- "That's Kroop, the mayor of Petalburg. He just babbles, whether he's alone or not. I just can't tell if he's really senile, or if he's just working that angle, y'know?"
- —Goombella's tattle on Kroop.
Mayor Kroop, or simply Kroop, a character who appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is the mayor of Petalburg.
Biography[]
Kroop lives in a pink house on the west side of Petalburg. This house is the only house in the town with a garden, and this garden offers the game's supply of Turtley Leaves. He once had a wife, but she died before the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and therefore is not seen, however implied multiple times by Kroop. Also, he is hard of hearing, which is why he constantly calls Mario "Murphy."
History[]
After listening to his stories, Kroop tells Mario about Shhwonk Fortress. He also elaborates on how Hooktail has the first Crystal Star and his held up in his fortified castle on the other side of Petal Meadows.
Kroop also has the trouble "Listen to me!", in which Mario must listen to him tell a long story. Afterwards, Mario obtains a Turtley Leaf. Kroop is also involved in the "Newsletter..." trouble where he is one of the recipients alongside Mayor Dour and the Puni Elder. Kroop asks Mario to deliver the newsletter to the Puni Elder saying he is too tired to do it himself. This trouble also reveals that the three of them have been friends for a long time.
