| Hookbill the Koopa |
Official artwork of Hookbill the Koopa |
| Species | Koopa Troopa |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Island DS (2006, cameo) |
- “How c-c-can this b-b-b-be? How is everyone f-free? Well too b-bad, I'm j-just g-gonna have to stomp you.”
- —Hookbill the Koopa, Tetris Attack
Hookbill the Koopa is an enlarged Koopa Troopa in the game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake. He is the boss of World 4 and resides atop the castle of that world.
History[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
When Blue Yoshi and Baby Mario reach the bridge on which Hookbill is fought, a fog envelops the area, dissipating on the other side. Blue Yoshi and Baby Mario then encounter a normal Koopa Troopa and Kamek, who casts his magic on the Koopa. The Koopa Troopa retreats into his shell, which grows.
After the transformation is complete, Hookbill re-emerges from his shell. Walking on all fours, he creeps towards Blue Yoshi to attack him and Baby Mario. After walking on all fours for some time, he stands up and runs in Blue Yoshi's direction and lunges at the dinosaur. Blue Yoshi then must dodge the attack in order to avoid getting hurt. To defeat Hookbill, Blue Yoshi must first throw Yoshi Eggs at his head or arms. Jumping on Hookbill's shell or head will cause Hookbill to cough up eggs for Blue Yoshi to use in case his supply gets depleted. After four hits while on all fours or after three hits while on two legs, Hookbill will fall backwards and will be briefly vulnerable to attack. Blue Yoshi must jump on and then ground pound Hookbill's exposed stomach, delivering damage to Hookbill. After this (or after a certain amount of time passes), Hookbill will recover, retreat into his shell, and begin pounding the ground. He will then re-emerge, and the process will have to be repeated. Once his stomach has been pounded three times, Hookbill is defeated. His shell explodes and disappears, and Hookbill (with no shell) falls from the top of the castle.
Tetris Attack[edit]
Hookbill the Koopa reappears in Tetris Attack as one of Bowser's allies in the game and speaks with a stutter. Here, he takes Phoenix's place of the original Panel de Pon at Stage 9, and unlike other characters, Hookbill does not have a personal ally of his own.
Yoshi's Island DS[edit]
During the introduction to Yoshi's Island DS, Hookbill the Koopa makes an appearance alongside the other castle bosses in the game as the events of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island are recapped.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ビッグノコノコ
Biggu Nokonoko | Big Koopa Troopa |
| Spanish | Gran Koopa | Big Koopa |
| French | Koopa Géant | Giant Koopa |
| German | Super Koopa | Super Koopa |
| Italian | Super Koopa | Super Koopa |
| Chinese | 大喏库喏库
Dà Nuòkùnuòkù | Big Koopa Troopa |
| Koopa Troopas |
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| Characters | Apprentice • Captain Koopa Troopa • Chef Torte • Egyptian Koopa • Elmo • Grunt • Holly Koopa • Hookbill the Koopa • Huge Red Electrokoopa • Jagger • Johnson • Jr. Troopa • KP Koopas • KP Pete • Kent C. Koopa • Kolorado • Kolorado's father • Kolorado's wife • Koopa (Mario Party Advance) • Koopa (Mario Party DS) • Koopa Bros. • Koopa Koot • Koopa Krag • Koopa Master • Koopa Shepherdess • Koopa the Quick • Koopa Troopa (Mario Party 4) • Kooper • Koopie Koo • The Koopinator • Koopley • Koopook • Koops • Koover • Kroop • Kung Fu Koopa • Kuzzle • Kylie Koopa • Mega Koopa • Private Koopa • Robot Monster Troopa • Roving Racers • Shellshockers • Shisai • Spiky John • Spiky Tom |
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| Species | Beach Koopa • Big Koopa Troopa • Bodyslam Koopa • Bombshell Koopa • Climbing Koopa • Dark Koopa • Dark Koopa (Super Paper Mario) • Dark Koopatrol • Dark Koopatrol (Super Paper Mario) • Dark Striker • Dry Bones • Electro-Koopa (blue/red) • Elite Troopea • Gold Koopa • Gold Koopeleon • Glad Red Koopa • Koopatrol • Koopa Striker • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Troopa Stack • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopeleon • KP Koopa • Mad Green Koopa • Mural Koopa • Noko Bombette • Nokottasu • Paper Koopa Troopa • Robo Troopa • Shady Koopa • Shiny Koopa Troopa • Snooza Koopa • Soopa Striker • Space Troopa • State Troopa • Stormtroopa • Super Koopa • Super Troopa • Terra Cotta • Terrapin • Toopa Striker • Troopea • Wereturtle |
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| Other relatives | Shellcreeper |
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[Edit] Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 |
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| Characters | Yoshis • Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Bowser • Kamek • Stork • Poochy • Huffin Puffin • Melon Bug • Muddy Buddy • Roger Lift • Support Ghost |
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| Worlds | Welcome To Yoshi's Island • World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 |
