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[[File:Hookbill.png|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', showing a depiction of Hookbill for his debut appearance]]
[[File:Hookbill.png|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', showing a depiction of Hookbill for his debut appearance]]
{{quote|Little Koopa, come through for me now! Go and rock Yoshi's world!|Kamek|Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3}}
{{quote|Little Koopa, come through for me now! Go and rock Yoshi's world!|Kamek|Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3}}
Hookbill the Koopa is the boss of [[World 4 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 4]] in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]], where it resides atop the [[Hookbill The Koopa's Castle|castle of that world]]. When [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]] and [[Baby Mario]] reach the area with Hookbill, they encounter a normal Koopa Troopa, whom [[Kamek]] suddenly casts his magic on to enlarge it into Hookbill the Koopa. Walking on all fours, he creeps towards Blue Yoshi to attack him and Baby Mario. After walking on all fours for some time, he stands up and runs in Blue Yoshi's direction and lunges at him. Hookbill can take damage from [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s being thrown at either his head or arms. Hookbill coughs up eggs for Blue Yoshi to use if either his head or shell is stomped. After four hits while on all fours or after three hits while on two legs, Hookbill will fall backwards, leaving his belly vulnerable to being [[Ground Pound|ground pounded]] and damage. Hookbill then retreats into his shell to start pounding the ground, though this also occurs after a period of time. After three hits, Hookbill's shell explodes and disappears, and Hookbill (with no shell and reverted to normal size) falls from the top of the castle in defeat.
Hookbill the Koopa is the main boss of [[World 4 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 4]] in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]], where it resides atop the [[Hookbill The Koopa's Castle|castle of that world]]. When [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]] and [[Baby Mario]] reach the area with Hookbill, they encounter a normal Koopa Troopa, whom [[Kamek]] suddenly casts his magic on to enlarge it into Hookbill the Koopa. Walking on all fours, he creeps towards Blue Yoshi to attack him and Baby Mario. After walking on all fours for some time, he stands up and runs in Blue Yoshi's direction and lunges at him. Hookbill can take damage from [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s being thrown at either his head or arms. Hookbill coughs up eggs for Blue Yoshi to use if either his head or shell is stomped. After four hits while on all fours or after three hits while on two legs, Hookbill will fall backwards, leaving his belly vulnerable to being [[Ground Pound|ground pounded]] and damage. Hookbill then retreats into his shell to start pounding the ground, though this also occurs after a period of time. After three hits, Hookbill's shell explodes and disappears, and Hookbill (with no shell and reverted to normal size) falls from the top of the castle in defeat.


====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' コウラのボディアタックはキョーレツ。でもカメだから、あおむけにひっくり返せばこっちのもの。背中をふむと、ゼイゼイしながらタマゴを吐く。ちょっとキモチワルイ。<ref>{{cite|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg|9}}|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|date=September 20, 1995|isbn=4-09-102523-4}}</ref> (''The shell body attack is extremely dangerous. But since he is a turtle, he can be turned over on his back. When you step on his back, he spits out eggs while whimpering.  It's a little creepy.'')
{{Multilang profile
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Mists swirl around the castle high up in the mountains at the end of World 4. Yoshi finally makes it to the parapet, the mists clear, and Eeek! It's a giant Koopa Troopa! Fortunately, Yoshi keeps his wits about him and remembers that Koopa Troopas are most vulnerable when on their backs. Watch out, though. Hookbill has the unique ability to pull in his head and shell the opposition.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=18|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English}}</ref>
|type=Shogakukan guide description
*'''Super Power Club Cards bio:'''<ref>{{file link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref>
|Jap=コウラのボディアタックはキョーレツ。でもカメだから、あおむけにひっくり返せばこっちのもの。背中をふむと、ゼイゼイしながらタマゴを吐く。ちょっとキモチワルイ。<ref>{{cite|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg|9}}|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|date=September 20, 1995|isbn=4-09-102523-4}}</ref>
**'''Description:''' ''High in the clouds above his castle, this turtle seeks a dinner of Yoshi on the half-shell.''
|JapM=The shell body attack is extremely dangerous. But since he is a turtle, he can be turned over on his back. When you step on his back, he spits out eggs while whimpering.  It's a little creepy.
**'''Favorite Fashion Tip:''' "Tortoise-shell frames are ''you'', baby!"
}}
**'''How to Beat Him:''' ''Jump on Hookbill's head to make him cough up his eggs. When he stands on his hind legs, shoot him in the head, then power-dive on him when he falls on his back.''
{{Multilang profile
|type=[[Nintendo Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]] description
|Eng=Mists swirl around the castle high up in the mountains at the end of World 4. Yoshi finally makes it to the parapet, the mists clear, and Eeek! It's a giant Koopa Troopa! Fortunately, Yoshi keeps his wits about him and remembers that Koopa Troopas are most vulnerable when on their backs. Watch out, though. Hookbill has the unique ability to pull in his head and shell the opposition.<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=18|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Super Power Club Card
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!colspan=2|Hookbill the Koopa<ref>{{file link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref>
|-
!Description
|''High in the clouds above his castle, this turtle seeks a dinner of Yoshi on the half-shell.''
|-
!Favorite Fashion Tip
|''"Tortoise-shell frames are <i>you</i>, baby!"''
|-
!How to Beat Him
|''Jump on Hookbill's head to make him cough up his eggs. When he stands on his hind legs, shoot him in the head, then power-dive on him when he falls on his back.''
|}


