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{{quote2|Aaaah! How did THAT happen??? [[Mario|You]] [[Luigi|guys]] are no slouches!|Nokottasu|[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]}}
{{quote2|Aaaah! How did THAT happen??? [[Mario|You]] [[Luigi|guys]] are no slouches!|Nokottasu|[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]}}
[[File:Falling Nokottasu.png|thumb|left|Before and after the fall.]]
[[File:Falling Nokottasu.png|thumb|left|Before and after the fall.]]
'''Nokottasu''' (also generically referred to by [[Prima Games|Prima]] as "'''Turtles'''"<ref>"''A giant Turtle blocks the passage to a cave to the right of the watering hole. (And, no, the [[Hammer]]s the boys receive won't do the trick.)''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 58.</ref>) are pudgy, giant [[Koopa Troopa]]s found only in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. They are cross-eyed and have oblong shells which extend up from their backs, behind their heads. They block certain paths in the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] and recite the line, "''Derr... No matter what you hit me with, you can't knock me down. ...I think.''" They cannot be [[stomp]]ed, and the player's [[hammer]]s, [[Firebrand]], and [[Thunderhand]] will not affect them; however, [[Mario]]'s [[Dash (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Dash]] technique can knock them down, forcing them to move aside. One also appears in a house in [[Beanbean Castle Town]].
'''Nokottasu''' (also generically referred to by [[Prima Games|Prima]] as "'''Turtles'''"<ref>"''A giant Turtle blocks the passage to a cave to the right of the watering hole. (And, no, the [[Hammer]]s the boys receive won't do the trick.)''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 58.</ref>) are pudgy, giant [[Koopa Troopa]]s found only in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. They are cross-eyed and have oblong shells which extend up from their backs, behind their heads.


In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', they have been replaced with ordinary [[Big Koopa Troopa]]s.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', they have been replaced with ordinary [[Big Koopa Troopa]]s.
==Description==
Nokottasu block certain paths in the [[Beanbean Kingdom]], reciting the line, "''Derr... No matter what you hit me with, you can't knock me down. ...I think.''" when spoken to. One also appears in a house in [[Beanbean Castle Town]].
The road-blocking Nokottasu can only be moved with [[Mario]]'s [[Dash (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Dash]] technique, which knocks them down briefly; they will move aside and express surprise at the Bros.' ability, allowing the pair to progress.
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Revision as of 02:17, June 9, 2021

The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

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File:Falling Nokottasu.png
Before and after the fall.

Nokottasu (also generically referred to by Prima as "Turtles"[1]) are pudgy, giant Koopa Troopas found only in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They are cross-eyed and have oblong shells which extend up from their backs, behind their heads.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, they have been replaced with ordinary Big Koopa Troopas.

Description

Nokottasu block certain paths in the Beanbean Kingdom, reciting the line, "Derr... No matter what you hit me with, you can't knock me down. ...I think." when spoken to. One also appears in a house in Beanbean Castle Town.

The road-blocking Nokottasu can only be moved with Mario's Dash technique, which knocks them down briefly; they will move aside and express surprise at the Bros.' ability, allowing the pair to progress.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ノコッタス[2]
Nokottasu
From 「ノコノコ」Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa's Japanese name, and possibly a corruption of「立つ」tatsu, meaning to stand.

Spanish Tortuga gigante
Giant turtle

References

  1. ^ "A giant Turtle blocks the passage to a cave to the right of the watering hole. (And, no, the Hammers the boys receive won't do the trick.)" - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Prima Official Strategy Guide. Page 58.
  2. ^ 「②の石橋こうっているノコッタスをダッシュでせば、へとめる。なお、ノコッタスは、ここ以外にもいろいろな場所にいるので、かけたらぶつかってみよう。」 Shogakukan. Mario & Luigi RPG Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Page 75.Media:MLRPG NOG Nokottasu.png