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'''Morton Koopa Jr.''' (known as '''Big Mouth Koopa''' in the cartoons, and erroneously called '''Morton O. Koopa''' in the Playing with Power: Nintendo NES Classics guide)<ref>https://twitter.com/SMWikiOfficial/status/1010163658188607488</ref> is one of the [[Koopalings]], a clan of seven siblings<ref>[http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters/#/koopalings 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> that act as leaders of the [[Koopa Troop]] under [[Bowser]] ([[Koopalings#Family relationship|originally considered his children]]). Morton stands out because of his primarily darker skin coloration and his white head with a star painted on the left side. Morton is named after famed talk show host and singer-songwriter [[Wikipedia:Morton Downey Jr.|Morton Downey Jr.]] This is the reason for the "Jr." at the end of his name, which was a point of confusion when he was first introduced as one of Bowser's children.{{ref needed}} No in-universe explanation of his name was provided at the time, though the editors of the magazine [[Nintendo Power]] once claimed that when they asked Bowser why Morton Koopa was called "Jr.", he denied having any sons, then pelted them with [[Bob-omb]]s until they left.<ref>http://videogamemagazineletters.tumblr.com/post/103478321189/all-in-the-family</ref>

Morton's main attack is shooting pink energy blasts that can be targeted in any direction. He can also do a [[Ground Pound]] move similar to that of [[Roy Koopa]] or a [[Sledge Bro]], that will stun anybody who is on the ground. His pounds last for less time than Roy or a Sledge Bro. Also, Morton's casting speed is extremely slow compared to Roy, but his magic is the fastest in the game, along with Iggy. Whenever Morton is damaged, he will jump into his shell and spin to attack. This attack is faster than the other Koopalings. Fortunately, it can be easily avoided if the player jumps on the raised ground. However, [[Skewer]]s will come down from above and land on the two raised platforms, damaging anyone that they hit. Once Morton has been stomped on three times, he will retreat to his castle.

In his castle fight, it appears it is going to be very alike to the attacks [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] used. Then, [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] flies in and sprinkles magic. At first, nothing looks different, except the ground has slightly lowered. Then, Morton will use his immense weight to ground pound and cause the platforms on either side of him to rise up and hit the ceiling. He will jump around and repeat this tactic throughout the battle. Getting squished will defeat Mario and company in one hit. It is strongly noted that Morton never uses his magic in the castle fight, and he doesn't start spinning around as long as the pillars are up.  Also, unlike his tower battle, Morton's Ground Pounds will not stun grounded players during the castle battle.

Morton reappears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where he is fought similarly to [[Roy Koopa|Roy]] in the predecessor. He is fought in {{world-link|4|castlen2|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} and stomps his foot and growl at Mario, like he did in the previous game. In his battle, he will create [[Spiked Ball]]s using his wand during the battle and use Ground Pounds to stun all players that are on the floor. Just like the other battles with the Koopalings the player has to jump on him to defeat him. Unlike the other Koopalings, because of the nature of his boss fight with Mario, he does not spend a limited amount of time in his shell upon being stomped, as he requires a pipe upon being stomped on to return to his position. After three stomps, Morton is defeated, leaving the key to [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5]].

Morton returns in the [[Wii U]] game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|its Nintendo Switch port]] as a boss. He is the boss of [[Layer Cake Desert]], much like how he was the boss of [[Desert Land]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Like in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'', he is the boss of the second world. Morton is battled in [[Morton's Compactor Castle]]. Like [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]], and [[Roy Koopa|Roy]], Morton's boss battle involve him using a weapon instead of a magic wand. This time, it is a large hammer that is apparently filled with magic. He will once again stomp his foot at Mario when he sees him before battle. While he still shakes the ground by stomping on it, he'll use his hammer to knock giant [[Pokey]] segments in the player's way. He can knock Pokey segments straight at the player or knock them in high arcs. In addition, like most of the Koopalings (except for [[Roy Koopa]] and [[Ludwig von Koopa]]), Morton also fought the Mario Bros. in the cabin of his ship. Three stomps will have him fall offscreen.

In ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', Morton is the first Koopaling to be fought by Mario and Luigi. He was given the treetop [[Morton's Wood Door Hysteria Hotel|Wood Door Hysteria Hotel]] to run when the Mushroom Kingdom was once again taken over by Bowser. Here, he held Princess Toadstool captive for a short while, but soon became the first Koopaling battled. At Morton's Tree House o' Pain, he had little defining characteristics. He will wander around open any doors; however, if he finds Mario or Luigi inside an elevator, he will step inside for a moment, then step out and spit the ill-fated plumber's cap on the floor. Fortunately, the Mario Bros. were able to move on.

To get to Morton, Mario and Luigi will have to jump over shockwaves he sends towards the two. High Jumps and Spin Jumps will not work. In battle, Morton has two attacks, sending shockwaves and spitting fireballs at the target (like all the other Koopalings).

