Koops

The second to join Mario's party, Koops is a Koopa from Petalburg. Very much like Kooper from the original Paper Mario, he 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. He is with Mario to avenge his father Koopley, whom he believes to be dead, and to prove to Petalburg and his girlfriend, Koopie Koo, that he is not a coward.ã€€In Japan, Koops is known as Nokotarou(ãƒŽã‚³ã‚¿ãƒ­ã‚¦) which comes from the name "Nokonoko", the Japanese name for the Koopa Troopa, as well as "Tarou", a common boy's name in Japan.