Editing Weeping Trooper

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MLB Spike Weeping Trooper.jpg|150px]]<br>A Weeping Trooper in its Spike form in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
'''Weeping Troopers''' are [[Reclusa]]-adjacent enemies based on [[Zokket]]'s forces in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. They are large machines with a round body of two shades of blue, blocky teeth and yellow eyes with red outlines. They have three forms, each having long arms and corresponding to a variant of [[Zok Troops|Zok Trooper]] (and in fact, their bodies also contain these corresponding types of Zok Troopers when defeated). Their [[Spike Zok Trooper|Spike]] form gives them red spiky arms as well as a spike on their head. Their [[Jet Zok Trooper|Jet]] form allows them to fly, replacing their feet with a jet as well as giving them blue claw arms. Finally, their [[Zokkarang Trooper|Zokkarang]] form provides the Weeping Troopers with white limbs and glowing, electrically charged, white-purple boomerangs in their hands, shaped like rings. Weeping Troopers are found inside the [[Soli-Tree]], roaming the overworld in their Spike form, where they punch and chase after [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] if they approach. Many Weeping Troopers are among the horde of minions Reclusa sends after Mario and Luigi when they reach the top of the Soli-Tree, although none of them are fought in battle.

==Battle==
After the Weeping Trooper attacks, it can change to a different form. Weeping Troopers in their Spike form cannot be jumped on safely (however, as a trade-off, they take more damage from the Anti-Spike Specialist [[Battle Plug]] like all other spiny enemies), and ones in Jet form fly (dodging ground-based weaponry). Weeping Troopers have three attacks, one for each form:

*In their Spike form, Weeping Troopers can strike at the Bros. four times with their arms. Before they directly attack Mario and Luigi, Weeping Troopers telegraph where they will strike. Some attacks will be in the air. This attack is avoided by [[jump|jumping]]; landing on the arms does not deal any damage to the enemy.
*In their Jet form, Weeping Troopers fly above the characters before landing on one of them; the camera rotates counter-clockwise and looks up to show which Mario brother they will land on more clearly. Sometimes the Weeping Trooper might change their target mid-descent. Mario and Luigi must use their [[hammer]]s to [[counterattack]] the Weeping Trooper. If the enemy does not change their target while falling, they must be countered twice.
*In their Zokkarang form, Weeping Troopers throw both Zokkarangs at the brothers, one at a time. This attack is dodged by jumping. If the Zokkarangs are avoided, they will slowly spin to the other character's position. If they are dodged a second time, they will return and strike the attacking Weeping Trooper, damaging them. This attack can [[DEF-Down|weaken the target's defense]].

When Weeping Troopers are defeated, they explode, revealing a Spike Zok Trooper, a Zokkarang Trooper and a Jet Zok Trooper, all of which walk off-screen. Sometimes, the Zokkarang Trooper will throw a [[Max Mushroom]] at Mario or Luigi as thanks for freeing them, healing them 200 HP. A defeated Weeping Trooper yields 1634 EXP, 230 coins, and possibly an Ultra Nut.

==Statistics==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
MLB Jet Weeping Trooper.jpg|A Weeping Trooper in its Jet form
MLB Zokkarang Weeping Trooper.jpg|A Weeping Trooper in its Zokkarang form
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ゼツボッチへい
|JpnR=Zetsubotchi-hei
|JpnM=Portmanteau of「ゼツエンタイ」(''Zetsuentai'', "[[Glohm]]"),「ボッチアーニ」(''Botchiāni'', "[[Reclusa]]"), and「兵」(''hei'', "trooper")
|Chi=绝滋独孤兵
|ChiR=Juézī Dúgū Bīng
|ChiM=From「绝缘体」(''Juéyuántǐ'', "Glohm"),「独孤」(''Dúgū'', "Reclusa"), and「兵」(''bīng'', "trooper")
|Dut=Tiranstrijder
|DutM=Tyrant trooper
|Ita=Ysoldato
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Ysoll'' ("Reclusa") and ''soldato'' ("soldier")
|ItaC=<ref>[https://youtube.com/live/3GOUDQ2Vwec Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #13]. By Mariuigi Khed on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on December 23, 2024.</ref>
|Kor=디스토리병
|KorR=Diseutoribyeong
|KorM=From "디스토리" and "병" (''byeong'', "soldier"); "디스토리" is a possible portmanteau of "<u>디스토</u>피아" (''diseutopia'', "dystopia") and "외<u>토리</u>크" (''Oetorikeu'', "Reclusa") and was mentioned by Reclusa as one of the possible names of the [[Soli-Tree]]
|Por=Rekruta Chorão
|PorM=Crybaby Reclusiff
|PorC=<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'' in-game name (Brazilian Portuguese localization)</ref>
|Spa=Ysollorón
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''Ysoleth'' ("Reclusa") and ''llorón'' ("weepy") 
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Electrical creatures]]
[[Category:Robots]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemies]]