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|species=[[Koopa]] | |species=[[Koopa]] | ||
|relatives=[[Koopalings]] (siblings) | |relatives=[[Koopalings]] (siblings) | ||
| − | |voiced by=[[Lani Minella]] (2009) | + | |voiced by=[[Lani Minella]] (2009-2015)<br />Unknown (2014-Present) |
|debut=[[Super Mario Bros. 3]] | |debut=[[Super Mario Bros. 3]] | ||
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| − | + | '''Lemmy Koopa'' is the sixth member of the [[Koopalings]] who appear as recurring boss characters working for [[Bowser]] throughout the ''[[Portal: Mario Brothers|Super Mario]]'' series. He is an athletic and eccentric Koopa who sports a rainbow mohawk and most commonly rides a large ball around. | |
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| − | In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Lemmy received an airship for the invasion of the [[Mushroom World]], which he used to attack the Iced Land and steal their king's magic wand | + | In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Lemmy received an airship for the invasion of the [[Mushroom World]], which he used to attack the Iced Land and steal their king's magic wand. He used it to ransform the king into a creature (a seal in the original version and a [[Monty Mole]] in the advanced remakes). In battle, he was unique in that he battled with a giant circus ball that he balanced himself upon and occasionally tossed at [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. However, he was still defeated in battle and forced to surrender the wand. Additionally, among the special bonus levels available through the [[e-Reader]] for the [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|the GBA remake]], one of them (which was only made available in Japan) was a harder alternate version of Lemmy's air ship, featuring the same boss fight against Lemmy. |
[[image:Lemmy.jpg|right|thumb|Lemmy in ''Super Mario World''.]] | [[image:Lemmy.jpg|right|thumb|Lemmy in ''Super Mario World''.]] | ||
| − | Lemmy was then part of the invasion | + | Lemmy was then part of the invasion of Dinosaur Land in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where he was the third boss in charge of the [[Vanilla Dome]], holding a friend of [[Yoshi]]'s captive. In this game, he would pop out of one of a series of Warp Pipes in a room at random along with a decoy, while a fireball bounced around the room. Mario or Luigi had to stomp on the real Lemmy three times to knock him through the pipe and into the lava below, defeating him. Afterwards, when Bowser stole the twelve magic crystals of [[Jewelry Land]] during ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', Lemmy was put in charge of the Red Crystal at the Grassland and acted as the game's first boss. Lemmy fought Mario and Yoshi within a suit of mechanical armor. After the machine was destroyed, Lemmy tried hiding behind a shield, but he still got beaten. |
| − | After a long absence, the Koopalings returned when [[Cackletta|Bowletta]] called them into action to eliminate the Mario Brothers in ''[[Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. Lemmy is the third Koopaling to battle the brothers, and this time he | + | After a long absence, the Koopalings returned when [[Cackletta|Bowletta]] called them into action to eliminate the Mario Brothers in ''[[Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. Lemmy is the third Koopaling to battle the brothers, and this time he unveiled a new trick, as he created idential dopplegangers of himself (which are actually [[Goomba]]s in disguise). Despite this, he lost once again. |
| − | In [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]], Lemmy | + | In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Lemmy was redesigned with an orange shell and a ponytail. The collective Koopalings kidnapped Peach on her birthday and escaped for their home in an airship. Along the way, [[Bowser Jr.]] dropped the Koopalings off at fortresses to slow down Mario and co., with Lemmy being left at the World 3 fortress. When Mario arrived, Lemmy showed off his acrobatics on his circus ball before attacking with a new magic wand that created duplicates of the ball. Lemmy was defeated, but he escaped to the World 3 castle for a rematch. This time he received help from [[Kamek]], who enchanted his ball to make it gigantic. Lemmy lost again and headed home on foot along with the other Koopalings, where they found a fallen Bowser. They tried to help him up, only to have Bowser's Castle fall on top of them. |
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| + | Lemmy also appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where the Koopalings worked together to kidnap Princess Peach for Bowser. This time, Lemmy was an optional boss who was faced in the second of two hidden worlds, known as World Flower (which can be accessed from World Three or World Mushroom). Lemmy used the same tactics as he did in the fortress in battle in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (creating duplicates of his ball to bounce around), now on a conveyor belt. He was defeated once more, opening the route to World 5. He also appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' as the game's first boss, being faced in the Acorn Plains. He still rode his circus ball, but instead of a magic wand he threw bombs of varying sizes in battle. He was defeated once again. | ||
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| + | The Koopalings made their first appearance in the ''Mario'' sports games when they were included in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as unlockable racers and then in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as default racers. | ||
=Other Appearances= | =Other Appearances= | ||
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*Lemmy and the other Koopalings are featured as bosses in the licensed game ''[[Nintendo Games on Philips CD-i#Hotel Mario|Hotel Mario]]''. In ''Hotel Mario'', he is the boss of Lemmy's High-ate Regency Hotel, where he attacks Mario with paper planes while flying to different floors of the hotel using a jetpack, and can only be defeated by closing all the doors of the hotel. | *Lemmy and the other Koopalings are featured as bosses in the licensed game ''[[Nintendo Games on Philips CD-i#Hotel Mario|Hotel Mario]]''. In ''Hotel Mario'', he is the boss of Lemmy's High-ate Regency Hotel, where he attacks Mario with paper planes while flying to different floors of the hotel using a jetpack, and can only be defeated by closing all the doors of the hotel. | ||
