Editing Morton Koopa Jr.

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|caption=Morton in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
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|name=Morton Koopa Jr.
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|eyes=Black
|species=[[Koopa]]
|relatives=[[Koopalings]] (siblings)
|voiced by=[[Lani Minella]] (2009)
|debut=[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]
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'''Morton Koopa Jr.''' is the second-youngest member of the [[Koopalings]], who appear as recurring boss characters under [[Bowser]]'s command throughout the ''Super Mario'' series.

=Background=

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', he is given his own airship and attacks Desert Hill, stealing its magic rod and stealing its king into an animal. However, Mario was able to defeat him and retrieve the wand. He then appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', once more as the second boss, of the Donut Plains castle. His battle strategy involved walking up the walls and onto the ceiling, then dropping down when he was directly above one of the Mario brothers in an attempt to crush them. After being stomped several times, he was defeated.

[[Image:Morton.jpg|right|thumb|Morton in ''Super Mario World''.]]
Morton also appeared in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', where he helped in the invasion of Jewelry Land as well as the stealing of the seven magic crystals. He acted as the boss of Spirit Mountain and protected the Purple Crystal, riding a giant Yoshi-like robot that was destroyed in battle with Mario and [[Yoshi]].

With the rest of the Koopa Kids, he made a surprise return appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' where the possessed [[Cackletta|Bowletta]] dispatched them throughout the castle to defeat the Mario brothers. Morton was the second to battle them, first sending out shockwaves as they crossed a bridge as an obstacle, but the brothers were able to evade it and battle him. In battle, Morton used both shockwaves and fireballs, but he was defeated yet again by the brothers.

Morton returned in [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]] as the largest of the Koopalings and with a black shell instead of gray.  He kidnapped Peach along with the other Koopalings and flew away in an airship, though [[Bowser Jr.]] dropped him and the others off at fortresses along the way to slow down Mario and/or his friends.  Morton was left at the World 6 fortress; he encountered Mario on a platform surrounded by spiked pillars and stomped his foot with a grunt before attacking with a new wand and paralyzing stomps.  After falling the first time, Morton escaped to the World 6 castle for a rematch.  Forgoing his wand, he instead took advantage of help from [[Kamek]], who used a spell to make pieces of the floor smash into the ceiling after a stomp.  Beaten again, Morton and the other Koopalings returned home on foot to find Bowser also defeated.  They helped him up, but Bowser's Castle then fell on top of them.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Mortion appears as the boss in the World 4 castle. He uses his wand to create spiked balls and once more attacks with paralyzing stomps. Mario has to jump on him as usual, after which point he withdraws into a shell, and then Mario has to stomp on a pipe to return him to normal. After three hits, he was defeated. He then made his way to Bowser's castle, where he and the other Koopalings tried to help Bowser with the final stages of his plan. They helped Bowser to become gigantic, only to be knocked into a lava pit. They later tried to airlift Bowser with the Koopa Clown Car in the ending, only for it to crash from their combined weight, and for Morton to end up trapped on his back.

Morton also appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (as well as ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'') as the boss of the second world, Layer Cake Desert, with his base being Morton's Compactor Castle. Instead of a wand, he uses an enchanted hammer to fight by using it to try to knock segments of a [[Pokey]] at Mario. He also had his usual powerful stomps at his disposal. However, he was defeated again, and once again the Koopalings were shown making an accident-ridden attempt at escape with Bowser and Bowser Jr. at the end.

Morton and the other Koopalings later made their spin-off debut as playable racers in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.

=Other Appearances=

==Video Games==

*Morton appears as a boss in the licensed games ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' and ''[[Nintendo Games on Philips CD-i#Hotel Mario|Hotel Mario]]''. In ''Hotel Mario'', he is the first boss running the treetop WoodDoor-Hysteria Hotel.
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]'', Morton Jr. appears as a playable character due to being available as an alternate costume for [[Bowser Jr.]]. Because of this, Morton is restricted to the same moveset, which involves fighting from the Junior Koopa Clown Car. His appearance in these games is accompanied by a trophy, which refers to Morton as the biggest of the Koopalings.

