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A list of characters that includes Bowser and all of his main henchmen.
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== King Bowser Koopa ==
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* [[Arch Enemy]]: He and Mario have been fighting since they were children, with no end in sight.
** Subverted: He kidnapped Mario in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', and Peach had to rescue him. If you remember why Bowser kept kidnapping Peach (where Mario had to rescue her), [[Ho Yay|this becomes funny]].
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]:
* [[Art Evolution]]: Aside from his [[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|one-time only]] [[Bald of Evil]], he went from having short limbs and mostly orange skin to having longer limbs and mostly yellow skin. Incidentally, the increase in limb-length coincided with his fighting style emphasizing more melee moves rather than solely fire-breathing.
* [[Back
* [[Badass]]: Just look at his Picture here. The fact that he's also a [[I Wanna Be the Guy|Former "The Guy"]] should be enough.
** [[Badbutt]]: Can come off as this in the RPGs.
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* [[Clown Car Base]]: His Clown Car in ''Super Mario World''.
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: He was voiced by Japanese soul singer Akiko Wada in ''[[The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach]]''.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: On occasion. Especially the [[
* [[Dem Bones]]: Dry Bowser.
* [[Depending on the Writer]]: ...or, more accurately, type of game. The main platformer series portrays him as a legitimate threat to the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach, especially in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. The spinoffs portray him as a [[Dumb Muscle]] who is often an [[Anti-Hero]] trying to work against the game's [[Big Bad]].
* [[Determinator]]: He got melted to the bone once. When he returned, he was even harder to take out.
* [[Deuteragonist]]:
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Did You Just Falcon Punch Cthulhu]]: His greatest [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]''.
* [[Disney Villain Death]]:
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: In ''Super Mario Bros.'', he had an unlimited supply that he'd hurl at Mario.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: From King Koopa to Bowser, as mentioned above. Unlike with Toadstool, this change still endures to this day, and English-speakers [[Woolseyism|will be hardpressed to think of him as anything else]]. Interestingly, unlike most cases of this, his name wasn't changed from the beginning. Older fans will remember knowing him as King Koopa because of the cartoons. However, a manual for one of the older games does refer to him as "Bowser, King of the Koopas."
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** Bowser has showcased some magic tricks in a couple of games. Despite his status as the dumb muscle, he gets the hang of any ancient magical artifact with ease. So far, he has wielded the Star Rod, the Vibe Scepter, the Power Stars, the Grand Stars, and many other magical items with finesse. Bowser seems to be able to use magical flames aside from regular fire breath, could turn invisible/teleport in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', and he shot lightning from his fingertips in the intro of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'', the Koopa King even assists his Magikoopas by throwing fireballs at their wands, amplifying their power during the Magikoopa Mob attack. Bowser seems to have at least some magical skill.
** Let's not forget the [[Casting a Shadow|dark spin slash]] he performed in the second battle with him in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', or the similar technique he used to teleport away from your first two fights with him in each of the ''Galaxy'' games after being defeated.
* [[Eviler Than Thou]]:
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[A Father to His Men]]: The degree to which he respects his minions varies with each story. Played the most straight in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'', and to a slightly lesser extent in [[Super Mario RPG]] and [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]].
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* [[Grievous Harm with a Body]]: In ''Super Mario RPG'', he can throw Mario at enemies once he equips the Hurly Gloves. Mario does not seem to expect this.
* [[The Grinch]]: Both of the cartoons' Christmas episodes had him mimic the [[Trope Namer]] in some way.
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]
* [[Hijacked by Ganon]]: He does this towards the end of ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]: Mario Mix''. To be fair, however, Waluigi's role in the plot had long since been finished.<br />He also does this in the first two ''[[Mario & Luigi]]'' games (kinda) and ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. It's teased, but ultimately doesn't happen in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.
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* [[Informed Attribute]]: Bowser is professionally trained to give massages, as revealed in ''[[Bowsers Inside Story]]''.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He's not a very nice guy, but he seems to genuinely care about his troops, his children, and Peach.
