King K

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This article is about the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door character. For the Donkey Kong character, see King K. Rool.
King K
Sprite of a KP Koopa from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Species KP Koopa
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Member of The KP Koopas (Leader)
“Meet my peeps, Gonzales! I told you we were gonna square off, and now it's ON!”
—King K, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

King K, also known as KP Pete, is a KP Koopa who fights in the Minor League of the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its remake. He is the leader of a team called "The KP Koopas", also referred to as "The Shell Machines of Doom".

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit ]

King K introduces himself and the rest of the Minor League fighters to Mario after the latter's fight against The Goomba Bros. Throughout Mario's stay in the Minor League, King K gives Mario advice and informs him of any recent occurrences, such as the Hot Dog Stand getting a new menu item or the "STUNNIN' babe havin' a juice at the Fresh Juice Shop". King K disappears from the locker room after Mario's fight with The Bob-omb Squad, having previously told Mario that he was thinking about retiring.

However, King K had actually had his energy drained by Grubba's power-draining machine, and Mario later finds him in an unresponsive state behind a block in the second floor of the Glitz Pit's storage room. The KP Koopas are replaced by Wings of Night during the time King K is absent. King K recovers after Macho Grubba's defeat, and can be fought again should the player choose to return to the Glitz Pit.

Later, King K sends Mario an email, in which he states that he is keeping himself busy in the Glitz Pit.

In the GameCube version, King K is not shown among those at Glitzville while Mario is fighting the Shadow Queen. However, his voice can be heard when the scene cuts back to the battle. Shellshock is present, though, and talks like King K, so it is likely that it was intended to be him, but the sprites were mixed up. In the remake, this error was fixed and King K is the one present for the scene.

Enemy Statistics[edit ]

GameCube[edit ]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
KP Koopa
A KP Koopa from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Max HP 4 Attack 2 Defense 1
Location(s) Glitz Pit Role Common Level 8
Sleep? 85% Dizzy? 80% Confuse? 80%
Tiny? 95% Stop? 90% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 80% Fright? 85%
Gale Force? 80% KO? 100% Moves Shell Toss (2), Flail (N/A), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 2 Items None
Tattle Log #:
12 		Log A Koopa warrior that battles at the Glitz Pit in Glitzville. It may be a different color than your average Koopa Troopa, but its abilities are the same.
Tattle That's a KP Koopa. It's a Koopa Troopa of a slightly different color. Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. Looks like its abilities are just like any Koopa... So he oughta be a piece of cake! Don't go easy just because you know King K, Mario... That's what friends are for!

Nintendo Switch[edit ]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
KP Koopa
Sprite of a KP Koopa from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 4 Attack 2 Defense 1
Location(s) Glitz Pit Role Common Level 8
Sleep? 85% Dizzy? 80% Confuse? 80%
Tiny? 95% Stop? 90% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 80% Fright? 85%
Gale Force? 80% KO? 100% Moves Shell Toss (2), Flail (N/A), Get Up (Stops Being Flipped)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 2 Items None
Tattle Log #:
13 		Log A Koopa warrior that battles at the Glitz Pit in Glitzville. It may be a different color than your average Koopa, but its abilities are the same.
Tattle That's a KP Koopa. It's a Koopa Troopa of a slightly different color. Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. Looks like its abilities are just like any Koopa... So he oughta be a piece of cake! Don't go easy just because you know King K, Mario... That's what friends are for!

Field Tattle[edit ]

  • "That's King K, a fighter. His shell's yellow, but I think he's just a basic Koopa. He seems like a genuinely good guy, Mario. Plus, I dig the way he talks!"

Goombella has an alternate tattle for King K when Mario finds him unresponsive in a storage room of Glitz Pit.

  • "Awww, poor King K! What happened here?!?"

Email[edit ]

'Sup, dog? (GCN) / 'Sup, Gonzales? (Switch)
An attached image of King K from the Mailbox SP in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
An attached image of King K (with another KP Koopa and Jolene) in his email to Mario (GCN)

Yo, G-money! It's me, King K! Your homey from the Glitz Pit! (GCN)

Yo, G-money! It's me, King K! Your bud from the Glitz Pit! (Switch)

I KNOW you remember me, dog! How you doin'? What, you off KO'in fools lef an' right somewhere else? (GCN)
I KNOW you remember me! How you doin'? What, you off KO'ing fools left and right somewhere else? (Switch)

