Editing Koopatrol

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SPMKoopatrol.png]]<br>A Koopatrol from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Koopa Troopa]]
|variants=[[Dark Koopatrol]]<br>[[Dark Koopatrol (Super Paper Mario)|Dark Koopatrol (''Super Paper Mario'')]]
|comparable=[[Terrapin]]
|notable=[[Spiky John]]<br>[[Spiky Tom]]
}}
'''Koopatrols''' (named '''Armored Koopas''' in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 185, page 117.</ref>) are elite soldiers of the [[Koopa Troop]] that made their debut in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', and have appeared in two of its sequels, ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of "Koopa" and "Patrol". These warriors are the high-ranking guards of [[Bowser's Castle]], and most [[Koopa Troopa]]s dream of becoming Koopatrols. They appear in physique similar to Koopa Troopas, but they wear intimidating spiky armor, including spiked helmets which protect them from being jumped on. However, they will flip over (or retreat into their shells in ''Super Paper Mario'') like normal Koopas if a badge or Pixl that allows jumping on spiked enemies is used on them.

They are one of the few original [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] characters to reappear in other ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games, along with [[Tweester]]s, [[Whacka]], [[Goomboss]], and the [[Star Spirits]].

==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:PMKoopatrol.png|frame|left]]
During the events of ''Paper Mario'', Koopatrols patrolled Bowser's Castle and [[Peach's Castle]] after it was taken into the sky by [[Bowser]]. During chapter intermissions where the player takes control of [[Princess Peach]], they can be found patrolling most rooms of the castle. If Princess Peach is caught in the line of sight of a Koopatrol, she will be escorted back to her room. Later on in the game, two Koopatrols named [[Spiky John]] and [[Spiky Tom]] participate in a [[Hammer Bro]] by the name of [[Mr. Hammer]]'s quiz show, the [[64th Trivia Quiz-Off]]. If Peach wins the quiz show, she wins a [[Jammin' Jelly]]. Regardless if she wins or not, however, she will be rewarded the [[Sneaky Parasol]] as a consolation prize. During Chapter 8, Koopatrols appear as enemies in Bowser's Castle. They are tough opponents, having a normal attack power of 4 and a [[charged]] attack power of 10. However, as with both the player and other enemies, the charge move takes up a turn, so using [[Bow]]'s [[Outta Sight]] move or simply defeating it if its health is low enough is ideal. In addition, Koopatrols can call in other Koopatrol reinforcements, prolonging the battle. Two Koopatrols can also be fought in [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] if Princess Peach tells Bowser that Mario fears them.

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Koopatrols are found in [[Rogueport Sewers]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' after [[Mario]] and his team clear Chapter 5. They also appear in [[Bowser's Castle]] at the end of Chapter 1. A stronger type of Koopatrol, the [[Dark Koopatrol]], is also found in this game in [[Glitzville]] and the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. Due to the game's different graphic style, they no longer have visible legs, with their feet and body being detached.

====''Super Paper Mario''====
Koopatrols appear again in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where they, along with most of the Koopa Troop were brainwashed by [[Nastasia]] into working for [[Count Bleck]], and served as guards in [[Castle Bleck]]. They can also be found in Rooms 19 and 86 of the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]].

Koopatrols attack by ramming into the player. Their attacks are so sudden, making them remarkably difficult. There is another kind of Koopatrol that lives in the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]] called a [[Dark Koopatrol (Super Paper Mario)|Dark Koopatrol.]] It is the strongest Koopa enemy in the whole game.

===''Mario Pinball Land''===
[[File:Koopatrol MPL.png|thumb|Three Armored Koopas in ''Mario Pinball Land''.]]
Armored Koopas appear as enemies in Bowser's Castle in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''. They can only be defeated by being bashed into a wall, which crushes them.

===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:KoopatrolSPP.png|thumb|left|Princess Peach near a Koopatrol statue.]]
Koopatrols make a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' as statues on the [[Bowser's Villa]] map. At the left side of the map, a statue can be seen holding a sword, while at the right side, there is a statue holding a spear. Every once in a while, two red pupils will appear in the statue's eyes, observe its surroundings, then vanish.
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==Statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Koopatrol|image=[[File:PM Koopatrol idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Koopatrol|image=[[File:Koopatrol.png]]|align=horizontal}}
===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Koopatrol|align=horizontal}}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
MPL-Koopatrol.png|''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
SPM Koopatrol Catch Card.png|[[Catch Card]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲノコ<ref>{{cite|url=themushroomkingdom.net/pm_j-e.shtml|title=Paper Mario From Japanese to English|publisher=The Mushroom Kingdom|accessdate=September 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=[https://i.imgur.com/fOYyN97.jpg ''Super Mario Ball'' Shogakukan book]|accessdate=September 30, 2016}}</ref>
|JapR=Togenoko
|JapM=Portmanteau of「刺」(''toge'', "spine") and「ノコノコ」(''Nokonoko'', "[[Koopa Troopa]]")
|Chi=喏库卫兵
|ChiR=Nuòkù Wèibīng
|ChiM=Koopa Guard
|Fre=Koopatrouille
|FreM=Koopatrol
|Ger=Koopatrouille
|GerM=Koopatrol
|Ita=Kooparmato
|ItaM=Kooparmored (Armored Koopa)
|Kor=가시엉금
|KorR=Gasi Eonggeum
|KorM=Spike Troopa
|Spa=Koopatrullero
|SpaM=Koopatrolman
}}

==References==
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