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|image=[[File:Crazy Paratroopa.PNG|200px]]
|image=[[File:M&LBIS Corporal Paraplonk.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]])
|species=[[Koopa Paratroopa]]
|species=[[Koopa Paratroopa]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
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{{Quote|For real, guys, if we can finish them here... I don't wanna jinx it, but PROMOTION CITY!|Corporal Paraplonk|Mario & Luigi: Dream Team}}
{{Quote|For real, guys, if we can finish them here... I don't wanna jinx it, but PROMOTION CITY!|Corporal Paraplonk|Mario & Luigi: Dream Team}}


'''Corporal Paraplonk''' is a red [[Koopa Paratroopa]] who wears green shoes and a red bucket on his head. He is one of [[Bowser]]'s minions in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. He is usually seen in the company of [[Private Goomp]] and [[Sergeant Guy]]. In ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', it is revealed that the trio dream of one day bossing around [[Kamek]] and Bowser.
'''Corporal Paraplonk''' is a red-shelled [[Koopa Paratroopa]] who wears green shoes and a red bucket on his head. He is one of [[Bowser]]'s minions in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. He is usually seen in the company of [[Private Goomp]] and [[Sergeant Guy]]. In ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', it is revealed that the trio dream of one day bossing around [[Kamek]] and Bowser.


==History==
==History==
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
He is first seen with Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy in [[Dimble Wood]]. After meeting up with Bowser, the trio launch a [[Banzai Bill]] at [[Bowser's Castle]], which was occupied by [[Fawful]]. When the castle retaliates, Bowser faces it in his Giant form, at which point Paraplonk flies up and teaches Bowser how to attack.
[[File:MLBIS Bowser and Elite Trio.png|thumb|left|Bowser and his minions in [[Dimble Wood]]]]
In ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', Corporal Paraplonk is first seen with Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy in [[Dimble Wood]]. After meeting up with Bowser, the trio launch a [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]] at [[Bowser's Castle]], which was occupied by [[Fawful]]. When the castle retaliates, Bowser faces it in his [[Super Bowser|giant form]], at which point Paraplonk flies up and teaches Bowser how to attack.


Later, at the safe underneath Bowser's Castle, Corporal Paraplonk and his companions help Bowser locate the safe that holds the [[Star Cure]] that the Koopa King is after. However, when Bowser opens the safe, the three push Bowser inside, revealing that they had been bribed by Fawful since he last saw them.
Later, at the safe underneath Bowser's Castle, Corporal Paraplonk and his companions help Bowser locate the safe that holds the [[Star Cure]] that the Koopa King is after. However, when Bowser opens the safe, the three push Bowser inside, revealing that they had been bribed by Fawful since he last saw them.


Corporal Paraplonk was seen again right after the closing credits, where the minions ask Bowser for forgiveness. Granting it, he then orders them to resume their duties and help repair the castle.
Corporal Paraplonk was seen again right after the closing credits, where the minions ask Bowser for forgiveness. Granting it, he then orders them to resume their duties and help repair the castle.
Corporal Paraplonk reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', reprising his role in the main game, while appearing as an enemy and a recruitable ally in the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' mode. He fights alongside other [[Koopa Troopa]]s and fights again alongside Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy where he is the First officer. He retains his [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]] Cranium Crush from ''[[Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]''. However, while Koopa Paratroopas in general are weak to [[Dry Bone]]s, pink [[Shy Guy]]s, and [[Spike]]s, Corporal Paraplonk is only weak to Spikes. In the post-game of the story, it was revealed that while Bowser pardoned him and his comrades of their treason against him, the rest of the Koopa Troop has yet to forgive them and even shunned them, citing they have to "earn back [their] trust," and Bowser Jr. believes their treason was due to being under the influence of the [[Malatone Formula:X]] earlier.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
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|name=Corporal Paraplonk
|image=[[File:Corporal Paraplonk.PNG]]
|location=[[Dreamy Driftwood Shore]]
|level=23
|hp=415
|power=176
|def=193
|speed=120
|exp=700
|coins=200
|coinrate=100%
|itemdrop=None
|raredrop=Counter Wear (100%)
|related=[[Corporal Paraplonk X]], [[Elite Trio]], [[Private Goomp]], [[Sergeant Guy]], [[Paratroopa]]
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In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', it is revealed that Corporal Paraplonk was promoted along with his associates to Bowser's Royal Guard. His bucket is now black in color with a Bowser emblem on it. They travel with Bowser to [[Pi'illo Island]] to find [[Princess Peach]]. Corporal Paraplonk helps [[Kamek]] disguise as Princess Peach forming a lower section of the disguise. The trio are also fought in a boss battle as the [[Elite Trio]].
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', it is revealed that Corporal Paraplonk was promoted along with his associates to Bowser's Royal Guard. His bucket is now black in color with a Bowser emblem on it. They travel with Bowser to [[Pi'illo Island]] to find [[Princess Peach]]. Corporal Paraplonk helps [[Kamek]] disguise as Princess Peach forming a lower section of the disguise. The trio are also fought in a boss battle as the [[Elite Trio]].


