Morton Koopa Jr.
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| Larry in Super Mario World. | |
| Morton Koopa Jr. | |
| Species | Koopa |
| Hair color | None |
| Eye color | Black |
| Relatives | Bowser (father), Koopalings (siblings) |
| Debut | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
Morton Koopa Jr. is the third-youngest of Bowser's seven children, whom he often uses as pawns in his schemes.
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.
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 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.
Other Appearances
Video Games
- Morton appears as a boss in the licensed games Mario is Missing! and Hotel Mario. In Hotel Mario, he is the first boss running the treetop WoodDoor-Hysteria Hotel.
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.
- He has 500 HP in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.