* [[Joker Immunity]]: He is just too popular and too integral to the Mario series to be killed off permanently, be it falling in lava, falling from a huge height, being thrown into a star, etc. {{spoiler|But he has died three times. In [[New Super Mario Bros.]], he actually gets [[Stripped to the Bone]] from falling into lava. In [[Super Mario Galaxy]], he died along with the rest of the universe in the black hole. In [[Super Paper Mario]], he is killed, along with the rest of the heroes, by Dimentio.}}
* [[Kaiju]]: He even rampages through Tokyo in the SNES ''[[
* [[King Mook]]: Although [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] initially envisioned him as an ox like King Gruesome from ''[[Alakazam The Great]]''. This was changed when designer Takashi Tezuka pointed out the [[Fridge Logic]] in an ox ruling over turtles. Bowser became more turtle-like overall, but his face is more ox-like.
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: Primarily in the main series, especially in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' series. He's also occasionally in the spin-offs, such as ''[[Paper Mario]]'', where he actually defeats Mario in the beginning of the game. In fact, he damn near ''killed'' him.
* [[Lack of Empathy]]:
* [[Large and In Charge]]: He's the trope image.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: In some games, usually ones where he only serves as a boss, Bowser is surprisingly nimble for his size. For instance, in [[Super Mario Galaxy]], he ''backflips'' over Mario (and runs faster than him). He has surprising running speed in the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, and he is one of the two fastest swimmers in ''[[Mario
* [[Make My Monster Grow]]: Used on ''himself'', one of his favourite [[One-Winged Angel]] tricks is to grow even bigger, ranging from merely twice his normal size to one that could fight [[Godzilla]].
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: When he's playable, this is often what he is instead.
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* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Often [[Fanon|mistaken for a dragon]], he's actually a cross between an ox and a turtle with draconic features. Bowser was originally intended to be more of an ox, but ended up looking more turtle. The ox part is still visible in his face.
** [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: He's not a dinosaur either, but has some dinosaurian features too.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Despite his villainous antics, pretty much any incarnation with his Koopalings presents him as a rather caring father (in his own twisted manner, anyway). Notably, in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Bowser unleashes a maelstrom of fireballs at you should you [[Berserk Button|defeat Junior]] first.
* [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: He does side with the Mario Bros. in the spinoffs, but only when the Mushroom Kingdom is not being taken over by him, or when his kingdom is taken over.
* [[Pride]]:
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Satan]]: Bowser is sometimes called Great Demon King and his kingdom, especially in [[SMB 3]], resembles Hell. It's a case of [[In Name Only]], though, in that he's just portrayed as simply an [[Evil Overlord]].
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* [[Thememobile]]: The Koopa Clown Car.
* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: At the end of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'', {{spoiler|after receiving no credit for saving the day and being beaten up by the Mario brothers, he receives a gift from Peach for his part in saving the Mushroom Kingdom: A cake with his face on it.}}
* [[Took a Level
* [[Turtle Power]]
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Peach likes Bowser and is willing to be a friend to him, as long as he behaves himself. But she [[Let's Just Be Friends|isn't into him]] [[Did Not Get the Girl|the way he'd like]]. So he [[Abduction Is Love|repeatedly kidnaps her]] to try to [[Stockholm Syndrome|make her change her mind]]. [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|That's not usually how it works]]. There's a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' that suggests that Peach and Bowser ''may'' have been involved in the past {{spoiler|-- it actually turned out that Bowser Jr. is not Peach's son after all, but she still had to stop and think about whether it could be possible}}, providing unretractable implications.
* [[Villain Decay]]:
* [[Villain Exit Stage Left]]: He'd frequently pull this off in the cartoons, often accompanied by the [[Catch Phrase]] "[[We Will Meet Again|He who koops and runs away lives to koop another day!]]"
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Whenever he's a playable character in the RPGs, especially in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' where he's basically the Main Character.
* [[Villainous Crush]]: Why he keeps kidnapping Peach, at least in the spinoffs.
