Larry
Artwork fromNew Super Mario Bros. U
Full name	Larry Koopa
Species	Koopa
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance	Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Latest portrayal	Michelle Hippe (2014–present)
Member of	Koopalings

“You should know, I don't intend to try very hard.”

—Larry,Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Larry Koopa (known asCheatsy Koopa in theDIC cartoons) is the youngest^[1] of theKoopalings, a clan of seven siblings^[2] that act as leaders ofBowser's Minions underBowser, and who wereoriginally considered to be his children. LikeLudwig, Larry has blue hair, albeit a lighter color and in a different style, resembling a cockscomb.^[3] In theNintendo PowerSuper Mario World guide, Larry is referred as "Bowser's number one Koopaling".^[4]

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Larry inSuper Mario Bros. 3.

In Larry's first appearance,Super Mario Bros. 3, he is the first Koopaling to be battled. He steals themagic wand from theking ofGrass Land and turns him into a dog (aCobrat in theSNESversion). After Mario goes through all of theairship's cannons, he battles Larry in his cabin, who is determined to fight Mario for the wand. In this battle, Larry jumps around and shoots magic blasts from his stolen magic wand. He needs to be jumped on three times to be defeated. He is then forced to make a quick retreat. Mario got the wand back, the king was returned to normal, and thanked him for returning him to his original state.

His role is expanded slightly in the opening cutscene of theGBA remake,Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. He is shown breaking into the Grass Landcastle at the dead of night during a thunderstorm, stealing the wand and turning the king into a Cobrat, leading to Grass Land's request for the Mushroom Kingdom's assistance.

Super Mario World[edit]

Larry, as he appears inSuper Mario World.

Larry's second appearance is in the last world ofSuper Mario World, theValley of Bowser. In battle, he usesIggy's attack pattern and defeating condition. He sits on top of a tilting platform on top of lava and is immune to all ofMario's attacks. However, unlike Iggy, Larry's platform has threeLava Bubbles that jumps up and down. He can also throw more than one fireball at one time. Larry needs to be jumped on until he falls off his platform. After the battle, Mario kicks awayhis castle and gains access to theFront Door. This is Larry's first time being the last Koopaling to fight so far. Like the other Koopalings, his in-game design does not match official artwork.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Larry's castle battle inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii

The Koopalings made their 3D-rendered debut inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. Larry is the boss ofWorld 1, which is reminiscent ofSuper Mario Bros. 3. In this appearance, Larry looks almost the same as before, but his two small fangs are now gone, he has a blue star on his head similar toMorton (however, compared to Morton's star, it is instead near the back of his head); and he now has a sky blue colored shell which matches the color of his hair.

Larry, Bowser Jr., and the rest of the Koopalings appear in the game's intro. They use a giant cake to capture Princess Peach during her birthday party. The Koopalings then flee on their airship while Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad give chase.

Before battling him, he is shocked that Mario and the others made it to him, rages about it and gets ready to fight. In the first battle, Larry shoots blue fireballs at Mario and jumps around really high. After being damaged, he retreats into his shell and starts to spin around the area, causing Mario damage if he comes in contact with him. After three stomps on the head or getting hit with 18 fireballs, Larry is defeated, retreating to his castle in World 1.

Larry's second battle (in his castle) is identical to his previous fight, but it takes place in a room filled with platforms that shift up and down in a pattern due toKamek's magic. Also, his shell attack is more difficult to avoid because of the shifting platforms (unless he gets stuck between two of the platforms). After three more stomps, Larry is defeated. After this fight he falls off the screen, leaving the key out of the castle. In the ending, he is shown limping exhaustedly after arriving from World 1 when he comes acrossBowser Jr., who points to the other Koopalings, and they watch as the latter prop the unconscious Bowser back up, which causes the castle to start falling on top of him.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Larry inNew Super Mario Bros. 2.

Larry is a boss once again inNew Super Mario Bros. 2. He is fought inWorldMushroom-Castle. Like inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, he throws a tantrum on the fact that Mario made it through his castle before fighting him once more.

His battle features three cyan platforms in the middle of the room, four holes, two on the floor and two on the ceiling and two stone pillars, which go in and out of the four holes, always one on the top and one on the floor. Using his magic wand, Larry shoots sky cyan fireballs, which ricochet off the walls upon contact, similar to Wendy'scandy rings. Oddly, despite being seen dragging Princess Peach along when his world is unlocked, the aftermath of the battle does not have Mario discovering Princess Peach in the room after him. A similar oddity appears with Lemmy inWorld Flower.

Like all the other Koopalings, Mario has to jump on Larry's head to defeat him. After three stomps, Larry is defeated, leaving the key to World 3.

Larry joins the Koopalings atBowser's Castle, where they attempt to petrify Mario with their Koopa Clown Car's petrification device. He also aids Bowser alongside the rest of the Koopalings by causing him to grow larger, but it results in him and the others being knocked into a lava pit by Bowser due to his increased size. He and the other Koopalings survive, however, and attempt to help Bowser by airlifting him with the Koopa Clown Car, but this ends up with it crashing due to it being unable to handle the combined weight of both them and Bowser. Larry ends up flung into a tree as a result of the crash.

In theNew Super Mario Bros. 2Prima guide,Iggy was mistaken for Larry in World 2.^[5]

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Mario facing Larry inNew Super Mario Bros. U.

Larry reappears inNew Super Mario Bros. U,New Super Luigi U andNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, alongside the rest of theKoopalings,Boom Boom,Magikoopa, andBowser Jr. He is the boss ofSparkling Waters, and is battled inLarry's Torpedo Castle (New Super Mario Bros. U) andLarry's Trigger-Happy Castle (New Super Luigi U). His battle strategy is to blast fireballs and use water blasts from the pool below the arena, which act like the pillars from his previousNew Super Mario Bros. battles. When Larry is spinning in his shell, the water geysers give his shell a boost upwards, making it a bit difficult to avoid. After two stomps, Larry starts to cast two fireballs in quick succession. In addition, he is one of only three Koopalings to retain the use of amagic wand, the others being Iggy and Ludwig. When the player reaches his airship at the end of Sparkling Waters' Castle, he emits a mocking laugh. However, when Mario actually boards his airship, Larry will once again get into one of his rages. Three hits to his head will make him fall off-screen. Despite this, Larry survives, and is later picked up along with the rest of the Koopalings by Bowser Jr., although they end up escaping by hanging onto Bowser's tail after the latter inadvertently destroyed Bowser Jr's (already damaged) ship.

