Karlah

Karlah is a terribly cynical Koopa Troopa who makes her debut in Paper Mario: Countdown to Calamity as your third permanent partner in the second chapter.
== Appearance ==
Like many Koopa Troopas, Karlah's body shape is that of a bipidal turtle with a hookbill, hexagonally-cracked shell, and boots. Her shell is purple, usually confused with a Dark Koopa, and her boots are black with buckles on the heels. She also has brown pixie-cut hair, black eyelids, a nose piercing, a skull necklace, fishnet arm warmers, and a black hoodie. After the main story mode, she lacks the black eyelids from previously and wears a red hoodie instead of a black one.
== Personality ==
When she first meets Mario and the gang, they see Karlah as a pessimistic and cynical Koopa Troopa who doesn't want anything to do with them and just tugs along because her father is forcing her to. She refuses and tries her best not to participate in any activities that the group does. Additionally, she also sees the world as an eternal purgatory and constantly expresses it by saying that she wishes something bad would happen to either her or her group.
However, Karlah also has a rather clever side on her belt or shell, if you will. She will try to find any methods of using her wits to an advantage. An example of this is when the leader Shy Guy thief who stole the Orange gem does his "evil monologue," she eventually takes out her pepper spray and stuns him, allowing the group an advantage. Regardless, