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{{articleabout|the helicopter-like vehicle often piloted by Bowser|the kart part from [[Mario Kart 7]]|[[Koopa Clown]]|Bowser Jr.'s single-seat, personal airship|[[Junior Clown Car]]}}
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[[File:Mario and Bowser SMR.PNG|thumb|right|[[Mario]] encounters [[Bowser]] in his '''Koopa Clown Car'''.]]
{{about|the helicopter-like vehicle often piloted by [[Bowser]]|the [[kart]] from the [[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart series]]|[[Koopa Clown]]|[[Bowser Jr.]]'s personal airship|[[Junior Clown Car]]}}
The '''Koopa Clown Car''' (sometimes called the '''Koopa Clown Copter'''{{refneeded}} or '''Koopa Copter''') is [[Bowser]]'s favored mode of transportation. It is a helicopter-like vehicle with a large clown face on the front, which has the ability to change its expression. A petite version of the Koopa Clown Car named the [[Junior Clown Car]] is often piloted by [[Bowser Jr.]]
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|image=[[File:MPS Bowser Artwork.png|220px]]<br>Artwork of [[Bowser]] riding the Koopa Clown Car from ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variants=[[Fire Koopa Clown Car]]<br>[[Hurricane (kart)|Hurricane]]<br>[[Junior Clown Car]]<br>[[Koopa Clown]]<br>[[Remote-Controlled Clown Car]]
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{{quote|Can [[Mario|you]] believe that [[Bowser|Lord Bowser]] banned me from piloting the clown car again?|[[Shy Guy]]|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''}}
The '''Koopa Clown Car''', also called '''Bowser's Heli''',<ref name=MM>{{cite|title=''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=52|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> the '''Clown Ship''',<ref name=MM/> the '''Koopa-Kopter''',<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott; Miller, Kent|title=''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=6}}</ref> the '''Koopa Clown 'Copter''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Bryan|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=91|language=en-us|date=February 26, 2002|isbn=0-7615-3913-1}}</ref> or '''Bowser's Clown Copter''',<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1634252793795039232|title=MAR10DAY post|publisher=X|accessdate=March 10, 2023}}</ref> is one of [[Bowser]]'s many modes of aerial transportation. It is a helicopter-like vehicle with a large clown face on the front, which has the ability to change its expression. A smaller version of the Koopa Clown Car named the [[Junior Clown Car]] is often piloted by [[Bowser Jr.]]
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Bowser smw.PNG|thumb|left|Bowser fighting [[Luigi]] on his Koopa Clown Car in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''.]]
[[File:SMWMvsB.png|thumb|left|[[Bowser]] fighting [[Mario]] in his Koopa Clown Car in ''[[Super Mario World]]'']]
[[File:100px-Bowser.gif|frame|right|Bowser in the '''Koopa Clown Car'''.]]
The first appearance of the Koopa Clown Car was in ''[[Super Mario World]]''; in the [[Valley of Bowser]], Bowser can be seen flying around [[Bowser's Castle|his castle]] in it. After making his way through Bowser's Castle and onto the rooftop of it, [[Mario]] proceeds to battle Bowser, who rides around in the Koopa Clown Car. Attacking Mario by dropping [[Metal ball|Big Steelies]] and [[Mechakoopa]]s on him, Bowser can be injured only by having a jumped-on Mechakoopa thrown at him when he sticks his head out of the Koopa Clown Car. After being hit by Mechakoopas several times, Bowser tries to use the Koopa Clown Car, whose face grows more sinister and manic, to crush Mario. Bowser also begins dropping [[Bowser's Flame|Flame]]s from the Koopa Clown Car. [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] tosses Mario a [[Super Mushroom]]. After being hit six times by flung Mechakoopas, Bowser and the Koopa Clown Car are beaten; he then relinquishes Princess Toadstool from it and retreats. The Koopa Clown Car here is able to blink and show other facial expressions with its eyes.
The first appearance of the Koopa Clown Car was in ''[[Super Mario World]]''; in the [[Valley of Bowser]], Bowser can be seen flying around [[Bowser's Castle|his castle]] in it. After making his way through Bowser's Castle and onto the rooftop of it, Mario proceeds to battle Bowser, who rides around in the Koopa Clown Car. Attacking [[Mario]] by dropping [[Big Steely|Big Steelies]] and [[Mechakoopa]]s on him, Bowser can only be injured by having a jumped-on Mechakoopa thrown at him when he stuck his head out of the Koopa Clown Car. After being hit by Mechakoopas several times, [[Bowser]] tries to use the Koopa Clown Car, whose face grows more sinister and manic, to crush Mario. Bowser also begins dropping fireballs from the Koopa Clown Car. Princess Toadstool tosses Mario a Super Mushroom. After being hit several more times by flung Mechakoopas, Bowser and the Koopa Clown Car are beaten. Bowser can be seen over his castle in it. After being beaten, he relinquishes [[Princess Peach]] from it and retreats. The Koopa Clown Car here is able to blink and show other facial expressions with its eyes.
 
[[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|Early]] sprites found in the game's source assets seem to indicate it was initially intended to have a wind-up key on the bottom instead of a propeller.<ref>{{cite|author=GamingAlexandri|date=July 24, 2020|url=x.com/GamingAlexandri/status/1286734000057458689|title=People are digging up all sorts of unused art assets from the latest Nintendo leak. Here's some screenshots of some examples. Bowser from SMW apparently had legs at one time?|publisher=X|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref>
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:BJ NSMBW.png|thumb|Bowser Jr. riding the '''Junior Clown Car''' in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]
[[File:NSMBW Bowser Jr Artwork.png|thumb|Bowser Jr. riding the Junior Clown Car in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Bowser Jr. gets his own version of the Koopa Clown Car (later named the Junior Clown Car). It is encountered in {{world|4|airship}} and {{world|6|airship}}, but in {{world|8|airship}}, Bowser Jr. kicks it out of the boss room in favor of the original Koopa Clown Car. He attacks Mario and friends with fireballs and spiked bombs, which can be used to defeat him with a well-timed [[Ground Pound]].
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', [[Bowser Jr.]] gets his own version of the Koopa Clown Car (later named the [[Junior Clown Car]]). It is encountered in {{world|4|airship}} and {{world|6|airship}}, but in {{world|8|airship}}, Bowser Jr. kicks it out of the boss room in favor of the original Koopa Clown Car. He attacks Mario and friends with fireballs and spiked bombs, which can be used to defeat him with a well-timed [[Ground Pound]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:Koopalings-NSMB2.png|thumb|left|150px|The [[Koopalings]] riding the '''Koopa Clown Car''' in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]].]]
[[File:Koopalings-NSMB2.png|thumb|left|150px|The [[Koopalings]] riding the Koopa Clown Car in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'']]
[[File:NSMB2 KoopaClown.png|thumb|200px|The Koopalings kidnapping Princess Peach while riding the Koopa Clown Car.]]
The Clown Car re-appears in the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The [[Koopalings]] can be seen riding in it together. In the corridors of the final castle in World 6 (and World Star), the Koopalings are seen "flashing" with the Koopa Clown Car's eyes. Mario can evade said "flash" by passing between the castle's pillars. If the flash touches Mario, he will be turned into stone. After Mario defeats Bowser for the first time, the Koopalings use their magic to enlarge Bowser, but in doing so they and the Clown Car get knocked into the lava. The Koopa Clown Car was used one final time in the ending, where the Koopalings attempted to carry Bowser with it. However, because Bowser's size exceeded its capacity, the Koopalings and Bowser were scattered throughout the trees and floor. The Koopa Clown Car was also revealed to have an autopilot function, as demonstrated when the Koopa Clown Car delivered a caged Princess Peach to Bowser's castle shortly after [[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]]'s defeat at the hands of Mario in the game.
The Clown Car re-appears in the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The [[Koopalings]] can be seen riding in it together. In the corridors of the final castle in World 6 (and World Star), the Koopalings are seen "flashing" with the Koopa Clown Car's eyes. Mario can evade said "flash" by passing between the castle's pillars. If the flash touches Mario, he will be turned into stone. After Mario defeats Bowser for the first time, the Koopalings use their magic to enlarge Bowser, but in doing so they and the Clown Car get knocked into the lava. The Koopa Clown Car was used one final time in the ending, where the Koopalings attempted to carry Bowser with it. However, because Bowser's size exceeded its capacity, the Koopalings and Bowser were scattered throughout the trees and floor. The Koopa Clown Car was also revealed to have an autopilot function, as demonstrated when the Koopa Clown Car delivered a caged Princess Peach to Bowser's castle shortly after Ludwig von Koopa's defeat at the hands of Mario in the game.
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====''Super Mario 3D World''====
====''Super Mario 3D World''====
While the Koopa Clown Car doesn't appear at all in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', its face can be seen on a Ferris wheel in [[World Bowser]] and also in the [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land|final level]].
While the Koopa Clown Car does not appear at all in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', its face can be seen on a ferris wheel in [[World Bowser]] and also in the [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land|final level]].


