Editing Koops

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Koops Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from the Nintendo Switch remake of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Run]]'' (version 3.2.0, cameo) (2024)
}}
{{quote|OH, PLEASE TAKE ME WITH [[Mario#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|YOU]] TO FIGHT [[Hooktail|HOOKTAIL]]! PLEASE! I'M BEGGING YOU!|Koops|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Koops''' is a [[Koopa Troopa]] from [[Petalburg]] who is [[Mario]]'s second [[Party member|partner]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. His left eyelid is half-closed, and he wears a bandage on his nose, a light-blue, short-sleeve jacket with a hoodie, blue pants, and white shoes. Very much like [[Kooper]] from the original ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Koops can retreat into his shell and use it as a weapon against foes, and Mario can also launch him at switches or distant objects to hit them or retrieve them. However, he differs from Kooper in that Mario can hold Koops's shell in place. He has a girlfriend named [[Koopie Koo]] and a father named [[Koopley]]. His name is a portmanteau of "[[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]" and "oops", an exclamation of clumsiness (Koops being clumsy); it is also a [[wikipedia:Koops|real surname]]. Koops is the only party member to have a defense point without any adjustments as badges or items, but, like other Koopas, he will fall on his back if hit with a jump attack.

==History==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File:Koops shyness.png|thumb|left|Koops stops [[Mario]], but his shyness overcomes him.]]
[[File:Koops and Mario PMTTYD.png|thumb|200px|Koops is going to travel with Mario.]]
When Mario arrives in Petalburg, he can meet a female [[Koopa Troopa]] named [[Koopie Koo]], who recognizes him and concludes that he is there to help free their village from the terror of the dragon [[Hooktail]], while wishing to herself that a certain "Koops" was as brave as him. Upon entering the house right next to her, Mario can converse with the resident, a male green-shelled Koopa with a half-closed eye, a bandage on his nose, and a blue jacket. He remarks how surprising it is that the plumber is off to challenge Hooktail, which he admits is scary. Just before Mario leaves the village for [[Shhwonk Fortress]] to retrieve the [[Sun Stone|Sun]] and [[Moon Stone|Moon]] stone keys needed to unlock the pipe leading to [[Hooktail Castle]], however, this same individual catches up to him to say something. Introducing himself as Koops, he attempts to ask Mario a favor, but as his shyness overcomes him, he quickly ends the conversation and runs off, prompting [[Goombella]] to comment about the weirdness of his interaction.

Once Mario returns with the stones and exits the village back the way he came from, Koops comes up to him again, this time mustering enough courage to beg Mario for a chance to join him. He brings up how he wants to avenge his father, who disappeared after leaving to battle Hooktail a long time ago, and therefore prove that he is not a crybaby or a weakling, but someone as strong as his dad. Once Mario accepts and the player is taught the new partner's controls, he and Mario continue on their journey. However, his girlfriend, Koopie Koo, catches up to them and attempts to stop Koops at the last minute, stating her concern for him and how she accepts him regardless of how he is seen. Unable to convince him to back out, Koopie Koo lashes out and strikes him and Mario twice by dashing in her shell. As she leaves, Koops promises to return a stronger Koopa for her, and they set out for Hooktail Castle.

[[File:Koops and Kolorado's Father.png|thumb|200px|Koops mistakes [[Kolorado's father]] for his.]]
Inside the castle, Koops finds [[Kolorado's father|a skeleton]] by a metal grate. Believing that this dead Koopa is his father, Koops bursts into tears before noticing that the corpse is grasping a letter, which hints at Hooktail's weakness, her deceptive nature, and a farewell to his son, [[Kolorado]]. Embarrassed by the fact that the dead Koopa is not his father after all, Koops is left blushing and scratching his head over the mistake, but then wonders if any of the other skeletons is his father. 

Once Mario and Koops reach Hooktail, the dragon remarks on his similarity to a "strange-garbed one who came earlier", taunting them as rash and foolish for trying to dare challenge her like that individual. Once defeated, the near-dead dragon spits up a blue-shelled Koopa with eyebrows and a beard. Recognizing him as his father, [[Koopley]], Koops runs up to reunite with him. After sharing his story of how the dragon tricked him in battle and gobbled him up, keeping him imprisoned for ten years, Koopley reveals that he found the [[Diamond Star]] in Hooktail's stomach, and gives it to Mario, ending the first chapter of the game.

