Shell Shield
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door move | |
|---|---|
| Shell Shield | |
 | |
| Mastered by | Koops |
| Rank | Super Rank |
| Effect | Koops places a large shell over Mario, shielding him from attacks |
| Target | Mario |
Shell Shield is a defensive move thatKoops can learn inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door upon reachingSuper Rank. At the cost of 4FP, Koops will place a large Koopa Shell overMario which will take external damage in his stead until the Shell's HP is depleted. The amount of HP the Shell has depends on how well the Action Command is executed: the
button must be pressed when the cursor is as close as possible to the center of the gauge. Depending how close the cursor is to the center, the shell will have two, four, six or eightHP. While the shell is up, it will negate all damage to Mario, even if an attack's damage surpasses the shell's HP. The only way to see its HP is to equip thePeekaboo badge, although the cracks on the shell also help indicate how much HP it has left.
Although the shell will protect Mario against all external damage while it is up, Bandits can still steal items from him. Furthermore, the shell is not up during Mario and his partner's attacking phase, and if Mario takes damage during it (from theaudience, stage hazards,Bulky Bob-omb detonations or recoil), the shell will have no effect.
This move has an opportunity for aStylish move by pressing as the shell hits the ground.
There is a glitch in the game that affects this move. If Mario is hit by an attack that does not do damage, either due to Mario's Defense power negating the damage or the player guarding with the Action Command, the move's Action Command becomes bugged. The Action Command still functions as intended, however, the audience will always react as if the Action Command was missed, resulting in very little SP being restored and audience members leaving. This also causes the "Good!" or "Great!" messages to not show up, even if the Action Command was executed correctly. The glitch is fixed if Mario is hit by a move and takes damage.[1]
Gallery[edit]
Koops using Shell Shield
Koops using Shell Shield in theNintendo Switch remake ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コウラのまもり[?] Kōra no Mamori | Protection Shell | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 龟壳护盾[?] Guīké Hùdùn | Turtle Shell Shield | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 龜殼護盾[?] Guīké Hùdùn | Turtle Shell Shield | |
| Dutch | Lijfschild[?] | Body shield | |
| French | Caraprotect[?] | Carapace (shell) + protect | |
| German | Panzerschild[?] | Armored shield | |
| Italian | Guscioscudo[?] | Shell shield | |
| Korean | 등딱지의수호[?] Deungttakji-ui Suho | Protection Shell | |
| Spanish | Protegeconcha[?] | Protecting Seashell | original |
| Caparaescudo[?] | Portmanteau ofcaparazón ("shell") andescudo ("shield") | remake |
References[edit]
- ^Miccat87 (February 26, 2019).Shell Shield SP Regeneration Bug.YouTube. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