====''Super Mario Maker''====
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
[[File:Super Mario Maker - Screenshot - NSMBU Castle - Fire Koopa Clown Car 01.jpg|thumb|right|Mario on the Fire Koopa Clown Car.]]
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The Koopa Clown Car makes an appearance in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', where it can be placed multiple times in levels. It can be use in all four styles, where it will simply bob up and down in place when not in use. Mario or any enemy can ride the Koopa Clown Car, including Bowser and Bowser Jr. themselves. When the player rides it, it functions similar to [[Lakitu's Cloud]], though it is a bit slower and less soft than the cloud, but can be used indefinitely. If Mario is riding it, he can attack most enemies by hitting them with the car's propeller, which will have the same effect as a jump, however, an enemy cannot hurt Mario through the car, and only pushes him back. Fire Mario can throw fireballs from inside the car. When the car hits something, including another car, it will bounce against it. If it hits [[spikes]], the Clown Car will become dizzy and uncontrollable for a limited period of time. The Clown Car takes the form of the [[Junior Clown Car]] in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style.
The Koopa Clown Car makes an appearance in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', where it can be placed multiple times in levels. It can be used ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles, where it will simply bob up and down in place when not in use. Additionally, it has been given new sprites for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' styles. Mario or any enemy can ride the Koopa Clown Car, including Bowser and Bowser Jr. themselves. When the player rides it, it functions similar to [[Lakitu's Cloud]], though it is slower and can be used indefinitely. If Mario is riding it, he can attack most enemies by hitting them with the car's propeller, which will have the same effect as a jump; however, rather than hurting Mario through the car, an enemy only pushes him back. Fire Mario can throw fireballs from inside the car. When the car hits something, including another car, it will bounce against it. If it hits [[Spike Trap]]s, the Clown Car will become dizzy and uncontrollable for a limited period of time. The Clown Car is defeated if it is crushed by more than one Bill Blaster or Muncher. When a [[Boo]] is in a Clown Car, the Clown Car will close its eyes when looked at. The Clown Car takes the form of the [[Junior Clown Car]] in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style. Shaking it transforms it into the [[Fire Koopa Clown Car]].
 
A [[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.30|software update released in December 2015]] introduces a new variant, called the '''Fire Koopa Clown Car''', which can be spawned by shaking a regular Clown Car. Its exterior shell is colored a kind of yellow or orange, its propeller is red, it has a flame design on its cheeks, and its mouth takes a circular form. This variant acts similarly to the normal Koopa Clown Car, but the player is able to shoot [[fireball]]s when riding in it, in a similar manner to [[Fire Mario]]. The car shoots fireballs horizontally from near its mouth. Unlike Fire Mario's fireballs, these do not fall, but will continue moving horizontally until it encounters a block or an enemy or simply remains off the screen for too long. If the player holds the button, it will shoot larger fireballs that can destroy [[block]]s. If Mario has a [[Fire Flower]] equipped, it will shoot two extra balls which won't take the same path as the main one but will move diagonally, respectively up and down. If Mario has a Big Mushroom, the clown car will have a Peach design on it, shoot a fireball capable of destroying a block, and gain the ability to shoot a charged flame that will destroy all the bricks and enemies in its path without stopping (this also works if Mario is riding a Giant [[Goomba's Shoe]] or the stiletto version). If an enemy or item is riding it, it randomly shoots fireballs while moving like with a regular Koopa Clown Car. If a giant-sized enemy is riding it, it will shoot larger fireballs capable of destroying blocks.
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====''Super Mario Run''====
====''Super Mario Run''====
Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car in the introduction cutscene and artwork for ''[[Super Mario Run]]''.<ref>http://nintendoeverything.com/off-screen-super-mario-run-intro-footage/</ref> He also uses it in the "Bowser's Bob-ombing Run" stage.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQsp5xxahA0</ref>
Bowser always appears using the Koopa Clown Car in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', except for his appearance in Remix 10. The course [[Bowser's Bob-ombing Run]] is dedicated to a boss fight where Bowser stays on the right side of the screen while attacking the player with projectiles. The Koopa Clown Car's contribution to the battle, aside from letting Bowser fly, is revealing a cannon that can shoot a [[Spike Ball]]. After being hit twice with reflected [[Bob-omb]]s, the Koopa Clown Car becomes angry permanently while expelling smoke. The Spike Balls become larger. After the third hit, Bowser is defeated. Both Bowser and the car tumble off screen and crash.
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====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the Koopa Clown Car can be briefly seen in the cutscene when [[Mario]] captures [[Bowser]], in a flashback depicting the Bowser battle from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
 
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Koopa Clown Cars, as well as Fire Koopa Clown Cars, reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', functioning the same as they do in the original ''Super Mario Maker''. They are located in the Enemies category.
 
[[File:SMM2-SMB-KoopaClownCar.png|frame|left|class=graybg]]
In the version 2.0 update, they make a sinister expression when [[Link]] drops a [[bomb]] when riding one.
 
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
Bowser uses a Koopa Clown Car in the introduction cutscene for ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', riding it when he touches a [[Wonder Flower]]. This transforms Bowser into [[Castle Bowser]], a fusion between [[Prince Florian]]'s castle, Bowser, and the Koopa Clown Car. After Castle Bowser's defeat, Bowser Jr. and Kamek attempt to use the Koopa Clown Car to evacuate Bowser, but his size causes it to crash.


===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===="Send in the Clown"====
[[File:CartoonClownCar.jpg|thumb|King Koopa using the Flying Clown Head in the ''Super Mario World'' television series episode "[[Send in the Clown]]".]]
[[File:CartoonClownCar.jpg|thumb|King Koopa using the Clown Car in the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon.]]
The Koopa Clown Car, referred to as the '''Flying Clown Head''' in ''[[Koopa's Stone Age Quests]]'' and a ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' preview, appeared in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' cartoon]] episode "[[Send in the Clown]]." King Koopa uses the Flying Clown Head to announce to the cave-people of [[Dome City]] that they could go to the "[[Koopalings|Koopaling]] Bros. Circus" free of charge. Near the end of the episode, after Mario has destroyed the fake circus, an enraged King Koopa, having taken Princess Toadstool hostage, begins to attack Mario in the Flying Clown Head in a manner similar to the final boss battle from the game. He does so by dropping Big Steelies and [[Mechakoopa|Mechkoopas]] on Mario, as well as attempting to crush him. Eventually, King Koopa and his Flying Clown Head were defeated when Mario hurled a Mechkoopa at the vehicle, damaging its controls and causing it to fly off upside-down, dropping Princess Toadstool in the process.
The Koopa Clown Car appeared in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' cartoon]] episode "[[Send in the Clown]]." In "Send in the Clown," King Koopa uses the Koopa Clown Car to announce to the cave people inhabitants of [[Dome City]] that they could go to the "[[Koopalings|Koopaling]] Bros. Circus" free of charge. Near the end of the episode, after Mario has destroyed King Koopa's fake circus, an enraged King Koopa, having taken Princess Toadstool hostage, begins to attack Mario in the Koopa Clown Car in a manner similar to the final boss battle from the game the series was based on. Attacking Mario by dropping a Big Steely and [[Mechakoopa]] on him, King Koopa and his Koopa Clown Car were defeated when Mario hurled a Mechakoopa at it, damaging its controls and causing it to fly off upside-down. Also, in the DVD Koopas Stone Age Quest it is called the "Floating Clown Head".


===="Rock TV"====
In "[[Rock TV]]," a flower pot resembling the Koopa Clown Car can be seen in King Koopa's throne room.
In "[[Rock TV]]", a later episode of ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'', a flower pot resembling the Koopa Clown Car can be seen in King Koopa's throne room.


