This article is about theKoopaling. For other uses, seeRoy (disambiguation).

Roy
Artwork fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Full name	Roy Koopa
Species	Koopa
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance	Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Latest portrayal	Dan Falcone (2009–present)
Member of	Koopalings

“I got you jerks a one-way ticket to Painsville! HA! Sorry, no refunds! Bahaha! The flight will…have turbulence…uhhh… Whatever! I’m gonna hurt you now!”

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

Roy Koopa (known asBully Koopa in theDIC cartoons) is one of theKoopalings, a clan of seven siblings^[1] that act as leaders ofBowser's Minions underBowser (originally considered his children). From what has been revealed about Roy's personality, he is more brawn than brains, preferring brute force over thinking things through, although he is usually seen as more intelligent thanMorton. Despite this gruff, tough-guy demeanor, Roy originally wore a magenta shell. He now wears a purple shell with magenta rings around his spikes to give him a more distinct appearance from his siblings. Roy also wears hot magenta sunglasses.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Roy's original design forSuper Mario Bros. 3.

Roy first appears inSuper Mario Bros. 3, where he is tasked by Bowser to take overSky Land. Roy steals themagic wand of Sky Land'sking and transforms him into either a duck or anAlbatoss with it, depending on which version of the game it is. He then proceeded to rule the kingdom with an iron fist. Learning that Mario had various abilities on him, Roy also expresses some nervousness on whether he and the other Koopalings could beat him.

Once Mario makes it through Sky Land, he manages to reach Roy'sairship. He reaches Roy's cabin as well, where he fights Roy. In battle, Roy leaps at Mario and tries to crush him with his ground-shaking stomps. He, along withLudwig, are the only Koopalings with this ability. Roy can also shoot energy blasts from his stolen wand.

The officialPrima Games guide ofSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 describes that Roy is "a little heavier than his younger family", which seems to imply that Roy is one of the older Koopalings.^[2]

Super Mario World[edit]

Artwork of Mario fighting Roy fromSuper Mario World

InSuper Mario World, Roy takes over theForest of Illusion as Bowser invadesDinosaur Land. In this battle, Roy usesMorton's attack pattern by climbing up the walls of his room and dropping down from the ceiling in an attempt to crush the player. Unlike the last battle, the walls of the arena steadily close in, givingMario andLuigi less room to avoid Roy and his drop attack. The player can defeat Roy by jumping on his head three times or hitting him with twelve fireballs. Due to a glitch, Roy can be hit with two fireballs and then stomped to be quickly defeated, just likeMorton andLudwig. After being defeated, Mario detonateshis castle with explosives. Humorously, the explosives fail to detonate in time, proceeding to explode just as Mario approaches the castle to investigate and causing him to be covered in soot and left tattered.

In gameplay, Roy uses the same palette as the blueKoopa Troopas andIggy, while in the end credits he uses a gray palette. This palette was likely intended for Morton;Ludwig is given a magenta palette likely intended for Roy.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Roy's castle battle withFire Mario inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii

Roy, along with the rest of the Koopalings, appears in the gameNew Super Mario Bros. Wii as a boss. He has a purple shell instead of a pink shell from the past games. Unlike his past appearances, where he is the fifth Koopaling that the player had to fight, Roy is the second boss, just like inHotel Mario, and appears inWorld 2 instead.

In the game's intro, Roy, Bowser Jr., and the other Koopalings sneak into Princess Peach's birthday party in a giant cake and use it to capture her. They then escape on their airship with Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad pursuing.

In his tower, Roy fires magic as Mario ascends it. In his first fight, Roy's arena is similar toLarry's first arena, except that it is surrounded by quicksand. Before battling Roy, he is shocked that Mario and co. made it to him and roars at them. In battle, Roy ground pounds like aSledge Bro andMorton. Mario will be stunned by the resulting shockwave if he is on the ground. He will then hop twice before ground pounding again. Roy's magic is purple in color, and his casting speed is faster than Larry, but the speed of the magic blasts is the same. Like most other bosses, three stomps on the head defeats him. Roy leaves the fortress and flees to the castle at the end.

In the second fight, the arena closes up and there are no hazards. However,Kamek flies overhead and casts a spell on the ceiling, causing five hugeWarp Pipes of different lengths to protrude from the ceiling. In battle, Roy will jump into a Warp Pipe and trick Mario by pretending to come out of one, only to go back inside. He will then come out of the pipe directly above Mario, and slam the ground which will stun Mario. In combination with creating a shockwave, the attack also hurts Mario, should he touch Roy as he pops out out the Warp Pipe. After three stomps, Roy is defeated and Mario claims the key that unlocksWorld 3.

Roy is later seen along with the other Koopalings getting Bowser back up, only to have Bowser's castle fall on top of all of them.

This is also the first game where the player faces Roy before facingMorton. Also, he is not the boss of a sky world (as he is inSuper Mario Bros. 3), but rather a desert world (which Morton is the boss of inSuper Mario Bros. 3).

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Roy returns inNew Super Mario Bros. 2, along with the rest of the Koopalings. Roy appears as the boss ofWorld 1-Castle. He once again roars at Mario before battling him. In addition, in the prologue, he reveals to the player that he and the other Koopalings kidnapped Peach during the Mario Bros.' coin hunt by unveiling Peach from within the clown car. He also shows up at the end ofWorld 1-Tower, coming down with a chain to taunt at Mario.

