Dark Koopa
- This article is about the enemy fromPaper Mario andPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. For the enemy fromSuper Paper Mario with the same name, seeDark Koopa (Super Paper Mario).
| Dark Koopa | |||
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 Sprite fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) | |||
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) | ||
| Variant of | Koopa Troopa | ||
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Dark Koopas are strong, purple-shelledKoopa Troopas that live in dark places underground. They appear in the first two games of thePaper Mario series.
History[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
Dark Koopas debut inPaper Mario, appearing solely inToad Town Tunnels like theGloomba family. They attack using stronger versions of normal Koopa Troopas' attacks. Additionally, sometimes while idling they will grin, jog in place, and occasionally spin around, signaling that they are preparing a special attack that can makeMariodizzy. They sometimes perform this for multiple consecutive turns, thus leaving Mario stuck and requiring his partner to attack. Like normal Koopa Troopas, they are rendered temporarily helpless if knocked onto their backs.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
Dark Koopas reappear in thePit of 100 Trials inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsNintendo Switch remake, appearing in floors 31-39. They are even stronger than before, but can no longer use their dizziness-causing attack. InSuper Paper Mario, this role is given to a pitch-black, shadowy Koopa also calledDark Koopa, which appears in theFlopside Pit of 100 Trials.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
| Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Koopa | |||||||||
  | Max HP | 8 | Attack | 3 | Defense | 2 (standing), 0 (flipped) | |||
| Role | Common | Type | Ground | Level | 18 | ||||
| Strong | None | Weak | None | Moves | Shell Toss (3), Dizzy Tornado (Dizzy - Good, 2), Stand Up | ||||
| Sleep? | 80%, 0 | Dizzy? | 50%, -1 | Shock? | 90%, 1 | ||||
| Shrink? | 75%, 0 | Stop? | 90%, 0 | Fright? | 70% (standing); 0% (flipped) | ||||
| Air Lift? | 85% | Hurricane? | 75% | Coins | 1 + 3-4 | ||||
| Items | POW Block | Run | 24 | Location(s) | Toad Town Tunnels | ||||
| Tattle | This is a Dark Koopa. Dark Koopas are Koopa Troopas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. They're known for causing dizziness. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 2 Be extra careful when you see 'em grin, because that means they're getting ready to do their dizzy attack. Their defense power is 0 when they're turned over, so you should use Jump attacks. | ||||||||
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
GameCube[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
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| Dark Koopa | ||||||||
 | Max HP | 8 | Attack | 4 | Defense | 2 | ||
| Location(s) | Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 31, 34-36, 39) | Role | Common | Level | 16 | |||
| Sleep? | 75% | Dizzy? | 70% | Confuse? | 70% | |||
| Tiny? | 85% | Stop? | 80% | Soft? | 85% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 70% | Fright? | 75% | |||
| Gale Force? | 70% | KO? | 70% | Moves | Shell Toss (4), Flail (N/A), Get Up (Stops Being flipped) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 1 - 2 | Items | Courage Shell,Mr. Softener,Happy Heart | |||
| Tattle Log #: 16 | Log | A Koopa Troopa that prefers dark places. It has a very hard shell but you can flip it by jumping on it. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Dark Koopa. It lives in dark places that the light never reaches. Max HP is 8, Attack is 4, and Defense is 2. It's a bit tougher than a regular Koopa, so you won't be able to beat it easily. But, it DOES have the same weakness as a regular Koopa. Flip it over and it's helpless. Why do you think it needs sunglasses down here, anyway? What's the point? | |||||||
Nintendo Switch[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
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| Dark Koopa | ||||||||
| Max HP | 8 | Attack | 4 | Defense | 2 | ||
| Location(s) | Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 31, 34-36, 39) | Role | Common | Level | 16 | |||
| Sleep? | 75% | Dizzy? | 70% | Confuse? | 70% | |||
| Tiny? | 85% | Stop? | 80% | Soft? | 85% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 70% | Fright? | 75% | |||
| Gale Force? | 70% | KO? | 70% | Moves | Shell Toss (4), Flail (N/A), Get Up (Stops Being flipped) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 1 - 2 | Items | Courage Shell,Mr. Softener,Happy Heart | |||
| Tattle Log #: 17 | Log | A Koopa that prefers dark places. It has a very hard shell, but you can flip it by jumping on it. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Dark Koopa. It lives in dark places that the light never reaches. Max HP is 8, Attack is 4, and Defense is 2. It's a bit tougher than a regular Koopa, so you won't be able to beat it easily. But it DOES have the same weakness as a regular Koopa. Flip it over and it's helpless. Why do you think it needs sunglasses down here, anyway? What's the point? | |||||||
Gallery[edit]
Paper Mario
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ヤミノコノコ[?] Yami Nokonoko | Dark Koopa Troopa | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 黑暗诺库[?] Hēiàn Nuòkù | Dark Koopa | Paper Mario |
| 黑暗慢慢龟[?] Hēiàn Mànmàn Guī | Dark Koopa Troopa | The Thousand-Year Door remake | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 黑暗慢慢龜[?] Hēiàn Mànmàn Guī | Dark Koopa Troopa | The Thousand-Year Door remake |
| French | Dark Koopa[?] | - | |
| German | Fies-Koopa[?] | Mean Koopa | |
| Italian | Tetrakoopa[?] | Shady Koopa | |
| Korean | 어둠엉금엉금[?] Eodum Eonggeum-eonggeum | Dark Koopa Troopa | |
| Spanish | Koopa Oscuro[?] | Dark Koopa |
