Koopa

 Not to be confused with Koopa Troopas

Koopas are the now near-extinct species that used to inhabit the Koopa Kingdom. They were all turned into small turtles by Kamek when Morton Koopa Sr. took over the Koopa Kingdom. Koopas can live to be three hundred years old. Only a few koopas still exist today.

Methods of Defeat
Those koopas that still exist are strong allies of Bowser, and are extremely dangerous. Some methods of defeating them are-


 * Fireballs- due to their tough skin, fireballs barely phase many koopas. But, they will eventually wear them down
 * Iceballs- see above
 * Stomp- a stomp on a koopa's shell will hurt it, if it has a spikeless shell. A stomp to its head will hurt it. A koopa with full horns on its head, however, cannot be stomped on oh its head.
 * Shell kick- see fireballs
 * Lava- very effective. Koopa will be unable to escape and burn to death.

Differences Between Males and Females
Several of these differences are anatomical, while some are just part of koopa cutlure.


 * Only male koopas can grow horns


 * Female koopas don't grow hair until age sixteen


 * Female koopas do not take on last names until they are married.

Notable Koopas

 * Morton Koopa Sr.


 * Bowser Koopa
 * Ignatious Koopa
 * Ludwig Von Koopa
 * Roy Koopa
 * Morton Koopa Jr.
 * Lawrence Koopa
 * Wendy O. Koopa
 * Bowser Koopa Jr.
 * Lemmy Koopa
 * Boom-Boom
 * Pom-Pom

Trivia

 * Koopas can have almost infinite different looks.
 * Males can have blue, red, green, rainbow or black hair; green, white, pink or brown skin on their face; and yellow or brown skin on their body.
 * Females can have blue, red, green, rainbow, or purple hair; green, yellow, brown, or pink skin on their face; and yellow or brown skin on their bodies.