In his battle, Roy charges toward Mario or Luigi (as he would have done in hiscanceledSuper Princess Peach appearance), and shoots magenta fireballs with his magic wand to hit them. The Mario Bros. need to bait Roy into ramming into a wall to stun him. This in return will leave Roy vulnerable to being jumped on. Alternatively, the Mario Bros. can jump on Roy while he is doing the charge attack.

Like inSuper Mario World, the walls during his fight constantly close in each time Mario or Luigi stomps on him before he retreats into his shell. After three stomps, Roy is defeated and the player obtains the key, unlockingWorld 2.

Roy later rejoins the rest of his comrades at Bowser's castle. There, they use the Koopa Clown Car's petrification device in an attempt to petrify Mario. Afterward, he, along with the rest of the Koopalings, try to aid Bowser by causing him to grow larger, although this results in Bowser knocking them into a lava pit. He and the others survive and try once more to aid Bowser by airlifting him, but the combined weight causes the Koopa Clown Car to crash. Roy, in the aftermath of the crash, breaks thefourth wall by hanging on to part of the "credits" and thus ends up going up to the sky.

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

Roy's artwork forNew Super Mario Bros. U

Roy inNew Super Mario Bros. U

Roy appears again in theWii U titleNew Super Mario Bros. U andits Nintendo Switch port. Roy is the boss ofRock-Candy Mines, the sixth World of the game. He is once again surprised by Mario's arrival and roars in response. His battle strategy is to shootBullet Bills with his cannon and jump between platforms that move parallel to each other during the fight. He occasionally shoots Bullet Bills. He can also jump high in the air and ground pound the floor or platform, which makes him fire Bullet Bills on both sides of his blaster (however, this does not stun Mario like inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii). The ground pound can also make the floating platforms appear after he comes out of his shell. Instead of fighting the Mario Bros. in the cabin room like his siblings, he is fought on the crow's nest, likeLudwig. Jumping on Roy three times (or shooting enough fireballs at him), causes him to fall offscreen.

Roy appears in the ending along with the rest of the Koopalings, although they end up escaping by hanging onto Bowser's tail after the latter inadvertently destroyed Bowser Jr's (already damaged) ship.

Unlike the other Koopalings, Roy's render forNew Super Mario Bros. U is an alteration of hisNew Super Mario Bros. Wii render, with his wand-wielding hand being replaced by the Bill Blaster held on his shoulder, and the entire image being mirrored; similarly,Larry'sNew Super Mario Bros. U artwork is simply reused from the previous game, with only minor details tweaked. Additionally, in hisNew Super Mario Bros. U artwork, Roy has a Bill Blaster in his left hand, while in-game, he holds it in his right hand; the same occurs withLemmy and his star bombs.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Roy's new sprites inSuper Mario Maker 2

Roy 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. Roy receives an original sprite for his appearance in theSuper Mario Bros. style, as well as a new sprite for theSuper Mario World style. His attacks are derived from his various appearances, attacking with his magic wand fromSuper Mario Bros. 3 andNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, and dropping from the ceiling as he does inSuper Mario World and the second fight inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. When given wings, he digs in and out a few times instead of doing it once, moving from place to place each time he digs. He cannot dig into or out of sideways springs.

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

Roy makes an appearance inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, along with the rest of the Koopalings.^[3]

Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Roy being punched by Mario in theAmada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. movie

The Koopalings are featured in theAmada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros., a set of three Japanese OVAs. InSuper Mario Momotarō, Roy and his peers appear as minions of Bowser, aiding him in abductingPrincess Peach. InSuper Mario Shirayuki-hime, Roy also appears in a similar role and ends up being defeated by Mario. He is voiced in this incarnation by Naoki Tatsuta, who also voiced Ludwig, Luigi, and Lemmy in the same anime.

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

Roy and the other Koopalings inSuper Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land

InSuper Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land, Roy, alongsideLemmy,Wendy,Larry,Ludwig, andMorton, ambushes Mario and Luigi at a fortress inChocolate Island. He alongside his brothers fights Mario after Wendy nearly falls into the lava, but is stomped by Mario alongside Morton. Although they get up, Mario by that time breaks open a red block to get aCape Feather and sends them flying.

DIC cartoons[edit]

Bully Koopa inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas".

In theThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 andSuper Mario World cartoons produced byNintendo andDIC Entertainment, Roy Koopa is renamedBully Koopa. As his name would imply, Bully constantly pummels and pulls cruel pranks on friend and foe alike. Bully seems to have less screen time than most of theKoopa Kids, with the exception ofHip andHop. However, he does have a major role in "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas", "Do the Koopa", "Recycled Koopa", "Crimes R Us", and "The Yoshi Shuffle". He is also seen having supporting roles in "Mush-Rumors" and "The Night Before Cave Christmas". "The Yoshi Shuffle" is Bully's last animation appearance. He is given a heavyBrooklyn accent in the DIC cartoons, and unlike in the video games, the character wears a spiked collar, has two spikes on his tail but only one spike in the center of his shell, his mouth is rounded instead of feline-shaped, his fingers are more slender than before, and he is regarded as the oldest and tallest Koopa Kid. Bully is voiced byDan Hennessey.

Super Mario Bros. (Valiant Comics)[edit]

Roy is also featured in theSuper Mario Bros. comics. Here, Roy's personality is similar to his "Bully Koopa" incarnation, but without the Brooklyn accent. The comic "Bowser Knows Best" also reveals that Roy had a pet rabbit namedPookie, whom he often abused for his own amusement.