==In Other Media==

*He appears in the ''Momotaro'' and ''Snow White'' shorts of Amada's Super Mario OVA, where he and the other Koopalings were quickly defeated by Mario on his way to defeat Bowser.
*Morton appears in the ''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. 3'' cartoon series and its sequel series ''Super Mario World'', where he was known as Big Mouth Koopa, due to being known for his talkativeness.

==Canceled Appearances==

*Unused sprites of Morton and the other Koopalings were found in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', implying that they were intended to appear but were removed at some point in production.

=Trivia=

*He seems to be named after the talk show host Morton Downey Jr., hence the "Jr." in his name. Some have used the Jr. to speculate that Morton is Bowser's real name or his father's, although it is notably absent from his Japanese name.
*Curiously, ''Mario Kart 8'', in which Morton debuts as a racer, features various signs for a "Morton Construction" company. It is uncertain if Morton is connected to the company in any way.
*He has 500 HP in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.
*The Koopalings were initially believed to be the children of Bowser, and Bowser Jr. was assumed to be their youngest sibling. However, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] later clarified in a 2012 interview that the Koopalings are not actually related to Bowser, and that Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only actual child.

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 |species=[[Koopa]]
 |relatives=[[Koopalings]] (siblings)
-|voiced by=[[Lani Minella]] (2009-2015), [[David Cooke]] (2014-Present)
+|voiced by=[[Lani Minella]] (2009)
-|debut=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
+|debut=[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]
 |}}
-'''Morton Koopa Jr.''' is the second-youngest of the seven members of the [[Koopalings]], a group of recurring boss characters acting under [[Bowser]]'s command throughout the ''[[Portal: Mario|Super Mario]]'' series.
+'''Morton Koopa Jr.''' is the second-youngest member of the [[Koopalings]], who appear as recurring boss characters under [[Bowser]]'s command throughout the ''Super Mario'' series.
 =Background=
-==Original Appearances==
+In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', he is given his own airship and attacks Desert Hill, stealing its magic rod and stealing its king into an animal. However, Mario was able to defeat him and retrieve the wand. He then appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', once more as the second boss, of the Donut Plains castle. His battle strategy involved walking up the walls and onto the ceiling, then dropping down when he was directly above one of the Mario brothers in an attempt to crush them. After being stomped several times, he was defeated.
 [[Image:Morton.jpg|right|thumb|Morton in ''Super Mario World''.]]
-In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', he appeared as the game's second boss. He was given his own airship and attacked Desert Hill, where he stole the magic rod of its king and turned him into an animal (a seal in the original and a [[Monty Mole]] in the remakes). He had a simple attack pattern that consisted of jumping and shooting magic blasts from the wand. [[Mario]] was able to defeat him and retrieve the wand. In the special [[e-Reader]] levels available in [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|the GBA remake]], he also appeared as the boss of one of the bonus levels known as Airship's Revenge. He used the same battle strategy as in the original game.
+Morton also appeared in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', where he helped in the invasion of Jewelry Land as well as the stealing of the seven magic crystals. He acted as the boss of Spirit Mountain and protected the Purple Crystal, riding a giant Yoshi-like robot that was destroyed in battle with Mario and [[Yoshi]].
-His next appearance was during Bowser's invasion of [[Dinosaur Land]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where he once again acted as the second boss. He was based within a castle in the [[Donut Plains]] and guarded one of [[Yoshi]]'s captured friends. His battle strategy involved walking up the walls and onto the ceiling, then dropping down when he was directly above one of the Mario brothers in an attempt to crush them. After being stomped several times, he was defeated. Morton also appeared in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', where he helped in the invasion of Jewelry Land as well as the stealing of the seven magic crystals. He acted as the boss of Spirit Mountain, the fifth boss of the game, and he protected the Purple Crystal. He rode a giant blue frog-like robot that was destroyed in battle with Mario and [[Yoshi]].
+With the rest of the Koopa Kids, he made a surprise return appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' where the possessed [[Cackletta|Bowletta]] dispatched them throughout the castle to defeat the Mario brothers. Morton was the second to battle them, first sending out shockwaves as they crossed a bridge as an obstacle, but the brothers were able to evade it and battle him. In battle, Morton used both shockwaves and fireballs, but he was defeated yet again by the brothers.
-==Modern Appearances==
