3. Nintendo of Germany (German). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Super Mario Bros. 3. Nintendo of Benelux (Dutch). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Back of the North American box of Yoshi's SafariMedia:SnesyoshissafariBack.jpg.
  13. ^ a b A PDF manual for Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console release (March 2023 archive) available on the Nintendo of Japan eShop website, released January 1, 2013. (Retrieved February 15, 2013)
  14. ^ a b Nintendo Co., Ltd. (2003). Scans of the Japanese manual of Super Mario Advance 4. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c Page 20 of the Japanese Nintendo Official Guidebook of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2Media:SMA2 Japanese Guide Page 20.png. The Koopalings are stated being「7匹ひきの子ども=コクッパ」, roughly meaning (Bowser's) seven children=Koopalings using an implicit possessive pronoun.
  16. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Wii U Virtual Console release. Nintendo of UK (British English). Retrieved June 28, 2024. (Archived March 21, 2023, 21:13:49 UTC via archive.today.)
  17. ^ a b "Our current story is that the seven Koopalings are not Bowser's children. Bowser's only child is Bowser Jr., and we do not know who the mother is." – Ryckert, Dan (September 10, 2015). Mario's Creators Answer Burning Questions About The Series. GameInformer (English). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  18. ^ a b c "Bowser's oldest Koopaling and second in command, he's a real monster!" – June 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Power Strategy Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 9.
  19. ^ BeardBear (December 3, 2015). Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Walkthrough Part 27 | Neo Bowser Castle #5 & Bosses Koopalings. YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  20. ^ "WORLD FORTRESSES Every world has at least one Fortress. This is usually a set of fearsome hallways guarded by nasties and always ends with a Koopa confrontation, courtesy of Boom Boom the Koopaling. Fortresses are just like regular levels, except that when you beat one, any nearby locks (usually preventing you from accessing pipes or Toad Houses) disappear." – Hodgson, David S J. (October 21, 2003). Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4425-9. Page 22.
  21. ^ Page 65 of the Japanese Official Nintendo Guidebook of Super Mario All-StarsMedia:Bowser Koopalings sketch.png. The caption states "At first Bowser's appearance was not entirely settled. In order to get to this version of the sketch, Kotabe and Tezuka collaborated multiple times". Note how the page is dedicated to the Famicom Disk System version of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, known as Super Mario Bros. 2 in Japan.
  22. ^ Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto in Mario Mania Player's Guide. Page 31.
  23. ^ As explained by Dayvv Brooks (former Nintendo of America employee), on July 18, 2012.
  24. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet. Page 3.Media:Koopalingsjpmanual.jpg
  25. ^ Super Mario World: From Japanese to English. The Mushroom Kingdom (English). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  26. ^ Mario kicking Wendy, Bowser and LudwigMedia:SMSQPB6 Mario Kick opt.png, note how Bowser's tail is drawn while Ludwig's tail is not.
  27. ^ Main cast artwork for Super Mario Bros. 3 in which Iggy's tail can be seen.Media:SMB3 NES - Group art.png
  28. ^ https://play.nintendo.com/activities/quizzes/which-mario-kart-8-racer-are-you-most/ If you get Bowser.
  29. ^ A Japanese promotional pamphlet for Super Mario Bros. 3Media:SMB3 - Japanese Promotional Pamphlet.jpg The Koopalings are called「大魔王クッパの子供達」(Daimaō Kuppa no kodomo-tachi), which means "Great Demon King Koopa's children". The picture of this pamphlet is found in every version of Super Mario History 1985-2010 booklet except North American.
  30. ^ Scans of the original Japanese Super Mario Bros. 3 manual, hosted on Nintendo Co. Ltd. site. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  31. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Wii Virtual Console website, released December 11, 2007.
  32. ^ Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.. Page 47. "Bowser sent his seven children to make mischief as they please in the normally peaceful Mushroom World." (October 16, 2018)
  33. ^ On page 33 of the French translation of Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, in the story of Super Mario Bros. 3 it is told Bowser a envoyé ses sept enfants agir comme bon leur semble au sein du Monde des Champignons habituellement plutôt calme. (Bowser sent his seven children to act as they see fit within the usually rather calm Mushroom World). At page 144 in the general enemy description of New Super Mario Bros. Wii it is told Les sept frères et soeurs de la famille Bowser sont également présents[...] (The seven siblings of the Bowser family are also present).
  34. ^ An excerpt of page 33 of the German translation of the Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros., containing the story of Super Mario Bros. 3. The sentence Allerdings macht er sieben Koopalinge zu seinen Untertanen roughly means Indeed he turned seven Koopalings into his subjects.
  35. ^ Page 33 of the Spanish translation of the Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros., containing the story of Super Mario Bros. 3. The sentence Sin embargo, esta vez cuenta con la ayuda de los siete Koopalings, que hacen maldades por todas partes. roughly means Nonetheless, this time [he] has the help of the seven Koopalings, who cause troubles everywhere.
  36. ^ Page 169 of Playing with Power: Nintendo NES ClassicsMedia:PWPNNC page 169.png, containing part of an interview present in the January/February 1990 issue of Nintendo Power
  37. ^ Rocha, Garitt, and Nick von Esmarch (November 11, 2016). Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 9780744017779. Page 196Media:PWPNNC page 196.png., containing the story of Super Mario Bros. 3
  38. ^ Nintendo of Europe. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (PDF). Nintendo of Europe CDN. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  39. ^ a b Page 4 of the Japanese Nintendo Official Guidebook of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Media:SMA4 Japanese Guide Page 4.png. Note how, while in the story they are referred as [Bowser's] own children (「自分じぶんの子こどもの「コクッパ7兄弟きょうだい」」), in Bowser's bio the possessive referred to the children term (「子こどもたち」) is missing like in the case of the Nintendo Official Guidebook of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.
  40. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas
  41. ^ Page 32 of the first volume of the Japanese Nintendo Official Guidebook of Super Mario World, part of the second unit of the volume, named CharacterMedia:SMB4 Koopa Family.png. The reddish purple headers used for both Bowser and the Koopalings indicate that they are part of the Koopa family, as the explanatory header on the upper left corner shows.
  42. ^ In both the Super Mario World sectionMedia:SMCE pages 18 19.png, the Super Mario Bros. 3 sectionMedia:SMCE page 214.png and the section about the Koopa TroopMedia:SMCE pages 88 89.png of the Super Mario Complete Encyclopedia (「スーパーマリオ全百科オールひゃっか」), a book written in 1991 in collaboration with NintendoMedia:SMCE page 256.png, the Koopalings are considered, along with Bowser, to be part of the King Tribe (「王 おう族ぞく」), that page 89Media:SMCE pages 88 89.png states being formed by every member of the royal family that leads the Bowser Army corps (「クッパ軍団ぐんだんを統率とうそつする王家おうけの面々めんめん」). In particular, their relationship is explained in the Super Mario Bros. 3 section of the book, where the Koopalings are stated, on page 151Media:SMCE pages 150 151.png, to be Bowser's children「クッパの子こども、コクッパたち」) and where Bowser on page 228Media:SMCE page 228.png is referred to as the demon/sorcerer king (「大魔王だいまおう」) and on page 214Media:SMCE page 214.png Larry Koopa is stated to be the youngest child of the demon/sorcerer king (「大魔王だいまおうの末すえっ子こ」), while the Koopalings are stated to be siblings as well (「コクッパ7兄弟きょうだい」).
  43. ^ On page 193 of the Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia (「パーフェクト版マリオキャラクター大事典」)Media:PEGMCE page 193.png, a book written in 1994 in collaboration with NintendoMedia:PEGMCE Last Page.png, Roy is shown as an example of Bowser's group (「クッパ系けい」), further described as the family of the Great King Bowser (「クッパ大王だいおうの一族いちぞく」), on page 228Media:PEGMCE pages 228 229.png Larry is stated to be the son of the Great Demon/Sorcerer King Bowser (「クッパ大魔王だいまおうの子供こども」); finally on page 42Media:PEGMCE page 42.png the Koopalings are called again the 7 Koopalings Siblings (「コクッパ7兄弟きょうだい」).
