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|made by=[[Zess T.]]
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A '''Courage Shell''' is an item found in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. Using one can boost [[Mario]]'s or his partner's Defense by 3 points for two turns. Courage Shells can be bought in [[Petalburg]] and can also be stolen from [[Paratroopa]]s. They can also be cooked up by [[Zess T.]] by cooking up a [[Mr. Softener]] and [[Point Swap]] together.
A '''Courage Shell''' is an item found in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', using one can [[DEF-Up|boost]] [[Mario]]'s or his partner's [[Defense]] by 3 points for two turns. Courage Shells can be bought in [[Petalburg]] and can also be [[Kiss Thief|stolen]] from [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s. [[Plenn T.]]'s trouble, [[Help me restock!]], is completed by bringing him five Courage Shells.


In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', it reduced damage [[player]]s took by half. To make it more effective, players had to play a Mini-Game similar to [[Koops]]' [[Shell Shield]].
In ''Super Paper Mario'', it reduces damage players take by half. To make it more effective, players have to play a [[Minigame]] similar to [[Koops]]' [[Shell Shield]]. The effect can last anywhere from 25 to 40 seconds. In this game, if one were to give a [[Shell Shock (item)|Shell Shock]] to [[Saffron]], she would bake a Courage Shell. However, if one gives the Courage Shell to [[Saffron]], she will bake a [[Mistake]]. Various enemies can also drop Courage Shells.


Interestingly, the name "Courage Shell" applied earlier to a piece of [[Armor (SMRPG)|armor]] available to [[Bowser]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. In this game, the Courage Shell could be bought in [[Monstro Town]] and was one of many "shell" armors that Bowser could buy and wear.
==Recipes==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
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!width="75%"|Recipe
!width="25%"|Result
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|{{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Mr. Softener|size=25x25px}} + {{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Point Swap|size=25x25px}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:Courage Shell PMTTYDNS icon.png|link=|25x25px]] '''Courage Shell'''
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|{{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Dried Bouquet|size=25x25px}} + {{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Courage Meal|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:Courage Shell PMTTYDNS icon.png|link=|25x25px]] '''Courage Shell''' + {{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Zess Deluxe|size=25x25px}}
|rowspan=3|{{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Courage Meal|size=25x25px}}
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px #DDD"|[[File:Courage Shell PMTTYDNS icon.png|link=|25x25px]] '''Courage Shell''' + {{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Zess Dinner|size=25x25px}}
|-
|[[File:Courage Shell PMTTYDNS icon.png|link=|25x25px]] '''Courage Shell''' + {{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Zess Special|size=25x25px}}
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|[[File:Courage Shell PMTTYDNS icon.png|link=|25x25px]] '''Courage Shell''' + {{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Point Swap|size=25x25px}}
|{{PM item|game=TTYDNS|Mr. Softener|size=25x25px}}
|}


==Names in Other Languages==
===''Super Paper Mario''===
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|[[File:Courage Shell SPM.png|link=|25x25px]] '''Courage Shell'''
|{{PM item|game=SPM|Shell Shock|size=25x25px}}
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==Locations==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
*Sold by [[Niff T.]] at [[Niff T.'s shop|his shop]] for 5 coins each in [[Petalburg]].
 
