Wooper trooper

Dragon Quest monster Wooper trooper

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ウパソルジャー Romaji Upasorujā First appearance Dragon Quest IX

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.

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

##017 - Wooper trooper
HP MP Experience Gold 30 4 40 32 Attack Defense Speed 33 24 28
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.

Wooper trooper (ウパソルジャー Upasorujā)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
95		592	117	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
291	162	153	97	10

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Helichopter		Wooper Tackle*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
ATK +5 / Stats Up	Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Wooper Tackle Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Wooper Tackle Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Wooper Tackle Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

ATK +5: Raises ATK by 5.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Half Res	Normal	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Immune	Super Weak
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Super Weak

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

• Salamarauder
• Axolhotl

Gallery

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  Rivals card

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  The wooper trooper and other monsters that can be encountered in "Be Kind to Monsters" in Tact