On a side note, Larry is the only Koopaling to not receive new artwork, with hisNew Super Mario Bros. Wii artwork simply being reused, although with an updated look. Roy's artwork was also recycled, however it was mirrored and altered to add hisBill Blaster weapon. Also, the top of Larry's magic wand turns pink when Mario jumps on his head. Unlike inNew Super Mario Bros. 2, Larry's defeated voice clip is same as the one from the Fortress inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, rather than that of the Castle.

Larry's role is slightly expanded, as he is in a challenge in Challenge Mode inLarry's Groundless Battle. This is exactly like the battle in the main game, except the player cannot touch the ground. The player can touch the geysers, however.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Larry's new sprites inSuper Mario Maker 2

Larry appears alongside the other Koopalings as a placeable enemy in the final update forSuper Mario Maker 2, being available in every game style except theSuper Mario 3D World style. Larry receives an original sprite for his appearance in theSuper Mario Bros. style, as well as a redrawn sprite for theSuper Mario World style. His behavior is reminiscent ofNew Super Mario Bros. Wii in that he hops around and occasionally shoots fireballs from his wand. When given wings, he jumps more frequently and higher, similar to his castle battle in the aforementioned game.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park[edit]

Larry makes an appearance inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, along with the rest of the Koopalings.^[6]

DIC cartoons[edit]

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

“Not one day,Dad. Today! Just watch me following in your dirty footsteps!”

—Cheatsy, "Never Koop a Koopa"

Cheatsy, as he appeared in theThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode, "Princess Toadstool for President".

InThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 produced byNintendo andDIC Entertainment, he is named Cheatsy Koopa and is usually scheming up Bowser's latest plan, sometimes in conjunction withKooky. There are notable differences regarding his design here. His hair is a mohawk with several strands that point in different directions instead of a cocksomb, he has an elongated muzzle instead of a short, rounded one, a flat mouth with two protruding teeth instead of a feline one with four protruding teeth, his skin is slightly darker and has a tail that curls around like a pig's, and he has pronounced wrinkles. He is almost always seen squinting; this and many other of his facial details are likely based on animated depictions ofPeter Lorre. He appears the most of all theKoopa Kids in the cartoon. Cheatsy is voiced by James Rankin.

A very common animation goof regarding Cheatsy is that his green head is often colored orange, the same color as the rest of his body. One particular shot in the episode "The Beauty of Kootie" even has his head mistakenly colored purple.

"Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas"

Cheatsy is assigned with several of his brothers to be Giant Ninja Koopas in order to capturePrince Hugo inGiant Land byKing Koopa. Cheatsy and his brother manage to capture not only Hugo, butLuigi,Toad andPrincess Toadstool as well. Cheatsy and his brothers are later defeated, turned back to their normal selves byMario and co. Koopa manages to escape through aWarp Pipe to aWarp Zone with Cheatsy and his siblings.

"The Beauty of Kootie"

In the episode Cheatsy works withKootie Pie to refill theDoom Ship engine with oil, which causes theSultan's jacuzzi to be filled with oil. Cheatsy then turns Kootie into a human to distract the Mario Bros, but Cheatsy turns Kootie back (but she fell for Luigi, who was transformed intoKassanova Koopa before the latter goes back to his normal self). Cheatsy and Kootie chase after him but again are defeated.

"Princess Toadstool for President"

Cheatsy andKooky make aNice Guy Potion for King Koopa so he can be elected to be king of theMushroom Kingdom. Cheatsy and Kooky eventually have to make more as the old potion's effects wear off. However, the Mario Bros. learn about this and ruin their last batch, thus stopping Koopa from becoming King.

"Never Koop a Koopa"

In this episode, Cheatsy and Koopa capture the gang, and Koopa teaches Cheatsy about double-crossing. Cheatsy later double-crosses Koopa into signing the Mushroom Kingdom to him, but Koopa tells him it is just a smiley face and chases him around his throne.

"Tag Team Trouble"

Koopa and Cheatsy plan to get one million gold coins (Toad misinterprets this as a plan to steal the gold coins he was carrying to the orphanage, though this is not the case). Cheatsy enters theSledge Brothers into theMushroom Wrestling Federation to fight Toad's cousins. During the battle, true to his name, he cheats and hypnotizes Toad's cousins to fall sleep for two days. However, Cheatsy did not prepare for Mario and Luigi, who, with a little help from someStarmen, beat them and win the gold coins.

"Misadventure of Mighty Plumber"

Cheatsy has a minor role in this episode: he uses his wand to summon toys from the television, like a race car forHip andHop, and thenMighty Plumber. Cheatsy later is forced byMario to put Mighty Plumber back into the TV.

"A Toadally Magical Adventure"

Cheatsy and his siblings attempt to steal a magic wand, but fail due to the Mario Bros. Cheatsy and his family eventually manage to steal the wand and control the Pipe Monsters (though Kootie Pie takes the wand after this and places a fence around Princess Toadstool.) to grab the brothers. Cheatsy then uses the wand to zap aNipper Plant into a giant and tells it to eat the brothers, but it fails. Cheatsy then enchants the fence surrounding Toadstool in an attempt to trap Toad, but that fails as well. With the help ofWizard King of the West, Cheatsy and his family are forced to give back the wand and return home.

"Misadventures in Babysitting"

WhenJunior comes to the Mushroom Kingdom, Cheatsy, Kooky andBully trick him into trapping the Mario Bros. However, since Junior does not want to destroy the brothers, Cheatsy, Kooky and Bully force him into thePipe Maze, where Kooky poured lava into it in an attempt to dispose of the kid. But with the help of the Mario Bros., they were foiled once again.

"Do the Koopa"

Cheatsy, Bully andBig Mouth go to get theDoom Dancer Music Box and steal it for Koopa. Cheatsy uses Big Mouth's string and grabs the Music Box for Koopa, only for Bully to use it to make him and the others dance. Koopa then uses it to make everyone dance until Mario covers his ears and destroys it.