===''Super Paper Mario''===
*[[Yold Desert|Chapter 1-3]], behind a rock after flipping to 3D near the Bald Clefts in an area with four narrow quicksand rivers in 2D, same general area where the first Yold Signpost is located.
*[[Castle Bleck Foyer|Chapter 8-2]], in the correct exit pipe room where the first Castle Bleck Key of the chapter is located, left chest.
*Sold by [[Howzit]] for 10 coins each in [[Flipside]], 25 coins each in [[Yold Town]], or 8 coins each in [[Downtown of Crag]].
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=カチカチコウラ<ref>{{cite|url=themushroomkingdom.net/pmttyd_j2e.shtml|title=Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door From Japanese to English|publisher=The Mushroom Kingdom|accessdate=February 2, 2015}}</ref>
|JpnR=Kachikachi Kōra
|JpnM=Rock-Solid Shell
|ChiS=硬邦邦龟壳
|ChiSR=Yìngbāngbāng Guī Ké
|ChiSM=Hard Turtle Shell
|ChiT=硬邦邦龜殼
|ChiTR=Yìngbāngbāng Guī Ké
|ChiTM=Hard Turtle Shell
|Dut=Pantserschild
|DutM=Armor shell
|Fre=Carapadur
|FreM= Pun of ''carapace'' ("shell") and ''dur'' ("hard")
|Ger=Hartpanzer
|Ger=Hartpanzer
|GerM=hard shell
|GerM=Hard shell
|Fra=Carapadur
|FraM= Pun of Carapace (shell) and Dur (hard)
|Spa=Concha Protectora
|SpaM=protection shell
|Ita=Guscioduro
|Ita=Guscioduro
|ItaM=}}
|ItaM=Hard shell; shared with [[Durapurl]]
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|Kor=딱딱등껍질
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|KorR=Ttakttak-Deungkkeopjil
[[Category:Items]]
|KorM=Hard Shell
[[Category:RPG Items - General]]
|Spa=Caparazón Coraza
|SpaM=Armor Shell
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:08, January 11, 2025

This article is about the item from the Paper Mario series. For the armor from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, see Courage Shell (Super Mario RPG).
Courage Shell
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
The Thousand-Year Door description Gives your partner courage to boost his or her Defense. (GCN)
Temporarily gives a party member courage to boost their Defense. (Switch)
Super Paper Mario description This shell briefly reduces the damage you take by half.

A Courage Shell is an item found in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Paper Mario. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, using one can boost Mario's or his partner's Defense by 3 points for two turns. Courage Shells can be bought in Petalburg and can also be stolen from Koopa Paratroopas. Plenn T.'s trouble, Help me restock!, is completed by bringing him five Courage Shells.

In Super Paper Mario, it reduces damage players take by half. To make it more effective, players have to play a Minigame similar to Koops' Shell Shield. The effect can last anywhere from 25 to 40 seconds. In this game, if one were to give a Shell Shock to Saffron, she would bake a Courage Shell. However, if one gives the Courage Shell to Saffron, she will bake a Mistake. Various enemies can also drop Courage Shells.

Recipes[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Recipe Result
Mr. Softener Mr. Softener + Point Swap Point Swap Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Courage Shell
Dried Bouquet Dried Bouquet + Courage Meal Courage Meal
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Courage Shell + Zess Deluxe Zess Deluxe Courage Meal Courage Meal
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Courage Shell + Zess Dinner Zess Dinner
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Courage Shell + Zess Special Zess Special
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Courage Shell + Point Swap Point Swap Mr. Softener Mr. Softener

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Recipe Result
Icon of an item from Super Paper Mario Courage Shell Shell Shock Shell Shock

Locations[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Super Paper Mario[edit]

  • Chapter 1-3, behind a rock after flipping to 3D near the Bald Clefts in an area with four narrow quicksand rivers in 2D, same general area where the first Yold Signpost is located.
  • Chapter 8-2, in the correct exit pipe room where the first Castle Bleck Key of the chapter is located, left chest.
  • Sold by Howzit for 10 coins each in Flipside, 25 coins each in Yold Town, or 8 coins each in Downtown of Crag.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カチカチコウラ[1]
Kachikachi Kōra
Rock-Solid Shell
Chinese (simplified) 硬邦邦龟壳[?]
Yìngbāngbāng Guī Ké
Hard Turtle Shell
Chinese (traditional) 硬邦邦龜殼[?]
Yìngbāngbāng Guī Ké
Hard Turtle Shell
Dutch Pantserschild[?] Armor shell
French Carapadur[?] Pun of carapace ("shell") and dur ("hard")
German Hartpanzer[?] Hard shell
Italian Guscioduro[?] Hard shell; shared with Durapurl
Korean 딱딱등껍질[?]
Ttakttak-Deungkkeopjil
Hard Shell
Spanish Caparazón Coraza[?] Armor Shell

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door From Japanese to English. The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved February 2, 2015.