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'''Big Troopas''', originally known as '''Heavy Troopas''', are giant [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch remake]]. They appear in the sky portion of [[Bean Valley]] as well as inside [[Nimbus Castle]] during [[Valentina]]'s occupation. They are notably one of the only large enemies to appear on the overworld, as they guard certain doors. Their only attack is launching themselves towards a [[party member]], which takes two turns to prepare. Two different empty shells from them, called [[Lazy Shell]]s, can be found, one as armor and another as a weapon. They are similar to [[Grand Troopa]]s, to which the game also refers to as Heavy Troopas when it states "Heavy Troopa’s ready to launch. | '''Big Troopas''', originally known as '''Heavy Troopas''', are giant [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch remake]]. They appear in the sky portion of [[Bean Valley]] as well as inside [[Nimbus Castle]] during [[Valentina]]'s occupation. They are notably one of the only large enemies to appear on the overworld, as they guard certain doors. Their only attack is launching themselves towards a [[party member]], which takes two turns to prepare. Two different empty shells from them, called [[Lazy Shell]]s, can be found, one as armor and another as a weapon. They are similar to [[Grand Troopa]]s, to which the game also refers to as Heavy Troopas when it states "Heavy Troopa’s ready to launch;" in the remake, this is fixed by replacing "Heavy Troopa" with "Big guy" in the quote. | ||
==Profiles and statistics== | ==Profiles and statistics== | ||
Revision as of 12:31, November 19, 2023
- This article is about the Super Mario RPG enemy originally known as "Heavy Troopa". For for the giant version of standard Koopa Troopas, see Big Koopa Troopa.
| Big Troopa | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Big Koopa Paratroopa | ||
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Template:Quote2 Big Troopas, originally known as Heavy Troopas, are giant Paratroopas that appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its Nintendo Switch remake. They appear in the sky portion of Bean Valley as well as inside Nimbus Castle during Valentina's occupation. They are notably one of the only large enemies to appear on the overworld, as they guard certain doors. Their only attack is launching themselves towards a party member, which takes two turns to prepare. Two different empty shells from them, called Lazy Shells, can be found, one as armor and another as a weapon. They are similar to Grand Troopas, to which the game also refers to as Heavy Troopas when it states "Heavy Troopa’s ready to launch;" in the remake, this is fixed by replacing "Heavy Troopa" with "Big guy" in the quote.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Heavy Troopa | |||||||||
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HP | 250 | FP | 100 | Speed | 3 | |||
| Location(s) | The Vinery, Nimbus Castle | Attack | 160 | Magic attack | 1 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 100 | Magic defense | 50 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | Defense Up! (80%) | Yoshi Cookie | Crystalline | Morph rate | 25% | ||||
| Evade | 2% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | None | ||||
| Weak | Jump | Strong | None | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 4 | Exp. points | 32 | Items | Crystalline (5%) | ||||
| Psychopath | "I'll make ya beautiful!" | ||||||||
Gallery
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ヒマンパタ[?] Himan Pata |
Fat Paratroopa, possibly in reference to Sledge Bro | |
| French | Paratroopa XL[?] | - | |
| German | Jumbo-Parakoopa[?] | Jumbo Koopa Paratroopa | |
| Spanish | Paratroopón[?] | From "Paratroopa" and the augmentative suffix "-ón" |
Trivia
- Big Troopas look similar to Heavy Para-Beetles from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The head in their artwork is also shaped exactly the same as that of the overfed Baby Fat, so it is likely the model for the head was reused for both entities in rendering.