  44. ^ On pages 10 and 11 of the Super Mario Bros. Daizukan (「スーパーマリオ大図鑑」)Media:SMBD pages 10 11.png a book written at the end of 1994 under the supervision of NintendoMedia:SMBD Colophon.png, the Koopa Troop is stated to have Bowser's seven children as its great leaders (「7人にんのクッパの子こどもを大幹部だいかんぶとして」), with the Koopalings presented below. Furthermore, on pages 34 and 35Media:SMBD pages 34 35.png, it is explicitly stated that Koopalings=Bowser's children (「コクッパ=クッパの子こども」), with Morton and Ludwig presented as one of the seven children of the Great King Bowser (「クッパ大王だいおうの7人にんの子こどものひとり」), Larry being presented as the youngest of the seven children of the Great King Bowser (「クッパ大王だいおうの7人にんの子こどものすえっ子こ」)　and Roy's bio starting with Among the sons of Bowser, he's the heaviest (「クッパのむすこの中なかで,　もっとも体重たいじゅうが重おもい」).
  45. ^ Pages 2 and 3 of the Japanese manual of Yoshi's SafariMedia:YRH Manual pages 2 3 opt.png, which contain the story of the game. Bowser and the Koopalings are together called「クッパ達たち」Koopa-tachi, just like in other Japanese material such as Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped (「スーパーマリオおはなしクイズえほん 6 さらわれたともだち」)Media:SMSQPB6 Kuppa tachi.png.
  46. ^ Mario is Missing! SNES instruction booklet. Page 2.
  47. ^ The first trophy of Bowser in the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. BrawlMedia:JSSBB Bowser Trophy.jpg.
  48. ^ European New Super Mario Bros. Wii website showing the initial name change to "Bowser's Minions" in Europe (albeit while grouped together with Bowser Jr. as the "Koopa Clan")]. Nintendo of UK (British English). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  49. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii story and character page. Nintendo. Retrieved June 28, 2024. Ludwig's bio refers to the Koopalings as「仲間なかま」, meaning comrades, partners or company.
  50. ^ "Just when Mario and the gang were ready to give the Princess her gifts, Bowser's bratty kids crashed the party!" – Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 18.
  51. ^ "After you reach Bowser Jr.'s chamber, the bothersome Koopaling hops into his flying carriage." – Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 129.
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  59. ^ While in the preview the Koopalings are referred to using the Bowser's minions term (scagnozzi di Bowser) used in the New Super Mario Bros. games, and even though in the final game Morton mentions the boss (il capo) without specifying who he is supposed to be, as soon as Bowser is revealed Ludwig, Wendy, Larry and Roy always refer to him by name without adding any other title, Roy even directly asks Bowser to avenge his defeat, this attempt being absent in the Japanese version. Furthermore, the Koopalings are always referred to as Little Bowsers (Bowserotti, the Italian term originally used for the Koopalings, itself a direct translation of the ｢コクッパ｣ term), as can be seen already before fighting Larry, even when the Japanese version explicitly use the Bowser's minions (｢クッパの手下てした｣) term in place of the Team of 7 Bowsers (｢クッパ7人衆にんしゅう｣) term that should be translated as Bowserotti, as can be seen before fighting Lemmy (where in the Japanese version ｢クッパの手下てした｣ is used and in the Italian localization Bowserotti is used instead), as well as in the GB_RedRescue13 line of the 13th Rescue Red Toad who states Hai già sconfitto Morton, Iggy, Ludwig, Wendy e Larry. Ti restano solo due Bowserotti! (while the Japanese version again uses the ｢クッパの手下てした｣ term).
  60. ^ On Page 22 of the Italian manual of Monopoly Gamer Collector's EditionMedia:MGCE Italian Manual page 22.png, the Koopalings' bio states I Bowserotti sono sette dei più pericolosi, cattivi e perfidi scagnozzi di Bowser. which means The Koopalings are seven among the most dangerous, bad and malicious minions of Bowser.
  61. ^ In the Japanese version of Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser Bowser Jr. is stated in his bio to be「大魔王クッパの1人息子」 (Great Demon/Warlock King Bowser's only son), similarly in the Italian localization his bio states È l'unico figlio di Bowser (He's the only son of Bowser) and in the German localization his bio states Bowsers einiziger Sprössling (Bowser's only offspring).
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Bowser's family
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
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Koopas
Characters Bowser, 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 • MegaDragonBowser • Meowser • Molten Bowser • Paper Bowser • Qix Daiō • Shiny RoboBowser • Shrowser • Torino Daiō
Bowser's current game relatives Dry Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Paper Bowser Jr.
Bowser's former game relatives Bowser's Brother • Koopa Kid • Koopalings (Iggy Koopa · Larry Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Roy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa)
Bowser's adaptation relatives Bowser's father • Bowser's mother • Bowser's sister • Enma Daiō • King Koopa's great-great grandkoop • Poopa La Koopa
Other Bowser X • C. Everett Koopa • Dark Bowser • Darkmess Bowser • Francis Ford Koopola • Gary Koopa • James Fennimore Koopa
Species Impostor Bowser • Koopa Kid • Koopa Zombie • Tail Bowser
Facsimiles and other constructs Robots Blasta Mechakoopa • Bowser??? • Bowser's mech • Flying Mechakoopa • Mecha-Bowser • Mecha Hand • Mechakoopa • Mega Mechakoopa • Mekakuppa • Mini Bowser • Mini Bowser Jr. • Rabbid Mechakoopa • Robo-suit • The Great King Bowser • Zappa Mechakoopa
Statues Abominable Snowkoopa • Bowser Monument • Bowser Snow Statue • Bowser Statue • Bowser Stunner • Guard Door • Koopa no Yukidaruma • Papercraft Bowser • Papercraft Bowser Jr.
Buildings Bowser's Castle • Bowser's Galaxy Generator • Koopamart • Temple of Koopa
Vehicles Bone Rattler • Flame Runner • Gilded King • Holiday King • Koopa Cruiser • Koopa King • Silver King
Related items Bowser Bomb • Bowser Candy • Bowser Capsule • Bowser Suit • Bowser's Shell • Grand Spiky Shell • Koopa Kid Orb • Spiky Shell
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Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toads • Kings
Bosses Boom Boom • Big Booa • Fake Bowsera • Koopalings (Larry Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Bowser
Items 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moona • Advance Coina • Anchor • Blue Coin • Boomeranga • Cape Feathera • Card • Coin • e-Coina • Fire Flower • Frog Suit • Goomba's Shoe • Hammer • Hammer Suit • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic ball • Magic Wand • Magic Whistle • Music Box • P-Wing • Poison Mushrooma • Starman • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Tanooki Suit • Vegetablea
Objects Main game ? Block • Beanstalk • Big Block • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Buzzy Beetle Shell • Cloud Block • Cloud Lift • Coin Block • Coral • Directional Lift • Donut Lift • Empty Block • Flimsy Lift • Frozen Coin • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Goal • Green Shell • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Jump Block • Lift • Magic Door • Magic Note Block • Magical ball • Mega ? Block • Mushroom Coina • P Warp Door • Quicksand • Red Shell • Rotary Lift • Semisolid Platform • Spiny Shell • Switch Block • Track • Treasure box • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • White Block • Wood Block
World-ea !-Switch • Axe • Balance Lift • Bubble • Control Coin • Dotted-Line Block • Goal Pole • Flipper • Giant Gate • Grass • Jumping Board • Key • Key Door • Power Meter Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Snake platform • Soft sand • Stretch Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Frog Mario • Tanooki Mario (Statue Mario) • Hammer Mario • Invincible Mario • Caped Marioa
Switch Cardsa 1UP Kinoko ga 3UP Moon ni kawaru! • Blue Green Switch • Luigi Power Up!! • Orange Switch • Sugu ni mantan! Power Meter!! • Teki Power Up! Tokuten x2!! • Timer yukkuri!
