Who's the Strongest!? All of the Koopalings EXPLAINED!

[@dennisellis3605]

I remember at one time Miyamoto said that Bowser adopted the Koopalings. I think they should stay with that story instead of just being his minions

[@wachinimagaming4898]

Probably the best compromise they can come up with, I’ll take it

[@Wolfpup748]

Shigeru Miyamoto eventually affirmed that Nintendo's "current story is that the Koopalings are not Bowser's children"

[@trashcatlinol]

Miyamoto also said he was Bowser Jr's mom. Best part of the reason, to tell the truth.

[@Tomatech]

​@@trashcatlinol most likely a translation error on the part of the person asking the question. "Mother" may have been mistranslated to "Creator"

[@trashcatlinol]

@@Tomatech he was asked who Bowser Jr's mom was and pointed at himself. Not much to translate. That smile he had meant he knew what he was answering. Fans were begging to know who the koopalings mother was since they appeared in Mario 3. He was absolutely saying ''I'm the creator, that technically makes me his mom'' without any words. It's just more fun to take him literally when he's being catty. XD He doesn't care about the plot or family connections. He just wants to make fun games. It's us fans who get caught up in the details.

[@tyrian_baal]

The namer of the Koopalings actually clarifed on Larry's name, saying that he wasn't named after anyone rather that he "just looked like a Larry"

[@Crispyfried-pickles]

He wasn't wrong tho😅

[@Nicole069]

Living like Larry

[@nintendolife25]

Yeah, I think it’s safe to say Ludwig is the strongest and smartest among the Koopalings. He even managed to trick the Best Fitness Friends, the antagonists in Bowser Jr’s Journey.

[@best_mate456]

Yeah he is always the last koopaling boss in every possible mario game

[@reviewer945]

@@best_mate456 You and nintendolife25 are right about Ludwig except he's not the last Koopaling in Super Mario World.

[@morlife0273]

I doubt that very much about Ludwig da strongest wtf. Its Roy koopa is the strongest Bruddah. Ludwig is a real wizard smart head tho

[@reviewer945]

@@morlife0273 I don't know what the others think but Roy is the strongest but Ludwig is the most powerful.

[@Paradoxe_0]

@@morlife0273 we’re not talking muscle. We’re talking powerful.

[@animal1nstinct394]

To me and most Mario fans, we reject Miyamoto's retcon. The Koopalings will always be Bowser's kids. love the idea of him being a dad to a bunch of spoiled brats.

[@bjp4869]

I always imagined the Koopalings to be adopted and Bowser Jr. to be his biological child.

[@animal1nstinct394]

@@bjp4869 most of us knew the Koopalings before Bowser Jr was introduced so I consider all of them his biological kids. but I'd accept adopted if Nintendo made it official, still better than keeping it a mystery

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

@@animal1nstinct394 We are his biological kids... we just hatched out of wedlock so Miyamoto treats us badly. "Why would he do that?" I hear you ask. Well, to make a long story short, since Shigeru is canonically Bowser Junior's mother, they get jealous of his original children. Basically 'he' is our 'wicked step-mother' and I never know which pronouns to use.

[@JezElectro13]

@@Wendy_O._Koopa I don't consider miyamoto canon. Imagine MARIO having "dev is canon" thing. That would be so ridiculous i would probably give up on Mario lore. Also, I'm on "Jr. Bio, Koopalings adobted" side, and I don't consider fan's opinion on canon canon

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

@@JezElectro13 I think it's pretty obvious that everything said in this particular post was meant as a joke.

[@cmrobbins88]

So basically Larry is the youngest and the rookie, Morton’s the muscle, Wendy’s the token fashionista, Iggy’s the unhinged maniac, Lemmy is the playful short king, Roy is the cool but crude dude, and Ludwig is the brains and the leader.

[@Mr.Morton127]

Yep! Though we all know Morton is the strongest...