After this, Koops would continue to assist Mario in his quest to collect the rest of the [[Crystal Stars]], save [[Princess Peach]], and reveal the secrets behind [[The Thousand-Year Door]]. By the end of the game, as the whole party and some other characters meet up with Mario and Princess Peach for the last time before they take the boat back home to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Koops thanks Mario for having helped him find his courage and inner strength, appreciating his new self more and how he has grown closer to his dad. Sometime after this, Goombella would reveal that Koops, now more mature than when he was last seen, plans to run as Petalburg's new mayor, though, noting how he still retains a bit of his old bashful self, she remarks that "Koopie Koo pretty much has him wrapped around her little finger".

As a Koopa Troopa, Koops is the only partner with a defense of 1, though this is negated if he doesn't defend himself with an [[Action Command]] from jump attacks, which would flip him on his back and temporarily immobilize him. Furthermore, he has the lowest health of all partners when upgraded, with 15 Health Points at Super Rank and 25 Health Points at Ultra Rank (sharing the same amount of Health Points as [[Ms. Mowz]]).

===''Super Paper Mario''===
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Koops appears as a [[Catch Card]] won by winning the [[Duel of 100]] in the [[Sammer's Kingdom]]. Koops could also be seen very briefly during the intro, where he and all the other [[partners]] from the previous ''Paper Mario'' titles could be seen in a photograph at the [[Mario Bros.' House]].

== Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
*'''In-game description:''' ''Koops is a timid Koopa who wants to be tougher for his girlfriend, Koopie Koo. Press {{button|gcn|X}} to shoot out his shell and retrieve distant items. After shooting out his shell, you can also hold {{button|gcn|X}} to hold the shell in place.''
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Hides in his shell and sails out in front of you to recover distant items, attack enemies, or activate switches.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' instruction booklet|page=14|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|date=2004|language=en-us}}</ref>
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''Koops is a timid Koopa who wants to be tougher for his girlfriend, Koopie Koo. In the field, you can press X to launch and retrieve distant items. After hurling him, you can hold your companion in place by keeping your thumb on the X Button.''<ref>{{cite|author=Thomason, Steve|url=archive.org/details/papermariothethousandyeardoorplayersguide_201909/page/n15/mode/2up|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' Nintendo Player's Guide|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=October 1, 2004|isbn=1-930206-51-8}}</ref>

{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Koops|align=horizontal}}
;Tattle
[[Goombella]] can use [[Tattle]] on Koops when Mario visits his house in [[Petalburg]] before leaving the village for [[Shhwonk Fortress]] and again in [[Petal Meadows]] when Mario denies Koops' request to join him.
;Petalburg
*''"That's Koops, from Petalburg. He's got confidence issues... He's a... cringer, y'know? But he's definitely got a serious interest in Hooktail... I wonder why?"''
;Petal Meadows
*''"That's Koops, from Petalburg. He's been waiting here, hoping to join you. He's a bit green, but braver than I thought... I'll have to rethink my first impression. I mean, he seems totally earnest, know what I mean? We should take him along."''

;Attacks
;HP
*Initial: 10 HP
*Super Rank: 15 HP
*Ultra Rank: 25 HP

{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="8%"|Attack
!width="8%"|[[Flower Points|FP]] Needed
!width="32%"|Effect
!width="24%"|[[Action Command]]
!width="16%"|Attack Power
!width="8%"|Move Rank
|-
| Shell Toss
| 0
| Attacks a single ground enemy.
| Tilt {{button|gcn|Stick}} to the left until the star lights up.
| Initial: 1/2<br>Super: 2/3<br>Ultra: 3/5
| Initial
|-
| Power Shell
| 3
| Attacks all ground enemies.
| Hold {{button|gcn|Stick}} to the left to fill the gauge and release when the star is lit.
| Initial: 1/2<br>Super: 2/3<br>Ultra: 3/5
| Initial
|-
| Shell Shield
| 4
| Creates a shell to protect Mario.
| Press {{button|gcn|A}} to stop the word "OK" in the gauge.
| N/A
| Super Rank
|-
| Shell Slam
| 6
| Attacks all ground enemies and penetrates their defense.
| Repeatedly tilt the {{button|gcn|Stick}} to the left to fill the gauge. The most successful way is to turn the controller sideways so that the {{button|gcn|Stick}} is at the bottom and flick the {{button|gcn|Stick}} down.
| Ultra: 0-6
| Ultra Rank
|}

===''Super Paper Mario''===
{| class="wikitable" align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; background: #f9f9f9; color:black"
|-
!colspan=2|[[Catch Card]]
|-
|[[File:SPM Koops Catch Card.png|center|70px]]
|
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Description:''' ''It's Koops from the last Paper Mario adventure. Kicking some shell never felt so good.''
|}