Roy cameos in one panel ofFryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!, where he is seen roasting weiners over aFryguy withIggy,Lemmy, andMorton.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

InDouble Trouble, Roy is found piloting theDoom Ship, which he has parked above a patch ofMunchers in theMushroom Kingdom, by Mario. Upon sighting the hero, Roy tries to escape, but if he gets a hold of ananchor, Mario can board the Doom Ship and confront him, discovering the Koopaling is holding Luigi captive. In the best possible scenario that occurs, Roy charges at Mario, who sidesteps, causing Roy to fall over the Doom Ship's railing and be sent plummeting to the ground below. All other possible choices presented to the reader merely end with Roy catching Mario and dumping him off the Doom Ship.

At the beginning of the book, if Mario decides to trust a clone of Luigi created by theGLOM, follows it into an alleyway behindMario Brothers Plumbing and straps on an odd vest it hands him, he is pulled up into the sky, and onto the Doom Ship. Before Mario can react, Roy catches him in a net, shoves him into a cage with the real Luigi, and pushes the two overboard after placing the cage in a large sack, causing aGame Over.

InLeaping Lizards, Roy and five of his siblings enter the International Mushroom Games, where Roy is the first Koopaling to compete. In two of three possible scenarios in the obstacle course, Roy cheats to get second place, and in the final one, he is knocked out of the race whenRocky Wrench, a member of an opposing team called the Sneaks, cuts a hole in hisflying carpet during the last stretch. After his carpet is sabotaged, Roy lands in a patch of Munchers, but is left uneaten due to the plants finding his tough skin unappetizing.

Roy also competes in the second event, the Beetlebowl. In one scenario, Roy teams up with Wendy to score, faking out the Mario Bros. with a ball of garbage he made up to look like aHoopster while Wendy dunks a real one in their bucket. In another possible scenario, Roy proves immune to the blinding flashes employed by the Sneaks twoFire Snake members due to his sunglasses, and gets a hold of a Hoopster, only to lose it when Rocky Wrench throws ink in his face.

InKoopa Capers, Roy 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 plans 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, barge in after Luigi, but decide to stave off punishing Wendy for her mutiny 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.

Mario is Missing![edit]

Roy appears in thePC andSNES versions of the game. In it, Roy has a green shell, rather than his usual magenta coloration. Following Bowser to the real world, Roy plans on aiding him in his plot to meltAntarctica and flood theEarth. Roy is eventually defeated again in the corridor ofBowser's castle byLuigi, who had been searching for his kidnapped brother. He also taunted Luigi by stating that even if the latter managed to succeed in sealing all the doors to the various parts of Earth, Bowser will still win due to "being up to their tails" in terms of hair dryer amounts. He remains resolute in his belief that Bowser will succeed even as Luigi prepares to defeat Roy with a fireball, informing him as much.

Super Mario Adventures[edit]

Roy also appears in theSuper Mario Adventures comic, where he aids Bowser in his plot to hypnotize and marryPrincess Toadstool.

Yoshi's Safari[edit]

Roy inYoshi's Safari

InYoshi's Safari, Roy appears as the boss ofFloat Castle I. Roy battles Mario andYoshi in a large hot-air balloon equipped, at first, with a cannon at the bottom of the basket and two arms on the balloon that throw bombs. After these armaments are blown off, the balloon gets angry and unleashes six cannons. Despite having this mass amount of firepower, Roy is still defeated by Mario'sSuper Scope.

Hotel Mario[edit]

Roy inHotel Mario

InHotel Mario, Roy is in charge of and the boss ofRoy's HardBrick Hotel, a hotel with somewhat shoddy electrical wiring. Fought onRoy's Rowdy Rooftop, Roy uses the same attack pattern against Mario in this game as he did inSuper Mario World: climbing up the walls and falling from the ceiling, trying to stomp Mario. He also can extend his arms to punch Mario if he is on the floor above or below Roy.^[4] Like some of the other bosses, he can completely devour the player if he happens upon an elevator. Ultimately, Roy is once again beaten by the Mario Bros.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Roy inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

After several years of absence in aSuper Mario game, Roy makes a return appearance inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. DuringBowletta's invasion of theBeanbean Kingdom, Roy acts as a guard inBowser's Castle, being the fifth Koopaling to be fought. His puzzle room involves having Mario jump onto a higher ledge while Luigi remains on the lower ledge; afterwards, the Bros. have to activateSimu-Blocks to create a path over a pool of lava to where Roy is waiting. After making their way through Roy's puzzle-filled room, Mario and Luigi approach the Koopaling, who flees at the sight of them. Leaving Roy's room, Mario and Luigi are then ambushed by the Koopaling, but manage to defeat him. Defeating Roy causes a barrel to fall into the area, allowing the brothers to make their way toWendy's room.

In his battle, Roy attacks by spitting fireballs like the other Koopalings, spinning in his shell akin toLudwig's attack, and stomping the ground, sending shock waves at Mario and Luigi; similar toMorton, the number of spins he does in midair shows how many shockwaves the attack produces. However, unlike Morton, Roy sometimes stomps the ground at a distance, with the resulting shock waves coming close at once. Roy is also the first Koopaling to have aTime Bob-omb on his side during battle, which forces Mario and Luigi to defeat him in eight turns.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Roy watches Wendy engage the Mario Bros.