===''Super Mario Adventures''===
===''Super Mario Adventures''===
[[File:KCCSMA.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Bowser riding in his Koopa Clown Car in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic.]]
[[File:KCCSMA.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Bowser riding in his Koopa Clown Car in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic.]]
In the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic, Bowser appears riding in his Koopa Clown Car (called a '''Koopa Copter''' by Luigi) after Mario and Luigi defeat all the monsters he sent to rampage through [[Princess Peach's Castle|Princess Toadstool's Castle]]. After proceeding to tell Princess Toadstool his plans of marrying her and turning dozens of bystanders to stone, Bowser flees the scene in the Koopa Clown Car, with Princess Toadstool and several dozen [[Toad (species)|Toads]] after him.
In the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic, Bowser appears riding in his Koopa Clown Car (called a '''Koopa Copter''' by [[Luigi]]) after Mario and Luigi defeat all the monsters he sent to rampage through [[Peach's Castle|Princess Toadstool's Castle]]. After proceeding to tell Princess Toadstool his plans of marrying her and turning dozens of bystanders to stone, Bowser flees the scene in the Koopa Clown Car, with Princess Toadstool and several dozen [[Toad (species)|Toads]] after him.


Much later in the comic, after Bowser's wedding to Princess Toadstool is crashed by Mario, Luigi, [[Yoshi]] and several hundred [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], Bowser tries to flee in the Koopa Clown Car. Using a rope, Mario manages to lasso the Koopa Clown Car and cause it to crash into Bowser's giant wedding cake, apparently destroying it.
Much later in the comic, after Bowser's wedding to Princess Toadstool is crashed by Mario, Luigi, [[Yoshi]] and several hundred [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], Bowser tries to flee in the Koopa Clown Car. Using a rope, Mario manages to lasso the Koopa Clown Car and cause it to crash into Bowser's giant wedding cake, apparently destroying it.
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
Bowser briefly uses the Koopa Clown Car in the ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. In this game, Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car to abduct [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] from Mario's yard. Bowser then uses the Koopa Clown Car to transport himself and Princess Toadstool to [[Bowser's Keep]].
[[File:SMRPG Shy Guy Clown Car.png|frame]]
Bowser briefly uses the Koopa Clown Car in the ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. In this game, Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car to abduct [[Princess Peach]] from Mario's yard. Bowser then uses the Koopa Clown Car to transport himself and Peach to [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]].


The Koopa Clown Car is seen again during the ending of the game, with a [[Shy Guy]] riding inside while Bowser and his troops are repairing the damage done to the castle by the [[Smithy Gang]]. The Koopa Clown Car makes a final appearance during the credits, emerging from a float made in the likeness of Bowser's Keep when [[Croco]] and his flunkies are attempting to loot it. Bowser, from within the Koopa Clown Car, gives chase to Croco until [[Booster]] hijacks the Koopa Clown Car from him.
The Koopa Clown Car is seen again during the ending of the game, with a [[Shy Guy]] riding inside while Bowser and his troops are repairing the damage done to the castle by the [[Smithy Gang]]. The Koopa Clown Car makes a final appearance during the credits, emerging from a float made in the likeness of Bowser's Keep when [[Croco]] and his flunkies are attempting to loot it. Bowser, from within the Koopa Clown Car, gives chase to Croco until [[Booster]] hijacks the Koopa Clown Car from him.
The Koopa Clown Car has a slightly larger role in the [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], where it is used by Mario, Bowser and [[Mallow]] in the [[Trio Move]] [[Clown Car Barrage]].
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====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:BowserPM64.png|thumb|left|Bowser in his Koopa Clown Car in ''Paper Mario''.]]
[[File:BowserPM64.png|thumb|left|Bowser in his Koopa Clown Car in ''Paper Mario''.]]
At the start of ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Bowser uses a gigantic, stone version of the Koopa Clown Car to raise [[Princess Peach's Castle]] into the atmosphere. This version of the Koopa Clown Car also had several spiked balls hanging off it; it also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', where it can be seen in the background of the [[Rainbow Road]] track.
At the start of ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Bowser uses a gigantic, stone version of the Koopa Clown Car to raise [[Peach's Castle]] into the atmosphere. This version of the Koopa Clown Car also had several spiked balls hanging off it; it also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', where it can be seen in the background of the [[Rainbow Road]] track.


Also in the beginning of ''Paper Mario'', Bowser uses the regular Koopa Clown Car to invade Star Haven and burst through a window in Princess Peach's Castle. Bowser also uses the Koopa Clown Car to temporarily escape after being beaten in Princess Peach's Castle.
Also in the beginning of ''Paper Mario'', Bowser uses the regular Koopa Clown Car to invade Star Haven and burst through a window in Princess Peach's Castle. Bowser also uses the Koopa Clown Car to temporarily escape after being beaten in Princess Peach's Castle.


Also of note, the [[Power Platform|platform]] used by Bowser to power himself up during his final battle against Mario resembles a long, flat version of the Koopa Clown Car, while several smaller versions of the Koopa Clown Car can be found in the hangar of Bowser's Castle.
Also of note, the [[Power Platform|platform]] used by Bowser to power himself up during his final battle against Mario resembles a long, flat version of the Koopa Clown Car, while several smaller, 3-dimensional versions of the Koopa Clown Car can be found in the hangar of Bowser's Castle. All iterations of the Koopa Clown Car use the "angry" face by default in this game and the next.
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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:Paper Clown Car.png|thumb|The Koopa Clown Car from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.]]
[[File:Paper Clown Car.png|thumb|The Koopa Clown Car from the GameCube version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.]]
After learning from [[Kammy Koopa]] that the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] have kidnapped Princess Peach, Bowser sets off after the Princess in his Koopa Clown Car.
After learning from [[Kammy Koopa]] that the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] have kidnapped Princess Peach, Bowser sets off after the Princess in his Koopa Clown Car.


Later on in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Bowser, after failing to get a ride on the [[Cheep-Cheep Blimp]], uses his Koopa Clown Car to get to [[Glitzville]]. Unfortunately, the Koopa Clown Car breaks-down in mid-flight and crashes into the ocean, where Bowser apparently left it.
Later on in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Bowser, after failing to get a ride on the [[Blimp|Cheep Blimp]], uses his Koopa Clown Car to get to [[Glitzville]]. Unfortunately, the Koopa Clown Car breaks-down in mid-flight and crashes into the ocean, where Bowser apparently left it.


====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
Right after its absence in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', the Koopa Clown Car makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' during the end credits where Bowser rides it, attached to the airship float. The Koopa Clown Car also can be seen in the storage room behind the [[The Emerald Circus|Emerald Circus]] tent.
Right after its absence in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', the Koopa Clown Car makes a background appearance in the end credits of ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', where Bowser rides it, attached to the airship float. The Junior Clown Car also can be seen in the storage room behind [[the Emerald Circus]] tent, but concept art shows that it was originally going to be the Koopa Clown Car.
 
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:PMTOK Shy Guy Clown Car.png|left|thumb|100px|A Shy Guy coming to assist Bowser in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'']]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', [[Mario]], [[Bowser]], and [[Olivia]] escape on the Koopa Clown Car, which is piloted by a [[Shy Guy]], when [[King Olly]] takes over [[Peach's Castle]]. The Koopa Clown Car can later be seen in the hangar area of [[Bowser's Castle]], where the Shy Guy tells Mario that he is not allowed to pilot it anymore. It has the same design from ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:SSBB Koopaclowncar.png|thumb|left|The Koopa Clown Car in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. when Bowser escapes to the Halberd, if Peach was rescued.]]
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A [[trophy]] of the Koopa Clown Car can be obtained in the game ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in the [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|Subspace Emissary]], [[Bowser]] uses this car twice. The first time it is used, Bowser uses it to escape from [[Mario]], [[Pit]], [[Yoshi]], [[Link]], and [[Kirby]] while taking the princess ([[Princess Peach|Peach]] or [[Zelda]]). It is later used to escape from [[Falco Lombardi|Falco]], [[Diddy Kong]], and [[Fox McCloud|Fox]]. After that, it is not seen again.
[[File:SSBB Koopaclowncar.png|thumb|The Koopa Clown Car in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]
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In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], the Koopa Clown Car has a few minor appearances. It first appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', in the form of a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], which shows Bowser holding on to the rims of the Koopa Clown Car while peeking out slightly. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''{{'}}s [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] mode, the Koopa Clown Car appears twice: [[Bowser]] first uses the Koopa Clown Car to escape from [[Mario]], [[Pit (character)|Pit]], [[Yoshi]], [[Link]], and [[Kirby]] while taking the princess ([[Princess Peach|Peach]] or [[Zelda]]), then later uses it again to escape from [[Falco Lombardi|Falco]], [[Diddy Kong]], and [[Fox]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Koopa Clown Car occasionally appears in the background of the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage.


