Corporal Paraplonk
| Corporal Paraplonk | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | |
| Species | Koopa Paratroopa |
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) |
- “For real, guys, if we can finish them here... I don't wanna jinx it, but PROMOTION CITY!”
- —Corporal Paraplonk, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Corporal Paraplonk is a red-shelled Koopa Paratroopa who wears green shoes and a red bucket on his head. He is one of Bowser's minions in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. He is usually seen in the company of Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy. In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, it is revealed that the trio dream of one day bossing around Kamek and Bowser.
History[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Corporal Paraplonk is first seen with Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy in Dimble Wood. After meeting up with Bowser, the trio launch a Banzai Bill at Bowser's Castle, which was occupied by Fawful. When the castle retaliates, Bowser faces it in his giant form, at which point Paraplonk flies up and teaches Bowser how to attack.
Later, at the safe underneath Bowser's Castle, Corporal Paraplonk and his companions help Bowser locate the safe that holds the Star Cure that the Koopa King is after. However, when Bowser opens the safe, the three push Bowser inside, revealing that they had been bribed by Fawful since he last saw them.
Corporal Paraplonk was seen again right after the closing credits, where the minions ask Bowser for forgiveness. Granting it, he then orders them to resume their duties and help repair the castle.
Corporal Paraplonk reappears in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, reprising his role in the main game, while appearing as an enemy and a recruitable ally in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode. He fights alongside other Koopa Troopas and fights again alongside Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy where he is the First officer. He retains his Special Skill Cranium Crush from Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser. However, while Koopa Paratroopas in general are weak to Dry Bones, pink Shy Guys, and Spikes, Corporal Paraplonk is only weak to Spikes. In the post-game of the story, it was revealed that while Bowser pardoned him and his comrades of their treason against him, the rest of the Koopa Troop has yet to forgive them and even shunned them, citing they have to "earn back [their] trust," and Bowser Jr. believes their treason was due to being under the influence of the Malatone Formula:X earlier.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, it is revealed that Corporal Paraplonk was promoted along with his associates to Bowser's Royal Guard. His bucket is now black in color with a Bowser emblem on it. They travel with Bowser to Pi'illo Island to find Princess Peach. Corporal Paraplonk helps Kamek disguise as Princess Peach forming a lower section of the disguise. The trio are also fought in a boss battle as the Elite Trio.
In battle, Corporal Paraplonk's attack starts with two Paratroopas flying in and dropping purple blocks above and below Mario, in line with him. Then, Paraplonk retreats into his shell and performs a shell dash attack off one of the blocks. The attack has him bounce back and forth, passing through Mario, and it can be avoided by jumping. Landing on his shell will cause his attack to be redirected against Private Goomp, any Goombas in-line with him, and the Goombas in the background. During the trio's chase attack, Paraplonk watches the chase overhead and will be blown up by Sergeant Guy's bomb if the trio cannot catch up to their target.
After their defeat, Kamek demotes Paraplonk and the others to janitors and sends them back to the castle. After Bowser himself is defeated, he and his minions leave Pi'illo Island. While angry at his loss, Bowser blames Antasma and merely states that Corporal Paraplonk, Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy did pretty good by their usual standards, much to their joy.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]
Corporal Paraplonk returns in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. He is encountered twice during Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser and can be recruited after the second fight. He is a flying unit and is the second of the trio to be recruited. Corporal Paraplonk's Special Skill, Cranium Crush, allows him to attack an enemy twice from above. Due to the bucket on his head, he has high defense. When battling Corporal Paraplonk, he can use the Shell Shock Captain Command.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporal Paraplonk | ||||||||
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HP | 415 | Role | Boss | Level | 23 | Location(s) | Dreamy Driftwood Shore |
| Power | 176 | Position | Normal | No Hitter | — | |||
| Defense | 193 | World | Dream | Weakness | None | Item drop | None (0%) Counter Wear (100%) | |
| Speed | 120 | Experience | 700 (840) | Coins | 200 (100%) | |||
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
- Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser / Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: An elite Koopa Troopa with big dreams. The bucket on his head gives him a tough defense.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パタボン[?] Patabon |
From「パタパタ」(Patapata, Koopa Paratroopa) and「坊」(bon, an affectionate term for boys) | |
| Dutch | Korporaal Paraplonk[?] | Corporal Paraplonk | |
| French (NOA) | Corporal Parapace, Caporal Parapace (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team)[?] | - | |
| French (NOE) | Parapounet[?] | Pun on "Paratroopa" and the childish suffix "-ounet" | |
| German | Parudi[?] | Portmanteau of "Parakoopa" (Paratroopa's German name) and the male name "Rudi" | |
| Italian | Paracaio[?] | See trivia | |
| Portuguese | Cabo Paraplonk[?] | Corporal Paraplonk | |
| Russian | Капрал Летучий[?] Kapral Letuchiy |
Corporal Flying | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Cabo Parapaso[?] | Corporal Paraplonk | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Cabo Paratroopi[?] | Corporal Paratroopi; variation of Paratroopa |
Trivia[edit]
- Corporal Paraplonk, as well as Parakarry, Koops, Koopie Koo, and Holly Koopa are the only Koopas to wear a different color of shoes than its shell.
- His Italian name, along to Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy's ones, references the Italian terminology "Tizio, Caio, and Sempronio", meaning "three random guys", similar to the expression "Tom, Dick, and Harry".
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- Allies
- Mentors
- Bowser Jr.'s Journey allies
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story characters
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey characters
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team characters
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions characters
- Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser allies
