Ankoopa

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Ankoopa

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga sprite
General information
Variant of Koopa Troopa
Appearances
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Similar entities
Relatives
Gargantua Koopa Troopa
Comparable
Kent C. Koopa
“Aaaah! How did THAT happen??? You guys are no slouches!”
Ankoopa, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Before and after the fall

Ankoopas (also generically referred to by Prima as "Turtles"[1]) are pudgy, giant Koopa Troopas found only in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. They are cross-eyed and have oblong shells which extend up from their backs, behind their heads. Their name is a combination of the words "anchor" and "Koopa," with the former word referring to how they are hard to move.

Ankoopas block certain paths in the Beanbean Kingdom, reciting the line, "Derr... No matter what you hit me with, you can't knock me down. I think..." when spoken to. One also appears in a house in Beanbean Castle Town.

The road-blocking Ankoopas can only be moved with Mario's Dash technique, which knocks them down briefly; they will move aside and express surprise at the Bros.' ability, and then allow the pair to progress.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, they are replaced by Giant Koopa Troopas.

Related quotes

“My sources tell me that one of the four Beanstar pieces fell north of town into the Yoshi Theater. But the road to the Yoshi Theater is blocked halfway by Ankoopa!”
Information Booth shopkeeper, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ノコッタス[2]
Nokottasu
Possibly a portmanteau of「残った」(nokotta, a sumo term) and「トータス」(tōtasu, tortoise), likely incorporating「ノコノコ」(Nokonoko, Koopa Troopa)
Spanish Tortuga gigante[citation needed] Giant turtle

References

  1. ^ "A giant Turtle blocks the passage to a cave to the right of the watering hole. (And, no, the Hammers the boys receive won't do the trick.)" - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 58.
  2. ^ 「②の石橋こうっているノコッタスをダッシュでせば、へとめる。なお、ノコッタスは、ここ以外にもいろいろな場所にいるので、かけたらぶつかってみよう。」 Shogakukan. Mario & Luigi RPG Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Page 75.