Editing Koopa Bros. Fortress

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|image=PM Koopa Bros Fortress Exterior.png

|greaterloc=[[Mushroom Kingdom]], at the east end of [[Pleasant Path]]

Very little is known about the origin or purpose of the Fortress, as little history is given in [[Tattle]]s and other sources. According to Goombario, Koopa Bros. Fortress was first erected by an unknown group around the same time that Bob-ombs began inhabiting Pleasant Path (which was said earlier in ''Paper Mario'' to have been not long before the game's setting), and that the Bob-ombs soon took over the fortress from its creators and became its caretakers. The fortress was in ruins, suggested to be a consequence of frequent Bob-omb detonations by Goombario, and was restored to a functioning state by the Koopa Bros.

==Enemies found==

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| rowspan=4 | [[File:FortressKey PM.png]]

|Held by the [[Koopa Troopa]] in the first room.

|On the west end of the basement, which can be accessed by lowering the stairs in the east.

|Locked behind bars on the first floor. Mario can get it by blasting the wall with [[Bombette]].

|Locked behind bars on the first floor. Mario can get it by lowering the stairs on the second floor.

|[[Power Bounce]]

|[[File:Power Bounce Badge.png]]

|Locked behind bars on the first floor. Mario can get it by blasting the wall or enter from the back side.

|[[Refund]]

|[[File:Refund Badge.png]]

|In a small area outside the fortress that can be accessed by blasting the wall on the east end.

|[[Smash Charge]]

|[[File:Smash Charge Badge.png]]

|At the end of the slope stair on the third floor.

|[[Maple Syrup]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items MapleSyrup.png]]

|At the [[Bullet Bill]] dodging scene, in a question block at the southwestern corner.

==Area Tattles==

*"''If we continue along the pass, we should reach Koopa Bros. Fortress. Many [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s and [[Paratroopa]]s live around here. If they're loyal to [[Bowser]], they'll definitely attack us.''"

*"''Just east of here, we can see Koopa Bros. Fortress. Actually, we're probably already on fortress grounds. That arch certainly looks like part of it. And there are lots of bad guys, too.''"

*"''Here's Koopa Bros. Fortress. This used to be ruined, but I guess the Koopa Bros. rebuilt it. It looks pretty huge, huh? And solid, too. This fortress was originally built around the same time the Bob-ombs took up residence on [[Pleasant Path]].''"

*"''This fortress stays cool all the time because it's built entirely of stone.''"

*"''This seems to be the central area of the fortress. This area looks extremely suspicious to me. I wonder what all those gates guard, don't you, Mario?''"

*"''It looks like they turned this large chamber into a prison cell.''"

*"''It seems strange to keep so much water in the building. Do you think it's here to keep Bob-ombs from burning the place down? Or maybe it's just for Koopas to bathe in. I mean, it's nice that it keeps the place so cool, but I'm still suspicious... Mario... Let's keep moving, huh?''"

*"''These fire bars are a menace! They're hot to the touch. They'll hurt you if you touch 'em. Somebody said there's a way to destroy 'em. How do you think we do that?''"

*"''This place is pretty huge. Before the Koopa Bros. came here, this place used to be filled with Bob-ombs. I don't think the Bob-ombs built it, but they became its caretakers. Of course, they explode all the time, so you can see why there are so many cracked walls.''"

*"''Boy, the air is refreshing up here, huh? And look at the view! Isn't that Pleasant Path way down there?''"

*"''This is the room where we fought the Koopa Bros. Those guys weren't so tough! They certainly weren't a match for us, huh, Mario?''"

{{PM Map}}

==In-game map descriptions==

*''This is the fortress where the [[Koopa Bros.]] are holing up.''

;After Chapter 1

*''[[Eldstar|One of the]] [[Star Spirits]] was held here by the Koopa Bros. This fortress was originally the home of the [[Bob-omb]]s.''

Paper Mario Imprisoned Bombette.png|[[Bombette]] imprisoned.

Koopa Fortress.png|Inside the Fortress.

Paper Mario Koopa Bros. Alert.png|Black Koopa Bro alarmed at Mario's presence.

Paper Mario Koopa Bros. Caged Key.png|Green Koopa Bro setting up bars.

Paper Mario Koopa Bros. Item Box Trap.png|Yellow Koopa Bro setting up an item box trap.

Paper Mario Koopa Bros. Last Defense.png|Red Koopa Bro leading the Koopa Bros. with one last defensive push.

|Fra=Forteresse des frères Koopa

|FraM=Koopa Bros. Fortress

*In a demo movie after the title screen for ''Paper Mario'' (before pressing {{button|n64|Start}}), Mario and [[Parakarry]] are shown avoiding the Bullet Bills fired from the Bill Blasters, which only appear prior to the fight with the Koopa Bros. However, this cannot be done in-game, as Parakarry does not join Mario's party until after the Koopa Bros. have been defeated.

*The background music for the fortress incorporates elements from the fortress theme in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

[[Category:Paper Mario Places]]