Character Sheet: Jr. Troopa

 JR. TROOPA

Are you guys excited? I'm excited. You should be too. You know why? Cause today we get to cover all the freakin' amazing characters from Super Mario RPG and the Paper Mario (pre-TOK) series, and even the not so amazing ones too. Here's the full list:

1. Cheep Cheep

2. Bob-Omb

3. Spike

4. Tiny Mouser

5. Mouser

6. Paper Mario

7. Mr. L

8. Geno

9. Mallow

10. Flurrie

11. Tippi & Pixls

12. Kersti

13. Huey

14. Merlon

15. Star Spirits

16. Smithy

17. Kammy Koopa

18. Sir Grodus

19. Count Bleck

20. Dimentio

21. Yaridovich

22. Axem Rangers

23. Lord Crump

24. The Shadow Sirens

25. O'Chunks

26. Mimi

27. Croco

28. Booster

29. Jonathan Jones

30. Valentina

31. Jr. Troopa

32. Doopliss

33. Rawk Hawk

34. Francis

35. Culex

Here's another one that's not particularly a favorite of mine, but in the interest of fairness, I can't say he didn't earn himself a spot too (if only just barely). Jr. Troopa follows in the same vein as characters like Croco, minor antagonists who cause trouble every now and then but aren't particularly tied to the plot itself. Basically, Jr. Troopa is a spoiled brat who acts as a bully around Goomba Village until he is defeated by Mario. Afterwards, he decides to stalk Mario and his party, gaining a new ability every time you fight him in an attempt to beat you, serving to help show off the new abilities you've garnered since you last fought him.

When you first fight him, he simply tackles you. In his next fight, he gains the ability to hide in his shell, offering up a layer of defense. After that, he sprouts wings that he uses to fly and avoid ground attacks. Then he develops a spike on top of his head to protect against players stomping on his head. Finally, he trades that all out for a magic staff that allows him to cast spells. In his final battle, he can switch between his various forms. His will be a very basic moveset, but not non-existent.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Staff

This is based on his magic form. He will pull out his staff and cast a projectile spell at his enemies.

Side B: Head Spike

This is a bit of a stretch but it's based on his spiky form. His spike will appear on top of his head, and he will charge forward with his head pointed down.

Up B: Wings

He will sprout his bat wings and fly upward for a short time.

Down B: Egg Shell

This one's a basic defense maneuver. He will tuck into his shell, forming a basic armor around him.

Final Smash: Koopa Bros.

Really this is the only one that he doesn't have anything particularly major to attach to, so at most I think I can attach to him another major villain that he does tend to cross paths with a few times. Basically, he'll call in the Koopa Bros. who will stack on top of each other and then spin at high speeds back and forth across the stage while Jr. Troopa cheers them on in the background.

Entrance: it would kinda be funny to watch him swim onto the stage with the implication he swam the whole way there. If not, just the basic "dramatic entrance" he tries to make every time.

Taunts: Various tough guy moves, trying to prove he's better than he really is.

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's cover another recurring boss from the Thousand-Year Door, Doopliss!