The Shellshockers

The Shellshockers
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Species	Shady Koopa Shady Paratroopa

“So-called Great Gonzales! Don't think I'm gonna take it easy on you, baby!”

—Shellshock, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Shellshockers, a.k.a. The Turtles of Hurtle, are a Major League fighting team in the Glitz Pit. The team consists of two Shady Koopas, one of whom is named Shellshock, and one Shady Paratroopa.

The Shellshockers are ranked 7th in the Glitz Pit.

Statistics

Nintendo GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shady Koopa
	Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	1
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 32-34, 37-39)	Role	Common	Level	17
	Sleep?	85%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	85%
	Gale Force?	80%	KO?	95%	Moves	Shell Toss (3), Power Shell (When flipped) (6 to both characters), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	Earth Quake, Courage Shell, Super Shroom, Volt Shroom
Tattle Log #: 14	Log	When a Shady Koopa flips back up from its back, its Attack increases. Shady Koopas have a place of honor in the Koopa family tree because of this distinction.
	Tattle	That's a Shady Koopa. It's yet another member of the Koopa family tree. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. The difference between them and other Koopas? They can attack from their backs! And, when they flip back up, their Attack gets boosted and they go totally ape! ...Wow! That's pretty tricky! No wonder they're called Shady Koopas, huh?

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
S. Paratroopa
	Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	1
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit	Role	Common	Level	17
	Sleep?	85%	Dizzy?	110%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	85%
	Gale Force?	100%	KO?	95%	Moves	Shell Shot (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 15	Log	Other than having wings, this creature isn't very different from a Shady Koopa. Once it flips off its back, it boosts its Attack.
	Tattle	That's a Shady Paratroopa. It's a Shady Koopa with wings, obviously. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. Knock off its wings and it's a Shady Koopa. Unlike typical Koopas and Paratroopas, its Attack jumps when it flips up off its back. This also says it has a move that hits you and your ally at once. Is that possible? Uh... I guess the best thing to do is just beat it quickly after we flip it.

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shady Koopa
	Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	1
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 32-34, 37-39)	Role	Common	Level	17
	Sleep?	85%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	85%
	Gale Force?	80%	KO?	95%	Moves	Shell Toss (3), Power Shell (When flipped) (6 to both characters), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	Earth Quake, Courage Shell, Super Mushroom, Volt Mushroom
Tattle Log #: 15	Log	When Shady Koopas are flipped on their backs, their Attack will be increased. They enjoy a place of honor in the Koopa family tree because of this distinction.
	Tattle	That's a Shady Koopa. It's yet another member of the Koopa family tree. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. The difference between them and other Koopas? They can attack from their backs! That's not all! While on their backs, their Attack gets boosted, and they use a terrifying technique! Wow! That's pretty tricky! No wonder they're called Shady Koopas, huh?

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shady Paratroopa
	Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	1
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit	Role	Common	Level	17
	Sleep?	85%	Dizzy?	110%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	80%	Fright?	85%
	Gale Force?	100%	KO?	95%	Moves	Shell Shot (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 16	Log	Other than having wings, this creature isn't very different from a Shady Koopa. Once it flips off its back, it boosts its Attack.
	Tattle	That's a Shady Paratroopa. It's a Shady Koopa with wings, obviously. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 1. Knock off its wings and it's a Shady Koopa. Unlike typical Koopas and Paratroopas, its Attack jumps when it flips up off its back. This also says it has a move that hits you and your partner at once. Is that possible? Uh... I guess the best thing to do is just beat it quickly after we flip it.

Naming

"Shellshockers" is a reference to shell shock, an archaic term for post-traumatic stress disorder, coined in 1915 to describe the heightened and prolonged psychosomatic distress experienced by soldiers fighting in World War I.

Names in other languages

The Shellshockers

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ザ・ウラウラン Za Urauran	"The Backsides";「ウラウラン」is derived from「裏」(ura, backside)		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	The反骨龟集团 The Fǎngǔ Guī Jítuán (Mandarin) The Fáan'gwāt Gwāi Zaahptyùhn (Cantonese)	The Rebellious Turtle Clique; from Cantonese「反骨」(fáan'gwāt, "rebellious") which contains the character "反" (fǎn / fáan, "anti-" or "to turn over")		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	The反骨龜集團 The Fǎngǔ Guī Jítuán (Mandarin) The Fáan'gwāt Gwāi Zaahptyùhn (Cantonese)	The Rebellious Turtle Clique; from Cantonese「反骨」(fáan'gwāt, "rebellious") which contains the character「反」(fǎn / fáan, "anti-" or "to turn over")		[?]
Dutch	De Stormschilden	The Storm Shells		[?]
French	Trip Hoppeurs	Trip Hoppers		[?]
German	Schattengang	Shadow Gang		[?]
Italian	Gli Antikoopa	The Shady Koopas		[?]
Korean	더 리버스 Deo Libeoseu	The Reverse		[?]
Spanish (Latin American)	Los Antikoopas Definitivos	The Definitive Shady Koopas		[?]
Spanish (European)	Los Antikoopas	The Shady Koopas		[?]

The Turtles of Hurtle

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ブレーキのこわれた　せんすいかん Burēki no Kowareta Sensuikan	Submarines with a Broken Brake		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	煞车失灵的潜水艇 Shāchē Shīlíng De Qiánshuǐ Tǐng (Mandarin) Saatchē Sātlìhng dīk Chìhmséuitéhng (Cantonese)	Submarines with Malfunctioned Brakes		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	煞車失靈的潛水艇 Shāchē Shīlíng De Qiánshuǐ Tǐng (Mandarin) Saatchē Sātlìhng dīk Chìhmséuitéhng (Cantonese)	Submarines with Malfunctioned Brakes		[?]
Dutch	De Kommer-en-Kwellers	The Doom-and-Gloomers		[?]
French	Scaphandriers fêlés	Cracked divers		[?]
German	Die Unaufhaltsamen	The Unstoppable		[?]
Italian	I Koopa del mondo parallelo	The Koopas from a parallel world		[?]
Korean	브레이크가 고장 난 잠수함 Beuleikeuga Gojang Nan Jamsuham	Submarines with Broken Brakes		[?]
Spanish (Latin American)	Los Koopas del universo paralelo	The Koopas from a parallel universe		[?]
Spanish (European)	Los Koopa del universo paralelo	The Koopa from a parallel universe	original	[?]
	Los Koopas del universo paralelo	The Koopas from a parallel universe	remake	[?]