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Koops first appeared in the
wildly successful hit Paper
Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
for the Nintendo Gamecube. Mario
was heading towards the first
Crystal Star when he passed
through Petalburg, the hometown
of Koops and a whole lot of
other Koopas!
When Mario reached Petalburg, he
found out that the Crystal Star
was being held in Hooktail
Castle, the home to a giant
Koopa-eating dragon named
Hooktail. In order to reach the
castle, Mario needed to go
through the dangerous Shwonk's
Fortress in order to retrieve 2
mystical stones that would open
the way for him.
Before Mario was able to proceed
to Shwonk's Fortress, Koops
stopped him and began to ask if
he could join Mario in the quest
to defeat Hooktail. Koops'
father had be killed when he
tried to stop Hooktail himself.
Because of Koops' own lack of
courage, he quickly ran away
from Mario, not allowing him to
answer.
Mario went ahead and retrieved
the stones. He then headed
towards Hooktail Castle. Before
he left Petalburg, Koops came up
to him with enough bravery and
courage and asked to join the
party. Mario accepted the offer,
and Koops and the gang started
their journey to the castle.
Inside the castle, Koops came to
a horrible realization when he
saw the bones and remains of a
Koopa that he thought was his
father. Much to his dismay, he
pressed on, determined to banish
the evil beast once and for all.
When Mario and the gang reached
Hooktail, Koops was terrified.
Still, he wanted to go through
with the battle. With Mario by
his side, who wouldn't want to
battle? The two, along with
Goombella, took down the evil
beast.
When Hooktail was defeated,
Koops' father appeared of his
stomach. He had been eaten long
ago, but was protected by his
shell and such. The 2 were
reunited and the first Crystal
Star was obtained from the
castle.
However, Koops did not stay with
his dad. He decided along with
his girlfriend and father that
searching for the Crystal Stars
was much more important. He
joined Mario until they reached
and banished the Shadow Queen,
fully ridding the world of her
evil reign. Afterwards, Koops
returned to Petalburg stronger
and more brave. |