Worlds Grass Land • Desert Land • Water Land • Giant Land • Sky Land • Ice Land • Pipe Land • Dark Land • Warp Zone • World-ea
Locations e-Coin Castlea • Enemy Course • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel • Spade Panel • Start Panel) • Toad House • Treasure Ship
Enemies Main game Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • "Boo" Diddly • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Buster Beetle • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Dry Bones • Fiery Walking Piranha • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Koopa • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Micro-Goomba • Missile Bill • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Ptooie • Rocky Wrench • Scattering Bloober • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Piranha
World-ea Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Big Boo • Bony Beetle • Bowser Statue (Super Mario World) • Bumpty • Chargin' Chuck • Flurry • Goomba (Super Mario World) • Hoopster • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Para-Goomba (Super Mario World) • Porcupo • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Thwimp • Wiggler
Obstacles Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Diagonal cannon • Falling spikea • Fire-Bara • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Quartet-cannon • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e mini-gamesa Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
Miscellaneous Game Over • Extra life • P-Meter • Time Limit
Further info Completion • e-Readera • e-Reader cardsa • Gallery (Super Mario Advance 4) • Glitches (Super Mario Advance 4) • Media • Pre-release and unused content (Super Mario Advance 4) • Quotes • References • Staff • Unwinnable state
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The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Episodes Episode 1: "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" • Episode 2: "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" • Episode 3: "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" • Episode 4: "The Beauty of Kootie" • Episode 5: "Princess Toadstool for President" • Episode 6: "Never Koop a Koopa" • Episode 7: "Reign Storm" • Episode 8: "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" • Episode 9: "Dadzilla" • Episode 10: "Tag Team Trouble" • Episode 11: "Oh, Brother!" • Episode 12: "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" • Episode 13: "A Toadally Magical Adventure" • Episode 14: "Misadventures in Babysitting" • Episode 15: "Do the Koopa" • Episode 16: "Kootie Pie Rocks" • Episode 17: "Mush-Rumors" • Episode 18: "The Ugly Mermaid" • Episode 19: "Crimes R Us" • Episode 20: "Life's Ruff" • Episode 21: "Up, Up, and a Koopa" • Episode 22: "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" • Episode 23: "True Colors" • Episode 24: "Recycled Koopa" • Episode 25: "The Venice Menace" • Episode 26: "Super Koopa"
Characters Protagonists Luigi • Mario • Princess Toadstool • Toad
Koopa Family and Koopalings Big Mouth Koopa • Bully Koopa • Cheatsy Koopa • Hip Koopa • Hop Koopa • King Bowser Koopa • Kooky von Koopa • Kootie Pie Koopa
Bowser's Minions Abominable Snowkoopa • Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Block • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • Boo Diddly • Boom Boom • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Land Para-Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Zombie • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Magic Piranha Plant • Nipper Plant • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Ptooie • Robot Princess • Rocky Wrench • Sledge Brother • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Thwomp
Other Baker • Bud • Bud and Missy's mother • Crime Wave Clyde • Cutter • Doctor • Emperor Ed • Gondolier • Herman • Holly Mackerel • Junior • Junior's mom and dad • King Mackerel • King Windbag • Kitty • Madzilla • Madzilla's Mom • Marco Polo's Plumbers • Mayor of New York City • Mighty Plumber • Milli Vanilli • Missy • Mr. President • Mrs. President • Mushroom Kingdom Fire Department • Mushroom Nanny • Mushroom People • Mushroom Referee • Norman • Painter • Pipe creatures • Prince Hugo • Prince Mushroomkhamen • Queen Mushroomkhamen • Royal Parrot • Servant • Submarine captain • Sultan • Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus • Toad's cousin • Wizard King of the West
Locations Regions of the Mushroom World Dark Land • Desert Land • Giant Land • Ice Land • Mertropolis • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Sea • Pipe Land • Sky Land • Underground Maze of Pipes • Water Land
Landmarks of the Mushroom World Ace Magic Wand Factory • First Mushroom Bank • Kastle Koopa • Mushroom Castle • Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage • Mushroom Kingdom Treasury • Mushroom Land Central Library • Pipe Land Treasury • Temple of Gloom
Regions of the
Real World 		Africa • Antarctica • Australia • Brooklyn • Hawaii • Hollywood • Miami • New York City • North America • Paris • South America • United States of America • Venice • Washington, D.C.
Landmarks of the Real World Bastille • Eiffel Tower • Florida State Poochitentiary • Great Wall of China • Hollywood Bowl • Kennedy Space Center • Louvre • Washington Monument • White House • Wild Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park
Items, objects,
vehicles, and misc. 		? Block • Block • Crud Cannon • Doom Dancer Music Box • Doom Ship • Doom Sub • Fire Flower • Fireball • Frog Suit • Fudjie • Gold Coin • Jump Block • Karoobi • Koopa Color Goopa • Koopa Clogger • Kooper-Dooper Raiser-Upper • Koopa trash • Koopascope • Lame Brainer • Levitation Beam • Magic Wand • Magic Wings • Nasty Net • Nice Guy Potion • Plumber Pole • Plumber's Periscope • Plumber's Putty • Power Pendant • Power Shower • Starman • Steam Cloud Balloon • Steam powered mummy sled • Super Leaf • Super Slurp Pipe • Tag Team Wrestling Tournament • Tank • Time Travel Tube • Transmutational Brainwave Analyzer • Trash Smasher • Warp Pipe
Miscellaneous Quotes • Songs • Staff
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Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Baby Yoshi • Dolphin
Bosses Koopalings (Iggy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Roy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Larry Koopa) • Bowser • Reznor • Big Boo
Items 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Berry • Bonus Coin • Cape Feather • Coin • Control Coin • Dragon Coin • Yoshi's Egg • Fire Flower • Gray Coin • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic ball • Power Balloon • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Yoshi's Wings
Objects ! Switch • Arrow Sign • Beanstalk • Blue Door • Bonus block • Bridge • Empty Block • Bubble • Cloud Block • Coin Block • Coin countera • Count-Lift • Diagonal platform • Dotted-Line Block • ! Block • Fence • Flimsy Lift • Flying Platform • Flying Prize Block • Grab Block • Gray Block • Gray P Switch • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Note Block • Jumping Board • Key • Lift • Message Block • ON/OFF Switch • Piston Lift • Prize Block • Revolving Door • Rope • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Semisolid Platform • Single Swing Lift • Skull Raft • Snake platform • Spring platform • Star Road • Stretch Block • Switch Block • Triangular Block • Triple Swing Lift • Yellow Door • Yoshi Cloud
Worlds of Dinosaur Land Yoshi's Island • Donut Plains • Vanilla Dome • Twin Bridges • Forest of Illusion • Chocolate Island • Valley of Bowser • Star World • Special Zone
Moves Crouch • Dash • Fly • Jump • Shell Toss • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim
Enemies and obstacles Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill • Big Boo • Big Bubble • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo Buddy • Boo Buddy Block • Boo Buddy Snake • Boo Crew • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chainsaw • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Circling Boo Buddies • Climbing Koopa • Dino-Rhino • Dino-Torch • Disappearing Boo Buddy • Dry Bones • Eerie • Falling spike • Fire Snake • Fishbone • Fishin' Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Floating Mine • Flying Goomba • Fuzzy • Goomba • Grinder • Hothead • Jumping Fire Piranha Plant • Jumping Piranha Plant • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu in a Pipe • Lava • Lava Bubble • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mega Mole • Monty Mole • Muncher • Ninji • Para-bomb • Para-Goomba • Pillar • Piranha Plant • Pit • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Shell (flashing) • Skewer • Spike • Spike (Super Mario World) • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sumo Brother • Super Koopa • Swooper • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo tube • Turtle Cannon • Unshelled Koopa • Urchin • Volcano Lotus • Wiggler
Other 1-Up Chamber • Bonus game • Bonus Star • Fall • Giant Gate • Item Stock • Keyhole • Midway Gate • Sand cloud • Timer • Tourist Tips
Miscellaneous Glitches • Mario Bros.a • Pre-release and unused content • Super Mario World (soundtrack album) • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World • SNES Staff • GBA Staff
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Super Mario World (TV series)
Characters Protagonists Luigi • Mario • Oogtar • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi
Koopa family Big Mouth Koopa • Bully Koopa • Cheatsy Koopa • Hip Koopa • Hop Koopa • King Bowser Koopa • Kooky von Koopa • Kootie Pie Koopa