[@jayherbo]

Bro forgot about Bowser Jr

[@jayherbo]

​@@Mr.Morton127 Roy carries boulders all the time, I'd say they're equal

[@Mr.Morton127]

@@jayherbo I know, I'm just saying that because Morton is the best imo

[@PhilipGamez]

That’s practically accurate!! 😁😁😁

[@malstygian3404]

Ludwig is my favorite for his maniacal laugh in the cartoons. You mentioned that Roy was the final Koopaling boss only in Color Splash. Although you can play the areas in any order, he was also the last Koopaling boss in Yoshi's Safari (SNES) (1. Lemmy 2. Ludwig 3. Wendy 4. Larry 5. Morton 6. Iggy 7. Roy).

[@torri776]

Seriously, the Super Mario lore is insanely deep for a simple family friendly series. It's why I keep coming back to it, even as an adult. I really appreciate the way you use the RPGs for your reasoning, considering how deep they are.

[@hollowcrafter3654]

I have always loved Iggy’s carefree attitude with a bit of insanity. Ok, well, a lot of insanity.

[@joelgittens6857]

Roy is my guy, just a cool yet unfortunately cruel dude.

[@zombielizard9383]

The Chain Chomp Champion

[@user-nq9lv2by1c]

CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT HOW FIRE MORTONS CHARACTER DESIGN IS??!?!?!

[@Mr.Morton127]

It makes him VERY unique

[@Jamiex2024]

And he's also the biggest and he also has his trusty hammer 😊

[@DarkCreed]

I never knew there was retcon. I always thought of them as Bowsers children and Bowser Jr as the youngest child and his chosen heir. I suppose they could be the children of Bowsers rivals, who he killed to become undisputed King.

[@Luxembourgish]

Not even a proper retcon since remakes of SMB3 keep them as his children, just them not caring about story.

[@arthuralexander1449]

iggy is also my favorite one, but i always kinda disliked that they changed his design because when i was younger i used to create some headcanons about the koopalings due to them not having much character traits outside of the tv show, and the one i had for iggy and lemmy was that they were twins and thats why they looked so similar, and like every pair of twins in fiction, they had opposite personalities, with lemmy being a playful idiot and Iggy a insane genius

[@shadowthief6471]

I still think they could be twins if you had wanted just that one grew taller and changed their hair thats all, but what really bothers me is the idea Lemmy could be the 2nd oldest.

[@eliben4066]

@@shadowthief6471Lemmy should not be the second oldest lmao. He doesn’t have to be as young as he looks, but he gives off younger brother vibes

[@Moony7Draco]

Well, I am making my own world with them in it, and I loved the idea of those two being twins too. So I just went "Well, F that. Magic exists, Iggy can grow taller than Lemmy." And for the different coloured hair? Hairpaint can exist in their world. I can definitly see Lemmy liking that. So, if you work with your own versions of them, use your favourite headcanons, you can always come up with reasons for it being a certain way later. Just have fun!

[@-butterfly-1452]

Honestly, I thought that Iggy and Lemmy were already confirmed to be twins

[@FlavoredGenuine]

Ludwig von Koopa and Roy Koopa are two of my favorite Koopaling bosses because they actually give us Mario fans a challenge and for us to use everything we learned in each of the Mario games.

[@aidanroxks2240]

Iggy for sure is my favorite koopaling, it makes sense seeing how he's green and that's fav colour, I love that his world is always something to do with nature, and I love his sense of humor, you can definitely tell he's the funniest koopa, but is also quite smart in using chain chomp in his battles.

[@Ihonestlydek]

Ludwig is obviously the strongest, my guy can fire multiple projectiles, a decently sized shell AND FLIES, bruh he takes the cake easily

[@ratte6090]

Not to mention mans built a *freaking BATTLESHIP AND SUBMARINE* in Color Splash. Dude's terrifyingly smart.

[@juleskireeff4563]

When he isn't the last boss, Ludwig is pretty much standing out everywhere compared to his brothers.

[@Moony7Draco]

My boy can even border on "overpowered" if he were to truly use all of his power(s) in one and the same fight. I'm sure of it

[@ninjapirate123]

He's the oldest of the koopalings so ofc he's the strongest

[@gamesier2400]

I found rare you didn't talk about bowser jr's journey, the koopalings really have time to shine in that game, they are basically the protagonists

[@SHADOWEMPERORB127]

Roy deserves his own game where he’s the main character and he’s chill with everyone because he’s such a chad

[@Moony7Draco]

Would the game be about him having to save his siblings or something? (Just spitballing ideas for this). Because he always felt to me like the guy who would fight the world to keep his siblings safe.

