The Koopalings first appeared on a sketch by Yoichi Kotabe and Takashi Tezuka whose aim was finding a definitive redesign of Bowser for the Family Computer Disk System version of '. Most of the Koopalings are distinguished by their wild punk hairstyles. The first names of the Koopalings would later be adapted for the Japanese version of "Super Mario World", which was released a few months after the North American release of "Super Mario Bros. 3". However, the Koopalings received a set of different names in the DiC-produced "The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3" animated series, as they were still unnamed when the show was in production.