Morton Koopa Jr.

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) is one of the Koopalings, a clan of seven siblings that act as leaders of the Koopa Troop under Bowser (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 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. 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-ombs until they left.
== Mortal Kombat: Shinnok's Uprising ==
It was mentioned by Aiko to Kung Lao that when she was younger, the Kombatants had allies from other realms, even though they were temporary due to the anomalies caused by the rips in Earthrealm's dimensional fabric. One of those incidences was when Bowser and the Koopalings were in peril by Shao Kahn and his extermination squads. Being that the Koopa King was overmatched, he allied with the heroes providing them with their assistance. Once Kahn regained his lost strength after the failed insurrection of Outworld, the younger Aiko was sent home and Bowser and his Koopalings were never seen again.
== Gallery ==
File:SMB3 MortonKoopaJr.jpg|SMB3 Morton
File:MortonAnimated.jpg|Morton animated
File:MortonSMW.jpg|Morton Super Mario World
File:Morton SSBU.webp|Morton in Koopa Kar
File:155 friends remake.jpg|Morton with his Koopas and other allies in defending Earthrealm
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