===''Mario Golf'' series===
===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''====
In the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]], the Koopa Clown Car first appears in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. During the game's opening clip, Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car, as well as the two [[Bill Blaster|Bullet Bill Blaster]]s equipped to it, to chase down [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] in retribution for unwittingly giving him a black eye during their golfing session. Additionally, Hole 11 of [[Bowser Badlands]] takes place on a giant Koopa Clown Car. In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', an even larger Koopa Clown Car appears as the green for Hole 7 in [[Bowser's Castle (golf course)|Bowser's Castle]].
In the introduction cinema of ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car, which is equipped with two [[Bill Blaster|Bullet Bill Blaster]]s, to chase down [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]], who have ticked-him off severely. Hole 11 of Bowser Badlands takes place on a giant Clown Car.


====''Mario Golf: World Tour''====
===''Mario Party'' series===
The Koopa Clown Car appears as the green for Hole 7 in [[Bowser's Castle (golf course)|Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', noticeably larger than any other Koopa Clown Car seen before.
[[File:KCCMP8.png|thumb|The Koopa Clown Car in ''Mario Party 8'']]
The Koopa Clown Car has appeared in several installments of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], most notably in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. In ''Mario Party 8'', it is depicted as having thicker lips and a green extension attached to its propeller; in addition to summoning cannons, it also has the ability to open its mouth, revealing a laser gun. However, these weapons are not all revealed in the beginning of the battle. The battle starts out with Bowser breathing fireballs, and for every three times [[Bowser]] is hit with blasts from the [[Star Rod (Mario Party 8)|Star Rod]] (except for the ninth hit, in which he blows out a large fireball instead before continuing using his normal attacks), he becomes angrier and summons additional weapons, eventually progressing to a full-scale assault, with laser gun blasts and [[Bullet Bill]] cannons being fired simultaneously. In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', Bowser appears in the Koopa Clown Car at the end of a stage. Bowser and Bowser Jr. also ride their vehicles together in the ending. In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car for transportation and during [[Bowser's Sky Scuffle]]. The Koopa Clown Car is used by Bowser for all three of the Bowser's Gauntlet minigames in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''. The Clown Car makes a minor appearance in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' where it replaces Bowser's unnamed hovercraft in [[The Final Battle! (minigame)|The Final Battle!]]. In the remake of [[Yoshi's Tropical Island]] in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', the Koopa Clown Car replaces the [[Bowser's Shell]] Bowser uses to swap places with [[Toadette]] (who herself replaces [[Toad]] as the one who gives [[Star (Mario Party series)|Stars]] to the players).


===''Mario Party'' series===
In its early appearances, the Koopa Clown Car has a similar appearance to its ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' depiction. Starting from ''Mario Party 9'', it has since used its usual appearance.
[[File:KCCMP8.png|thumb|The Koopa Clown Car in ''Mario Party 8''.]]
The Koopa Clown Car has appeared in several installments of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], most notably in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. In ''Mario Party 8'', it is depicted as having thicker lips and a green extension attached to its propeller; in addition to summoning cannons, it also has the ability to open its mouth, revealing a laser gun. However, these weapons are not all revealed in the beginning of the battle. The battle starts out with just laser gun blasts, and for approximately every four times [[Bowser]] is hit with blasts from the [[Star Rod (Mario Party 8)|Star Rod]], he becomes angrier and summons additional weapons, eventually progressing to a full-scale assault, with laser gun blasts and [[Bullet Bill]] cannons being fired simultaneously. In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', Bowser appears in the Koopa Clown Car at the end of a stage. Bowser and Bowser Jr. also ride their vehicles together in the ending. In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car for transportation and during [[Bowser's Ballistic Blowout]]. The Koopa Clown Car is used by Bowser for all three of the Bowser's Gauntlet minigames in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''.


===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
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[[File:Koopa Clown Car M&LSS sprite.png|frame|left]]
After gaining the cure for Mario's [[Bean Fever]], Luigi returns to [[Little Fungitown]], only to encounter [[Bowletta]], who has captured Princess Peach and is rapidly escaping with her in the Koopa Clown Car.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', after gaining the cure for Mario's [[Bean Fever]], Luigi returns to [[Little Fungitown]], only to encounter [[Bowletta]], who has captured Princess Peach and is rapidly escaping with her in the Koopa Clown Car.


Later in [[Joke's End]], Bowletta uses the Koopa Clown Car to capture Luigi, whom Bowletta believed to be Princess Peach, as Luigi was disguised as the Princess.
Later in [[Joke's End]], Bowletta uses the Koopa Clown Car to capture Luigi, whom Bowletta believed to be Princess Peach, as Luigi was disguised as the Princess.


====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
[[File:Baby_bowser_escaping.png|thumb|Baby Bowser escaping in the Koopa Clown Car in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]
[[File:M&LPiT Baby Bowser Escaping Screenshot.png|thumb|Baby Bowser escaping in the Koopa Clown Car in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]
At the end of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', [[Baby Bowser]] can be seen returning to his castle with [[Kamek]] in the Koopa Clown Car. He also uses it after swiping the two [[Cobalt Star]] shards after the Mario Bros. and babies destroy [[Swiggler]] and he and Kamek get away. Incidentally, the Koopa Clown Car Baby Bowser uses is exactly the same as the one Bowser uses later in life, which may be the reason it has a clown face.
At the end of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', [[Baby Bowser]] can be seen returning to his castle with [[Kamek]] in the Koopa Clown Car. He also uses it after swiping the two [[Cobalt Star]] shards after the Mario Bros. and babies destroy [[Swiggler]] and he and Kamek get away. Incidentally, the Koopa Clown Car Baby Bowser uses is exactly the same as the one Bowser uses later in life, which may be the reason it has a clown face.
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====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
Machines similar to the Koopa Clown Car make an appearance in [[Neo Bowser Castle]] as [[Dreampoint]]s, and the actual machine appears in the ending, where Bowser and his minions use it to escape [[Pi'illo Island]], only for it to start losing altitude due to [[Private Goomp]] and [[Sergeant Guy]] shaking it in an attempt to catch the raining coins.
Machines similar to the Koopa Clown Car make an appearance in [[Neo Bowser Castle]] as [[Dreampoint]]s. A switch on the vehicles causes them to hover into the air, activating [[Luiginary Antigravity]] in the [[Dream World]]. The actual machine appears in the ending, where Bowser and his minions use it to escape [[Pi'illo Island]], only for it to start losing altitude due to [[Private Goomp]] and [[Sergeant Guy]] shaking it in an attempt to catch the raining coins. In this game, the Clown Car is not bowl-shaped as it has been in previous games, but has a flat surface level with the rim on which the rider stands. The Dreampoint replicas also have this trait.
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====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
[[File:MLPJKoopaClownCar.png|thumb|The Koopa Clown Car in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'']]
Both the normal and the paper versions of the Koopa Clown Car make a reappearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. They are used by the Bowsers as they kidnap the two versions of Princess Peach and later to escape from Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario. The normal Koopa Clown Car is later used in [[Neo Bowser Castle]] where Bowser attacks the bros to prevent them from taking one of the two Fire Ores. Additionally, faceless variants are used by Roy, Iggy, Wendy and Morton during various quests. The paper Koopa Clown Car has had a slight redesign, resembling the normal Koopa Clown Car and both versions of the Junior Clown Car.
Both the normal and the paper versions of the Koopa Clown Car make a reappearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. They are used by the Bowsers as they kidnap the two versions of Princess Peach and later to escape from Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario. The normal Koopa Clown Car is later used in [[Neo Bowser Castle]] where Bowser attacks the bros to prevent them from taking one of the two Fire Ores. Additionally, faceless variants are used by Roy, Iggy, Wendy and Morton during various quests. The paper Koopa Clown Car has had a slight redesign, resembling the normal Koopa Clown Car and both versions of the Junior Clown Car.
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
Although the Koopa Clown Car does not appear in the main game in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', it does make a brief cameo in the alternate story mode ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', where Bowser is seen using it when preparing to leave for Peach's Castle after he was not invited to the [[blorbs]] conference.


