Koopa Troop

*“My army! Koopas! Goombas! Whatever those things are! [Spinies]”*
— Bowser

Various minions of the Koopa Troop in the movie

The **Koopa Troop**, otherwise known as **Bowser's Army** is the main antagonistic faction of *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*. In the movie, they support their leader Bowser, for conquest of taking over the world.

## Members

### Elite Members and other notable minions

#### Bowser

*Main article: Bowser*

Voiced by Jack Black

#### Kamek

*Main article: Kamek*

Voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson

#### Koopa General

*Main article: Koopa General*

Voiced by Scott Menville

#### King Boo

A minor character who is the monarch of the Boos, and is seen in the background of the wedding. He flees upon King Bob-omb's fuse being lit.

### Generic Minions

#### Goombas

Goombas are a brown colored mushroom-shaped species that serve Bowser. They reside in the outskirts of the Mushroom Kingdom and are part of the Koopa Troop.

##### Origins

Goombas make their first appearance in the NES video game, Super Mario Bros. They are the first enemy Mario encounters in World 1-1, and are the easiest to defeat. A simple stomp or Koopa Shell will defeat it.

Over the years, different species of Goomba would appear in games, such as ParaGoombas, Little Goombas, Galoombas, and Goomba Towers.

#### Spinies

Spinies are small, spiked red-shelled quadrupedal Koopas that are a part of Bowser’s army in his quest to take over the Mushroom Kingdom.

Bowser here, has forgotten their name and only refers to the Spinies as "Whatever those things are," much to the two Spinies' dismay.

##### Origins

Spinies made their debut in the NES video game Super Mario Bros. They first appear in World 4-1, and are thrown to the ground by Lakitu from its cloud. They cannot be jumped on unlike Koopa Troopas, and can only be defeated by a Koopa shell, fireball, or starman. Their closest relatives are the Buzzy Beetle.

#### Piranha Plants

Piranha Plants are a carnivorous plant that reside in pipes and serve apart of Bowser’s army in his quest to take over the Mushroom Kingdom.

Several dummy Piranha Plants can be seen in Peach's obstacle course, while real ones are later seen attempting to fight Mario (and for the latter, Luigi additionally) in both the Mushroom Kingdom and Brooklyn. The former in which they are stomped on and the latter when they eat Mario and Luigi, only to spit them out due to the brothers invincibility.

#### Koopa Paratroopas

Koopa Paratroopas are a winged variation of Koopa Troopas and help Bowser’s army in his quest to take over the Mushroom Kingdom.

Several Paratroopas are seen being led by the Koopa General to raid the Snow Kingdom. They then later appear as the flower maids, sprinkling petals from above during Bowser and Peach's wedding. They then fight Mario and Luigi in Brooklyn, but are stepped on while the brothers are parkouring.

#### Bob-ombs

Bob-ombs are explosive members of the Koopa Troop. They are black spheres with white eyes and yellow shoes that have windups on their backs. A Koopa Troopa can be seen winding one up with another Koopa before it starts to run among the crowd of minions.

##### Origins

Bob-ombs first appeared in the Famicom video game ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', which was released as ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' in North America outside of Japan. They are found either walking on the ground until detonation or they are thrown by an Albatoss before they explode after a few seconds. A few years later, Bob-Ombs became a staple ''Mario'' enemy beginning with ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', where they serve the function of being thrown as an item if they are jumped on. After a few seconds, they will explode and defeat any nearby enemies (or plumbers). Some are launched from cannons on Koopa Troop fleets like airships.

#### Hammer Bros

Hammer Bros, also known as Hammer Brothers, are Koopas that wear helmets and throw hammers as their mode of attack. They are members of Bowser’s Koopa Troop.

Several Hammer Bros can be seen among the rally inside Bowser's fortress, while they later appear at the wedding. Some Hammer Bros also fight Mario and Donkey Kong as they make their way to the fortress, and in Brooklyn, attempting to fight the invincible Mario and Luigi.

#### Origins

The Hammer Brothers made its debut in the NES video game Super Mario Bros. They are one of the later enemies Mario encounters beginning in World 3-1. They are more common in levels that have a fortress theme such as World 8. They throw hammers and can jump at the same time. Beginning in Super Mario Bros. 3, other similar weapon throwing Koopas would join them, namely the Boomerang, Fire, and Sledge Brothers, which are heavier huge versions of the Hammer Brother.

#### Sledge Bro

Sledge Bros. also known as Sledge Brothers, are the heavyweight variants of the Hammer Brothers, only they can create big rumbles to bring their opponents off their feet, in addition to throwing hammers.

A singular Sledge Bro in the movie can be seen in many shots, but in the climax, he is seen attempting to smash an invincible Mario with his mallet, before he is tossed into some other members.

#### Bullet Bills

Bullet Bills are bullet shaped projectiles with eyes and arms that are fired out of cannons by their own will. They serve in Bowser’s Koopa Troop.

Several Bullet Bill dummies are seen in Peach's obstacle course, while real ones appear at the climax of the movie, where Mario and Luigi parkour off of them

### Others

#### Koopa Rock Band

The Koopa rock band is a trio of Koopa Troopas musicians that perform inside Bowser's fortress constantly. Here, they can be seen performing the theme to Fury Bowser, and eventually stop upon hearing word about Bowser's plan to marry Princess Peach.

## Gallery

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