===''Tetris Attack''===
===''Tetris Attack''===
;In-game Character profile
[[File:TetrisAttackSNES-HookbillTheKoopaIcon.png|right]]  
[[File:TetrisAttackSNES-HookbillTheKoopaIcon.png|left]] ''I'm a K-Koopa, Hookbill Koopa.''<br>
{{Multilang profile
''It's m-my j-job to b-b-beat Yoshi! And, I'm a g-g-gonna m-make m-m-mincemeat out of that c-c-cocky little wimp.''
|type=game
;Japanese language selected
|Eng=I'm a K-Koopa, Hookbill Koopa.<br>It's m-my j-job to b-b-beat Yoshi! And, I'm a g-g-gonna m-make m-m-mincemeat out of that c-c-cocky little wimp.
ビ ビッグノコノコ なんだな
|Jap=ビ ビッグノコノコ なんだな<br><br>ヨヨ ヨッシー みたいに なまいまな チ チビスケなんか<br>けっちゃんけっちゃんの<br>くっちゃんくっちゃんの<br>ぺっちゃんこに<br>し してやるんだな
 
}}
ヨヨ ヨッシー みたいに なまいまな チ チビスケなんか<br>
けっちゃんけっちゃんの<br>
くっちゃんくっちゃんの<br>
ぺっちゃんこに<br>
し してやるんだな


===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' ワールド4-8のボス。頭に3〜4回タマゴをぶつけ、ひっくり返ったスキにヒップドロップ。これを3回くり返そう。背中に乗れば口からタマゴをはくぞ。<ref>{{cite|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png|20}}|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</ref> (''The boss of World 4-8. Hit the head with an egg 3-4 times, and Hip Drop him when he flips over. Repeat three times. If you jump on his back, he will spit eggs out of his mouth.'')
{{Multilang profile
|type=Shogakukan guide description
|Jap=ワールド4-8のボス。頭に3〜4回タマゴをぶつけ、ひっくり返ったスキにヒップドロップ。これを3回くり返そう。背中に乗れば口からタマゴをはくぞ。<ref>{{cite|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png|20}}|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</ref>
|JapM=The boss of World 4-8. Hit the head with an egg 3-4 times, and Hip Drop him when he flips over. Repeat three times. If you jump on his back, he will spit eggs out of his mouth.
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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|GerM=Super Koopa
|GerM=Super Koopa
|Ita=Super Koopa
|Ita=Super Koopa
|ItaM=Super Koopa
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=[[Hookbill The Koopa's Castle|Il castello di Super Koopa]]|author=World 4-8|publisher=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
|Ita2=Super Koopaa
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|quote=Super Koopaa|author=Blooper Star Open scoreboard|publisher=''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''
|Chi=大喏库喏库
|Chi=大喏库喏库
|ChiR=Dà Nuòkùnuòkù
|ChiR=Dà Nuòkùnuòkù

Latest revision as of 18:22, December 20, 2024

Hookbill the Koopa
Hookbill the Koopa's artwork from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Artwork from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Species Koopa Troopa (before)
Big Koopa Troopa (after)
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island DS (cameo) (2006)
“How c-c-can this b-b-b-be? How is everyone f-free? Well too b-bad, I'm j-just g-gonna have to stomp you.”
Hookbill the Koopa, Tetris Attack

Hookbill the Koopa is a boss introduced in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. He is an enlarged red Koopa Troopa.