"Kootie Pie Rocks"

Cheatsy helps Koopa bringMilli Vanilli to Kootie Pie, using the Doom Ship to kidnap them from a concert inNew York City, which was being attended by Princess Toadstool, Toad and the Mario Bros.

"7 Continents for 7 Koopas"

In this episode, he helps his dad take over theReal World by taking overAustralia. Cheatsy turns every human into a kangaroo, except one. He turns this man into a prawn, while alligators dressed as chefs attempt to put him on the grill. Cheatsy was foiled as Toadstool turns everyone back to normal and removes the alligator's teeth. After barely escaping from being thrown on a grill himself, he retreats back to the Mushroom Kingdom.

"True Colors"

Cheatsy and Kooky divides theMushroom People by spreadingKoopa Color Goopa all over them; especially the Mario Bros. Everything was going according to plan until Mario and Luigi warn the Mushroom People that they were being tricked. After the Mushroom People reunite with each other, he and Kooky try to keep the war going by fighting each other, but Mario and Luigi expose them, which causes Cheatsy and Kooky to retreat.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

Cheatsy's appearance in theSuper Mario World television series episode, "Gopher Bash".

“Oh, Cheatsy! Is there anyone more despicable than you?”

—Cheatsy, "Gopher Bash"

In theSuper Mario World animated series, Cheatsy's hair was changed to a lighter green color for unknown reasons. He is the only Koopaling to appear in more than one episode as a main villain:

"Gopher Bash"

Cheatsy recruitsGophers to help steal the cave people's crops and replace them withPiranha Plants. This plot is foiled by Yoshi, but he and the Gophers escape underground, telling the Mario Bros. they have to pay up if they want their crops back. The Mario Bros. rescue the food, but not before dropping the Gophers they kidnapped on top of Cheatsy. He sings his own self-praising song calledCheatsy's Life.

"Rock TV"

Along with Kooky, Cheatsy helps King Koopa with his "Robby Rockwell" costume, which he uses to pitch Rock TV to the cave people.

"The Yoshi Shuffle"

In this episode, Cheatsy plays the role of the referee in the football game between the Mario Bros. and the Koopas. His accusation that Mario and Yoshi cheated to get a touchdown in the football game is actually true, as they went out of bounds to get that touchdown. This is Cheatsy's last animation appearance.

Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land[edit]

Larry appears inSuper Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land, an interactive anime adaptation ofSuper Mario World. On Chocolate Island, he, alongsideLemmy,Wendy,Ludwig,Morton, andRoy, ambushes Mario and Luigi at a fortress. He alongside his brothers fight Mario after Wendy nearly falls into lava, but Mario breaks open a red block to get a Cape Feather and sends them flying.

Comics[edit]

Larry occasionally appears inSuper Mario Bros. comics, published byValiant Comics. Unlike his siblings and his father, he did not speak an intelligible language (whether he was unable to or did not by choice was not revealed). Instead, he spoke in pictures, which were understood only by Lemmy. However, in theSuper Mario Adventures comic, he is able to speak intelligibly.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

InLeaping Lizards, either Larry or Ludwig compete alongside five of their siblings in the International Mushroom Games.

InKoopa Capers, Larry and his brothers have their wands stolen by Wendy, who disappears with them shortly afterward, intent on overthrowing their father with her own army and a super wand she intends to create by fusing her own wand with her brothers'. If Luigi, who had been coerced by Bowser into searching for Wendy, tracks the female Koopaling down to her hideout, Bowser and the male Koopalings, who had been following him, will barge in after the plumber, but decide to stave off punishing Wendy for her treachery if she helps search for the hiding Luigi. If Luigi had acquiredBoom Boom's socks earlier in his adventure, he can toss them into Wendy's simmering wand combination potion, which will release fumes that knock the entire Koopa family and their minions out for at least a week.

InDinosaur Dilemma, if Mario and Yoshi decide to hide from Bowser in the kitchen while snooping around his Dinosaur Island Castle, Larry (incorrectly described as having red and blue hair) sneaks up on the two, and steals several coins out of Mario's pocket before dumping a large pan of sticky, uncooked dough on him and Yoshi, trapping them.

Mario is Missing![edit]

Larry is the first boss in the PC version ofMario is Missing!, where it takes a single blast from afire flower to defeat him. He also taunts Luigi with the knowledge that he will not see his brother again, although he also admits that even he does not know the door Mario is trapped in. Eventually, after realizing that Luigi possesses a fire flower, and thus is capable of defeating him, Larry attempts to talk his way out by claiming that he is on Luigi's side, only for Luigi to ignore him. Larry does not appear in theSNES version ofMario is Missing!, although he is pictured alongside Morton and Lemmy in the manual.

Yoshi's Safari[edit]

InYoshi's Safari, Larry is the boss ofCrescent Coast. Larry rides in a sun-like submarine that has a purple face and a blue nose. Mario has to shoot at the nose to get it to open up and expose Larry. He then zooms around the screen while Mario continues to shoot at it. Eventually the submarine breaks and Larry holds up a white flag as he floats up to the surface.

Hotel Mario[edit]

The last appearance of Larry for almost a decade was inHotel Mario. He is found and battled inLarry's Chillton Hotel with the words "Larry's Cave Hotel" and "This mine is mine" written on the entrance. InLarry's Scary Lair, Larry attacks by using bowling balls, further signifying his love of sports. Like most other battles, Larry will instantly defeat the Mario Bros. offscreen if they meet in an elevator; likeLudwig, Larry will not spit out the Bros.' caps after exiting the elevator.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

After almost a decade of absence, Larry reappears inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, alongside the other Koopalings. In this game, he, along with the other Koopalings, are ordered byBowletta to deal with the Mario Bros. as they stormBowser's Castle. He is fought afterWendy is defeated, and is the last Koopaling to be fought, just like inSuper Mario World. Before battle, Larry traps Luigi in abarrel and shoots a fireball at him. To engage Larry, Luigi needs to stand in front of theBob-omb to bounce the fireball back, while Larry does likewise with his tennis racket. Luigi has to continue bouncing the fireball back until it hits Larry, making him angry and forcing the Mario Bros. into a battle with him.

