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{{redirect|King K|the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]] character|[[King K. Rool]]}}

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|image=[[File:KP Koopa TTYD.png]]

{{quote|Meet my peeps, [[Mario|Gonzales]]! I told you we were gonna square off, and now it's ON!|KP Pete|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}

'''KP Pete''', better known by his pseudonym of '''King K''', is a [[KP Koopa]] who fights in the Minor League of the [[Glitz Pit]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He leads the fighting group called the "[[KP Koopas]]", a.k.a. the "Shell Machines of Doom", and as such must be battled during [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory|Chapter 3]].

==History==

King K introduces himself and the rest of the Minor League fighters to Mario after the latter's fight against the [[Goomba Bros.]]. Throughout Mario's stay in the Minor League, King K gives Mario advice and informs him of any recent occurrences, such as the [[Hot Dog Stand]] getting a new menu item or the "cutie at the [[Fresh Juice Bar|watering hole]]". King K disappears from the locker room after Mario's fight with the [[Bob-omb Squad]], having previously told Mario that he was thinking about retiring.

However, King K had actually had his energy drained by [[Grubba]]'s [[power-draining machine]], and Mario later finds him in an unresponsive state behind a block in the second floor of the Glitz Pit's storage room. The KP Koopas are replaced by the [[Wings of Night]] during the time King K is absent. KP Pete recovers after [[Macho Grubba]]'s defeat, and can be fought again should the player choose to return to the Glitz Pit.

===Stats===

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====On-Field Tattle====

When Mario finds an unresponsive King K in Glitz Pit's storage room, [[Goombella]] can obtain an alternate tattle for King K:

*"''Awww, poor King K! What happened here?!?''"  

|Fra=Kevin

|FraM=-

|Spa=Macho Koopa

|SpaM=-

|GerM=from "Marone" meaning "Chestnut", referring to a brown coloration.

*The ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' website (now defunct) depicted what would appear to be King K (who simply states that his name is "K.P.") as a trash-talking red-shelled [[Koopa Troopa]]. It is possible that this was KP Pete's personality [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|in a pre-release build of the game]], or else may simply an error on the website's part.

*KP Pete is not shown among those at Glitzville while Mario is fighting the [[Shadow Queen]]. However, his voice can be heard when the scene cuts back to the battle. [[Shellshock]] is present, though, and talks like King K, so it is likely that it was intended to be him, but the sprites were mixed up.

[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Characters]]