Wooper trooper
The Wooper trooper is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest IX. It is a salamander soldier wielding a sword and shield.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Wooper trooper | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ウパソルジャー |
| Romaji | Upasorujā |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IX |
Characteristics
Wooper troopers are anthropomorphic salamander swordsmen with sky blue skin wearing simple red tabards and horned helmets. Their equipment consists of simple copper swords and shields. They are well-versed in utilizing their shields for their defense.
Appearances
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
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| Dropped Item | Pot lid1⁄16 Soldier's sword1⁄64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locations | Western Stornway Eastern Stornway Zere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skills | Blocks with its shield Back Atcha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family | Aquatic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bestiary # | #017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game | Dragon Quest IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Console | DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japanese Name | ウパソルジャー | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romanized Jap. | Upasorujā | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Amphibious soldiers and adepts of defence who can be found patrolling around bodies of water. They're forever scraping their soles on seashells while on beach patrol, and have been saving up to buy boots. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Quest X
Set to reappear in the game via Version 7.
Dragon Quest Tact
Wooper trooper appears as an E-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited Dragon Quest IX event. It can be recruited from the Memories of the Dead stage of "Be Kind to Monsters" at any difficulty.
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Etymology
The wooper trooper, along with the rest of its variants, are based on the axolotl, an endangered species of salamander from Mexico. The name wooper itself references the term "wooper looper" (ウーパールーパー, Ūpārūpā), a term introduced by the Nissin Foods company to refer to their axolotl mascot, which appeared in a 1985 commercial.
Also, the adding of "trooper" to the end draws a parallel to the turtle character from Super Mario, the Koopa Troopa - which in itself was likely a nod to the Abba song "Super Trouper", as well as being a generally obvious rhyme to use.
Related monsters
Gallery
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A Wooper Trooper, as seen in Dragon Quest X -
Rivals card -
The wooper trooper and other monsters that can be encountered in "Be Kind to Monsters" in Tact