In battle, he spits fireballs (similar to the other Koopalings), bouncing them back with his tennis racket. He also spins around, similar toIggy orLudwig. He also has aTime Bob-omb on his side, which limits the amount of turns taken to defeat him. In the end, he is defeated and disappears.

Defeating Larry causes the spikes blocking their path to disappear, allowing Mario and Luigi to battleFawful.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Larry flailing his wand inMario & Luigi: Paper Jam, note the full set of teeth.

Larry reappears inMario & Luigi: Paper Jam. He first appears inDoop Doop Dunes withLudwig,Wendy andRoy where they capture Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario. He is also mentioned briefly by Roy and Wendy shortly before they fought the Mario Bros., where they tried to call him in to aid them in beating them up, though he failed to show (with Wendy later blaming Larry for this when they were defeated). In theTwinsy Tropics Dungeon, as Mario & co. head to the pipe that leads them toBowser's Castle, they are stopped by Larry and Ludwig, telling them they need a pass to enter. Larry and Ludwig then briefly attack the Mario gang inside the pipe until Starlow unleashes a "Supernova Sparkle" attack. Larry then walks out of the pipe with Mario & co. and has a short temper from Starlow calling him a shrimp, Luigi standing in the wrong side, and Ludwig not being present for his back-up. After Ludwig finally arrives, Larry and Ludwig fight Mario & co. Upon being defeated, Larry claims that fighting them and losing was all part of the plan to ensure the heroes could not infiltrate Bowser's Castle. Larry is encountered one last time on top ofNeo Bowser Castle, alongside the rest of the Koopalings. Larry briefly tells Ludwig that he will be battling Mario & co. for his own free will, not because he (Ludwig) is some kind of leader. Larry and Ludwig then battle Mario & co. one last time. After the battle, Larry utters some last words, complaining to Ludwig that now he thinks he is some king, just before exploding.

In both of their boss battles in the main story, Larry and Ludwig gain Dark Star Points by successfully damaging Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario. Those Dark Star Points are then used by Ludwig to unleash the effects of hisBattle Cards. Larry follows the moves of his brother, even if a bit clumsily (for example, after they attack by spinning the shell Larry is dizzy while Ludwig is not).^[7] They either retreat in the shell and attack the bros. first and then Paper Mario, or they try to hide behind a giant bomb that some Shy Guys try to deliver to the bros., or they attack with the wand. In the latter case, Larry only attacks Paper Mario, first with a magic fireball, then by flailing his wand while running toward him. This is also the only attack of the Koopalings when both Mario bros. are defeated. Like Wendy, Roy and Ludwig, when alone he creates giant magic fireballs with his wand.

Larry and Ludwig are also summoned byDry Bowser in theBoss Battle Ring after Roy and Wendy have been defeated; however, this time they do not gain Dark Star Points.

Larry's head is light green instead of the usual dark green in this game, similar toBowser in theMario & Luigi games in general.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

“Hey,Greenie! Time to get pummeled!”

—Larry,Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Larry appears inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions with the same role as the original game with added dialogue. His spinning attack has been changed; he will now spin inside his shell, similar toRoy. He also appears in the added on story modeMinion Quest: The Search for Bowser as a Ranged-type ally. He and the other Koopalings get brainwashed byFawful in the beginning of the game’s story and try to conquer theBeanbean Kingdom afterwards. Larry is requited afterthe player defeats him in theBeanbean Fields, and he seems to be the most respectful to Captain Goomba and his squad and the most willing to join out of all the Koopalings, although he strongly dislikes taking orders from a Goomba. His stat spread is relatively balanced, but focuses on having high ACCURACY.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Artwork of Larry fromMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.

“Oh! I remember why it was so urgent. ‘Cause afterwards, we can party! WOOOO!”

—Larry,Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Larry appears inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, in the game's new side storyBowser Jr.'s Journey. Larry, in an attempt to teach Bowser Jr. a lesson, ended up briefly fighting him when Bowser Jr. ignored Ludwig. After this, Larry joined Bowser Jr. along with the other Koopalings (with the exception of Lemmy) to find the ingredients for Skeletone Formula:D. During their search for the Giga-Carrot, one of the ingredients required, Larry shouted at Bowser Jr. for his treatment to Morton after he tore him down. After Roy left due to having enough of Bowser Jr.'s behavior, Larry admitted he felt the same way. He eventually left alongside Wendy to head back to Bowser's Castle after Kaley informed them that it was under attack, also telling Wendy to ignore Bowser Jr. and let him fend for himself. They witnessed Dieter beat up Lemmy before rousting him and trying to escape. Unfortunately, they weren't able to make it far before all three were trapped in barrels. He alongside Lemmy successfully escaped amidst the chaos caused by Bowser's Castle relocating itself and Bowser growing giant to fight the castle, although they were forced to leave Wendy behind. Eventually, they witnessed Bowser being crushed by theTower of Yikk, and attempted to help him get the tower's foot off him, although this proved to be unnecessary due to Bowser becomingSuper Bowser. They also attempted to aid Bowser in defeating the tower, thus forcing Bowser Jr. to go after them and throw them out of the way when they nearly got killed in the crossfire. Bowser Jr. them apologizes to Larry and Lemmy for his behavior from before, and they both joined his side once again. In the ending, during the festivities, Larry is seen excitedly pointing at something towards Bowser Jr., presumably informing him that Bowser had returned home, albeit heavily injured from a fight with the Mario Bros.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 8 /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Larry riding a kart inMario Kart 8.

Larry, alongside the rest of the Koopalings, appears as a playable character for the first time inMario Kart 8, where he is an unlockable character. This time, he is voiced byMichelle Hippe. His nickname in a Japanese Nintendo Direct forMario Kart 8 is ｢クッパ軍団の特攻隊長」^[8], or "Bowser's Minions' Special Squad Leader'" (localized as the "Authority of Acceleration"^[9] or "Super Trooper of Bowser's Army"^[10]). His emblem is shown to be a sky blue silhouette of his own head, in a similar manner toBowser andBowser Jr. His winning animation has him waving to the crowd^[11].

