Koopa Bros.

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Koopa Bros.

First appearance

Paper Mario (2000)

Latest appearance

Super Mario-kun (2000)

Species

Koopa Troopas

Leader

Red Ninjakoopa

Members
Green Ninjakoopa Yellow Ninjakoopa Black Ninjakoopa

“HI-YAAA! Here come the Koopa Bros.!! Uh-huh! Oh yeah! We're the coolest of cool!”

—Koopa Bros.,Paper Mario

TheKoopa Bros. are a quartet of costumed ninjaKoopa Troopas consisting ofGreen Ninjakoopa,Yellow Ninjakoopa,Black Ninjakoopa and the leader,Red Ninjakoopa. A parody of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the team appears inPaper Mario as the bosses of thefirst chapter. They live inKoopa Bros. Fortress and are part ofBowser's Minions.

While the Koopa Bros. are all egotistical and obsessed with being cool, they have a great deal of respect for both Bowser and each other and are entrusted by him to guardEldstar. The theme that plays during the fight with the Koopa Bros. is a rearrangement of theEnemy Course theme fromSuper Mario Bros. 3.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

It is mentioned by several characters throughoutPaper Mario that the Koopa Bros. were originally inhabitants ofKoopa Village, apparently living in it around the same time asKent C. Koopa. It is hinted byRuss T. that Kent C. Koopa trained the Koopa Bros. in combat. Eventually, the Koopa Bros. grew tired of Koopa Village, finding its serene environment and lack of excitement boring. They eventually left and traveled toa fortress that would become their own, whoseBob-ombs they commandeered.

According to the Bob-ombs that were jailed in the fortress, the Koopa Bros. became conceited and corrupted due to the influence of Bowser andKammy Koopa, who had taken a liking to them. The resident Bob-ombs were enslaved and worked non-stop. Those that rebelled were jailed, and the indigo Bob-ombs that Mario ends up fighting within the fortress were all supplied by Bowser to take their place. When Bowser stole the wish-grantingStar Rod and imprisoned theStar Spirits, he entrustedEldstar to the Koopa Bros.

Paper Mario[edit]

The Koopa Bros. introducing themselves in Paper Mario

The Koopa Bros. introduce themselves.

InPaper Mario, the Koopa Bros. first appear inPeach's Castle after theGoomba King's defeat, where they reassure both Kammy Koopa and Bowser that they can stop Mario, and also show them a special technique, which impresses Bowser. Soon after revealing their attack, the Koopa Bros. are sent from Princess Peach's Castle back to their fortress after informing Bowser that they did not actually post someone to guard the captured Eldstar, a show of incompetence and lack of thought which infuriates Bowser.

The Koopa Bros. disguised as Toads in Paper Mario

The Koopa Bros. as Toads

At first, the Koopa Bros. simply attempt to stop Mario from reachingPleasant Path and their fortress by disguising themselves as dark coloredToads under the nameNash T. (a pun on "nasty") and blocking the path to those locations, saying that dangers lurked there. With help fromMerlon, who sees through the Koopa Bros.' disguise and removes it with his magic, Mario is able to make them retreat.

The Koopa Bros. in their shells, stacked on top of each other

The Koopa Bros. tower attack technique.

When Black Ninjakoopa finds that Mario and his allies have reached Koopa Bros. Fortress, he alerts his brothers and they proceed to set about making various traps and obstacles in their home, all of which Mario passes. Yellow Ninjakoopa in particular lays a trap involving a? Block which activates a trap door below it when struck, which places Mario in the same jail that the rebel Bob-ombs reside. In a last-ditch effort to stop Mario, Red Ninjakoopa has his brothers set up threeBill Blasters on top of the fortress, which Mario also manages to overcome. Reaching the Koopa Bros. at last, Mario, before he can fight the Bros. themselves, has to battle their creation, a poorly constructedfacsimile of Bowser. When their fake Bowser is destroyed, the Koopa Bros. attack Mario using a whirling tower attack. The Koopa Bros. battle optimizes the abilities of Bombette and Kooper; Bombette'sBomb attack can knock over the Koopa Bros. stack instantly, while Kooper'sPower Shell can hit all of them at once.Mario is able to defeat the Koopa Bros., sending them falling into their own prison cell. It is revealed that the rebel Bob-ombs, before leaving the fortress, patched the hole through which they escaped with two planks of wood and nailed them in place. This temporarily prevents the Koopa Bros. from escaping.

After the Koopa Bros. are defeated, they are found bumbling around in the prison of their fortress for a short while. If Mario visits the fortress later, they are gone, indicating that they eventually managed to escape, though the wooden barricade remains. There is also a piece ofToad Town News documenting their defeat.

In Chapters 4-6, the Koopa Bros. under the Nash T. name are said to "rule the street" according to the scribble on the back side of the Toad Town notice board.