Roy reappears inMario & Luigi: Paper Jam. He first appears inDoop Doop Dunes withLarry,Wendy andLudwig where they capture Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario. Before Roy leaves with the other Koopalings, he notices the book in the ground dropped by Mario and co. and was seemly about to take it before he gets interrupted byBowser Jr., who takes the book from the ground. He later appears in theTwinsy Tropics Dungeon alongside Wendy where they oversee the mining of a special ore that Bowser requires. During this encounter, he is fought alongside Wendy (they planned on fighting alongside Larry, but the latter failed to show), rationalizing they probably will not be much effort. After being beaten, Roy vowed to fight them again while calling Mario and co. chumps before being forced to retreat. When Mario and co. are making their way throughGloomy Woods to get toMount Brrr again, they need to defeat Roy in his Clown Car in the missionBack Atcha, Roy!. At the end of the game, on top ofNeo Bowser Castle, Roy is encountered one last time along with the other Koopalings. Roy and Wendy briefly tell the Mario gang that they will finish them once and for all before fighting them one last time. After being defeated by Mario and co., Roy utters that he regrets everything before disappearing in a shower of stars.

Roy and Wendy are also the first two Koopalings to be summoned together byDry Bowser in theBattle Ring.

During their boss battles, Roy retreats in his shell to toss Wendy at the Bros. and Paper Mario, and can throw either a ball-shaped rock or a boulder at them. If the boulder is countered successfully, a chunk of it chips off and hits Wendy, who may retaliate by beating up Roy. If she does not retaliate, Roy sighs in relief. Wendy will never attack Roy when fought alongside Dry Bowser, however. When alone, like Wendy, Ludwig and Larry he creates giant magic fireballs with his wand.

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

“Hey, stupid face! Yeah, you! Check this out… Whenthis reaches zero, it’s game over!”

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

Roy appears inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, where he reprises his role from the original game with added dialogue. In his battle, Roy now explains the Time Bob-omb's function directly, and his fireball attack has been modified slightly; In addition to spitting fireballs at Mario and Luigi individually, he can also spit two fireballs that target both of them at once. These fireballs will bounce on the ground once before landing on Mario and Luigi. Roy also no longer sends shock waves at Mario and Luigi, as that ability is now used only by Morton.

He also appears in theMinion Quest: The Search for Bowser sub-mode. Roy first appears in the game's opening where he, Wendy, and Iggy proceed to taunt two Goombas, also entering a brief argument with Wendy when she made a smart remark at his expense. Upon learning that theKoopa Cruiser was under attack, he and Wendy attempt to stop the attack, but learn to their shock that, while the attack was quelled, the main engine took a direct hit and was due to explode. He later spends his time trying to find Bowser, and eventually reunites with the other Koopalings, where they discuss both how to find Bowser and simultaneously casually knocking away severalBeanies that were provoked by them being on their territory. However,Fawful proceeds to brainwash them with his mind control spray (albeit in a significantly higher dose than usual due to their strong wills). Roy later tries to ambushCaptain Goomba atJoke's End shortly after his troops restore the Koopa Cruiser. However, shortly after being restored to normal, upon their hearing unusual beeping sounds, he warns them to get far away from the Koopa Cruiser, as theElite Trio set a time bomb on it, and also makes it clear he is not warning them because he likes or even respects them; rather, they would need to rescue all of the troops for them to garner his respect. Later, after the Koopalings are beaten as part of a test, he grudgingly admits that Captain Goomba made a good leader overall (though he later denies being sincere when Wendy asked).

Roy's official artwork for this game is based on hisSuper Mario World artwork.

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

“I’ve had enough!You’re selfish and rude. That’s MY thing! I’d rather explain myself to Lord Bowser than put up with you a second longer!”

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

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

InMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Roy appears in the game'sBowser Jr.'s Journey sub-mode. Roy was given the task of clearing out Goombas that had been infected with theblorbs while Bowser went off to confront Peach at her castle, due to not being invited to their conference. Roy does so by shoving the blorbed Goombas in a broom closet, surprised at the sheer amount of them; he says that between the blorbed Goombas and the brooms he hates sweeping with, something will have to give. Roy then realizes Bowser Jr. is not doing any work at all, and vents his annoyance at him; said annoyance is further heightened when Bowser Jr. forces a Goomba squad into another round of play-fighting due to not knowing how to count. Roy points out that Bowser Jr. will be their boss someday and that he should act the part, before he and the others are distracted by the arrival of theBest Fitness Friends.

Roy sarcastically mentions that Bowser would let anyone in the castle before demanding that the trio leave, only to end up calling them back after Wendy pointed out that they might be able to help cure the blorbs. The BFFs then present their sales pitch on theSkeletone Formula:D, advertising it as a perfect cure for the Blorbs. Upon watching them cure a blorbed Goomba, Roy demands that they hand over all of their Skeletone; the Best Fitness Friends claim that they only had a sample at the time, although they do provide the recipe. Roy then sets off with Bowser Jr. and the other Koopalings (apart from Lemmy) to find theGiga-carrot inDimble Wood.

Eventually, Roy declares he has had enough of Bowser Jr.'s bratty nature and leaves the group following an argument. Afterwards, he encountered several minions who were brainwashed with the Malatone Formula :X, constantly forcing him to fight against them all the way back to the castle. He is later seen standing outside of Bowser's Castle, collapsing from exhaustion induced by the constant fighting. Despite reaching his limit and having his mind blank out, Roy attempts to continue fighting alone. Bowser Jr. challenges Roy to a one-on-one fight to stop him from being so reckless, andKamek heals him, hoping the fight will end in a draw if they're both at full strength. In spite of Junior fainting afterward, Roy ends up joining the group.