I'm still livin' large in the minor league, but I'm keepin' busy, you know how it is. I gotta thank you again for convincin' me to stay, dog. You fired me up good! (GCN)
I'm still livin' large in the minor league, but I'm keepin' busy. You know how it is. I gotta thank you again for convincin' me to stay. You fired me up good! (Switch)

So, are we ever gonna chill again, or what? Or are we just gonna meet in the ring? Careful, dog: next time you front on the King K, I'm gonna be way, way, way, way, way, way, way, WAYYYY BETTER! (GCN)
So, are we ever gonna chill again or what? Or are we just gonna meet in the ring? Careful—next time you front on the King K, I'm gonna be way, way, way, way, way, way, way, WAYYYY BETTER! (Switch)

Keep it real, King K (GCN) / Keep it real,

-King K (Switch)

Gallery[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese マイケル
Maikeru		 Michael [?]
Chinese (Simplified) 迈克尔
Màikè'ěr		 Michael [?]
Chinese (Traditional) 麥可
Màikě		 Michael [?]
Dutch K-Cool - [?]
Koos Schild Koo's Shell [?]
French Kevin Male given name [?]
German Marono Masculine form of marone ("chestnut") [?]
Italian Macho Koopa - [?]
Korean 마이클
Maikeul		 Michael [?]
Spanish Macho Koopa - [?]
Koopa Troopas
Characters Bell Turtle • Captain Koopa Troopa • Chef Torte and Apprentice • Electro-Koopa King • Elmo • Goomby and Foomby • Grunt • Holly Koopa • Hookbill the Koopa • Jagger • Johnson • Kent C. Koopa • King K • King Tut • Kolorado • Kolorado's wife • Koopa Bros. • Koopa Koot • Koopa Krag • Koopa Master • Koopa Shepherdess • Koopa the Quick • Kooper • Koopie Koo • Koopley • Koopook • Koops • Koover • Kroop • Kung Fu Koopa • Kuzzle • Kylie Koopa • Master Duff • Master Lob • Master Stinger • Kame Hōdai • Mega Koopa • Monster Robot Troopa • Mutant Ninja Sentai Nokonokoman • Photographer • Private Koopa • Rōgame • Roving Racers • Shellshock • Shisai • Shogun Studios cosplayers • Spiky Tom and Spiky John • The Koopinator • The KP Koopas • The Shellshockers
Variants Ankoopa • Big Koopa Troopa • Bodyslam Koopa • Bombshell Koopa • Climbing Koopa • Dark Koopa • Dark Koopa (Super Paper Mario) • Dark Koopatrol • Dark Koopatrol (Super Paper Mario) • Dry Bones • Electro-Koopa (Blue · Red) • Elite Troopea • Goomba Troopa • Glad Red Koopa • Glohm Koopa Troopa • Gold Koopa • Gold Koopeleon • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Troopa 6-Stack • Koopatrol • Koopeleon • KP Koopa • Mad Green Koopa • Mural Koopa • Noko Bombette • Paper Koopa Troopa • Paper Macho Koopa Troopa • Rift Koopa • Robo Troopa • Rolla Koopa • Shady Koopa • Shell (flashing) • Shiny Koopa Troopa • Small Koopa Troopa • Snooza Koopa • Snortoise • Space Troopa • State Troopa • Stormtroopa • Suika Nokonoko • Super Koopa • Super Troopa • Terra Cotta • Terrapin • Torte • Troopea • Unshelled Koopa • Wereturtle
Other relatives Shellcreeper
Related items Black Shell • Blue Shell • Coin Shell • Courage Shell • Giant Shell • Green Shell • Koopa Bank Capsule • Koopa Dasher • Koopa Shell • Koopa Tea • Koopa Troopa Orb • Koopa Zapper • Kooper's Shell • Red Shell • Setback Shell • Shell (sticker) • Shell Patch • Shell Shock • Super Kōra • Triple Black Shells • Triple Gold Shells • Triple Green Shells • Triple Red Shells • Turtley Leaf • Yellow Shell
