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{{quote2|You should know, I don't intend to try very hard.|Larry Koopa|[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]}}

A [[List of rumors and urban legends#Larry Koopa's namesake|rumor]] that Larry was named after the American talk show host [[wikipedia:Larry King|Larry King]] stems from the Official Nintendo Magazine in {{wp|Great Britain}}.<ref>Scullion, Chris (April 30, 2010). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110512072842/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/16520/features/10-amazing-mario-facts/ "10 Amazing Mario Facts"]. ''Nintendo''. Archived from [http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/16520/features/10-amazing-mario-facts/ the original] May 12, 2011, 07:28:42 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> The former Nintendo of America employee [[Dayvv Brooks]], who originally named the Koopalings, claimed instead that Larry was named after {{wp|Larry Mullen Jr.|Larry Mullen Jr.}}, the drummer for the Irish rock band {{wp|U2}}.<ref>[https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Larry_Koopa&diff=prev&oldid=1299498 Edit to the Super Mario Wiki page for Larry Koopa made by Brooks on July 18, 2012]. The account had been verified to have a legitimate email address by [[User:Walkazo|Walkazo]].</ref> This would mean that all the Koopalings were named after musicians. However, Brooks contradicted this claim in a December 2015 interview, stating that Larry was not named after anyone in particular, and that he simply "looked like a Larry."<ref>Klepek, Patrick (December 29, 2015). [https://kotaku.com/how-a-mario-character-was-named-after-motorheads-lemmy-1750180427 "How A Mario Character Was Named After Motorhead's Lemmy"]. ''Kotaku''. Retrieved December 30, 2015. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215525/https://kotaku.com/how-a-mario-character-was-named-after-motorheads-lemmy-1750180427 Archived] June 2, 2021, 21:55:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

[[File:LarryKoopa SMB3.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Larry in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.]]

[[File:LarryKoopa2_SMB3.png|thumb|120px|Larry, as he appears in ''Super Mario World''.]]

Larry's second appearance is in the last world of ''[[Super Mario World]]'', the [[Valley of Bowser]]. In battle, he uses [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy's]] attack pattern and defeating condition. He sits on top of a tilting platform on top of lava and is immune to all of [[Mario]]'s attacks. However, unlike Iggy, Larry's platform has three [[Lava Bubble]]s that jumps up and down. He can also throw more than one fireball at one time. Larry needs to be jumped on until he falls off his platform. After the battle, Mario kicks away [[7 Larry's Castle|his castle]] and gains access to [[Bowser's Castle]]. This is Larry's first time being the last Koopaling to fight so far. Like the other Koopalings, his in-game design does not match official artwork.{{br}}

[[File:NSMBW Larry Tower Battle.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Larry in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'']]  

[[File:Mario vs Larry Koopa2.png|thumb|upright=1.66|Larry Koopa's castle battle.]]

[[File:Larry_NSMB2.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Larry in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.]]

Larry survives the encounter, and rejoins his comrades at Bowser's castle, where they attempt to petrify Mario with their Koopa Clown Car's petrification device. He also aids Bowser alongside the rest of the Koopalings by causing him to grow larger, but it results in him and the others being knocked into a lava pit by Bowser due to his increased size. He and the other Koopalings survive, however, and attempt to help Bowser by airlifting him with the Koopa Clown Car, but this ends up with it crashing due to it being unable to handle the combined weight of both them and Bowser. Larry ends up flung into a tree as a result of the crash.

In the ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' guide, [[Iggy Koopa]] was mistaken for Larry in World 2.<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Pages 59 and 75.</ref>

[[File:NSMBU Larry Castle Battle.png|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Mario facing Larry Koopa in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.]]  

Larry reappears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]], alongside the rest of the [[Koopalings]], [[Boom Boom]], [[Kamek|Magikoopa]], and [[Bowser Jr.]]. He is the boss of [[Sparkling Waters]], and is battled in [[Larry's Torpedo Castle]] (''New Super Mario Bros. U'') and [[Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle]] (''New Super Luigi U''). His battle strategy is to blast fireballs and use water blasts from the pool below the arena, which act like the pillars from his previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' battles. When Larry is spinning in his shell, the water geysers give his shell a boost upwards, making it a bit difficult to avoid. After two stomps, Larry starts to cast two fireballs in quick succession. In addition, he is one of only three Koopalings to retain the use of a [[magic wand]], the others being Iggy and Ludwig. When the player reaches his airship at the end of Sparkling Waters' Castle, he emits a mocking laugh. However, when Mario actually boards his airship, Larry will once again get into one of his rages. Three hits to his head will make him fall off-screen.

