Climbing Koopa

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Climbing Koopa
Artwork of Mario hitting a Climbing Koopa on a fence, from Super Mario World.
Artwork of Mario punching a Climbing Koopa through a fence for Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012)
Variant of Koopa Troopa
Comparable

A Climbing Koopa[1][2] (also formatted as climbing Koopa),[3] also called a fence-climbing Koopa[3] or crawling Koopa,[4] is a Koopa Troopa that climbs fences. Climbing Koopas appear in the Super Mario series, particularly within Super Mario World, New Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and New Super Mario Bros. 2.

In Super Mario World, Climbing Koopas are found in castles and come in two colors: green and red. The green variety moves slowly, while the red variety is as fast as Mario and Luigi. Climbing Koopas move in one direction, either horizontal or vertical. When they reach the edge of the fence, they flip to the opposite side of the fence, but only if a wall is not in the way. They can be easily defeated by fireballs, punches from the opposite side of the fence, or simply having the player be on top of the Koopas as they pass by. The bottom two eight-by-eight tiles on their back sprites appear to be flipped by mistake, due to the bottom line on their shells moving opposite of the rest of the shells. They also grant point combos when the player steps on them while climbing on the fence, allowing the player to earn extra lives. They do not turn into Mask Koopas after the player completes the Special Zone (or finds all 96 goals in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2).

In Super Mario World, Climbing Koopas appear in #1 Iggy's Castle, #4 Ludwig's Castle, and Door 2 of Bowser's Castle. In New Super Mario Bros., Climbing Koopas appear in World 3-Tower; in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they appear only in World 4-Castle; and in New Super Mario Bros. 2, they appear in World 5-Tower and World 5-Castle. All retain their previous characteristics as in Super Mario World.

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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 they are associated with in the "Notes" column.

Climbing Koopa[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 金網ノコノコ[5][6]:54, 114, 144
Kanaami Nokonoko
Wire Mesh Koopa Troopa
ノコノコ(金網)[7][6]:195
Nokonoko (Kanaami)
Koopa Troopa (Wire Mesh) New Super Mario Bros. 2
Italian Koopa scalatore[8] Koopa climber Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Koopa Scalatore[9]:195 Koopa Climber New Super Mario Bros. 2
Spanish Koopa Troopa escalador[10] Climber Koopa Troopa

Green Climbing Koopa[edit]

"Green Climbing Koopa" refers to a specific type of Climbing Koopa Troopa that moves slowly in Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. The Climbing Koopas in New Super Mario Bros. Wii are recognized as this type despite being the only one present in the game.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese みどり金網ノコノコ[11]
Midori Kanaami Nokonoko
Green Climbing Koopa
金網ノコノコ(緑)[5][6]:54, 114, 144
Kanaami Nokonoko (Midori)
Climbing Koopa (Green)
Italian Koopa Scalatore Verde[9]:144 Green Climbing Koopa New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Koopa scalatore verde[9]:54 Super Mario World
Koopa Scalatore verde[9]:114 New Super Mario Bros.
Spanish Koopa Troopa escalador verde[10] Green Climbing Koopa

Red Climbing Koopa[edit]

"Red Climbing Koopa" refers to a specific type of Climbing Koopa Troopa that moves quickly in Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あか金網ノコノコ[11]
Aka Kanaami Nokonoko
Red Climbing Koopa
金網ノコノコ(赤)[5][6]:54, 114
Kanaami Nokonoko (Aka)
Climbing Koopa (Red)
Italian Koopa Scalatore rosso[9]:114 Red Climbing Koopa New Super Mario Bros.
Koopa scalatore rosso[9]:54 Super Mario World
Spanish Koopa Troopa escalador rojo[10] Red Climbing Koopa

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario World entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:17:58 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ English New Super Mario Bros. Wii entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:56:56 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ a b Winter 2002. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 4. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  4. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 60.
  5. ^ a b c Shogakukan editors (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 14.
  6. ^ a b c d Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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.
  7. ^ Weekly Famitsu Editorial Department (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: Famitsu (Japanese). ISBN 4-047284-30-0. Page 27.
  8. ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (June 2002). Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 1. Milan: Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 81.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
  10. ^ a b c Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario World" 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 54.
  11. ^ a b スーパーマリオワールド | ヒストリー | マリオポータル. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved 26 Sep. 2025.