Bowser's Minions & obstacles Ball 'N' Chain • Big Boo • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Boo Buddy • Caterpillar • Dino-Rhino • Dino-Torch • Fire Plant • Fire Sumo • Flying Goomba • Goomba • Gopher • Koopa Football Player • Koopa Skeleton • Koopa Statue • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Wizard • Magnum Bill • Mechkoopa • Ninji • Piranha Plant • Porcupinefish • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Smell Bob-omb • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Unshelled Koopa • Urchin
Other Cave People • Chickadactyl • Dino Riders • Dolphin • Evil dinosaur • Mama Fireplant • Tyrannosaurus Twins • Wizenheimer
Locations Regions Dinosaur World • Dome City • Enchanted Forest • Ice Land • Lava Pits • Star Road
Landmarks Dome Castle • Ghost House • Tar Pit Milk Bar • Neon Castle
Items, objects, vehicles and misc. ? Block • Cape Feather • Egg Scoopa Koopa • Fire Flower • Fireball • Fishbone • Gold Coin • Jumping Board • Key • Keyhole • Koopasonic Rock TV • Koopa Clown Car • Magic Balloon • Magic Wings • Mega Mechanasaur • Revolving Door • Roulette Block • Skull Raft • Starman • Triangle Block • Warp Pipe
Episodes Episode 1: "Fire Sale" • Episode 2: "The Wheel Thing" • Episode 3: "Send in the Clown" • Episode 4: "Ghosts 'R' Us" • Episode 5: "The Night Before Cave Christmas" • Episode 6: "King Scoopa Koopa" • Episode 7: "Born to Ride" • Episode 8: "Party Line" • Episode 9: "Gopher Bash" • Episode 10: "Rock TV" • Episode 11: "The Yoshi Shuffle" • Episode 12: "A Little Learning" • Episode 13: "Mama Luigi"
Miscellaneous Quotes • Songs • Staff
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Yoshi's Safari
Characters Mario • Yoshi • Princess Peach • Prince Pine • King Fret
Jewelry Land locations Light Realm Grass Land • Mushroom Land • Pipe Island • Crescent Coast • Spirit Mountain • Grand Bridge • Float Castle I
Dark Realm Cornice Cave • Ghost Mansion • Float Castle II • Dark Sea • Bowser's Castle
Bosses Hammer Brother • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Boomerang Brother • Wendy O. Koopa • Sea Devil • Larry Koopa • Sledge Brother • Morton Koopa Jr. • Iggy Koopa (King Gessō) • Roy Koopa • Firesnake • Magikoopa • Lakitu • Big Boo • Chargin' Chuck • Mecha Nokonoko • Bowser
Enemies Anvil • Bloober • Bob-omb • Big Boo • Bullet Bill • Cheep-Cheep • Flying Goomba • Green Shell • Koopa Para Troopa • Koopa Troopa • Mechakoopa • Monty Mole • Nipper Plant • Para Bomb • Podoboo • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Tako
Power-ups Power-up Mushroom • Fire Flower • Super Star
Weapons Super Scope
Miscellaneous Gallery • Media
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Hotel Mario
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool
Bosses Morton • Roy • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Wendy • Iggy • Bowser
Items Coin (rainbow variant) • Super Mushroom • Fire Flower • Star Man • Toad
Objects Bowser's Ghost Cologne • Bowser's Sourpuss Bread • Letter
Hotels Morton's Wood Door Hysteria Hotel • Roy's HardBrick Hotel • Larry's Chillton Hotel • Lemmy's High-ate Regency Hotel • Ludwig's Thump Castle Hotel • Wendy's Blitz Snarlton Hotel • Bowser's Seizures Palace Hotel
Enemies Banzai Bill • Bellhop Goomba • Big Boo • Boo Buddy • Buzzy Beetle • Cloud • Fire • Flying Goomba • Flying Koopa • Goomba • Koopa • Mecha Koopa • Mini Ninja • Monty Mole • Parabomb • Pat the Bat • Penny • Rhinestone Goomba • Skeleton Koopa • Spiny • Wiggler • Z Koopa
Miscellaneous Gallery • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
Characters (Superstar Saga) Protagonists Mario1,2 • Luigi1,2 • Princess Peach1,2 • Prince Peasley • Bowser1,2
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)1,2
Supporting characters Beanbean troops1,2 • Bink1,2 • Blablanadon1,2 • Bloat1,2 • Boddle1,2 • Border Bros1,2 • Bubbles • Chuckleroot1,2 • Chuckleroot's granddaughter1,2 • Cork and Cask • Doctor1,2 • Dr. Toadley2 • Fava1,2 • Firebrand and Thunderhand1,2 • Hammerhead Bros.1,2 • Harhall1,2 • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization1,2 • Jellyfish Sisters1,2 • Lady Lima1,2 • Miles Tones1,2 • Moai1,2 • Mole1,2 • Pea1,2 • Peach-bot1,2 • Photographer1,2 • Pipeman1,2 • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector1,2 • Psycho Kamek1 • Queen Bean1,2 • Soybean civilization1,2 • Spangle • Starshade Bros.1,2 • Toadsworth1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Tuki1,2 • Yoshi Fan Club1,2
Species Ankoopa1 • Beanish1,2 • Beanlet1,2 • Big Koopa Troopa2 • Designbomb1,2 • Ghost1,2 • Hoohooligan1,2 • Kurako1,2 • Lagoon-dweller1,2 • Oho Jee • Sailor1,2 • Thwomp • Toad1,2 • Winkle1,2 • Yoshi1,2
Characters (The Search for Bowser) Protagonists Captain Goomba3 (Gold3) • Captain Shy Guy3 • Captain Boo3 (Gold3) • Captain Koopa Troopa3 (Gold3) • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry)
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple
Supporting characters Bowser3 • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3 • Prince Peasley • Bubbles • Cork and Cask • Hermie III • Professor E. Gadd • Spangle • Starlow3
Special moves Overworld/solo attacks Emergency Block2 • Counterattack1,2 • Dash1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Dunk Hammer1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Firebrand1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Flee1,2 • Hammer1,2 • High Jump1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Jump1,2 • Mini-Mario1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Pump Mario1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Spin Jump1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Surfboard1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Tickle1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Thunderhand1,2 An L ripped from the game.
Bros. Attacks1,2 Bounce Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Chopper Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Cyclone Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Fire Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Knockback Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Splash Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Swing Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Thunder Bros. An L ripped from the game.
Captain Commands3 Deny • Rally • Chance • Play Dead • Lightning • Parry • Pass the Bob-omb • Thwomp Thump • Clash of Captains • Call for Backup • Sneak Attack • Shell Shock
Bosses Superstar Saga Birdo • Bowletta1,2 • Bowser1,2 • Cackletta1,2 • Chuckolator1,2 • Dragohoho1,2 • Fawful • Flaret1,2 • Hermie III1,2 • Hoohooros1,2 • Jojora1,2 • Jojora's friends1,2 • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Mom Piranha1,2 • Popple • Queen Bean1,2 • Rookie1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Trunkle1,2 • Wiggler1,2
The Search for Bowser Birdo • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Fawful • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Popple • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3
Locations Beanbean Airport1,2 • Beanbean Borderland1,2 • Beanbean Castle1,2 • Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer1,2 • Beanbean Castle Town1,2 • Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop1,2 • Chateau de Chucklehuck1,2 • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace1,2 • Guffawha Ruins1,2 • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio1,2 • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village1,2 • Information Booth1,2 • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown1,2 • Little Fungitown Item Shop1,2 • Mario and Luigi's house1,2 • Mushroom Kingdom1,2 • Oho Oasis1,2 • Oho Ocean1,2 • Pipe House1,2 • Princess Peach's Castle1,2 • Relaxation Room1,2 • S.S. Chuckola1,2 • Seabed1,2 • Starbeans Cafe1,2 • Stardust Fields1,2 • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace1,2 • Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle1,2 • Winkle Colosseum1,2 • Woohoo Hooniversity1,2 • Yoshi Theater1,2
Enemies Superstar Saga Anuboo1,2 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Belly Blech1,2 • Bill Blaster1,2 • Blooper1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep1 • Chomp Bro1,2 • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok1,2 • Clumph • Dry Bones4 • Eeker1,2 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Dry Bones1,2 • Elite Gritty Goomba1,2 • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fighter Fly1,2 • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy1,2 • Glurp1,2 • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomdiver1,2 • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy1,2 • Hammer Bro • Ice Snifit • Lakipea • Laser Snifit1,2 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut1,2 • Mecha-Blooper1,2 • Mecha-Chomp1 • Mechakoopa • Oucher Glass1,2 • Parabeanie • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant1,2 • Puffer-Cheep1 • Rex • Roto-Disc1,2 • Sand Cheep1,2 • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone1,2 • Sharpea • Sniper Bill1,2 • Spiky Snifit1,2 • Spiny4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep2 • Starkiss • Super Fly1,2 • Sworm1,2 • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb1,2 • Troopea • Virus1,2 • Yo Bro1,2
The Search for Bowser Bandit3 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Big Boo3 • Big Tail Goomba3 • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo3 • Boo • Boomerang Bro3 • Broozer3 • Buzzy Beetle3 • Chain Chomp3 • Chargin' Chuck3 • Chuck Guy • Clumph • Dry Bones4 • Elite Captain Quartet3 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fire Bro3 • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant3 • Fly Guy3 • Fuzzbush • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomba Tower3 • Green Magikoopa3 • Gritty Goomba • Hammer Bro • Ice Bro3 • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa3 • Koopa Troopa3 • Lakipea • Lakitu3 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mechawful3 • Para-Beetle3 • Parabeanie • Paragoomba3 • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Pokey3 • Red Magikoopa3 • Rex • Scaratroopea • Sharpea • Shy Guy3 • Spear Guy3 • Spike3 • Spiny4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep2 • Starkiss • Tail Boo3 • Tanoomba • Troopea • White Magikoopa3
