Gold Koopa

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Gold Koopa
A Gold Koopa
Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. 2
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (2019)
Variant of Koopa Troopa
Variants
Notable members

A Gold Koopa,[1] also referred to as a Gold Koopa Troopa[2] or Golden Koopa,[3] is a variety of Koopa Troopa introduced in New Super Mario Bros. 2, as Koopa Troopas under the effects of a Gold Ring. Gold Koopas look and behave much like their parent species, except that their shells and shoes are gold. When stomped on, they will retreat into their shell and give the player five coins. When a Gold Shell is thrown, a path of coins will follow it. Whenever a Gold Shell is thrown at an enemy, an increasing number of coins will be earned for each enemy defeated.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, a gold variant of Captain Koopa Troopa is unlocked whenever the Koopa Troopa amiibo is scanned in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode.

In Super Mario Odyssey, a Golden Koopa appears as one of the Roving Racers during rematches, replacing the purple Roving Racer. This same Koopa reappears as a playable character in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2020 New Year's Tour, where it is known as Gold Koopa (Freerunning).

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Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゴールデンノコノコ[4][5][6]
Gōruden Nokonoko
Golden Koopa Troopa
Chinese (simplified) 金色慢慢龟[6]
Jīnsè Mànmànguī (Mandarin)
Golden Koopa Troopa
Chinese (traditional) 金色慢慢龜[7][6]
Jīnsè Mànmànguī (Mandarin)
Golden Koopa Troopa
Dutch Gouden Koopa[8] Gold Koopa Troopa
French Koopa doré[6] Golden Koopa Troopa
Koopa d'or[9] New Super Mario Bros. 2
Koopa Troopa d'or[10] Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
German Gold-Koopa[11][6] Gold Koopa Troopa
Italian Koopa dorato[12][13][6] Golden Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopa dorato[14] Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Korean 골드엉금엉금[6]
Goldeu Eonggeumeonggeum
Gold Koopa Troopa
Portuguese (NOA) Koopa dourado[6] Golden Koopa Troopa
Portuguese (NOE) Koopa Dourado[15] Golden Koopa Troopa
Spanish (NOA) Koopa dorado[6] Golden Koopa Troopa
Spanish (NOE) Koopa dorado[16][6] Golden Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopa dorado[17] Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (2012). New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89552-3. Page 35.
  2. ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa Jan. 2025). New Super Mario Bros. 2. Mario Portal (English). Retrieved 23 Jan. 2025.
  3. ^ "This time a Golden Koopa has joined the field of Roving Racers and, unlike the others, this one can really jump!" – Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe (October 27, 2017). Super Mario Odyssey: Prima Official Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 9780744018882. Page 39.
  4. ^ Niioka, Yuya (2012). 『New スーパーマリオブラザーズ2 パーフェクトガイド』. Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 4-047284-30-0. Page 38.
  5. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. 2" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 195.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j In-game name for Gold Koopa (Freerunning) on the character selection screen from Mario Kart Tour.
  7. ^ 2013. 收集金幣. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Traditional Chinese). (Archived February 10, 2025, 00:32:39 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  8. ^ "Bovendien kun je op een gouden Koopa stampen en zijn schild werpen om er een vloed van munten uit te laten stromen die je kunt oprapen, terwijl gouden Cheep Cheeps een spoor van munten achter zich aanslepen." – Hints en tips voor het verzamelen van munten. Nintendo Official Site (Dutch). Retrieved 29 Oct. 2025.
  9. ^ « Et ce n'est pas tout : vous pouvez marcher sur un Koopa d'or et lancer sa carapace, qui créera une traînée de pièces à engranger aussitôt. » – Trucs et astuces pour récolter des pièces. Nintendo Official Site (French). Retrieved 29 Oct. 2025.
  10. ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 195.
  11. ^ Außerdem kannst du auf eine Gold-Koopa treten und aus ihrem Panzer die Münzen herausschleudern und hinter ihr aufsammeln, während die Gold-Cheep-Cheeps hinter sich eine Menge Münzen fallen lassen.“ – Tipps und Tricks rund um das Münzensammeln. Nintendo Official Site (German). Retrieved 29 Oct. 2025.
  12. ^ «Ma non è finita qui: se salti su un Koopa dorato e lanci la sua conchiglia, da questa uscirà un fiume di monete, che potrai subito intascare, mentre dietro i Pesci Smack dorati trovi sempre una scia di monete.» – Suggerimenti e consigli per raccogliere più monete. Nintendo Official Site (Italian). Retrieved 29 Oct. 2025.
  13. ^ Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein (2017). Super Mario Odyssey. Guida strategica ufficiale (Italian Edition). Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788866312789. Page 39.
  14. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 195.
  15. ^ «Para além disso, podes pisar um Koopa Dourado e lançar a sua carapaça para que liberte um fluxo de moedas, enquanto os Cheep Cheep Dourados deixarão uma fila de moedas atrás de si.» – Dicas e truques para apanhar moedas. Nintendo Official Site (European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 Oct. 2025.
  16. ^ «Pero no para ahí la cosa: puedes aplastar a un Koopa dorado y lanzar su caparazón para que vaya dejando tras de sí un chorro de monedas que luego podrás ir recolectando, mientras que los Cheep Cheep dorados dejan una hilera de monedas.» – Consejos para reunir monedas. Nintendo Official Site (European Spanish). Retrieved 29 Oct. 2025.
  17. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros. 2" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 195.