Terrapin

Terrapin
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of	Koopa Troopa
Variants Terra Cotta Torte
Comparable Koopatrol
Notable members Jagger

Terrapins are armored Koopa Troopas with green shells that appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. In the game, they are the weakest soldiers in Bowser's Minions, even weaker than a Goomba. In Marrymore, a type called Torte acts as a chef, and a similar, stronger enemy is the red-shelled Terra Cotta. The word "terrapin" is an ambiguous term referring to turtles, which Koopas are quite similar to.

Terrapins fight solo or in groups of two to four and attack their opponents by punching, which does not do much damage. They patrol the halls of Bowser's Keep in search of intruders, and appear mostly in the very beginning of the game, before Exor crashes into Bowser's Keep. They have 10 HP and 1 attack power, and 8 defense. In the original game, Mario gains no EXP for defeating them, though they do give 1 EXP in the remake.

Later in the game at Rose Way, a platoon of Terrapins led by one named Jagger is seen with Bowser. After this group deserts, Jagger is later found in Monstro Town, training under Jinx to become strong enough to help Bowser again.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Terrapin
	HP	10	FP	100	Speed	10
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (first visit)	Attack	1	Magic attack	0
	Role	Common	Defense	8	Magic defense	1
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	None
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	None	Strong	None	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"Yo! What's going on?"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Terrapin
	HP	10	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	1	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Bowser's Keep
	Monster List profile	Guards in Bowser's Keep who are far too weak. Their helmets limit their vision, so they simply throw punches at random and hope for a lucky hit.
	Thought Peek	"'Sup! I'm a Terrapin! I wish my gramps could see me now!"
	Animations	*Physical attack

• Monster List profile in other languages:
  • Japanese:
    あまりにも弱よわすぎるクッパ城じょうの衛兵えいへい。ヘルメットのせいで前まえがよく見みえず、カンでてきとうにパンチをだしている。
    (Translation: Guard of Bowser's Keep who are too weak. Their helmets make it hard for them to see what's in front of them, so they punch at random based on intuition.)

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  Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ノコへい[?] Nokohei	Portmanteau of「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa) and「兵」(hei, soldier)
Chinese	慢慢兵[?] Mànmàn Bīng	Koopa Soldier
Dutch	Koopa-wachter[?]	Koopa Guard
French	Koopatrouilleur[?]	Portmanteau of "Koopa" and "patrouilleur" (patrolman)
German	Schildkadett[?]	Shield Cadet
Italian	Koopa soldato	Soldier Koopa
Korean	엉금병[?] Eonggeum Byeong	Portmanteau of "엉금엉금" (Eonggeum-eonggeum, Koopa Troopa) and "병" (byeong, soldier)
Spanish	Koopa recluta[?]	Recruit Koopa

Trivia

• Terrapin's Thought Peek quote in the Japanese version references two of Son Goku's catchphrases in the 1986 anime adaptation of Dragon Ball. While the reference is absent in the English translation of the SNES release, it is restored in the equivalent version of the Nintendo Switch remake.