The Weakest Characters In Gaming Ever # 22 Koopa Troopas
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2023
- People always give Goombas a hard time and believe they're the weakest enemies in the Super Mario series. Well, I aim to set the record straight...
Over the years, there have been some laughably weak main characters starring in video games, characters who you're almost embarrassed to be controlling or if they're enemies, feel bad to fight. In this series, I'll show footage of these characters' greatest feats of "power".
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Ironically, Hammer Bros are part of the Koopa species, yet are some of the most difficult non-boss enemies in 2D Mario. Heck, they're harder than bosses sometimes.
Some stuff regarding Super Mario World that you didn't mention:
As to why Yoshi eventually swallows shells, I'd like to imagine the inside of a Yoshi's mouth is as horrifying as the mouth of a leatherback turtle combined with the acidic venom of a xenomorph. That would explain how he can effortlessly shred, dissolve, and swallow human sized animals without much effort. That, or they have a colon like a water buffalo's neck 😂.
When you think about it, a large chunk of Bowser's army (at least in 2D platformers) is extremely pathetic. Goombas are obvious, Koopas are explained here, Spinies are negated by fire flowers, Thwomp slams can be avoided by simply waiting or running, Boos will stay in one place if you look at them, etc. Why can't Bowser just recruit only Spike Tops (immune both to jump and fire flower, while also able to walk on wals) and be done with it?
A few things in defense of Koopas, because someone has to:
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The one time I can think koopas are actually more dangerous than goombas is in Dream Team and Paper Jam, where they appear much later than usual. And have more complicated attacks to dodge than goombas... which is not saying much, but hey.
I think what sums up your video perfectly is the fact that you mentioned the TTYD Koopas have 2 attack power instead of 1... in all my years since TTYD came out I NEVER knew that.... Given you can effortlessly stunlock them like you can PM64. Plus I recall one of the Mario and Luigi games made the regular goombas a more mid-late game enemy and even in Mario Party 3, Goomba doing 2 damage over Koopa's 1 is far more useful than having less HP since it's so rare the front partner is ever attacked, making Luigi a better choice than Mario. A powered up double goomba can one shot your opponent as well and is the cheapest partner with 2 attack.
there is a difference between strenght and competence, koopa troopas are stronger than goombas but more incompetent (And for begginners, koopa shells they themselves kicked are a threat due to them ricochetting on walls as well as their speed), And red koopas not necessarily are more dangerous than the greens (greens can drop on mario from above on occasion)
I'd say Super Mario Bros Koopas are more like double edged swords that can make experienced platers plough through enemies but will mess you up if you... well mess up.
I agree with some of your points and less with others. It really depends on one's definition of 'weakest'.
I really like the idea of a game mechanic that makes things difficult for you normally but can be used to your advantage if you are smart.
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Koopas in mainline Mario: we walk off cliffs and are pathetic
great thumbnail
So I really enjoyed your creepy bad endings on that Sonic Gamebook. Any chance you could do the sequels to them?
Just be careful in Thousand-Year Door. You'll get in the habit of flipping every Koopa you see, but there's one Koopa you
Koopa Troopas and their shells are even more useful than the video pointed out! In Super Mario World, if you crouch and hit Y while Yoshi has a shell in his mouth, he will spit it out onto the floor in front of him! It won't move, negating the risk of hurting yourself with it, and you can eat it again to reset the time before Yoshi swallows it! Makes the Blue Yoshi even better for flying through entire levels! Also in Super Mario 64, Koopa Troopas not only can't hurt Mario and give him their shell to surf around on, but they drop a Blue Coin when defeated, which is worth 5 coins (great for getting the 100-Coin star in each level) and heal Mario for over half his Power Meter! At this point the Koopa Troopas are practically betraying Bowser and helping Mario!
There's only one redeeming quality of the Koopa Troopas. They evolve when they die and/or have their skin melted and become Dry bones, their zombie equivalent, gaining an advantageous recovery upon being stomped and their shells being unable to be picked by anyone anymore.