[@taraktaras7327]

@@Moony7Draco He feels like he'd be the only Koopaling to not be caught by some powerful being that tries to capture all the Koopalings (besides Ludwig of course)

[@randomguy2076]

He is my fauvorite koopaling he’s so chill

[@elizabethcoen]

3:26 What a coincidence! Iggy also happens to be my favorite Koopaling as well. So what if he's a bit unhinged, I think he's funny!

[@m.2039]

I decided to do some math According to the Mario Wiki, there are 10 games in which the Koopalings are fought. I chose to give them a point system, where being the boss of world 1 gave you 1 point, being the boss of world 2 gives you two, and so on and so forth. I averaged their difficulties by dividing the point total by 10 In order, these were the scores Larry has 2.9 (Thus making him the weakest on average) Morton has 3.1 Wendy has 3.7 Lemmy has 3.8 Iggy has 3.9 Roy has 4.6 Ludwig has 5.6 (Thus making him the strongest on average) Interesting notes Wendy and Ludwig are the only two Koopalings who have not been a world 1 boss. The earliest Ludwig has been fought is world 2, and the earliest Wendy has been fought is world 3. No koopalings have been fought at least once in all 7 places in the order (The closest is Morton, who is missing a 7th spot No world/fighting spot has had all 7 koopalings in them either (The fourth spot is missing roy) Ludwig has 6 appearances as the 7th koopaling fought. (Roy has 2, Larry and Iggy have 1 each) Wendy has 5 appearances as the 4th koopaling fought (Every other koopaling except roy has 1 appearence in world 4 each) Lemmy has 4 appearances as the 6th koopaling fought (2 roys, 2 wendys, an Iggy and a Morton are the other appearences.) Larry has 4 appearances as the 1st Koopaling fought ( 2 Lemmys, 2 mortons, a Roy and an Iggy are the other appearences.)

[@artism9780]

5:35 Roy Orbison was also part of the Traveling Wilburys supergroup alongside Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra, and George Harrison of the Beatles.

[@Joe-Harringt0n]

Hell yeah!

[@Solar_Nept]

Ludwig is my absolute favorite koopaling and I totally agree that he’s the strongest. Not only the strongest but he’s also been portrayed as the smartest in the cartoons :)

[@tyrian_baal]

You actually fight Morton (with Lemmy) during one of the paper boss fights in Paper Jam, so he does appear more than once as a boss

[@shadowthief6471]

Yeah the paper oragami so Iggy is now like Waluigi of the Koopalings or something

[@purpleflaminggoatsnakes9864]

Ludwig is my favorite of the koopalings, and he’s amazing in the Mario cartoons as well!

[@magnusvonbraun9870]

For Iggy, it is shown that he is somewhat more intelligent than the other Koopalings. For instance, the inside of his ship is more mechanical than the other ships, where they are mostly wooden.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Personal favorites are Ludwig, Wendy and Roy. I think each could be a contender for strongest given the more unique abilities among them

[@tigerrace9989]

Larry is actually the leader of the koopalings, Ludwig has the best magic ability and Roy is the physically strongest. Morton is the heaviest, Iggy is the skinniest, Wendy is the most hostile and Lemmy is the smallest. Larry is also bowsers favourite koopaling, and is probably the next in line for the koopa throne

[@dani-boy6420]

Bowser’s favorite is Larry and Ludwig. That’s why Ludwig is always last.

[@juleskireeff4563]

Too bad Bowser jr exists.

[@IcePopsforLife]

@@juleskireeff4563 bowser jr is not a koopaling though

[@IcePopsforLife]

@@dani-boy6420 Omg we basically have the same pfp

[@josephholt4736]

Fun Fact: In the Nintendo Adventure Books, Iggy was described having a purple mohawk, despite the cover of "Double Trouble" showing him with a rainbow mohawk like Lemmy's.

[@rileybullington2934]

another notable thing about ludwig is that in mario and luigi superstar saga he's the only one that doesn't use a countdown bomb, instead he just generates a one-hit kill move from his own power

[@endamcnabola]

I'm still can't believe that Larry's the youngest and Lemmy is the second oldest.

