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{{quote|Oh, welcome, young fella! I'm the elder of Koopa Village. Folks call me Koopa Koot. Say...might you do me a favor?|Koopa Koot|Paper Mario}}
{{quote|Oh, welcome, young fella! I'm the elder of Koopa Village. Folks call me Koopa Koot. Say...might you do me a favor?|Koopa Koot|Paper Mario}}


'''Koopa Koot''' is an elderly [[Koopa Troopa]] that lives in [[Koopa Village]]. He is friends with [[Goompa]] and [[Bootler]]. During his youth, the three traveled the globe in search of adventure. However, his adventuring days are now over. In fact, he needs other people to run errands for him. In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', [[Mario]] helps Koopa Koot perform twenty tasks that the old Koopa cannot do by himself. One errand involves Mario retrieving a picture of the three old adventurers (Koopa Koot, Goompa, and Bootler) from [[Boo's Mansion]]. Often, Koopa Koot rewards Mario with a single [[Coin]]. Occasionally, Mario receives a better reward, including [[Star Piece (Paper Mario)|Star Piece]]s or memberships to the game parlor in [[Toad Town]]. Also in [[Crystal Palace]], Koopa Koot [[Duplighost|is a fake]], pretending to be [[Kooper]].
'''Koopa Koot''' is an elderly [[Koopa Troopa]] that lives in [[Koopa Village]]. He is friends with [[Goompa]] and [[Bootler]]. During his youth, the three traveled the globe in search of adventure. However, his adventuring days are now over. In fact, he needs other people to run errands for him. In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', [[Mario]] helps Koopa Koot perform twenty tasks that the old Koopa cannot do by himself. One errand involves Mario retrieving a picture of the three old adventurers (Koopa Koot, Goompa, and Bootler) from [[Boo's Mansion]]. Often, Koopa Koot rewards Mario with a single [[Coin]]. Occasionally, Mario receives a better reward, including [[Star Piece (Paper Mario)|Star Piece]]s or memberships to the game parlor in [[Toad Town]].


In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', [[Bowser]], when asked who he is by [[Bub (character)|Bub]] or [[Pennington]], the player can choose to tell them his name is Koopa Koot, who Bowser describes as an "all-time ancient babbler" that threatens to "bore [them] to death."
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', [[Bowser]], when asked who he is by [[Bub (character)|Bub]] or [[Pennington]], the player can choose to tell them his name is Koopa Koot, who Bowser describes as an "all-time ancient babbler" that threatens to "bore [them] to death."

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Sprite of Koopa Koot from Paper Mario
“Oh, welcome, young fella! I'm the elder of Koopa Village. Folks call me Koopa Koot. Say...might you do me a favor?”
Koopa Koot, Paper Mario

Koopa Koot is an elderly Koopa Troopa that lives in Koopa Village. He is friends with Goompa and Bootler. During his youth, the three traveled the globe in search of adventure. However, his adventuring days are now over. In fact, he needs other people to run errands for him. In Paper Mario, Mario helps Koopa Koot perform twenty tasks that the old Koopa cannot do by himself. One errand involves Mario retrieving a picture of the three old adventurers (Koopa Koot, Goompa, and Bootler) from Boo's Mansion. Often, Koopa Koot rewards Mario with a single Coin. Occasionally, Mario receives a better reward, including Star Pieces or memberships to the game parlor in Toad Town.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Bowser, when asked who he is by Bub or Pennington, the player can choose to tell them his name is Koopa Koot, who Bowser describes as an "all-time ancient babbler" that threatens to "bore [them] to death."

Favors

Main article: Koopa Koot's Favors

Tattle

  • This is the oldest Koopa in Koopa Village. His name is Koopa Koot. He's famous for being selfish, stingy and impatient. He doesn't ask for things that are impossible, but you can bet the tasks will be hard and time-consuming.

Names in other languages

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Trivia

  • Koopa Koot suggests Luigi should be known as "Air Luigi", a reference to the similar nickname given to Michael Jordan ("Air Jordan"), a basketball player known for his incredible jump.
  • Koot is similar to Mayor Kroop from the sequel; both are rambling old Koopa Troopas living in small majority-Koopa villages encountered in the first chapter of the game.
  • In the Crystal Palace, four Duplighosts will try to disguise themselves as Kooper, but their cloaks fail and one ends up as Koopa Koot.
  • In Paper Mario, there is a gossip about Koopa Koot posted by "An anonymous Koopa" on the back side of Toad Town's notice board. The Koopa describes Koopa Koot as "a pretty self-centered old Koopa".

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