+Morton returned in [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]] as the largest of the Koopalings and with a black shell instead of gray.  He kidnapped Peach along with the other Koopalings and flew away in an airship, though [[Bowser Jr.]] dropped him and the others off at fortresses along the way to slow down Mario and/or his friends.  Morton was left at the World 6 fortress; he encountered Mario on a platform surrounded by spiked pillars and stomped his foot with a grunt before attacking with a new wand and paralyzing stomps.  After falling the first time, Morton escaped to the World 6 castle for a rematch.  Forgoing his wand, he instead took advantage of help from [[Kamek]], who used a spell to make pieces of the floor smash into the ceiling after a stomp.  Beaten again, Morton and the other Koopalings returned home on foot to find Bowser also defeated.  They helped him up, but Bowser's Castle then fell on top of them.
-The Koopalings went for a long time without appearances until they returned in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', where the possessed [[Cackletta|Bowletta]] dispatched them throughout Bowser's castle so that they could defeat the Mario brothers. Morton was the second Koopaling that they could battle. Prior to the battle, Morton sound out shockwaves as an obstacle for the brothers as they crossed a bridge. Once the battle began, he used both shockwaves and fireballs during the battle, but he was defeated once again. His role was mostly the same in [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|the 3DS remake]], but with some added attacks and dialogue.
+In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Mortion appears as the boss in the World 4 castle. He uses his wand to create spiked balls and once more attacks with paralyzing stomps. Mario has to jump on him as usual, after which point he withdraws into a shell, and then Mario has to stomp on a pipe to return him to normal. After three hits, he was defeated. He then made his way to Bowser's castle, where he and the other Koopalings tried to help Bowser with the final stages of his plan. They helped Bowser to become gigantic, only to be knocked into a lava pit. They later tried to airlift Bowser with the Koopa Clown Car in the ending, only for it to crash from their combined weight, and for Morton to end up trapped on his back.
-Morton returned again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where the Koopalings' appearances were revamped. He was now shown as the largest of the Koopalings and had black shell instead of a gray one.  He kidnapped Peach along with the other Koopalings and flew away in an airship. [[Bowser Jr.]] dropped him and the others off at fortresses along the way to slow down Mario and/or his friends. Morton was left at the World 6 fortress. There, he encountered Mario on a platform surrounded by spiked pillars and stomped his foot with a grunt before attacking with a new wand and paralyzing stomps. After falling the first time, Morton escaped to the World 6 castle for a rematch. Forgoing his wand, he instead took advantage of help from [[Kamek]], who used a spell to make pieces of the floor smash into the ceiling after a stomp. Beaten again, Morton and the other Koopalings returned home on foot to find Bowser also defeated. They helped him up, but Bowser's Castle then fell on top of them.
+Morton also appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (as well as ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'') as the boss of the second world, Layer Cake Desert, with his base being Morton's Compactor Castle. Instead of a wand, he uses an enchanted hammer to fight by using it to try to knock segments of a [[Pokey]] at Mario. He also had his usual powerful stomps at his disposal. However, he was defeated again, and once again the Koopalings were shown making an accident-ridden attempt at escape with Bowser and Bowser Jr. at the end.
-In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Morton appeared as the boss in the World 4 castle. He used his wand to create spiked balls and again attacked with paralyzing stomps. Mario had to jump on him as usual, after which point he withdrew into a shell, and then Mario had to stomp on a pipe to return him to normal. After three hits, he was defeated. The Koopalings turned up again at Bowser's castle in World 6, where they attempted to petrify Mario with a light emitted by the Koopa Clown Car and also used their magic to make Bowser gigantic after his first defeat. After the giant Bowser was defeated, the Koopalings attempted to tow him away with the Clown Car, only to accidentally crash it. Morton was shown to be stuck on his back afterwards. The Koopalings later made an appearance in World Star's castle, where they once more attempted to petrify Mario and made Dry Bowser grow.
+Morton and the other Koopalings later made their spin-off debut as playable racers in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.
-In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (as well as ''New Super Luigi U''), the Koopalings each had their own personalized airship which featured a giant likelness of the Koopaling's respective face as the figurehead. The Koopalings' airships aided in Bowser's takeover of [[Princess Peach's Castle]], and they went on to occupy different nearby worlds. Morton was the boss of the second world, Layer Cake Desert. To reach his airship, Mario and/or his friends would have to fire themselves from a cannon found at the end of his castle level (known as Morton's Compactor Castle in the original version or Morton's Lava-Block Castle in ''New Super Luigi U''). For this battle, Morton wielded a hammer that he used to launch segments of a large [[Pokey]] at his opponent and also utilized powerful stomps whenever he had finished with his current Pokey. He was still able to be defeated through normal means, and his airship was forced to retreat and crash. At the end of the game, the Koopalings tried to help a giant Bowser escape on a hastily-repaired airship, only for it to crash due to Bowser's size. They ended up forming a human chain dangling from Bowser Junior's Junior Clown Car as their getaway.