[@ghostbunnii]

Ikr but it is funny seeing people think Lemmy is a toddler 💀

[@Monkeybashplush]

Fun fact; Wendy is the only koopaling that hasn’t been the last one Morton, Iggy and Lemmy in paper jam Larry in superstar saga Roy in color splash and Ludwig in most games

[@josephbarfield6930]

Roy was thought last in yoshi safari, paper coloursplash and the snes version of mario is missing Larry's also thought last in super mario world

[@yoshitaxfraudosaurus]

Iggy was the last one in hotel mario.

[@-butterfly-1452]

I love all of the koopalings, but my favorite of all of them has to be Iggy, followed by Lemmy and Ludwig. I like the craziness about Iggy, and I actually also have a shirt with him on it.

[@plushtrap6045]

Lemmy is my fave with Larry close behind. Also apparantly in one of the instruction manuals its stated that lenmy has a big power that he cannot use. Tho I could be misremembering or something

[@ghostbunnii]

That would be such a plot twist!

[@therevenger259]

Fun fact: -That--I--totally--didn't--make--up-- The Koopalings aren't Bowsers kids because they were all illegitimate offspring. This is backed up in the early versions of the manual for the cancelled Mario for the SNES CD that refers to them as the Bowser B@stards.

[@kylebicker7649]

Ludwig is easily the strongest, being the most experienced.

[@magolorthegreat809]

Fun fact In Color Splash Iggy is the only character (With Scissors) who can deal 999 damage into a Paper Mario Game

[@JoseRivera-in9kw]

My favorite one is Wendy and Ludwig but i prefer Wendy for just a little bit. If i Were a koopaling ill have the power of shapeshifting so i could use another mininos abilities

[@Oreodogproductions]

Ludwig is like a wizard

[@davyjones3105]

I wanna see these guys get their own spinoff show.

[@galaxygato9642]

Them being the main antagonists in a episodic Mario & Luigi show would be AMAZING!

[@agentepolaris4914]

I've always liked Morton, he's my favorite

[@SuperJaydensworld]

Even know iggy, have change a lot but still iggy and lemmy are still twins right

[@charismaentertainer1657]

Ludwig is personally my favourite, tied with Lemmy

[@siwddoyle2434]

Roy's my favorite

[@LightninClawZ]

Same

[@freddyalejo1657]

What do you all think the Koopaling's positions in Bowser’s army would be?

[@Mr.Morton127]

Larry: Nautical Assault Captain Roy: Ground Operations General Lemmy: Ninja/Assassin Wendy: Commander of Stealth and Tactics Iggy: Main Engineer Morton: Strongest Warrior Ludwig: Third-in-command to Bowser (1st) and Kamek (2nd)

[@ghostbunnii]

@Mr.Morton127 that would be such a good game to play lol

[@Mr.Morton127]

@@ghostbunnii Thanks!

[@Robski10]

My favourite of the bunch is... Ludwig. Duh. With Iggy being a close second.

[@Ray72667]

I love Ludwig that he has pretty looking blue hair like is my favorite color!

[@HWLetsRace]

Me to and I love Roy a Tiny bit more than Ludwig

[@MrRayid]

My favorite koopling is roy koopa

[@passebee]

I love every koopaling but I personally love Lemmy the most he’s my favorite

[@harmonigarcia1279]

Bowser Jr is Bowser's real child, koopalings are minions.

[@elizabethmojica8995]

Iggy's my favorite. In the ride at Super Nintendo World, if you observe closely you'll see Bowser's desk, and on it there's a note that says 'lunch with Iggy and Roy at 2 pm' or something along those lines. There's also books by his throne that are titled 'raising destructive children'. Adopted or not, he clearly loves them. They'll always be his kids in my eyes tho tbh.

[@maitefurtado2221]

I think Ludwig is the strongest and the leader of koopalings

[@Luca33600]

Ludwig is the coolest one haha

[@groveranimations]

Ludwig’s mah fav, and the strongest. Epic.

