Editing Morton Koopa Jr.

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'''Morton Koopa Jr.''' (known as '''Big Mouth Koopa''' in the cartoons, and erroneously called '''Morton O. Koopa''' in the Playing with Power: Nintendo NES Classics guide)<ref>https://twitter.com/SMWikiOfficial/status/1010163658188607488</ref> is one of the [[Koopalings]], a clan of seven siblings<ref>[http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters/#/koopalings As explained on the Koopalings' profile on the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' official site], as well as [[List of trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Larry's ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy]].</ref> that act as leaders of the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]] under [[Bowser]] ([[Koopalings#Family relationship|originally considered his children]]). Morton stands out because of his primarily darker skin coloration and his white head with a star painted on the left side. Morton is named after famed talk show host and singer-songwriter {{wp|Morton Downey Jr.}} No in-universe explanation of his name was provided at the time, though the editors of the magazine ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' once claimed that when they asked Bowser why Morton Koopa was called "Junior", he was apparently in the middle of a family spat and denied having any sons, then pelted them with [[Bob-omb]]s until they left.<ref>https://videogamemagazineletters.tumblr.com/post/103478321189/all-in-the-family</ref>

====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====

Morton reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. He is first seen with [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]], [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]], and [[King Bob-omb]] on top of [[Mount Brrr]], where they shower the land with new enemies and terrain with the help of cannons. In [[Bowser's Castle]], Morton alongside Lemmy command the Papercraft King Boo, which they use to battle Mario & co., but are soon quickly defeated. He is then seen in [[Neo Bowser Castle]], where [[Hammer, Bros!|he attempts to stop the Mario gang]] from obtaining one of the [[Fire Ore]]s needed to create Papercraft Fire Mario. Later on in Neo Bowser Castle, after Mario and co. create the bridge leading to the Bowsers, he appears at the end of the bridge with Iggy and Lemmy, telling them to hurry up and push the button in order summon a large cannon that is aimed at Peach's Castle. At the end of the game, on top of Neo Bowser Castle, Morton is encountered one last time along with the rest of the Koopalings, where he is fought alongside Lemmy and Iggy. In his battle, he can mess up the bros' battle cards, making them do effects that are unknown to the player. After Lemmy and Iggy get dizzy from their own attacks, Morton attempts to get back at the Mario Bros. by lifting Iggy's Chain Chomp and throwing it at them. Mario and Luigi must use Paper Mario as a trampoline to bounce the Chain Chomp back to Morton. Failing to do so results in an instant [[Game Over]]. Successfully bringing the Chain Chomp back to Morton causes damage to him and leave him dizzy, as well as damaging Iggy and Lemmy even more. He remains dizzy until it is his turn to attack again if he hasn't been defeated. After the battle, Morton utters some last words, where he tells Bowser to forgive them for failing to defeat Mario and the others before exploding.

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

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

Morton appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' with the same role as the original game and added dialogue. His shockwave and fireball attacks have been modified slightly: he sends an extra shockwave after pounding the ground, and in addition to spitting fireballs at Mario and Luigi individually, he can also spit two fireballs that target both of them at once. These fireballs bounce on the ground once before landing on Mario and Luigi. Out of all the Koopalings, he is the only one to lack a special rule before the battle starts (such as swapping stats or adding a [[Time Bob-omb]]).

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

[[File:Morton Description.png|frame|Morton's description in ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey''|right]]

Morton appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', in the game's new side story ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey''. At the beginning of the game, he gives Bowser Jr. a Charred Spicy Drumstick in an attempt to get in good with him and along with the other Koopalings (besides Lemmy, who stayed at Bowser's Castle), helps him in his quest to find the ingredients for [[Skeletone Formula:D]].  

===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===

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

Morton makes his [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. In this game, he has stolen the red [[Big Paint Star]]. He is encountered at the top of [[The Crimson Tower]] and acts as the game's first boss. In combat, he uses his magic wand transformed into a large wooden hammer. In the first part of the battle, Morton stays on a pedestal taken into battle by two [[Shy Guy]]s, that also aid him in battle, and retreats on his shell as Mario attacks. While on the pedestal, Morton can attack by slamming on the ground, creating a shockwave that deals 4 HP of damage and inflicts the [[Crumpled]] status effect if not blocked. After the pedestal is blown away by Mario's hammer, Morton directly attacks Mario with the hammer, dealing 8 HP of damage, or by spinning his shell, dealing 12 HP of damage, then, after a while, he calls for two Shy Guys who bring another pedestal in battle and fight with him. Once Morton has received enough damage, he sets his hammer ablaze, drastically increasing its attack power to 48 HP, which, at the time of the battle, can very nearly defeat Mario, as his max HP is 50. The fire can be put out using a [[Fire Extinguisher]] Thing card, that leaves only the grip of the hammer intact, decreasing its attack power to 1 HP. Upon being defeated, Morton alludes to his Master ordering him to steal the red Big Paint Star, causing [[Huey]] to deduce that someone else was indeed searching for the Big Paint Stars. In the Japanese version upon being defeated, Morton instead says 「おかた」, which translates to ''this gentleman'', which was presumably done to avoid giving away that Bowser, or rather, Black Bowser had been behind the theft of the Paint Stars before his formal debut.