* [[Villainous Friendship]]:
* [[Villainous Glutton]]: Judging by how he cleared that table of food in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]''.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: His film incarnation depicted him as this, as his main motivation for trying to conquer the human dimension was for the survival of his species, which were living in a crapsack dimension.
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* [[Worthy Opponent]]: In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', he mentions that he's glad Mario always puts up a good fight.
** To fight one was also his wish in [[Mario Party]] 5.
* [[
* [[Your Size May Vary]]: From being no bigger than Mario to being able to swallow him whole.
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Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]'' }}
A name given to seven of Bowser's "children" who appeared as bosses in ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Mario Is Missing]]'', ''Yoshi's Safari'', ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
In Order From Oldest to Youngest:
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Tropes associated with the Koopalings:
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Wendy in [[Nintendo Comics System|the comic]] story ''Fins and Roses'' (which could also count as [[Villain Episode]]). Each also took turns appearing as a main antagonist in the Nintendo Adventure Books, and each one also got at least one episode to themselves in the cartoons.
* [[Adult Child]]: Although Lemmy isn't an adult, considering he's the second oldest out of eight, he has to be in his later teenage years. Well, unless a few or all of them have different mothers.▼
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Most of Bowser's children look somewhat like him. Except Morton, who is randomly dark brown.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Iggy Koopa was implied to be this in the text box after beating him in [[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]], and confirmed in [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]].
* [[Bald Woman]]: Wendy. Her [[Iconic Item|ginormous]] [[Pink Means Feminine|pink]] [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics|ribbon]] may make this less obvious, but true enough she has no hair on her head even while her father and most of her siblings do.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: At least all the irises you can see. None of them have been shown to have Bowser's [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Red Eyes]].
* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]: Wendy. Taken to extremes for the [[
* [[Breath Weapon]]: Ludwig was the first of the Koopalings to show this ability, as he used it in his battle in ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]''. Later, they all used fire breath in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''.
* [[The Brute]]: Roy and Morton.
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* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: Lani Minella voices Larry, Lemmy, and, [[The Brute|perplexingly enough]], Morton in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Also, in the cartoons, Iggy and Lemmy were voiced by [[Tara Strong]].
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: Wendy, the only girl in the group.
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: Iggy and Lemmy were originally close enough in looks to be made twins in the spinoff cartoons, the main differences being the eyes (Iggy wears glasses and Lemmy has a lazy eye) and size (Lemmy is small and Iggy is tall and thin, the latter more apparent in their redesign). As of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Lemmy's grown a ponytail and Iggy gained green palmtree hair.
* [[Double Jump]]: In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Ludwig has learned to ''quadruple'' jump.
** Or more accurately: He's learned Yoshi's Flutter Jump.
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* [[Fish Eyes]]: Lemmy.
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
** [[Big Bad]]: Ludwig, Bowser (as their higher-up), or Bowser Jr. (as their leader in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii|NSMBW]]''), depending on the interpretation.
** [[The Dragon]]: Ludwig, as the second-in-command to Bowser Jr. and Bowser.
** [[The Brute]]s: Roy and Morton.
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Ludwig. He was implied to be smart enough to develop and design his own mech, classy enough to like Opera and the like, and is also powerful enough in combat.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Larry, Morton, Wendy, and Lemmy share a voice with [[Professor Layton|Luke Triton]].
** In the cartoons, Iggy and Lemmy sounded like [[The Fairly
** Wendy (or specifically, her VA [[Tabitha St. Germain]]), who was whiny in the cartoons, now voices a [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|whiny unicorn]]. Interestingly, she also voiced Sprite in the [[The Legend of Zelda (animation)|Legend of Zelda cartoon show]].
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Iggy built each of them one for use in ''Yoshi's Safari'', although Wendy's was more of a giant shield.
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* [[Jerk Jock]]: ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' shows that Larry has an interest in tennis.
* [[Jumping Out of a Cake]]: Along with Bowser Jr. in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
* [[Laughing Mad]]: Iggy's been shown to have this trait in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. [[Mad Scientist]] indeed.