[@hunterculpepper1973]

Larry the youngest and yet susposed to be strongest koopaling

[@LegoWormNoah101]

In the Mario Movie, during the Peaches musical number, Bowser's piano was built by Ludwig Von Koopa

[@madcheeseburger3783]

I like you called them by the cartoon names which are the ones I memorized way back

[@bestcatever-ko9xl]

koopalings summed up in a few words lemmy: fun and games! ludwig: fancy hair roy: morton with a gun morton: roy but cooler and no gun larry: oh yea he exists iggy: he exists too

[@kirbykraftgames]

I’ve gone under this headcanon after it was “semi-confirmed” that the inverted color sprite of King Koopa from The Lost Levels was a different Koopa King all together, that said Koopa King is “Morton Koopa Sr.” and the Father of the Koopaling (keeping the “lore” of them being Bowser’s Niece and Nephews intact)

[@Tailsthefox564]

Ludwig has the coolest hairstyle And has the best boss fight in Color Splash superludship and superludsub

[@SuperJaydensworld]

Which, after all iggy and lemmy are twins 👯‍♂️

[@Carolann16]

Iggy Koopa is my favorite! I do like Ludwig and Roy, but Iggy is the best out of the 3 that I like.

[@meandmyboys8728]

To be honest if were excluding Bowser Junior, Ludwig would be one of the most powerful koopalings

[@morlife0273]

I'm not gonna lie i don't recall Larry koopa being the youngest koopaling i always thought lemmy was.

[@gm7070]

Larry will always be my favorite

[@goldenyoshistar1]

The way I see it, The Koopalings are adopted. They aren't his actual kids, but he treats them as his own.

[@WiiFan-1300]

7:18 I’m pretty sure Junior was a co-leader too in the NSMB(DS) game.

[@georgebrankov2143]

We can very easily assume that Miyamoto was just joking and he didn't like being asked questions.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

Lemmy is my favorite (partly because acting your age is over rated) and he's adorable. Also in the Mario 3 TV series where each of the Koopalings do bad things to a different continent... Roy grafitti's the great wall of China. Ludwig turns all the animals in Africa into stuffed animals. But Lemmy? He takes over the media in North America to get a ton of money. Now that's next level diabolical. I like to imagine that he's hardly taking any of it seriously, apparently in the Manga he even befriends Mario.

[@agentblackbird9435]

Lemmy learns about capitalism

[@supermariojasiah7487]

I love The Koopalings my favorite one is Larry

[@animal1nstinct394]

Lemmy is older than Larry but I think he's the second youngest (third youngest if you count Jr). the birth order of the Koopalings has never been confirmed except for Larry and Ludwig.

[@grady4557]

Im pretty sure he's the second oldest besides Ludwig

[@animal1nstinct394]

@@grady4557 based off what? the order you fight them in their debut isn't the birth order

[@grady4557]

@@animal1nstinct394 Idk i watched a video on someone doing research and people asked the creator of the game so thats what I go off of

[@animal1nstinct394]

@@grady4557 their birth order has never been confirmed by Nintendo. and visually it would be odd to have Lemmy as one of the older ones so I don't believe the fan theories

[@grady4557]

@@animal1nstinct394 Well you can believe whatever then 👍

[@mariosnum1fan]

Great video! Only thing I’d change is Larry being the leader of the koopalings despite being the youngest. Nintendo even stated this not too long ago

[@Tomatech]

Larry being the "Leader" was a mistranslation in the Super Mario Encyclopedia, due to the kanji for "Leader" and "Youngest" apparently being very similar. The concept of larry being the youngest, in addition to a lot of info from this "Official" encyclopedia that Nintendo clearly didn't care about, was ripped from fan-run Wikis

[@TheDrake-Dog-4273]

I love all the koopalings but Ludwig is my favorite.

[@e-doubleugamer2711]

I just got hooked onto your content. Keep making great content

[@SuperJaydensworld]

But Lemmy looks younger 5:50

[@SuperJaydensworld]

Even know lemmy is older than larry

[@CassiDS]

Another thing Ludwig has going for him is that he has a whole Ludsub to his name.

[@BillyWiccanHex]

I wish they would do more with them, they're only in the 2D games which has caused people to not really care all that much about them like bowser jr.

[@hy2dro90]

Wendy seems to be the most competent koopaling in other media like the manga or comics.