After their defeat, Kamek demotes Paraplonk and the others to janitors and sends them back to the castle. After Bowser himself was defeated, he and his minions leave Pi'illo Island. While angry at his loss, Bowser blames [[Antasma]] and merely states that Corporal Paraplonk, Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy did pretty good by their usual standards, much to their joy.
In battle, Corporal Paraplonk's attack starts with two Paratroopas flying in and dropping purple blocks above and below Mario, in line with him. Then, Paraplonk retreats into his shell and performs a shell dash attack off one of the blocks. The attack has him bounce back and forth, passing through Mario, and it can be avoided by jumping. Landing on his shell will cause his attack to be redirected against [[Private Goomp]], any Goombas in-line with him, and the Goombas in the background. During the trio's chase attack, Paraplonk watches the chase overhead and will be blown up by [[Sergeant Guy]]'s bomb if the trio cannot catch up to their target.
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====Corporal Paraplonk X====
After their defeat, Kamek demotes Paraplonk and the others to janitors and sends them back to the castle. After Bowser himself is defeated, he and his minions leave Pi'illo Island. While angry at his loss, Bowser blames [[Antasma]] and merely states that Corporal Paraplonk, Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy did pretty good by their usual standards, much to their joy.
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|name=Corporal Paraplonk X
|image=[[File:Corporal Paraplonk.PNG]]
|location=[[Battle Ring (location)|Battle Ring]]
|level=33
|hp=780
|power=324
|def=376
|speed=182
|experience=0
|coins=0
|coinrate=0%
|itemdrop=None
|raredrop=Counter Wear (100%)
|related=[[Corporal Paraplonk]], [[Elite Trio X]], [[Private Goomp X]], [[Sergeant Guy X]], [[Paratroopa]]
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Corporal Paraplonk also appears in the [[Battle Ring (location)|Battle Ring]], as '''Corporal Paraplonk X'''. He fights alongside his comrades as the group now called [[Elite Trio X]]. They are fought in the Normal Class 6 battle. Unlike most Battle Ring X bosses, but like his allies' X versions, there is no change in appearance between versions. He has the boosted stats all of Battle Ring's X bosses have.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
Corporal Paraplonk returns in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. He is encountered twice during ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' and can be recruited after the second fight. He is a flying unit and is the second of the trio to be recruited. Corporal Paraplonk's Special Skill, Cranium Crush, allows him to attack an enemy twice from above. Due to the bucket on his head, he has high defense. When battling Corporal Paraplonk, he can use the [[Shell Shock (move)|Shell Shock]] [[Captain Command]].
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
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===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
*'''''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' / ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' profile:''' ''An elite Koopa Troopa with big dreams. The bucket on his head gives him a tough defense.''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=パタボン
|Jap=パタボン
|JapR=Patabon
|JapR=Patabon
|JapM=His name comes from ''Patapata'', [[Paratroopa]]'s Japanese name.
|JapM=From「パタパタ」(''Patapata'', [[Koopa Paratroopa]]) and「坊」(''bon'', an affectionate term for boys)<!--"bon" is one of the two spellings of the common "bō" suffix, it is not a typo or anything else. https://www.japandict.com/%E5%9D%8A -->
|SpaA=Cabo Parapaso
|SpaA=Cabo Parapaso
|SpaAM=Corporal Paraplonk
|SpaAM=Corporal Paraplonk
|SpaE=Cabo Paratroopi  
|SpaE=Cabo Paratroopi  
|SpaEM=Corporal Paratroopi (Variation of Paratroopa)
|SpaEM=Corporal Paratroopi; variation of Paratroopa
|FreA=Corporal Parapace, Caporal Parapace (''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'')
|FreA=Corporal Parapace, Caporal Parapace (''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'')
|FraE=Parapounet  
|FreE=Parapounet  
|FraEM=Pun on "Paratroopa" and the childish suffix "-ounet".
|FreEM=Pun on "Paratroopa" and the childish suffix "-ounet"
|Dut=Korporaal Paraplonk
|Dut=Korporaal Paraplonk
|DutM=Corporal Paraplonk
|DutM=Corporal Paraplonk
|Ger=Parudi
|Ger=Parudi
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Parakoopa'' (Paratroopa's German name) and the male name ''Rudi''.
|GerM=Portmanteau of "Parakoopa" (Paratroopa's German name) and the male name "Rudi"
|Ita=Paracaio
|Ita=Paracaio
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Paratroopa'' and the Italian given name ''Caio''. (See Trivia)
|ItaM=See trivia
|Rus=Капрал Летучий
|RusR=Kapral Letuchiy
|RusM=Corporal Flying
|Por=Cabo Paraplonk
|PorM=Corporal Paraplonk
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Corporal Paraplonk, as well as [[Parakarry]], [[Koops]], [[Koopie Koo]], and [[Holly Koopa]] are the only Koopas to wear a different color of shoes than its [[Red Shell|shell]].
*Corporal Paraplonk, as well as [[Parakarry]], [[Koops]], [[Koopie Koo]], and [[Holly Koopa]] are the only Koopas to wear a different color of shoes than its [[Red Shell|shell]].
*Throughout ''Bowser's Inside Story'', Corporal Paraplonk's boots are brown in-game. This was fixed in ''Dream Team''.
*His Italian name, along to Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy's ones, references the Italian terminology "Tizio, Caio, and Sempronio", meaning "three random guys", similar to the expression "Tom, Dick, and Harry".
*His Italian name, along to Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy's ones, references the Italian terminology "Tizio, Caio, and Sempronio", meaning "three random guys", similar to the expression "Tom, Dick, and Harry".
*Corporal Paraplonk shares the rank and coloration of Giroro from the anime ''[[wikipedia:Sgt_Frog|Sgt. Frog]]''.


