10 Pathetic Video Game Baddies You Should Feel Bad For Killing
3. Koopa Troopas
Many will suggest that the Goombahs are the least menacing of all of Mario's foes, but they were at least motivated to harm the moustachioed marvel, actively seeking him out to protect their territory. Koopa Troopas on the other hand are of another comical breed entirely, offering very little at all to Bowser's grand defensive plan despites getting in the way when they aren't wandering happily off the edge of cliffs to their doom. Look at them, they're rubbish... They would turn their back on Mario frequently, making themselves even easier targets and when jumped on (the unfeasibly easy way to dispatch them) they would hide inside their shells, becoming weapons to kill their own friends, which is why they push Goombahs down into a lower position. Koopa Troopas were never anything more than a trivial annoyance (that becoming doubly when you smashed one of the shells into yourself off a pipe) and killing them was largely unnecessary, since they never actually chased Mario, or attacked unless he walked into them himself.
They would turn their back on Mario frequently, making themselves even easier targets and when jumped on (the unfeasibly easy way to dispatch them) they would hide inside their shells, becoming weapons to kill their own friends, which is why they push Goombahs down into a lower position. Koopa Troopas were never anything more than a trivial annoyance (that becoming doubly when you smashed one of the shells into yourself off a pipe) and killing them was largely unnecessary, since they never actually chased Mario, or attacked unless he walked into them himself.