Koopa Paratroopa: Difference between revisions

{{redirect|Paratroopa|the ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' [[microgame]] with the same name|[[Paratroopa (microgame)]]}}

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|image=[[File:Paratroopart.png|200px]]<br>A Red Koopa Paratroopa from ''[[Super Mario Run]]''

|variants=[[Big Koopa Paratroopa]]<br>[[Dark Paratroopa]]<br>[[Dark Paratroopa (Super Paper Mario)|Dark Paratroopa (''Super Paper Mario'')]]<br>[[Dreamy Paratroopa]]<br>[[G. R. P-Troopa]]<br>[[Gold Koopa Paratroopa]]<br>[[Koopa Paratroopa 10-Stack]]<br>[[KP Paratroopa]]<br>[[Mad G. P-Troopa]]<br>[[Malakoopa]]<br>[[Paper Macho Koopa Paratroopa]]<br>[[Paper Paratroopa]]<br>[[Parabones]]<br>[[Paratroopea]]<br>[[Shady Paratroopa]]<br>[[Shiny Paratroopa]]<br>[[Z Koopa]]

|variant_of=[[Koopa Troopa]]

|notable=[[Corporal Paraplonk]]<br>[[Gattai monster]]<br>[[Knot-Wing the Koopa]]<br>[[Koopa General]]<br>[[Koopa Paratroopa Trio]]<br>[[Parakarry]]<br>[[Postmaster]]<br>[[Sergeant Flutter]]<br>[[Sphinx Zō]]

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{{quote2|Shell Shock Three, weapons free. Let's light [[Mario|him]] up. Over.|Paratroopa|[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]}}

==History==

===''Super Mario'' series===

====''Super Mario Bros.''====

====''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====

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Green-shelled Koopa Paratroopas either jump in one direction, some jumping higher than others, or fly in one direction, while the red-shelled Koopa Paratroopas fly back and forth horizontally or vertically, though some fly horizontally across the screen in one direction. Even though blue-shelled Koopas and yellow-shelled Koopas are introduced in this game, only the yellow-shelled Koopas have a winged variant. Yellow-shelled Koopa Paratroopas walk like regular Koopas, but they chase after Mario and jump over any shells that are in their way, though they do not jump over shells moving from behind them. Jumping on them gets rid of their wings and turn them into regular yellow-shelled Koopas. Yellow-shelled Koopa Paratroopas only appear in the [[Special Zone]] courses [[Awesome]] and [[Funky (level)|Funky]], making them very rare enemies.

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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====

Koopa Paratroopas make an appearance as a common enemy in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', reprising their general role and attack pattern from the previous ''Super Mario'' platforming games. Unlike in ''Super Mario Bros.'', both colors (red and green) can bounce towards players, in addition to their flying abilities. Unlike Koopa Troopas, they do not move to the music. Koopa Paratroopas are first encountered in [[World 1-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-4]].

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====

====''Super Mario Run''====

Red Koopa Paratroopas appear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', reprising their role as they had in the 2D ''Super Mario'' platforming games. Koopa Paratroopas can either fly up and down, or back and forth.

===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''===

===DIC cartoons===

====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====

[[File:CartoonParatroopa.jpg|thumb|left|Four Koopa Paratroopas from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[King Mario of Cramalot]]"]]

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', Koopa Paratroopas make only two appearances, in the episodes "[[King Mario of Cramalot]]" and "[[Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers]]". In "King Mario of Cramalot", they drop a net on top of Mario, Luigi, Toad, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Mervin]]. The Koopa Paratroopas are based off the show's Koopa Troopa design, except that they are depicted in shades of red while having wings similar to a bee's, rather than their usual feathered ones. Much like the Koopa Troopas that appeared in that same episode, the Koopa Paratroopas are dressed up as knights to fit the medieval setting of [[Cramalot]]. In "Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers", when the Koopa Troopas are shrunk, one that is jumping has a pair of wings.  

====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====

Koopa Paratroopas have a very brief cameo in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Do the Koopa]]", where several of them can be seen dancing along with a few [[Paragoomba]]s in the [[Airship|Doomship's]] cargo hold. Unlike the Koopa Paratroopas from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', these ones are redesigned to better resemble their in-game counterparts. Standard Koopa Troopas never appear on the show.

Koopa Paratroopas make a few appearances throughout ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]''. A few green and red ones can be seen in the onslaught at the beginning of the story. Later, after recapturing Princess Peach, Bowser sends some Paratroopas, mostly red and green ones, to attack the Mario Bros. (Luigi curiously mistakes calls them [[Mechakoopa|Mecha-Koopa]]s.) Mario manages to fight off the Paratroopas while Yoshi eats them until he eats a blue Koopa Troopa and gains wings.