Larry is one of the heavier lightweights in the game. As such, his acceleration, handling, and grip stats are lowered a little to boost his speed and weight (he shares this trait withToad,Koopa Troopa,Shy Guy,Toadette,Lakitu,Wendy, andIsabelle). The CPU-controlled Larry can be seen using the Standard bodies,Standard Kart withStandard tires,Standard Bike withSlim tires, theStandard ATV withMonster tires, thePipe Frame with Standard tires or theLandship withWood tires.

Larry is the Normal Staff Ghost forElectrodrome. There is also an advertisement forLarry Lights that can be seen in that course, as well as several screens that feature a silhouette of him as a disc jockey in front of dancing Koopa Troopas and Shy Guys^[11].

Larry's main color for his parts is yellow, similar to Bowser Jr. inMario Kart Wii, and his signature light blue is used as a secondary or an alternative color. The color scheme selection of his parts is based on these colors. It is similar to that of YellowMiis,Shy Guys andYoshis with some color schemes being used by Light Blue Miis. An expection to this is hisCircuit Special which, despite being yellow and orange, is not used by either Mii color.

On an additional note, Larry has a peculiar glider trick animation while ridingsport bikes; only one hand grabs the handlebar^[12], instead of the usual two withstandard bikes andATVs^[13].

In theNintendo Switch portMario Kart 8 Deluxe, Larry reappears as a default playable character. He now shares stats with only Toad and Shy Guy, and is still among the heaviest lightweight characters. If Larry is a CPU, he can also ride theSport Bike with Monster Tires.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Artwork of Larry (Wintertime) inMario Kart Tour.

Larry appears alongside the other Koopalings inMario Kart Tour starting from theTokyo Tour. He is a Normal character, being easy to unlock. His special item is theBoomerang Flower. In the closed beta test, however, his special item was theTriple Bananas. A variant of Larry with winter attire, namedLarry (Wintertime), debuted in the2022 Holiday Tour, making him the only Koopaling to receive an alternate variant. His special item is theCoin Box. Larry is the only Koopaling whosecup has been featured as a ranked cup at least once.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]

Larry appears alongside the other Koopalings andBowser Jr. as one of the racing opponents in the virtual reality gameMario Kart Live: Home Circuit. He is seen using his personalizedKoopa Clown fromMario Kart 8 Deluxe.^[14]

Mario Kart World[edit]

Larry, alongside the other Koopalings, do not return in any physical capacity inMario Kart World, however, his sponsor, Larry Lights, returns and appears inMario Kart World. Additionally, a sticker featuring the sponsor and his emblem fromMario Kart 8 can be unlocked and used to customize the players kart.

Puzzle and Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]

Larry inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Larry appears inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as a Wood attribute character. He's the World 1-Castle and World 1-Airship Boss. Larry will join the player when ★World 1-Airship is completed. His Skill isLarry's Tornado, which changes Light Orbs into Wood Orbs and Heart Orbs into Fire Orbs.

Mario & Sonic series[edit]

Larry inMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

In theMario & Sonic series, Larry first appears in theWii version ofMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games as an unlockableMii outfit, and retains this role inMario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

SinceMario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Larry Koopa has been a playable character, though only in different iterations of the Equestrian event. In theNintendo 3DS version, Larry is unlocked by beating him in Dream Equestrian on Day Four of the Sonic Story. In theWii U version, Larry can be challenged after placing first in the level 2 Equestrian tournament. Upon defeat, the player will unlock him for that event. Larry retains this role inMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and is of the Technique type.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Larry inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]

Larry (alongside the other Koopalings) makes hisSuper Smash Bros. debut as a playable character accessible via Bowser Jr.'s alternate costumes inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U. He is unlockable in the former game and available from the start in the latter. His attacks and statistics are identical to Bowser Jr.'s, though he is referred to by his own name by the announcer and has his own voice clips. Larry can also appear in place of Bowser Jr. in All-Star mode (like the other Koopalings), and, in the Wii U game, he is also the only Koopaling that can be faced as an opponent in rounds 4 and 5 in Classic mode if the player chooses the defeated Bowser Jr. from rounds 1-3 as a team member against another Bowser Jr.

Like the other Koopalings, he is actually driving a mass-produced version of the Junior Clown Car (as noted by the yellow light bulbs that serve as its eyes). The rim and propeller of his Junior Clown Car are colored light blue (his signature color), and he reuses his voice clips from his appearance inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, thus he is voiced byLani Minella.

Larry's trophy descriptions in the American English version ofSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and the British English versions of both games state that he is the leader of the Koopalings. This statement is removed in the American English version ofSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, instead stating that he is the youngest. These games are two of the three instances where Larry is stated to be the leader of the Koopalings, the other being the JapaneseSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. The title given to Larry in theBoxing Ring is "The Youngest" (NA)^[15] or "Leader of the Seven Minions" (PAL)^[16] in the Wii U version.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Larry (alongside the other Koopalings) returns as a playable character accessible via Bowser Jr.'s alternate costumes. He is once again an unlockable character, like inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Just like in the previous game, his attacks and statistics are identical to Bowser Jr.'s, though he is referred to by his own name by the announcer and has his own voice clips. Unlike inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, all seven Koopalings (Larry included) now use their magic wands for any occasion where Bowser Jr. would use his hammer. These occasions include all corresponding attacks, their side taunt, and one of their victory poses.

Larry Koopa'sfighter spirit uses his artwork fromNew Super Mario Bros. U.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft, Larry appears as a playableskin along with the rest of the Koopalings.

Monopoly Gamer[edit]

Larry is included (along with the other Koopalings) as a Boss in the Boss Deck ofMonopoly Gamer. He is the first Boss in the deck.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Larry's introductory pose inPaper Mario: Color Splash.

“Ahaaaaaaaaa! I love the smell of impending doom! It was my henchmen who hijacked this train, and it’ll be my henchmen who…keep the train, uh…hijacked.”

