Climbing Koopa
| Climbing Koopa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Artwork ofMario punching a Climbing Koopa through afence forSuper Mario World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) | ||
| Variant of | Koopa Troopa | ||
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AClimbing Koopa[1][2] (also formatted asclimbing Koopa),[3] also called afence-climbing Koopa[3] orcrawling Koopa,[4] is aKoopa Troopa that climbsfences. Climbing Koopas appear in theSuper Mario series, particularly withinSuper Mario World,New Super Mario Bros.,New Super Mario Bros. Wii, andNew Super Mario Bros. 2.
InSuper Mario World, Climbing Koopas are found incastles and come in two colors: green and red. The green variety moves slowly, while the red variety is as fast asMario andLuigi. Climbing Koopas move in one direction, either horizontal or vertical. When they reach the edge of the fence, they flip to the opposite side of the fence, but only if a wall is not in the way. They can be easily defeated byfireballs,punches from the opposite side of the fence, or simply having the player be on top of the Koopas as they pass by. The bottom two eight-by-eight tiles on their back sprites appear to be flipped by mistake, due to the bottom line on their shells moving opposite of the rest of the shells. They also grantpoint combos when the player steps on them while climbing on the fence, allowing the player to earnextra lives. They do not turn intoMask Koopas after the player completes theSpecial Zone (or finds all 96 goals inSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2).
InSuper Mario World, Climbing Koopas appear in#1 Iggy's Castle,#4 Ludwig's Castle, and Door 2 ofBowser's Castle. InNew Super Mario Bros., Climbing Koopas appear inWorld 3-
Tower; inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, they appear only inWorld 4-
Castle; and inNew Super Mario Bros. 2, they appear inWorld 5-
Tower andWorld 5-
Castle. All retain their previous characteristics as inSuper Mario World.
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Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "Notes" column.
Climbing Koopa[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 金網ノコノコ[5][6]:54, 114, 144 Kanaami Nokonoko | Wire Mesh Koopa Troopa | |
| ノコノコ(金網)[7][6]:195 Nokonoko (Kanaami) | Koopa Troopa (Wire Mesh) | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | |
| Italian | Koopa scalatore[8] | Climber Koopa | Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 |
| Koopa Scalatore[9]:195[10]:195 | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| Spanish | Koopa Troopa escalador[11] | Climber Koopa Troopa |
Green Climbing Koopa[edit]
"Green Climbing Koopa" refers to a specific type of Climbing Koopa Troopa that moves slowly inSuper Mario World andNew Super Mario Bros. The Climbing Koopas inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii are recognized as this type despite being the only one present in the game.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | みどり金網ノコノコ[12] Midori Kanaami Nokonoko | Green Climbing Koopa | |
| 金網ノコノコ(緑)[5][6]:54, 114, 144 Kanaami Nokonoko (Midori) | Climbing Koopa (Green) | ||
| Italian | Koopa scalatore verde[9]:54[10]:54 | Green Climbing Koopa | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia |
| Koopa Scalatore verde[9]:114[10]:114 | |||
| Koopa Scalatore Verde[9]:144 | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition) | ||
| Koopa Scalatore[10]:144 | Koopa Climber | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (second edition) | |
| Spanish | Koopa Troopa escalador verde[11] | Green Climbing Koopa |
Red Climbing Koopa[edit]
"Red Climbing Koopa" refers to a specific type of Climbing Koopa Troopa that moves quickly inSuper Mario World andNew Super Mario Bros.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | あか金網ノコノコ[12] Aka Kanaami Nokonoko | Red Climbing Koopa | |
| 金網ノコノコ(赤)[5][6]:54, 114 Kanaami Nokonoko (Aka) | Climbing Koopa (Red) | ||
| Italian | Koopa scalatore rosso[9]:54[10]:54 | Red Climbing Koopa | |
| Koopa Scalatore rosso[9]:114[10]:114 | |||
| Spanish | Koopa Troopa escalador rojo[11] | Red Climbing Koopa |
References[edit]
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