Kolorado's father

Kolorado's Father, who appeared as a non-living Dull Bones (a sub-species of Dry Bones) in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, is the father of Kolorado from Paper Mario. Although Kolorado's father is now a Dull Bones, he was presumably once a Koopa.

Kolorado's Father is first seen in one of the early rooms of Hooktail Castle in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, where Koops mistakes his bones for those of his seemingly late father Koopley. Thinking that the rumor that Koopley is dead was finally confirmed to be true, Koops persuaded Mario to read a letter that the bones of Kolorado's father were clutching. Although it is up to the player to decide whether Mario reads the note or not, if he does, the story of how Kolorado's father valiantly attempted at destroying Hooktail, but found himself "stuck" and soon died would be revealed. As the story unravels, he warns the reader not to fall for the deceitful pleas Hooktail emits when in danger, and also tells that the one thing Hooktail fears is something "that begins with 'cr' and ends with 'icket'". The letter is ended with the phrase "My last words go to my son, Kolorado: I love you, and I'm proud of who you've become." As these words were read to Koops, he embarrassingly admitted that these must not be his father's bones after all, and Mario and his team continued. Since his bones remained intact and the letter could be read again at any time, Kolorado's father played no further part in the game.

Little is known about Kolorado's Father, other than that he was one of many Koopas who tried to defeat Hooktail. It is also very possible that he was, during his life, a Petalburger; it is unknown if any of his family (including his son) ever lived in Petalburg, too. It is also never revealed whether Kolorado is aware of his father's demise; one of the few things known about the bone pile is that he is probably kind, as he is one of the few Dull Bones that doesn't attack Mario.