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The '''Koopalings''', also known as '''Bowser's Minions''' in Japanese and the British English localizations of some games, and in certain American works as the '''Koopa Kids''', are a seven-member clan of recurring enemies in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, portrayed as siblings<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130203161534/http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters/ As explained on the Koopalings' profile on the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' official site], | The '''Koopalings''', also known as '''Bowser's Minions''' in Japanese and the British English localizations of some games, and in certain American works as the '''Koopa Kids''', are a seven-member clan of recurring enemies in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, portrayed as siblings<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130203161534/http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters/ 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><ref name="Encyclopedia"/> who act as leaders of the [[Koopa Troop]] under [[Bowser]]. Individually, they are named [[Larry Koopa|Larry]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]], [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]], [[Roy Koopa|Roy]], [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]], and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]. Although [[Bowser Jr.]] is not a member of the Koopalings, they sometimes act as his personal minions. | ||
The Koopalings debuted in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and later appeared as bosses in various [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]-era ''Super Mario'' games before going on a long hiatus, reappearing once in 2003's ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', and then being redesigned for 2009's ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', which has since been followed by numerous appearances as both bosses in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' platformers and playable characters in various spinoffs. They have also appeared in various other media, including the cartoon ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', which featured entirely different names for the characters due to them not having official names at the time of its production phase. | The Koopalings debuted in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and later appeared as bosses in various [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]-era ''Super Mario'' games before going on a long hiatus, reappearing once in 2003's ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', and then being redesigned for 2009's ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', which has since been followed by numerous appearances as both bosses in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' platformers and playable characters in various spinoffs. They have also appeared in various other media, including the cartoon ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', which featured entirely different names for the characters due to them not having official names at the time of its production phase. | ||