Koopa Koot

"Oh, welcome, young fella! I'm the elder of Koopa Village. Folks call me Koopa Koot. Say...might you do me a favor?"

- Koopa Koot

Koopa Koot is an elderly Koopa Troopa that lives in Koopa Village. He is friends with Goompa and Bootler. During his youth, the three traveled the globe in search of adventure. However, his adventuring days are now over. In fact, he needs other people to run errands for him. In Paper Mario, Mario helps Koopa Koot perform twenty tasks that the old Koopa cannot do by himself. One errand involves Mario retrieving a picture of the three old adventurers (Koopa Koot, Goompa, and Bootler) from Boo's Mansion. Often, Koopa Koot rewards Mario with a single Coin. Occasionally, Mario receives a better reward, including Star Pieces or memberships to the game parlor in Toad Town. Also in Crystal Palace, Koopa Koot is a fake, he is telling lies that he is the real Kooper.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Bowser, when asked who he is by Bub or Pennington, the player can choose to tell them his name is Koopa Koot, which the Bowser describes as an "all-time ancient babbler" that threatens to "bore [them] to death."

Tattle

 * This is the oldest Koopa in Koopa Village. His name is Koopa Koot. He's famous for being selfish, stingy and impatient. He doesn't ask for things that are impossible, but you can bet the tasks will be hard and time-consuming.

Trivia

 * Koopa Koot suggests Luigi should be known as "Air Luigi", a reference to the similar nickname given to Michael Jordan ("Air Jordan"), a basketball player known for his incredible jump.
 * He can also be seen as similar to Mayor Kroop; both are rambling old Koopa Troopas who live in a small village.
 * In the Crystal Palace, four Duplighosts will try to disguise themselves as Kooper, but their cloaks fail and one ends up as Koopa Koot.
 * It is possible that Koopa Koot's payment of a single coin each time he pays Mario could possibly a reference to monetary inflation. Even though it is a simple coin he is giving Mario, it is possible that it was worth more when he was younger.