Guys, Bowser Jr.'s clearly the prince, but those Koopalings still hold a special place in the King's heart, real kids or not. Honestly, I just love the whole dynamic. Every time they show up, it feels like a family reunion where they're all trying to impress daddy dearest by trashing Mario. It's endearing in a villainous kind of way!

Sometimes I wonder if it's all retcon or if there's some deeper lore we're not seeing. What if the Koopalings are from a previous relationship, or Bowser's nephews and nieces or something? Nintendo's playing the long game with this one. But I guess as long as they keep showing up to cause trouble for the Mario bros, does their backstory really matter?

To clarify the family tree dilemma: the Koopalings are not Bowser's biological children. This has been settled. They're more like high-ranking lieutenants. Jr. is Bowser's son, and there's a lot of official material, like guides and instruction booklets, that support this. Miyamoto confirmed in an interview that Jr. is the only blood relative. So while the older games might've suggested otherwise, current canon is pretty clear.

lol y'all are waaay too invested in some turtles. Does it matter? They're BAD guys. They get stomped by Mario. End of story 😂

Back in my day we just assumed they were all his kids. Seemed like Bowser was running a tight ship with the Koopalings as his crew. But Jr. changed everything. Comes outta nowhere and now he's the star? Retro gamer in me says Koopalings forever, but I get why Jr. fits the modern narrative better.

Idk, I like to think they're all one big dysfunctional family. Bowser's the deadbeat dad and Jr.'s the spoiled youngest kid. The Koopalings gotta stick together cuz they know Jr. gets all the attention and the clown cars.

Bowser Jr. is obviously the fav kid. He's got the whole paintbrush thing and the mask... You think Bowser is giving Larry or Wendy cool stuff like that? No way!

Oh man, this is classic Nintendo, keeping us guessing haha. So here's the deal - originally, the Koopalings were introduced as Bowser's kids, right? But then Shigeru Miyamoto, the Mario creator himself, came out and was like, 'nope, Bowser Jr.'s the only legit kid.' Basically, the Koopalings are more like commanders in Bowser's army now. Bowser Jr.'s the heir to the Koopa throne lol.