Koopa Village

Koopa Village is a small village consisting of houses and grassland in Paper Mario. Located near a hill on Pleasant Path, it is home to a number of friendly Koopas and Bob-omb refugees. Koopa Village is the place Mario has to visit in Chapter 1 in order to have Kooper join his party. It is also where several sidequests take place.

The in-game description reads, "Many Koopas live here, including Kolorado and Koopa Koot. Bob-ombs, refugees from Koopa Bros. Fortress, live here too."

History
As is hinted by Merlon from the prologue, Mario and Goombario is required to go here in Chapter 1 to help Kooper for him to join the party because he has to use him to activate a switch in Pleasant Path. When they arrive, however, they find that Fuzzies are attacking the town, and they can optionally help out some of the Koopas who had lost their shells to the Fuzzy menaces. The pair also meet Kooper, a Koopa with a blue shell who eventually became Mario's second party member. A Fuzzy stole his shell and he asks Mario to get it back. Once Mario retrieves it, Kooper joins the party. After he helps Kooper defeat the remaining Fuzzies, the Fuzzies flee and the village returns to peace.

After Mario and his partners defeat the Koopa Bros. at the end of Chapter 1, more Bob-omb refugees come to the village to reside. Later in the game, the Koopa Troopas in the village write Mario a letter, thanking him for taking care of the Fuzzy problem and apologizing for not being able to reward him for it.

Mario needs to go to the village to take or finish several sidequests, such as Koopa Koot's favors, the radio contest, and letter delivery. After Chapter 5, Kolorado returns to the village once Mario and his partners defeat Kent C. Koopa (optional).

At the end of the game, Parakarry visits the village to tell Bombette, who is seen to have resided here after her adventure with Mario, that she is invited to the party at Peach's Castle. After that, Kolorado's Wife comes and asks Parakarry to find his husband, who is out again.

Description
Koopa Village is a village mainly consisting of grassland, with a row of six houses in the northern side, all of which look like Koopa shells and most of them feature island-based décor. From west to east, they are: a Toad House run by Mort T., Koopa's Shop, a house that resembles a blue shell, Kolorado's house, Kooper's house, and Koopa Koot's house.

The house that looks like a blue shell is home to a relaxed Koopa who lies in his hammock all day listening to the radio. On that radio are three stations, one called "Golden Oldies Station" which plays a direct cover of the credits theme from Super Mario World, another called "Island Sounds Station" playing an original song, one other playing Chanterelle's song (after she is given a song from Lyrics and the Melody), and an Information Station where the Radio Contest is held.

Bushes can be found in the southern part of the village. There is also a tree which the Bob-ombs relax in the shadow. Koopa Leaves can be found in some of the bushes. To the back of Kooper's house is a path to a forest, which Mario visits on his quest to retrieve Kooper's shell.

Koopa Village links to Toad Town via Pleasant Path. It can also be linked to from Toad Town Tunnels once Mario unlocks the pipe, which is faster.

Residents

 * Bruce
 * Kolorado
 * Kolorado's Wife
 * Koopa Koot
 * Koover
 * Mort T.
 * several other Koopa Troopas and Bob-ombs

Enemies found

 * For enemy formations in Koopa Village, see here.

Items found
In addition to the items listed below, Koopa's Shop has several items on sale. Koopa Koot has 15 Star Pieces and gives them in threes if Mario does favors for him. Kolorado also has two Star Pieces that can be given to Mario here. 64 Star Pieces in total can also be obtained from Chuck Quizmo who can appear here.

Area Tattles

 * ''It's Koopa Village. Big surprise! Koopas live here. Recently it seems like some Bob-ombs have moved here, too. They must have run away from the fortress, huh?
 * ''The house with the yellowish roof is the home of the famous archaeologist and explorer, Kolorado. Kolorado's always running from one mysterious place to another in order to do research. He's really well respected in his field.
 * ''We'd better be careful. There are supposedly lots of Fuzzies around this area. Usually they stay hidden, but lately they're more aggressive.
 * ''This part of the forest is the Fuzzie's main stronghold. The woods would actually be quite beautiful if not for the Fuzzies. The light's nice... Do you think Koopas do the logging around here?

Trivia

 * The trees and bushes of Koopa Village are composed of green squares, making them look similar to 3D versions of the trees found in Lineland Road of Super Paper Mario.
 * In Paper Mario, before Chapter 1, there is a piece of Toad Town News that warns the Fuzzy invasion in Koopa Village.

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