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A Koopa Troopa (Noko Noko in Japan) is the most common type of Koopa, a fictional species of turtle in the Mario video game series. Many work for the king of Koopas, Bowser. Alongside Goombas, Shy Guys, and Piranha Plants, they are the most common enemies featured in the series. They are often refered to as simply "Koopas", or sometimes "Troopas".

It takes a fireball to defeat a Koopa Troopa in all of the side-scrolling Mario games. In Super Mario World, a spin jump will also completely eradicate a koopa troopa. Jumping on a Koopa makes it hide in its shell (from which it will re-emerge if left alone), and a second touch kicks the shell away, battering anything it touches (including Mario if it bounces back towards him due to an obstruction) out of the way. In Super Mario World, an underwear-clad Koopa will be bounced out of its shell by the force of Mario's stomp. The Troopa's shell will disappear if it slides off a cliff or slides too far off the screen. In Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, it is possible to pick up the shells and carry them for a while before kicking them at enemies and blocks. In these games, player can drop them against a block or a pipe to defeat them.

History of the Koopa Troopa

Koopa Troopas first appeared as Shell Creepers in the arcade game Mario Bros.. In Super Mario Bros., they were renamed "Koopa Troopa", and Paratroopas made their debut. The game's villain was known as King Koopa, and was later to be named Bowser. The Koopa Troopas' shells came in shades of green and red. Green Koopa Troopas would always march in a straight line (even if this means falling into a pit), while Red Koopa Troopas marched back and forth in a fixed area. In addition to the Koopas, Red Paratroopas will fly up and down, while the Green Paratroopas will fly or jump.

Super Mario Bros. 3 introduced Giant Koopa Troopas and Paratroopas in World 4 and allowed the player to actually carry their shells around.

In Super Mario World, yellow, and blue Troopas were intoduced. In that game, if Yoshi ate certain colored koopa shells, he would acquire unique powers. Yoshi would merely spit out green shells, but red shells allowed him to spit fire, yellow shells caused him to create an earthquake when he jumped onto the ground (while held in his mouth), and blue shells gave him wings and allowed him to fly (while held in his mouth).

In Super Mario World, stomping on Troopas ejects them from their shells, rather than causing them to hide. An ejected Troopa will slide out of its shell, wearing only a t-shirt and shorts (now considered a "Beach Koopa"), and will crawl back to its shell after being temporarily stunned. It can be stomped on while outside its shell, for extra points. Unlike troopas in earlier games, Super Mario World's troopas are bipedal (they walk on two feet instead of on four. Troopas have been bipedal in every game since Super Mario World.

There is another subtle difference between green, red, blue, and yellow Troopas in Super Mario World. When Mario jumps on a Troopa, the Troopa will come out of its shell. Red Troopas will climb back into their shells, but green ones will not. If a blue troopa is knocked out of its shell and finds it again, it will attempt to kick it at Mario. If a Troopa climbs into a yellow shell, it will flash, become invincible to most attacks, and roll on the ground toward Mario. If Yoshi then eats one of these extremely rare flashing shells, he will be granted the ability to fly, spit fire, and cause earthquakes when he hits the ground. Mask Koopas replaced the original Koopa Troopas once the Special World is completed.

Koopa Troopas were the most regularly-seen minions of Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Each of their voices were done by John Stocker. However, on the show they were drawn incorrectly, and often wound up wearing themed costumes to go with whatever alter-ego Bowser had taken on in the episode. Occasionally, a single Koopa Troopa would be shown working with Mouser and Tryclyde from Super Mario Bros. 2. When the show spun off into The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 the next year, the Koopa Troopas weren't seen as frequently, but were drawn to better resemble their video game counterparts. However, they managed to remain regular minions in the Super Mario comic book stories in the Nintendo Comics System.

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