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom1,2 • 1-Up Super1,2 • 100 Coin2 • 10 Coin2 • 50-Coin2 • Beanbean coin1,2 • Boo Biscuit2 • Coin1,2 • Five Coin1,2 • Golden Mushroom1,2 • Green Pepper1,2 • Max Mushroom1,2 • Max Nut1,2 • Max Syrup1,2 • Mushroom1,2 • Nut1,2 • Red Pepper1,2 • Refreshing Herb1,2 • Super Mushroom1,2 • Super Nut1,2 • Super Syrup1,2 • Syrup1,2 • Ultra Mushroom1,2 • Ultra Nut1,2 • Ultra Syrup1,2
Key items Bean Fruit1,2 • Beanbean Brooch1,2 • Beanbean Map1,2 • Beanstar1,2 • Beanstar piece1,2 • Beanstone1,2 • Chuckola Fruit1,2 • Chuckola Reserve1,2 • Crabbie Grass1,2 • Face1,2 • Fake Beanstar1,2 • Flaming statue1,2 • Hoohoo Spirit1,2 • Invincishroom • Membership Card1,2 • Neon Egg1,2 • Peach's Extra Dress1,2 • Pearl Bean1,2 • Peasley's Rose1,2 • Precious belonging1,2 • Red and Green Goblets1,2 • Secret Scroll 11,2 • Secret Scroll 21,2 • Suitcase1,2 • Winkle Card1,2
Bean Juice1,2 Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
Special items Bonus Ring1,2 • Cobalt Necktie1,2 • Excite Spring1,2 • Game Boy Horror SP1,2 • Great Force1,2 • Greed Wallet1,2 • Power Grip1 • Secret Specs2
Blocks1,2 ! Block • ? Block • Bros. Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • Hoohoo Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery block • Save Album • Simu-Block • Spin Block
Other Axe1,2 • Badge1,2 • Bean1,2 • Bike Pads1,2 • Black Rock1,2 • Boo Statue1,2 • Brown Rock1,2 • Button1,2 • Cart1,2 • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola1,2 • Clothing1,2 • Conductor1,2 • Gown1,2 • Gray Rock1,2 • Headgear1,2 • Invincibility Mushroom3 • Koopa Clown Car1,2 • Lift1,2 • Poison Mushroom1,2 • Poltergust 30001,2 • Pressure Plate1,2 • Region map1 • Rolling Bar Defense System1,2 • Spiky Stardust Defense System1,2 • Spring Pad1,2 • Super Poltergust 30011,2 • Surfing Spot1,2 • Toad Express1,2 • Torch1,2 • Wall Face1,2 • Warp Pipe1,2 • Watering hole1,2 • Waterspout1,2
Minigames1,2 Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
Stats Bros. Point1,2 • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed1,2 • Spirit3 • Stache1,2
Status Burn1,2 • Charred1,2 • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury2 • Heavy G1,2 • Invisible2 • Light G1,2 • Poison1,2 • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command1,2 • SPD-Down1,2 • SPD-Up1,2 • Trip1,2
Other Bean Fever1,2 • Beanbean Air • Beanhole locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Block locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Bestiary1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Enemy formations1,2 • Gallery1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Gear1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Glitches1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Hidden Block locations1 • Hooroglyphs1,2 • Kingdom Courier1,2 • Level up progressions1,2 • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection1 • Mario Bros.1 • Pre-release and unused content1 • Quotes1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Shops2 • Special Skill3 • Sound test2 • Staff1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Story summaries2 • Super Attack1,2
1 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
2 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
3 Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
4 Enemy variants differ in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad
Supporting characters Yoshi • Princess Peach • Toad
Bosses Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Larry Koopa · Roy Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Ludwig von Koopa) • Magikoopa • Bowser
Worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • World 9 • World Coin
Items and objects ? Block • ? Switch • 1-Up Mushroom • Arrow lift • Balance Lift • Barrel • Blue Coin • Bolt Lift • Brick • Chest • Cog • Coin • Current • Dark • Donut Block • Fire Flower • Flip Panel • Flower • Flying ? Block • Frozen Coin • Fruit • Glow Block • Half-circle rock • Hard Block • Hidden Coin • Hidden goal • Ice Block • Ice Flower • Ice Snake Block • Ice Wall • Invisible Block • Iron Block • Light Block • Limited Lift • Midway point • Mini Mushroom • Mushroom Platform • P Switch • Paddle wheel • Pendulum Platform • Penguin Suit • Pipe Cannon • Pole (goal) • Pole (object) • POW Block • Propeller Block • Propeller Mushroom • Quicksand • Red ! Switch • Red Block • Red Coin • Red Ring • Remote-Control Platform • Remote-Controlled Clown Car • Remote-Controlled Fence • Remote-Controlled Lift • Rolling log • Roulette Block • Sand Geyser • Screw • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Screwtop Shroom • Sinking and Rising Mushrooms • Slow falling platform • Small pipe • Spine Coaster • Square cloud • Star • Star Coin • Stretch Block • Stretch Shroom • Super Mushroom • Swing • Swinging Hammer • Tilt Lift • Toad balloon • Trampoline • Turning Floor • Vine • Warp Cannon • Warp Pipe • Water Ball • Wind
Moves Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Drill Spin • Fly • Ground Pound • Jump • Midair Spin • Shell Toss • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Enemies Amp • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Boo • Big Dry Bones • Big Fire Piranha • Big Fuzzy • Big Thwomp • Big Wiggler • Big Urchin • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Clampy • Climbing Koopa • Cooligan • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Foo • Fuzzy • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Giant Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro • Jellybeam • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Mechakoopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoomba • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • Quartet-cannon • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Super Piranha Plant • Swoop • Thwomp • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Wiggler
Obstacles Ash • Ball 'N' Chain • Burner • Circus ball • Fire Bar • Ghost Block • Ghost Vase • Giant Spiked Ball • Huge Icicle • Icicle • Jumbo Ray • Lava Geyser • Ring • Skewer • Spiked ball • Volcanic debris
Minigames 1-up Blast • Power-up Panels • Enemy Course
Further info Paah • Coin Battle • Gallery • Glitches • Hint movies • Media • New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos • Pre-release and unused content • Staff • Time Limit • Trading cards
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New Super Mario Bros. 2
Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Supporting characters Princess Peach • Toad
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Gold Mario • Mini Mario • Mega Mario • Invincible Mario • White Raccoon Mario
Bosses Bowser • Koopalings (Roy Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Larry Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa) • Reznor • Dry Bowser
Worlds Main game World 1 • World 2 • World Mushroom • World 3 • World 4 • World Flower • World 5 • World 6 • World Star
DLC packs Gold Rush Pack • Coin Challenge Pack A • Nerve-Wrack Pack • Gold Mushroom Pack • Coin Challenge Pack B • Gold Classics Pack • Coin Challenge Pack C • Platform Panic Pack • Mystery Adventures Pack • Impossible Pack
Items and objects ! Pipe • ! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • 10 Coin • Balance Lift • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Checkpoint Flag • Coin • Crown Coin • Donut Block • Elevator lift • Fire Flower • Flipper • Floating platform • Giant coin • Goal Pole • Goal Pole (secret) • Gold Block • Gold Flower • Gold Mushroom • Gold Ring • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Invincibility Leaf • Item storage • Mega Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Moon Coin • Moving Fence • ON/OFF Conveyor Belt • P Switch • Paddle wheel • Pole • Raft • Red Coin • Red POW Block • Red Ring • Roulette Block • Roulette Coin Block • Seesaw • Segmented platform • Sinking and Rising Mushrooms • Sky Move Lift • Small pipe • Star Coin • Stretch Shroom • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Trampoline • Trampoline Block • Treasure chest • Volcano • Warp Pipe • Web
Moves Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Fly • Ground Pound • Jump • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Enemies and obstacles Amp • Banzai Bill (Gold) • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Bone Piranha Plant • Big Boo (Gold) • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Deep Cheep • Big Dry Bones • Big Fuzzy • Big Piranha Plant (Gold) • Big Thwomp • Big Venus Fire Trap • Big Whomp • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Cannon • Bone Goomba • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo (Gold) • Boohemoth • Boomerang Bro (Gold) • Boulder • Bowser sculpture • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep (Gold) • Cheep Chomp • Chunk of ice • Climbing Koopa • Coin Coffer • Crow • Current • Deep Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Bar • Fire Bro (Gold) • Fire Snake • Fishbones • Flame Chomp • Fuzzy • Giant spiked ball • Goomba (Gold) • Goomba Tower (Gold) • Grinder • Hammer Bro (Gold) • Koopa Paratroopa (Gold) • Koopa Troopa (Gold) • Lakitu (Gold) • Lava • Lava Bubble • Mini Goomba (Gold) • Para-bomb • Paragoomba (Gold) • Peepa • Piranha Plant (Gold) • Poison • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Quicksand • Rubber ball • Scuttlebug • Skewer • Sledge Bro • Small Urchin • Spike Top • Spiked ball • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Swoop • Thwomp • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Volcanic debris • Whirlpool • Whomp • Wiggler
