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-{{character-infobox
+{{character infobox
 |image=[[File:PM Kooper.jpg|200px]]
-|full_name=Kooper
 |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
 |species=[[Koopa Troopa]]
-|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]) ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ([[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
 }}
-{{quote|I don't even care that I have no shell on! I'm gonna show those [[Fuzzies]] what's what!|Kooper|Paper Mario}}
+{{quote|I've been admiring Professor Kolorado ever since I was in my egg! Nothing would make me happier than traveling the world, solving mysteries like he does! So... Do you think.. Could I... Please take me with you, Mario! I'll help! C'mon, lemme go!|Kooper|Paper Mario}}
-[[File:Kooperwithoutshell.PNG|thumb|left|Kooper without his shell.]]
-'''Kooper''' is [[Mario]]'s second party member in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He is a blue, adventure-loving (and seemingly young) [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] who dreams of becoming an archaeologist like his childhood hero [[Kolorado]]. He is the exact opposite of his successor, [[Koops]], personality-wise. However, in the battle field, the two have very similar abilities. Kooper's name is a pun on "Cooper", but with a K for Koopa.
-In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Kooper appears as a [[Catch Card]] found on the thirtieth floor of the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' he is a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] that raises arm attack power of a player by ten.
+'''Kooper''' is [[Mario]]'s second party member in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He is a blue, bold, adventure-loving (and seemingly young) [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] who dreams of becoming an archaeologist like his childhood hero [[Kolorado]]. He is the exact opposite of his successor, [[Koops]], in terms of his personality. However, in the battlefield, the two have very similar abilities. Kooper's name is a pun on the name "Cooper", but with a K for Koopa. Kooper's appearance is similar to that of an ordinary blue Koopa Troopa from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' (and in later games), except that he wears red arm bands on both hands and a bandana around his neck to distinguish himself from the other Koopa Troopas.
 {{br|left}}
 ==History==
-===''Paper Mario''===
+===''Paper Mario'' series===
-[[File:KooperPortraitPM.png|thumb|left|An illustration showing what Kooper can be used for.]]
+====''Paper Mario''====
-[[File:PMTTYD-Kooper Concept Artwork.png|thumb|Concept artwork for ''[[Paper Mario]]''<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/spacew99/sokuho/28/soft/mariorpg/ Spaceworld 1999 preview page] for ''Paper Mario'' on Nintendo of Japan's website. (Accessed on 29 October 2015)</ref>.]]
+[[File:KooperPortraitPM.png|thumb|An illustration showing Kooper's overworld ability. Here, he is activating a red [[! Switch]].]]
-Mario and [[Goombario]] enter [[Koopa Village]] to find that [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] have attacked the village and are stealing all the Koopas' [[Koopa Shell|shells]]. Mario gets the shells back for the Koopas and eventually finds Kooper. He tells Mario that [[Kooper's Shell|his blue shell]] had been stolen by a Fuzzy and Mario agrees to get it back. Once Mario gets the shell back for Kooper, he joins the party. In the field, Kooper will retreat into his shell and Mario can shoot him out short distances, allowing him to flip switches, grab items and attack [[enemies]]. Kooper has a defense value of 1, meaning he takes one less damage from attacks that happen to damage partners.
+{{quote|I swear that I, Kooper, will follow [[Mario|you]] anywhere, even to the ends of the earth!|Kooper|Paper Mario}}
+Mario and [[Goombario]] enter [[Koopa Village]] to find that [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] have attacked the village and are stealing all the Koopas' [[Koopa Shell|shells]]. Mario gets the shells back for the Koopas and eventually finds Kooper. He tells Mario that [[Kooper's Shell|his blue shell]] had been stolen by a Fuzzy and Mario agrees to get it back. Once Mario gets the shell back for Kooper, he joins the party. In the field, Kooper will retreat into his shell and Mario can shoot him out short distances, allowing him to flip switches, grab items and attack [[List of enemies|enemies]]. Kooper has a defense value of 1, meaning he takes one less damage from attacks that happen to damage partners.
+Kooper receives three [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Kooper|letters]] in the [[Toad Town Post Office]] throughout the game: one from [[Kolorado's wife]], one from [[Koover]] and one from his fan.
+When the game ends, Kooper is seen in an expedition with Kolorado in [[Shiver City]]. Kooper is told by [[Parakarry]] that [[Princess Peach|Peach]] wants him at the party (which is held at the end of the game). Kooper wants to help Kolorado instead, but Kolorado insists that he go to the party, and so he does.
+[[Duplighost]]s and [[Lee]] can transform into Kooper along with Mario's other partners, where his name appears as "Kooper???"
+====''Super Paper Mario''====
+Kooper appears in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' as a [[Catch Card]] found on the thirtieth floor of the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]] and is pictured in the [[Mario Bros.' House]]. Although he does not make a physical appearance, his sprites are still [[List of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|present in the game's data.]]