** Note that in the hallway up to his boss battle, you can hear him giggling with no abandon, while the other six would quietly wait for you to enter their arena. It gets even ''worse'' once the battle actually starts.
** [[Giggling Villain]]: His style of laughter. He makes up for this by ''never stopping''.
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* [[Mad Artist]]: Ludwig in the games, coupled with [[Evil Genius]] (considering that he seemed adept enough in technology to utilize a mech that looked very sophisticated in ''Yoshi's Safari'').
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Iggy in the games, Ludwig in the cartoons.
▲* [[
* [[Motor Mouth]]: <s>Morton</s> [[Meaningful Name|Big Mouth]] in the cartoons.
* [[Musical Assassin]]: Ludwig in the book ''Pipe Down!''
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* [[Non-Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Lemmy is the smallest of the Koopalings, is the most childish and playful, and doesn't seem to really care about his dad's world domination conquest. Naturally, he's the second oldest of the Koopalings.
** [[Younger Than They Look]]: Morton's one of the biggest (THE biggest in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'') Koopalings, is heavy enough to cause small earthquakes, and has a pretty deep voice. He's the second ''youngest'' of the Koopalings. Third youngest if one counts Bowser Jr. as one.
* [[The One Who Wears Shoes]]: Wendy.
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: Wendy.
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*** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: It should be noted that in Japan, the color purple represents death. So, if Roy was Americanized in terms of color (provided Nintendo of America got the Fridge Brilliance), he would be colored black... which would actually be pretty badass...
* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]: Iggy in at least one version of ''[[Mario Is Missing]]''.
* [[Rings of Death]]: Wendy fires these in ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and they ricochet off the walls.
* [[Shout-Out Theme Naming]]: The Koopalings are either named after musicians (mostly rock and punk), or (in Morton's case) talk show hosts.
** To be fair, Morton's namesake was a country-western musician originally (as was his father); however, he was more famous as a talk show host when ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' came out.
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* [[Ted Baxter]]: Ludwig in the cartoons, Iggy in Nintendo Comics System and the adventure books.
* [[Timed Mission]]: The later Koopalings in ''Superstar Saga'' are accompanied by a bomb that counts down as the battle wears on. If it reaches zero, it explodes and instantly beats Mario and Luigi.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Turtle Power]]
* [[Underwater Boss Battle]]: Wendy in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
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* [[Bait and Switch Boss]]: His final appearance in ''Galaxy''.
* [[Big Bad]]: In ''Sunshine''. His dad is the [[Final Boss]], but Junior does all the work.
* [[Breath Weapon]]: Initially untrained and undeveloped at fire breath, as he attempted to do so in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' with only a weak ember, but mastered it in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where it homes in on the players and sets the floor ablaze on contact.
* [[Cute Little Fangs]]
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: Delores Rogers and [[The Other Darrin|Caety Sagoian]] have provided his voice.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Jr. usually doesn't fight Mario directly; he either spends his time fleeing continuously, calling someone else to fight for him, or fighting from the safety of a machine of some sort.
** The only time he has actually fought Mario directly was in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
*** Though granted he does so at least eight times, and is [[Not So Harmless|a tricky bastard as they progress]].
* [[Disc One Final Boss]]: In ''[[
* [[The Dragon]]: In a lot of recent games, Junior has been his papa's main backup.
* [[Expy]]: His design is virtually identical to Baby Bowser in ''Yoshi's Island''.
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* [[Recurring Boss]]: In most appearances, though his tactics usually change considerably.
* [[Suddenly Voiced]]: Inverted. In ''Sunshine'', Bowser Jr. for some reason actually spoke like everyone else in the game, but from ''Galaxy'' onwards, he reverted to dialogue boxes and [[Voice Grunting]] like everyone else.