Bowser Jr. then attempts to apologize to Roy for his previous actions; Roy does not fully accept his apology until after Morton returns, when Bowser Jr. apologizes to all of the Koopalings at once. After defeating the BFFs as well as their fused form, Roy organized the celebration festivities for the Koopa Corps' victory, with Bowser Jr. ordering him to go ahead with the fireworks. During the credits, Roy and Bowser Jr. attempted to compete with each other regarding bulging muscles.

In the post-game. Roy and Bowser Jr. are both lying around out of boredom when theKoopa Paratroopa Trio attempt to get a shot to show-off for Fawful, only to be reminded that Fawful was already defeated. Roy scolds the Paratroopas for wearing sunglasses in front of him and fights them alongside Bowser Jr.

Mario & Sonic series[edit]

In theMario & Sonic series, Roy is first featured as aMii costume in bothMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games andMario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. He is playable in theNintendo 3DS version ofMario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games^[5] but only inBeach Volleyball. In theWii U version, Roy appears only as a Mii outfit.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 8 /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Roy, inMario Kart 8

Roy, alongside the rest of the Koopalings, appears as a playable character inMario Kart 8. This game marks his first appearance as a playable character, and he is also unlockable. Unlike the other Koopalings, he is still voiced by his voice actor in theNew Super Mario Bros. series,Dan Falcone. His nickname in a Japanese Nintendo Direct forMario Kart 8 is ｢重量級の暴走タートル」^{[6][dead link]}, or "Heavy Runaway Turtle" (localized as the "Bespectacled Brute"^[7] or "Runaway Heavyweight Koopa"^[8]). His emblem is a purple silhouette of his head on a black background, and his losing animation has him slapping his face and shaking his head.

Like Morton, Roy is also a heavyweight racer, but he gives up some speed and weight to boost his acceleration, handling, and traction attributes a little. He shares this trait withDonkey Kong,Waluigi,Rosalina, andLink.

Roy is the Staff Ghost forWii Grumble Volcano. Several courses such asElectrodrome andN64 Toad's Turnpike feature advertisements for "Roy Smooth Sounds", with a logo of Roy's glasses and headphones. The logo is also on the back of theBadwagon.

Roy's main color for hisStandard parts andPipe Frame is his signature purple, and his secondary color is red. The color scheme selection of his other parts is also based on purple, making it identical to that of PurpleMiis. This makes Roy the only Koopaling whose color schemes match completely with a Mii of a single color.

Roy returns in theNintendo Switch portMario Kart 8 Deluxe, this time as a default character. He now shares stats with only Waluigi and Donkey Kong.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Roy appears inMario Kart Tour as a Normal driver, added in theTokyo Tour alongside the rest of the Koopalings. Hisspecial skill is theDouble Bob-ombs.

Since his addition, Roy has been obtainable from every regular tour pipe (excluding the All-Clear Pipe), and he is also a part of the base Daily Select set. The following table lists additional availabilities for Roy throughout the game's history.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]

Roy 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.^[9]

Mario Kart World[edit]

While Roy himself does not physically appear inMario Kart World, Roy's Smooth Sounds fromMario Kart 8 returns with a new logo.^[10]

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Roy inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

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

Roy (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. Roy can also appear in place of Bowser Jr. in All-Star mode (like the other Koopalings).

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 red (his signature color). He also reuses his voice clips from his appearance inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, thus he is voiced by Dan Falcone.

The title given to Roy in theBoxing Ring is "The Cool One" in American English^[11] or "Fear the Shades" in British English^{[12][dead link]} in the Wii U version.

Roy shares his name withRoy fromFire Emblem, making them the only playable characters in theSuper Smash Bros. series to have the same name.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Roy (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, and he is referred to by his own name by the announcer and has his own voice clips. Unlike inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, all seven Koopalings (Roy 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. Additionally, his Boxing Ring title is now "The Cool One" regardless of the Switch's regional settings.

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

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

Roy inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Roy appears inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as a Light attribute character, where he serves as the World 6-Castle and World 6-Airship boss. Unlike the other Koopalings, Roy has a very high defense that reduces the amount of damage that he takes from a single attack to 1, but his HP is on the low side. Roy joins the player when ★World 6- is completed. His Skill isRoy's Lightning, which changes Dark Orbs into Light Orbs, and Heart Orbs into Wood Orbs.

After Roy joins the player, he gets replaced by Double Lakitu as the boss for his castle, while Bullet Bill & Goombas takes over as the boss for his airship.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft, Roy appears as a playable skin along with the rest of the Koopalings.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Roy's introductory pose inPaper Mario: Color Splash.

“Bahaha! Check it out - I’m gonna splatyou with your ownpaint. How’s that for irony? Yeah, I know what irony is. BOOM. Knowledge is power, so I started going to night school.”

—Roy,Paper Mario: Color Splash

Roy makes hisPaper Mario series debut inPaper Mario: Color Splash. In this game, he is the final Koopaling to be fought. Shortly after Mario entersBlack Bowser's Castle, he falls down a pit after smashing Princess Peach's portrait with his hammer. He lands in a cell, where Roy and a bunch ofSlurp Guys await him. They steal all of Mario'spaint, alongside his 1-UP Mushroom Battle Cards, to use them against him in battle. Roy fires the paint with hisBill Blaster after aShy Guy delivers the paint with a bucket.