-The Koopalings were also added to ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in April 2020 and were available as enemies for stages made in any style, except for the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style.
-=Sports Appearances=
-Morton and the other Koopalings later made their spin-off debut as playable racers in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', being unlockable in the former game and immediately playable in the latter one. In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Morton was potentially available in the beta version of the game and was made available for the final version of the game in October 2019. He had to be unlocked at random through the game's gacha feature or could occasionally show up for sale at the shop (which uses coins earned in-game).
-A [[Mii]] costume of Morton was also available in each game of the ''Mario & Sonic'' series starting with ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.
 =Other Appearances=
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 *Morton appears as a boss in the licensed games ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' and ''[[Nintendo Games on Philips CD-i#Hotel Mario|Hotel Mario]]''. In ''Hotel Mario'', he is the first boss running the treetop WoodDoor-Hysteria Hotel.
-*In the ''[[Portal: Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, Morton (along with the rest of the Koopalings) has appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a playable alternate costume of [[Bowser Jr.]]. Thus, he has the same exact moves as Bowser Jr. and only attacks from the [[Junior Clown Car]]. He has also been represented by a trophy in the 3DS/Wii U game and a Fighter [[Spirit]] (which has to be bought from the Vault's shop) in ''Ultimate''. His trophy refers to him as the biggest of the Koopalings.
+*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]'', Morton Jr. appears as a playable character due to being available as an alternate costume for [[Bowser Jr.]]. Because of this, Morton is restricted to the same moveset, which involves fighting from the Junior Koopa Clown Car. His appearance in these games is accompanied by a trophy, which refers to Morton as the biggest of the Koopalings.
-*In ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', he appears as a boss in the World 3-Castle and World 3-Airship, and he can be unlocked by defeating him in the latter level. He is shown to be a Fire-attribute character.
-*In Nintendo releases of ''Minecraft'', playable skins of Morton and the other Koopalings are available as part of the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack.
 ==In Other Media==
 *He appears in the ''Momotaro'' and ''Snow White'' shorts of Amada's Super Mario OVA, where he and the other Koopalings were quickly defeated by Mario on his way to defeat Bowser.
-*Morton appeared in the ''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. 3'' cartoon series and its sequel series ''Super Mario World'', where he was known as Big Mouth Koopa, due to being known for his talkativeness.
+*Morton appears in the ''Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. 3'' cartoon series and its sequel series ''Super Mario World'', where he was known as Big Mouth Koopa, due to being known for his talkativeness.
 ==Canceled Appearances==
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 =Trivia=
-*He was named after talk show host Morton Downey Jr. (allegedly because he "looks like a loud mouth"), and that is the real reason why he has "Junior" in his name. From an in-universe standpoint, it would imply that his father or one of his ancestors is also named Morton, although "Junior" is notably absent from his Japanese name.
+*He seems to be named after the talk show host Morton Downey Jr., hence the "Jr." in his name. Some have used the Jr. to speculate that Morton is Bowser's real name or his father's, although it is notably absent from his Japanese name.
+*Curiously, ''Mario Kart 8'', in which Morton debuts as a racer, features various signs for a "Morton Construction" company. It is uncertain if Morton is connected to the company in any way.
+*He has 500 HP in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.
 *The Koopalings were initially believed to be the children of Bowser, and Bowser Jr. was assumed to be their youngest sibling. However, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] later clarified in a 2012 interview that the Koopalings are not actually related to Bowser, and that Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only actual child.
-*''Mario Kart 8'', in which Morton debuts as a racer, also features various signs for a "Morton Construction" company bearing his image.
-*In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', the Koopalings' personalized airships from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' can be seen in the background of the Savage Sea court.
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