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[[Image:soccerbro.png|right|frame|A '''Koopa Striker.''']]
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SPMKoopaStriker.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Super Paper Mario''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|variant_of=[[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]
|variants=[[Toopa Striker]]<br>[[Soopa Striker]]<br>[[Dark Striker]]
}}


A '''Koopa Striker''' is a new species of [[Koopa]] introduced in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.  Its name might be a reference to ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''. A Koopa Striker has orange hair, wears a soccer uniform and has a black and white checkered shell, with the color scheme of a soccer ball. It attacks by placing its shell on the ground, then kicking it at any and all assailants. They guard the area around [[Bowser's Castle]] in [[The Bitlands]].
{{Quote|Your [[Bowser|Crabbiness]]! Are you leaving us?|Koopa Striker|Super Paper Mario}}


{{Koopa Strikers}}
A '''Koopa Striker''' is a species of [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] introduced in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. A Koopa Striker has large, orange eyebrows and a similar body shape to a [[Koopa Troopa]]. They wear soccer uniforms and have black and white checkered shells, with the color scheme and pattern of a soccer ball. Its name may refer to the striker position used in soccer.


Koopa Strikers attack by placing a shell on the ground, then kicking it at any and all assailants. They guard the area around [[Bowser]]'s castle in [[The Bitlands]] along with other [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s, and appear in the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]]. A Koopa Striker is also seen in the minigame [[Hammer Whacker]]; he launches giant shells at [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], Bowser, or [[Luigi]].


[[Category: Species]]
They are similar in concept to the Blue [[Unshelled Koopa Troopa|Koopas without shell]]s of ''[[Super Mario World]]'', which kick empty shells at Mario.
[[Category: Enemies]]
 
[[Category: Koopas]]
==Profiles and statistics==
[[Category: Koopa Troop]]
===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Koopa Striker|align=horizontal}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SPM Koopa Striker Catch Card.png|[[Catch Card]]
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=コウラシューター
|JapR=Kōra Shūtā
|JapM=Shell Shooter
|Fre=Koopattaquant
|FreM=Pun on "Koopa" and ''attaquant'' (attacker, striker)
|Ger=Koopa-Stürmer
|GerM=Koopa + ''Stürmer'' means "attacker" in soccer-language
|Ita=Koopa Bomber
|ItaM=Bomber Koopa
|Spa=Koopa Pichichi
|SpaM= ''Pichichi'' means "goalscorer"
|Kor=등껍질슈터
|KorR=Deungkkeopjil Syuteo
|KorM=Shell Shooter
}}
 
{{Misc Koopas}}
{{SPM}}
[[Category:Koopas]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario enemies]]
[[de:Koopa-Stürmer]]
[[it:Koopa Bomber]]

Latest revision as of 20:41, July 15, 2024

Koopa Striker
Sprite of a Koopa Striker from Super Paper Mario.
Sprite from Super Paper Mario
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
Variant of Koopa
Variants
“Your Crabbiness! Are you leaving us?”
Koopa Striker, Super Paper Mario

A Koopa Striker is a species of Koopa introduced in Super Paper Mario. A Koopa Striker has large, orange eyebrows and a similar body shape to a Koopa Troopa. They wear soccer uniforms and have black and white checkered shells, with the color scheme and pattern of a soccer ball. Its name may refer to the striker position used in soccer.

Koopa Strikers attack by placing a shell on the ground, then kicking it at any and all assailants. They guard the area around Bowser's castle in The Bitlands along with other Koopas, and appear in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials. A Koopa Striker is also seen in the minigame Hammer Whacker; he launches giant shells at Mario, Peach, Bowser, or Luigi.

They are similar in concept to the Blue Koopas without shells of Super Mario World, which kick empty shells at Mario.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Super Paper Mario enemy
Koopa Striker
Sprite of a Koopa Striker from Super Paper Mario. Max HP 8 Role Common Location(s) The Bitlands (3-1), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 43)
Attack 2 Card type Common
Defense 1 Items Card location(s) Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
Score 300
Card description This Koopa Striker kicks for the love of the game. It's luxurious eyebrows are... Wait a sec... GOOOAAAALLLL!
  List of Catch Cards  
  37      38      39  
Tattle It's a Koopa Striker. It takes good shell control to make the Koopa Striker team... Max HP is 8. Attack is 2. Defense is 1. It can kick shells all day... It's very proud of its strong and accurate kicks...and its shiny shell! "An eye for an eye, a shell for a shell!" Try to trap its shell and send it back...

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コウラシューター[?]
Kōra Shūtā
Shell Shooter
French Koopattaquant[?] Pun on "Koopa" and attaquant (attacker, striker)
German Koopa-Stürmer[?] Koopa + Stürmer means "attacker" in soccer-language
Italian Koopa Bomber[?] Bomber Koopa
Korean 등껍질슈터[?]
Deungkkeopjil Syuteo
Shell Shooter
Spanish Koopa Pichichi[?] Pichichi means "goalscorer"