| − | * | + | *He is the only Koopaling absent from all versions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', but the PC tries to explain his absence by saying that he is out playing in the snow of Antarctica instead of helping Bowser with his scheme. |
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]'', Lemmy Koopa appears as a playable fighter. This is because he (with the rest of the Koopalings) is made available as an alternate costume for [[Bowser Jr.]] and thus is restricted to the same moveset as him, which involves attacking from the confines of a Junior Koopa Clown Car. His appearance is accompanied by a trophy. | *In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]'', Lemmy Koopa appears as a playable fighter. This is because he (with the rest of the Koopalings) is made available as an alternate costume for [[Bowser Jr.]] and thus is restricted to the same moveset as him, which involves attacking from the confines of a Junior Koopa Clown Car. His appearance is accompanied by a trophy. | ||
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*Lemmy and the other Koopalings appear in the "Momotaro" and "Snow White" shorts of Amada's Super Mario OVA, where Lemmy and the other Koopalings act as minions of Bowser whom Mario defeats in a group in order to reach him. | *Lemmy and the other Koopalings appear in the "Momotaro" and "Snow White" shorts of Amada's Super Mario OVA, where Lemmy and the other Koopalings act as minions of Bowser whom Mario defeats in a group in order to reach him. | ||
| − | *Lemmy and the other Koopalings are featured in the animated series ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' as Bowser's primary minions. In this incarnation Lemmy was named | + | *Lemmy and the other Koopalings are featured in the animated series ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' as Bowser's primary minions. In this incarnation Lemmy was named Hip, and his twin brother was [[Iggy Koopa|Hop]]. Together they were known as youngest of the Koopa Kids in this incarnation as well as being notorious pranksters. |
*Lemmy appeared in the Super Mario comics of the Nintendo Comics system as well as the Nintendo Adventure books, where he was shown as one of the least intelligent and competent Koopalings, despite being the only one who could understand the pictures that [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] used to communicate. | *Lemmy appeared in the Super Mario comics of the Nintendo Comics system as well as the Nintendo Adventure books, where he was shown as one of the least intelligent and competent Koopalings, despite being the only one who could understand the pictures that [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] used to communicate. | ||
*Lemmy also appeared with his siblings in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic, where they aided Bowser in another of his schemes and usually appeared as a group rather than being battled individually. | *Lemmy also appeared with his siblings in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic, where they aided Bowser in another of his schemes and usually appeared as a group rather than being battled individually. | ||
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=Trivia= | =Trivia= | ||
| − | *Lemmy is | + | *Lemmy is named after Lemmy Kilmeister of the band Motorhead. |
| − | *In ''Mario & Luigi: | + | **In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', he plays air guitar as an idle animation during battle, most likely as a reference to his namesake. |
| + | *In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', his image is also featured in an advertisement for a service called Lemmy's Tire Service. | ||
*The Koopalings were originally known as Bowser's children, and Bowser Jr. was assumed to be their sibling, but [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] clarified in an interview once that the Koopalings are not actually related to Bowser, and that Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only child. | *The Koopalings were originally known as Bowser's children, and Bowser Jr. was assumed to be their sibling, but [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] clarified in an interview once that the Koopalings are not actually related to Bowser, and that Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only child. | ||
[[Category: Mario Characters]][[Category: Koopalings]] | [[Category: Mario Characters]][[Category: Koopalings]] | ||
Revision as of 18:09, 28 June 2017
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| Lemmy in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. | |
| Lemmy Koopa | |
| Species | Koopa |
| Hair color | Rainbow |
| Eye color | Black |
| Relatives | Koopalings (siblings) |
| Voiced by | Lani Minella (2009-2015) Unknown (2014-Present) |
| Debut | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
'Lemmy Koopa is the sixth member of the Koopalings who appear as recurring boss characters working for Bowser throughout the Super Mario series. He is an athletic and eccentric Koopa who sports a rainbow mohawk and most commonly rides a large ball around.
Background
In Super Mario Bros. 3, Lemmy received an airship for the invasion of the Mushroom World, which he used to attack the Iced Land and steal their king's magic wand. He used it to ransform the king into a creature (a seal in the original version and a Monty Mole in the advanced remakes). In battle, he was unique in that he battled with a giant circus ball that he balanced himself upon and occasionally tossed at Mario or Luigi. However, he was still defeated in battle and forced to surrender the wand. Additionally, among the special bonus levels available through the e-Reader for the the GBA remake, one of them (which was only made available in Japan) was a harder alternate version of Lemmy's air ship, featuring the same boss fight against Lemmy.
