Koopook
| Koopook | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Species | Koopa Troopa |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “I'm a master, you see. I love sneaking and hiding so much, I just never stop! It WAS a hobby, but I kept hiding...and soon I was known as the Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa!”
- —Koopook, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Koopook, whose skill at hiding has earned him the title of The Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa (originally formatted as The Hide 'n' Seek Koopa), is a Koopa Troopa that is hidden somewhere in Hooktail Castle during the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Mario must accept his trouble first at the Trouble Center. In order to find Koopook, the player must direct Mario and partners to the leftmost end of the last bridged room before Hooktail Castle begins leading to its tallest tower and jump off, landing on a barred platform where Koopook awaits. Once found, Koopook rewards Mario. He also mentions his relationship to Koops; the two were once apparently neighbors and playmates when they were "barely shell-high".
The reward for finding Koopook is a Special Card that allows Mario to play the Plane Game at the Pianta Parlor. Later on in the game, Mario will get an email from Koopook saying he has hidden in a different spot and is willing for Mario to attempt at finding him again. He says he will give Mario another reward if he does so. However, this is not possible as Koopook is hiding in the Crystal Palace, which was inconsistently localized in the original English script as "Goomstar Temple." Koopook has apparently had a hide-and-seek obsession ever since he was very young and was one day never found during a game of hide and seek– That day, apparently, was the day he decided to become the Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa and hide and sneak his way through life.
Email[edit]
- Hide/Seek
What's up, Koops? After you found me, Koops, I found a nice hiding nook at a place called the Crystal Palace. It's so cold my shell is frosty, but it's a great place for hiding.
Obviously, I don't want anyone to find me, but... The thing is, I DO want people to see how good I am at hiding, You see the bind I'm in?
Anyway, spread the word! Come find the wandering Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa! See ya later... Or not!
Yours, Koopook
Tattle[edit]
Goombella can use Tattle on Koopook only when Mario finds him in Hooktail Castle while taking on his trouble but before Mario talks to Koopook.
- "Hey, y'know, I wonder... Could this be Koopook, who asked us for help? Y'know, the guy who asked us to find him somewhere in Hooktail's castle?"
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ノッコス[?] Nokkosu |
From「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, "Koopa Troopa") and possibly「隠す」(kakusu, "to hide") | |
| Chinese | 慢慢士[?] Mànman Shì |
From of「慢慢龟/慢慢龜」(Mànmàngūi, "Koopa Troopa") and the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Koopok[?] | Koopook | |
| French | Kooperché[?] | A mixture between "Koopa" and chat perché (a French tag game equivalent to "hide and seek"; lit. "perched cat") | |
| German | Koopiel[?] | From "Koopa" and the given name "Daniel" | |
| Italian | Koopus[?] | Portmanteau of "Koopa" and given names that end in -us such as "Marcus" | |
| Korean | 엉금스[?] Eong-geumseu |
Portmanteau of "엉금엉금" (Eonggeum-eonggeum, Koopa Troopa) and part of Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Koopock[?] | Koopook |
Trivia[edit]
- Koopook is moved to a different position (further to the left) in Hooktail Castle during his trouble in the original Japanese version. The Nintendo Switch remake reverts him back to his original Japanese position.
