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'''Koops''' is a [[Koopa Troopa]] from [[Petalburg]] who is the second [[Mario]]'s [[Party member|partner]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. His left eyelid is half-closed, and he wears a bandage on his nose, a light-blue, short-sleeve jacket with a hoodie, blue pants, and white shoes. Very much like [[Kooper]] from the original ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Koops 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. However, he differs from Kooper in that Mario can hold Koops's shell in place. He has a girlfriend named [[Koopie Koo]] and a father named [[Koopley]]. His name is a portmanteau of "[[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]" and "oops", an exclamation of clumsiness (Koops being clumsy); it is also a [[wikipedia:Koops|real surname]]. Koops is the only party member to have a defense point without any adjustments as badges or items.

[[File:Koops and Mario PMTTYD.png|thumb|right|200px|Koops is going to travel with Mario.]]

Koops first meets Mario in Petalburg. He doesn't say much, but before Mario leaves to another part of town, he stops the latter, however Koops' shyness overcomes him and he goes back. When Mario goes off to [[Hooktail Castle]], Koops stops him again and cries that he wants to join Mario's party in order to avenge his 'dead' father, but not before Koopie Koo finds out. She begs him not to go, but he says that his goal is to be a strong Koopa for her, which makes Koops' girlfriend mad, and results her to withdrawing into her shell and firing herself at Mario and Koops.

Inside the castle, Koops finds [[Kolorado's father|a skeleton]] that he believes is his father's. Reading the note the corpse was grasping reveals it was actually [[Kolorado]]'s father, and Koops blushes while being slightly embarrassed, but then wonders if any of the other skeletons is his father.  

When Mario and Koops first meet up with Hooktail, the dragon remarks that they look similar to one that passed by here recently, then the battle then starts. Once the fight is finished, a near-dead Hooktail spits up Koopley, who was living in Hooktail's stomach for ten years. After a reunion with his son, Koopley reveals he found the [[Diamond Star]] in Hooktail's stomach, and allows Mario to take it.

After assisting Mario in his quest to collect the rest of the [[Crystal Stars]] and save [[Princess Peach]], Koops returns to Petalburg where he makes plans to marry Koopie Koo and run for mayor.

Koops is the only partner with a defense of 1. However, he has the lowest health of all partners at Super Rank and regains this status at the Ultra Rank with [[Ms. Mowz]] (Koops has 15 and 25 Health Points, respectively). Furthermore, if an enemy jumps on Koops and the player isn't able to defend him by using an [[Action Command]], this partner gets flipped over and cannot move while also losing a defense point, much like the other [[Koopa Troopa]] enemies as well.

 

=== ''Super Paper Mario'' [[Catch Card]]===

[[File:SPM Koops Catch Card.png|thumb|80px|Koops's Catch Card.]]

*'''Card Type:''' Rare<br>

*'''Card Description:''' It's Koops from the last Paper Mario adventure. Kicking some shell never felt so good.<br>

*'''How to Obtain the Card:''' The Duel of 100 in Sammer's Kingdom needs to be completed in order to obtain all ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' partner cards from [[King Sammer]].

|JapM=Portmanteau of「ノコノコ」(''Nokonoko'', [[Koopa Troopa]]) and the Japanese suffix or given name「太郎」(''Tarō'')

|KorM=Portmanteau of 엉금엉금 (''Eonggeum-eonggeum'', Koopa Troopa) and the Korean diminutive suffix 돌이 (''-dol'i'')