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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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Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (
The king of the Koopas and the main antagonist of the Mario franchise. His goals range from taking over the Mushroom Kingdom, to the world, to even the universe. He has eight children: the seven Koopalings, and Bowser Jr. (how they came to be is unknown). In Japan, he's simply called "Koopa", with the [[Mook]] Koopas being known as "Nokonokos". In the main series, he's a genuine [[Evil Overlord]] that seeks to take over everything from the Mushroom Kingdom, to the whole world, to the entire universe on a few occasions. In a few spinoffs, he suffers severe [[Villain Decay]] and has less threatening schemes and sometimes even [[Go-Karting
Tropes associated with Bowser:
* [[A God Am I]]: Bowser doesn't actually makes this claim; however, his plan in both SMG and SMG2 is to take over the entire universe and rule it with Peach by his side forever, along with making his OWN galaxy in the center of the universe. SMG2, however, takes it to a whole new level when Bowser uses a few of the Grand Stars on HIMSELF, rather than use them to power up reactors, which seem to give him more power as he becomes gigantic (though he already had this power). He is also able to conjure up meteorites {{spoiler|and apparently a BLACK HOLE in the final battle}}.
* [[Achilles' Heel]]: Fighting one of the Mario Brothers.
* [[Acrofatic]]: In spite of his body build, he can jump as high as Mario, among other things.
* [[Adipose Rex]]: In both senses of the word, no less.
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* [[Affably Evil]]: On occasion, is more just a [[Jerkass|jerkish brute]] than outright malicious. It is also made clear he genuinely wants to act as a loving husband for Peach if not for the interventions of a certain plumber. Arguably more [[Evilly Affable]] in the ''[[Super Mario Bros Super Show]]'', though in later shows he [[Pet the Dog|cares too much about his Koopalings]] to count.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: He and Mario have been fighting since they were children, with no end in sight.
** Subverted: He kidnapped Mario in ''[[
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]:
* [[Art Evolution]]: Aside from his [[Super Mario Bros. (
* [[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.
** The [[Mario
* [[Benevolent Boss]]: His minions don't follow him out of fear; they follow him out of ''respect and admiration''. Though that's not to say they aren't nervous about his reactions to their failure. Even his favorite son, Bowser Jr., voiced his fear of angering his father for giving up another Grand Star. But then again, nobody in their right mind would want to piss off a giant ox-turtle unless they were an ass-kicking plumber.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Just mentioning Mario's name is enough to get him riled up.
** [[Papa Wolf|Harming any of his children in front of him]], as seen in New Super Mario Bros if you beat Bowser Jr. first, will send him into a rage.
* [[Beware the Silly Ones]]: He has attempted to, and nearly succeeded in, [[Omnicidal Maniac|destroying and remaking all of reality]] in ''[[
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: In the various RPGs, save the first ''[[Paper Mario (
* [[Big Beautiful Man]]: At least to himself. And to [[Fan Yay|lots of guys]].
* [[Big Eater]]: Especially in ''[[Mario
* [[The Big Guy]]: Serves as this when on Mario's team, as well as the [[Boisterous Bruiser]].
* [[Breath Weapon]]: In almost all of his
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: In the first cartoon series: "Koopa Pack, ATTACK!"
* [[Chained
* [[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
* [[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
* [[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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* [[Evil Is Burning Hot]]: He has fire breath and has a general association with firey places like volcanoes and stars.
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Getting hammier with each game
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Players of ''[[
* [[Evil Overlord]]: Fits this to a T. Though, as mentioned before, he's actually admired by his minions, and it's mainly the good guys that view him as this.
* [[Evil Sorceror]]: Allegedly turned all the Toads into blocks in the original. Otherwise, the [[Informed Ability|only other time]] we see him use magic is with the [[Paper Mario (
** 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 ''[[
** 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
* [[Fiction 500]]: He has at least twenty Castles.
* [[Fiery Redhead]] [[Evil Redhead]]: Heh.
* [[The Fighting Narcissist]]: He is ''very'' attractive in his own eyes. To put things in perspective, if he said the same of any other male, [[Bi the Way]] would be the only reasonable conclusion.
* [[Final Boss]]: Bowser was one of the earliest [[Final Boss|final bosses]], and he has played this role more times than the majority of VG villains.