Shooting red paint causes Mario to getangry and attack faster; conversely, green paint causes Mario tolose motivation and gives more time for action commands. Orange paint causes Mario to feelself-conscious and only use pre-painted cards. Purple paint causes Mario to getpoisoned and take damage before an attack. Yellow paint causes the music to change to an upbeat rhythm and Mario startsdancing, and is not able to use blue cards; inversely, blue paint causes Mario to feelblue and only use blue-colored cards. The background music changes depending on the status effect; an arrangement of theToad Shuffle music plays for yellow paint and sad music plays for blue paint. The green paint effect slows down the music and red paint speeds it up. The music does not change for the purple and orange paint status effects.

After Roy has used all the paint colors or Mario has damaged him enough, he gets bored and mixes all the paint in his Bill Blaster to createblack paint. He shoots the paint all across the cell, and the music changes to a creepy tune. During this time, Roy is nearly invisible and all of Mario's attacks will miss. If Mario uses the Washing Machine Thing, he cleans up the whole cell and destroys Roy's Bill Blaster. If a Replica is used, the start of the Washing Machine animation plays but then goes in reverse, negating the effects.^[13] Roy can also attack by punching and jumping on Mario. After the battle, Mario gets his stolen 1-UP Mushroom cards back and Roy surrenders before he decides to take a nap.

Roy's idle pose is based on his artwork used in various material released in the 30th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros., including theEncyclopedia Super Mario Bros.

AfterMario steps on the conveyor belt and destroys the black paint factory afterwards, the room where he is fought cannot be revisited.

Monopoly Gamer[edit]

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

Dr. Mario World[edit]

Roy's icon inDr. Mario World.

Roy appears as a doctor under the nameDr. Roy inDr. Mario World. He was added alongsideDr. Larry on February 3, 2020. Dr. Roy is available as a special stage reward inWorld 21. Dr. Roy's skill involvescrates, 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.ice) 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. Each crate sent this way requires breaking twice to fully remove. The amount of 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 crates left will eliminate a randomvirus or object (if there are no viruses left), althoughcapsules cannot be removed by this skill.

Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]

While Roy does not make a physical appearance inMario Golf: Super Rush, he and the other Koopalings make a cameo as names competing in theBonny Greens Open.

Mario Tennis Fever[edit]

While Roy does not make a physical appearance inMario Tennis Fever, his new sponsor, Roy Sunglasses, appears in the game.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit]

InThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a Roy Smooth Sounds hologram sign can be seen in the futuristic city.^[14]:0:14

Unused appearances[edit]

Super Princess Peach[edit]

UnusedSuper Princess Peach sprite sheet.

Roy was originally going to appear inSuper Princess Peach, although he wastaken out of the final game along with the rest of the Koopalings. Like inMario is Missing!, Roy's shell is green in the unused sprites, rather than magenta.

One of his attacks was a ram attack, which was worked into his fight inNew Super Mario Bros. 2.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Data forPaper Mario: The Origami King includes two sound effects for Roy's footsteps. The first one is re-used fromPaper Mario: Color Splash, while the second is new. No other data for him or the rest of the Koopalings exists in the game's files.

General information[edit]

Physical description[edit]

The current appearance of Roy in theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.

Roy has the same yellow-and-tan skin complexion as the other Koopalings, but his head is mauve instead of the standard green coloration. In theFamily Computer version ofSuper Mario Bros. 3, however, he was depicted as having darker skin similar to Morton. Roy has two fang-like teeth in the upper corners of both sides of his snout, they are the same as Larry's. His mouth is feline-shaped, as his lips are deeply curved, and his nose is flat. His head is a very simple round shape, and like the other Koopalings, he has a four-ribbed, plated belly and padded feet. While Roy's eyes have never been seen in a game, they have been depicted with various inconsistent designs in the DiC cartoons, manga, and comics.

Roy has always been rather large when compared to the other Koopalings, though his posture causes him to appear shorter than Morton and Iggy. He is depicted with long arms and hunched shoulders, much like a gorilla. His shell was originally magenta; it was portrayed as green in the SNES version ofMario is Missing (due to Ludwig, Iggy, and Roy, heads aside, reusing the same body type for their sprites, which featured a green shell), and his unused sprites fromSuper Princess Peach uses similar colors. In Roy's most recent and current appearances, the shell is purple, lined with a white encasing, and bears multiple short spikes circled with hot magenta rings. His in-game sprites inSuper Mario World use a blue palette in his boss battle, and a gray palette in the ending cast roll; the game's graphics do, in fact, contain a fuchsia palette which would fit his head and shell, but for unknown reasons, this is applied to Ludwig's cast roll sprite instead. TheSuper Mario-kun design for his character gives him a third fang in the middle similar to Ludwig's. Roy wears the same metal, spiked cuffs as the other Koopalings, but his distinctive trademark is a pair of cat-eyed hot magenta sunglasses; his JapaneseNew Super Mario Bros. Wii site bio describes these glasses as "Bad Boy sunglasses," and says that they are his most defining feature.^[15] Although Roy's NES and SNES/GBA sprites forSuper Mario Bros. 3 are fairly faithful to his artwork, his sunglasses are depicted as having white and yellow frames respectively, instead of their trademark hot magenta frames.