===''Super Mario Run''===
====Item description====
*'''Koops Statue:''' ''A slightly timid boy with courage in his heart. He's a master of shell attacks.''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KoopsPMTTYD.png|Koops' sprite
Koops IN Petal Meadows PM.png|Koops waiting for Mario
Koops Begging.png|Koops wants to join Mario
Koops Excited PMTTYD.png|Koops excited to join Mario
PMTTYD Koops joins party.png|Koops joins the party
Shell Toss Info.png|Shell Toss tutorial
Koops and Mario PMTTYD.png|Koops and Mario in Petal Meadows
Koops In Battle.png|Koops and Mario in battle against various Goombas
PMTTYD Koops Happy Heart Backtrack.png|With Koops, Mario can reach this [[Happy Heart]] [[badge]]
Koops HP Plus PMTTYD.png|With Koops, Mario can snab the [[HP Plus (badge)|HP Plus]] [[badge]]
Koops and Koopley.png|Koops reunites with Koopley
Koops Flipped Cropped.png|Koops flipped over
SMK 34 Title Page.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
SMK 35 Contents Page.jpg|''Super Mario-kun''
Koops-SPM.png|Unused sprite from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
PMTTYDNS Koops Artwork.png|Artwork for [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
PMTTYDNS Koops Artwork 2.png|Artwork for ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
PMTTYD NS Hooktail Castle Switch.jpg|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
PMTTYD NS Hooktail.png|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
PMTTYD NS Glitz Glory.jpg|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
PMTTYD NS Sewers.png|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
PMTTYD NS Podleys Place.png|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
PMTTYDNS Profile Koops.jpg|Character profile card
PMTTYDNS concept art characters 4.png|Concept artwork
SMR Koops Statue.png|Koops Statue in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ノコタロウ
|JapR=Nokotarō
|JapM=Portmanteau of「ノコノコ」(''Nokonoko'', "[[Koopa Troopa]]") and the Japanese suffix or given name「太郎」(''Tarō'')
|Chi=慢慢太郎<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo HK官方頻道|date=March 12, 2024|title=Every Day is a Mario Day（香港）|url=youtu.be/Op2jg47zBhQ|publisher=YouTube|language=zh-hant|accessdate=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiR=Mànmàn Tàiláng
|ChiM=Portmanteau of「慢慢龟/慢慢龜」(''Mànmàngūi'', "[[Koopa Troopa]]") and the Japanese suffix or given name「太郎」(''Tàiláng'')
|Dut=Koops
|Fre=Koopek
|FreM=A portmanteau of "Koopa" and possibly "kopek", the one-hundredth subdivision of the Russian currency, the [[Wikipedia:Ruble|ruble]]. In French, ''ne pas valoir un kopek'' (lit. "not even worth one kopek") is an idiom to indicate something worthless and stupid
|Ger=Koopio
|GerM=Probably a portmanteau of "Koopa" and "[[Wikipedia:Coolio|Coolio]]"
|Ita=Koopaldo
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "Koopa" and the Italian male name "Aldo"
|Kor=엉금돌이
|KorR=Eonggeumdol'i
|KorM=Portmanteau of 엉금엉금 (''Eonggeum-eonggeum'', "Koopa Troopa") and the Korean diminutive suffix 돌이 (''-dol'i'')
|Spa=Koops
}}

==Trivia==
*Koops is inconsistently depicted with either three or four fingers on each hand.<ref>https://www.spriters-resource.com/gamecube/pmttyd/sheet/30431/</ref>{{better source}}
*Koops's Japanese name, ノコタロウ ''Nokotarō'', is used as one of the wrong answers in one of [[Chuck Quizmo|Chuck Quizmo's]] questions in the Japanese version of ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
*Despite having a girlfriend, Koops' dialogue in the English version (particularly when running into her once again in the [[Glitz Pit]]) indicates he is attracted to [[Ms. Mowz]] to some degree. Koops even shows a hint of jealousy when she kisses Mario.
*Like Kooper, players are given the option to agree or disagree about letting Koops to join their party. Coincidentally, they practically beg Mario in a similar manner about taking them along.
*A small glitch can occur with Koops in the overworld when swapping him out with another partner and then back to him, which would cause him to be slightly smaller than his original size.
*In the section on finding hidden [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]] panels in the game's instruction booklet, the picture depicts Mario [[Spin Jump]]ing with Koops in front of the Rogueport Sewers black chest which appears closed. This is a continuity error, as Mario does not acquire Koops as a [[partner]] or the Ground Pound ability until some time after he opens that chest.

==References==
<references/>

{{Koopa Troopas}}
{{PMTTYD}}
[[Category:Koopa Troopas]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Paper Mario series party members]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door characters]]
[[de:Koopio]]
[[it:Koopaldo]]