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'''Ankoopas''' are gigantic [[Koopa Troopa]]s found in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. They block paths and recite the line: "Derr...No matter what you hit me with, you can't knock me down!...I think." Unfortunately for them, [[Mario]]'s [[Firebrand]] Bros. technique can knock these giant Koopas down. In order to master the Firebrand, the brothers must first visit the [[Jellyfish Sisters]] in [[Gwarhar Lagoon]]. An Ankoopa also appears in a house in [[Beanbean Castle Town]].
|image=[[File:Ankoopa MLSS.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|variant_of=[[Koopa Troopa]]
|relatives=[[Big Koopa Troopa]]
}}
{{quote|Aaaah! How did THAT happen??? [[Mario|You]] [[Luigi|guys]] are no slouches!|Ankoopa|[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]}}
[[File:Falling Ankoopa.png|thumb|left|Before and after being knocked over]]
'''Ankoopas'''<ref>{{cite|quote=My sources tell me that one of the four Beanstar pieces fell north of town into the Yoshi Theater. But the road to the Yoshi Theater is blocked halfway by Ankoopa!|author=[[Information Booth]] [[Miles Tones|shopkeeper]]|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''|date=2003}}</ref> (also generically referred to by [[Prima Games|Prima]] as "'''Turtles'''"<ref>{{cite|quote=A giant Turtle blocks the passage to a cave to the right of the watering hole. (And, no, the [[Hammer]]s the boys receive won't do the trick.)|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=November 25, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=58|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4423-2}}</ref>) are pudgy, giant [[Koopa Troopa]]s found only in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. They are cross-eyed and have oblong shells which extend up from their backs, behind their heads. Their name is a combination of the words "[[anchor]]" and "[[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]".
 
Ankoopas block certain paths in the [[Beanbean Kingdom]], reciting the line, "''Derr... No matter what you hit me with, you can't knock me down. I think...''" when spoken to. One also appears in a house in [[Beanbean Castle Town]].
 
The road-blocking Ankoopas can only be moved with [[Mario]]'s [[Dash (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Dash]] technique, which knocks them down briefly; they will move aside and express surprise at the Bros.' ability, and then allow the pair to progress.
 
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', they have been replaced with [[Big Koopa Troopa]]s.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ノコッタス<ref>{{cite|language=Japanese|quote=「②の{{ruby|石橋|いしばし}}の{{ruby|向|む}}こう{{ruby|側|がわ}}に{{ruby|立|た}}っているノコッタスをダッシュで{{ruby|倒|たお}}せば、{{ruby|先|さき}}へと{{ruby|進|すす}}める。なお、ノコッタスは、ここ{{ruby|以外|いがい}}にもいろいろな{{ruby|場所|ばしょ}}にいるので、{{ruby|見|み}}かけたらぶつかってみよう。」|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=''Mario & Luigi RPG Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page={{file link|MLRPG NOG Nokottasu.png|75}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Nokottasu
|JapM=Possibly a portmanteau of「残った」(''{{wp|Glossary of sumo terms#N|nokotta}}'', a sumo term) and「トータス」(''tōtasu'', tortoise), likely incorporating「ノコノコ」(''Nokonoko'', [[Koopa Troopa#Names in other languages|Koopa Troopa]])
|Fre=Nocotus<ref>{{cite|quote=Il semble que l'un des 4 morceaux de la Végétoile soit tombé dans le cinéma Yoshi, au nord de la ville. Nocotus barre la route pour aller au cinema Yoshi.|author=[[Information Booth]] [[Miles Tones|shopkeeper]]|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''|date=2003}}</ref>
|FreM=From the Japanese name
|Ger=Monster-Koopa <ref>{{cite|quote=Ein Sternbohnenfragment ist im Yoshi-Theater niedergegangen, nördlich von der Stadt. Aber den Weg dorthin blockiert ein Monster-Koopa.|author=[[Information Booth]] [[Miles Tones|shopkeeper]]|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''|date=2003}}</ref>
|Spa=Ankoopa <ref>{{cite|quote=¡Dicen que uno de los cuatro trozos de la Judía Estelar cayó en el Cine de Yoshis, al norte de la ciudad! Ankoopa obstruye el camino al cine, tendréis que empujarle.|author=[[Information Booth]] [[Miles Tones|shopkeeper]]|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''|date=2003}}</ref>
|Spa2=Tortuga gigante
|Spa2M=Giant turtle
}}
 