Subfamilies Dry Bones • Koopa Paratroopas
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo GameCube / Nintendo Switch)
Main characters Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian • X-Nauts • Yoshi Kid
Species Bub-ulb • Craw • Crow • Doogan • Duplighost • Glitz Pit Security • Jabbi • Little Mouser • Nibbles • Para-bomb • Penguin • Pianta • Pig • Puni • Ratooey • Smorg • Toad • Twilighter • Yoshi
Chapters Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Crystal Stars Diamond Star • Emerald Star • Gold Star • Ruby Star • Sapphire Star • Garnet Star • Crystal Star
Bosses Regular Blooper • Bowser • Gloomtail • Gold Fuzzy • Grodus • Kammy Koopa • Lord Crump • Rawk Hawk • The Iron Adonis Twins • Three Shadows (Beldam • Marilyn • Vivian/Doopliss)
Chapter Hooktail • Magnus von Grapple • Macho Grubba • Doopliss • Cortez • Smorg • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Shadow Queen
Optional Atomic Boo • Bonetail • Gus • Prince Mush a • Whacka a
Non-playable characters Rogueport Arfur • Badge clerk • Bomberto • Chet Rippo • Darkly • Dazzle • Eddy the Mask • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goomther • Grifty • Herb T. • Ian Foomus a • Lahla • Laki • Larson • Lucky • Luigi and his party (Blooey · Hayzee · Jerry · Screamy · Torque) • Lumpy • McGoomba • Merlee • Merlon • Merluvlee • Mousimilian • Peeka • Pianta syndicate (Don Pianta · Francesca · Frankie · Rocko · Tony · Vinny) • Plenn T. • Podley • Professor Frankly • Robbo Thieves (Garf · Goose · Gus · Ishnail · Pierre) • Swindell • Toadsworth • Wonky • Zess T.
Glitz Pit teams The Bob-omb Squad (Master Crash) • Chomp Country • Craw-Daddy • The Dead Bones • The Destructors • The Fuzz • The Goomba Bros. • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare (Hamma Jamma) • The Hand-It-Overs (Bandy Andy) • The Iron Adonis Twins • The Koopinator • The KP Koopas (King K) • The Magikoopa Masters • The Mind-Bogglers • The Poker Faces • The Pokey Triplets • The Punk Rocks (Cleftor) • Rawk Hawk • The Shellshockers (Shellshock) • Spike Storm • The Tiny Spinies (Spiky Joe) • Wings of Night (Sir Swoop)
Other / wandering Battle Master a • Bootler • Bub • Bub-ulber • Businessman • Charlieton • Chef Shimi • Chestnut King • Creepy Steeple Boo • Doe T. • Doopliss's parrot • Dupree • Eve • Excess Express conductor • Excess Express engineer • Excess Express waitress • Fahr Outpost mayor • Flavio • Flo • Francesca • Frankie • Fred • General White • Ghost T. • Gloomer • Gob • Goldbob • Goom Goom • Grubba • Heff T. • Jabble • Johnson • Jolene • Koopie Koo • Koopley • Koopook • Korvallis • Kroop • Lady Bow • Mayor Dour • Maude • Mover • Mr. Hoggle • Niff T. • Nob • Pa-Patch • Parakarry • Pennington • Petuni • Pine T. Jr. • Pine T. Sr. • Podler • Porter • Prince Mush • Pungent • Pungry • Punio • Puniper • Puni elder • Reporter • Rob • Scarlette • Stewart • Swob • Sylvia • TEC • Thriff T. • Toad sailor • Toad sailor's brother • Toad salesman a • Toadette • Toadia • Toce T. • Toodles • Traveling Sisters Three • Twilight Shop manager • Twilight Shop manager's wife • Whacka • Zip Toad
Enemies

