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What are the Koopas/the Koopa called in Japan?

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Ganon Vader:
In America, "Bowser" is the King of a group of intelligent turtles called "the Koopas" or "the Koopa". However, I know that in Japan, "Koopa" is the name of the character called "Bowser" in America. What are "the Koopas/Koopa" called in Japan?

Lizard Dude:
ノコノコ

Noko Noko

"noh-koh-noh-koh"

It means unconcernedly or nonchalantly.

There's a few instances where you can see this Japanese name slipping through the localization cracks. Super Mario RPG has the NokNok Shell weapon. The strangely unlocalized enemy names of Super Mario Land include Nokobon (as in bomb-Koopa) and then Super Mario Land 2 got the Noko Bombette, which even throws in the Japanese name for Buzzy Beetle, Metto (from helmet, "herumetto")!

Ganon Vader:

--- Quote from: Lizard Dude on September 02, 2017, 09:08:55 PM ---ノコノコ

Noko Noko

"noh-koh-noh-koh"

It means unconcernedly or nonchalantly.

There's a few instances where you can see this Japanese name slipping through the localization cracks. Super Mario RPG has the NokNok Shell weapon. The strangely unlocalized enemy names of Super Mario Land include Nokobon (as in bomb-Koopa) and then Super Mario Land 2 got the Noko Bombette, which even throws in the Japanese name for Buzzy Beetle, Metto (from helmet, "herumetto")!

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I know that Koopa Troopas are called Noko Nokos, but is Bowser called "King of the Noko Nokos"?

Lizard Dude:
No, that part of the manual calls him 大魔王クッパ Great Demon King Koopa

Ganon Vader:

--- Quote from: Lizard Dude on September 02, 2017, 09:40:08 PM ---No, that part of the manual calls him 大魔王クッパ Great Demon King Koopa



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That's interesting. I wonder if the same is true in subsequent games. You might also find it interesting that "Great Demon King" is also Ganon(dorf)'s title in the Japanese version of the Zelda games.

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