Paratroopea

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Paratroopea
A Paratroopea from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Variant of Koopa Paratroopa
Troopea
Variants

A Paratroopea is an enemy that appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. They are winged Troopeas and the Beanbean equivalent of Paratroopas; they appear as quadrupeds in the original game, and are bipedal with shoes in the remake.

Paratroopeas appear in the northern and the eastern beach areas of Beanbean Fields in the overworld, where they will swoop at the Mario Bros. on sight. They are often accompanied by Bob-ombs, and occasionally appear in battles with Tanoombas. A stronger variant, the Scaratroopea, is found later on in Joke's End.

In the remake, one Paratroopea is seen lined up to audition for the role of Popple's new partner but is turned down like the others, save for Birdo.

Battle

The Paratroopea's main attack is swooping down at Mario or Luigi from the sky, which can be dodged and countered by jumping. In the original game, if the Paratroopea dips a little before flying, they will target Luigi; otherwise, the target is Mario. In the remake, the Paratroopea will now pump one of their fists instead before attacking, using their right arm for Mario and their left for Luigi; the swoop attack is also much slower. Paratroopeas can also heal all other enemies in battle by spraying water droplets on them. When Paratroopeas take enough damage, they lose their wings and become regular Troopeas.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Paratroopeas appear as enemies in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser, where they are first fought in the level Don't Fear Flying Foes. They are Flying troopers, and attack by ramming into opponents. Their Special Skill, Cranium Crush, allows them to fly above an opponent and slam down on them.

Profiles and statistics

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Paratroopea
  HP 40 POW 66 Defense 50
Speed 80 Experience 20 (9) Coins 4 (8)
Location Beanbean Outskirts Jump Normal Hammer Weak
Hand Weak Fire Critical Thunder Normal
Stat down? 100% Stun? 30% Burn? 60%
Level 35 Role Common Item drop Woo Bean – 83.87%
Supersyrup Jar – 0% (100%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Paratroopea
  HP 92 POW 75 DEF 72 SPEED 101 Experience 29
Fire Critical Thunder Normal Jump Critical Hammer Weak Coins 8
Stat down 60% Dizzy 30% Burn 30% Speed down 30% Item drop Woo Bean (18%)
Super Nut (11%)
Super Nut (30%)
Level           24 Location(s) Beanbean Fields
  • Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: They strongly resemble Koopa Paratroopas. The leaves on their heads are good luck.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マメパタ[?]
Mamepata
Portmanteau of「豆」(mame, bean) and shortened form of「パタパタ」(Patapata, Koopa Paratroopa)
Chinese 豆豆啪嗒[?]
Dòudou Pādā
Beanbean Paratroopa
German Para-Keimkoopa[?] Para-Troopea
Italian Alitroopina[?] From Ali (wings) and Troopina (Troopea)
Spanish (NOA) Paratroopa Haba[?] Bean Paratroopa
Spanish (NOE) Paratroopa Judía[?] Bean Paratroopa