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[[File:KoopookTTYD.png|thumb|right|[[Mario]] and [[Koops]] encountering Koopook in [[Hooktail Castle]].]]
{{character infobox
'''Koopook''', whose skill at hiding has earned him the title of '''The Hide 'n' Seek Koopa''', is a [[Koopa Troopa]] that is hidden somewhere in [[Hooktail Castle]] during the events of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. [[Mario]] must accept his trouble first at the [[Trouble Center]]. In order to find Koopook, the player must direct Mario and [[partner]]s to the leftmost end of the last bridged room before Hooktail Castle begins leading to its tallest tower and jump off, landing on a barred platform where Koopook awaits. Once found, Koopook will reward Mario. He will also mention his relationship to [[Koops]]; the two were once apparently neighbors and playmates when they were "barely shell-high".
|image=[[File:PMTTYD Green Koopa Troopa NPC Sprite.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|species=[[Koopa Troopa]]
}}
{{quote|I'm a master, you see. I love sneaking and hiding so much, I just never stop! It WAS a hobby, but I kept hiding...and soon I was known as the Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa!|Koopook|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])}}
[[File:KoopookTTYD.png|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Koops]] encountering Koopook in [[Hooktail Castle]].]]
'''Koopook''', whose skill at hiding has earned him the title of '''The Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa''' (originally formatted as '''The Hide 'n' Seek Koopa'''), is a [[Koopa Troopa]] that is hidden somewhere in [[Hooktail Castle]] during the events of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. [[Mario]] must accept his [[Try to find me!|trouble]] first at the [[Trouble Center]]. In order to find Koopook, the player must direct Mario and [[party member|partner]]s to the leftmost end of the last bridged room before Hooktail Castle begins leading to its tallest tower and jump off, landing on a barred platform where Koopook awaits. Once found, Koopook rewards Mario. He also mentions his relationship to [[Koops]]; the two were once apparently neighbors and playmates when they were "barely shell-high".


The reward for finding Koopook is a [[Special Card]] that allows Mario to play the [[Plane Mode|Plane Game]] at the [[Pianta Parlor]]. Later on in the game, Mario will get an [[Mailbox SP#Koopook: Hide/Seek|e-mail]] from Koopook saying he has hidden in a different spot and is willing for Mario to attempt at finding him again. He says he will give Mario another reward if he does so. However, this is not possible as Koopook is hiding in Goomstar Temple, which is actually a mistranslation of the [[Crystal Palace]]. Koopook has apparently had a [[Wikipedia:Hide and seek|hide and seek]] obsession ever since he was very young and was one day never found during a game of hide and seek&ndash; That day, apparently, was the day he decided to become the Hide 'n' Seek Koopa and hide and sneak his way through life.
The reward for finding Koopook is a [[Special Card]] that allows Mario to play the [[Plane Mode|Plane Game]] at the [[Pianta Parlor]]. Later on in the game, Mario will get an [[Mailbox SP#Koopook: Hide/Seek|email]] from Koopook saying he has hidden in a different spot and is willing for Mario to attempt at finding him again. He says he will give Mario another reward if he does so. However, this is not possible as Koopook is hiding in the [[Crystal Palace]], which was inconsistently localized in the original English script as "Goomstar Temple." Koopook has apparently had a {{wp|hide-and-seek}} obsession ever since he was very young and was one day never found during a game of hide and seek&ndash; That day, apparently, was the day he decided to become the Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa and hide and sneak his way through life.


==E-mail==
==Email==
;Hide/Seek
;Hide/Seek
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
What's up, Koops?
What's up, Koops?
After you found me Koops, I found a nice hiding nook at a place called [[Crystal Palace|Goomstar Temple]]. It's so cold my shell is frosty, but it's a great place for hiding.<br>
After you found me, Koops, I found a nice hiding nook at a place called {{hover|the [[Crystal Palace]]|Goomstar Temple (GameCube)}}. It's so cold my shell is frosty, but it's a great place for hiding.<br>
<br>
<br>
Obviously, I don't want anyone to find me, but... The thing is, I DO want people to see how good I am at hiding, You see the bind I'm in?<br>
Obviously, I don't want anyone to find me, but... The thing is, I DO want people to see how good I am at hiding, You see the bind I'm in?<br>
<br>
<br>
Anyway, spread the word! Come find the wandering Hide-n-Seek Koopa! See ya later... Or not!<br>
Anyway, spread the word! Come find the wandering {{hover|Hide-'n'-Seek|Hide-n-Seek (GameCube)}} Koopa! See ya later... Or not!<br>
<br>
<br>
Yours, Koopook
Yours, Koopook
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|Jap=ノッコス
|Jap=ノッコス
|JapR=Nokkosu
|JapR=Nokkosu
|JapM=From「ノコノコ」(''Nokonoko'', [[Koopa Troopa]]) and possibly「隠す」(''kakusu'', to hide)
|JapM=From「ノコノコ」(''Nokonoko'', "[[Koopa Troopa]]") and possibly「隠す」(''kakusu'', "to hide")
|Fra=Kooperché
|Chi=慢慢士
|FraM=A mixture between "Koopa" and "chat perché" (a French tag game equivalent to "hide and seek"; lit. "perched cat")
|ChiR=Mànman Shì
|ChiM=From of「慢慢龟/慢慢龜」(''Mànmàngūi'', "Koopa Troopa") and the Japanese name
|Dut=Koopok
|DutM=Koopook
|Fre=Kooperché
|FreM=A mixture between "Koopa" and ''chat perché'' (a French tag game equivalent to "hide and seek"; lit. "perched cat")
|Ger=Koopiel
|Ger=Koopiel
|GerM=From "Koopa" and the given name "Daniel"
|GerM=From "Koopa" and the given name "Daniel"
|Ita=Koopus
|Ita=Koopus
|ItaM=
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "Koopa" and given names that end in -us such as "Marcus"
|Kor=엉금스
|KorR=Eong-geumseu
|KorM=Portmanteau of "엉금엉금" (''Eonggeum-eonggeum'', [[Koopa Troopa]]) and part of Japanese name
|Spa=Koopock
|Spa=Koopock
|SpaM=Koopook
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*His name is palindromic.
*Koopook is moved to a different position (further to the left) in Hooktail Castle during his trouble in the original Japanese version. The Nintendo Switch remake reverts him back to his original Japanese position.
*Koopook is moved to a different position (further to the left) in Hooktail Castle during his trouble in the Japanese version.
*In the original Japanese script and other translations of the game, Koopook's email says he's hiding in the [[Crystal Palace]].<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door/Regional_Differences#Lost_in_Translation The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>
 