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Latest revision as of 09:25, November 22, 2024

Corporal Paraplonk
Corporal Paraplonk
Artwork from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Species Koopa Paratroopa
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
“For real, guys, if we can finish them here... I don't wanna jinx it, but PROMOTION CITY!”
Corporal Paraplonk, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

Corporal Paraplonk is a red-shelled Koopa Paratroopa who wears green shoes and a red bucket on his head. He is one of Bowser's minions in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. He is usually seen in the company of Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy. In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, it is revealed that the trio dream of one day bossing around Kamek and Bowser.

History[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Bowser meeting Private Goomp, Corporal Paraplonk and Sergeant Guy in Dimble Wood
Bowser and his minions in Dimble Wood

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Corporal Paraplonk is first seen with Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy in Dimble Wood. After meeting up with Bowser, the trio launch a Banzai Bill at Bowser's Castle, which was occupied by Fawful. When the castle retaliates, Bowser faces it in his giant form, at which point Paraplonk flies up and teaches Bowser how to attack.

Later, at the safe underneath Bowser's Castle, Corporal Paraplonk and his companions help Bowser locate the safe that holds the Star Cure that the Koopa King is after. However, when Bowser opens the safe, the three push Bowser inside, revealing that they had been bribed by Fawful since he last saw them.

Corporal Paraplonk was seen again right after the closing credits, where the minions ask Bowser for forgiveness. Granting it, he then orders them to resume their duties and help repair the castle.