Morton reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. He is first seen with [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]], [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]], and [[King Bob-omb]] on top of [[Mount Brrr]], where they shower the land with new enemies and terrain with the help of cannons. In [[Bowser's Castle]], Morton alongside Lemmy command the Papercraft King Boo, which they use to battle Mario & co., but are soon quickly defeated. He is then seen in [[Neo Bowser Castle]], where [[Hammer, Bros!|he attempts to stop the Mario gang]] from obtaining one of the [[Fire Ore]]s needed to create Papercraft Fire Mario. Later on in Neo Bowser Castle, after Mario and co. create the bridge leading to the Bowsers, he appears at the end of the bridge with Iggy and Lemmy, telling them to hurry up and push the button in order summon a large cannon that is aimed at Peach's Castle. At the end of the game, on top of Neo Bowser Castle, Morton is encountered one last time along with the rest of the Koopalings, where he is fought alongside Lemmy and Iggy. In his battle, he can mess up the bros' battle cards, making them do effects that are unknown to the player. After Lemmy and Iggy get dizzy from their own attacks, Morton attempts to get back at the Mario Bros. by lifting Iggy's Chain Chomp and throwing it at them. Mario and Luigi must use Paper Mario as a trampoline to bounce the Chain Chomp back to Morton. Failing to do so will result in an instant [[Game Over]]. Successfully bringing the Chain Chomp back to Morton will cause damage to him and leave him dizzy, as well as damaging Iggy and Lemmy even more. He remains dizzy until it is his turn to attack again if he hasn't been defeated. After the battle, Morton utters some last words, where he tells Bowser to forgive them for failing to defeat Mario and the others before exploding.

Morton appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' with the same role as the original game and added dialogue. His shockwave and fireball attacks have been modified slightly: he will send an extra shockwave after pounding the ground, and in addition to spitting fireballs at Mario and Luigi individually, he can also spit two fireballs that target both of them at once. These fireballs will bounce on the ground once before landing on Mario and Luigi.

Morton appears in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as a Fire attribute character. He's the World 3-Castle and World 3-Airship Boss. Morton will join the player when ★World 3-Airship is completed. His Skill is '''Morton's Flame''', which changes Water Orbs into Fire Orbs and Heart Orbs into Wood Orbs.

Morton makes his [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. In this game, he has stolen the red [[Big Paint Star]]. He is encountered at the top of [[The Crimson Tower]] and acts as the game's first boss. In combat, he uses his magic wand transformed into a large wooden hammer. In the first part of the battle, Morton stays on a pedestal taken into battle by two [[Shy Guy]]s, that also aid him in battle, and retreats on his shell as Mario attacks. While on the pedestal, Morton can attack by slamming on the ground, creating a shockwave that deals 4 HP of damage and inflicts the [[Crumpled]] status effect if not blocked. After the pedestal is blown away by Mario's hammer, Morton directly attacks Mario with the hammer, dealing 8 HP of damage, or by spinning his shell, dealing 12 HP of damage, then, after a while, he calls for two Shy Guys who bring another pedestal in battle and fight with him. Once Morton has received enough damage, he sets his hammer ablaze, drastically increasing its attack power to 48 HP, which, at the time of the battle, will very nearly defeat Mario, as his max HP is 50. The fire can be put out using a [[Fire Extinguisher]] Thing card, that leaves only the grip of the hammer intact, decreasing its attack power to 1 HP. Upon being defeated, Morton will allude to his Master ordering him to steal the red Big Paint Star, causing [[Huey]] to deduce that someone else was indeed searching for the Big Paint Stars. In the Japanese version upon being defeated, Morton instead says 「おかた」, which translates to ''this gentleman'', which was presumably done to avoid giving away that Bowser, or rather, Black Bowser had been behind the theft of the Paint Stars before his formal debut.

Morton appears as a playable doctor under the name '''Dr. Morton''' on ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', released on October 22, 2020. Dr. Morton is available as a special stage reward in [[World 29]]. Dr. Morton's skill is represented by a hammer strike in stage mode. In stage mode his skill is to changes up to three [[Ice Fan|ice fan]]s and/or [[Bubble Machine|bubble machine]]s into [[Empty Block|empty blocks]], while in versus mode it hides a number of [[virus]]es in the opponent's play area inside [[ice]] or [[bubble]]s, similar to [[Bowser Jr.|Dr. Bowser Jr.]] and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Dr. Ludwig]]'s skill. The amount of viruses affected by this skill differ based on level, where it is two at level 1 and ten at level 5 (the latter with the added effect of filling the skill meter faster). In stage mode, using this skill when there are no more ice fans or bubble machines left will eliminate a random virus or object (if there are no viruses left), although [[capsule]]s cannot be removed by this skill.

In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', the player can unlock a [[Mii]] costume based off of Morton's design. Once the player dons it, they will inherit Morton's traits and stats. This is true for the rest of the Koopalings.

Unlike the other Koopalings, Morton has a dark brown skin tone, except for his face, which is white. He also has a unique gray star mark (although Larry now has a similar marking) on the left side of his face which is centered on his left eye and covers part of his snout and cheek. This is evocative of the makeup of famous rock band [[wikipedia:Kiss_(band)|KISS]], specifically [[wikipedia:Paul_Stanley|Paul Stanley]], a.k.a. "The Star Child". Morton has four, fang-like teeth in the upper corners of both sides of his large mouth; they are the same as Iggy's. He also has a four-ribbed, light, plated belly and a single tan-colored pad on each foot. His shell is black, lined with a white encasing, and the multiple, short, spikes are circled with light grey rings.

*'''Bio:''' ''"Morton’s the biggest of all the Koopalings, and he’s not afraid to throw that weight around. One of the Cruisers in the game, Morton’s got serious Time Trial potential for those willing to practice wrangling him around the track."''