—Larry,Paper Mario: Color Splash

Larry makes hisPaper Mario series debut inPaper Mario: Color Splash. In this game, he and a bunch of Bowser’s minions hijack a train,Sunset Express, to get toStarlight Cape, where the orangeBig Paint Star is. Mario battles Larry on top of the locomotive. Although not actually seen, he had earlier appeared in the previous level as a VIP diner at the restaurant that Mario had to sub as the head chef due tothe original head chef being left severely injured by Shy Guys, where he had Mario prepare for hima massive steak in a pseudo-boss battle. After having the steak, he thanked Mario and stated the restaurant was officially one of his favorite "one and a half star restaurants" before taking his leave. He was always obscured by the drapes, however, leaving him unable to be seen, and he only revealed he was the VIP in question just before the boss fight.

During his battle, at first, if Larry gets damaged, a Shy Guy inserts hearts into the fire chamber so that the smoke from the train replenishes Larry to full health. On the next turn, theconductor of the Sunset Express attempts to chase the Shy Guy out of the cabin, while Larry sends minions to hit him. Once three waves of enemies are defeated, the conductor chases out the Shy Guy and Mario can damage Larry properly. Larry will fire a magic spell at the smokestack to spew out smoke that will hit and cover Mario. On contact, Mario's attacks will always miss, and Larry will evade the effects of Thing Cards by hiding in the smoke. If the Cork Thing Card is used, the smokestack gets clogged with the cork, rendering Larry unable to send smoke out. Larry can attack by jumping on Mario or drop-kicking him. If Mario takes too long to defeat Larry, Larry will jump on Mario five times, instantly defeating him, dealing 36, 54, 72, 90 and 99 damage with each jump for a total of 351 damage. Said attack can be dodged by using the Instant Camera Thing card or its replica and by equipping the Spike Helmet, as Larry will first attack the photograph of Mario with his wand and will then jump on the spike of the helmet, receiving damage and failing the attack. He will then repeat the final attack the next turn. Similarly to other bosses in the game, when anEnemy Card is used during his fight, it will instantly run away.

His Enemy Card serves the same purpose as the other Koopalings' cards, scaring away enemies on the battlefield.

Like many other paper characters, Larry has black eyes without irises; unlike his previous appearances since his redesign inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, in this game his eyelids appear again, being white instead of green like in artwork forSuper Mario World.

Curiously enough, Larry holds his wand in his right hand while idle, but holds it in his left hand when casting a spell. This makes him the only Koopaling to use his left hand while using his wand inPaper Mario Color Splash.

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  Larry's battle on top of the train.

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  Larry when he has been weakened by attacks, note the white eyelids.

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  Larry's pose with the wand when he's idle, note how he is holding the wand in his right hand.

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  Larry casting a magic attack with his wand, note how he is holding the wand in his left hand.

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  Larry casting the spell to disappear in the smoke, note how he's holding the wand in his left hand.

Mario Tennis Aces[edit]

While Larry and the other Koopalings do not appear inMario Tennis Aces, theirairships can be seen in the background of theSavage Sea court.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

Larry'sDr. Mario World icon

Larry appears as a doctor under the nameDr. Larry inDr. Mario World. He was added alongsideDr. Roy on February 3, 2020. Dr. Larry is available as a special stage reward inWorld 12. Dr. Larry's skill involvescolorful crates, where in stage mode it immediately breaks up to 10 of them (8 prior to version 1.4.0) even if they are covered in another object (e.g.barrels) unless they are locked behind cages, while in versus mode it sends a number of them to the opponent's play area, where they fill in any gaps available starting from the topmost row, followed by left to right. The amount of colorful crates sent differ based on level, where it is two at level 1 and eight at level 4 and 5 (the latter has the added effect of filling the skill meter faster). In stage mode, using this skill when there are no more colorful crates left will eliminate a randomvirus or object (if there are no viruses left), althoughcapsules cannot be removed by this skill.

Super Nintendo World[edit]

Larry and the rest of the Koopalings serve as members of Bowser's racing team in theMario Kart: Bowser's Challenge ride ofSuper Nintendo World. Larry can also be seen in one of the pictures in the queue for Bowser Jr's Shadow Showdown, serving as a portrait artist for Bowser and Bowser Jr.

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Princess Peach[edit]

UnusedSuper Princess Peach sprite sheet

Larry was originally going to appear inSuper Princess Peach, although he wastaken out of the final game with the rest of the Koopalings.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

InSuper Paper Mario, there is a game namedLarry Koopa: Zombie Heartbreaker thatFrancis owns.

General information[edit]

Physical description[edit]

Larry with uncombed hair inSuper Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura

The current appearance of Larry in theEncyclopedia Super Mario Bros.

Larry is rather similar to his siblings, sharing the regular yellow and tan skin and green head color. He is set apart by his blue hair (which has been inconsistently alternating between dark and light blue in earlier artwork, until it stuck to light blue fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii onward), that are usually combed to resemble a cockscomb,^[3] whose appearance remained relatively consistent over time. Another more recent distinguishing and noticeable trait is the blue star on the side of his head, which is similar toMorton's star and the stripes on the side ofLemmy's head; this star was not added untilNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. With early official information depicting him as much shorter than Mario,^[17] Larry is still shorter than Mario inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, but varies in height between games, with his shortest modern appearance being inMario Kart 8 and his tallest being inPaper Mario: Color Splash, and is overall slightly shorter than Ludwig. Larry has two, fang-like teeth in the upper corners of both sides of his snout, similar to Roy (though, originally, he had four protruding teeth), along with a complete set of teeth as shown in the battle against him and Ludwig inMario & Luigi: Paper Jam, when he flails his wand against Paper Mario and when he's falling after being hit by his own bomb.^[7] His mouth is feline-shaped, as his lips are deeply curved, and his nose is flat; it is relatively the same as Roy's aside from the jawline. He also has a plated belly and padded feet.

He has large, oval eyes that are light blue, likeWendy; however, his in-game sprites inSuper Mario World depict them as green due to the SNES's color palette limitations. For the same reason, his hair is depicted as white in hisSuper Mario Bros. 3 andSuper Mario World sprites. Artwork forSuper Mario World revealed that he has green eyelids as well,^[18] that reappear inSuper Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura (Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book ④ Larry's Mischief) and, more recently,Paper Mario: Color Splash,^[19] in this latter game being rather white colored. His head is oval-shaped as well. He is on the small side when compared to the others. His shell is also light blue, lined with a white encasing, and the multiple, short spikes are circled with blue rings; originally, his shell was green, as seen in both his artwork and his sprites forSuper Mario Bros. 3 andSuper Mario World, which was changed to light blue inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. He wears the same metal, spiked cuffs as the other Koopalings.

