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The , also called the Koopa Kids, are a group of seven fictional characters in Nintendo's Mario series of video game. Their names are Ludwig von Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Wendy O. Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr. and Larry Koopa. They first appeared in the NES game Super Mario Bros. 3, and again in the Super NES games Super Mario World and Yoshi's Safari. Following these appearances, however, they were not seen in any major roles until 15 years after Yoshi's Safari in the Wii game New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They were originally conceived as a replacement for recurring appearances of series villain Bowser; series creator Shigeru Miyamoto tasked the designers of Super Mario Bros. 3 with creating Koopalings, and the seven best designs were chosen as the basis for the characters. Their names and appearances are based on music, particularly rock and roll.

They have made several appearances in other media, most notably in the cartoon The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, which featured entirely different names for the Koopalings due to them not having official names by the time of its airing. Since Super Mario Bros. 3, they have received positive reception, with critics citing them for adding variety to the series' villains compared to when the series merely featured Bowser multiple times. Critics bemoaned the lack of the Koopalings in many games, commenting on how it has taken more than 15 years for them to get another major appearance, as well as criticizing Bowser Jr. for replacing them.

The Koopalings were conceived by various game designers who were challenged to come up with new bosses for Super Mario Bros. 3; the favourite designs were chosen for the seven Koopalings. Most of the Koopalings have wild punk hairstyles and are named after musicians. Iggy Koopa's name comes from Iggy Pop; Morton Koopa, Jr.'s name comes from Morton Downey, Jr., while the scar star on his eye is based on KISS guitarist Paul Stanley's makeup; Lemmy Koopa's name comes from Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead; Ludwig Von Koopa's name and hairstyle comes from Ludwig van Beethoven; Roy Koopa's name comes from Roy Orbison, as do his horn-rimmed glasses; Wendy O. Koopa's name comes from Wendy O. Williams; and Larry Koopa's name comes from Larry King. The names of the Koopalings in the DiC-made The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 show were made due to the fact that at the time, none of the Koopalings had names yet, requiring them to name them themselves.

The Koopalings first appeared in the NES video game, Super Mario Bros. 3, where they each conquer one of seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, transform their kings into various creatures, and steal their wands. After being defeated, they would again appear in the Super NES video game Super Mario World, where each Koopaling captured a Yoshi egg and lay in wait in a castle in each of the game's seven worlds. They have also made appearances in other Mario titles, including Hotel Mario, Yoshi's Safari, and Mario is Missing!. Since Hotel Mario, they had not made an appearance in a video game for nine years, until the 2003 Game Boy Advance video game Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Though they were intended to have appeared in Super Princess Peach in some fashion, they were ultimately removed from the game. When Electronic Gaming Monthly brought up the Koopa Kids and why they weren't in the Wii game Super Mario Galaxy, director Yoshiaki Koizumi commented that he didn't feel that they fit in it well. Aside from brief mentions and a cameo appearance of one of the Koopalings in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, they again were never seen in a video game, until six years later with the 2009 release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, acting in a similar capacity to their roles in their first two games.

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