Get ready to dive into the forgotten corners of the Mario universe. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most obscure enemies the Nintendo mascot has ever gone up against.
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 Mario enemies
00:08that the world has kind of forgotten about.
00:11Keep in mind we're talking enemies, not bosses.
00:20Number 10.
00:21Toadies, Various.
00:29Those who play any of the older Yoshi games will recognize Toadies almost immediately,
00:33but in the world of Super Mario they seldom make an appearance.
00:37Even as an enemy they don't really have much purpose, nor do they pose as much of
00:41a threat to Yoshi or Mario.
00:43Consider them the aerial goombas as all they do is move around the sky and make it annoying
00:47to retrieve baby Mario.
00:49These days you're more likely to see a Toadie in the Mario Party series more than any other
00:53game the plumber's name is attached to.
01:02Number 9.
01:03Thwimps, Various.
01:09Anyone who has played any kind of Mario game will know what a Thwomp is, but how many folks
01:14actually know what a Thwimp is?
01:16It's not a trick question, they're just a tiny version of Thwomps.
01:19However, we wouldn't fault you for not knowing what these guys are called.
01:24Thwomps haven't made as many appearances as their bigger cousins, having only appeared
01:27in Super Mario World, the GBA version of Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. U, and
01:33Mario vs. Donkey Kong.
01:35With their own unique behavior, you would think Nintendo would have thrown them in every
01:38once in a while, but only four games?
01:40Come on now.
01:46Number 8.
01:47Ninji, Various.
01:52To their credit, Ninjis have appeared way more frequently than Toadies or Thwimps have.
01:56The thing is that when they do make an appearance, it's super short lived.
02:00You'll likely see them in only a couple of levels, and then never again afterwards.
02:04But as far as the main Mario games are concerned, Ninjis have only featured in Super Mario Bros.
02:102, Super Mario World, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
02:13You'll spot some in Paper Mario, and you can play as a Ninji in Super Mario Party Jamboree.
02:18Unfortunately, this is probably the most attention these adorable little guys are ever
02:22going to get.
02:30Number 7.
02:31Shroobs, Mario & Luigi Partners in Time.
02:41Compared to our previous entries, the Shroobs were lucky enough to serve as the main enemy
02:46in Mario & Luigi Partners in Time, which is more significant than just a few minor
02:50appearances in a handful of games.
02:53Despite this starring role, the Shroobs have never made and had a major appearance in any
02:57game after Partners in Time.
02:59They'll make a cameo here and there in future Mario & Luigi games, the most notable being
03:04a boss fight in Bowser's Inside Story.
03:06However, the Shroobs have been largely left behind by both Nintendo and Mario fans, which
03:11is a shame considering their uniquely haunting appearance.
03:18Number 6.
03:19Squiglets, Super Paper Mario.
03:25Now the only reason you would know what a Squiglet is, is if you played Super Paper
03:30Mario.
03:31These square grunts served as the basic enemy of the game, and would often be easily defeated
03:35by a single jump.
03:36Yeah, they're essentially throwaway enemies, so you would be forgiven for forgetting Squiglets
03:41were ever a thing.
03:42Besides, these guys were never acknowledged ever again after Super Paper Mario, not even
03:46in later Paper Mario games.
03:48If Nintendo ever brings back the evil Count Bleck, you can probably expect the Squiglets
03:52will be there beside him.
03:59Number 5.
04:00Chica-Cos, Super Mario Land.
04:08Chica-Cos were to Mario as Gordos were to Kirby.
04:11Enemies that really only float around in hopes of you getting poked.
04:14And the reason you have never encountered these enemies before is if you have never
04:18played Super Mario Land.
04:20And if you played Super Mario Land and still don't know these guys, that's because they
04:23only ever appeared in World 4-3, which is the final level of the game.
04:28Frankly, there's no chance we'll ever see these guys in another Mario game.
04:32We already have Fuzzies as the floating enemy hazard, so unless we get another game set
04:36in Sarasaland, Chica-Cos are forever going to remain in their own corner of obscurity.
04:45Number 4.
04:46Lava Lotus, Super Mario Bros. 3.
04:53Now we're no stranger to enemies that shoot fireballs, but the Lava Lotus is an enemy
04:57that has been widely forgotten.
04:59Just like the Chica-Cos, Lava Lotuses have only made an appearance in Super Mario Bros.
05:033 and have not been used since.
05:06There was the land-based Volcano Lotus in Super Mario World, which behaved the same
05:10way as the Lava Lotus.
05:11However, this enemy in particular has been rendered obsolete.
05:14How many Mario games in recent years have featured Piranha Plants spitting fire or lava
05:19bubbles popping up from the ground?
05:20I mean at this point, this enemy just has no reason to come back, and most fans have
05:25no idea it even existed.
05:27Number 3.
05:28Strollin' Stew, Super Mario Sunshine.
05:35Of course, plenty of Sunshine fans will recognize a Strollin' Stew upon sight.
05:39These little guys would aggressively waddle their way towards Mario in hopes of overwhelming
05:44him.
05:45Although, these guys were more pathetic than the Goomba, so yeah, that's saying something.
05:48You could jump or spray them with water to instantly defeat them.
05:51Even though they have been seen in a couple of Mario Golf games post-Sunshine, Strollin'
05:55status have made no substantial appearance after this one game.
05:59At this point, we are just better giving Goombas a pair of swim trunks and duck floaties if
06:03Mario ever sets foot on a beach resort again.
06:10Number 2.
06:11Klepto-Various.
06:12Don't remember this brain-dead buzzard?
06:21Well, allow us to refresh your memory here.
06:23Kleptos made their first appearance in Super Mario 64, the first one being seen in Shifting
06:28Sand Land.
06:29The feathered freaks would often try to steal Mario's hat, making him more susceptible
06:33to damage than before.
06:34In a sense, they forced you into a hard mode until you got your hat back.
06:38Kleptos would make a return in Super Mario Odyssey, but between the two games, they only
06:42ever had a major role in Mario Party.
06:45At least they were remembered in some sense for a new game, which is something that cannot
06:48be said for our top pick.
07:12Number 1.
07:13Koopa Kid Mario Party Series.
07:20For a time, Koopa Kid did exist after Bowser Jr.'s debut in Super Mario Sunshine, though
07:25the two were never seen in the same game.
07:27Having first appeared in the original Mario Party, Koopa Kid was often delegated to Bowser's
07:31own mini-me and was even playable for the 5th, 6th, and 7th games.
07:36But that all changed in Mario Party DS, when he was replaced by Bowser Jr.
07:40The only appearances Koopa Kid has made since 2007 is whenever a new Mario Party shows off
07:45artwork of the older titles, mostly when it's the GameCube installments.
07:50It's been almost a couple of decades since the troublesome tyke had a prominent role
07:53of any kind within any Mario games.
07:56That said, does anyone below the age of 30 even know what a Koopa Kid is anymore?
08:00Well, we highly doubt it.
08:07So what's the most obscure Mario enemy in your book?
08:10Did it make our list?
08:11Let us know down in the comments.