===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MK7 Koopa Clown.png|thumb|left|150px|The '''Koopa Clown''' in ''Mario Kart 7''.]]
====''Mario Kart DS''====
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Bowser's 3rd choice kart is the [[Hurricane]], a kart that resembles his Clown Car. In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', an unlockable kart part called the [[Koopa Clown]] is modelled after the Koopa Clown Car. The kart part features a handling boost, but it hinders acceleration and off-road during the process. Actual Koopa Clown Cars appear in the retro battle stage, [[Big Donut]], and in the tracks [[Wuhu Loop]] and [[Neo Bowser City]], blowing wind for drivers flying above with gliders.
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Bowser's third choice kart is the [[Hurricane (kart)|Hurricane]], a kart that resembles his Clown Car but with a plane motif.
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====''Mario Kart 7''====
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', an unlockable kart part called the [[Koopa Clown]] is modeled after the Koopa Clown Car. The kart part features a handling boost, but it hinders acceleration and off-road during the process. Actual Koopa Clown Cars appear in the retro battle stage, {{classic-link|N64|Big Donut}}, and in the tracks [[Wuhu Loop]] and [[3DS Neo Bowser City|Neo Bowser City]], blowing wind for drivers flying above with gliders; the ones in <small>N64</small> Big Donut and Neo Bowser City have a green rim and feature Bowser's emblem instead of a face, while the one in Wuhu Loop is featureless and has a teal rim.
 
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8DX Koopa Clown.png|thumb|left|100px|The Koopa Clown in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|DLC]], jack-in-the-boxes shaped like Koopa Clown Cars with [[? Block]]s for the boxes are hazards on the glider portion of {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}. The Koopa Clown Car on {{classic|3DS|Neo Bowser City}} returns, but has been slightly redesigned.
 
In ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', the Koopa Clown returns from ''Mario Kart 7'' as an additional kart body. The Koopa Clown Car appearances from the ''Mario Kart 8'' DLC are also present.
 
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Paris Promenade 3 Ring Race Koopa Clown Car.png|thumb|x200px|A Koopa Clown Car dropping rings on the track in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', air-blowing Koopa Clown Cars from ''Mario Kart 7'' appear in 3DS Neo Bowser City and [[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|GBA Bowser's Castle 2T]]. Regular Koopa Clown Cars are found in [[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade 3]]'s [[Ring Race]] and [[Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps 3]]'s [[Break Item Boxes]] bonus challenges, producing [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|rings]] or [[Item Box]]es for the characters to drive through. The Koopa Clown returns in this game alongside a new darker variant known as the [[Dark Clown]] and a Christmas-themed variant known as the [[Candy Clown]].
 
===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', Luigi's Bozo Blaster and Peach's Big Top are modeled after the Koopa Clown Car. Additionally, stained glass windows showing the Koopa Clown Car can be seen behind Bowser's throne during the final battle.<ref>{{cite|author=BeardBear|date=August 27, 2017|url=youtu.be/2l3RqLQrcCY|title=Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - FINAL BOSS & Ending|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=August 27, 2017}}</ref>
 
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', miniature versions of the Koopa Clown Car can seen piloted by [[Koopa Troopa]]s, some with cannons in their mouths. In an ad for the film, one Koopa Clown Car can be seen carrying a [[Bob-omb]] with arms similar to the [[Junior Clown Car]]'s boxer form but with metallic claws instead of boxing gloves.<ref>{{cite|author=Universal Pictures|date=March 10, 2023|url=www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6177867658901146|title=Super Mario Bros. Il Film {{!}} Fan screening|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=March 24, 2023}}</ref>
 
===Other appearances===
====''Skylanders SuperChargers''====
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In ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' and ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers|Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing]]'', [[Bowser|Hammer Slam Bowser]]'s signature vehicle is the '''Clown Cruiser'''. Essentially, it is a mix between a Koopa Clown Car and a plane (much like ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''{{'}}s [[Hurricane (kart)|Hurricane]]). Like its owner, it also possesses a dark variant, known as the '''Dark Clown Cruiser'''.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{{SSBM trophy
|name=Koopa Clown Car
|image=[[File:Trophy210.png|100px]]
|game=''Super Mario World''<br>8/91
|unlock=Randomly obtainable from the [[smashwiki:Lottery|Lottery]] after obtaining 250 [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophies]]
|desc=Bowser's single-seat, personal airship doesn't exactly handle like a dream, but it wasn't designed to be sporty. The Koopa Clown Car was made to carry Bowser's huge weight, not to mention a logic-defying arsenal of massive bowling balls. In Super Mario World, Mario busted the Koopa Clown Car by pelting it with [[Mechakoopa|Mecha Koopa]]s.
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===''Super Mario Maker''===
*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:<br>''Hitch a ride in a Koopa Clown Car'''<br>Swipe a Koopa Clown Car for the ultimate mode of travel. Plus, they don’t evaporate like clouds, so you can zoom all the way to the finish if you’re lucky.''<ref>[https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/super-mario-maker-platforming-tips/ Super Mario Maker Platforming Tips]. ''Play Nintendo''. Retrieved July 5, 2020.</ref>


==Trophy information from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
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SMWMAYAL Mechakoopa Army.png|''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]''
! Koopa Clown Car
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| align=center | ''Super Mario World''<br>8/91
Koopa Clown Car PMTOK sprite.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
| ''Bowser's single-seat, personal airship doesn't exactly handle like a dream, but it wasn't designed to be sporty. The Koopa Clown Car was made to carry Bowser's huge weight, not to mention a logic-defying arsenal of massive bowling balls. In Super Mario World, Mario busted the Koopa Clown Car by pelting it with Mechakoopas.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパクラウン
|Jap=クッパクラウン
|JapR=Kuppa Kuraun
|JapR=Kuppa Kuraun
|JapM=Koopa Clown, or Bowser Clown
|JapM=Bowser Clown
|Fra=Koopa-mobile (''Mario Kart 7'')
|ChiS=酷霸王小丑车
|FraM=From Koopa (Bowser's Japanese name) and ''automobile''
|ChiSN={{file link|Mario Happy Meal 2016 CN Promotional Image.jpg|McDonald's China, Winter 2016 Happy Meal promotion}}
|Ger=Koopa-Kopter
|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Xiǎochǒu Chē
|GerM=Koopa Copter
|ChiS2=酷霸王小丑飞船
|SpaE=Helikoopa
|ChiS2R=Kùbàwáng Xiǎochǒu Fēichuán
|SpaEM=From ''hélice'' (propeller) and Koopa
|ChiSM=Bowser Clown Car
|SpaA=Koopayaso (''Mario Kart 7'')
|ChiS2M=Bowser Clown Airship
|SpaAM=From Koopa and ''clown''
|ChiT=庫巴小丑飛船
|Dut=Koopa-clown (''Mario Kart 7'')
|ChiTR=Kùbā Xiǎochǒu Fēichuán
|ChiTM=Bowser Clown Airship
|Dut=Koopa Clown-capsule<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=December 17, 2015|url=youtu.be/aQYvjze2Cqs?t=85|timestamp=01:25|title=Super Mario Maker - Nieuwe functies! (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref>
|DutM=Koopa clown
|DutM=Koopa clown
|Dut2M=Koopa Clown Capsule
|Fre=Koopa-Mobile
|Fre2=Koopa Coptère
|Fre2N=''Super Mario Adventures''
|FreM=From Koopa and ''automobile''
|Fre2M=Koopa Copter
|Ger=Clown-Kutsche
|GerM=Clown Coach
|Ita=Auto Clown Koopa
|Ita=Auto Clown Koopa
|Ita2=Clown Koopa
|Ita3=Clown Junior
|Ita3N=''Paper Mario: The Origami King'', translation mistake
|ItaM=Koopa Clown Car
|ItaM=Koopa Clown Car
|Por=Palhaço Koopa
|Ita3M=[[Junior Clown Car|Junior Clown]]
|PorM=Koopa clown
|Kor=쿠파피에로
|KorR=Kupa Piero
|KorM=Bowser Pierrot
|PorA=Cápsula Koopalhaço
|PorAM=''Cápsula'' ("capsule") + a portmanteau of ''Koopa'' and ''palhaço'' ("clown")
|PorE=Carro Palhaço Koopa<ref>{{cite|language=pt|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=December 17, 2015|url=youtu.be/_R6_NUj31eA|title=Super Mario Maker - Novas funcionalidades! (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 11, 2021}}</ref>
|PorEM=Koopa Clown Car
|Rus=Клоуномобиль купа
|RusR=Klounomobil' kupa
|RusM=Koopa Clownmobile
|SpaA=Cápsula Koopayaso, or simply Koopayaso
|SpaAM=From ''Koopa'', ''payaso'' ("clown") and ''cápsula'' ("capsule")
|SpaE=Helikoopa<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/sdOeqejdhsk?t=3843|timestamp=1:04:03|title= Parte 20 ¡¡El Castillo de los HORRORES!! 🌹 Paper Mario: The Origami King 🌹 Guía en Español|author=FatalRagnarok|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 18, 2024|date=July 25, 2020}}</ref>
|SpaEM=From ''hélice'' ("propeller") or ''helicóptero'' ("helicopter"), and "Koopa"
|Hun=Repülő bohócfej <small> (''Super Mario World'' animated series) </small>
|HunM=Flying clown head
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''Super Mario Maker'', there are unused sprites for a [[Big Steely]] and a tear. These were likely intended for a further replication of Bowser's behavior in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', while in the final game, he simply chases the player and throws [[Bob-omb]]s.
*In ''Super Mario Maker'', there are unused sprites for a Big Steely and a tear. These were likely intended for a further replication of Bowser's behavior in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', while in the final game, he simply chases the player and throws [[Bob-omb]]s.