Larry's appearance in theSuper Smash Bros. series is unaltered when compared to most of theSuper Mario characters, including Bowser. However,Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gives Larry a slightly darker and subdued color scheme, while his hair, spikes, and shell feature simple detailing, though his scales remain undefined. This trait is shared with Bowser Jr. and the other Koopalings.

Personality[edit]

Larry having just combed his hair inSuper Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura.

One of Larry's most recurring traits so far has been the care for his hair.Super Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura (Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book ④ Larry's Mischief) showed that he was personally able to comb them into the typical cockscomb, and bothMario & Luigi: Paper Jam as well asMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions showed him fixing his hair even during battles. One of his lines of dialogue in the Wii U version ofMario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games again confirmed him being concerned about fixing his hair.

Larry's trophy description inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS describes him with "aggressive tendencies". While this may reference his short temper inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga,New Super Mario Bros. Wii,New Super Mario Bros 2 andMario & Luigi: Paper Jam, this may also have earned him his apparent position as head ofBowser's Minions special forces (which are considered to be the Koopalings themselves in hisSuper Smash Bros. for 3DS English trophy, hisSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U U.K. English trophy and hisSuper Smash Bros. for Wii UBoxing Ring stage screen alias). At least one instance of his short temper was ignited when Starlow insulted Larry by calling him "shrimp", implying that he suffered from a Napoleon complex. The North American version ofSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, however, states he has a "serious case of little-brother syndrome", suggesting that he feels overshadowed by or inferior to his older siblings. He also seems to have an interest in sports, as he uses bowling balls inHotel Mario, he uses a tennis racket to hit his own fireballs inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and he performs a special glider trick when riding sport bikes inMario Kart 8. Despite this interest, he has never appeared in any of theSuper Mario sports games. In the Wii U version ofMario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Larry got 'hooked' on Equestrian and cannot seem to stop talking about it to theplayer.Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam also implies he may have an interest in video games as Roy, after he and Wendy fail to get Larry to help them, says that he is "probably off playing video games or something."New Super Mario Bros. Wii shows that he did not possess a lot of stamina, as he was quite far behind his family, trying to catch his breath, while his siblings were trying to help Bowser up off the ground. Although, this may be due to the fact that he was residing in World 1, presumably the furthest world from Bowser's Castle in World 8. He also frequently gets dizzy after spinning, as shown inMario & Luigi: Paper Jam,Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions,Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey when he attacks by spinning his shell, and in his 1st place victory animation inMario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games^[20] andMario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

In the Japanese manual forSuper Mario Bros. 3, Larry speaks in a masculine manner while thinking lowly of theMushroom World'skings and suggesting he and his siblings only follow orders because they do not want Bowser to yell at them. The official strategy guide forSuper Mario Bros. 3 has Larry being depicted as taunting and arrogant, believing Mario will not deduce his weaknesses, and also has a strange accent where he pronounces "th-" syllables with "d" syllables. In the Wii U version ofMario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Larry is shown to speak genuinely in a respectful way sometimes, as shown when the player beats him in Equestrian events where he admits that the player is too good, but then tells them to forget it and says, "Anything I'll say will sound like an excuse. I'll just have to give it my all next time!" InMario is Missing!, Larry even attempts to talk his way out of being defeated by Luigi when sensing that the latter is about to defeat him. InMario Kart 8, Larry's silhouette could be seen in the Electrodrome racetrack as a disk jockey, implying that he may have an interest in that profession, or an interest in music in general. The same game also has him operating a business known asLarry Lights, which based on the name implies that he does some electrician or pyrotechnic work. His Prima Official Game Guide bio of the game also states that he is a "cheatsy devil" (which may be a reference to his cartoon counterpart) and an experienced schemer. In volume 41 ofSuper Mario-Kun, Larry was accused of being aflirt byBlue Toad, as he andhis brother caught Larry for hitting on their mother. InPaper Mario: Color Splash, he is shown to be something of a glutton, as evidenced by his (anonymously) having Mario prepare a massive steak and specifically requesting that he wants the best prepared steak, the fact that he uses the train's chimney to revive stamina via hearts that a Shy Guy was delivering to him, and upon being beaten his deeply considering getting some lamb chops. Like in the instruction booklet forSuper Mario Bros. 3, Larry also makes clear that his motives for hijacking the train to get the Orange Big Paint Star is specifically to avoid upsetting Bowser, although in this case, he claims he pities Bowser when he is upset due to citing that his disappointed face was "heartbreaking." When he is defeated, Larry ends up stating he will have to go on the lam due to failing Bowser, feeling he cannot face him ever again, although the term "lam" caused him to think of getting lamb chops. When winning a medal, Larry also felt that his horse should at least get something for his hard work, and implies that he intends to get the horse carrots as his way of thanking it.

InThe Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. 3 and theSuper Mario World animated series, Larry is known as Cheatsy and is given a personality to match his name, as he is sneaky, unfair, and devious. For example, he attempts to double-cross Bowser in his attempt to obtain the Mushroom Kingdom from Princess Peach in "Never Koop a Koopa". He also eavesdrops on a conversation betweenMario andYoshi in "The Yoshi Shuffle". It is also shown that he enjoys listening to music, as shown in the episode "Never Koop a Koopa", where he is ignoring his father's lecture and listening to music on a set of headphones. He seems to be sarcastic too, as shown in "Gopher Bash", he saysDon't just help him! Stand there! to his minions. In the PC version ofMario is Missing!, Larry is shown acting tough as the first guard, but shows cowardice once Luigi gains aFire Flower and has the potential to destroy him. Like Ludwig, he is also into horror to some degree, as seen inHotel Mario, since the room that the player fights him in is called "Larry's Scary Lair". His hotel itself is very dark and the entrance states, "THIS MINE IS MINE". Larry's hotel tagline may also indicate a greedy side to him, since the name of the hotel shows that Larry is very possessive of his belongings.

