Editing Big Koopa Troopa

{{about|the giant version of [[Koopa Troopa]]|the giant version of [[Red Electrokoopa]] also referred to as "Giant Koopa"|[[Electro-Koopa King]]|the enemy in ''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]''|[[Big Troopa]]}}
{{distinguish|Mega Koopa}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MLSSBMBigKoopaTroopa.png]]<br>Sprite from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' (1986)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Koopa Troopa]]
|variants=[[Big Dry Bones]]<br>[[Big Koopa Paratroopa]]
|relatives=[[Ankoopa]]
|comparable=[[Kodeka Maimai]]
|notable=[[Hookbill the Koopa]]<br>[[Kent C. Koopa]]<br>[[Koopa the Quick]]
}}
{{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 [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
In the 1986 anime ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', an unusually large green Koopa Troopa appears during a walking montage scene. It looks curiously at a passing [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Haru-ōji|Kibidango]] before jumping on them. However, Mario uses the power of the [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]] he had recently acquired to push it off of them by growing even larger than it. The next shot of it shows it apparently regressed to normal size, staring at the super-sized Mario next to a similarly shocked [[Buzzy Beetle]].

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:Big Koopa Troopa.png|frame|left]]
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/>
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====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|Nintendo DS remake]], a single Giant Koopa known as [[Koopa the Quick]] appears on the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] and [[Tiny-Huge Island]] as a friendly racing rival to Mario.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:GargantuaKoopaSMG2.png|thumb|Three Giant Koopas in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
Giant Koopas reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the [[Supermassive Galaxy]]. Only three are found patrolling a solitary planetoid where they attempt to flatten Mario if he gets in their way. They can only be defeated with a [[Spin Drill]] by drilling into their belly from the opposite side of the planet. If [[Mario]] performs a [[Long Jump]] on a Giant Koopa so that he catches up with it each time, he can get [[Extra life|1-UP]]s for every consecutive time he stomps onto it after seven initial consecutive jumps, allowing maximum lives to be gained. Once one is defeated, it drops one [[coin]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U''====
[[File:NSMBU Jungle of the Giants Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Big Koopa Troopa in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.]]
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.

Big Koopa Troopas also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', in [[Giant Swing-Along]].

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Big Koopa Troopas come in green and red varieties in the level builder game, ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. 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'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]], 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]].

===''Paper Mario''===
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', a greedy and nearsighted Giant Koopa named [[Kent C. Koopa]] appears as an optional boss in the game. Notably, he has taught the [[Koopa Bros.]] how to fight, and is known as a 'bully,' who refuses to let Mario pass unless Mario pays 100 [[coin]]s. If Mario disobeys him, Mario and his partners must fight Kent C. Koopa to get him to return to [[Koopa Village]].

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
A Big Koopa Troopa can be found in [[Wiggler Park]] as an obstacle in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''.

===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
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]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Anime Big Troopa.png|A large Koopa Troopa from ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''
GargantuaKoopa.png|A Giant Koopa from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
Lego SM-71412 Big Bad Island.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Turtle Zone]] - A place in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' that takes place in a giant Koopa Troopa.

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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|name1=NokonokoLandBig
|meaning1=Big [[Koopa Troopa#Internal names|Land Koopa Troopa]]
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
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|name2=巨大リクノコ (''Kyodai Riku Noko'')
|meaning2=Giant [[Koopa Troopa#Internal names|Land Koopa]]
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign 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>
|JapR=Kyodai Nokonoko
|Jap2=でかノコノコ
|Jap2R=Deka Nokonoko
|JapM=Giant Koopa Troopa
|Jap2M=Big Koopa Troopa
|FreE=Maxi-Koopa
|FreEM=Maxi-Koopa
|Ger=Riesen-Koopa
|GerM=Giant Koopa
|Ita=Koopa Gargantroopa (''SMB3'')
|Ita2=Koopa gigante
|ItaM=From "Gargantua", meaning giant/enormous
|Ita2M=Giant Koopa
|ChiS=大喏库喏库
|ChiSR=Dà Nuòkùnuòkù
|ChiT=大喏庫喏庫
|ChiTR=Dà Nuòkùnuòkù
|ChiSM=Big Koopa Troopa
|ChiTM=Big Koopa Troopa
|Spa=Gran Koopa
|SpaM=Big Koopa
}}

==References==
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