Kolorado's father



Kolorado's Father, who appeared as a non-living Dull 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 (a type of Dry Bones sub-species), he was presumably once a Koopa (like his more fortunate, living son).

Kolorado 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 (this was possibly due to the fact that Kolorado's father wears blue shoes that look similar to those of Koopley; it is notable that Kolorado's father's blue shoes are the only thing which differentiates him from the other bone piles of Hooktail Castle). 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 profoundly 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" (possibly by the Red Bones guardian of the next room) and soon died unravels. He then 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 sad and solemn 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. While 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 unfortunate demise; one of the few things known about this minor bone pile is that his spirit no longer lingers in his body after death (because he is one of the handful of Dull Bones who will not move or attack Mario).