Editing Koopa Koot

{{Distinguish|[[Koopie Koo]]}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:KoopaKoot_PM.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Paper Mario''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)]] ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) (mentioned)
|species=[[Koopa Troopa]]
}} 
{{quote|Oh, welcome, [[Mario|young fella]]! I'm the elder of [[Koopa Village]]. Folks call me Koopa Koot. Say...might you do me a favor?|Koopa Koot|Paper Mario}}
'''Koopa Koot''' is an elderly [[Koopa Troopa]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He lives in [[Koopa Village]] and is friends with [[Goompa]] and [[Bootler]]. During his youth, the three traveled the globe in search of adventure. However, his adventuring days are now over. In fact, he needs other people to run errands for him. [[Mario]] helps Koopa Koot perform twenty tasks that the old Koopa cannot do by himself. One errand involves Mario retrieving a picture of the three old adventurers (Koopa Koot, Goompa, and Bootler) from a [[Boo]] in  [[Boo's Mansion]] named [[Franky]], who says that Koopa Koot has always used people and was engaged in a few altercations because of that, after which started his habit of adventure. Franky also says that Koopa Koot's motto is "If it moves, use it until it drops." Often, Koopa Koot rewards Mario with a single [[coin]]. Occasionally, Mario receives a better reward, including [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]]s or memberships to the [[Playroom|game parlor]] in [[Toad Town]]. The concept of Mario doing favors and running errands for people would be recycled in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' with the inclusion of the [[Trouble Center]].

During Chapter 1, there is a gossip about Koopa Koot posted by "An anonymous Koopa" on the back side of [[Toad Town]]'s [[List of Toad Town News in Paper Mario|notice board]] which describes him as "a pretty self-centered old Koopa". After Chapter 6, a Toad in the Toad Town port mentions how Koopa Koot once traveled to Flower Fields in his younger days and, according to Koopa Koot, "valiantly saved [[Wise Wisterwood]]". The Toad also mentions he was the most famous Koopa and explorer in the land, and that this would have an influence on [[Kolorado]]'s adventuring life. In the [[Crystal Palace]], four [[Duplighost]]s will try to disguise themselves as Kooper, but their cloaks fail and one ends up as Koopa Koot.

In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', [[Bowser]], when asked who he is by [[Bub]] or [[Pennington]], the player can choose to tell them his name is Koopa Koot, who Bowser describes as an "all-time ancient babbler" that threatens to "bore [them] to death." Additionally, during the [[65th Trivia Quiz-Off]], the first answer to the question "What is the name of the mayor of [[Petalburg]]?" is supposed to be Koopa Koot, but the English translation missed the reference and localized the name as "'''Kooskoos'''" instead. This was fixed in the Nintendo Switch remake.

==Favors==
[[File:PM Talking to Koopa Koot Screenshot.png|thumb|Koopa Koot asking for a favor]]
Koopa Koot will ask [[Mario]] for many favors throughout the game. Some of the favors require Mario to meet specific people and get an item in return. For every four favors Mario does for him, Koopa Koot will give Mario [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]], making this sidequest a necessity to fully complete the game. Completing favors 2 and 10 will give Mario a [[Silver Card|Silver Credit]] and a [[Golden Card|Gold Credit]] respectively. If Mario does not get Star Pieces, he receives 1 [[coin]]. It is actually possible, albeit in an obscure way, to complete the favors out of order, without glitches. Specifically, Koopa Koot will allow the player to give up on (skip) doing a favor but only if the player goes to [[Toad Town]] through [[Pleasant Path]] first. This does not skip favors entirely - once Mario gets to the end of the list of unlocked favors (either by completing or giving up on the rest), Koot will ask Mario again to do the favors that he previously skipped (in a random order). The rewards given are only tied to the number of favors completed, not the particular favor.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2KBUOufTiU</ref>
===After [[Kooper]] joins Mario's party===
#Koopa Koot wants to read the book [[Koopa Legends]], and [[Kolorado]] is the only person with a copy. The player must head a few doors down from Koopa Koot's house to Kolorado's house and ask [[Kolorado's wife]] for it.
#Koopa Koot has been having trouble sleeping lately and wants a [[Sleepy Sheep]] to make him sleep better. The player can buy one of these from the [[Shroom Grocery]] in [[Toad Town]]. There is also one in [[Pleasant Path]].

