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Koopa usually refers to Koopa Troopas, fictional creatures from Nintendo's ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise. Koopa may also refer to: *Bowser, a video game character and the main antagonist of the ''Mario'' franchise **Koopalings, Bowser's minions *Koopa (band), an English rock band See also

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Koopa
Koopa Troopas, known in Japan as , are fictional footsoldiers of the turtle-like Koopa race from the Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' media franchise. They are commonly referred to generically as Koopas, a race that includes Bowser, Bowser, King of the Koopas, the Koopalings, Lakitu, and others. Predecessors to Koopa Troopas, , appeared in the 1983 game ''Mario Bros.'', with Koopa Troopas debuting in the first ''Super Mario'' game, ''Super Mario Bros.'' (1985). Koopa Troopas have appeared in some form in most of the ''Super Mario'' games and many of the Spin-off (media), spin-off games. When defeated, they may flee from or retreat inside their Turtle shell, shells, which can usually be used as weapons. Koopa shells are a recurring weapon in the franchise, particularly popularized in the ''Mario Kart'' series, in which they can be fired as projectiles against other racers. Despite making up the bulk of Bowser's army, known as the , Troopas are often shown to be peaceful, some teaming ...
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Mario (franchise)
is a media franchise, produced and published by video game company Nintendo, created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and starring the fictional Italian plumber Mario. It is primarily a video game franchise, but has extended to other forms of media, including television series, comic books, a 1993 feature film, an upcoming 2023 animated film and theme park attractions. The series' first installment was 1983's ''Mario Bros.'', although Mario had made his first appearance in 1981's ''Donkey Kong,'' and had already been featured in several games of the ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Game & Watch'' series. The ''Mario'' games have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Hudson Soft, and AlphaDream. Most ''Mario'' games have been released exclusively for Nintendo's various video game consoles and handhelds, from the third generation onward. The main ''Mario'' subseries is the ''Super Mario'' series of platform games started with 1985's ''Super Mario ...
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Bowser
, or King Koopa, is a fictional character, the primary antagonist in Nintendo's Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' franchise, and the arch-nemesis of Mario. In Japan, the character bears the title of . Bowser is the leader of the turtle-like Koopa Troopa, Koopa race. Despite the fact that Bowser has teamed up with Mario in a few games, his ultimate goals are to kidnap Princess Peach and to defeat Mario and Luigi to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser's defining traits are his monstrous appearance with dragon-like elements, full-throated roar, fire-breathing abilities, cruel personality, bestial reptilian voice, never-ending conflict with Mario, and persistent kidnapping of Peach. Bowser initially appears as Mario's opponent in the 1985 video game ''Super Mario Bros.'' He was originally envisioned as an ox based on the Ox-King from the Toei Animation film ''Alakazam the Great'', but Nintendo Designer Takashi Tezuka remarked that the character looked a lot more like a turtle than an ...
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Koopalings
The (also known as in Japan and Europe or in Japan) are a fictional group of seven childlike characters in the Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' video game franchise by Nintendo. Their individual names are Larry Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr., Wendy O. Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, and Ludwig von Koopa. Originally depicted as the children of the series antagonist Bowser, they first appeared in 1988 game ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They have since appeared in subsequent ''Super Mario'' games and spin-off (media), spin-off games. They have made several appearances in other media, most notably in the animated series ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', which features entirely different names for the Koopalings (referred to as Koopa Kids) due to them not having had official names at the time of its production phase. Concept and creation The Koopalings first appeared on a sketch by Yoichi Kotabe and Takashi Tezuka whose aim was finding a definitive redesign of Bowser for the F ...
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