While the games do not reveal much about the relationship between Larry and his siblings, bothMario & Luigi: Paper Jam and the 3DS version ofMario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games reveal that Larry has some kind of admiration for Ludwig, whom he tries to imitate, although he still is not able to replicate all his moves without getting dizzy. In the former game, he always fights with Ludwig in the battles and is never seen alone with his other siblings, furthermore he also shows more respect towards him than his brothers, calling himboss and accepting to have him as his lead even after Ludwig's leadership among the Koopalings has been questioned;^[21] in battle he also follows him trying to imitate his moves, but gets dizzy after spinning in the shell^[7]. In the latter game, Larry's 1st place victory animation starts by imitating Ludwig's 2nd and 3rd place victory animation, but after spinning he again gets dizzy.^[20][22] InBowser Jr.'s Journey, he was also shown to be very defensive towards Morton, as when Bowser Jr. was chewing him out for "stealing" his glory, Larry cut in and began shouting at Bowser Jr. and telling him off regarding his behavior to Morton.

Powers and abilities[edit]

Like the other Koopalings, Larry has shown the ability to generate magic blasts and spit fireballs, as well as walk, run, jump and spin inside of his shell. He is usually the weakest of the group due to him being faced in battle before the others in most games. However, on some occasions he is actually the last to be fought and his abilities are altered accordingly. InNew Super Mario Bros. Wii the only magic he can perform with his wand is to make a low heated blue fire ball. Unlike the other Koopalings, Larry does not show any signs of improvisation, as he keeps his battle tactics mostly the same when the player fights him the second time (neither has he ever usedWarp Pipes in his battles, unlike his siblings). InMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga he has the same stats as Iggy and uses the same technique of spinning around at extreme speeds in order to make his foes dizzy. He is unique in that he uses a tennis racket to spar with the Mario Bros. before the actual battle, and uses the same racket during the battle to send back some of his fireballs intercepted by the Bros. hammers. He is also capable of utilizing poison and burn status effects as a deterrent against Bros. Attacks. InHotel Mario, he uses bowling balls against them. InNew Super Mario Bros. 2, he fires energy blasts at Mario that ricochet against obstacles, similar to Wendy's rings. He also used water geysers to his advantage in his battle inNew Super Mario Bros. U. InSuper Mario World, Larry shares Iggy's tactics against the Mario Bros. by throwing balls at them that he keeps in his shell. However, he also raises the stakes by having Podoboos periodically jump up, and flings balls at a faster frequency than Iggy. In addition, Larry seems to have superhuman durability, being dunked into lava and survived Mario destroying his castle while he was still in the lava inSuper Mario World, for example.

Sprites fromSuper Princess Peach relating to his planned appearance implied that he would have utilized his spin attack once again against Peach. Similarly, it would have been implied that his Vibe-state during what would have been the second half would have been "Calm."

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Main article:List of Larry profiles and statistics

Mario Kart 8[edit]

Larry's emblems fromMario Kart 8

• Weight Class: Light
• Stats
  • Speed
    • Ground: 2
    • Water: 4
    • Air: 4
    • Anti-Gravity: 4
  • Acceleration: 2
  • Weight: 2
  • Handling
    • Ground: 2
    • Water: 2
    • Air: 8
    • Anti-Gravity: 8
  • Traction: 8
  • Mini-Turbo: 8
• Bio:Lightweight Larry is right at home on theMario Kart 8 circuit. Of all the Koopalings, Larry is quite the cheatsy devil, and an experienced schemer.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Larry.

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  Super Mario Bros. 3

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  Super Mario All Stars

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  New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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  Mario Kart 8

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  Puzzle and Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

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  Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Portrayals[edit]

This a list of all voice actors for Larry Koopa.

• Masaharu Satō inAmada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.
• James Rankin inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 andSuper Mario World cartoons.
  • Enrico Maggi (Italian)
  • Paolo Marchese (Italian, in "The Yoshi Shuffle")
• Rob Wallace inMario is Missing!.
• Lani Minella in theNew Super Mario Bros. series,Super Smash Bros. series, andSuper Mario Maker 2.
• Michelle Hippe in most games as ofMario Kart 8 in 2014.

In addition to this, the "Animal, Creature - Large Animal Death Scream" stock soundalso used for Bowser in some games is used for Larry when he is defeated inSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.

Quotes[edit]

Main article:List of Larry quotes

• "HA YA YA!" -Mario Kart 8
• "SHUT IT! Don't make me show you what I can really do!" -Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
• "BAHAHA! You wanna fight me?! You're pretty bold for a Goomba!" -Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
• "Took you long enough, pal... I'm almost done digesting that giant steak I ate. *BELCH*" -Paper Mario: Color Splash
• "I'm glad I made it to the final, but King Bowser told me that I had to win or else. ...Or else WHAT?! I don't even KNOW! That sentence never ends well, right? Like, no one ever says "You have to win or else...you get a puppy!" -Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)

List of appearances[edit]

Naming[edit]

Arumor that Larry was named after the American talk show hostLarry King stems from the Official Nintendo Magazine inGreat Britain.^[23] The former Nintendo of America employeeDayvv Brooks, who originally named the Koopalings, claimed instead that Larry was named afterLarry Mullen Jr., the drummer for the Irish rock bandU2.^[24] This would mean that all the Koopalings were named after musicians. However, Brooks contradicted this claim in a December 2015 interview, stating that Larry was not named after anyone in particular, and that he simply "looked like a Larry."^[25]

Names in other languages[edit]

Larry[edit]

Larry (Wintertime)[edit]

Notes[edit]

• Larry is the onlyKoopaling not to haveWarp Pipes in any of his battles. He is also the only Koopaling to appear in more than oneLEGOSuper Mario set.
  • In addition, Larry is one of only two Koopalings whose placement in birth order was officially confirmed, the other beingLudwig.
• Larry'sMario Kart 8 voice actress,Michelle Hippe, when voicing Larry, was told to talk gibberish like a 13-year-old boy.^[76]
• An official German guide forSuper Mario World claimsIggy is Larry's role model, hence why Larry "spits fire and makes Mario's life difficult."^[77]
• InMario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Larry" can appear on the leaderboard.

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