* [[Thememobile]]: He gets his own Koopa Clown Car in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
** {{spoiler|He also uses his dad's in his last fight.}}
* [[Turtle Power]]
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The Koopa Troop is made up of a wide variety of "races"; the most common include:
* '''Koopas:''' A race of turtle-people. Bowser's rank and file, the Koopas include numerous variants, including the common Koopa Troopas, the winged Koopa Paratroopas, the cloud-riding Lakitus, the animal-like Buzzy Beetles and Spinies, and so on. Their shells seem to be articles of clothing rather than part of their anatomy. Debut: ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' (as "Shellcreepers").
* '''Goombas:''' [[The Goomba|The weakest of Bowser's minions]]. These armless <s>mushroom</s> chestnut-creatures with [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]] once served the Mushroom Kingdom, but defected to Bowser. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''.
* '''Piranha Plants:''' Barely-sentient carnivorous plants with a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. Piranha Plants commonly live in pipes. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''.
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* '''Cheep-Cheeps:''' Goggle-eyed fish that swarm underwater (and sometimes jump into the air). Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''.
* '''Bullet Bills:''' Living artillery that get shot out of cannons. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''.
* '''Bob-Ombs:''' Walking, wind-up bombs that explode when they get close to Mario. In the [[
* '''Boos:''' Nasty little blobs of ectoplasm who chase Mario relentlessly. They're painfully bashful, though, and stop moving to cover their faces when anyone looks at them. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]''.
* '''Hammer Bros.:''' Helmet-wearing turtles that throw hammers at you. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''.
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*** Big Island from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' is a far earlier example, where Koopas and Goombas in the island absolutely dwarfed Mario.
* [[The Goomba]]: [[Trope Namer|The one and only.]]
* [[Hidden Depths]]: As the Mario RPGs show, a lot of the Koopa Troop members show that the troops are more intelligent than they seem. Atleast [[Mario
* [[King Mook]]: Many of the enemy races have a powerful ruler with unique powers who reports directly to Bowser, including Goomboss (goombas); Kamek, Kammy Koopa, and Kamella (magikoopas); Petey Piranha (piranha plants); Big Bob-Omb (bob-ombs); King Boo (boos); and General Guy (shy guys); not to mention Bowser himself. Some races have giant or extremely powerful versions that have "King" in their name, like King Bill (''NSMB Wii'', the Bullet Bill line) and King Kaliente (''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', the Blooper line).
* [[Invincible Minor Minion]]: Podobos are invincible to everything but [[Invincibility Power-Up|stars]]. (and later ice balls) Boos are similar.
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* [[Non-Lethal KO]]: Several games heavily imply that Mario doesn't actually kill them and they can survive being stomped flat.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: The Koopa Troop themselves are not [[The Evil Army]], following Bowser out of genuine admiration more than anything and seem to have no guff with Mario on downtime. The Lakitus are a stand-out example, appearing regularly as friendly camera crews in Mario sports games.
** World 4-5 of ''[[
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Later designs of Buzzy Beetles have this, and you better take warning since they are flame-resistant.
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]: The Koopas.
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* [[Sure Why Not]]: Several games have had single Magikoopa characters/enemies which were nameless or seemingly generic, but the fandom has universally decided that they are all Kamek. Some examples include the Magikoopa who was going to be in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' but was replaced with Donkey Kong; the Magikoopa who blasts Mario away from Peach's Castle in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' (a trading card for ''SMG'' confirms that it was indeed Kamek); the Magikoopa who aids Bowser in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''; and the Magikoopa who was a boss in ''[[Yoshis Safari]]''. Two games, ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'' and ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', do have Kamek in them, but he was unnamed or misnamed in the English versions. Bizarrely, ''[[Mario Party|Mario Party DS]]'' has him named Kamek, but in ''Mario Party 9'' (where he's {{spoiler|playable}}), he is misnamed "Magikoopa" in the North American version... but not the European version.
* [[Time Paradox]]: In ''Yoshi's Island DS'', one Kamek steals Baby Bowser from another Kamek. [[Mind Screw|What?]]
* [[The Unfought]]: In the ''[[Yoshi's Island]]'' series. He's been fought several times in the Mario series. Namely ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time]]'', ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' (the first time Mario has fought him man-to-turtle in a [[Platformer]]).
