Firmly established in 3D, the Mario brand continued to grow even larger, this time branching out into party games where friends could come together and compete in a series of lighthearted mini-games using familiar Mario characters. While Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Wario took up the role of players, Bowser acted as a hazard in the game, frequently dropping in to challenge characters to his own brand of minigames with higher stakes. In this role, he needed a henchman to do some of his dirty work.
In the minds of the developers, the role should have fit the Koopalings all too well. The trouble was, there were seven of them, and they likely didn’t want to just single one out. So, instead, a generic version of their design was created, simply entitled the Koopa Kid. The Koopa Kid would go on to be an integral part of the Mario Party series, acting as Bowser’s faithful henchman for the first four games, before finally getting to be playable in the fifth and sixth. After that the character all but disappeared, his role swallowed up either by Bowser Jr. or overhauls in game design.
As a character, he will mostly function as an echo to the Koopalings, nodding to his origins. Unlike them, however, he will have one base stat count, being on the lighter and speedier side but with solid defense. His moves will mirror the Koopalings, but will use Mario Party versions of said moves.
Likelihood rating: Probably not
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