Further info Paah • Coin Rush • Gallery • Glitches • Pre-release and unused content • Rainbow Course • Staff • Time Limit
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New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Playable characters Marioa • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbitb • Toadettec
Supporting characters Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshi (Balloon Baby Yoshi · Bubble Baby Yoshi · Glowing Baby Yoshi)
Bosses Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Larry Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Roy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro • Magikoopa
Worlds and areas Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Coursesa
Items and objects ! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • 3-Up Moon Block • Arrow lift • Bean Platform • Big Block • Blue Coin • Blue Ringb • Boost Block • Boost Star • Brick Block • Bridge • Checkpoint Flaga • Chest • Cloud Lifta • Coin • Coin Block • Cross Lifta • Dark • Donut Block • Fire Flower • Floor • Flower • Flying ? Block • Frozen Coin • Fruit • Goal Pole (secret) • Goal ringa • Green Coin • Green Ring • Hammer Pendulum • Hidden Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Ice Chunka • Ice Flower • Iron Block • Leaf Platform • Light Block • Limited Lift • Luigi Blockb • Mega ? Block • Mini Mushroom • Mushroom Platform • Note Block • Nut • P Switch • P-Acorn • Paddle Platforma • Pendulum Platform • Penguin Suit • Pole • POW Block • Propeller Mushroom • Red Coin • Red Ring • Remote-Control Platforma • Rolling loga • Scale Lift • Screwtop • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Screwtop Shrooma • Seesaw Log Bridge • Seesaw Shrooma • Seesaw Shroom (blue)b • Slide Lifta • Small pipe • Snake Block • Spine Coaster • Star Lift • Stretch Block • Stretch Shrooma • Stone block • Super Acorn • Super Crownc • Super Guide Blocka • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Switch-Liftb • Trampoline • Tree • Turning Floor • Warp Pipe • Water Balla • Wobble Rocka • Yoshi egg
Moves Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Drill Spin • Fly • Ground Pound • Jump • Midair Spin • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Enemies and obstacles Ampa • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Ampa • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetlea • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Dry Bones • Big Deep Cheepb • Big Eep Cheepb • Big Fuzzy • Big Goomba • Big Koopa Troopa • Big Piranha Plant • Big Thwomp • Big Urchin • Big Venus Fire Trapb • Big Wiggler • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Babya • Blooper Nannya • Bob-omb • Bomb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bowser Stunner • Bramball • Broozer • Bulbera • Bullet Bill • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Cannonballa • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Cooligan • Deep Cheepb • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Energy ring • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Fire Bar • Fire Piranha Plant • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Fliprus • Foo • Frost Piranha • Fuzzy • Ghost Block • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Giant Clama • Goomba • Goombrat • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Huge Fire Bar • Huge Icicle • Ice Bro • Icicle • Jellybeama • King Bill • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Lava Geysera • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheepa • Mecha Hand • Mechakoopa • Mega Grrrol • Meteor • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Nabbit • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoombaa • Paratroopa • Piranha Plant • Piranha Pod • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrencha • Rubber ball • Scaredy Rata • Skewer • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Top • Spiked ball • Spinner • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro • Swoopa • Targeting Ted • Thwimpa • Thwomp • Torpedo tubea • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted) • Urchin • Waddlewing • Wiggler
Others Ash • Current • Enemy Course • Lava • Poison • Quicksand • Sand Geyser • Stone-Eye • Time Limit • Water Geyser
Game modes Boost Mode • Challenge Modea • Boost Rusha • Coin Battlea
Further info Paah • Gallery (New Super Mario Bros. U · New Super Luigi U · New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe) • Glitches • Media • New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U • Pre-release and unused content • Staff (New Super Mario Bros. U · New Super Luigi U · New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe)
a Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U
b Exclusive to New Super Luigi U
c Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Drivers
Featherweight Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry BonesTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Light Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-bluea · Blacka · Greena · Yellowa · Whitea · Bluea · Pinka · Orangea) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peacha • Villager (Female)a • Isabellea • Bowser Jr.Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Inkling GirlTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Diddy KongTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Medium Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-bluea · Blacka · Reda · Yellowa · Whitea · Bluea · Pinka · Orangea) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Marioa • Villager (Male)a • Inkling BoyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • BirdoTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec (Light-blue Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Black Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Red Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Yellow Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · White Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Blue Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Green Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec · Orange Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec) • KamekTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • PeachetteTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Cruiser Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Linka • King BooTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • WigglerTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • PaulineTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Heavy Metal Mario (GoldTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowsera • Petey PiranhaTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Funky KongTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Any Mii
Vehicle parts
Bodies Karts Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLAa • W 25 Silver Arrowa • 300 SL Roadstera • Blue Falcona • Tanooki Karta • B Dashera • Streetlea • P-Winga • Koopa ClownTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Standard bikes Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Trippera • Master Cycle ZeroTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxeb
Sport bikes Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cyclea
ATVs Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattlera • Splat BuggyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • InkstrikerTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tires Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tiresa • Triforce Tiresa • Leaf Tiresa • Ancient TiresTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxeb
Gliders Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kitea • Paper Glidera • ParagliderTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxeb
Courses
New courses Mushroom Cup Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
Flower Cup Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
Star Cup Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
Special Cup Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Classic courses Shell Cup Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
Banana Cup GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
Leaf Cup DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
Lightning Cup DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC coursesa Egg Cup GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
Triforce Cup Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
Crossing Cup GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
Bell Cup 3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster coursesTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec Golden Dash Cup Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
Lucky Cat Cup Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
Turnip Cup Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
Propeller Cup Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
Rock Cup Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
Moon Cup Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
Fruit Cup Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
Boomerang Cup Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
Feather Cup Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
Cherry Cup Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
Acorn Cup Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
Spiny Cup Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses Wii U Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor
Switch Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony
Other