* [[Wizards Live Longer]]: A possible explanation why he hasn't aged a bit in the present day games.
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* [[She's a Man In Japan]]: And English-speaking regions, too, actually, but Petey is female in Germany (where "she" is known as Mutant Tyranha) and France (Where "she" is named Flora Piranha, referring both to the petals on "her" head and "her" gender).
* [[Shockwave Stomp]]: In ''Super Princess Peach''.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: After being defeated in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' he transforms into goop, and dissolves, seemingly dead. He shows up completely fine in a later chapter... where he once again melts after being defeated.
* [[The Unintelligible]]
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* [[Visible Invisibility]]: His reflection can be seen in the mirror in the background in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]: His appearance constantly varies, to the point of making some people question if its the same character in every game.
** ''[[
== Bosses (debuting in ''Super Mario 64''/''Super Mario 64 DS'') ==
=== Big Bob-omb ===
{{quote|''"I'm the Big Bob-omb, baron of all blasting matter, king of ka-booms the world over!"''}}
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* [[King Mook]]: Of the Bob-ombs.
=== Whomp King ===
{{quote|''"I think I'll crush you just for fun! Do you have a problem with that?"''}}
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* [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]: "It makes me so mad!"
=== Big Bully ===
Nothing really sets him apart from the other bullies, other than his large size. That might be all that matters to the dim-witted creatures.
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* [[Ring Out Boss]]
=== Big Boo ===
* [[King Mook]]: Of the Boos in Big Boo's Haunt.
=== Eyerok ===
{{quote|''"We no like...intruders! Now battle......hand...to...hand!"''}}
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* [[Punny Name]]
=== Big Mr. I ===
A giant version of the Mr. I enemy who hides out in the attic. Really, there's nothing else to say about him.
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* [[Punny Name]]
=== Chill Bully ===
A large bully made of ice who must be defeated in order to get a star. Like normal bullies, he charges at you and must be knocked out of his ring, this time into icy water.
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* [[Ring Out Boss]]
=== Chief Chilly ===
{{quote|''"It's not a fair fight for you, but luckily, I'm not a fair fighter. Let's go!"''}}
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== Bosses (debuting in ''Super Mario Sunshine'') ==
=== Gooper Blooper ===
* [[Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods]]
* [[Giant Squid]]
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* [[Your Size May Vary]]: In one game, he's as big as a cruise ship!
=== Petey Piranha ===
See above
=== Eely-Mouth ===
* [[Sea Monster]]
* [[Underwater Battle]]
=== King Boo ===
* [[King Mook]]: At least of the Delfino Boos.
* [[Overly Long Tongue]]
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]
=== Wiggler ===
* [[King Mook]]: Of the Wigglers.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: He is NOT happy about being woken up.
=== Mecha Bowser ===
* [[Humongous Mecha]]
=== Green Electro-Koopa ===
* [[King Mook]]: Of the Electro-Koopas.
=== Phantamanta ===
* [[Asteroids Monster]]
* [[Shock and Awe]]
=== Shadow Mario ===
{{spoiler|See Bowser Jr.}}
== Bosses (debuting in ''New Super Mario Bros.'') ==
=== Mummipokey ===
* [[King Mook]]: Of the Pokeys.
=== Cheepskipper ===
* [[King Mook]]: Of the Cheep-Cheeps.
* [[Underwater Boss Battle]]
=== Mega Goomba ===
* [[Degraded Boss]]: In the sequel.
* [[Make My Monster Grow]]
=== Monty Tank ===
=== Lakithunder ===
* [[King Mook]]: Of the Lakitus.
=== Dry Bowser ===
See Bowser
== Bosses (debuting in ''Super Mario Galaxy'') ==
=== Dino Piranha ===
* [[Chasing Your Tail]]
* [[Get Back Here Boss]]
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* [[Recurring Boss]]
=== King Kaliente ===
* [[Pivotal Boss]]
* [[Recurring Boss]]
* [[Tennis Boss]]
=== Bugaboom ===
* [[Insectoid Alien]]
* [[King Mook]]
=== Megaleg ===
* [[Battleship Raid]]
* [[Colossus Climb]]
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* [[Tripod Terror]]
=== Kamella ===
* [[Flunky Boss]]
* [[King Mook]]: Queen Mook?