==References==
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{{Koopa Troopas}}
{{Koopa Troopas}}

Latest revision as of 20:24, October 31, 2024

Koopook
Sprite of an NPC Koopa Troopa, from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species Koopa Troopa
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“I'm a master, you see. I love sneaking and hiding so much, I just never stop! It WAS a hobby, but I kept hiding...and soon I was known as the Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa!”
Koopook, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Mario and Koops find Koopook in Hooktail Castle.
Mario and Koops encountering Koopook in Hooktail Castle.

Koopook, whose skill at hiding has earned him the title of The Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa (originally formatted as The Hide 'n' Seek Koopa), is a Koopa Troopa that is hidden somewhere in Hooktail Castle during the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Mario must accept his trouble first at the Trouble Center. In order to find Koopook, the player must direct Mario and partners to the leftmost end of the last bridged room before Hooktail Castle begins leading to its tallest tower and jump off, landing on a barred platform where Koopook awaits. Once found, Koopook rewards Mario. He also mentions his relationship to Koops; the two were once apparently neighbors and playmates when they were "barely shell-high".

The reward for finding Koopook is a Special Card that allows Mario to play the Plane Game at the Pianta Parlor. Later on in the game, Mario will get an email from Koopook saying he has hidden in a different spot and is willing for Mario to attempt at finding him again. He says he will give Mario another reward if he does so. However, this is not possible as Koopook is hiding in the Crystal Palace, which was inconsistently localized in the original English script as "Goomstar Temple." Koopook has apparently had a hide-and-seek obsession ever since he was very young and was one day never found during a game of hide and seek– That day, apparently, was the day he decided to become the Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa and hide and sneak his way through life.

Email[edit]

Hide/Seek

What's up, Koops? After you found me, Koops, I found a nice hiding nook at a place called the Crystal Palace. It's so cold my shell is frosty, but it's a great place for hiding.

Obviously, I don't want anyone to find me, but... The thing is, I DO want people to see how good I am at hiding, You see the bind I'm in?

Anyway, spread the word! Come find the wandering Hide-'n'-Seek Koopa! See ya later... Or not!

Yours, Koopook

Tattle[edit]

Goombella can use Tattle on Koopook only when Mario finds him in Hooktail Castle while taking on his trouble but before Mario talks to Koopook.

  • "Hey, y'know, I wonder... Could this be Koopook, who asked us for help? Y'know, the guy who asked us to find him somewhere in Hooktail's castle?"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ノッコス[?]
Nokkosu
From「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, "Koopa Troopa") and possibly「隠す」(kakusu, "to hide")
Chinese 慢慢士[?]
Mànman Shì
From of「慢慢龟/慢慢龜」(Mànmàngūi, "Koopa Troopa") and the Japanese name
Dutch Koopok[?] Koopook
French Kooperché[?] A mixture between "Koopa" and chat perché (a French tag game equivalent to "hide and seek"; lit. "perched cat")
German Koopiel[?] From "Koopa" and the given name "Daniel"
Italian Koopus[?] Portmanteau of "Koopa" and given names that end in -us such as "Marcus"
Korean 엉금스[?]
Eong-geumseu
Portmanteau of "엉금엉금" (Eonggeum-eonggeum, Koopa Troopa) and part of Japanese name
Spanish Koopock[?] Koopook

Trivia[edit]

  • Koopook is moved to a different position (further to the left) in Hooktail Castle during his trouble in the original Japanese version. The Nintendo Switch remake reverts him back to his original Japanese position.