KP Koopa

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This article is about the species. For the team members of such species make up inGlitz Pit, seeThe KP Koopas.
KP Koopa
Sprite of a KP Koopa from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Sprite fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
First appearancePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearancePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant ofKoopa Troopa
Variants
Notable members

KP Koopas areKoopa Troopas that appear inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsremake. Unlike most Koopas, their shells are yellow, a distinction shared with similar looking Koopa Troopas that appear inSuper Mario World. Two KP Koopas, one of which isKing K, and oneKP Paratroopa are members of theGlitz Pit teamThe KP Koopas; these are the only two KP Koopas in the game. They share the same abilities as regular Koopa Troopas, differing only in the coloration of their shell.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
KP Koopa
A KP Koopa from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.Max HP4Attack2Defense1
Location(s)Glitz PitRoleCommonLevel8
Sleep?85%Dizzy?80%Confuse?80%
Tiny?95%Stop?90%Soft?95%
Burn?100%Freeze?80%Fright?85%
Gale Force?80%KO?100%MovesShell Toss (2), Flail (N/A), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
Exp. points0Coins1 - 2ItemsNone
Tattle Log #:
12
LogA Koopa warrior that battles at the Glitz Pit in Glitzville. It may be a different color than your average Koopa Troopa, but its abilities are the same.
TattleThat's a KP Koopa. It's a Koopa Troopa of a slightly different color. Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. Looks like its abilities are just like any Koopa... So he oughta be a piece of cake! Don't go easy just because you know King K, Mario... That's what friends are for!

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
KP Koopa
Sprite of a KP Koopa from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)Max HP4Attack2Defense1
Location(s)Glitz PitRoleCommonLevel8
Sleep?85%Dizzy?80%Confuse?80%
Tiny?95%Stop?90%Soft?95%
Burn?100%Freeze?80%Fright?85%
Gale Force?80%KO?100%MovesShell Toss (2), Flail (N/A), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
Exp. points0Coins1 - 2ItemsNone
Tattle Log #:
13
LogA Koopa warrior that battles at the Glitz Pit in Glitzville. It may be a different color than your average Koopa, but its abilities are the same.
TattleThat's a KP Koopa. It's a Koopa Troopa of a slightly different color. Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. Looks like its abilities are just like any Koopa... So he oughta be a piece of cake! Don't go easy just because you know King K, Mario... That's what friends are for!

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseコウラーズ・ノコノコ[?]
Kōrāzu Nokonoko
The KP Koopas Koopa Troopa
Chinese(Simplified)龟壳帮・慢慢龟[?]
Guī qiào bāng Mànman Guī
The KP Koopas Koopa Troopa
Chinese(Traditional)龜殻幫・慢慢龜[?]
Guī qiào bāng Mànman Guī
The KP Koopas Koopa Troopa
DutchGouden Koopa[?]Golden Koopa
French(Canadian)Carat-Koopa[?]From "carat" (the unit of measurement for gold purity), also resembling the wordcarapace ("shell")
French(European)Koopa Or[?]Gold Koopa
GermanPanzerkoopa[?]Shell Koopa
ItalianTroopa oro[?]Gold Troopaoriginal
Koopa oro[?]Gold Kooparemake
Korean등껍질파엉금엉금[?]
Deungkkeobjil-pa Eonggeum-eonggeum
The KP Koopas Koopa Troopa
Spanish(Latin American)Antikoopa oro[?]GoldShady Koopa
Spanish(European)Reservoir Koopa[?]References 1992 filmReservoir Dogs due to their sunglasses

Notes[edit]

  • In theTattle Log in the original game, like theSpania, the Defense information for this enemy says "Defense is 1". In all the other enemies the "is" is replaced by a colon (:).
  • The log for KP Paratroopas states that he dyed his shell yellow, though it is unknown if this applies to only the KP Paratroopa or the two KP Koopas as well.
Koopa Troopas
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