* [[Galactic Conqueror]]: His goal in ''[[
* [[Go-Karting
* [[Grievous Harm
* [[The Grinch]]: Both of the cartoons' Christmas episodes had him mimic the [[Trope Namer]] in some way.
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]
* [[Hijacked
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Can get like this during his [[Boisterous Bruiser]] moments, particularly in ''[[Mario
* [[Hostile Show Takeover]]: He does this in Mario Party 2, 4, 6, and DS.
* [[I Have Many Names]]: The cartoon version had many alter-egos depending on the setting of the episode.
* [[Improbably High IQ]]: He claims that his IQ is ''9800'' in ''Mario Party Advance''. [[Ted Baxter|This is pretty much par for the course with him, though]].
* [[Implacable Man]]: A few instances in [[Mario
* [[Informed Attribute]]: Bowser is professionally trained to give massages, as revealed in ''[[Bowsers Inside Story]]''.
* [[Jerk
* [[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
* [[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 [[
* [[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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* [[Non-Mammalian Hair]]
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: You would think that a giant ox-turtle like Bowser wouldn't have this (other than just simply making himself larger, obviously), but in the Smash Bros games, he turns in an even larger, more demonic looking ox-turtle named Giga Bowser.
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: He wants to be the only one to defeat Mario. And the only one to kidnap Peach. ([[Super Princess Peach|Or the only one to kidnap Mario and defeat Peach.]]) He also doesn't like the idea of someone more powerful than him taking over the Mushroom Kingdom before he does. This is what typically leads to the [[Enemy Mine]] situations when he teams up with the plumbers.
* [[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
* [[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
* [[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]].
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: In any of the ''[[
* [[Shockwave Stomp]]: Another favourite attack of his.
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]: ''Look'' at his picture.
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Spikes of Villainy]]: His shell, horns, and bracelets.
* [[Staying Alive]]: It seems almost nothing can kill this guy.
* [[Stripped to
* [[Summon Magic]]: In ''[[
* [[Super Strength]]: He never misses a chance to show off his great strength.
* [[Tactical Suicide Boss]]: His constant use of this trope undoubtedly inspired his [[Dumb Muscle]] personality in the RPG's.
* [[Thememobile]]: The Koopa Clown Car.
* [[Throw the Dog
* [[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 ''[[
* [[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
* [[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
* [[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.
* [[Who Dares?]]: "How dare you disturb my vacation!" in ''Sunshine''.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Whenever there's a new villain around, Bowser is usually first in line to get walloped.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: In ''[[
** To fight one was also his wish in [[Mario Party]] 5.
* [[Yandere]]
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== The Koopalings ==
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A name given to seven of Bowser's "children" who appeared as bosses in ''[[
In Order From Oldest to Youngest:
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Tropes associated with the Koopalings:
* [[A Day in
* [[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 (
* [[The Brute]]: Roy and Morton.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Larry seems to be characterized as this in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Not them, but their personalities from the [[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3|Mario]] [[Super Mario World (
* [[Child Soldier]]: It is implied that the Koopalings, despite being Bowser's kids, essentially are treated the same way as soldiers in his army.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Lemmy in [[Nintendo Comics System]], though he didn't actually appear to be as stupid as everyone made him out to be.
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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
* [[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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** [[Dragon-in-Chief]] / [[The Starscream]]: At a few points, either Iggy or Ludwig (after completing the fourth stage), and Ludwig alone (completing the sixth stage) will ditch Bowser Jr., forcing Bowser Jr. to chase after them and also buying Mario enough time to board a portion of the Airship.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: That and [[Theme Naming]] is why Morton is a Junior.
* [[Dummied Out]]: They were planned to be in ''[[
* [[Evil Clown]]: Lemmy.
* [[Evil Cripple]]: The book ''Pipe Down!'' revealed Ludwig is partially deaf, though in the best ending his hearing is restored by an explosion.
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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
** [[The Dragon]]: Ludwig, as the second-in-command to Bowser Jr. and Bowser.
** [[The Brute
** [[The Evil Genius]]: Iggy.
** [[The Dark Chick
** [[Starter Villain]]: Larry.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Iggy.
* [[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
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Iggy built each of them one for use in ''Yoshi's Safari'', although Wendy's was more of a giant shield.
* [[Identical Grandson]]: [[Fanon]] has it that Morton Jr. takes after Bowser's father, Morton Sr.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Lemmy's spell of choice? Giant rubber balls. ''That don't even hurt you''. At least Wendy's rings could be assumed to be razor sharp.
