 The koopa kids names came from various celebrities, including  Lemmy (qv) Kilmeister, Roy Orbison (qv), Iggy Pop (qv),  Wendy O. Williams (qv), Morton Downey Jr. (qv),  Larry King (I) (qv), and Ludwig van Beethoven (qv). The name of  the enemy "Boo Diddley" came from the name of an American blues  singer named Bo Diddley (qv).