This article is about the counterpart of Bowser that appears inSuper Mario-kun. For the level inMini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, seeBowser 3 (level).

Koopa 3
Species	Koopa
Appears in	Super Mario-kunvolume 5 (1993)

Koopa 3 isBowser's counterpart that appears inSuper Mario-kun. He represents the Bowser fromSuper Mario Bros. 3, not only by the "3" in his name and on his belly, but also by the cape Bowser wears in the Japanese box art ofSuper Mario Bros. 3. He calls himself smarter and more handsome than "Koopa 4" (the Bowser fromSuper Mario World).

The character was created as a way to please the readers that were not able to see the continuation and conclusion of theSuper Mario Bros. 3 manga, due to the publisher, Wanpakku Comic, going out of business.

Koopa 3 and hisarmy (also fromSuper Mario Bros. 3) take over theStar Worldpower-up factory, kidnap all thestars (but one of them,Sutakichi, manages to escape), and cover the factory with a giant shell so Mario cannot be provided with power-ups. When Sutakichi comes back withMario,Luigi, andYoshi, they rescue the stars and Koopa 3 appears on top of the shell-dome. After presenting himself, Koopa 3 unleashes the Koopa Troop on the heroes, who manage to deal with them. Koopa 3 then jumps into battle and gets the upper hand, but his finishing blow is stopped by the traveling pod of the Star WorldYoshis, who just returned from a vacation. The Yoshis pass Mario a bag full of power-ups, but before he can grab it, Koopa 3 punches the bag away so hard that it catches fire. Mario grabs it and the impact turns him intoSuper Power-Up Mario, who defeats Koopa 3 with a powerful blow, making him disappear.

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• Koopas (Bowser's species)
• Bowser lookalikes
• Super Mario-kun characters

• Articles with titles from other languages