Unshelled Koopa Troopa: Difference between revisions

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|image=[[File:Koopa Troopa Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Beach Koopa chasing its shell, from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''

|comparable=[[Blue Electrokoopa]]<br>[[Outmaway]]

A '''Beach Koopa''',<ref name=Guide>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. {{media link|SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|Page 126}}.</ref> also known as a '''Koopa without a Shell''',<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 50.</ref> '''Shell-less Koopa Troopa''',<ref>Stratton, Bryan. ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''–Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 21.</ref> '''Unshelled Koopa Troopa''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/world/?lang=en English ''Super Mario World'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/yutSZ Archived] August 13, 2022 14:17:58 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> or '''Unshelled Koopa''',<ref>October 17, 2023. [https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-11-super-mario-bros-wonder-part-2/ Ask the Developer Vol. 11, Super Mario Bros. Wonder—Part 2]. nintendo.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20231017134732/https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-11-super-mario-bros-wonder-part-2/ Archived] October 17, 2023, 13:47:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)<br>'''[[Koichi Hayashida]]''', officially translated from Japanese: "''The first course in Super Mario World for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (Super NES) featured Unshelled Koopas going down a slope and then later you see them flying around with capes.''"</ref> is a [[Koopa Troopa]] that has lost its [[shell]] and wears nothing more than an undershirt (and/or, in some cases, boxer shorts), first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. In their original appearance, Beach Koopas appear small and hunched over, but they were later depicted as being able to walk around like normal, shell-wearing Koopa Troopas. In many of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' platformers, when a Beach Koopa finds a shell, it reverts to a normal Koopa Troopa.

Blue Koopas without Shells are visually distinctive, with larger bodies and a lack of vulnerability upon being removed from their shells. Instead of reentering them, they will kick any shell they come into contact with, even stopping moving ones thrown at them; they will also do the same with stunned [[Galoomba|Goomba]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, flashing [[Grab Block]]s, and [[Buzzy Beetle]] shells in their path. In ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', this also allows them to withstand enemies spat at them by [[Yoshi]] while Luigi is riding him. Blue Koopas without Shells may also appear while [[slide|sliding]] down slopes towards Mario or Luigi. Any [[Super Koopa (enemy)|Super Koopa]] who wields a flashing cape will revert into a blue Koopa without a Shell after being stomped on and relinquishing its [[Cape Feather]].  

=====Level appearances=====

In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, and [[Wario]] can attack a [[Koopa Troopa]] to knock it out of its [[shell]], transforming the Koopa Troopa into a Beach Koopa. Attacking the Beach Koopa defeats it and releases a [[Blue Coin]]. If not defeated, the Beach Koopa will frantically attempt to dive back into its shell&mdash;this occurs even if one of the player characters is riding it, typically resulting in the Beach Koopa's defeat. Even after the shell is destroyed, the Beach Koopa will run aimlessly as if it never lost its shell.

In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', [[Blue Electrokoopa]]s throw their shell at Mario, effectively becoming 'Beach Koopas' temporarily. Mario can defeat these Electrokoopas by jumping on them after they throw their shell, giving him one [[Coin]]; he can also squirt them with water, stunning the Electrokoopa and electrifying it with its own returning shell, giving Mario four Coins instead. These [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s have pink boxer shorts.

[[File:SM3DW Mario Stealing Koopa Shell.png|thumb|left|A Beach Koopa chases Mario, trying to get the shell back in ''Super Mario 3D World''.]]

Beach Koopas reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|port]]. Unlike in other games, they share the same behavior as regular Koopa Troopas in the game, except they have an angry look. If the player keeps them away from their shells long enough or throws the shells away, they will become disappointed and briefly stop chasing the player.

In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', Beach Koopas appear after they are knocked out of their shells in the ''Super Mario World'' game style. Red Beach Koopas make their first appearance since ''Yoshi's Island DS'', only appearing if a Red Koopa Troopa in the level is stomped on.

In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', the above is also true of the ''Super Mario 3D World'' game style; Red Beach Koopas make their first 3D appearance. Beach Koopas can also drive [[Koopa Troopa Car]]s in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style; after defeating them, the player can then drive the car themselves.

[[File:SMW cartoon beach Koopa.png|200px|thumb|Koopa without a Shell flying through the air]]

One Koopa without a Shell appears in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'']] episode "[[Fire Sale]]", where the silent Koopa Troopa henchman of [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie Koopa]] is continually knocked out of his shell, usually during one of Kootie Pie's violent temper-tantrums. He wears yellow shorts with red hearts on them.

===''Yoshi'' series===

Beach Koopas are also found in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', although here, they walk upright when evicted from their shells, instead of becoming small and hunched over, as in ''Super Mario World''. This is due to them not ever sliding, meaning they can have the same hitbox as an ordinary Koopa Troopa. In these games, they are shirtless and wear colored shorts, likely inspiring their name. Additionally, in ''Yoshi's Island'', [[Hookbill the Koopa]] becomes a Beach Koopa upon defeat.

Beach Koopas make a brief appearance in ''Paper Mario'', when the [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] appearing in [[Koopa Village]] steal the local [[Koopa Troopa]]s' shells. This fate also befalls [[Kooper]], though Mario eventually returns [[Kooper's Shell|his shell]] to him.

Beach Koopas reappear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', appearing as they do in the ''Yoshi'' sidescrollers, but with a noticeable smile compared to their other appearances. Like [[Blindfold Boo]]s, blue [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s, and [[Security Thwomp]]s, they do not appear in the in-game glossary.

[[File:MLPJ BeachKoopa.png|thumb|Screenshot of a Beach Koopa in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'']]

Beach Koopas also appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. If the player [[counterattack]]s a Koopa Troopa's shell attack with the [[hammer]], it will get knocked out of its shell before it gets back in.

|Ita=Koopa senza guscio<ref>[https://www.nintendo.it/Notizie/2023/ottobre/Chiedi-allo-sviluppatore-parte-11-Super-Mario-Bros-Wonder-Capitolo-2-2460633.html Chiedi allo sviluppatore, parte 11: Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Capitolo 2]</ref>

|ItaM=Shell-less Koopa

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