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In 2002, ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' introduced [[Bowser Jr.]], Bowser's youngest child who, unlike the Koopalings, bears closer resemblance to Bowser and is considered to be his heir. Around this time, with the Koopalings' appearing in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' in [[2003]] and their reintroduction into the ''Mario'' franchise with the release of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' in [[2009]], the Koopalings were considered to be more of Bowser's underlings than his children, likely due to Bowser Jr.'s introduction. The ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''{{'}}s [[Prima Games]] guide referred to Bowser Jr. as a "''bothersome Koopaling''."<ref>"After you reach Bowser Jr.'s chamber, the bothersome Koopaling hops into his [[Koopa Clown Car|flying carriage]]" - ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii Premiere Edition'', pg. 129</ref>
In a September 2012 interview with Game Informer, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] stated that Nintendo's "current story" is that Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only child.<ref name="Miyamoto">ScrewAttack Staff. "[http://web.archive.org/web/20120913215744/http://www.screwattack.com/news/koopalings-are-not-related-bowser The koopalings are NOT related to Bowser!!!]". ScrewAttack (Wayback Machine, [https://archive.is/GyoDT archive.is backup]). Retrieved October 18, 2022.</ref> and states that Bowser Jr.'s mother, and therefore Bowser's wife, is "unknown." Subsequently, the Japanese [[Nintendo Direct]] announcement for ''Mario Kart 8'' referred to the Koopalings as Bowser's ''kobun'' (which ambiguously means either underlings or adopted children). In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', there is a shared [[Palutena's Guidance]] conversation for the Kooplings in which [[Pit (character)|Pit]] notes their resemblance to Bowser Jr., and [[Viridi]] notes that the Koopalings' relation to Bowser is a "real mystery"; the Japanese versions of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' titles add that it has been heard that they are minions.
[[File:PN Koopa Emblems.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|The emblems of Bowser, Bowser Jr., and the Koopalings]]
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