King K

King K
A.K.A.	KP Pete
Species	Koopa
Fighter Group	KP Koopas
League	Minor
Hitpoints	4
Attack Power	2
Defense	1
Weakness	POW block
Weak Point(s)	N/A

KP Pete (a.k.a. King K) is a character who appears in Chapter 3 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, he's a fighter in the Glitz Pit, and part of the fighting group the KP Koopas.

Biography

He informs the player of many things throughout the game, such as telling him/her about the new "egg hot dog" at the Hot Dog stand. He eventually decides to retire early in the Chapter he appears in, but when he was going to the office to "retire", he saw Grubba's paper, so Grubba drained him. Mario later finds him unconscious with another fighter, Bandy Andy, who had also "retired" and barely conscious, under a Big Block in the Glitz Pit storage room upper floor. After Mario defeats Grubba (as Macho Grubba), the power of the Crystal Star revives King K, and he is inspired by Mario to unretire and lead The KP Koopas again.

Oddly, King K is not seen with some of the other Giltz Pit fighters cheering Mario on before the fight with the Shadow Queen; however, his voice can be heard once the battle starts. This error was corrected in the Nintendo Switch remake.

Personality

Of the three members of Minor League, King K is the most nonassignable, as well as having a friendly-side to him when he tells Mario and Co. about his friends.

Trivia

• King K's name could be a reference to King-K-Rool, the main antagonist of the Donkey Kong series.
• As of now, it remains unknown as to if King K wanted to retire, though there is possibilities that off-screen, Grubba might have forced King K to "retire" so that the formal can absorb his life-force.