Gary Koopa is acharacter inDinosaur Dilemma. His name is a pun on "Gary Cooper," a prolific film actor. Gary Koopa is aKoopa who is a member of the Snowbell Prize committee, which had awardedBowser the Snowbell Prize, and Bowser then invited the committee members, Gary included, to his summer home in theValley of Bowser. Gary is first seen asMario andYoshi make their way into thefortress, although the narration does not provide any details about him. Later, as Mario and Yoshi are fighting Bowser and theSlimosaurs, Gary leads the committee to investigate the commotion. As the committee members enter the room, the Slimosaurs explode, covering the committee in a thick layer of goo. Disgusted, everyone quickly exits, with Gary exclaiming, "This is an outrage!"

InBrain Drain, Gary is briefly mentioned: When Mario, who is in the body ofPrincess Toadstool after swapping minds with her, claims to be himself, a nearbyMagikoopa then claims to be Gary, "the famous turtle movie star."

• Koopas (Bowser's species)
• Dinosaur Dilemma characters