Editing Koopalings

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Official art of the Koopalings from ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Mario Bros. 2}}''.<br><small>From left to right: Lemmy, Wendy, Larry, Roy, Morton, Iggy, and Ludwig</small>

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The Koopalings were originally described as [[Bowser]]'s children and depicted as such in other media. However, newer games depict them with no familial relation to Bowser in the "current story", and they have only been referred to as particularly high-ranking minions of Bowser's following their reintroduction in ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Mario Bros. Wii}}'' after Bowser Jr.'s debut. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] stated in a 2012 interview that Bowser Jr. is an only child, distancing the relationship between Bowser and the Koopalings; despite this, re-releases of older games featuring the Koopalings have retained them as Bowser's children. ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' later made light of this confusing relationship, with [[Palutena's Guidance|Pit's Smash Taunt]] for the characters noting that their Junior Clown Cars are mass-produced as opposed to Bowser Jr.'s personalized vehicle; [[Viridi]] also notes that the relationship between the Koopalings and Bowser is "a real mystery".

In the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, Larry, Morton, Wendy, and Lemmy are voiced by {{s|mariowiki|Lani Minella}}, Iggy and Ludwig are voiced by {{s|mariowiki|Mike Vaughn}}, and Roy is voiced by {{s|mariowiki|Dan Falcone}}. Their voice clips from these games are used in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. However, from ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 8}}'' onward (except for ''{{s|mariowiki|Puzzle and Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Maker 2}}''), the Koopalings gained individual voice actors. While Roy continued to be voiced by Dan Falcone, Larry, Wendy, Lemmy, Iggy, Morton, and Ludwig are now respectively voiced by {{s|mariowiki|Michelle Hippe}}, {{s|mariowiki|Ashley Flannegan}}, {{s|mariowiki|Carlee McManus}}, {{s|mariowiki|Ryan Higgins}}, {{s|mariowiki|David Cooke}}, and {{s|mariowiki|David J. Goldfarb}}.

'''Ludwig''' ({{ja|ルドウィッグ|Rudowiggu}}, ''Ludwig'') is claimed to be the oldest Koopaling in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' strategy guide; the same guide also states that he is Bowser's second in command, though Bowser Jr. is now heir to the throne since his debut. However, this does not stop him from being the de facto leader of the Koopalings and the self-proclaimed leader in ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}}''. He is the last Koopaling fought in his debut and consistently as of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. However, in ''Super Mario World'' Ludwig is the fourth Koopaling to be fought, though he is the only one with a unique fighting style. Ludwig is heavily associated with the sky and clouds, presiding as the boss of those kinds of levels in most of the games he's appeared. He is also shown to have enhanced jumping capabilities in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', similar to Yoshi. Ludwig has the most voluminous hair of the Koopalings, and expresses high levels of cunning and skill. He has small eyes (like Morton), blue hair, a blue shell, and bears a single fang from his mouth. He is named after German composer and pianist {{s|wikipedia|Ludwig van Beethoven}}, even sharing his namesake's hairstyle. The title given to Ludwig in the Boxing Ring is "Pompous Prodigy" in ''Smash Wii U'' and ''Ultimate''. He is known as "Kooky" in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and the ''Super Mario World'' TV series.

While the Koopalings do not physically appear in-game, they are indirectly mentioned in [[List of SSBM trophies (Super Mario Bros. series)#Bowser|Bowser's trophy description]]; as this trophy was written prior to the introduction of Bowser Jr., it directly refers to the group as Bowser's own seven children.

In the 3DS version, Larry's trophy incorrectly says he is the "leader of the Koopalings, with aggressive tendencies to match." This is corrected in the NTSC Wii U version, but the PAL release retains this and labels him ''Leader of the Seven Minions''.

|ko={{ja|래리|Raeri}}, ''Larry''

|zh={{ja|拉里|Lālǐ}}, ''Larry''

|ko={{ja|로이|Roi}}, ''Roy''

|zh={{ja|洛伊|Luòyī}}, ''Roy''

|ja={{ja|ウェンディ|Wendi}}, ''Wendy''

|ko={{ja|웬디|Wendi}}, ''Wendy''

|zh_cn={{ja|温缇|Wēntí}}, ''Wendy''

|zh_tw={{ja|溫緹|Wēntí}}, ''Wendy''

|ko={{ja|이기|Igi}}, ''Iggy''

|ko={{ja|모톤|Moton}}, ''Morton''

|zh={{ja|莫顿|Mòdùn}}, ''Morton''

|ko={{ja|레미|Remi}}, ''Lemmy''

|zh={{ja|雷米|Léimǐ}}, ''Lemmy''

|ja={{ja|ルドウィッグ|Rudowiggu}}, ''Ludwig''

|ko={{ja|루드윅|Rudeuwik}}, ''Ludwig''

|zh={{ja|洛德威格|Luòdéwēigé}}, ''Ludwig''

*The Koopalings' order of alternate costume cycling is the same order in which they are faced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', except Roy and Morton have their places switched.