A similar boss called Knot-Wing the Koopa appears in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World, as a recurring middle boss in even-numbered worlds. Knot-Wing is essentially a Koopa Paratroopa enlarged in the same fashion as Hookbill. Additionally, Kent C. Koopa from Paper Mario resembles a bespectacled version of Hookbill.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Artwork of Hookbill the Koopa from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Artwork from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, showing a depiction of Hookbill for his debut appearance
“Little Koopa, come through for me now! Go and rock Yoshi's world!”
Kamek, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Hookbill the Koopa is the main boss of World 4 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake, where it resides atop the castle of that world. When Blue Yoshi and Baby Mario reach the area with Hookbill, they encounter a normal Koopa Troopa, whom Kamek suddenly casts his magic on to enlarge it into Hookbill the Koopa. Walking on all fours, he creeps towards Blue Yoshi to attack him and Baby Mario. After walking on all fours for some time, he stands up and runs in Blue Yoshi's direction and lunges at him. Hookbill can take damage from eggs being thrown at either his head or arms. Hookbill coughs up eggs for Blue Yoshi to use if either his head or shell is stomped. After four hits while on all fours or after three hits while on two legs, Hookbill will fall backwards, leaving his belly vulnerable to being ground pounded and damage. Hookbill then retreats into his shell to start pounding the ground, though this also occurs after a period of time. After three hits, Hookbill's shell explodes and disappears, and Hookbill (with no shell and reverted to normal size) falls from the top of the castle in defeat.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

Hookbill the Koopa makes a cameo appearance in the introduction to Yoshi's Island DS, alongside the other castle bosses from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island during a recap of the events within said game.

Tetris Attack[edit]

Hookbill The Koopa is an antagonist in Tetris Attack. He appears one of Bowser's allies and speaks with a stutter. Hookbill The Koopa takes the role of Phoenix from the original Panel de Pon at Stage 9. Unlike the other characters, Hookbill is not assisted by anyone else.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide description:
    • Japanese:
      コウラのボディアタックはキョーレツ。でもカメだから、あおむけにひっくり返せばこっちのもの。背中をふむと、ゼイゼイしながらタマゴを吐く。ちょっとキモチワルイ。[1]
      (Translation: The shell body attack is extremely dangerous. But since he is a turtle, he can be turned over on his back. When you step on his back, he spits out eggs while whimpering. It's a little creepy.)
  • Player's Guide description:
    • English:
      Mists swirl around the castle high up in the mountains at the end of World 4. Yoshi finally makes it to the parapet, the mists clear, and Eeek! It's a giant Koopa Troopa! Fortunately, Yoshi keeps his wits about him and remembers that Koopa Troopas are most vulnerable when on their backs. Watch out, though. Hookbill has the unique ability to pull in his head and shell the opposition.[2]
Super Power Club Card
Hookbill the Koopa[3]
Description High in the clouds above his castle, this turtle seeks a dinner of Yoshi on the half-shell.
Favorite Fashion Tip "Tortoise-shell frames are you, baby!"
How to Beat Him Jump on Hookbill's head to make him cough up his eggs. When he stands on his hind legs, shoot him in the head, then power-dive on him when he falls on his back.

Tetris Attack[edit]

Sprite of Hookbill The Koopa's icon from the SNES version of Tetris Attack.
  • In-game description
    • English:
      I'm a K-Koopa, Hookbill Koopa.
      It's m-my j-job to b-b-beat Yoshi! And, I'm a g-g-gonna m-make m-m-mincemeat out of that c-c-cocky little wimp.
    • Other languages:
      • Japanese:
        ビ ビッグノコノコ なんだな

        ヨヨ ヨッシー みたいに なまいまな チ チビスケなんか
        けっちゃんけっちゃんの
        くっちゃんくっちゃんの
        ぺっちゃんこに
        し してやるんだな

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide description:
    • Japanese:
      ワールド4-8のボス。頭に3〜4回タマゴをぶつけ、ひっくり返ったスキにヒップドロップ。これを3回くり返そう。背中に乗れば口からタマゴをはくぞ。[4]
      (Translation: The boss of World 4-8. Hit the head with an egg 3-4 times, and Hip Drop him when he flips over. Repeat three times. If you jump on his back, he will spit eggs out of his mouth.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ビッグノコノコ[?]
Biggu Nokonoko
Big Koopa Troopa
Chinese 大喏库喏库[?]
Dà Nuòkùnuòkù
Big Koopa Troopa
French Koopa Géant[?] Giant Koopa
German Super Koopa[?] Super Koopa
Italian Super Koopa[5] - Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Super Koopaa[6] Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Spanish Gran Koopa[?] Big Koopa

Trivia[edit]

  • The design of the turtle boss had several revisions during the development of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, earlier depicted as a shelled creature somewhat resembling Birdo.[7]
  • Hookbill the Koopa is the only boss in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island other than Baby Bowser whose explosion effects are a different coloration from the magic spells cast upon by Kamek (shared by a Yellow Yoshi post-boss battle in Prince Froggy's Fort).

References[edit]

  1. ^ September 20, 1995. 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102523-4. Page 9Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg.
  2. ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
  3. ^ Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's IslandMedia:Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg
  4. ^ November 20, 2002. 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106701-4. Page 20Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png.
  5. ^ "Il castello di Super Koopa" – World 4-8. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (Italian).
  6. ^ "Super Koopaa" – Blooper Star Open scoreboard. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Italian).
  7. ^ Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Hookbill. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved October 30, 2021.