Red Magikoopa

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Red Magikoopa

Sprite fromPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

First appearance

Paper Mario (2000)

Latest appearance

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

Variant of

Magikoopa

Notable members
Kamek (Red) The Magikoopa Masters

Red Magikoopas (abbreviated asR Magikoopa inPaper Mario andR. Magikoopa inthe sequel) are red-robedMagikoopas that primarily appear in theSuper Mario role-playing games, their behavior varying between series.

History[edit]

Paper Mario series[edit]

In thePaper Mario series, Red Magikoopas useattack-increasing spells for its allies in battle. In addition to wearing red robes, they are depicted having green shoes with green jewels for theirmagic wands.

InPaper Mario, they are encountered later in the game and never appear outside of battle. In battle, they can boost another enemy's ATK by one point, but otherwise fire a magic blast or strike Mario with its magic wand, both attacks dealing three points of damage. Sometimes Red Magikoopas will ride brooms, but this does not affect their stats in any way, excepthammer attacks will miss. When alone, itflees from battle.

InPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsNintendo Switch remake, one Red Magikoopa appears as an enemy in theGlitz Pit, and member ofThe Magikoopa Masters. In this game, it has gained the ability to raise its allies' defense, as well as their attack power. As such, it acts as a combination of the previous depiction of them andGreen Magikoopas. Additionally, it can now clone itself if alone.

Mario Baseball series[edit]

In theMario Superstar Baseball character select screen

InMario Superstar Baseball, a Red Magikoopa can be chosen as an alternate costume of a Magikoopa. It has a point higher in batting compared to the standard Magikoopa, but a point less in running, making it one of the slower characters in the game. Red Magikoopa returns inMario Super Sluggers, this time as a part of Bowser's team, as with the other Magikoopas. Much like in the previous game, they boast a point higher in batting, but a point lower in running.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

InMario & Luigi: Dream Team,Kamek creates a red-robed clone of himself calledKamek (Red) to assist him in his third battle against the Mario Bros. inDreamy Neo Bowser Castle. This clone does not raise stats like its otherfellow clones or even like Red Magikoopas in thePaper Mario series. Instead, it will attack on its own by summoning a giant broom to sweep Mario up.

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

Red Magikoopas appear inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions after being absent in theoriginal game. They are labeled asMagikoopa (Red), and appear as enemies and recruitable allies exclusively inMinion Quest: The Search for Bowser. They are ranged troopers, and can use their magic wands to raise the unit's power. Like other Magikoopas, they are weak againstBowser Jr.

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

Red Magikoopas also reappear inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey as enemies and allies inBowser Jr.'s Journey mode. The broom riding variety was originally going to reappear, but was cut from the game.

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

Red Magikoopas appear inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as Fire-attribute enemies, found primarily inWorld 8, first appearing inWorld 8-Tower 1. They wear bright blue shoes in this game. A Red Magikoopa attacks by firing a blast of fire magic at the screen, inflicting Fire damage to the player's team. Their Skill,Fire Trick, changes all Water and Heart Orbs on the Orb field into Fire Orbs. When defeated, it may occasionally drop a largeCoin worth 100 coins or aGrand Fire Block of itself. It will always drop aSpiky Shell when defeated with a 10+ Combo attack. Red Magikoopas can be found inWorld 8-Tower 1 (appearing rarely in the last regular battle),World 8-Tower 2 (as part of the boss battle with the four other Magikoopa types), andWorld 8-Bowser's Castle. Because Red Magikoopas occasionally drop Grand Fire Blocks in addition to appearing only in static enemy formations in the latter two courses, and within a rare enemy formation in World 8-Tower 1, they are one of the most difficult enemies to recruit in the game.

Red Magikoopas also appear as teammates. With this role, they have an HP rating of 5/6, an ATK rating of 5/6, and a RCV rating of 0/6. Their Max Lv. is 99. Their Fire Trick Skill functions the same as it does when they appear as enemies. Red Magikoopas use Spiky Shells andGrand Spiky Shells to raise their Skill levels. Red Magikoopas may giveATK+ bonuses to other teammates when being depowered. Their Awoken Skill,Skill Boost, reduces the amount of turns required to first use Skills when entering a course.

Inversion 2.0 ofPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, the player can transform a Red Magikoopa into three other forms in which another Magikoopa accompanies it:Red Magikoopas,Red/Green Magikoopas, andRed/Purple Magikoopas. All three forms share the same Skill and Skill Item requirements, and have an HP rating of 5/6, an ATK rating of 5/6, and a RCV rating of 0/6 (with the exception of Red/Purple Magikoopas, which has an RCV rating of 1/6).

Sprite of Red Magikoopas's card, from Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.

Red Magikoopas can be created by transforming a Red Magikoopa with sixFire Flowers. This duo is a Fire/Fire attribute teammate, and its Awoken Skill,Fire Boost, raises ATK of the player's Fire attribute teammates when they clear a horizontal line of Fire Orbs.

Sprite of Red/Green Magikoopas's card, from Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.

Red/Green Magikoopas can be created by transforming a Red Magikoopa with sixSuper Leaves. This duo is a Fire/Wood attribute teammate, and its Awoken Skill,Twin Target, raises ATK and attacks two foes for each of this ally's attributes that the player clears four Orbs for.

Sprite of Red/Purple Magikoopas's card, from Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.

Red/Purple Magikoopas can be created by transforming a Red Magikoopa with sixBoo Mushrooms. This duo is a Fire/Dark attribute teammate, and shares the same Awoken Skill as Red/Green Magikoopas.

Mario Sports Superstars[edit]

Red Magikoopas appear inMario Sports Superstars as selectable teammates in Baseball. Red Magikoopa boasts the same hitting and fielding as normal Magikoopas, however its speed is lower in comparison. In return, it has higher stamina. In addition, Red Magikoopa is unable to perform a sinker pitch. Instead, it is capable of a screwball pitch.

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

Sprites of red-robed Magikoopas exist in an unused graphics sheet forSuper Mario World.^[1]