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{{about|the helicopter-like vehicle often piloted by Bowser Jr|Bowser's personal airship|[[Koopa Clown Car]]}}

[[File:Mario n Rabbids - Bowser Jr Artwork.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Bowser Jr. riding the Junior Clown Car in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'']]

The '''Junior Clown Car''' is a miniature version of [[Bowser]]'s [[Koopa Clown Car]] commonly used by [[Bowser Jr.]] Like the original, it is a helicopter-like vehicle with an innocent clown face on the front, which has the ability to change its expression, but with a smaller smile. Its rim and propeller are colored the same shade of green as Bowser Jr.'s head. Compared to the Koopa Clown Car, the Junior Clown Car has been shown to be more versatile, especially in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], boasting more weapons and functions in its arsenal than the original including boxing glove-covered mechanical arms, wheels and thrusters, and built-in [[Grinder (obstacle)|Grinders]], drills and wrecking balls. The Junior Clown Car's facial expressions are slightly different from the original's, since it cannot shed tears when it's sad, yet it can frown when it is angry, a trait that the original lacks.

 

===[[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]===

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', the Junior Clown Car is introduced as Bowser Jr.'s version of the Koopa Clown Car. Bowser Jr. uses this vehicle twice in battle, and for the third time, he ditches it for the original clown car. [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad (character)|Yellow Toad]], and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] can also ride [[RemoCon Clown|smaller copters]] exclusively in {{world|6|airship}}. These smaller copters highly resemble a usual Clown Car, except it lacks a face and feature an M or L, or a yellow or blue mushroom logo on it depending on the player. Shaking the Wii Remote produces a move similar to that of a [[Spin Jump]], and crashing into Bowser Jr. with this maneuver is required to shove him into the surrounding electricity.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U''====

[[File:Bowserjr NSMBU.png|thumb|left|Bowser Jr. in the Junior Clown Car in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]  

The Junior Clown Car returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. Like with the [[Koopalings]] stylizing their [[Airship]]s, Bowser Jr. has customized his Junior Clown Car with various enhancements, including boxing gloves. Similar to the ''Paper Mario'' version of the Koopa Clown Car and Junior Clown Car, Bowser Jr.'s car has its angry face on for the entire time.

===[[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]===  

In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', [[Bowser Jr.]] uses his Clown Car primarily as a mode of transformation and uses it (or variations of it) during his minigames. Additionally, in the [[Bumper Sparks]] [[minigame]], players use vehicles very similar to the Junior Clown Car's playable counterparts to bump into Bowser Jr. to try to knock him into the electric barrier, just like ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In [[Bowser Jr. Breakdown]], the Junior Clown Car merges with a larger, claw-armed model for the boss fight.  Bowser and Bowser Jr. also ride their respective vehicles in the ending.

===[[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]===

The Junior Clown Car appears in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. It's mostly used as his mode of transportation, but Bowser Jr. uses it during all of his battles. In [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]], it can shoot fireballs or Spiked Balls for attacks. The Clown Car also uses its protection shield from previous titles to block attacks.

A Junior Clown Car makes a cameo appearance in [[Emerald Circus]] of ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. The concept art shows that it was originally going to be a Koopa Clown Car.

===[[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]===

Both the normal version and paper versions of the Junior Clown Car appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. They are initially used by the Bowser Jrs. to flee [[Mount Brrr]] with the Kameks and Princesses. Later, the paper version is used by Paper Bowser Jr. at Bowser's Castle to recapture the Princesses after they escape. Both versions are used during the boss battle against the duo. Much like Dream Team, Bro Attacks that do not hit from above are nullified by the cars.

Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings make their [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] debut as unlockable newcomers in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and starting newcomers in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and will reappear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', piloting the Junior Clown Car. Each Koopaling drives a specific-colored Junior Clown Car that have yellow lights for eyes instead of black proper eyes like Bowser Jr.'s version, though since the Koopalings are alternate costumes for Bowser Jr., they all fight identically, using various weapons the clown car is equipped with. In fact, aside from Bowser Jr.'s up special and [[Final Smash]], the Junior Clown Car itself does most of the attacking. In addition, the player takes less damage if the clown car is hit rather than Bowser Jr. or the Koopalings.

In [[Palutena]]'s [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|guidance conversations]] about the Koopalings, their Clown Cars are called a mass-produced type of Koopa Clown Car, with [[Pit (character)|Pit]] concluding that Bowser Jr. must have "preferential treatment."

 

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Bowser Jr.'s down tilt attack will now allow the Junior Clown Car to consume food with its tongue, which can be useful for healing damage from a distance. Bowser's Jr.'s standard special attack, [[Cannonball]], can have multiple cannonballs on the screen as opposed to one.  

Bowser Jr - Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.png|[[Bowser Jr.]]

Larry SSB4 Artwork.jpg|[[Larry Koopa]]

Roy SSB4 Artwork.jpg|[[Roy Koopa]]

Wendy SSB4 Artwork.jpg|[[Wendy O. Koopa]]

Iggy SSB4 Artwork.jpg|[[Iggy Koopa]]

Morton SSB4 Artwork.jpg|[[Morton Koopa Jr.]]

Lemmy SSB4 Artwork.jpg|[[Lemmy Koopa]]

Ludwig SSB4 Artwork.jpg|[[Ludwig von Koopa]]

===''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''===

 

 

===''Martio Tennis'' series===

The Junior Clown Car appears in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', where Bowser Jr. and [[Spawny]] use it as transportation. Later, in the [[Lava Pits (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)|Lava Pits]], Bowser Jr. uses it as the cockpit of his [[Mecha Jr.]] machine. Unlike most depictions of the car, it does not change expression at all in this game.

|JapM=Koopa Jr. Clown, or Bowser Jr. Clown

|SpaA=Cápsula Koopayaso (''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'')

|SpaAM=Koopaclown Capsule}}

File:BJ NSMBW.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

File:BowserjrPMSS.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''

File:Bowser Jr. & Koopa Clown Car Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''

File:Bowser Jr - Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''

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