Koopa Kid are minions of Bowser who only appear in the Mario Party series. They are called Minikoopa or Mini Koopa in Japan (Bowser's name in Japan is Koopa), Mini Bowser in Europe, and Baby Bowser in Mario Party 1 through 3. The Koopa Kids resemble miniature versions of Bowser (and are therefore very similar in appearance to Bowser Jr. and Baby Bowser). A Koopa Kid also appears as a playable character in Mario Party 5 and Mario Party 6.
In the earlier games in the series, there appears to be an arbitrarily large number of Koopa Kids, as shown by minigames such as the Mario Party 3 mini-game Baby Bowser Bonkers. Indeed, Mario Party 4 specifically refers to the Koopa Kid who appears on Bowser Spaces as "one of the Koopa Kids". However, starting in Mario Party 5, there seems to be only a single Koopa Kid, likely due to his new playable status. However, more than one can appear at once in Mario Party 7 (where Koopa Kid is non-playable again) in Pyramid Park.
Koopa Kid appears to have been retired, as he has not made a major appearance in any game since Mario Party 7 in 2005 and as been replaced by Bowser Jr. His only appearances since then are as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and as a brief cameo in Mario Party: The Top 100 on boxarts of previous games.
Relationships
On Mario's side
- Mario Party 3
- Mario Party 6
On Bowser's side
- Mario Party
- Mario Party 2
- Mario Party 7
On both sides
- Mario Party 4
- Mario Party 5
