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Koopa Shells
These are the shells worn by the various shelled creatures of the Mario world, from Koopas to
Nokis. Generally speaking they are lightweight and longevous but offer only
a small defensive bonus. Notably the shells of Buzzy Beetles give the wearer
an immunity to Fire-type attacks; this is in contrast to the Elemental
Armor, whose Elemental Modifiers only apply to damage taken by the armor itself, not the
person wearing it.
Technically, I counted shell-spinning as a Unique field ability for Koopas (used for crossing
hazards), so it would make some sense to grant players this ability if they wear a shell, but you
could justify not giving it to them by saying that they don't know how to spin properly, since it
is something of a mystery how Koopas actually do that. The latter is the way I've written it up.
See also flipping.
- Green Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 100, Weight: 0
"The common shell of a Green Koopa Troopa. It provides a little defense and lasts a long time before cracking." - Red Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 100, Weight: 0
"The shell of a Red Koopa Troopa, also worn by Fire Bros. It's functionally the same as a Green Shell." - Yellow Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 100, Weight: 0
"The shell of a rare Yellow Koopa Troopa. It is substantially the same as other Koopa Shells." - Blue Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 100, Weight: 0
"The shell of a Blue Koopa Troopa, resembling the power-up from NSMB. Also worn by Ice Bros. and Troopeas." - Gray Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 100, Weight: 0
"The gray shell of a Boomerang Bro. It's got the same stats as most other Koopa Shells." - Pink Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 100, Weight: 0
"The magenta shell of a Rolla Koopa from Super Mario Bros. Wonder. It's just another color of Koopa shell." - Striker Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 100, Weight: 0
"The shell of a Koopa Striker. It's got the white and black pattern of a soccer ball, but is just like other Koopa shells." - Electro-Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 100, Weight: 0, Benefit: Electrified
"A purplish shell with electric nodes on it that makes the wearer Electrified. Worn by Electro-Koopas." - Purple Shell ~ Defense: 2, HP: 200, Weight: 0
"The purple shell of a Dark Koopa. It is twice as protective as ordinary Koopa Shells." - Elite Shell ~ Defense: 2, HP: 200, Weight: 0
"The reddish shell of an Elite Troopea. It amounts to the same thing as a Dark Koopa's shell." - Black Shell ~ Defense: 3, HP: 300, Weight: 0
"The black, spiky shell of a Koopatrol, the Koopa elite. It provides a good deal of defense." - Dark Shell ~ Defense: 3, HP: 300, Weight: 0
"The pure black silhouette of a Koopa Shell worn by some of the Dark enemies in Flopside's Pit of 100 Trials." - Dark Dark Shell ~ Defense: 8, HP: 800, Weight: 0
"The pure black silhouette of a spiky Koopatrol shell, worn by Dark Dark Koopatrols. It provides incredible defense." - Spiny Shell ~ Defense: 3, HP: 100, Weight: 0, Benefit: Spiky
"The red, spike-covered shell of a Spiny. It provides hardy defense and hurts direct attackers." - Sharpea Shell ~ Defense: 3, HP: 100, Weight: 0, Benefit: Spiky
"A yellow shell with green spikes from a Sharpea of the Beanbean Kingdom. Similar to a Spiny Shell." - Shroopa Shell ~ Defense: 3, HP: 50, Weight: 0, Benefit: Made of Poison AND Spiky
"A spike-covered, poisonous purple shell worn by Spiny Shroopas. It may leave direct attackers poisoned." - Sky-Blue Shell ~ Defense: 6, HP: 200, Weight: 0, Benefit: Spiky
"The blue, spike-covered shell of a Sky-Blue Spiny. It provides incredible defense and hurts direct attackers." - Dark Spiny Shell ~ Defense: 6, HP: 200, Weight: 0, Benefit: Spiky
"The pure black silhouette of a Spiny Shell, worn by Dark Spinies. It's functionally identical to a Sky-Blue Spiny's shell." - Buzzy Shell ~ Defense: 4, HP: 150, Weight: 1, Fire: x0
"The smooth blue shell of a Buzzy Beetle. It is quite sturdy and grants an immunity to fire." - Spike Top Shell ~ Defense: 4, HP: 150, Weight: 1, Fire: x0
"The red shell of a Spike Top, with its single spike on top. It gives them sturdy defense and a fire immunity. Also comes in blue." - Dark Spike Top Shell ~ Defense: 6, HP: 150, Weight: 1, Fire: x0
"The pure black silhouette of a Spike Top shell, worn by Dark ones. It's still immune to fire despite being a shadow." - Noki Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 50, Weight: 0
"The tropical, snail-like shell of a Noki. It is similar to a Koopa Shell but can't take as many hits." - Winkle Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 50, Weight: 0
"The shell of a Winkle, a variety of sentient snail seen in Chucklehuck Woods. These come in many shapes and colors." - Bubblainian Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: 50, Weight: 0
"The snail shell of a Bubblainian from the Seaside Kingdom. Similar to a Noki shell." - Koopaling Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: Infinite, Weight: 1
"One of the shells of Bowser's children, the Koopalings. It will never break." - Bowser Shell ~ Defense: Variable, HP: Infinite, Weight: 2
"Bowser's big, spike-covered shell. It never breaks, but because the big lug's stats vary, so does its defensive bonus." - Chan Shell ~ Defense: 2 (also against Brain), HP: Infinite, Weight: 1, Fire: x0
"The green Buzzy Shell worn by Chan of The Master's Dojo. It cannot be broken, and absorbs psychic damage, too." - Kent C. Shell ~ Defense: 6, HP: Infinite, Weight: 2
"The big, red, hard shell of Kent C. Koopa. This thing's really tough to penetrate." - Torque Shell ~ Defense: 1, HP: Infinite, Weight: 1, Fire: x0
"The green Buzzy Shell of Torque, Luigi's partner. It has a wrench sticking up in place of a Spike Top's spike."