[[File:Cheatsy.jpg|thumb|left|Cheatsy Koopa, as he appeared in the ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode, "Princess Toadstool for President".]]

'''[[Sneaking Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas]]''': Cheatsy is assigned with several of his brothers to be Giant Ninja Koopas in order to capture [[Prince Hugo]] in [[Giant Land]] by [[Bowser|King Koopa]]. Cheatsy and his brother manage to capture not only Hugo, but [[Luigi]], [[Toad]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] as well. Cheatsy and his brothers are later defeated, turned back to their normal selves by [[Mario]] and co. Koopa manages to escape through a [[Warp Pipe]] to a [[Warp Zone]] with Cheatsy and his siblings.  

'''[[Never Koop a Koopa]]''': In this episode Cheatsy and Koopa capture the gang and Koopa teaches Cheatsy about double-crossing. Cheatsy later double-crosses Koopa into signing the Mushroom Kingdom to him, but Koopa tells him it is just a smiley face and chases him around his throne.  

{{quote2|I am the emperor of eavesdropping.|Cheatsy Koopa|[[The Yoshi Shuffle]]}}

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

The last appearance of Larry for almost a decade was in the obscure ''[[Hotel Mario]]''. He is found and battled in [[Larry's Chillton Hotel]] with the words "Larry's Cave Hotel" and "This mine is mine" written on the entrance. In battle, Larry attacks by using bombs as bowling balls, further signifying his love of sports. Like most other battles, this Koopaling can eat the Mario Bros. in (presumably) one gulp if they meet in an elevator.

[[File:MLPJ Larry Flailing.png|thumb|left|Larry flailing his wand in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', note the full set of teeth.]]

Larry reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. He first appears in [[Doop Doop Dunes]] with [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]], [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]] and [[Roy Koopa|Roy]] where they capture Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario. He is also mentioned briefly by Roy and Wendy shortly before they fought the Mario Bros., where they tried to call him in to aid them in beating them up, though he failed to show (with Wendy later blaming Larry for this when they were defeated). In the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]], as Mario & co. head to the pipe that leads them to [[Bowser's Castle]], they are stopped by Larry and Ludwig, telling them they need a pass to enter. Larry and Ludwig then briefly attack the Mario gang inside the pipe until Starlow unleashes a "Supernova Sparkle" attack. Larry then walks out of the pipe with Mario & co. and has a short temper from Starlow calling him a shrimp, Luigi standing in the wrong side, and Ludwig not being present for his back-up. After Ludwig finally arrives, Larry and Ludwig fight Mario & co. Upon being defeated, Larry claims that fighting them and losing was all part of the plan to ensure the heroes couldn't infiltrate Bowser's Castle. Larry is encountered one last time on top of [[Neo Bowser Castle]], alongside the rest of the Koopalings. Larry briefly tells Ludwig that he will be battling Mario & co. for his own free will, not because he (Ludwig) is some kind of leader. Larry and Ludwig then battle Mario & co. one last time. After the battle, Larry utters some last words, complaining to Ludwig that now he thinks he is some king, just before exploding.

{{quote|Hey, [[Luigi|Greenie]]! Time to get pummeled!|Larry Koopa|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions}}

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

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

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

{{quote2|Oh! I remember why it was so urgent. ‘Cause afterwards, we can party! WOOOO!|Larry Koopa|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey}}

[[File:MK8 Larry Standard Kart Artwork.png|thumb|left|Larry Koopa in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]

Larry Koopa, alongside the rest of the Koopalings, appears as a playable character for the first time in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', where he is an unlockable character. This time, he is voiced by [[Michelle Hippe]]. His nickname in a Japanese Nintendo Direct for ''Mario Kart 8'' is ｢クッパ{{hover|軍団|ぐんだん}}の{{hover|特攻隊長|とっこうたいちょう}}」<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-I4diarSU0 "New Drivers!" in the Japanese Nintendo Direct, April 30, 2014.] YouTube. (Retrieved May 2, 2014)</ref>, or "Koopa Troop's Special Squad Leader'" (localized as the "Authority of Acceleration"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flpfRzP2ONU "New Challengers" in the European Nintendo Direct, April 30, 2014.] YouTube. (Retrieved May 2, 2014)</ref> or "Super Trooper of Bowser's Army"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbuJZP0_8iQ "New Challengers" in the North American Nintendo Direct, April 30, 2014.] YouTube. (Retrieved May 2, 2014)</ref>). His emblem is shown to be a sky blue silhouette of his own head, in a similar manner to [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] His winning animation has him waving to the crowd<ref name="DJ Larry 1st">{{media link|MK8 Electrodrome Larry Wins.jpg|Larry waving to the crowd after winning at the Electrodrome, along with a screen with a silhouette of him as a disc jockey}}</ref>.