Koopa Bros. introducing themselves to Mario and Kooper in Bowser's Castle

Super Ultra Mighty Koopa Bros. the Great

In Chapter 8, the Koopa Bros. appear atBowser's Castle under the employ of the castle's thirdGuard Door. The Koopa Bros., who claim to have become stronger (even renaming themselves "theSuper Ultra Mighty Koopa Bros. the Great"), prepare to fight Mario, but are all easily knocked away by a determined and improvedJr. Troopa. When Mario beats Jr. Troopa, the Guard Door confusedly reasons that since Jr. Troopa defeated the Koopa Bros., and Mario defeated Jr. Troopa, Mario has technically completed the task assigned to him and allows him to pass through.

During the ending parade ofPaper Mario, the Koopa Bros. appear riding a float built from the remains of their Bowser facsimile. As the Koopa Bros. strike a pose, several Bob-ombs appear and explode near them, covering them in soot.

In addition, a Koopa Brother can be seen in the audience ofChuck Quizmo's shows.

Field Tattles[edit]

Outside of battle,Goombario can useTattle on the Koopa Bros. only when they are disguised as dark-colored Toads inToad Town, blocking the exit toPleasant Path.

Red

"He's a funny color for a Toad. I've never seen him before."

Black

"He's a funny color for a Toad. He reminds me of someone, though... But who?"

Yellow

"He's a funny color for a Toad. You know, I don't think I want to know this guy. He looks like bad news."

Green

"He's a funny color for a Toad. He looks...a little off. He's trying to be cool, but he's failing big time."

Letter[edit]

When Mario returns tohis house after Chapter 1, he can find a threatening letter from the Koopa Bros. on his desk, in which they swear revenge for their defeat, foreshadowing his later encounter with the quartet in Bowser's Castle.

Koopa Bros.' letter.

You rat, Mario!
How dare you embarrass us!
I'll never forget what you did!
Red
Hey!
Watch your back when you walk at night!
Black
I'm gonna make you cry!
Green
You'd better sleep with one eye open, pal!
Yellow
We shall return!!
Koopa Bros.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Super Mario-kun Volume 1, The Mutant Ninja Sentai Nokonoko Men, another TMNT-like Koopa Troopa group that appeared in the manga years before Paper Mario when the Koopa Bros. first appeared.

Koopa Bros. Page 175, volume 26 of Super Mario-kun.

Images of the Mutant Ninja Sentai Nokonoko Men (left), the Koopa Bros.' manga predecessors, and the Koopa Bros. as seen in Volume 26.

In volume 1 ofSuper Mario-kun, a Japan-exclusive manga, nine years prior to the release ofPaper Mario, a similar group called the "Mutant Ninja Sentai Nokonokoman" appear to attack Mario,Luigi, andYoshi in a platform-filled area, taking on various disguises and using shell-like shurikens in combat. The Koopa Bros.' true appearance in the manga is volume 25, where, like their game counterparts, are first encountered by Mario, Goombario and Kooper disguised as Toads.

Members[edit]

Red Ninjakoopa[edit]

Sprite of Red Ninjakoopa, from Paper Mario.

The leader of the Koopa Bros., Red Ninjakoopa has authority over his siblings and seems to come up with their plans. When Mario reaches the roof of the Koopa Bros. Fortress, Red Ninjakoopa has the other three Koopa Bros. open fire on him with a barrage ofBullet Bills.

Black Ninjakoopa[edit]

Sprite of Black Ninjakoopa, from Paper Mario.

Black Ninjakoopa is the possible second-in-command of the Koopa Bros. and the one seen apart from his brothers most often. When Mario reaches Koopa Bros. Fortress, it is Black Ninjakoopa who reports this to Red Ninjakoopa and his other brothers, who fortify security in response. Additionally, when Mario first enters the chamber where he battles the Koopa Bros., it is Black Ninjakoopa who appears to greet him, before leaving with Red Ninjakoopa to pilot theBowser???.

Yellow Ninjakoopa[edit]

Sprite of Yellow Ninjakoopa, from Paper Mario.

When Mario gets deeper into the Koopa Bros. Fortress, Yellow Ninjakoopa sets a trap for him; when Mario hits a rigged? Block, a trapdoor opens beneath him and sends him falling into the Koopa Bros.' dungeon; as Mario falls, Yellow Ninjakoopa taunts and jeers at him.

However, Yellow Ninjakoopa's plan of trapping Mario in the dungeon backfires, as Mario meetsBombette in the dungeon and also manages to break several other Bob-ombs out of it. He is apparently the third-in-command of the Koopa Bros.

Green Ninjakoopa[edit]

Sprite of Green Ninjakoopa, from Paper Mario.

Upon being alerted to Mario's arrival at the Koopa Bros. Fortress by Mario, Green Ninjakoopa takes defense precautions and has akey sealed away and guarded. When Mario finds Green Ninjakoopa while he is doing this, the Koopa Bro taunts Mario and flees. He also appears to be the last-in-command of the Koopa Bros.