Lemmy was then part of the invasion of Dinosaur Land in Super Mario World, where he was the third boss in charge of the Vanilla Dome, holding a friend of Yoshi's captive. In this game, he would pop out of one of a series of Warp Pipes in a room at random along with a decoy, while a fireball bounced around the room. Mario or Luigi had to stomp on the real Lemmy three times to knock him through the pipe and into the lava below, defeating him. Afterwards, when Bowser stole the twelve magic crystals of Jewelry Land during Yoshi's Safari, Lemmy was put in charge of the Red Crystal at the Grassland and acted as the game's first boss. Lemmy fought Mario and Yoshi within a suit of mechanical armor. After the machine was destroyed, Lemmy tried hiding behind a shield, but he still got beaten.
After a long absence, the Koopalings returned when Bowletta called them into action to eliminate the Mario Brothers in Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga. Lemmy is the third Koopaling to battle the brothers, and this time he unveiled a new trick, as he created idential dopplegangers of himself (which are actually Goombas in disguise). Despite this, he lost once again.
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Lemmy was redesigned with an orange shell and a ponytail. The collective Koopalings kidnapped Peach on her birthday and escaped for their home in an airship. Along the way, Bowser Jr. dropped the Koopalings off at fortresses to slow down Mario and co., with Lemmy being left at the World 3 fortress. When Mario arrived, Lemmy showed off his acrobatics on his circus ball before attacking with a new magic wand that created duplicates of the ball. Lemmy was defeated, but he escaped to the World 3 castle for a rematch. This time he received help from Kamek, who enchanted his ball to make it gigantic. Lemmy lost again and headed home on foot along with the other Koopalings, where they found a fallen Bowser. They tried to help him up, only to have Bowser's Castle fall on top of them.
Lemmy also appeared in New Super Mario Bros. 2, where the Koopalings worked together to kidnap Princess Peach for Bowser. This time, Lemmy was an optional boss who was faced in the second of two hidden worlds, known as World Flower (which can be accessed from World Three or World Mushroom). Lemmy used the same tactics as he did in the fortress in battle in New Super Mario Bros. Wii (creating duplicates of his ball to bounce around), now on a conveyor belt. He was defeated once more, opening the route to World 5. He also appeared in New Super Mario Bros. U as the game's first boss, being faced in the Acorn Plains. He still rode his circus ball, but instead of a magic wand he threw bombs of varying sizes in battle. He was defeated once again.
The Koopalings made their first appearance in the Mario sports games when they were included in Mario Kart 8 as unlockable racers and then in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as default racers.
Other Appearances
Video Games
- Lemmy and the other Koopalings are featured as bosses in the licensed game Hotel Mario. In Hotel Mario, he is the boss of Lemmy's High-ate Regency Hotel, where he attacks Mario with paper planes while flying to different floors of the hotel using a jetpack, and can only be defeated by closing all the doors of the hotel.
- He is the only Koopaling absent from all versions of Mario is Missing!, but the PC tries to explain his absence by saying that he is out playing in the snow of Antarctica instead of helping Bowser with his scheme.
- In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Lemmy Koopa appears as a playable fighter. This is because he (with the rest of the Koopalings) is made available as an alternate costume for Bowser Jr. and thus is restricted to the same moveset as him, which involves attacking from the confines of a Junior Koopa Clown Car. His appearance is accompanied by a trophy.
Other Media
- Lemmy and the other Koopalings appear in the "Momotaro" and "Snow White" shorts of Amada's Super Mario OVA, where Lemmy and the other Koopalings act as minions of Bowser whom Mario defeats in a group in order to reach him.
- Lemmy and the other Koopalings are featured in the animated series The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World as Bowser's primary minions. In this incarnation Lemmy was named Hip, and his twin brother was Hop. Together they were known as youngest of the Koopa Kids in this incarnation as well as being notorious pranksters.
- Lemmy appeared in the Super Mario comics of the Nintendo Comics system as well as the Nintendo Adventure books, where he was shown as one of the least intelligent and competent Koopalings, despite being the only one who could understand the pictures that Larry used to communicate.
- Lemmy also appeared with his siblings in the Super Mario Adventures comic, where they aided Bowser in another of his schemes and usually appeared as a group rather than being battled individually.
Canceled Appearances
- Unused sprites of Lemmy and the other Koopalings were found in Super Princess Peach, indicating that they were intended to appear in the game as bosses but were removed at some point in the game's development.
Trivia
- Lemmy is named after Lemmy Kilmeister of the band Motorhead.
- In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, he plays air guitar as an idle animation during battle, most likely as a reference to his namesake.
- In Mario Kart 8, his image is also featured in an advertisement for a service called Lemmy's Tire Service.
- The Koopalings were originally known as Bowser's children, and Bowser Jr. was assumed to be their sibling, but Shigeru Miyamoto clarified in an interview once that the Koopalings are not actually related to Bowser, and that Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only child.