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==DIC cartoons==
==DIC cartoons==
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
{{quote2|Hold it, you sewer squirts! You can't dupe a Troopa! You're the Mario Brothers! Troopatize those pipesqueaks!|Koopa Troopa|"[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]"}}
{{quote|Hold it, you sewer squirts! You can't dupe a Troopa! You're the Mario Brothers! Troopatize those pipesqueaks!|Koopa Troopa|"[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]"}}
[[File:SMBSS Koopa Troop with Spear.png|thumb|left|A Koopa Troopa from the opening of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'']]
[[File:SMBSS Koopa Troop with Spear.png|thumb|left|A Koopa Troopa from the opening of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'']]
Koopa Troopas are the most frequently recurring minions in [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s army on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. The Koopa Troopas are generally portrayed as being slightly slow and incompetent, although they are usually successful in carrying out simple jobs. The design used for Koopa Troopas on ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' is different than their in-game appearance, depicting them with green skin, green-rimmed shells, and beady eyes. It is possible that they were given green skin to better correlate with King Koopa's appearance. The Koopa Troopas on the show are depicted as bipeds, something that had yet to be seen in any game until ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Also, as a joke, Koopa Troopas are usually seen wearing turtleneck sweaters.
Koopa Troopas are the most frequently recurring minions in [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s army on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. The Koopa Troopas are generally portrayed as being slightly slow and incompetent, although they are usually successful in carrying out simple jobs. The design used for Koopa Troopas on ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' is different than their in-game appearance, depicting them with green skin, green-rimmed shells, and beady eyes. It is possible that they were given green skin to better correlate with King Koopa's appearance. The Koopa Troopas on the show are depicted as bipeds, something that had yet to be seen in any game until ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Also, as a joke, Koopa Troopas are usually seen wearing turtleneck sweaters.
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===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
{{quote2|Do Koopa Troopas have shells? Besides, [[Luigi|little brother]], if I wasn't sure, would I do this?|[[Mario]]|"[[Fire Sale]]"}}
{{quote|Do Koopa Troopas have shells? Besides, [[Luigi|little brother]], if I wasn't sure, would I do this?|[[Mario]]|"[[Fire Sale]]"}}
[[File:SMWCartoonTroopa.jpg|thumb|The Koopa Troopa from "[[Fire Sale]]"]]
[[File:SMWCartoonTroopa.jpg|thumb|The Koopa Troopa from "[[Fire Sale]]"]]
A single, red-shelled Koopa Troopa makes an appearance in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' episode "[[Fire Sale]]". This Koopa Troopa's design is truer to the games than that of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', and is based on the Paratroopas that briefly appear in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Do the Koopa]]". This is also the only Koopa Troopa to appear in the follow-ups from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''.
A single, red-shelled Koopa Troopa makes an appearance in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' episode "[[Fire Sale]]". This Koopa Troopa's design is truer to the games than that of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', and is based on the Paratroopas that briefly appear in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Do the Koopa]]". This is also the only Koopa Troopa to appear in the follow-ups from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''.
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==''Mario Kart'' series==
==''Mario Kart'' series==
{{quote2|Usually a faithful underling of Bowser, it shows even the big boss no mercy during a race.|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' manual, page 20}}
{{quote|Usually a faithful underling of Bowser, it shows even the big boss no mercy during a race.|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' manual, page 20}}
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===''Mario Party Advance''===
===''Mario Party Advance''===
[[File:MPA Koopa Character Screenshot.png|frame]]
[[File:MPA Koopa Character Screenshot.png|frame]]
{{quote2|G-good heavens! I've been robbed! Please, won't you help a Koopa out?|Koopa|[[Mario Party Advance]]}}
{{quote|G-good heavens! I've been robbed! Please, won't you help a Koopa out?|Koopa|[[Mario Party Advance]]}}
In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', Koopa runs the [[Koopa Bank (Mario Party Advance)|Koopa Bank]] in [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]]. According to his description, he concentrates heavily on working and cleaning. When first approached, he says that he has been robbed and asks for the player's help. If accepted, he immediately says that he will reward them with a [[Gaddget]] if they do. At this point, [[Shroomlock]] enters, and Koopa explains that a bunch of money was stolen after the power was off. He then lists the three people in the bank at the time: [[Goombob]], [[Mr. I]], and [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]], leading to the deduction that one of them was the culprit. After interrogating each of them, the thief is revealed to be Paratroopa. At this reveal, Koopa is shocked, since Paratroopa is his cousin, but Paratroopa soon flies in to say that it was only a prank. Koopa then asks Shroomlock not to arrest him, since he didn't mean any harm, and Shroomlock obliges. As a reward for clearing up the whole debacle, Koopa gives the player the [[Card Trick]] Gaddget. The ending credits state that Koopa often swaps jobs with Paratroopa.
In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', Koopa runs the [[Koopa Bank (Mario Party Advance)|Koopa Bank]] in [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]]. According to his description, he concentrates heavily on working and cleaning. When first approached, he says that he has been robbed and asks for the player's help. If accepted, he immediately says that he will reward them with a [[Gaddget]] if they do. At this point, [[Shroomlock]] enters, and Koopa explains that a bunch of money was stolen after the power was off. He then lists the three people in the bank at the time: [[Goombob]], [[Mr. I]], and [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]], leading to the deduction that one of them was the culprit. After interrogating each of them, the thief is revealed to be Paratroopa. At this reveal, Koopa is shocked, since Paratroopa is his cousin, but Paratroopa soon flies in to say that it was only a prank. Koopa then asks Shroomlock not to arrest him, since he didn't mean any harm, and Shroomlock obliges. As a reward for clearing up the whole debacle, Koopa gives the player the [[Card Trick]] Gaddget. The ending credits state that Koopa often swaps jobs with Paratroopa.