Grand Troopa
| Grand Troopa | |
|---|---|
 A Grand Troopa in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) | |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
| Variant of | Big Troopa |
Grand Troopas (originally called Tub-O-Troopas) are giant Paratroopas that only appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Grand Troopas are obese Paratroopas with green shells. They have smudged noses and puffed-out cheeks, as expected, as well as their enormous bulk, which is the major reason for their high HP. They are found in Bowser's Keep. They are very similar to Big Troopas, even fighting exactly the same. The original game even refers to them by Big Troopas' original names when it states "Heavy Troopa’s ready to launch," though the remake fixes this by having the quote say "Big guy" instead on both. Like Big Troopas, they appear to be based on Colossal Koopa Paratroopas from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tub-O-Troopa | |||||||||
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HP | 500 | FP | 100 | Speed | 5 | |||
| Location(s) | Bowser's Keep (second visit), The Trial Course | Attack | 200 | Magic attack | 7 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 80 | Magic defense | 34 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | Lucky! (60%) | Yoshi Cookie | Elixir | Morph rate | 100% | ||||
| Evade | 1% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | None | ||||
| Weak | Thunder | Strong | None | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 11 | Exp. points | 40 | Items | Rock Candy (5%) | ||||
| Psychopath | "My shell's shot!" | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Troopa | |||||||||
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HP | 500 | Weak Elements | 
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 40 | Weak Statuses |    
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Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Bowser's Keep | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | They have more HP than Big Troopas, but the real reason for their higher rank is their outsized personalities. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "I outgrew my old shell a while ago." | ||||||||
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Gallery[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チャンコパタ[?] Chanko Pata |
From「ちゃんこ鍋」(chankonabe, a protein-rich soup eaten by sumo wrestlers to promote weight gain) and「パタパタ」(Patapata, "Koopa Paratroopa") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 相扑飞行龟[?] Xiāngpū Fēixíng Guī |
Sumo Paratroopa | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 相撲飛行龜[?] Xiāngpū Fēixíng Guī |
Sumo Paratroopa | |
| Dutch | Jumbo-Paratroopa[?] | Jumbo Paratroopa | |
| French | Paratroopa XXL[?] | - | |
| German | Giga-Parakoopa[?] | Giga Koopa Paratroopa | |
| Italian | Paratroopa XXL[?] | - | |
| Korean | 포동펄럭[?] Podong Peolleok |
Portmanteau of "포동포동" (podong-podong, a Korean mimetic word for chubby) and "펄럭펄럭" (Peolleok-peolleok, "Paratroopa") | |
| Spanish | Jumbotroopa[?] | - |