On an additional note, Larry has a peculiar glider trick animation while riding [[Sport bike (vehicle class)|sport bike]]s; only one hand grabs the handlebar<ref name="Larrysporttrick">{{media link|Larry_Sport_Bike_Glider_Trick.jpg|Larry's glider trick, while riding a sport bike.}}</ref>, instead of the usual two with [[Standard bike (vehicle class)|standard bike]]s and [[All-Terrain Vehicle|ATV]]s<ref name="Larrystandardtrick">{{media link|Larry_Standard_Bike_Glider_Trick.jpg|Larry's glider trick, while riding a standard bike.}}</ref>.

Larry Koopa appears alongside the other Koopalings and [[Bowser Jr.]] as one of the racing opponents in the virtual reality game ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''. He is seen using his personalized [[Koopa Clown]] from ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.<ref>Nintendo (September 3, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2mCqUSDCJE Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 4, 2020.</ref>

[[File:LarryKoopa-PDSMBE.png|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Larry Koopa in ''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition'']]

[[File:Larry M&S Rio WiiU Copacabana.png|thumb|left|Larry Koopa at [[Copacabana Beach]] in the Wii U version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''.]]

[[File:LarryTokyo2020.png|thumb|Larry Koopa in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''.]]

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

{{quote2|Ahaaaaaaaaa! I love the smell of impending doom! It was my henchmen who hijacked this train, and it’ll be my henchmen who…keep the train, uh…hijacked.|Larry Koopa|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}

LarryColorSplash.png|Larry Koopa's battle on top of the train.

PMCS Larry Weak.png|Larry Koopa when he's been weakened by attacks, note the white eyelids.

PMCS Larry Idle Wand Animated.gif|Larry Koopa's pose with the wand when he's idle, note how he's holding the wand in his right hand.

PMCS Larry Casting.gif|Larry Koopa casting a magic attack with his wand, note how he's holding the wand in his left hand.

PMCS Larry Disappearing.gif|Larry Koopa casting the spell to disappear in the smoke, note how he's holding the wand in his left hand.

In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Larry Koopa appears as a playable skin along with the rest of the Koopalings.

[[File:SMWGPB4 Larry Bowl Cut.png|thumb|left|Larry Koopa with uncombed hair in ''Super Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura'']]

[[File:LarryKoopaArtwork.png|thumb|The current appearance of Larry Koopa in the ''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'']]

Larry is rather similar to his siblings, sharing the regular yellow and tan skin and green head color. He is set apart by his blue hair (which has since been changed to light blue), that are usually combed to resemble a cockscomb,<ref name="comb"/> whose appearance remained relatively consistent over time. Another more recent distinguishing and noticeable trait is the blue star on the side of his head, which is similar to [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]'s star and the stripes on the side of [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy's]] head; this star was not added until ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. With early official information depicting him as much shorter than Mario<ref>[http://pressthebuttons.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83452033569e201b8d0b43f5b970c 1993 Nintendo Character Guide Comparison Chart.] ''Press The Buttons''. Retrieved October 14, 2015.</ref>, Larry is still shorter than Mario in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', but varies in height between games, with his shortest modern appearance being in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and his tallest being in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', and is overall slightly shorter than Ludwig. Larry has two, fang-like teeth in the upper corners of both sides of his snout, similar to Roy (though, originally, he had four protruding teeth), along with a complete set of teeth as shown in the battle against him and Ludwig in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', when he flails his wand against Paper Mario and when he's falling after being hit by his own bomb<ref name="PJLarryLudwig1stbattle" />. His mouth is feline-shaped, as his lips are deeply curved, and his nose is flat; it is relatively the same as Roy's aside from the jawline. He also has a plated belly and padded feet.

