Koops

Koops is Mario's second party member in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

Koops comes up to Mario as he and Goombella are about to go to Schwonk Fortress, but he runs away. When they return and head for Hooktail Castle, Koops runs after them and begs to go with them. He wants to get revenge on Hooktail for killing his father, and to stop people calling him a coward. His girlfriend, Koopie Koo, is currently waiting for him to return home after he joins Mario's team. Outside of battle, he possesses the same abilities Kooper has in Paper Mario.

He returns home, brave and strong, and runs for mayor at the very end of the adventure.

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

Attacks
 * Shell Toss (0 FP)
 * Power Shell (3 FP)
 * Shell Shield (4 FP)
 * Shell Slam (6 FP)