YAALLLL HE IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!! HE IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOOK AT THE TOP LEFT ABOVE MARIO!!!!!!!! There is no way that this is a piece of kart bc of the speed, direction, and shape. You can CLEARLY see a blue round shape which is the shell with two white pointy shapes on the sides which are the wings. There's NO WAY that this isn't him. I am SCREAMING CRYING SOBBING
So recently after the Mario Movie I've seen many people going under the assumption that the Blue Shells from Mario Kart are Koopa Troopas shells, and that Blue Shelled Koopas are special high ranking Koopas. However while the Blue Shell is a Koopa shell it is not a Koopa Troopa or Paratroopa shell but rather a Spiny Shell. This is evidenced by the countless manuals, in game info, and even cards referring to it as such. You also have the while non canon Mario + Rabbids referring to it as a Spiny shell through the Phantom or a large fossilized Spiny Shell. There is also the appearance of the shell usually and mostly appearing like Spiny shell with a smooth appearance. Now while recent games have given it segments making it somewhat more resemble a Koopa Troopa shell, Red Spiny shells also have dawned this appearance. These include the ones from Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Party 3, and Super Mario Strikers. There is also the fact that no Blue Shelled Koopas in game have a spiked shell. Whether it be the Blue Shelled Koopa Troopas from Super Mario World or Kooper from Paper Mario 64, not a single one wears a spiked Blue Shell. While the Spiny Shell of Mario Kart is made by a company for the events, there are some beings in game that wear such shells as armor. You have Major Burrows from Super Mario Galaxy and you have the Sky-Blue Spiny Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door.
I love him. I don’t know what the frick was wrong with him and his thirst for blood, death and violence but he’s now my favorite obscure character in this movie. Like, the dude was so loyal he went kamikaze for his king.