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This article is about the helicopter-like vehicle often piloted by Bowser. For the kart from the Mario Kart series, see Koopa Clown. For Bowser Jr.'s personal airship, see Junior Clown Car.
Koopa Clown Car
Artwork of Bowser riding his Koopa Clown Car in Mario Party Superstars
Artwork of Bowser riding the Koopa Clown Car from Mario Party Superstars
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Variants
“Can you believe that Lord Bowser banned me from piloting the clown car again?”
Shy Guy, Paper Mario: The Origami King

The Koopa Clown Car, also called Bowser's Heli,[1] the Clown Ship,[1] the Koopa-Kopter,[2] the Koopa Clown 'Copter,[3] or Bowser's Clown Copter,[4] is one of Bowser's many modes of aerial transportation. It is a helicopter-like vehicle with a large clown face on the front, which has the ability to change its expression. A smaller version of the Koopa Clown Car named the Junior Clown Car is often piloted by Bowser Jr.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

Bowser fighting Mario in his Koopa Clown Car in Super Mario World

The first appearance of the Koopa Clown Car was in Super Mario World; in the Valley of Bowser, Bowser can be seen flying around his castle in it. After making his way through Bowser's Castle and onto the rooftop of it, Mario proceeds to battle Bowser, who rides around in the Koopa Clown Car. Attacking Mario by dropping Big Steelies and Mechakoopas on him, Bowser can be injured only by having a jumped-on Mechakoopa thrown at him when he sticks his head out of the Koopa Clown Car. After being hit by Mechakoopas several times, Bowser tries to use the Koopa Clown Car, whose face grows more sinister and manic, to crush Mario. Bowser also begins dropping Flames from the Koopa Clown Car. Princess Toadstool tosses Mario a Super Mushroom. After being hit six times by flung Mechakoopas, Bowser and the Koopa Clown Car are beaten; he then relinquishes Princess Toadstool from it and retreats. The Koopa Clown Car here is able to blink and show other facial expressions with its eyes.

Early sprites found in the game's source assets seem to indicate it was initially intended to have a wind-up key on the bottom instead of a propeller.[5]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Bowser Jr. riding the Junior Clown Car in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Bowser Jr. gets his own version of the Koopa Clown Car (later named the Junior Clown Car). It is encountered in World 4-Airship and World 6-Airship, but in World 8-Airship, Bowser Jr. kicks it out of the boss room in favor of the original Koopa Clown Car. He attacks Mario and friends with fireballs and spiked bombs, which can be used to defeat him with a well-timed Ground Pound.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Koopalings
The Koopalings riding the Koopa Clown Car in New Super Mario Bros. 2

The Clown Car re-appears in the 3DS game New Super Mario Bros. 2. The Koopalings can be seen riding in it together. In the corridors of the final castle in World 6 (and World Star), the Koopalings are seen "flashing" with the Koopa Clown Car's eyes. Mario can evade said "flash" by passing between the castle's pillars. If the flash touches Mario, he will be turned into stone. After Mario defeats Bowser for the first time, the Koopalings use their magic to enlarge Bowser, but in doing so they and the Clown Car get knocked into the lava. The Koopa Clown Car was used one final time in the ending, where the Koopalings attempted to carry Bowser with it. However, because Bowser's size exceeded its capacity, the Koopalings and Bowser were scattered throughout the trees and floor. The Koopa Clown Car was also revealed to have an autopilot function, as demonstrated when the Koopa Clown Car delivered a caged Princess Peach to Bowser's castle shortly after Ludwig von Koopa's defeat at the hands of Mario in the game.

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

While the Koopa Clown Car does not appear at all in Super Mario 3D World, its face can be seen on a ferris wheel in World Bowser and also in the final level.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Official artwork, from Super Mario Maker.
Mario in the Koopa Clown Car in the Super Mario Bros. style.
Official artwork, from Super Mario Maker.
A Chain Chomp using the car in the New Super Mario Bros. U style.

The Koopa Clown Car makes an appearance in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, where it can be placed multiple times in levels. It can be used Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U styles, where it will simply bob up and down in place when not in use. Additionally, it has been given new sprites for the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 styles. Mario or any enemy can ride the Koopa Clown Car, including Bowser and Bowser Jr. themselves. When the player rides it, it functions similar to Lakitu's Cloud, though it is slower and can be used indefinitely. If Mario is riding it, he can attack most enemies by hitting them with the car's propeller, which will have the same effect as a jump; however, rather than hurting Mario through the car, an enemy only pushes him back. Fire Mario can throw fireballs from inside the car. When the car hits something, including another car, it will bounce against it. If it hits Spike Traps, the Clown Car will become dizzy and uncontrollable for a limited period of time. The Clown Car is defeated if it is crushed by more than one Bill Blaster or Muncher. When a Boo is in a Clown Car, the Clown Car will close its eyes when looked at. The Clown Car takes the form of the Junior Clown Car in the New Super Mario Bros. U style. Shaking it transforms it into the Fire Koopa Clown Car.

Super Mario Run[edit]

Bowser always appears using the Koopa Clown Car in Super Mario Run, except for his appearance in Remix 10. The course Bowser's Bob-ombing Run is dedicated to a boss fight where Bowser stays on the right side of the screen while attacking the player with projectiles. The Koopa Clown Car's contribution to the battle, aside from letting Bowser fly, is revealing a cannon that can shoot a Spike Ball. After being hit twice with reflected Bob-ombs, the Koopa Clown Car becomes angry permanently while expelling smoke. The Spike Balls become larger. After the third hit, Bowser is defeated. Both Bowser and the car tumble off screen and crash.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

In Super Mario Odyssey, the Koopa Clown Car can be briefly seen in the cutscene when Mario captures Bowser, in a flashback depicting the Bowser battle from Super Mario World.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Koopa Clown Cars, as well as Fire Koopa Clown Cars, reappear in Super Mario Maker 2, functioning the same as they do in the original Super Mario Maker. They are located in the Enemies category.

A Koopa Clown Car in Super Mario Maker 2

In the version 2.0 update, they make a sinister expression when Link drops a bomb when riding one.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Bowser uses a Koopa Clown Car in the introduction cutscene for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, riding it when he touches a Wonder Flower. This transforms Bowser into Castle Bowser, a fusion between Prince Florian's castle, Bowser, and the Koopa Clown Car. After Castle Bowser's defeat, Bowser Jr. and Kamek attempt to use the Koopa Clown Car to evacuate Bowser, but his size causes it to crash.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

Koopa Clown Car
King Koopa using the Flying Clown Head in the Super Mario World television series episode "Send in the Clown".