===After Chapter 1===
#A long time ago, Koopa Koot loaned [[Goompa]] a [[Tape (Paper Mario)|Tape]] and now wants it back. The player must go to [[Goomba Village (location)|Goomba Village]] and talk to Goompa to retrieve it.
#Koopa Koot wants a cup of [[Koopa Tea]]. To make one, the player must give a [[Turtley Leaf|Koopa Leaf]], which can be found in the bushes near the [[Save Block#Paper Mario series|Save Block]] in Koopa Village, to [[Tayce T.]]
#Koopa Koot states that he is a big fan of [[Luigi]]. The player must go to [[Mario Bros.' House|Mario's House]] and ask him for an [[Autograph (Paper Mario)|autograph]].

===After Chapter 2===
#Koopa Koot has lost his [[Empty Wallet|wallet]]. It is found in one of the bushes near the [[Save Block]] in Koopa Village.
#Koopa Koot wants a [[Tasty Tonic]]. The player can buy one in [[Harry's Shop]] in Toad Town or have Tayce T. make one using certain ingredients, a [[Lime]], [[Lemon]], [[Bubble Berry]], or [[Coconut]], at simplest.
#Koopa Koot now wants an autograph from [[Merluvlee]]. The player must talk to her in [[Shooting Star Summit]], but before she can hand over the autograph, she wants a [[Crystal Ball]] from her sister, [[Merlee]]. The player must head to [[Dry Dry Outpost]] and ask her for the Crystal Ball. After giving that to Merluvlee, she gives the player the autograph.

===After Chapter 3===
#Koopa Koot wants to know what is going on in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. The player must go to Toad Town and read the front and back of the sign near [[Merlon]]'s house.
#Koopa Koot wants a [[Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series)|Life Shroom]]. The player can buy one from [[Igor]]'s shop in [[Boo's Mansion]].
#Koopa Koot now wants a [[Nutty Cake]] from Tayce T., made with a [[Goomnut]]. Goomnuts can be found in the tree in front of the Goomba family's house in Goomba Village.

===After Chapter 4===
#Koopa Koot cannot tolerate the noise coming from next door in Kooper's house. The player must speak to [[Bruce]] the Bob-omb (making the noise as he moons over Bombette) with [[Bombette]] present to calm him down.
#Koopa Koot wishes to reminisce about the old days when he made friends with the [[Boo]]s in Boo's Mansion. The player must get the [[Old Photo]] back from [[Franky]], the first Boo the player encounters upon entering the mansion.
#Koopa Koot wants some [[Koopasta Dish|Koopasta]] from Tayce T., made with a Koopa Leaf and [[Dried Pasta]]. The Dried Pasta can be purchased from [[Little Mouser's Shop]] in [[Dry Dry Outpost]].

===After Chapter 5===
#Koopa Koot has lost his [[glasses]]. They can be found in front of the [[Toad House]] in Koopa Village, in the bush with a flower on it.
#Koopa Koot wants a [[Lime]], which can be found in the tree on the right in the oasis in [[Dry Dry Desert (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Desert]].
#Koopa Koot now wants a [[Kooky Cookie]], which is made with a Koopa Leaf and a [[Cake Mix]]. The Cake Mix can be obtained after defeating certain [[Shy Guy]]s in the playground of [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]].

===After Chapter 6===
#Koopa Koot needs a [[Package (Paper Mario)|package]] from a Boo in [[Gusty Gulch]]. The player must head over there and talk to the Boo near the Save Block. The Boo says he needs to look for it first, so the player must then leave the area, come back and talk to him, and the Boo will hand over the package.
#Koopa Koot wants a [[Coconut]], so the player must find one in [[Lavalava Island]] in one of the palm trees near [[Yoshi's Village]].
#For Koopa Koot's final errand, he wants a [[Red Jar]] given out at Little Mouser's Shop in Dry Dry Outpost. There, the player must buy the following items in order: [[Dusty Hammer]], Dried Pasta, Dusty Hammer, [[Dried Mushroom|Dried Shroom]]; the last item is not specified in-game however, as Koopa Koot had forgotten what it was. Little Mouser gets the hint and promptly hands it over.

