Big Koopa Troopa: Difference between revisions

{{about|the giant version of [[Koopa Troopa]]|the giant version of [[Red Electrokoopa]] also referred to as "Giant Koopa"|[[Electro-Koopa King]]}}

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

|variants=[[Big Dry Bones]]<br>[[Big Koopa Paratroopa]]

{{quote2|Aaaah! How did THAT happen??? [[Mario|You]] [[Luigi|guys]] are no slouches!|Big Koopa Troopa|[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]}}

'''Big Koopa Troopas''',<ref name=big>''New Super Mario Bros. U'', [[Big Goomba Bounce Bash]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpWVbi00KOU&t=9m52s Bonus Video description]</ref> or '''Big Koopas''',<ref name=big/> originally known as '''Giant Koopas''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 10, page 21.</ref> are gigantic versions of normal [[Koopa Troopa]]s that appear throughout the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]].

Giant Koopas, also known as '''Mega Koopa Troopas''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/0bmQD Archived] August 13, 2022 14:26:17 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> make their first game appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and reside only on [[Giant Land]] (along with other gigantic creatures like [[Big Goomba|Grand Goomba]]s and [[Big Piranha Plant|Piranhacus Giganticus]]). [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] have a harder time avoiding these Koopas because of their increased size. Despite this, if the plumbers [[stomp]] on a Giant Koopa, it hides inside its [[Giant Green Shell|green]] or [[Giant Red Shell|red]] shell, just like an average-sized Koopa Troopa does when it feels threatened. Once inside, the plumbers can kick their shells away. In the [[Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power Strategy Guide]], they are split between '''Green Gargantua Koopa Troopas'''<ref name=redgreen>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 8.</ref> and '''Red Giant Koopa Troopas'''.<ref name=redgreen/>

Big Koopa Troopas appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and are common enemies in [[Jungle of the Giants]]. The player is no longer able to carry their shells in this game. Additionally, their shells are able to break through normal-sized [[Brick Block]]s without bouncing off. Unlike previous appearances, the Big Koopa Troopa is bipedal and wearing shoes.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====

Big Koopa Troopas come in green and red varieties in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. In the Course Maker, after the player drags a [[Super Mushroom]] onto a standard [[Koopa Troopa]], the enemy grows in size. Just as in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', its shell cannot be carried, and this applies even when playing in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style, whereas in the said game, the player could transport the shells of Big Koopa Troopas. Big Koopa Troopas now have the ability to break [[Hard Block]]s.

===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===

In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', a regular Koopa Troopa named [[Hookbill the Koopa|Hookbill]] is transformed by [[Kamek]] into a giant-sized Koopa as a boss of [[World 4 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 4]].

Big Koopa Troopas appear as obstacles in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', replacing the large, pudgy [[Ankoopa]]s from the original game. They stand in the middle of various paths in the game, and only [[Mario]]'s [[Firebrand]] [[Dash (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Bros. Dash]] technique can knock them over and make them move. A non-obstructive one also appears in a house in [[Beanbean Castle Town]].

==Additional names==

|Jap={{hover|巨大|きょだい}}ノコノコ<ref>[http://azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100520/sCIMG9633.jpg Scan of 「スーパーマリオアドバンス4パーフェクトガイドブック」 ''(Super Mario Advance 4 Perfect Guidebook)'']</ref><br>''Kyodai Nokonoko''<br>でかノコノコ<br>''Deka Nokonoko''

|JapM=Giant Koopa Troopa<br><br>Big Koopa Troopa

|FraE=Maxi-Koopa

|FraEM=Maxi-Koopa

|Ita=Koopa Gargantroopa (''SMB3'')<br>Koopa gigante

|ItaM=From "Gargantua", meaning giant/enormous<br>Giant Koopa

|Chi=大喏庫喏庫 (Traditional)<br>大喏库喏库 (Simplified)

|ChiR=Dà Nuòkùnuòkù

|ChiM=Big Koopa Troopa