Editing Weeping Trooper

'''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.

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 and taking more damage from the Anti-Flying Specialist Battle Plug). Weeping Troopers have three attacks, one for each form:

*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.