After this, Koopa Koot's last "favor" is simply for Mario to defeat Bowser. Koopa Koot does not reward Mario for doing this, as the game does not save after Bowser is defeated.

===Quotes===
When Koopa Koot thanks Mario for doing his errand, he usually quotes a kind of enemy or something else from the game. However, in the Japanese version he only has two different phrases that he will say, both being very similar to each other. Here is a list of them.
{|class=wikitable
!Favors
!Response with one Coin
!Response with three Star Pieces
|-
|1
|Great galloping [[Goomba]]s!
|For [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s sake!
|-
|2
|My stars!
|[[Super Blooper (boss)|Super]] Duper [[Blooper]]!
|-
|3
|Suffering [[Shy Guy]]s!
|Mother of [[Monty Mole]]!
|-
|4
|Great [[Goomba]]!
|Great growling [[Gulpit]]s!
|-
|5
|Hoppin' [[Hammer Bro]]thers!
|By [[Tutankoopa]]'s beard!
|-
|6
|Oh, thank [[Star Haven]]!
|Oh, thank the [[Star Spirit]]s!
|-
|7
|Pouring [[Piranha Plant|Piranha]]s!
|Thundering [[Tuff Puff]]s!
|-
|8
|Leaping [[Lava Bud]]s!
|Jumping [[Jungle Fuzzies]]!
|-
|9
|Creeping [[Crazee Dayzee]]s!
|Bustling [[Buzzy Beetle]]s!
|-
|10
|Oh, by the musty [[Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series)|Life Shroom]]!
|Yodeling [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s!
|-
|11
|Bouncing [[Bob-omb]]s!
|Spinning [[Spike Top]]s!
|-
|12
|Shrieking [[Swoopula]]s!
|Galavanting [[Groove Guy]]s!
|-
|13
|Great Clomping [[Clubba]]s!
|Prickly [[Pokey]] pack!
|-
|14
|Plummeting [[Paragoomba]]s!
|Dastardly [[Duplighost]]s!
|-
|15
|Hopping [[Hurt Plant]]!
|By the biting [[Bzzap]]!
|-
|16
|By [[Whacka Bump|Whacka's Bump]]!
|By [[Spiny]]'s spikes!
|-
|17
|Lines o' [[Albino Dino]]s!
|Twisted Tumble [[Thwomp]]s!
|-
|18
|Livid [[Lava Piranha]]s!
|Great gobs of [[Goomnut]]s!
|-
|19
|Great crawling [[Cleft]]s!
|Stampeding [[Stone Chomp]]s!
|-
|20
|Levitating [[Lakitu]]s!
|Swooping [[Sky Guy]]s!
|}

==Tattle==
*"''This is the oldest Koopa in Koopa Village. His name is Koopa Koot. He's famous for being selfish, stingy and impatient. He doesn't ask for things that are impossible, but you can bet the tasks will be hard and time-consuming.''"

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ノコジロウ
|JpnR=Nokojirō
|JpnM=Portmanteau of「ノコノコ」(''Nokonoko'', [[Koopa Troopa]]) and Japanese common given name「次郎」(''Jirō'')
|ChiS=老喏库<ref>[https://youtu.be/woNjmhSUbJY]</ref>
|ChiSR=Lǎo Nuòkù
|ChiSM=Old Koopa
|Spa=Koopa Koot
|Ger=Mekoopalem
|GerM=Play on "Methusalem" ({{wp|Methuselah}}) and "Koopa"
|Fre=Koopa Koot
|Ita=Koopalberto<ref>Bowser's dialogue in ''Thousand-Year Door''</ref>
|ItaM=From "Koopa" and "Alberto" (common Italian name)
}}

==Notes==
*In the NTSC-U version of ''Paper Mario'', one of Koopa Koot's responses to favors that Mario has completed for him erroneously refers to Crazee Dayzees as "Crazy Dayzees". This error was fixed in the PAL version.

==References==
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