The Koopa Clown Car, referred to as the Flying Clown Head in Koopa's Stone Age Quests and a Captain N: The Game Master preview, appeared in the Super Mario World cartoon episode "Send in the Clown." King Koopa uses the Flying Clown Head to announce to the cave-people of Dome City that they could go to the "Koopaling Bros. Circus" free of charge. Near the end of the episode, after Mario has destroyed the fake circus, an enraged King Koopa, having taken Princess Toadstool hostage, begins to attack Mario in the Flying Clown Head in a manner similar to the final boss battle from the game. He does so by dropping Big Steelies and Mechkoopas on Mario, as well as attempting to crush him. Eventually, King Koopa and his Flying Clown Head were defeated when Mario hurled a Mechkoopa at the vehicle, damaging its controls and causing it to fly off upside-down, dropping Princess Toadstool in the process.

In "Rock TV," a flower pot resembling the Koopa Clown Car can be seen in King Koopa's throne room.

Super Mario Adventures[edit]

Bowser riding in his Koopa Clown Car in the Super Mario Adventures comic.

In the Super Mario Adventures comic, Bowser appears riding in his Koopa Clown Car (called a Koopa Copter by Luigi) after Mario and Luigi defeat all the monsters he sent to rampage through Princess Toadstool's Castle. After proceeding to tell Princess Toadstool his plans of marrying her and turning dozens of bystanders to stone, Bowser flees the scene in the Koopa Clown Car, with Princess Toadstool and several dozen Toads after him.

Much later in the comic, after Bowser's wedding to Princess Toadstool is crashed by Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and several hundred Yoshis, Bowser tries to flee in the Koopa Clown Car. Using a rope, Mario manages to lasso the Koopa Clown Car and cause it to crash into Bowser's giant wedding cake, apparently destroying it.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Sprite of a Shy Guy piloting the Koopa Clown Car from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Bowser briefly uses the Koopa Clown Car in the Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. In this game, Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car to abduct Princess Peach from Mario's yard. Bowser then uses the Koopa Clown Car to transport himself and Peach to Bowser's Keep.

The Koopa Clown Car is seen again during the ending of the game, with a Shy Guy riding inside while Bowser and his troops are repairing the damage done to the castle by the Smithy Gang. The Koopa Clown Car makes a final appearance during the credits, emerging from a float made in the likeness of Bowser's Keep when Croco and his flunkies are attempting to loot it. Bowser, from within the Koopa Clown Car, gives chase to Croco until Booster hijacks the Koopa Clown Car from him.

The Koopa Clown Car has a slightly larger role in the Nintendo Switch remake, where it is used by Mario, Bowser and Mallow in the Trio Move Clown Car Barrage.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Bowser in his Koopa Clown Car
Bowser in his Koopa Clown Car in Paper Mario.

At the start of Paper Mario, Bowser uses a gigantic, stone version of the Koopa Clown Car to raise Peach's Castle into the atmosphere. This version of the Koopa Clown Car also had several spiked balls hanging off it; it also makes a cameo appearance in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, where it can be seen in the background of the Rainbow Road track.

Also in the beginning of Paper Mario, Bowser uses the regular Koopa Clown Car to invade Star Haven and burst through a window in Princess Peach's Castle. Bowser also uses the Koopa Clown Car to temporarily escape after being beaten in Princess Peach's Castle.

Also of note, the platform used by Bowser to power himself up during his final battle against Mario resembles a long, flat version of the Koopa Clown Car, while several smaller, 3-dimensional versions of the Koopa Clown Car can be found in the hangar of Bowser's Castle. All iterations of the Koopa Clown Car use the "angry" face by default in this game and the next.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

The Koopa Clown Car from the GameCube version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

After learning from Kammy Koopa that the X-Nauts have kidnapped Princess Peach, Bowser sets off after the Princess in his Koopa Clown Car.

Later on in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Bowser, after failing to get a ride on the Cheep Blimp, uses his Koopa Clown Car to get to Glitzville. Unfortunately, the Koopa Clown Car breaks-down in mid-flight and crashes into the ocean, where Bowser apparently left it.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Right after its absence in Super Paper Mario and Paper Mario: Sticker Star, the Koopa Clown Car makes a background appearance in the end credits of Paper Mario: Color Splash, where Bowser rides it, attached to the airship float. The Junior Clown Car also can be seen in the storage room behind the Emerald Circus tent, but concept art shows that it was originally going to be the Koopa Clown Car.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

A Shy Guy piloting Bowser's Koopa Clown Car from Paper Mario: The Origami King
A Shy Guy coming to assist Bowser in Paper Mario: The Origami King

In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Mario, Bowser, and Olivia escape on the Koopa Clown Car, which is piloted by a Shy Guy, when King Olly takes over Peach's Castle. The Koopa Clown Car can later be seen in the hangar area of Bowser's Castle, where the Shy Guy tells Mario that he is not allowed to pilot it anymore. It has the same design from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

SmashWiki article: Koopa Clown Car
The Koopa Clown Car in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

In the Super Smash Bros. series, the Koopa Clown Car has a few minor appearances. It first appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee, in the form of a trophy, which shows Bowser holding on to the rims of the Koopa Clown Car while peeking out slightly. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl's The Subspace Emissary mode, the Koopa Clown Car appears twice: Bowser first uses the Koopa Clown Car to escape from Mario, Pit, Yoshi, Link, and Kirby while taking the princess (Peach or Zelda), then later uses it again to escape from Falco, Diddy Kong, and Fox. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Koopa Clown Car occasionally appears in the background of the Super Mario Maker stage.

Mario Golf series[edit]

In the Mario Golf series, the Koopa Clown Car first appears in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. During the game's opening clip, Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car, as well as the two Bullet Bill Blasters equipped to it, to chase down Wario and Waluigi in retribution for unwittingly giving him a black eye during their golfing session. Additionally, Hole 11 of Bowser Badlands takes place on a giant Koopa Clown Car. In Mario Golf: World Tour, an even larger Koopa Clown Car appears as the green for Hole 7 in Bowser's Castle.

Mario Party series[edit]

The Koopa Clown Car in Mario Party 8

The Koopa Clown Car has appeared in several installments of the Mario Party series, most notably in Mario Party 5, Mario Party 6, Mario Party 7, and Mario Party 8. In Mario Party 8, it is depicted as having thicker lips and a green extension attached to its propeller; in addition to summoning cannons, it also has the ability to open its mouth, revealing a laser gun. However, these weapons are not all revealed in the beginning of the battle. The battle starts out with Bowser breathing fireballs, and for every three times Bowser is hit with blasts from the Star Rod (except for the ninth hit, in which he blows out a large fireball instead before continuing using his normal attacks), he becomes angrier and summons additional weapons, eventually progressing to a full-scale assault, with laser gun blasts and Bullet Bill cannons being fired simultaneously. In Mario Party 9, Bowser appears in the Koopa Clown Car at the end of a stage. Bowser and Bowser Jr. also ride their vehicles together in the ending. In Mario Party: Island Tour, Bowser uses the Koopa Clown Car for transportation and during Bowser's Sky Scuffle. The Koopa Clown Car is used by Bowser for all three of the Bowser's Gauntlet minigames in Mario Party: Star Rush. The Clown Car makes a minor appearance in Mario Party: The Top 100 where it replaces Bowser's unnamed hovercraft in The Final Battle!. In the remake of Yoshi's Tropical Island in Mario Party Superstars, the Koopa Clown Car replaces the Bowser's Shell Bowser uses to swap places with Toadette (who herself replaces Toad as the one who gives Stars to the players).

In its early appearances, the Koopa Clown Car has a similar appearance to its Paper Mario depiction. Starting from Mario Party 9, it has since used its usual appearance.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Koopa Clown Car M&LSS sprite.png

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, after gaining the cure for Mario's Bean Fever, Luigi returns to Little Fungitown, only to encounter Bowletta, who has captured Princess Peach and is rapidly escaping with her in the Koopa Clown Car.