Items Banana • Blooper • BooTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • FeatherTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects Antigravity Panel • Arrow fieldTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Barrel • Bath BombTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Beach BallTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bella • Board • Bob-omb CarTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • BumperTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • CashTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Ceiling NeedleTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • FlipperTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Glide Ramp • Goal RingTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • HoopTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipeTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • IcicleTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pilea • Master Sworda • Mecha Piranha PlantTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Metal ballTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Millstone • Mine Carta • Mushroom PlatformTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Mushroom TrampolineTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Oil slick • Pickup truck • Pita • Ring • Rupeea • Snowboya • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Submarine • TableTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Tire • Toy DuckTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Toy GoombaTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Traffic cone • Traina • Volcanic debris • Water GeyserTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Winged CloudTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Enemies and species Big WigglerTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • BulberTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • ClampyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Deku Babaa • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy GuyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Fire Piranha PlantTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • FuzzyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Goomba • Goomba Tower • GoonieTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Hammer Knight • Huffin PuffinTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Incoming ChompTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Innertube GoombaTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Jellybeam • Keesea • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toada • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resettia • Nep-EnutTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Noki • PenguinTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Petal GuyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • PtooieTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky WrenchTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy GuyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Star Thwompa • Stilt GuyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • WhompTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Yoshi
Techniques Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings AmsterdamTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • BangkokTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bowser's Castle • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Peach's Castle • SydneyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • TokyoTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • VancouverTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
Official tournaments Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North America NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
Australia and New Zealand Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix
China Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship
Europe Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
Hong Kong Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
Japan Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
Spain TorneoMK8D
UK and Ireland Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous Andrew TregoCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8a • "Blue Shell Blues"Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Cheesea • Daisy Cruisera • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • From the PitCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Gallery (Deluxe) • Ghost • Glitches • Gravity • HeartTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castlea • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course PassTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8a • MiiverseCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • PoochyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Pre-release and unused contentCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • ShoeTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • SoundtrackCrazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Update historyTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8
a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8
Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
Related Play Nintendo activities:
Take a spin in one of these beauties!Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Racing through this pollTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • One cup, four tracks…Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Leaf it to meTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Gaming gardens trivia quizTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-UpTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Playable characters Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Fox • Kirby • Link • Luigi • Mario • Mega Man • Mii Fighter • Mr. Game & Watch • Pac-Man • Peach • R.O.B. • Rosalina & Luma • Samus • Sonic • Villager • Wario • Yoshi • Others (64 · Melee · Brawl · 3DS / Wii U)
Final Smash characters Giga Bowser • Shadow Mario • Wario-Man
Assist Trophy characters Ashley • Chain Chomp • Hammer Bro • Isabelle • Kat & Ana • Lakitu & Spinies • Nintendog • Shadow • Waluigi
Enemies Banzai Bill • Big Goomba • Bill Blaster • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Flame Chomp • Fly Guy • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kritter • Lakitu • Magikoopa • Nabbit • Pooka • Shy Guy • Spike Top • Tiki Buzz • Others
Stages Nintendo 3DS 3D Land • Golden Plains • Jungle Japes • Mushroomy Kingdom • Paper Mario • Rainbow Road • WarioWare, Inc. • Yoshi's Island • Others (Melee · Brawl · 3DS)
Wii U 75 m • Delfino Plaza • Gamer • Jungle Hijinxs • Kongo Jungle • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Circuit (Brawl) • Mario Circuit • Mario Galaxy • Mushroom Kingdom U • Woolly World • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island • Others (Melee · Brawl · Wii U)
Both Hyrule Castle (64) (DLC) • Peach's Castle (64) (DLC) • Super Mario Maker (DLC) • Others (64 · 3DS / Wii U)
Moves Miscellaneous Jump • Taunt
Special Standard Up Side Down Final Smash
Mario Fireball Super Jump Punch Cape F.L.U.D.D. Mario Finale
Dr. Mario Megavitamins Super Sheet Dr. Tornado Doctor Finale
Luigi Green Fireball Green Missile Luigi Cyclone Poltergust 5000
Donkey Kong Giant Punch Spinning Kong Headbutt Hand Slap Konga Beat
Yoshi Egg Lay Egg Throw Egg Roll Yoshi Bomb Super Dragon
Bowser Fire Breath Whirling Fortress Flying Slam Bowser Bomb Giga Bowser
Peach Toad Peach Parasol Peach Bomber Vegetable Peach Blossom
Wario Chomp Corkscrew Wario Bike Wario Waft Wario-Man
Diddy Kong Peanut Popgun Rocketbarrel Boost Monkey Flip Banana Peel Rocketbarrel Barrage
Rosalina & Luma Luma Shot Launch Star Star Bits Gravitational Pull Power Star
Bowser Jr. Clown Cannon Abandon Ship Clown Kart Dash Mechakoopa Shadow Mario Paint
Items Assist Trophy • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beehive • Bob-omb • Boomerang • Bullet Bill • CD • Crate • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Grass • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • POW Block • Soccer Ball • Spiny Shell • Spring • Super Star • Star Rod • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Treasure chest • Trophy
Other Assist Trophy characters • Challenges (3DS) • Challenges (Wii U) • Equipment • F.L.U.D.D. • Final Smashes • Gallery (3DS) • Gallery (Wii U) • Glitches (3DS) • Glitches (Wii U) • Home-Run Contest • Mii Outfits • Mii Headgear • Original soundtrack • Palutena's Guidance conversations • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Special Orders • Sound test • Staff (3DS) • Staff (Wii U) • Target Blast • Trophies (3DS) • Trophies (Wii U) • Trophy Rush
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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Characters Playable Mario • Luigi • Paper Mario
Non-playable ? Card Toad • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Crinkle Goomba • Delivery Toad • Flutter • Kamek • Know-It-All Toads • Lakitu • Monologue Toad • Nabbit • Paper Bowser • Paper Bowser Jr. • Paper Kamek • Paper Luigi • Paper Peach • Paper Toads • Princess Peach • Scaredy Rat • Starlow • Toad • Toadette • Yoshis
Papercraft Papercraft Mario • Papercraft Luigi • Papercraft Yoshi • Papercraft Peach • Papercraft Fire Mario
Special Attacks Trio Attack Trio Racquet • Trio Kite • Trio Whirligig • Trio Shuriken • Trio Meteor
Mario Bros. Attack 3D Red Shell • Rocket Blast • Bomb Derby • Cannonball Chuck • Toad Trail
Luigi Bros. Attack Fire Flower • Drill Shell • Dropchopper • Balloon Blast • Mega Thwonk
Bosses Mario & Luigi Petey Piranha • Big Pokey • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Wiggler • Chargin' Chuck Corps • Larry Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Bowser Jr. • King Boo • King Bob-omb • Kamek • Iggy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Bowser • Shiny RoboBowser • Dry Bowser
