Dark Paratroopa

This article is about the enemies from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. For the enemies from Super Paper Mario with the same name, see Dark Paratroopa (Super Paper Mario).

Dark Paratroopa
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of	Koopa Paratroopa

Dark Paratroopas (or D. Paratroopa) are purple Paratroopas that live in the Pit of 100 Trials, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake. These are stronger versions of regular Paratroopas, having more HP and Attack. Jumping on a Dark Paratroopa causes it to lose its wings and become a Dark Koopa.

Dark Paratroopas were originally going to be in the original Paper Mario, but were removed from the game. However, their coding was not, and this includes a complete Goombario Tattle, which means the stats are intact as well.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
D. Paratroopa
	Max HP	8	Attack	4	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 41, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49)	Role	Common	Level	17
	Sleep?	75%	Dizzy?	105%	Confuse?	70%
	Tiny?	85%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	85%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	75%
	Gale Force?	95%	KO?	70%	Moves	Shell Shot (4)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 2	Items	Fire Flower, Super Shroom, HP Plus P, Dizzy Dial
Tattle Log #: 17	Log	A Paratroopa that lives in dark, damp places. It has a very hard shell, but you can flip it over by jumping on it.
	Tattle	This is a Dark Paratroopa. It lives in dark, damp places. Max HP is 8, Attack is 4, and Defense is 2. It's strong, but otherwise just like other Paratroopas. It's airborne, so try to ground it first.

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Paratroopa
	Max HP	8	Attack	4	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 41, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49)	Role	Common	Level	17
	Sleep?	75%	Dizzy?	105%	Confuse?	70%
	Tiny?	85%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	85%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	75%
	Gale Force?	95%	KO?	70%	Moves	Shell Shot (4)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 2	Items	Fire Flower, Super Mushroom, HP Plus P, Dizzy Dial
Tattle Log #: 18	Log	A Paratroopa that lives in dark, damp places. It has a very hard shell. Like any other Paratroopa, it'll lose its wings and fall if you jump on it.
	Tattle	This is a Dark Paratroopa. It lives in dark, damp places. Max HP is 8, Attack is 4, and Defense is 2. It's strong, but otherwise just like other Paratroopas. It's airborne, so try to ground it first.

Paper Mario unused data

Paper Mario enemy
D. Paratroopa
		Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	2
		Role	Unused	Type	Flying	Level	18
		Strong	None	Weak	None	Moves	Shell Shot (3)
		Sleep?	80%, 0	Dizzy?	50%, -1	Shock?	90%, 1
		Shrink?	75%, 0	Stop?	90%, 0	Fright?	70%
		Air Lift?	85%	Hurricane?	75%	Coins	1 + 3-4
		Items	None	Run	24	Location(s)	None (may originally be intended to be found in Toad Town Tunnels)
Tattle	This is a D. Paratroopa. D. Paratroopas are Paratroopas who live in the Toad Town Tunnels. Max HP: 8, Attack Power: 3, Defense Power: 2 Hammer attacks won't work because they're airborne. They'll lose their wings if you jump on 'em. They'll become Dark Koopas when they fall, but be careful! They'll do a dizzy attack once they're grounded.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヤミパタパタ[?] Yami Patapata	Dark Koopa Paratroopa
Chinese (simplified)	黑暗飞行龟[?] Hēiàn Fēixíng Guī	Dark Koopa Paratroopa
Chinese (traditional)	黑暗飛行龜[?] Hēiàn Fēixíng Guī	Dark Koopa Paratroopa
French	Dark Paratroopa[?]	-
German	Fieser Parakoopa[?]	Mean Parakoopa
Italian	Tetraparatroopa[?]	Shady Paratroopa
Korean	어둠펄럭펄럭[?] Eodum Peolleok-peolleok	Dark Koopa Paratroopa
Spanish	Paratroopa Oscuro[?]	Dark Paratroopa