====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====

====''Yoshi’s New Island''====

Koopa Paratroopas reappear in ''[[Yoshi’s New Island]]'', acting the same way as they do in ''Yoshi's Island''. They first appear in [[Koopa Canyon]].

===''Hotel Mario''===

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===

Koopa Paratroopas appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and its [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|remake]]; in the former, they are named "Sky Troopas", while in the latter, they were renamed back to simply "Paratroopas". They appear in the levels [[Mushroom Way]], [[Bandit's Way]], and [[Booster Pass]]. In this game, all Paratroopas have red shells and do not lose their wings when hit. These shells give Paratroopas a high defense rating compared to other enemies fought early in the game. Additionally, Paratroopas use their shells for offense. To attack, they hide in their shells and then ram into their opponent.

The Paratroopa has a bulky relative called a [[Big Troopa]], which in turn are related to the [[Grand Troopa]]s. Paratroopas also have stronger relatives called [[Malakoopa]]s. These Paratroopas have a green shell instead of a red shell. Standard Koopa Troopas are absent from the game.

===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===

Koopa Paratroopas (called '''Para Troopas''' in the cast credits but addressed by their normal name in the manual) appear as enemies in some of the Modern iterations of minigames featured in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''. In ''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]'', in the first area, the player needs to dodge a Para Troopa throwing [[hammer]]s, [[Spike Ball|Spiked Ball]]s, and [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s at the player. In ''[[Vermin]]'', a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] is defending [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s from invasive enemies, with one of those enemies being Para Troopas. Para Troopas, alongside Koopas, make an appearance as enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''.

===''Mario Tennis'' series===

====''Mario Tennis'' (Nintendo 64)====

====''Mario Power Tennis''====

After completing a singles tournament, the ceremony shows Paratroopa trying to grab the trophy from Waluigi, but his shell is attached to a fishing pole by Wario. As Peach is present and is standing back, Toad appears with a huge pair of scissors and cuts the rope, causing Wario to fall backwards and Paratroopa to ram into Waluigi, who fumbles the trophy. Paratroopa rushes for the trophy, takes it with gratitude, and hoists it while in the air as Peach claps.

[[File:MTA Models Paratroopa.png|thumb|left|Paratroopa as he appears in ''Mario Tennis Aces'']]

[[File:MTA Koopa Paratroopas.jpg|thumb|Koopa Paratroopa's Special Shot animation, involving two other Koopa Paratroopas of different colors]]

In the 3.1.0 update, the player can acquire two alternate colors for the playable Koopa Paratroopa, blue and green. Interestingly, when playing as a Blue Koopa Paratroopa, the other two Koopa Paratroopas that accompany him during his intro and Special Shot cutscenes are a Red and Green Koopa Paratroopa.  

===''Paper Mario'' series===

====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====

[[File:Koopa Troopa and Paratroopa - MKDD.png|thumb| Paratroopa racing with Koopa Troopa in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.]]

====''Mario Kart 7''====

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

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In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], Paratroopas mainly appear as enemies in the single-player campaigns. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', one red Paratroopa and a few green Paratroopas appear in the first stage of the [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode|Adventure Mode]], [[smashwiki:Mushroom Kingdom (Adventure Mode)|Mushroom Kingdom]]. When a character jumps on a Koopa Paratroopa, it loses its wings and falls to the ground. The player can defeat a Paratroopa without destroying its wings by simply grabbing it, carrying it, and throwing it or if the character uses a special move such as Kirby's swallow. If the red Paratroopa's shell is thrown, fire can be seen on it, but this does not affect gameplay. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Paratroopas are enemies in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], and they were given an attack of headbutting fighters who approach them. The red Paratroopas either follow players or fly vertically, while the green ones hop or fly in patterns. Jumping on them removes their wings and turn them into regular Koopa Troopas, just like in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', Koopa Paratroopas are enemies in [[smashwiki:Smash Run|Smash Run]], where behave similarly as in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. There are both red and green variants, with the green hopping up and down toward the player and the red flying up and down or side to side. If the player gets close enough, the Paratroopa attempts to headbutt the player. Jumping on them removes their wings and turn them into simple Koopa Troopas.