Later in Joke's End, Bowletta uses the Koopa Clown Car to capture Luigi, whom Bowletta believed to be Princess Peach, as Luigi was disguised as the Princess.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Baby Bowser escaping in the Koopa Clown Car in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

At the end of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Baby Bowser can be seen returning to his castle with Kamek in the Koopa Clown Car. He also uses it after swiping the two Cobalt Star shards after the Mario Bros. and babies destroy Swiggler and he and Kamek get away. Incidentally, the Koopa Clown Car Baby Bowser uses is exactly the same as the one Bowser uses later in life, which may be the reason it has a clown face.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Machines similar to the Koopa Clown Car make an appearance in Neo Bowser Castle as Dreampoints. A switch on the vehicles causes them to hover into the air, activating Luiginary Antigravity in the Dream World. The actual machine appears in the ending, where Bowser and his minions use it to escape Pi'illo Island, only for it to start losing altitude due to Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy shaking it in an attempt to catch the raining coins. In this game, the Clown Car is not bowl-shaped as it has been in previous games, but has a flat surface level with the rim on which the rider stands. The Dreampoint replicas also have this trait.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Sprite of the Koopa Clown Car from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
The Koopa Clown Car in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Both the normal and the paper versions of the Koopa Clown Car make a reappearance in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. They are used by the Bowsers as they kidnap the two versions of Princess Peach and later to escape from Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario. The normal Koopa Clown Car is later used in Neo Bowser Castle where Bowser attacks the bros to prevent them from taking one of the two Fire Ores. Additionally, faceless variants are used by Roy, Iggy, Wendy and Morton during various quests. The paper Koopa Clown Car has had a slight redesign, resembling the normal Koopa Clown Car and both versions of the Junior Clown Car.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Although the Koopa Clown Car does not appear in the main game in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, it does make a brief cameo in the alternate story mode Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where Bowser is seen using it when preparing to leave for Peach's Castle after he was not invited to the blorbs conference.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

In Mario Kart DS, Bowser's third choice kart is the Hurricane, a kart that resembles his Clown Car but with a plane motif.

Mario Kart 7[edit]

In Mario Kart 7, an unlockable kart part called the Koopa Clown is modeled after the Koopa Clown Car. The kart part features a handling boost, but it hinders acceleration and off-road during the process. Actual Koopa Clown Cars appear in the retro battle stage, N64 Big Donut, and in the tracks Wuhu Loop and Neo Bowser City, blowing wind for drivers flying above with gliders; the ones in N64 Big Donut and Neo Bowser City have a green rim and feature Bowser's emblem instead of a face, while the one in Wuhu Loop is featureless and has a teal rim.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Koopa Clown from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
The Koopa Clown in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In Mario Kart 8 DLC, jack-in-the-boxes shaped like Koopa Clown Cars with ? Blocks for the boxes are hazards on the glider portion of GBA Ribbon Road. The Koopa Clown Car on 3DS Neo Bowser City returns, but has been slightly redesigned.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Koopa Clown returns from Mario Kart 7 as an additional kart body. The Koopa Clown Car appearances from the Mario Kart 8 DLC are also present.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Peach in the Ring Race bonus challenge of Paris Promenade 3
A Koopa Clown Car dropping rings on the track in Mario Kart Tour

In Mario Kart Tour, air-blowing Koopa Clown Cars from Mario Kart 7 appear in 3DS Neo Bowser City and GBA Bowser's Castle 2T. Regular Koopa Clown Cars are found in Paris Promenade 3's Ring Race and Los Angeles Laps 3's Break Item Boxes bonus challenges, producing rings or Item Boxes for the characters to drive through. The Koopa Clown returns in this game alongside a new darker variant known as the Dark Clown and a Christmas-themed variant known as the Candy Clown.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]

In Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Luigi's Bozo Blaster and Peach's Big Top are modeled after the Koopa Clown Car. Additionally, stained glass windows showing the Koopa Clown Car can be seen behind Bowser's throne during the final battle.[6]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, miniature versions of the Koopa Clown Car can seen piloted by Koopa Troopas, some with cannons in their mouths. In an ad for the film, one Koopa Clown Car can be seen carrying a Bob-omb with arms similar to the Junior Clown Car's boxer form but with metallic claws instead of boxing gloves.[7]

Other appearances[edit]

Skylanders SuperChargers[edit]

The Clown Cruiser and Dark Clown Cruiser in Skylanders: SuperChargers.
The Clown Cruiser and Dark Clown Cruiser in Skylanders: SuperChargers.
The Clown Cruiser and Dark Clown Cruiser in Skylanders: SuperChargers.

In Skylanders: SuperChargers and Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing, Hammer Slam Bowser's signature vehicle is the Clown Cruiser. Essentially, it is a mix between a Koopa Clown Car and a plane (much like Mario Kart DS's Hurricane). Like its owner, it also possesses a dark variant, known as the Dark Clown Cruiser.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Trophy
Koopa Clown Car
Koopa Clown Car
Game/move:
Super Mario World
8/91
How to unlock: Randomly obtainable from the Lottery after obtaining 250 trophies
Bowser's single-seat, personal airship doesn't exactly handle like a dream, but it wasn't designed to be sporty. The Koopa Clown Car was made to carry Bowser's huge weight, not to mention a logic-defying arsenal of massive bowling balls. In Super Mario World, Mario busted the Koopa Clown Car by pelting it with Mecha Koopas.

Super Mario Maker[edit]

  • Play Nintendo:
    Hitch a ride in a Koopa Clown Car

    Swipe a Koopa Clown Car for the ultimate mode of travel. Plus, they don’t evaporate like clouds, so you can zoom all the way to the finish if you’re lucky.
    [8]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Koopa Clown Car.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパクラウン[?]
Kuppa Kuraun
Bowser Clown
Chinese (simplified) 酷霸王小丑车[?]
Kùbàwáng Xiǎochǒu Chē
Bowser Clown Car McDonald's China, Winter 2016 Happy Meal promotionMedia:Mario Happy Meal 2016 CN Promotional Image.jpg
酷霸王小丑飞船[?]
Kùbàwáng Xiǎochǒu Fēichuán
Bowser Clown Airship
Chinese (traditional) 庫巴小丑飛船[?]
Kùbā Xiǎochǒu Fēichuán
Bowser Clown Airship
Dutch Koopa Clown-capsule[9] Koopa clown
French Koopa-Mobile[?] From Koopa and automobile
Koopa Coptère[?] Koopa Copter Super Mario Adventures
German Clown-Kutsche[?] Clown Coach
Hungarian Repülő bohócfej (Super Mario World animated series) [?] Flying clown head
Italian Auto Clown Koopa[?] Koopa Clown Car
Clown Koopa[?] -
Clown Junior[?] Junior Clown Paper Mario: The Origami King, translation mistake
Korean 쿠파피에로[?]
Kupa Piero
Bowser Pierrot
Portuguese (NOA) Cápsula Koopalhaço[?] Cápsula ("capsule") + a portmanteau of Koopa and palhaço ("clown")
Portuguese (NOE) Carro Palhaço Koopa[10] Koopa Clown Car
Russian Клоуномобиль купа[?]
Klounomobil' kupa
Koopa Clownmobile
Spanish (NOA) Cápsula Koopayaso, or simply Koopayaso[?] From Koopa, payaso ("clown") and cápsula ("capsule")
Spanish (NOE) Helikoopa[11] From hélice ("propeller") or helicóptero ("helicopter"), and "Koopa"

Trivia[edit]

  • In Super Mario Maker, there are unused sprites for a Big Steely and a tear. These were likely intended for a further replication of Bowser's behavior in Super Mario World, while in the final game, he simply chases the player and throws Bob-ombs.

References[edit]

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  3. ^ Stratton, Bryan (February 26, 2002). Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. ISBN 0-7615-3913-1. Page 91.
  4. ^ Nintendo of America. MAR10DAY post. X. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ GamingAlexandri (July 24, 2020). People are digging up all sorts of unused art assets from the latest Nintendo leak. Here's some screenshots of some examples. Bowser from SMW apparently had legs at one time?. X. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  6. ^ BeardBear (August 27, 2017). Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - FINAL BOSS & Ending. YouTube. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Universal Pictures (March 10, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Il Film | Fan screening. Facebook. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Super Mario Maker Platforming Tips. Play Nintendo. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Nintendo Nederland (December 17, 2015). Super Mario Maker - Nieuwe functies! (Wii U) (01:25). YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
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  11. ^ FatalRagnarok (July 25, 2020). Parte 20 ¡¡El Castillo de los HORRORES!! 🌹 Paper Mario: The Origami King 🌹 Guía en Español (1:04:03). YouTube. Retrieved May 18, 2024.