He has large, oval eyes that are light blue, like [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]; however, his in-game sprites in ''Super Mario World'' depict them as green due to the SNES's color palette limitations. For the same reason, his hair is depicted as white in his ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' sprites. Artwork for ''Super Mario World'' revealed that he has green eyelids as well<ref>[[Media:SMWLarryfight.png|Artwork of the fight with Larry Koopa in ''Super Mario World]], ''Nintendo Power Super Mario World Guide''. Page 20</ref>, that reappear in ''Super Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura'' (''Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book ④ Larry's Mischief'') and, more recently, ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'',<ref>Boss Fight Database (September 28, 2016). [https://youtu.be/_OvXkC5G4ok?t=347 Paper Mario Color Splash: Larry Boss Fight (1080p 60fps)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 29, 2016.</ref> in this latter game being rather white colored. His head is oval-shaped as well. He is on the small side when compared to the others. His shell is also light blue, lined with a white encasing, and the multiple, short spikes are circled with blue rings; originally, his shell was green, as seen in both his artwork and his sprites for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'', which was changed to its current color in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. He wears the same metal, spiked cuffs as the other Koopalings.

[[File:SMWGPB4 Larry Combed.png|thumb|left|Larry Koopa having just combed his hair in ''Super Mario Chie Asobi Ehon ④ Larry No Itazura''.]]

His trophy description in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' describes him with "aggressive tendencies". While this may reference his short temper in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', ''New Super Mario Bros 2'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', this may also have earned him his apparent position as head of the [[Koopa Troop]] special forces (which are considered to be the Koopalings themselves in his ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS'' English trophy, his ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' U.K. English trophy and his ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' [[Boxing Ring]] stage screen alias). At least one instance of his short temper was ignited when Starlow insulted Larry by calling him "shrimp", implying that he suffered from a Napoleon complex. The North American version of ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', however, states he has a "serious case of little-brother syndrome", suggesting that he feels overshadowed by or inferior to his older siblings. He also seems to have an interest in sports, as he uses bombs as bowling balls in ''Hotel Mario'', he uses a tennis racket to hit his own fireballs in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and he performs a special glider trick when riding sport bikes in ''Mario Kart 8''. Despite this interest, he has never appeared in any of the ''Super Mario'' sports games. In the Wii U version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Larry got 'hooked' on Equestrian and can't seem to stop talking about it to the [[Mii|player]]. ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' also implies he may have an interest in video games as Roy, after he and Wendy fail to get Larry to help them, says that he is "probably off playing video games or something." ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' shows that he didn't possess a lot of stamina, as he was quite far behind his family, trying to catch his breath, while his siblings were trying to help Bowser up off the ground. Although, this may be due to the fact that he was residing in World 1, presumably the furthest world from Bowser's Castle in World 8. He also frequently gets dizzy after spinning, as shown in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' when he attacks by spinning his shell, and in his 1st place victory animation in ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''<ref name="1stplaceRio3DS">Zephiel810 (February 20, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmgWbMyYeyw Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS) - All Character Victory Animations]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 26, 2016.</ref> and ''Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games''.

In the Japanese manual for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Larry speaks in a masculine manner while thinking lowly of the [[Mushroom World]]'s [[kings]] and suggesting he and his siblings only follow orders because they don't want Bowser to yell at them. The official strategy guide for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' has Larry being depicted as taunting and arrogant, believing Mario won't deduce his weaknesses, and also has a strange accent where he pronounces "th-" syllables with "d" syllables. In the Wii U version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'', Larry is shown to speak genuinely in a respectful way sometimes, as shown when the player beats him in Equesterian, where he admits that the player is too good, but then tells them to forget it and says, "Anything I'll say will sound like an excuse. I'll just have to give it my all next time!" In ''Mario is Missing!'', Larry even attempts to talk his way out of being defeated by Luigi when sensing that the latter is about to defeat him. In ''Mario Kart 8'', Larry's silhouette could be seen in the Electrodrome race track as a disk jockey, implying that he may have an interest in that profession, or an interest in music in general. The same game also has him operating a business known as [[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Larry Lights|Larry Lights]], which based on the name implies that he does some electrician or pyrotechnic work. His Prima Official Game Guide bio of the game also states that he is a "cheatsy devil" (which may be a reference to his cartoon counterpart) and an experienced schemer. In volume 41 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', Larry was accused of being a {{wp|Nanpa|flirt}} by [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]], as he and [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|his brother]] caught Larry for hitting on their mother. In ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', he is shown to be something of a glutton, as evidenced by his (anonymously) having Mario prepare a massive steak and specifically requesting that he wants the best prepared steak, the fact that he uses the train's chimney to revive stamina via hearts that a Shy Guy was delivering to him, and upon being beaten his deeply considering getting some lamb chops. Like in the instruction booklet for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Larry also makes clear that his motives for hijacking the train to get the Orange Big Paint Star is specifically to avoid upsetting Bowser, although in this case, he claims he pities Bowser when he's upset due to citing that his disappointed face was "heartbreaking." When he is defeated, Larry ends up stating he'll have to go on the lam due to failing Bowser, feeling he can't face him ever again, although the term "lam" caused him to think of getting lamb chops. When winning a medal, Larry also felt that his horse should at least get something for his hard work, and implies that he intends to get the horse carrots as his way of thanking it.