[@dani-boy6420]

Larry in mainline Mario game: 🫥 Larry in spin-offs: 💪💪

[@matthewwarbington4125]

also is there any news on the mario and luigi series? i know they went bankrupt but is there any rummors of a possbile return or and sources that say that there could be remakes coming to the switch like some of the old games?

[@Tomatech]

Theres literally no one to develop them. The company went bankrupt

[@zephon6745]

They have more information on them someone like Bowser's brother who only is in the Lost Levels game.

[@Goremasterhelsing]

Iggy is my favorite from the first moment i saw him

[@zombielizard9383]

You forgot to mention Iggy's occasional pyrokinesis, from which in his Smw fight he launches fire balls, and in new smb u he uses projectiles that can summon lava monsters A mechanical psycho with an obsession for chainchomps and a pyromaniac wizard, Iggy doesn't have his own empire bc the plot needs to nerf him 🐊🐢🔥🔥🔥

[@Deoxys1585]

I think the order for every game they’re in should be Larry, Morton, Wendy, Lemmy, iggy, Roy, Ludwig

[@olido6687]

Ludwig is my favourite.

[@carlitosway2487]

The Koopa kids in Mario Galaxy game!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@viniciusalexandre9310]

Video:who is the strongest? Me:its morton or roy

[@TheNonameHousehold]

Wendy also happens to be 18 years old! Nintendo knew what they were doing... 😏💋💘 ~Jesse

[@MatheoZ14]

Mario maker 2 actually has an order for their strength Larry, Iggy, Lemmy, Wendy, Roy, Morton, Ludwig

[@kennybeck426]

To answer your question, no Lemmy is actually the 2nd oldest, but I just thing he doesn't want to grow up

[@SalaamsBrother]

The Koopalings are adopted. Bowser Jr is bowser's only son...

[@shinkenger2011]

To people saying the Koopalings not being Bowser's children is a retcon, it really wasn't. It came from the American version of the SMB3 manual, it was _never_ in the japanese version.

[@disneyknightspadilla1406]

Those koopalings kinda remind me of the nerdlucks from space jam. You’re both short with silly ugly faces while being instructed with the main overweighted antagonist.

[@Moony7Draco]

Ludwig is definitly the strongest when looking at every skill combined (cause physically strongest is Roy/Morton without a doubt). But Ludwig just has the power/skills, the brain and the spells. He's well deserved the leader. And also have to agree on another point in the video. Iggy is best. Iggy's my personal favourite too. Just so delightfully insane and enjoyable.

[@dracovishfan2023]

Back in the day Iggy was my favorite, and i also thought a friend of mine looked like Morton... 😆😅😆

[@ramashaharris5952]

I guess Iggy is my personal favorite koopaling character. He seems fun and creative but also a rather nerdy turtle.🤓🥸

[@disruptedfear4909]

Ludwig supposed to be the leader 😂, I’m sorry Bowser Jr ain’t havin that bs

[@quentincampbell612]

I like their cartoon names better than the game names,which are kind of generic. I mean Wendy vs Kootie Pie, Ludwig (ok so not too generic lol)vs Kooky.

[@HelpICantThinkOfACleverName]

In terms of visual design, my favorite Koopalings are Roy, Ludwig, and Iggy for being the most visually unique. My least favorite in terms of visual design are Wendy and Morton for being pretty ugly IMHO, and Larry for being the most generic, the blue star on his head is a nice touch though. (I'm talking about the newer games of course.)

[@sebbysuperstar8394]

Here’s what I call the Koopalings my own way sometimes and I mean all 7 of them minus Bowser Jr. Larry: The Rookie Morton: The Rebel Wendy: The Drama Queen Iggy: The Brainiac Roy: The Muscle Lemmy: The Clown Ludwig: The Commander

[@Jesse12489]

I know some people regard them as Bowser's children but I think because of the Super Mario Super Show that it got stuck. But if you really think about it whenever in the game it stated that they were his kids in any gaming media?

[@georgebrankov2143]

We can very easily assume that Miyamoto was just joking and didn't like being asked questions.

[@agent3699]

Can’t wait for a game where lemmy I buff and just punches you

[@reddog2655]

Ludwig von koopa is my favorite koopaling in the mario franchise

[@Ray72667]

Me too!