* [[It Got Worse]]: After Mario and company rescue Peach and go home in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Larry drags himself back home to see his siblings helping Bowser up from his shell {{spoiler|and get crushed by their castle.}}
* [[Jerk Jock]]: ''[[
* [[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
** 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
* [[The One Who Wears Shoes]]: Wendy.
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: Wendy.
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** As of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', his shell has been made purple to avoid conflict with Wendy's shell color in their newly established color coordination. Still the same principle, though.
*** [[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
* [[Rings of Death]]: Wendy fires these in ''[[
* [[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''.
* [[The Unintelligible]]: Larry in [[Nintendo Comics System]]. Instead of words, his dialogue balloons were filled with pictures, and only Lemmy could understand him.
* [[The Unfavorite
* [[The Voiceless]]: The only time they've spoken in the games is in a version of ''[[
* [[The Von Trope Family]]: Ludwig.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Ludwig and Larry. Also, Iggy now has green hair.
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== Bowser Jr. ==
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Bowser's eighth and (new) favorite kid,<ref>
Tropes associated with Bowser Jr.:
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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
* [[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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* [[Jumping Out of a Cake]]: See the Koopalings' example.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Has one in the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' series.
* [[Missing Mom]]: He himself acknowledges that {{spoiler|Peach is not his mother at the end of ''[[
* [[Non-Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Overlord, Jr.]]
* [[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
** {{spoiler|He also uses his dad's in his last fight.}}
* [[Turtle Power]]
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== Koopa Troop ==
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Bowser's loyal legion of minions, the Koopa Troop (so named in ''[[
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
* '''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. (
* '''Piranha Plants:''' Barely-sentient carnivorous plants with a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. Piranha Plants commonly live in pipes. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (
* '''Dry Bones:''' Skeletal Koopa Troopas that come back to life not long after being stomped. They usually stay in castles. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros.
* '''Chain Chomps:''' Black orbs with eyes, sharp teeth, usually a chain and not much else. They act like and seem to be the local equivalent of dogs. Unchained ones are just 'Chomps'. Debut: ''[[
* '''Cheep-Cheeps:''' Goggle-eyed fish that swarm underwater (and sometimes jump into the air). Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (
* '''Bullet Bills:''' Living artillery that get shot out of cannons. Debut: ''[[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: ''[[
* '''
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* '''
* '''
* '''Podobos:''' Nonsentient fireballs that leap out of the [[Lethal Lava Land|lava pits]] that Bowser so loves. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''.
* '''Buzzy Beetles:''' Small, quadruped turtles, but not spiked. Buzzy Beetles can't be killed by fire, unlike most other enemies. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''.
* '''Shy Guys:''' Humanoid creatures that always hide their faces behind masks, hence the name. Like the koopas, there are several varieties and colors, and they sometimes carry weapons. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
* '''Thwomps:''' Giant rock creatures lined with thick spikes and with perpetually angry expressions. They drop down to crush enemies and are often positioned in key spots to provide maximum annoyance. Debut: ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]''.
* '''Wigglers:''' Yellow caterpillars that are usually happy, [[Berserk Button|but when you stomp on them, they get angered and become red]]. Debut: ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]''.
* '''Magikoopas:''' The warlocks of the Koop Troop have the ability to turn blocks into enemies. Debut: ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]''.
And these are only half of 'em!
Tropes associated with the Koopa Troop:
* [[Action Bomb]]: Bob-ombs' main shtick.
* [[A Day in
* [[Angry Guard Dog]]: Chain Chomps were [[Word of God|inspired by a childhood memory of Miyamoto's]], where he was almost mauled by one of these but saved by a chain that was just too short. They seem to be the in-game equivalent of dogs.
* [[
* [[Anthropomorphic Shift]]: Starting in ''[[Super Mario World (
** [[Anthropomorphic Zig-Zag]]: In ''New Super Mario Bros.'', they're bipeds, but in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', they're now back to being quadrupeds, but in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', they're bipeds again, and in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', they're quadrupeds again, and in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', they're bipeds again.
* [[Badass Army]]: They [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|may not appear like it]], but they have conquered the Mushroom Kingdom multiple times, assaulted the Star Spirits, and, most recently, stolen and ''kidnapped'' the local [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]. They are certainly a force to be reckoned with.