In ''The Adventures of the Super Mario Bros. 3'' and the ''Super Mario World'' animated series, Larry was known as Cheatsy Koopa and he was given a personality to match his name, as he was sneaky, unfair, and devious. For example, he attempts to double-cross Bowser in his attempt to obtain the Mushroom Kingdom from Princess Peach in "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]". He also eavesdrops on a conversation between [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] in "[[The Yoshi Shuffle]]". It is also shown that he enjoys listening to music, as shown in the episode "Never Koop a Koopa", where he is ignoring his father's lecture and listening to music on a set of headphones. He seems to be sarcastic too, as shown in "[[Gopher Bash]]", he says ''Don't just help him! Stand there!'' to his minions. In the PC version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', Larry is shown acting tough as the first guard, but shows cowardice once Luigi gains a [[Fire Flower]] and has the potential to destroy him. Like Ludwig, he is also into horror to some degree, as seen in ''Hotel Mario'', since the room that the player fights him in is called "Larry's Scary Lair". His hotel itself is very dark and the entrance states, "THIS MINE IS MINE". Larry's hotel tagline may also indicate a greedy side to him, since the name of the hotel shows that Larry is very possessive of his belongings.

While the games don't reveal much about the relationship between Larry and his siblings, both ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' and the 3DS version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'' reveal that Larry has some kind of admiration for Ludwig, whom he tries to imitate, although he still isn't able to replicate all his moves without getting dizzy. In the former game, he always fights with Ludwig in the battles and is never seen alone with his other siblings, furthermore he also shows more respect towards him than his brothers, calling him ''boss'' and accepting to have him as his lead even after Ludwig's leadership among the Koopalings has been questioned<ref>BeardBear (December 3, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlBs_Qspg6c Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Walkthrough Part 27 | Neo Bowser Castle #5 & Bosses Koopalings]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 26, 2016.</ref>; in battle he also follows him trying to imitate his moves, but gets dizzy after spinning in the shell<ref name="PJLarryLudwig1stbattle" />. In the latter game, Larry's 1st place victory animation starts by imitating Ludwig's 2nd and 3rd place victory animation, but after spinning he again gets dizzy<ref name="1stplaceRio3DS" /><ref>Zephiel810 (February 25, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtAS9Ve453g Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS) - All Character 2nd/3rd Place Animations]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 26, 2016.</ref>. In ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', he was also shown to be very defensive towards Morton, as when Bowser Jr. was chewing him out for "stealing" his glory, Larry Koopa cut in and began shouting at Bowser Jr. and telling him off regarding his behavior to Morton.

Like the other Koopalings, Larry has shown the ability to generate magic blasts and spit fireballs, as well as walk, run, jump and spin inside of his shell. He is usually the weakest of the group due to him being faced in battle before the others in most games. However, on some occasions he is actually the last to be fought and his abilities are altered accordingly. In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' the only magic he can perform with his wand is to make a low heated blue fire ball. Unlike the other Koopalings, Larry doesn't show any signs of improvisation, as he keeps his battle tactics mostly the same when the player fights him the second time (neither has he ever used [[Warp Pipe]]s in his battles, unlike his siblings). In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' he has the same stats as Iggy and uses the same technique of spinning around at extreme speeds in order to make his foes dizzy. He is unique in that he uses a tennis racket to spar with the Mario Bros. before the actual battle, and uses the same racket during the battle to send back some of his fireballs intercepted by the Bros. hammers. He is also capable of utilizing poison and burn status effects as a deterrent against Bros. Attacks. In ''Hotel Mario'', he uses a bowling ball against them. In ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', he fires energy blasts at Mario that ricochet against obstacles, similar to Wendy's rings. He also used water geysers to his advantage in his battle in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. In ''Super Mario World'', Larry shares Iggy's tactics against the Mario Bros. by throwing balls at them that he keeps in his shell. However, he also raises the stakes by having Podoboos periodically jump up, and flings balls at a faster frequency than Iggy. In addition, Larry seems to have superhuman durability, being dunked into lava and survived Mario destroying his castle while he was still in the lava in ''Super Mario World'', for example.

*'''Bio:''' ''Lightweight Larry is right at home on the ''Mario Kart 8'' circuit. Of all the Koopalings, Larry is quite the cheatsy devil, and an experienced schemer.''

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