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'''Green Shells''' (also formatted as '''green shells''')<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/OgoMjdXAuO8|date=June 25, 2022|title=EPIC Mario Kart Takedowns Compilation 🙌💥 {{!}} @playnintendo (Chapters)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 26, 2023|language=en-us|author=Play Nintendo}}</ref> are a common variety of [[Koopa Shell]]s. Though their appearance remains largely the same, Green Shells are occasionally differentiated from those of other colors of shells.

Green Shells make their first appearance with a notable behavior difference in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. However, instead of the Koopa Troopa retracting back into its shell, it will slide out of its shell, becoming an [[Unshelled Koopa Troopa|unshelled Koopa]]. If the unshelled Koopa finds its shell again, it will go back inside it. Green Shells do not give [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] who eat them any additional abilities, unlike the other shells.

Once [[Fall]] is unlocked by beating [[Funky (level)|Funky]] in the original game, or by [[Completion|clearing all 96 exits]] in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', all Green Shells become green-colored Mario masks but otherwise function the same; many instances of Green Shells and Koopa Troopas are also replaced with [[Yellow Shell]]s and Yellow Mask Koopas, though green variants of each can still be found.

In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', the Green Shell (named '''Torpedo Shell''' on one occasion)<ref>{{cite|date=April 1997|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49|page={{file link|NMS Australia 49 MK64 drivers and items.jpg|39}}}}</ref> acts the same way as in the previous game; however, when the player holds the analog stick backwards, the shell now gets fired backwards instead of dropped. Computer-controlled opponents do not receive this item in the game, their items being relegated to Bananas, Boos, [[Fake Item Box|Fake Item]]s, [[Super Star]]s, and [[Lightning|Thunderbolt]]s. When a player is hit by a Green Shell, they flip multiple times for roughly two seconds before stopping. This crash effect also affects the computer-controlled players while offscreen, whereas a computer opponent being hit with a [[Red Shell]], a Fake Item, a Star, or a [[Chain Chomp|Chomp]] (the latter being only on [[N64 Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]) offscreen simply makes the computer-controlled player stop and continue to move immediately afterwards in the form of a cheat.

In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the Green Shell can be destroyed after hitting a certain amount of walls. Also, when fired backward, it moves much slower than forward, unlike ''Mario Kart 64'' where the shell moves at the same speed in both directions. The physics has also been changed from the previous game, and being hit by a Green Shell will simply topple the player's kart, letting them continue moving straight away. The Triple Green Shells also reappear in this game, but only [[Koopa Troopa]], [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]], [[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]] can get this item, as it is now classified as a [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special item]]. Unlike ''Mario Kart 64'' however, instead of the shells rotating the player's kart, they are held in the character's hand, and as such, they cannot be used as protection against track-based obstacles unless they are fired. Also, a shell will travel through a Fake Item Box without destroying either of the two. Also, the Triple Green Shell can now be fired backwards, a feature missing from ''Mario Kart 64''. Characters who otherwise cannot receive Triple Green Shells can steal this item from another kart by ramming it while using a [[Mushroom]]. Also, computer-controlled racers can now receive, and fire, any item in the game from any position.

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|location=[[Trash Pit]] (BIS)<br>[[Mushrise Park]] (DT)

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Luigi can perform this attack as his first Special Attack in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. The final kick now spawns a tornado that strikes every enemy.

[[File:Green_Smash_Football_Shells.png|thumb|left|Green Shell icon in ''Super Mario Strikers'']]

Green Shells, as well as [[Giant Green Shell]]s, are offensive power-ups in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' and ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. In these games, they are normally collected in groups of three. Once used, they are fired out in the direction the soccer player is facing. The Green Shell then trips up any opponent it hits on the ground, thus halting their movements for a small period of time. The shells, unlike the [[Red Shell]]s, do not home in on a target, but instead move in one straight path until the shell hits a wall, which makes them bounce back, or hits a player, which destroys the shell. The aforementioned Giant Green Shells cover a wider range than the regular Green Shell. They are useful for clearing room for a [[Super Strike]] or [[Mega Strike]].

Green Shells appear as an item in [[Dream Race (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Nintendo DS)|Dream Race]] in the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', and function almost identically to the shells in ''Mario Kart'' games, although they can only be thrown forwards in this event. Characters will lose speed if hit by one, although their effect can be blocked with a [[Shield (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Shield]]. They also appear in [[Dream Canoe]], where they come in sets of five with almost the same function, although they instead cause the character hit to lose three coins, and can either be jumped over or have their effect blocked by a Starman item. They also appear as an item in [[Dream Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games)|Dream Long Jump]], with the same effect as in Dream Race, but additionally cause the player to lose height and can be blocked by a [[Super Star|Starman]]. A Green Shell also appears in [[Shoot!]], where it is used by the player to hit various enemies.

In ''[[Minecraft]]'', Turtle Shells are changed to resemble Green Shells in the Super Mario Mash-up.

食用としてはいまひとつ栄 養価に欠けるこうらがこれ。 カルシウムばかりで食べて もたいして元気が出ない。 だが消化によく、ビールの 友、お茶うけとして人気だ。<ref name=Sho/>

====''Mario & Luigi: Brothership====

*''Kick with {{button|switch|A}} for Mario and {{button|switch|B}} for Luigi, and keep passing the shell back and forth.<br>Target: all enemies''

|Jap=ミドリ{{ruby|甲羅|こうら}}<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-VAAFJ.pdf|format=PDF|title=スーパーマリオカート (''Sūpā Mario Kāto'') instruction booklet|page=12|date=1992|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>

|JapR=Midori Kōra

|Jap2=ミドリのこうら

|Jap2R=Midori no Kōra

|JapM=Green Shell

|Jap2M=Green Shell

==Trivia==

*According to the Japanese Shogakukan guide for the game ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', Green Shells from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' are good for a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]'s digestion and are popular as beer mugs or tea snacks, but offer little nutrition besides calcium.<ref name=Sho>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=February 1, 1992|isbn=4-09-104196-5|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシーのたまご」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – [[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi's Egg]]'')|page={{file link|Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 61.jpg|61}}|language=ja}}</ref>

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