Koopa Clown
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Koopa Clown | |
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![]() The Koopa Clown in Mario Kart Tour | |
Strong stats | Handling (MK7) Weight, Handling, Traction (MK8D) |
Average stats | Speed, Weight (MK7) None (MK8D) |
Weak stats | Acceleration, Off-Road (MK7) Speed, Acceleration (MK8D) |
Appears in | Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit |
The Koopa Clown is a kart in the Mario Kart series, based upon Bowser's Koopa Clown Car. The emblem is located on the rear.
History
Mario Kart 7
The Koopa Clown first appears in Mario Kart 7 as an unlockable kart part. It boosts handling, but lowers acceleration and off-road slightly. It should also be noted that the Koopa Clown is tied with the Birthday Girl and Cloud 9 for having the highest handling of all kart bodies, and it has the highest handling of any kart body that doesn't have a negative impact on the weight or speed stats.
In terms of its hidden stats, the Koopa Clown offers one of the strongest mini-turbo boosts in the game; a trait that it shares with the Barrel Train and Bumble V kart bodies. Its engine noise is similar to that of the Tyrant, Hurricane, Rambi Rider, Wildlife, Brute and Dragonfly from Mario Kart DS and also shares it with the Cact-X which is a V2 engine.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Although it does not appear in the original Mario Kart 8, the kart reappears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as an unlockable kart body. It is redesigned to appear smaller. The exhaust pipes are shorter and it is equipped with a pair of propellers that open up on gliders and anti-gravity segments. Other design aspects were also changed to make it better resemble the actual Koopa Clown Car, such the exhaust pipe placed in its mouth being removed. The tips of the propellers also have a secondary color. Much like the Landship, the kart has different palette colors for each of the Koopalings, which match the colors of the Koopa Clown Cars they use in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, for Wii U, and Ultimate. For other characters, it uses the default green color. Its engine sound is shared with the Biddybuggy and it sounds like an inline-four turbo. CPU Bowser, Bowser Jr., the Koopalings, and Kamek occasionally use this body during races. It gives off a small boost to weight, water speed, handling, water handling, and the highest boost to traction, while speed, acceleration, and mini-turbo are hindered. It shares its stats with the Tanooki Kart and the Master Cycle Zero.
Color schemes
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Default | ![]() Yellow |
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![]() Light blue |
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The propellers that activate during anti-gravity also have differing colors per character, although the propeller's primary color is the same as the kart's respective primary color.
- Default: Green with yellow rims and tips, orange noses
- Lemmy: Yellow with cyan rims and tips, orange noses
- Larry: Light blue with orange rims and tips, yellow noses
- Wendy: Pink with light pink rims and tips, yellow noses
- Ludwig: Blue with green rims and tips, cobalt noses
- Iggy: Bright green with dark purple rims and tips, indigo noses
- Roy: Red with purple rims and tips, pink noses
- Morton: Gray with brown rims and tips, light gray noses
Mario Kart Tour
The Koopa Clown returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a Super kart. It was added in the Tokyo Tour and uses its Mario Kart 8 Deluxe design. In this game, the kart is equipped with the Standard tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Unlike in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the rim does not change color regardless of whether a Koopaling is using it or not, and its propellers no longer pop out while gliding. The Koopa Clown increases the duration of Mini-Turbo boosts and the amount of points earned for performing Mini-Turbos.
The 2019 Halloween Tour introduced a purple variant of the kart called the Dark Clown, which is also classified as a Super kart. The 2021 Holiday Tour introduced a holiday-themed variant, the Candy Clown, which has the High-End classification.
The Koopa Clown is available in regular tour pipes and is also part of the shop's Daily Selects. It could be obtained through other means as well; the table below lists the special availability of the Koopa Clown by tour.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
The Koopa Clown reappears in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit keeping its appearance from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe but with small rocket-like objects on the sides and the kart's tires being set to anti-gravity at all times, now limited to a CPU-only kart used by Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings. Similar to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Koopalings' Koopa Clowns are uniquely colored except for the steering wheel piece, which is green for all of them in the game itself.
Statistics
Mario Kart 7
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mario Kart Tour
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Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2) |
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Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5) |
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* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. |
Gallery
Mario Kart 7
First-person view of the Koopa Clown
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Icon of Lemmy's Koopa Clown
Icon of Larry's Koopa Clown
Icon of Wendy's Koopa Clown
Icon of Ludwig's Koopa Clown
Icon of Iggy's Koopa Clown
Icon of Roy's Koopa Clown
Icon of Morton's Koopa Clown
Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings in Koopa Clowns on Template:Classic-link
Bowser Jr. in his Koopa Clown on Battle Stadium
Bowser Jr. in his Koopa Clown on Template:Classic-link
Bowser Jr. in his Koopa Clown on Cloudtop Cruise
Bowser in his Koopa Clown on Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart Tour
Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings in Koopa Clowns on N64 Kalimari Desert R
Bowser in the Koopa Clown on 3DS Toad Circuit R
Bowser Jr. (Pirate) tricking in the Koopa Clown on DS Airship Fortress
Bowser in the Koopa Clown on RMX Rainbow Road 2
Bowser Jr. in the Koopa Clown on N64 Royal Raceway
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Artwork of Bowser Jr. holding a Red Shell on his Koopa Clown
Other
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Chinese (simplified) | 酷霸王小丑飞船[?] Kùbàwáng Xiǎochǒu Fēichuán |
Koopa Clown Car | |
Chinese (traditional) | 庫巴小丑飛船[?] Kùbā Xiǎochǒu Fēichuán |
Koopa Clown Car | |
Dutch | Koopa-clown[?] | - | |
French (NOA) | Clown Koopa[?] | Koopa Clown | |
French (NOE) | Koopa-mobile[?] | - | |
German | Clown-Kutsche[?] | Clown Carriage | |
Italian | Clown Koopa[?] | Koopa Clown | |
Korean | 쿠파피에로[?] Kupa Piero |
Koopa Clown | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Cápsula Koopalhaço[?] | Cápsula ("capsule") + a portmanteau of Koopa and palhaço ("clown") | |
Portuguese (NOE) | Palhaço Koopa[?] | Koopa Clown | |
Russian | Клоуномобиль[?] Klounomobil' |
From клоун kloun ("clown") and автомобиль avtomobil' ("automobile") | |
Spanish (NOA) | Koopayaso[?] | From Koopa and payaso ("clown") | |
Spanish (NOE) | Helikoopa[?] | - |