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.
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