* [[Bedsheet Ghost]]: The Boos.
* [[Berserk Button]]: The Wigglers HATE getting stomped on.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: All the enemies that debuted in ''[[Super Mario Bros
* [[Cool Airship]]/[[Cool Boat|Boat]]/[[Cool Starship|Starship]]: They sometimes ride in these, which are essentially pirate ships held up by propellers in the air.
* [[Dem Bones]]: The Dry Bones.
* [[Elite Mooks]]: The Hammer Bros., Lakitus, Chargin' Chucks, and other bigger and badder koopa variants.
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Evil Counterpart Race]]: The Goombas to the Toads.
** Subverted in the [[Paper Mario (
* [[Fantasy Axis of Evil]]: Each type and its variants fills a particular niche.
* [[Geometric Magic]]: The Magikoopas shoot, uh, [[
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]: It's never made quite clear what exactly the Boos are.
* [[Giant Mook]]: See the ''[[Super Smash Brothers]]'' page for some specific examples, though it isn't limited to that game.
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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 (''[[
* [[Invincible Minor Minion]]: Podobos are invincible to everything but [[Invincibility Power-Up|stars]]. (and later ice balls) Boos are similar.
* [[Mascot Mook]]: The Goomba and Koopa Troopa are very much symbols of the series.
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* [[Mecha-Mooks]]: Bullet Bills and Bob-Ombs, among others (Mecha-Koopas, Torpedo Teds, etc.).
** Chomps are also implied to be these.
* [[Monster Town]]: Mainly in the ''[[Paper Mario (
* [[Mooks]]
* [[Morality Pet]]: In the RPGs, the mooks occasionally function as this to Bowser. He even lets some stay in the [[Monster Town]] in [[
* [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]: The first two ''[[Paper Mario (
* [[The Spiny]]: Again, [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: In japan Bullet Bills are known as "killer" and Banzai Bills are called "[[No Kill Like Overkill|Magnum]] killers."
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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.
* [[Superpowered Mooks]]: The Super Koopas in ''Super Mario World'' and the Tanoobas in the ''[[
* [[Drop the Hammer|Throw The Hammer]]: Hammer Bros. fight this way. There are numerous variations of Hammer Bros. that all use different weapons, such as [[Battle Boomerang|Boomerang Bros.]], [[Fireball|Fire Bros.]], [[An Ice Person|Ice Bros.]], [[Giant Mook|Sledge Bros.]] and even rarer kinds like [[Killer Yoyo|Yo. Bros]] and [[Epic Flail|Chomp Bros.]].
* [[Turtle Power]]: The Koopas.
* [[Underground Monkey]]: The blue subterranean Goombas from ''Super Mario Bros.'' are one of the first examples. Many, many variants show up, particularly in the [[Paper Mario (
** Bullet Bill comes in a variety of calibres, including the massive Banzai Bill, and the underwater Torpedo Ted. (both from Super Mario World)
** The ''[[Paper Mario (
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]: The Boos in ''[[
** All the enemies in ''[[
** The Goombas in ''[[Super Mario World (
== Kamek ==
[[File:
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Debut: ''Super Mario World 2: [[
Leader of the robed Magikoopas, the turtle wizard Kamek has been serving Bowser since the Koopa King's infancy and is one of his most trusted minions. He flies around on his broomstick bringing woe to Mario and his pals, but usually prefers to sic giant monsters on our heroes instead of tangling with them head-on. Slightly confusingly, all Magikoopas are called Kameks in Japan and France. After Kamek became a completely unique character independent from normal Magikoopas, he became known as "Fang" in Japan to make him stand out from the generic mooks.
Tropes associated with Kamek:
* [[Affably Evil]]: Judging by his quotes in [[
* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the ''Yoshi'' series.
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* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]
* [[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 ''[[
* [[Time Paradox]]: In ''Yoshi's Island DS'', one Kamek steals Baby Bowser from another Kamek. [[Mind Screw|What?]]
* [[The Unfought]]: In the ''[[
* [[Wizards Live Longer]]: A possible explanation why he hasn't aged a bit in the present day games.