+===''Super Mario-kun''===
+Kooper, along with [[Goombario]], is seen with Mario in the ''Paper Mario'' arc in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. In volume 28's ''Super Wario-Kun'', he is pushed away along with Mario and Goombario by Wario's foot.
+===''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''===
+In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', Kooper's name sometimes appears on the scoreboard in Tournament mode.
-When the game ends, Kooper is seen in an expedition with Kolorado in [[Shiver City]]. Kooper is told by [[Parakarry]] that [[Peach]] wants him at the party (which is held at the end of the game). Kooper wants to help Kolorado instead, but Kolorado insists he goes to the party, and so he does.
+===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
-{{br|left}}
+In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', he is a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] that raises arm attack power of a player by ten.
-===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
+===Unused appearances===
-Although Kooper himself doesn't appear in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', early concept artwork exists and [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|unused]] sprites are found in the game's data. Instead it is [[Koops]] who appears in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|the game]].
+====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
+Although Kooper himself does not appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', early concept artwork exists and [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|unused]] sprites are found in the game's data. [[Koops]] functions very similarly to him, and is even encountered in the first chapter of the game.
-===''Super Paper Mario''===
+==Profiles and statistics==
-Although Kooper doesn't appear in ''Super Paper Mario'', his sprites are still [[List of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|present in the game's data.]]
+===''Paper Mario''===
+*'''[[Tattle]]:''' ''It's a pity that he's missing his shell. How embarrassing! His name is Kooper. I wonder if he'd be our friend for life if we got his shell back for him.''
+*'''In-game bio:''' ''This adventure-loving Koopa wants to be an archaeologist. He admires Kolorado, a world-renowned expert in archaeology. Press {{button|n64|Cdown}} to toss a shell and reach items at a short distance. His specialty is attacking enemies on the ground.''
+*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''He'll help Mario by using his shell to spin into action.''<ref>[http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/USA/NMQE/NMQE_E.pdf ''Paper Mario'' Instruction Booklet], pg. 15</ref>
+*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''The happy-go-lucky Koopa from Koopa Village will join your party after you retrieve his shell. When you have him by your side, you can use his shell to pick up items or hit objects that are out of your reach. His shell flies away then comes back like a boomerang.''<ref>''Paper Mario'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref>
-Kooper also appears as a [[Catch Card]].
+The following is Kooper's attacks and stats:
-{{br}}
-==''Super Mario-Kun''==
+{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
-Kooper, along with [[Goombario]] are seen with Mario in the Paper Mario arc in [[Super Mario-Kun]]. In volume 28's ''Super Wario-Kun'', he is pushed away along with Mario and Goombario by Wario's foot.
+|-
-==Attacks==
-{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
-|-style="background: #ABC;"
 !width="10%"|Attack
 !width="10%"|Flower Points Needed
 !width="10%"|Effect
-!width="10%"|To Attack
+!width="10%"|Action Command
+!width="10%"|Attack Power
 !width="10%"|Move Ranks
 |-
 |[[Shell Toss]]
 |None
-|Attacks one enemy. Outside of battle, he can use this attack to flip switches, grab items and attack enemies.
+|Attacks the frontmost grounded enemy with his shell.
 |Tilt {{button|n64|Stickleft}} until the red star lights up.
-|Initial
+|Base Rank: 1/'''2'''<br>Super Rank: 2/'''3'''<br>Ultra Rank: 3/'''5'''
+|Base Rank
 |-
 |[[Power Shell]]
 |3
-|Attacks all grounded enemies.
+|Attacks all grounded enemies with his shell.
 |Tilt {{button|n64|Stickleft}} until the red star lights up.
-|Initial
+|Base Rank: 1/'''2'''<br>Super Rank: 2/'''3'''<br>Ultra Rank: 3/'''4'''
+|Base Rank
 |-
 |[[Dizzy Shell]]
 |4
-|Makes enemies [[Dizzy]].
+|Makes all grounded enemies [[Dizzy]] by spinning rapidly in his shell.
 |Repeatedly press {{button|n64|A}} to fill the gauge.
+|N/A
 |Super Rank
 |-
-|[[Fire Shell (move)|Fire Shell]]
+|[[Fire Shell]]
 |5
-|A fiery move that attacks all grounded enemies. Can kill [[Dry Bones]] in one go.
+|Attacks all grounded enemies with his shell on fire.
 |Repeatedly tilt {{button|n64|Stickleft}} to fill the gauge.
+|Ultra Rank: 1-5/'''6'''
 |Ultra Rank
+|}
+Values in bold are for perfectly executed action commands.