Paper Mario Paper Tower Power Pokey • Paper Petey Piranha • Paper Kamek • Paper Bowser Jr. • Paper Bowser
Papercraft Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba • Papercraft Kamek • Papercraft Bowser Jr. • Papercraft King Boo • Papercraft Bowser
Locations Peach's Castle • Sunbeam Plains • Doop Doop Dunes • Doop Doop Dunes Grotto • Twinsy Tropics Dungeon • Twinsy Tropics • Gloomy Woods • Mount Brrr • Bowser's Castle • Neo Bowser Castle
Enemies Mario & Luigi Ant Trooper • Big Tail Goomba • Biddybud • Boomerang Bro • Broozer • Bully • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fly Guy • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Horned Ant Trooper • Koopa Troopa • Mechakoopa • Monty Mole • Ninji • Pokey • Sandmaargh • Shy Guy • Spike • Spiny • Urchin
Paper Mario Paper Bob-omb • Paper Boo • Paper Boomerang Bro • Paper Broozer • Paper Chain Chomp • Paper Dry Bones • Paper Fire Bro • Paper Fire Piranha Plant • Paper Fuzzy • Paper Goomba • Paper Hammer Bro • Paper Koopa Troopa • Paper Ninji • Paper Paragoomba • Paper Paratroopa • Paper Scaredy Rat • Paper Shy Guy • Paper Sombrero Guy • Paper Spear Guy • Paper Spike • Paper Spiny • Paper Swoop
Papercraft Airship • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Dry Bones • Goomba • Koopa Shell • Mechakoopa • Pokey • Spike • Spiked Ball • Whomp
Items Collectibles 1-Up DX • 1-Up Mushroom • 100 Coin • ? Block • Battle Card • Bean • Bomb Bud • Boo Biscuit • Candy • Clothing • Coin • Command Block • Double 1-Up Mushroom • L Block • Lakitea • M Block • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Candy • Max Syrup Jar • Mushroom • Nut • P Block • Refreshing Herb • Spinny Flower • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Super Candy • Supersyrup Jar • Syrup Jar • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultra Candy • Ultrasyrup Jar
Key items Berry • Copy Block • Dash Socks • Fire Ore • Key • Melon • Mysterious book • Paper trampoline • Red medallion
Stats Bros. Point • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Power • Rank • Speed • Stache
Moves Dash • Hammer • Jump • Slide • Team Jump • Trio Drill • Trio Glider • Trio Grab • Trio Hammer
Status Burn • Creased • Crumpled • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury • Invisible • Mini • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • Trip
Miscellaneous Bestiary • Block locations • Drill spot locations • Gallery • Gear • Glitches • Item patches • Level up progressions • Music Player • Parade • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Story summaries
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Paper Mario: Color Splash
Main characters Mario • Huey • Peach
Minor characters Action Toad • Barista Toad • Banzai Bill • Bowser • Big Urchin • Birdo • Bloo • Bloo Bay Beach barista • Bridge Kinopio • Card Connoisseur Toad • Chosen Toads (Justice Toad · Mountain Sage · Surfing Kinopio) • Daffodil Peak park ranger • "Deep Cuts" Toad • Draggadon • Five Fun Guys • Foreman • Fort Cobalt barista • Green Energy Plant researcher • Greenie • Guide Toad • Host Snifit • Informant Mūcho • Johnson • Know-it-All Toad • Legendary captain • Lighthouse keeper • Luigi • Mega Bob-omb • Mustard Café chef • Peddler Kinopio • Pentabros • Piper • Port Prisma barista • Princess • Prof. Kinopio • Purp • Redd • Red Shy Guy • Rescue Squad (Red Rescue Squad Apprentice Toad · Rescue Blue · Rescue Green · Rescue Purple · Rescue Red · Rescue Squad Chief · Rescue Yellow) • Rock Paper Wizard • Ruddy Road Paint Guy • Shai Guyz • Sunset Express conductor • Tangerino Grill Chef • Tangerino Grill host • Tea Party Toads • Toad • Toadmaster General • Toads • Thwomp • Violet Passage captain • Wringer • Yella • Yoshi • Yoshis
Bosses Morton • Iggy • Ludwig • Wendy • Larry • Lemmy • Roy • Black Bowser
Mini-bosses Big Lava Bubble • Big Spiny • Kamek • Petea Piranha • The Shy Bandit • Steak
Enemies Blooper (10-Stack · Poison) • Bob-omb • Boo (10-Stack) • Buzzy Beetle (Big · Gang · Small (Gang) · Spike Top · Tower) • Cheep Cheep (Small) • Dino Rhino (Wild) • Dry Bones (5-Stack) • Fuzzy (Stack) • Goomba (Accordion · Bone · Mega · Paper-Cone · Para · Small (Gang · Wheel)) • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Chariot · Circus · Fire (8-Stack) · Ice · Juggler · Sledge (Shady) · Small) • Koopa Troopa (6-Stack · Para (10-Stack)) • Lava Bubble (Black) • Ninji • Piranha Plant (Fire · Ptooie) • Pokey (Green) • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat (10-Stack) • Shy Guy (4-Stack · 5-Stack · Animal Trainer · Coal · Gold · Laundry · Paint · Pry · Roller · Shield · Shunned · Silver · Slurp · Soggy · Sombrero · Spike · Trampoline · Unicycle) • Snifit (Chariot · Slurp · Spike · Whistle) • Spike • Spiny • Swoop
Locations Red courses Ruddy Road • Cherry Lake • Redpepper Volcano • Redpepper Crater • The Crimson Tower
Yellow courses Daffodil Peak • Sunglow Ridge • Château Chanterelle • Mustard Café • The Golden Coliseum
Blue courses Indigo Underground • Bloo Bay Beach • Dark Bloo Inn • Cobalt Base • Fort Cobalt
Purple courses Plum Park • Violet Passage • Vortex Island • Lighthouse Island • Fortune Island
Orange courses Marmalade Valley • Kiwano Temple • Toad Trainworks • Tangerino Grill • Sunset Express (Starlight Cape)
Green courses Mondo Woods • Sacred Forest • Green Energy Plant • Mossrock Theater • The Emerald Circus
Black course Black Bowser's Castle
Blue, red, and yellow course Port Prisma (Action Command Dojo · Prisma Cardware · Prisma Fountain · Prisma Museum · Prisma Postal Toad)
Other Roshambo Temples
Items Battle Card • Card Max Up • Coins • Heart • Hearty Latte • Paint • Prisma Juice • Roshambo Cards
Key items Birdcage • Blissful Beach Key • Café Key • Caged "Bird" • Excavation Site Permit • Fishing Pole • Fresh Sheets • Hero's Journal • Holo-Peach • "It" • Journal Entries • Letter from Chest • Magma Burger • Mountain Climbing Permit • Paint Star Pieces • Sharp Spike • Snifit's Card Key • Tea Recipe Book • Toad's Pants • Toad's Shoes • Toad's Vest • Trunk Key
Objects ? Block • Big Paint Star • Brick Block • Colorless spot • Empty Block • Invisible Block • Mamma Mia Pizza • Mini Paint Star • POW Block • Prisma Times • Save Block • Science Claw • Super Ludship • Super Ludsub • Super Star • Unfurl Block • Volcanic debris • Warp Pipe
Status effects Blue • Crumpled • Dizzy • Poison • Rage • Rhythm • Self-conscious • Unmotivated
Miscellaneous Bestiary • Block locations (Hidden) • Flip • Gallery • Glitches • Huey's advice • Parade • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–O · P–Z) • Rescue V: Fearless Color Defenders • Snifit or Whiffit • Staff • Super Flag • Super Roshambo
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Playable fighters Banjo & Kazooie (DLC) • Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Daisy • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Fox • Inkling • Isabelle • King K. Rool • Kirby • Link • Luigi • Mario • Mega Man • Mii Fighter • Mr. Game & Watch • Pac-Man • Peach • Piranha Plant (DLC) • R.O.B. • Rosalina & Luma • Samus • Sonic • Villager • Wario • Yoshi • Others
Assist Trophy characters Ashley • Bomberman • Chain Chomp • Flies & Hand • Hammer Bro • Klaptrap • Knuckles • Nintendog • Shadow • Thwomp • Waluigi • Wily Capsule
Bosses Giant Donkey Kong • Giga Bowser • Metal Mario
Stages 3D Land • 75 m • Delfino Plaza • Figure-8 Circuit • Gamer • Golden Plains • Hyrule Castle • Jungle Japes • Kongo Falls • Kongo Jungle • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit (Wii U) • Mario Galaxy • Mushroom Kingdom (64) • Mushroom Kingdom II • Mushroom Kingdom U • Mushroomy Kingdom • New Donk City Hall • Paper Mario • Peach's Castle (64) • Princess Peach's Castle (Melee) • Rainbow Cruise • Super Happy Tree • Super Mario Maker • WarioWare, Inc. • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island (Brawl) • Yoshi's Island (Melee) • Yoshi's Story • Others
Items Assist Trophy • Banana Gun • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beehive • Bob-omb • Boomerang • Bullet Bill • Crate • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Grass • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • POW Block • Soccer Ball • Spiny Shell • Star Rod • Super Launch Star • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope
Moves Miscellaneous Jump • Taunt
Special Standard Up Side Down Final Smash
Mario Fireball Super Jump Punch Cape F.L.U.D.D. Mario Finale
Dr. Mario Megavitamins Super Sheet Dr. Tornado Doctor Finale
Luigi Green Fireball Green Missile Luigi Cyclone Poltergust G-00
Donkey Kong Giant Punch Spinning Kong Headbutt Hand Slap Jungle Rush
Yoshi Egg Lay Egg Throw Egg Roll Yoshi Bomb Stampede!
Bowser Fire Breath Whirling Fortress Flying Slam Bowser Bomb Giga Bowser Punch
Peach Toad Peach Parasol Peach Bomber Vegetable Peach Blossom
Daisy Daisy Parasol Daisy Bomber Daisy Blossom
Wario Chomp Corkscrew Wario Bike Wario Waft Wario-Man
Diddy Kong Peanut Popgun Rocketbarrel Boost Monkey Flip Banana Peel Hyper Rocketbarrel
Rosalina & Luma Luma Shot Launch Star Star Bits Gravitational Pull Grand Star
Bowser Jr. Clown Cannon Abandon Ship Clown Kart Dash Mechakoopa Shadow Mario Paint
King K. Rool Blunderbuss Propellerpack Crownerang Gut Check Blast-o-Matic
Piranha Plant Ptooie Piranhacopter Poison Breath Long-Stem Strike Petey Piranha
Other Assist Trophy characters • Break Free (Lead the Way) • Challenges • Final Smashes • Jump Up, Super Star! • Palutena's Guidance • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Smash Taunt characters • Snake's codec conversations • Sound test • Spirits (1–500 · 501–1000 · 1001–1500 · 1501–1513) • Staff
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