Koops

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Koops: from cowardly to courageous.

The second to join Mario's party in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Koops is a Koopa Troopa from Petalburg. Very much like Kooper from the original Paper Mario, he can retreat into his shell and use it as a weapon against foes, and Mario can also launch him at switches or distant objects to hit them or retrieve them. He is with Mario to avenge his father Koopley, whom he believes to be dead, and to prove to Petalburg and his girlfriend, Koopie Koo, that he is not a coward.　In Japan, Koops is known as Nokotarou(ノコタロウ) which comes from the name "Nokonoko", the Japanese name for the Koopa Troopa, as well as "Tarou", a common boy's name in Japan.

Attacks and Stats

Attack	Flower Points Needed	Effect	To Attack	Koops' Hit Points	Attack Power	Move Ranks
Shell Toss	0	Attacks single ground enemy.	Tilt Control Stick to the left until the star lights up.	Level 1: 10 Level 2: 15 Level 3: 25	Level 1: 1/2 Level 2: 2/3 Level 3: 3/5	Initial
Power Shell	3	Attacks all ground enemies.	Hold Control Stick to the left to fill the gauge.	Level 1: 10 Level 2: 15 Level 3: 25	Level 1: 1/2 Level 2: 2/3 Level 3: 3/5	Initial
Shell Shield	4	Creates a Koopa Shell to protect Mario for a few turns	Press A when the arrow hits OK.	Level 2: 15 Level 3: 25	N/A	Super Rank
Shell Slam	6	Attacks all ground enemies and penetrate their defense.	Repeatedly tilt the Control Stick to the left to fill the gauge.	Level 3: 25	Level 1: N/A Level 2: N/A Level 3: 0-6	Ultra Rank