Terrapin

Terrapin
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Variant of	Koopa Troopa
Variants Terra Cotta Torte
Comparable Koopatrol
Notable members Jagger

Terrapins are armored Koopa Troopas with green shells that appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. In the game, they are the weakest soldiers in the Koopa Troop, even weaker than a Goomba. In Marrymore, a type called Torte acts as a chef, and a similar, stronger enemy is the red-shelled Terra Cotta. The word "terrapin" is an ambiguous term referring to turtles, which Koopas are quite similar to.

Terrapins fight solo or in groups of two to four and attack their opponents by punching, which does not do much damage. They patrol the halls of Bowser's Keep in search of intruders, and appear mostly in the very beginning of the game, before Exor crashes into Bowser's Keep. They have 10 HP and 1 attack power, and 8 defense, and Mario gains no EXP for defeating them.

Later in the game at Rose Way, a platoon of Terrapins led by one named Jagger is seen with Bowser. After this group deserts, Jagger is later found in Monstro Town, training under Jinx to become strong enough to help Bowser again.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Terrapin
	HP	10	FP	100	Speed	10
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (first visit)	Attack	1	Magic attack	0
	Role	Common	Defense	8	Magic defense	1
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	None
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	None	Strong	None	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"Yo! What's going on?"

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ノコへい Nokohei	Portmanteau of「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa) and「兵」(hei, soldier)
French	Koopatrouilleur	Pun on "Koopa" and "patrouilleur" (patrolman)
Italian	Koopa soldato	Koopa Troopa soldier