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| Items | Regular items | Blue watermelon • Coin • Flower • Green watermelon • Key • Red Coin • Red watermelon • Star • Super Star • Yoshi's egg (Flashing Egg · Giant Egg · Red Egg · Yellow Egg) |
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| Special Items | 10-Point Star • 20-Point Star • Anytime Egg • Anywhere POW • Magnifying Glass • Super Blue Watermelon • Super Green Watermelon • Super Red Watermelon • Winged Cloud Maker |
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| Objects | ! Block • ! Switch • Arrow Cloud • Arrow Lift • Balloon • Beanstalk • Bubble • Bucket • Chomp Rock • Donut Lift • Dotted-Line Block • Egg Block • Egg-Plant • Expansion Block • Falling Rock • Flatbed Ferry • Flipper • Goal roulette • Green Shell • Ice Block • Icicle • Message Block • Middle Ring • Number Platform • Paddle wheel • Post • Pot • POW Block • Red Balloon • Red Shell • Rock Block • Snowball • Spinning Log • Spring ball • Squishy block • Tulip • Warp Pipe • Winged Cloud • Yoshi Block |
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| Bosses | Burt the Bashful • Salvo the Slime • Bigger Boo • Roger the Potted Ghost • Prince Froggy • Naval Piranha • Marching Milde • Hookbill the Koopa • Sluggy the Unshaven • Raphael the Raven • Tap-Tap the Red Nose • Baby Bowser / Big Baby Bowser |
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| Enemy classes | Edibilis Boringus • Harrassimentia Phlyoverus • Projectilia Ritebakatchia • Ucantia Defeatus • Dudim Phreykunoutonthis • Mostosti Vomitonus |
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| Enemies | Aqua Lakitu • Bandit • Baron von Zeppelin • Baseball Boy • Barney Bubble • Beach Koopa • Big Boo • Blow Hard • Boo Balloon • Boo Blah • Boo • Boo Guy • Boo Man Bluff • Bouncing Bullet Bill • Bowling Goonie • Bubble Dayzee • Bullet Bill • Bumpty • Burt • Cactus Jack • Caged Ghost • Chain Chomp • Chain Gate • Chomp Shark • Clawdaddy • Cloud Drop • Coin Bandit • Crazee Dayzee • Dancing Spear Guy • Dangling Ghost • Dizzy Dandy • Dr. Freezegood • Eggo-Dil • Fang • Fat Guy • Fishin' Lakitu • Flamer Guy • Flightless Goonie • Flightless Skeleton Goonie • Flopsy Fish • Fly Guy • Flying Wiggler • Frog Pirate • Fuzzy • Gargantua Blargg • Georgette Jelly • Goomba • Goonie • Green Glove • Grim Leecher • Grinder • Grunt • Gusty • Harry Hedgehog • Hefty Goonie • Hootie the Blue Fish • Hot Lips • Incoming Chomp • Itsunomanika Heihō • Jean de Fillet • Kaboomba • Kamek • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lantern Ghost • Lava Bubble • Lava Drop • Little Mouser • Little Skull Mouser • Loch Nestor • Lunge Fish • Mace Guy • Mace Penguin • Milde • Missile Bill* • Mock Up • Mufti Guy • Naval Bud • Needlenose • Nep-Enut • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Para-Koopa • Piranha Plant • Piro Dangle • Piscatory Pete • Pokey • Potted Spiked Fun Guy • Preying Mantas • Puchipuchi L • Raven • Raven (chick) • Red Blargg • Relay Heihō • Sanbo Flower • Seedy Sally • Short Fuse • Shy-Guy • Shy-Guy on Stilts • Skeleton Goonie • Slime • Slime Drop • Slugger • Sluggy • Solo Toady • Spear Guy • Spiked Fun Guy • Spooky • Spray Fish • Stretch • Tap-Tap • Tap-Tap the Golden • Thunder Lakitu • Toady • Train Bandit • Wall Lakitu • Whirly Fly Guy • Wild Ptooie Piranha • Woozy Guy • Zeus Guy |
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| Obstacles | Ball 'N' Chain • Cannonball • Fire-Bar • Lava • Spike • Tekkyū Dosun • Thorn • Turtle Cannon |
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| Mini Battles | Gather Coins • Popping Balloons • Throwing Balloons • Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest |
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| Bonus Challenges | Flip Cards • Scratch and Match • Drawing Lots • Match Cards • Roulette • Slot Machine |
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| Miscellaneous | Yoshi's Island |
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| Further info | Gallery (SNES · GBA) • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff (SNES · GBA) • Super Mario: Yoshi Island Original Sound Version |
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| *Only in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 |
| Tetris Attack |
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| Pals | Yoshi • Lakitu • Bumpty* • Poochy • Flying Wiggler • Froggy • Gargantua Blargg • Lunge Fish • Raphael the Raven |
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| Rivals | Hookbill The Koopa • Naval Piranha • Kamek • Bowser |
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| Other characters | Little Yoshi • Fly Guy • Goonie • Dr. Freezegood • Grinder • Eggo-Dil • Clawdaddy • Flamer Guy • Flopsy Fish • Shy Guy • Naval Bud • Toady |
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| Gameplay | Panel • Garbage Block • Shock Panel • Shock Block |
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| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Media • Quotes • Staff |
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| * Exclusive to the SNES version. |