In theSuper Smash Bros. series, Roy's appearance is unaltered compared to mostSuper Mario characters, including Bowser. InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, however, his appearance is slightly updated, as are those of Bowser Jr. and the other Koopalings; Roy receives a slightly darker and subdued color scheme, while his spikes, shell, and sunglasses receive simple detailing.

InDr. Mario World, Roy, or rather Dr. Roy, wears a white armband with a pill design on it and carries a white satchel, although he otherwise resembles his usual appearance.

Personality[edit]

In the JapaneseSuper Mario Bros. 3 manual and materials related to the game, Roy speaks inKansai dialect, which the later games seem to have omitted in favor of him speaking in slang. The American medium shows him as a typical bully who usually beats people up for his own amusement (hence the alternate name Bully). This character trait also carries over toMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, where he is shown to enjoy bullying the lower-ranked soldiers of the Koopa Troop. In most appearances, he is nonetheless depicted as preferring brawn and aggression over his brains, but he is usually summarized as pretty quick-witted and more intelligent compared to Morton. In anger when encountering them inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii andNew Super Mario Bros. 2, he roars at the player to go with his attitude. In addition, his usage of aBill Blaster in theNew Super Mario Bros. games suggests that he likes using firearms as well. Roy outright says that "books are dumb" inMario & Luigi: Paper Jam, and like his brotherMorton, one of Roy's stunts inMario Kart 8 has him showing off his muscles. He also says that the reason why he is not fond of Bowser Jr. emulating his father’s selfish and rude behavior inBowser Jr.’s Journey was because he does not like anyone other than himself being that way. That game as well asBowser’s Minions indicate that Roy can be a patronizing hypocrite. In theNew Super Mario U adaptation for the gag mangaSuper Mario Kun, Roy is indicated to be very vulgar, as he, when encountering the Mario Bros., proceeded to bend over and fart directly in Ludwig and Iggy's faces.

Despite his tendencies towards relying on strength, Roy shows some degree of planning capability at times. InMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, he specifically notes that he has atime bomb present to deter the Mario Bros. from beating him easily. Similarly, inMinion Quest: The Search for Bowser he shows some degree of common sense, acknowledging the possibility of Bowser being abducted due to Bowser being somewhat naïve, and after being restored to normal from brainwashing, he also warnsCaptain Goomba that theElite Trio had set a time bomb on the Koopa Cruiser. It's also implied that he was also pragmatic enough to recognize he needs to praise Captain Goomba and his men to motivate the troops to free Bowser. InPaper Mario: Color Splash, he tells Mario that he started going to night school becauseknowledge is power, and steals Mario's color and using it as ammo for his paint launcher before eventually blacking out the arena with black paint; Huey in particular yells that there were "treaties" against the former. His trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS also hints that he is pretty quick to act as a soldier when the situation calls for it.

As indicated by his use of Mario's paint inColor Splash, much of Roy's planning ability exhibits itself through dirty tactics, established as early as his appearance in the bookLeaping Lizards. In bothMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake in particular, he initially appears to run from Mario and Luigi, with the next section of Bowser's Castle unlocking as usual, only to ambush the Mario Bros. as they proceed. However, even his love of fighting dirty has its limitations; in the remake, while brainwashed earlier in the story, Roy seems to disapprove of Fawful's plan to have the then-brainwashed Elite Trio set up the aforementioned time bomb, calling it "cowardly." His bio inSuper Mario Pia also implies that his scoundrel behavior is an act.

Roy's shades and various other hints suggest that he may have a thing for acting or looking cool. This is particularly evident inMario Kart 8 with his choice of tricks, as well as the advertisements featuring him by "Roy's Smooth Sounds". Roy is also seen driving theBadwagon in the trailers and in artworks^[16]; said kart is pink, with many lights that are the same shade of pink as Roy, even in the dashboard, and features many different stereo speakers and a "Roy Smooth Sounds" logo.^[17]Mario Kart 8 also suggests that he enjoys music, between the company associated with him and the appearance of the Badwagon in his trailer and artworks. This is also a trait hinted at much earlier, with his quote on theClassic World 2-2e-Reader card forSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.

Roy was also shown to be somewhat sarcastic in the PC version ofMario is Missing, such as when he faked fear of Luigi. His knack for sarcasm is played up in theBowser Jr.'s Journey sub-mode ofMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where, upon first meeting the Best Fitness Friends, he says "Man, Bowser will let ANYONE in here...". Despite his generally unfaithful attitude, Roy maintained a large amount of faith in the success of Bowser's plans even if he himself was defeated, as evidenced by his final lines to Luigi before being blasted by a fireball inMario is Missing!. He also displays loyalty to Bowser Jr. as well, finally accepting his apology along with the other Koopalings. He also cares about the members of the Koopa Troop to some extent despite his constant berating of them, as shown when he was forced to ram through all of Malatone Formula:X-affected troops. The thought of having to battle wave after wave of his former friends mentally overwhelms him, causing him to black out from exhaustion by the time he made it back to Bowser's Castle.