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== Petey Piranha ==
[[File:215px-PeteySluggers.png|frame]]
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Debut: ''[[
Petey is a mutated Piranha Plant who's uprooted himself and can walk around on stubby rootlike legs and, miraculously, fly around clumsily with his little leaf-hands. He's physically among the largest of Bowser's baddies, not to mention one of the dumbest. He's known as "Boss Pakkun" in Japan, as Piranha Plants are called "Pakkun Flowers" in Japanese.
Tropes associated with Petey Piranha:
* [[Ascended Extra]]: He started out as a relatively easy boss in ''[[
* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]: It's usually his belly button.
* [[Bad Boss]]: He's capable of killing his own summoned Nipper Plants in ''Super Princess Peach''.
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* [[Flunky Boss]]: The goop he pukes up in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' can spawn enemies, and he can spit Nipper Plants in ''Super Princess Peach''.
* [[Green Thumb]]: His Mega Strike in ''Mario Strikers Charged'' has him enclose himself in a summoned plant bud.
* [[Grievous Harm
* [[Ground Pound]]: Uses a manuever similar to this in ''New Super Mario Bros.''
* [[Kill It
* [[King Mook]]
* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]: Oddly, in ''Super Princess Peach''.
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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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== King Boo ==
[[File:200px-
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Debut: ''[[
King Boo, a big ol' round blob of ectoplasm. He first appeared in ''Luigi's Mansion'' as the final boss that Luigi must face before clearing his house of its ghost infestation. Since then, he's appeared in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the ''[[
Tropes associated with King Boo:
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Due to his introduction being in ''[[
* [[Bedsheet Ghost]]
* [[Big Bad]]: In ''[[
* [[Blow You Away]]: Utilizes this on Luigi if he tries to enter the Secret Altar prematurely in ''Luigi's Mansion''.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: In ''Super Mario Sunshine''.
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* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Evil Sorcerer]]
* [[Expy]]: His [[Super Mario Sunshine
* [[Feed It a Bomb]]: In order to make him vulnerable to attack in ''[[
* [[Flight]]: The fact that this gives him an unfair advantage in spin-offs is lampshaded in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', where he is once again a boss, and does not actually use any skis in the skiing race against him.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: He can summon enemies to his aid in ''[[
* [[The Gambler]]: In ''[[
* [[Hoist
* [[Inconsistent Dub]]: In ''[[
* [[King Mook]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Monster Suit]]: Uses a biological-looking one modeled after Bowser in the final battle in ''Luigi's Mansion''.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: In his debut.
* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: In ''[[
** Though ''[[
* [[Technicolor Fire]]: He attacks Peach with homing blue flames in ''Super Princess Peach''.
* [[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 ===
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A giant Bob-Omb who's watching the war between [[Unfortunate Implications|pink and black bob-ombs]]. As far as bosses go, he's pretty gracious when taking defeat.
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* [[King Mook]]: Of the Bob-ombs.
=== Whomp King ===
{{quote|
King of the Whomps, he's tired of gravel being ignored. He wants some respect and takes his anger out on Mario.
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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 ===
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A pair of giant hands with eyes on their palms who guard the center of a pyramid. Like all the other bosses, they are not happy to see Mario.
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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 ===
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Bigger and stronger than Chill Bully, the chief has imprisoned Wario and knows a few more tricks than his bully followers. Still, he must be defeated in the same way as the other bully bosses. He, like Big Bob-omb, is also quite proud of his 'stache.
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== Bosses (debuting in ''Super Mario Sunshine'') ==
=== Gooper Blooper ===
* [[Everything's Squishier
* [[Giant Squid]]
* [[King Mook]]: Of the Bloopers.
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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?
* [[Recurring Boss]]
* [[Wizards
=== 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
* [[Flunky Boss]]
* [[Glowing Eyelights of
* [[Jaws First Person Perspective]]
* [[Made of Explodium]]
* [[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
* [[Defeat
=== 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) ===
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* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In the recent games.
* [[Go-Karting
* [[I Have Many Names]]: Also known as Baby Bowser and Mini-Bowser.
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: When he's playable, at least.
=== Boom Boom(s) ===
{{quote|
* [[The Brute]]
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: Similarly to Morton, Boom Boom is voiced by Lani Minella, despite being a big, tough male.
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* [[Spikes of Villainy]]
=== Reznors ===
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* [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]]: They can breathe fire.
* [[Musical Theme Naming]]
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]
=== Pom Pom ===
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* [[Battle Boomerang]]
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
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