Editing Koopatrol

|image=[[File:Koopatrol.png]]<br>A Koopatrol from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''

'''Koopatrols''' (named '''Armored Koopas''' in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 185, page 117.</ref>) are elite soldiers of the [[Koopa Troop]] that made their debut in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', and have appeared in two of its sequels, ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of "Koopa" and "Patrol". These warriors are the high-ranking guards of [[Bowser's Castle]], and most [[Koopa Troopa]]s dream of becoming Koopatrols. They appear in physique similar to Koopa Troopas, but they wear intimidating spiky armor, including spiked helmets which protect them from being jumped on. However, they will flip over (or retreat into its shell in ''Super Paper Mario'') like normal Koopas if a badge or Pixl that allows jumping on spiked enemies is used on them.

They are one of the few original [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] characters to reappear in other ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games, along with [[Tweester]]s, [[Whacka]], [[Goomboss]], and the [[Star Spirits]].

During the events of ''Paper Mario'', Koopatrols patrolled Bowser's Castle and [[Peach's Castle]] after it was taken into the sky by [[Bowser]]. During chapter intermissions where the player takes control of [[Princess Peach]], they can be found patrolling most rooms of the castle. If Princess Peach is caught in the line of sight of a Koopatrol, she will be escorted back to her room. Later on in the game, two Koopatrols named [[Spiky John]] and [[Spiky Tom]] participate in a [[Hammer Bro]] by the name of [[Mr. Hammer]]'s quiz show, the [[64th Trivia Quiz-Off]]. If Peach wins the quiz show, she wins a [[Jammin' Jelly]]. Regardless if she wins or not, however, she will be rewarded the [[Sneaky Parasol]] as a consolation prize. During Chapter 8, Koopatrols appear as enemies in Bowser's Castle. They are tough opponents, having a normal attack power of 4 and a charged attack power of 10. However, as with both the player and other enemies, the charge move takes up a turn, so using [[Bow]]'s [[Outta Sight]] move or simply defeating it if its health is low enough is ideal. In addition, Koopatrols can call in other Koopatrol reinforcements, prolonging the battle. Two Koopatrols can also be fought in [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] if Princess Peach tells Bowser that Mario fears them.

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|JapM=Portmanteau of「刺」(''toge'', spine) and「ノコノコ」(''Nokonoko'', [[Koopa Troopa]])