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Even though according to the trophy of the fourth installment in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series Morton is proudly more brawn than brains, similarly to Roy, the Japanese ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual implies that he is astute enough to realize whether there are any possible setbacks regarding defeating Mario and can likewise report the information to Bowser. Furthermore, in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', when Iggy and Lemmy are eager to fight the Mario Bros., Morton reminds them that they had just wiped out Wendy, Larry, Ludwig, and Roy beforehand. The English translation of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual instead tones down his thoughtful wording and makes him seem angry, a trait confirmed in the Nintendo Player's Guide for ''Super Mario Advance 4'', in which Morton is said to be a grouch with a cantankerous personality. Morton may have an interest in construction, as in ''Mario Kart 8'', there are advertisements for "Morton's Construction" with Morton's face on it. In [[Ice Ice Outpost]], many containers and machines present the "Morton" or "Morton Construction" logo on them, suggesting that his company is collaborating with the Toads of the "Toad Polar Expedition 2014-2015". Along with construction, one of his stunts include him flexing his muscles, which indicates that he likes showing off his strength. This latter trait, along with the preference of brawn over brains, is exacerbated in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', in which he boasts about his strength and weight while talking in an unintelligent, loud and simple manner, such as saying ''"MORTON STRONG! MORTON MORE TONS!"''. This is likely imitating his talking style in the Japanese versions of ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' and ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', where he doesn't use particles in his sentence. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Morton is always shouting and often speaks in the third person, but his sentences are more complete and concise. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Morton is again depicted as being unintelligent like in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'', with the Best Fitness Friends jokingly stating that he has 10 brain cells. Regardless of his intelligence or lack thereof, however, he still possessed a strong will like the other Koopalings, as Fawful was forced to use a maximum dosage of his brainwashing spray to bring him under his command, and in ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', he resisted the effects of Malatone:X long enough to attempt to warn Bowser Jr. to flee from him due to knowing he can no longer control himself. It's also implied that he was a bit of a bad cook, as when offering Bowser Jr. a piece of meat, he mentioned that while Morton was strong, "Fire stronger", and Bowser Jr. was reluctant to eat it. | Even though according to the trophy of the fourth installment in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series Morton is proudly more brawn than brains, similarly to Roy, the Japanese ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual implies that he is astute enough to realize whether there are any possible setbacks regarding defeating Mario and can likewise report the information to Bowser. Furthermore, in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', when Iggy and Lemmy are eager to fight the Mario Bros., Morton reminds them that they had just wiped out Wendy, Larry, Ludwig, and Roy beforehand. The English translation of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual instead tones down his thoughtful wording and makes him seem angry, a trait confirmed in the Nintendo Player's Guide for ''Super Mario Advance 4'', in which Morton is said to be a grouch with a cantankerous personality. Morton may have an interest in construction, as in ''Mario Kart 8'', there are advertisements for "Morton's Construction" with Morton's face on it. In [[Ice Ice Outpost]], many containers and machines present the "Morton" or "Morton Construction" logo on them, suggesting that his company is collaborating with the Toads of the "Toad Polar Expedition 2014-2015". Along with construction, one of his stunts include him flexing his muscles, which indicates that he likes showing off his strength. This latter trait, along with the preference of brawn over brains, is exacerbated in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', in which he boasts about his strength and weight while talking in an unintelligent, loud and simple manner, such as saying ''"MORTON STRONG! MORTON MORE TONS!"''. This is likely imitating his talking style in the Japanese versions of ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' and ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', where he doesn't use particles in his sentence. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Morton is always shouting and often speaks in the third person, but his sentences are more complete and concise, although in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', he speaks normally. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Morton is again depicted as being unintelligent like in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'', with the Best Fitness Friends jokingly stating that he has 10 brain cells. Regardless of his intelligence or lack thereof, however, he still possessed a strong will like the other Koopalings, as Fawful was forced to use a maximum dosage of his brainwashing spray to bring him under his command, and in ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', he resisted the effects of Malatone:X long enough to attempt to warn Bowser Jr. to flee from him due to knowing he can no longer control himself. It's also implied that he was a bit of a bad cook, as when offering Bowser Jr. a piece of meat, he mentioned that while Morton was strong, "Fire stronger", and Bowser Jr. was reluctant to eat it. | ||
In the ''Mario & Luigi'' series, Morton showed loyalty and protectiveness to his comrades and the Royal Koopa family. This was first shown in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', with Iggy and Lemmy left disabled from their own attacks on the Mario Bros. that backfired on them, and Morton declaring his intent on avenging them. It was explored further in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', particularly with his relationship with Junior. Upon given the order to look after Junior by Bowser, Morton took his role as a protector seriously, keeping the Koopa prince happy by feeding him his favorite food, and even one of his skills as First Officer is placing himself in front of Junior, acting as a shield. Morton puts Junior's safety as priority and would fight anyone who has intentions of harming him, even from one of his own siblings, shown when he got in between Roy and Junior when the latter two were arguing. | In the ''Mario & Luigi'' series, Morton showed loyalty and protectiveness to his comrades and the Royal Koopa family. This was first shown in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', with Iggy and Lemmy left disabled from their own attacks on the Mario Bros. that backfired on them, and Morton declaring his intent on avenging them. It was explored further in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', particularly with his relationship with Junior. Upon given the order to look after Junior by Bowser, Morton took his role as a protector seriously, keeping the Koopa prince happy by feeding him his favorite food, and even one of his skills as First Officer is placing himself in front of Junior, acting as a shield. Morton puts Junior's safety as priority and would fight anyone who has intentions of harming him, even from one of his own siblings, shown when he got in between Roy and Junior when the latter two were arguing. | ||