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'''Larry Koopa''' (known as '''Cheatsy Koopa''' in the cartoons) is the youngest<ref>"''Bowser's youngest Koopaling, Larry, has taken over the Grass Land.''" - ''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide'' for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Page 9.</ref> of the [[Koopalings]], a clan of seven siblings<ref>[http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters/#/koopalings As explained on the Koopalings' profile on the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' official site], as well as [[List of trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Larry's ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy]].</ref> that act as leaders of the [[Koopa Troop]] under [[Bowser]], and who were [[Koopalings#Family relationship|originally considered to be his children]]. Like [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]], Larry has blue hair, albeit a lighter color and in a different style, resembling a cockscomb.<ref name="comb">{{media link|PEGMCE pages 228 229.png|Page 228 of the ''Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia''}} states that Larry is 「長いトサカが特徴だ」, meaning ''distinguished by his long cockscomb''.</ref> In the Nintendo Power ''Super Mario World'' guide, Larry is referred as "Bowser's number one Koopaling".<ref>"''Bowser's number one Koopaling has fashioned his Castle after many of the other Castles and Fortresses in the land.''" - ''Nintendo Power Super Mario World Guide''. Page 20.</ref>  

====''Super Mario World'' television series====

[[File:CheatsySMW.jpg|thumb|Cheatsy's appearance in the ''Super Mario World'' television series episode, "Gopher Bash".]]  

In the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series, Cheatsy's hair was changed to a lighter green color. He is the only Koopaling to appear in more than one episode as a main villain:

====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====

[[File:MLSSBMLarry.png|frame|left]]

[[File:Minion Quest Larry.png|frame|right|Larry's description in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser''.]]

[[File:BISDX Artwork - Larry.png|thumb|left|Artwork of Larry from ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''.]]

[[File:BISDX- Larry Profile.png|frame|Larry's description in ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey''.|right]]

Larry appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', in the game's new side story ''Bowser 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 the [[Tower of Yikk]], and attempted to help him get the tower's foot off him, although this proved to be unnecessary due to Bowser becoming [[Super 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.

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===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===

[[File:PMCS Larry.png|thumb|left|Larry's introductory pose in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.]]

Larry makes his [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. In this game, he and a bunch of Bowser’s minions hijack a train, [[Sunset Express]], to get to [[Starlight Cape]], where the orange [[Big 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 to [[Tangerino Grill chef|the original head chef]] being left severely injured by Shy Guys, where he had Mario prepare for him [[steak|a 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.