KP Pete

King K is a character that appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is a competitor at the Glitz Pit in Glitzville and one of the first people to become friends with Mario there. He is also the leader of the KP Koopas.

Appearance
King K is a KP Koopa which is basically a yellow version of a Koopa Troopa.

Personality
Unlike most people in the Glitz Pit, King K is one of the nicest guys and is a very good sport.

History
When Mario, under the game of The Great Gonzales, first entered the minor league, King K greeted him and introduced Mario to the other competitors. King K will commonly talk to Mario after he as won every match he is in. Right before Mario fights the Punk Rocks, King K tells him that he is thinking about retiring. After Mario defeats Master Crash and the Bob-omb Squad, King K is gone with the others, except Cleftor, missing him.

Eventually, it was later revealed that King K saw Grubba using the draining machine and Grubba drained his energy from him. King K was later restored to himself and competes in the Gltiz Pit again.