Corporal Paraplonk reappears in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, reprising his role in the main game, while appearing as an enemy and a recruitable ally in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode. He fights alongside other Koopa Troopas and fights again alongside Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy where he is the First officer. He retains his Special Skill Cranium Crush from Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser. However, while Koopa Paratroopas in general are weak to Dry Bones, pink Shy Guys, and Spikes, Corporal Paraplonk is only weak to Spikes. In the post-game of the story, it was revealed that while Bowser pardoned him and his comrades of their treason against him, the rest of the Koopa Troop has yet to forgive them and even shunned them, citing they have to "earn back [their] trust," and Bowser Jr. believes their treason was due to being under the influence of the Malatone Formula:X earlier.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, it is revealed that Corporal Paraplonk was promoted along with his associates to Bowser's Royal Guard. His bucket is now black in color with a Bowser emblem on it. They travel with Bowser to Pi'illo Island to find Princess Peach. Corporal Paraplonk helps Kamek disguise as Princess Peach forming a lower section of the disguise. The trio are also fought in a boss battle as the Elite Trio.

In battle, Corporal Paraplonk's attack starts with two Paratroopas flying in and dropping purple blocks above and below Mario, in line with him. Then, Paraplonk retreats into his shell and performs a shell dash attack off one of the blocks. The attack has him bounce back and forth, passing through Mario, and it can be avoided by jumping. Landing on his shell will cause his attack to be redirected against Private Goomp, any Goombas in-line with him, and the Goombas in the background. During the trio's chase attack, Paraplonk watches the chase overhead and will be blown up by Sergeant Guy's bomb if the trio cannot catch up to their target.

After their defeat, Kamek demotes Paraplonk and the others to janitors and sends them back to the castle. After Bowser himself is defeated, he and his minions leave Pi'illo Island. While angry at his loss, Bowser blames Antasma and merely states that Corporal Paraplonk, Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy did pretty good by their usual standards, much to their joy.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Corporal Paraplonk returns in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. He is encountered twice during Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser and can be recruited after the second fight. He is a flying unit and is the second of the trio to be recruited. Corporal Paraplonk's Special Skill, Cranium Crush, allows him to attack an enemy twice from above. Due to the bucket on his head, he has high defense. When battling Corporal Paraplonk, he can use the Shell Shock Captain Command.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy
Corporal Paraplonk
Corporal Paraplonk HP 415 Role Boss Level 23 Location(s) Dreamy Driftwood Shore
Power 176 Position Normal No Hitter
Defense 193 World Dream Weakness None Item drop None (0%)
Counter Wear (100%)
Speed 120 Experience 700 (840) Coins 200 (100%)

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

  • Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser / Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: An elite Koopa Troopa with big dreams. The bucket on his head gives him a tough defense.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パタボン[?]
Patabon
From「パタパタ」(Patapata, Koopa Paratroopa) and「坊」(bon, an affectionate term for boys)
Dutch Korporaal Paraplonk[?] Corporal Paraplonk
French (NOA) Corporal Parapace, Caporal Parapace (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team)[?] -
French (NOE) Parapounet[?] Pun on "Paratroopa" and the childish suffix "-ounet"
German Parudi[?] Portmanteau of "Parakoopa" (Paratroopa's German name) and the male name "Rudi"
Italian Paracaio[?] See trivia
Portuguese Cabo Paraplonk[?] Corporal Paraplonk
Russian Капрал Летучий[?]
Kapral Letuchiy
Corporal Flying
Spanish (NOA) Cabo Parapaso[?] Corporal Paraplonk
Spanish (NOE) Cabo Paratroopi[?] Corporal Paratroopi; variation of Paratroopa

Trivia[edit]

  • Corporal Paraplonk, as well as Parakarry, Koops, Koopie Koo, and Holly Koopa are the only Koopas to wear a different color of shoes than its shell.
  • His Italian name, along to Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy's ones, references the Italian terminology "Tizio, Caio, and Sempronio", meaning "three random guys", similar to the expression "Tom, Dick, and Harry".