Editing Dark Koopa

{{about|the enemy from ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''|the enemy from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' with the same name|[[Dark Koopa (Super Paper Mario)]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Purple Koopa troopa.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Koopa Troopa]]
|variants=[[Dark Paratroopa]]
|comparable=[[Dark Koopa (Super Paper Mario)|Dark Koopa (''Super Paper Mario'')]]<br>[[Dark Koopatrol]]
}}
'''Dark Koopas''' are strong, purple-shelled [[Koopa Troopa]]s that live in dark places underground. They appear in the first two games of the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series.

==History==
===''Paper Mario''===
Dark Koopas debut in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', appearing solely in [[Toad Town Tunnels]] like the [[Gloomba]] family. They attack using stronger versions of normal Koopa Troopas' attacks. Additionally, sometimes while idling they will grin, jog in place, and occasionally spin around, signaling that they are preparing a special attack that can make [[Mario]] [[dizzy]]. They sometimes perform this for multiple consecutive turns, thus leaving Mario stuck and requiring his partner to attack. Like normal Koopa Troopas, they are rendered temporarily helpless if knocked onto their backs.

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
Dark Koopas reappear in the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', appearing in floors 31-39. They are even stronger than before, but can no longer use their dizziness-causing attack. In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', this role is given to a pitch-black, shadowy Koopa also called [[Dark Koopa (Super Paper Mario)|Dark Koopa]], which appears in the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]].

==Statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Koopa|image=[[File:PM Dark Koopa idle.gif]] [[File:PM Dark Koopa grin idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Koopa|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Purple Koopa troopa.png]]}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ヤミノコノコ
|JapR={{nw|Yami Nokonoko}}
|JapM=Dark Koopa Troopa
|Fra=Dark Koopa
|FraM=-
|Ger=Fies-Koopa
|GerM=Mean Koopa
|Por=Anti Koopa
|PorM=-
|Chi=黑暗诺库
|ChiR=Hēiàn Nuòkù
|ChiM=Dark Koopa
|Ita=Tetrakoopa
|ItaM=Shady Koopa
|Spa=Koopa Oscuro
|SpaM=Dark Koopa
}}
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[[Category:Koopa Troopas]]
[[Category:Paper Mario enemies]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemies]]
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