Powers and abilities[edit]

Roy is one of the strongest Koopalings. He has the ability to jump high into the air and useGround Pounds to cause powerful tremors, capable of stunning (or even crushing) the Mario Bros. He can also climb up vertical walls and drop down from the ceiling to create tremors. He can also use his wand to shoot magic blasts or purple fireballs at his opponents. He is also shown to be strong enough to wield a huge Bullet Bill Blaster with only one hand, as well as lifting a boulder twice his size to throw at the Mario Bros. InHotel Mario, he uses his brawn by extending his arms to punch at Mario.^[4] Like the others, Roy is capable of spitting fireballs and spin around while inside his shell. His unused sprites inSuper Princess Peach suggest he was going to throw spiked balls and use afull body tackle for attacking. The latter concept was revived forNew Super Mario Bros. 2. InSuper Mario World at least, he was also shown to be somewhat athletic, as he was able to run up a wall and on the ceiling before striking a pose when landing. Similarly, inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Roy was seen tucking into his shell and spinning around in place in it when someBeanies attempted to attack them while conversing with his fellow comrades about Bowser's disappearance. His status as being among the strongest of the Koopalings was further highlighted inBowser Jr.'s Journey, where after leaving Bowser Jr.'s command and being ambushed by Malatone X-affected minions, he managed to fight off and defeat several of them, defeating enough of them to leave a trail of unconscious bodies and even wipe out three units congregated near the front gates before ultimately passing out from exhaustion and overwhelmed with the thought of having to fight his possessed comrades. Additionally, when he fought Bowser Jr. to settle matters, it took Bowser Jr. all of his energy to be able to defeat Roy without using any critical hits, and required several healing spells to resuscitate Bowser Jr.Super Mario Maker 2 reveals that he can dig by tucking into his shell to another portion of the room, including the ceiling, and can even pull it off on areas not directly attached to the walls.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Main article:List of Roy profiles and statistics

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Roy
	HP	550 (920)	POW	110-140 (115-150)	Defense	145 (100)
	Speed	67 (70)	Experience	800 (750)	Coins	99 (200)
	Location	Bowser's Castle	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal
	Hand	Normal	Fire	Normal	Thunder	Normal
	Stat down?	30%	Stun?	30%	Burn?	0%
	Level	38	Role	Boss	Item drop	Max Syrup (Ultra Syrup) – 100% Bowser Fang – 61.29% (100%)
Notice Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats). Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Roy
	HP	420	Type	Spiny, Shelled	Role	Boss	Card
	Strong	None	Weak	None	Card drop rate	R
	Moves	Orange Bazooka Attack (40, Self-conscious Status), Red Bazooka Attack (60, Rage Status), Purple Bazooka Attack (20, Poison Status), Blue Bazooka Attack (40, Blue Status), Green Bazooka Attack (20, Unmotivated Status), Yellow Bazooka Attack (40, Rhythm Status), Magic Attack (3), Hip Attack (60), Quake Attack (30), Jab Attack A (10), Jab Attack B (25), Uppercut Attack (50), Light Uppercut Attack (25), Blowback Attack (3)
	Location(s)	Black Bowser's Castle
Quotes	Usual:"Thanks for the paint, old man! Bahaha! Don't worry—you'll get it back soon enough..." ~ "Oh, but I almost forgot. We gotta do one more thing before I give back the paint." ~ "All right! Now we're ready to rock and roll!" ~ "Here comes your paint, buddy. I told you I'd give it back to you. Buckle up, buttercup!" ~ "Bahaha! Check it out—I'm gonna splat you with your own paint. How's that for irony? Yeah, I know what irony is. BOOM. Knowledge is power, so I started going to night school." ~ "Bah! This is too slow. Hey, guys, just bring me all of the paint at once!" ~ "There we go! Ooh, that's mixing up real nice... Get ready for a blackout!" ~ "A Replica? You expect to beat ME with a REPLICA?! Bahaha! Take that weak stuff back to the Mushroom Kingdom." ~ "Bahaha! What are you even doing? Can you see where you're aiming? What am I saying? Of course you can't!" ~ "Hey, that was pretty close... Close to being the worst shot I've ever seen! Bahaha!" ~ "I'll give you this much—you're sure trying. Why don't you come work for me, kid? We'll call this water under the bridge. A clean start. Eh?" ~ "Aw MAN! You figured it out! No matter. I'll just have to stomp you the old-fashioned way!" ~ "No more Mr. Nice Roy!"
Enemy class
N/A
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 100 Red paint 6 Yellow paint 6 Blue paint 0 Orange paint 0 Green paint 0 Purple paint 0

Gallery[edit]

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

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  Super Mario World

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  Mario Kart 8

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  Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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  Paper Mario: Color Splash

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  Dr. Mario World

Portrayals[edit]

This is a list for all voice actors for Roy Koopa.

• Naoki Tatsuta inAmada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.
• Dan Hennessey inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3/Super Mario World cartoons.
  • Giorgio Melazzi inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (Italian)
  • Antonello Governale inSuper Mario World (Italian)
• Bruce Sandig inMario is Missing!
• Dan Falcone in all games as ofNew Super Mario Bros. Wii in 2009.

Quotes[edit]

Main article:List of Roy quotes

• "Yeah-yuh!" -Mario Kart 8 (when performing a stunt)
• "Oh, hey there,squirt. And... uh...paper squirt." -Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
• "Listen up, Goomba trash! Are you nice and comfy in those dumb barrels?!" -Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
• "All right! Now we're ready to rock and roll!" -Paper Mario: Color Splash
• "You got a lot of guts wearing sunglasses in front of ME." -Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

List of appearances[edit]

Naming[edit]

Roy is named after the rock and roll musicianRoy Orbison.

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

The unused sprite inHebereke no Popoon

• An unused sprite of Roy can be found within the data ofHebereke no Popoon. The sprite was taken fromTerebi Denwa: Super Mario World. It was likely being used as a placeholder for a cutscene.

References[edit]