+===''Super Paper Mario''===
+{| class="wikitable" align=center width=100%
+|-
+!colspan=2|[[Catch Card]]
+|-
+|[[File:SPM Kooper Catch Card.png|center|70px]]
+|
+*'''Card Type:''' Rare
+*'''Card Description:''' ''This is Mario's good buddy Kooper from ''Paper Mario''. His Power Shell move was, and is, a thing of beauty.''
 |}
-==[[Catch Card]]==
+===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
-[[File:KooperCard.png|thumb|80px|Kooper's Catch Card.]]
+{{SSBB sticker
+|name=Kooper
+|image=[[File:Kooper Sticer.png|x100px]]
+|game=''Paper Mario''
+|effect=[Arm] - Attack +10
+}}
-'''Card Type:''' Rare<br>
+==Gallery==
-'''Card Description:''' This is Mario's good buddy Kooper from ''Paper Mario''. His Power Shell move was, and is, a thing of beauty.
+<gallery>
+KooperPaperMario.png|''Paper Mario''
+PM Kooper Concept Artwork.png|Concept artwork for ''Paper Mario''<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/spacew99/sokuho/28/soft/mariorpg/ Spaceworld 1999 preview page] for ''Paper Mario'' on Nintendo of Japan's website. (Accessed on 29 October 2015)</ref>
+Kooper Without Shell.png|Kooper without his shell
+PM Kooper joins party.png|Kooper joins Mario's party
+PM Kooper HP Plus.png|Mario tossing Kooper to get the [[HP Plus (badge)|HP Plus]] badge
+Paper Mario Kooper Ecstatic.png|Kooper is excited to see Kolorado
+Kolorado expedition.png|Kooper with Kolorado after [[Mario]] defeats [[Bowser]]
+Kooper Sprite.png|Kooper's sprite
+</gallery>
 ==Names in other languages==
-{{Foreignname
+{{foreign names
 |Jap=カメキ
 |JapR=Kameki
-|JapM=亀 (''kame'') means "turtle" in Japanese.
+|JapM=From「亀」(''kame'', turtle) and possibly「き」(''-ki'', common suffix for Japanese male name)
-|Ger=Kooper
-|GerM=-
-|Fra=Kooper
-|FraM=-
-|Por=Kooper
-|PorM=-
 |Chi=卡米龟
 |ChiR=Kǎmǐguī
-|ChiM=Based from the Japanese name. 龟 (''guī'') means "turtle".
+|ChiM=From「龟」(''guī'', turtle); based on the Japanese name. This name is shared with [[bulbapedia:Wartortle (Pokémon)|Wartortle]] from ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]''.
+|Fre=Kooper
+|Ger=Kooper
+|Ita=Kooper
 |Kor=엉큼이
-|KorR=Eongkeumi
+|KorR=Eongkeum'i
+|KorM=From "엉금엉금" (''Eonggeum-Eonggeum'', [[Koopa Troopa]]) and "이" (''-i'', Korean diminutive name ending)
+|Spa=Kooper
 }}
 ==Trivia==
 {{multiframe
-|[[File:Kooper.png]] [[File:Kooper-SPM.png]]
+|[[File:Kooper TTYD unused.png|100px]][[File:Kooper-SPM.png|100px]]
-|Kooper's unused images, from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' and ''Super Paper Mario'' respectively.
+|Kooper's unused images, from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' and ''Super Paper Mario'', respectively.
-|size=300
+|size=200
 |align=right
 }}
-*Although Kooper's artwork depicts him having an "X"-shaped arrangement of bandages on his cheek, no in-game sprites has shown him as such, not even those of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' or ''Super Paper Mario''. However, an [[List of Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|"X"-shaped bandage has been found by hacking into the game]].
+*Although one of Kooper's artworks depicts him having an "X"-shaped arrangement of bandages on his cheek, no in-game sprites have shown him as such, not even those of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' or ''Super Paper Mario''. The bandage is also not present in other artwork. The art is likely intended to accompany [[:File:MarioPaperMarioMario2.png|the one of Mario with a bandage]], both after a battle.
-*There were many instances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' where Mario erroneously referred to [[Bowser|King Koopa]] as "Kooper", which was far [[Paper Mario|before the game was released]].
+*In the Japanese version, Kooper talks like a kid with a considerable overactive attitude using words like「オレッチ」(''orecchi'', me) and finishing his dialogues with「っス」(''~su''), a very polite and infant way to say「です」(''desu'', to be).
+*In the Simplified Chinese version localized by [[iQue]], Kooper implies that he has a wife during his first encounter with Mario. This is likely due to the translators misreading "life" as "wife".<ref>In-game dialogue: 这个绒毛怪抢走了我的壳，它是除我妻子以外我最重要的东西了。 (This Fuzzy stole my shell; it was the most important thing of mine next to my wife.) Compare the English version: "This wild Fuzzy took my shell, which, next to my life, is the most important thing I have."</ref>
 == References ==
 <references/>
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