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* [[Wizards from Outer Space]]
=== Tarantox ===
* [[Pivotal Boss]]
=== Topmaniac ===
* [[Battle Tops]]
* [[Chainsaw Good]]
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* [[Ring Out Boss]]
=== Bouldergeist ===
* [[Pivotal Boss]]
* [[Tactical Suicide Boss]]
=== Major Burrows ===
* [[Drill Mole]]
* [[King Mook]]: Noticing a trend?
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* [[Turns Red]]
=== Baron Brr ===
=== Undergrunt Gunner ===
* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: Who is he again? Why does he never get named outside a comment by a single NPC?
* [[Pivotal Boss]]
=== Kingfin ===
* [[Dem Bones]]
* [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks]]
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* [[Underwater Boss Battle]]
=== Firey Dino Piranha ===
* [[Get Back Here Boss]]
* [[Incendiary Exponent]]
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== Bosses (debuting in ''Yoshi's Island'') ==
=== Burt the Bashful ===
* [[Blush Sticker]]
* [[Caught with Your Pants Down]]: How you essentially defeat him, by throwing eggs at him and knocking his pants down.
* [[Defeat by Modesty]]: See above.
=== Salvo the Slime ===
* [[Asteroids Monster]]: Shooting eggs causes pieces of slimes to fall off him, which only give you more eggs to hit him with.
* [[Degraded Boss]]: He shows up later in a fortress.
=== Bigger Boo ===
* [[Giant Mook]]: This applies to all of the bosses but especially noted here because he's ''BIGGER'' Boo. And he only gets bigger with each hit until he explodes.
=== Roger the Potted Ghost ===
* [[Ring Out Boss]]
=== Prince Froggy ===
* [[Kill It Through Its Stomach]]
* [[Womb Level]]
=== Naval Piranha ===
* [[Man-Eating Plant]]: She's a large, mobile, killer piranha plant.
* {{spoiler|[[Skippable Boss]]: A very rare example in a Mario game. If you swim into her lair but not far enough to close the way behind you, you can shoot an egg at her ungrown normal form, skipping the fight completely.}}
=== Marching Milde ===
* [[Asteroids Monster]]: The second boss in the game to be such, except they all have to be ground-pounded until small enough.
=== Hookbill the Koopa ===
=== Sluggy the Unshaven ===
* [[Advancing Boss of Doom]]
* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]
=== Raphael the Raven ===
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: In [[Paper Mario]].
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Out of all the bosses in the game yes, considering you have to wait until he's exactly on the OTHER side of the battlefield in order to slam him from underneath.
* [[Turns Red]]
=== Tap-Tap the Red Nose/Tap-Tap the Golden ===
* [[Advancing Boss of Doom]]: When he reappears in Bowser's Castle in Golden form, he cannot be killed and will pursue Yoshi throughout the stage, even jumping out of pits when he falls into one. All the player can do is knock him back and run to the exit.
* [[Degraded Boss]]: As described above.
* [[Implacable Man]]: He's completely invulnerable to everything in Yoshi's arsenal, and is only defeated by destroying the blocks covering the lava pit and knocking him into it. And then once he pops up in Bowser's Castle, even knocking him into pitfalls doesn't stop him.
=== Baby Bowser ===
See Bowser
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== Other ==
=== Koopa Kid(s) ===
{{quote|Debut: ''[[Mario Party]]'' (as "Baby Bowser(s)")}}
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]
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* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: When he's playable, at least.
=== Boom Boom(s) ===
{{quote|Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]''}}
* [[The Brute]]
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* [[Spikes of Villainy]]
=== Reznors ===
{{quote|Debut: ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]''}}
* [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]]: They can breathe fire.
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* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]
=== Pom Pom ===
{{quote|Debut: ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''}}
* [[Battle Boomerang]]
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