===''Mario Golf'' series===

{{quote|One of the three sacred trees on the course is in trouble. Sounds like a lightning strike split it right down the middle! Wow, imagine being out there when it happened. I don't think I'd ever golf again!|Koopa Paratroopa|Mario Golf: Super Rush}}

In the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]], Paratroopas mostly have minor roles. In the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'', Paratroopa's name occasionally appears on the score card. In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', a red Paratroopa waves the [[Out of Bounds|O.B.]] flag when players hit the ball out of bounds. In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Koopa Paratroopas are found in [[Bonny Greens]] and [[Ridgerock Lake]] in Golf Adventure mode.

====''Mario Party Advance''====

{{quote2|Things have been rough since I opened up... Nah, just kidding! Things are great!|Paratroopa|[[Mario Party Advance]]}}

Paratroopa appears in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', where he is the owner of the only item shop in [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]], [[Junk]], and the cousin of [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]. According to his description, he acts as a "big-brother type" and looks after the townsfolk. Paratroopa is one of the few characters to not give a quest, but he and his shop are involved in several other quests. If the store is entered while a relevant quest has not been taken, Paratroopa says that the shop is closed, but also that it is going to open soon.

====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====

Koopa Paratroopas are absent in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', but have a very similar, [[beanish]] relative called [[Paratroopea]]s, who attack in a very similar way to Koopa Paratroopas, except that they have the ability to heal. Like Koopa Paratroopas, they lose their wings once they take enough damage and they become [[Troopea]]s. A stronger version of them exists are called [[Scaratroopea]]s, who attack in a faster manner and have the ability to even revive KO'd opponents.

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====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====

Paratroopas make several small appearances in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. During the battle against the Elite Trio in [[Dreamy Driftwood Shore]], a pair of Paratroopas appear with a purple block each during Corporal Paraplonk's attack, placing a block in line with Mario, to both sides of him. In [[Dreamy Neo Bowser Castle]] (Bowser's Dream), two green Paratroopas appear as Bowser is demanding for meat to grow bigger. In [[Neo Bowser Castle]], after Bowser betrays Antasma and takes the Dream Stone for his own, a Paratroopa is seen carrying Princess Peach. In the final battle, [[Dreamy Bowser]] creates golden, otherworldly [[Dreamy Paratroopa]]s to send after Mario and Luigi. With the exception of Corporal Paraplonk, no other red-shelled Paratroopas appear in the game.

===''Mario Baseball'' series===

===''Super Princess Peach''===

===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===

As teammates, Red Koopa Paratroopas gain a Light sub-attribute (being Fire/Light teammates), and have an HP rating of 4/6, an ATK rating of 2/6, and a RCV rating of 1/6. Their Winged Red Shell Skill recovers 500 HP for the player's team and changes any Water Orbs on the player's Orb field into Fire Orbs, while their Awoken Skill '''Fire Boost''' raises the ATK of any Fire attribute teammates when the player clears a horizontal row of Fire Orbs. Like Green Koopa Paratroopas, Red variants also use Fruits and Rare Fruits to raise their Skill Levels. The player can create a Red Koopa Paratroopa by transforming a Red Koopa Troopa with two P-Wings, and can be transformed into a [[Dry Bones]] using six [[Boo Mushroom]]s.

====Yellow Koopa Paratroopa====

One of [[Ludwig von Koopa]]'s forms as a teammate has a Yellow Koopa Paratroopa accompanying him, and is named '''Ludwig & Yellow Koopa Paratroopa'''.

===''Skylanders: SuperChargers''===

====''Super Mario Kart''====

[[File:SMK May Proto Award 3rd.gif|thumb|left|150px|Koopa Paratroopas in an early build of ''Super Mario Kart'']]

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Bios often mention the ability of Koopa Paratroopas to fly and to lose its wings to turn into Koopa Troopas once they are stomped on. In various ''Super Mario'' RPGs barring ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Koopa Paratroopas feature very similar stats to Koopa Troopas, having high defense due to the protection of their shells and they can avoid grounded attacks thanks to their flying nature. However, their wings can usually be removed by the means of jumping on them, which turns them into ordinary Koopa Troopas. In the sports spin-offs that feature a playable Koopa Paratroopa, the playable Paratroopas are usually classified as technical or trickier characters, having a focus on outplaying and managing their opponents differently than relying on pure power or speed stats. Aside from that, they are usually very balanced, having no huge strengths or weaknesses.

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==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|Dut=Koopa Paratroopa

|Fin=Lentokonna

|FinM=Flying turtle

|Ger=Parakoopa

|GerM=From the less common English name

|Por=Paratroopa

|Rus=Летучий купа

|RusR=Letuchiy kupa

|RusM=Flying Koopa

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==Trivia==

==References==

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