Editing Shell Mario

{{form infobox
|image=[[File:MLBISBJJShellMario.png]]<br>Shell Mario in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|powers=Swim faster and more accurately, dodge attacks, slide through enemies
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|item=[[Blue Shell]]
|applies_to=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]]
}}
'''Shell Mario''' and '''Shell Luigi'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet|page=24}}</ref> (also known as '''Koopa Mario''' and '''Koopa Luigi'''<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201223859/http://newsupermariobrosds.nintendo.com/|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' official website}}</ref>) are the forms of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] that they take by wearing a [[Blue Shell]]. The form debuted in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' It is the only power-up introduced in said game that does not appear in any of its sequels.
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
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[[File:ShellMario.png|thumb|Shell Mario in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
[[File:ShellMarioNSMB.png|frame|left]]
Shell Mario is a form in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' It allows Mario to swim faster and with more accuracy, and gives him the [[Hammer Suit]]-like ability to dodge the attacks of enemies when he crouches. As long as he keeps ducking, he is safely protected from most enemies, but it will not protect him from [[Bob-omb]] explosions, [[Spike Ball|Spiked Ball]]s, [[hammer]]s thrown by [[Hammer Bro]]s. or [[Sledge Bro]]s., [[boomerang]]s from the [[Boomerang Bro]]s., and the [[volcanic debris]] from [[World 8-8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-8]]. If Mario runs for a short time, or crouches while on a downward slope, he slides in the shell through a maneuver titled the [[shell dash]], allowing Mario to defeat enemies such as [[Thwomp]]s and [[Boo]]s while along the way. However, the shell dash mechanics also make it almost impossible to [[Triple Jump]], while [[Double Jump (consecutive)|Double Jump]]ing becomes harder to perform, because Mario goes into the shell to slide shortly after he begins to run.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
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Shell Mario returns in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its 3DS remake]]. The power-up is first acquired in the skies of [[Toad Town]], where it was introduced by the [[Koopa Paratroopa Trio]]. Mario can turn into Shell Mario by striking [[shell block]]s (which were spread around the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] when Mario and Luigi hit a giant version of them back in Toad Town). Luigi can then hit Mario using his hammer, and this makes Mario go into the shell, spinning straight in the direction he was facing. This can be used to hit blocks and platform-moving levers in areas which Mario and Luigi cannot directly go into, and hit enemies in the field to stun them. However, because the shell is so heavy, Mario is unable to jump in it. If he does, he loses the shell. It serves a similar purpose to [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]'s field abilities in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'']] series.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMB Asset Sprite Shell Luigi.png|Shell Luigi in ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMB ShellDash.png|Shell Mario doing a shell dash in ''New Super Mario Bros.''
World1-3NSMB.png|Shell Mario about to touch a [[Red Ring]] in [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-3]] of ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMB W2-A 2.png|Shell Mario using a [[Spin Block (New Super Mario Bros.)|Spin Block]] in [[World 2-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-A]] of ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMB Shell Luigi.png|Shell Luigi swimming quickly in ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMB 2-Pipe.png|Shell Mario on the world map of [[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2]] in ''New Super Mario Bros.''
Shell Mario Luigi BIS.gif|Animation of Luigi hitting Shell Mario with his hammer in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''
MLBISDX ShellMarioUsage.png|Luigi hitting Shell Mario with his hammer in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''
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==Names in other languages==
===Shell Mario===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=コウラマリオ
|JpnR=Kōra Mario
|JpnM=Shell Mario
|ChiS=龟壳马力欧
|ChiSR=Guīké Mǎlì'ōu
|ChiSM=Shell Mario
|ChiT=龜殼瑪利歐
|ChiTR=Guīké Mǎlì'ōu
|ChiTM=Shell Mario
|Dut=Schild Mario
|DutM=Shield Mario
|Fre=Mario Koopa
|FreM=Koopa Mario
|Ger=Panzer-Mario
|GerM=Shell Mario
|Ita=Tarta Mario
|ItaM=Turtle Mario; ''tarta'' is short for ''tartaruga'' ("turtle")
|ItaN=''New Super Mario Bros.''
|Ita2=Mario guscio
|Ita2M=Shell Mario
|Ita2N=''Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''
|Kor=등껍질마리오
|KorR=Deungkkeopjil Mario
|KorM=Shell Mario
|PorE=Mario Carapaça
|PorEM=Shell Mario
|Spa=Mario Koopa
|SpaM=Koopa Mario
}}

===Shell Luigi===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=コウラルイージ
|JpnR=Kōra Ruīji
|JpnM=Shell Luigi
|ChiS=龟壳路易吉
|ChiSR=Guīké Lùyìjí
|ChiSM=Shell Luigi
|ChiT=龜殼路易吉
|ChiTR=Guīké Lùyìjí
|ChiTM=Shell Luigi
|Dut=Schild Luigi
|DutM=Shield Luigi
|Fre=Luigi Koopa
|FreM=Koopa Luigi
|Ger=Panzer-Luigi
|GerM=Shell Luigi
|Ita=Tarta Luigi
|ItaM=Turtle Luigi; ''tarta'' is short for ''tartaruga'' ("turtle")
|Kor=등껍질루이지
|KorR=Deungkkeopjil Ru'iji
|KorM=Shell Luigi
|PorE=Luigi Carapaça
|PorEM=Shell Luigi
|Spa=Luigi Koopa
|SpaM=Koopa Luigi
}}

==Notes==
*In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|port]], the player can crouch while holding a [[Koopa Shell]] to shell dash with it similar to Shell Mario.

==References==
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{{Mario forms}}
[[Category:Mario forms]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. forms]]
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