==Trivia==
*Moving the Ankoopa in northeast [[Beanbean Fields]] blocking the bridge to the area where the [[Piranha Bean]] is fought is actually optional, since it is possible to traverse around him through [[Teehee Valley]] as soon as the brothers obtain the [[Super Hammer]], which can happen as early as when they return to the mainland from Oho Oasis.
 
==See also==
*[[Kent C. Koopa]]
 
==References==
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=Trivia=
*Their name is a combination of the words anchor and koopa.
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Latest revision as of 22:28, September 10, 2024

Ankoopa
Ankoopa
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Variant of Koopa Troopa
Relatives
“Aaaah! How did THAT happen??? You guys are no slouches!”
Ankoopa, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
An Ankoopa falling down.
Before and after being knocked over

Ankoopas[1] (also generically referred to by Prima as "Turtles"[2]) are pudgy, giant Koopa Troopas found only in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They are cross-eyed and have oblong shells which extend up from their backs, behind their heads. Their name is a combination of the words "anchor" and "Koopa".

Ankoopas block certain paths in the Beanbean Kingdom, reciting the line, "Derr... No matter what you hit me with, you can't knock me down. I think..." when spoken to. One also appears in a house in Beanbean Castle Town.

The road-blocking Ankoopas can only be moved with Mario's Dash technique, which knocks them down briefly; they will move aside and express surprise at the Bros.' ability, and then allow the pair to progress.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, they have been replaced with Big Koopa Troopas.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ノコッタス[3]
Nokottasu
Possibly a portmanteau of「残った」(nokotta, a sumo term) and「トータス」(tōtasu, tortoise), likely incorporating「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa)
French Nocotus[4] From the Japanese name
German Monster-Koopa [5] -
Spanish Ankoopa [6] -
Tortuga gigante[?] Giant turtle

Trivia[edit]

  • Moving the Ankoopa in northeast Beanbean Fields blocking the bridge to the area where the Piranha Bean is fought is actually optional, since it is possible to traverse around him through Teehee Valley as soon as the brothers obtain the Super Hammer, which can happen as early as when they return to the mainland from Oho Oasis.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "My sources tell me that one of the four Beanstar pieces fell north of town into the Yoshi Theater. But the road to the Yoshi Theater is blocked halfway by Ankoopa!" – Information Booth shopkeeper (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
  2. ^ "A giant Turtle blocks the passage to a cave to the right of the watering hole. (And, no, the Hammers the boys receive won't do the trick.)" – November 25, 2003. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4423-2. Page 58.
  3. ^ "「②の石橋いしばしこうがわっているノコッタスをダッシュでたおせば、さきへとすすめる。なお、ノコッタスは、ここ以外いがいにもいろいろな場所ばしょにいるので、かけたらぶつかってみよう。」" – Mario & Luigi RPG Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 75Media:MLRPG NOG Nokottasu.png.
  4. ^ "Il semble que l'un des 4 morceaux de la Végétoile soit tombé dans le cinéma Yoshi, au nord de la ville. Nocotus barre la route pour aller au cinema Yoshi." – Information Booth shopkeeper (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
  5. ^ "Ein Sternbohnenfragment ist im Yoshi-Theater niedergegangen, nördlich von der Stadt. Aber den Weg dorthin blockiert ein Monster-Koopa." – Information Booth shopkeeper (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
  6. ^ "¡Dicen que uno de los cuatro trozos de la Judía Estelar cayó en el Cine de Yoshis, al norte de la ciudad! Ankoopa obstruye el camino al cine, tendréis que empujarle." – Information Booth shopkeeper (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.