Bandit (Badge · Big) • Bill Blaster (Bombshell) • Blooper • Bob-omb (Bob-ulk · Bulky) • Boo (Atomic · Dark) • Bristle (Dark) • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) · Spike Top (Red)) • Chain Chomp (Red) • Cleft (Bald (Hyper) · Hyper · Iron · Moon) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Dark Craw • Dry Bones (Dark · Dull · Red) • Ember (Lava Bubble · Phantom) • Fire Bar • Fuzzy (Green · Flower · Horde) • Goomba (Gloomba (Para- · Spiky) · Hyper (Para- · Spiky) · Para- · Spiky) • Goomboard a • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para-) · Koopatrol (Dark) · KP (Para-) · Para- · Shady (Para-)) • Lakitu (Dark) • Magikoopa (Green · Red · White) • Pale Piranha (Frost · Piranha Plant · Putrid) • Pider (Arantula) • Pokey (Poison) • Ruff Puff (Dark · Ice · Poison) • Spinia (Spania · Spunia) • Spiny (Sky-Blue) • Swooper (Swampire · Swoopula) • Wizzerd (Dark · Elite) • X-Naut (Elite · PhD · platoon) • Yux (Grodus X · Mini · X-Yux (Mini) · Z-Yux (Mini))

Locations Rogueport Lovely Howz of Badges • Pianta Parlor • Podley's Place • Rogueport Underground (Deepdown Depot · Herb T.'s place · Pit of 100 Trials) • Trouble Center • Toad Bros. Bazaar • Westside Goods
Chapter 1 Petal Meadows • Petalburg (Niff T.'s shop) • (Path to) Shhwonk Fortress • Hooktail Castle
Chapter 2 Boggly Woods (Flurrie's House) • Great Tree (Pungent's Great Tree Shop)
Chapter 3 Glitzville (Fresh Juice Shop · Hot Dog Stand · Souvenir shop) • Glitz Pit
Chapter 4 Twilight Town (Twilight Shop) • Twilight Trail • Creepy Steeple
Chapter 5 Keelhaul Key (Keelhaul Galleria) • Pirate's Grotto
Chapter 6 Excess Express (Sales Stall) • Riverside Station • Poshley Heights (Poshley Sanctum)
Chapter 7 (Path to) Fahr Outpost (Northwinds Mart) • Moon (X-Naut Fortress)
Chapter 8 Palace of Shadow (Tower)
Bowser World 1 • World 2 • World 3
Miscellaneous Bowser's Castle • Inn • Item Shop • Mario Bros.' House
Items and objects Items Badge • Coin • Flower • Heart • Meat • Pianta token • Shine Sprite • Star Piece • Stone keys
Objects Big Bob • Black chest • Black Skull • Boat panel • Brick block • Candy Pop • Cheep Blimp • Chomp Rock • Cog • Coin block • Coral • Crystal Ball • Elevator • Flagpole • Hidden block • Koopa Clown Car • Metal Block • Plane panel • Power-draining machine • Recovery block • S.S. Flavion • Save Block • Shine Block • Stone Block • Switch • Teleporter • The Thousand-Year Door • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe • Waterfall • X-Naut ship • Yellow Block
Moves General Action Command • Appeal • Charge • First Strike • Flee • Guard • Stylish move • Superguard
Mario Jump (Spin · Spring) • Hammer (Super · Ultra) • Plane Mode • Paper Mode • Tube Mode • Boat Mode
Special Sweet Treat • Earth Tremor • Clock Out • Power Lift • Art Attack • Sweet Feast • Showstopper • Supernova
Goombella Headbonk • Tattle • Multibonk • Rally Wink
Koops Shell Toss • Power Shell • Shell Shield • Shell Slam
Flurrie Body Slam • Gale Force • Lip Lock • Dodgy Fog
Yoshi Kid Ground Pound • Gulp • Mini-Egg • Stampede
Vivian Shade Fist • Veil • Fiery Jinx • Infatuate
Bobbery Bomb • Bomb Squad • Hold Fast • Bob-ombast
Ms. Mowz Love Slap • Kiss Thief • Tease • Smooch
Game mechanics Stats Badge Point • Defense • Flower Point • Heart Point • Power • Star Point • Star Power
Status effects Allergic • Burn • Charged • Confused • Danger • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Dodgy • Electrified • Fast • Frozen • Huge • Immobilized • Invisible • Payback • Peril • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Regeneration • Sleep • Slow • Soft • Tiny
Battle Audience • Bingo! • Level up • Stage
Minigames 65th Trivia Quiz-Off • 66th Trivia Quiz-Off • Happy Lucky Lottery • Pianta Parlor games • Stump Petuni
Miscellaneous Loading zone
Music "Rogueport" • "Master of Action Commands"a • "Battle - Chapter 1" • "Battle - Prince Mush"a • "Meanwhile, Princess Peach..." • "Attack-a of the Whacka!"a
Lists and sub-articles

Art Gallery a • Badges • Battle tips a • Bestiary (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Gallery (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Glitches (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Music names in other languages • Nintendo Music (soundtrack (GameCube · Nintendo Switch)) • Partner Hints a • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–F · G–K · L–R · S–Z) • Recipes • Selling prices • Shine Sprites • Shops • Sound Gallery a • Staff (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Tattles (Nintendo Switch) • Text changes a • Treasure chest locations • Unnamed NPCs

Miscellaneous Nintendo Characters: Paper Mario RPG • Flash game • Paper Mario RPG Special Comic • Parade • Rogueport Direct Mail Service • What's new? Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
a Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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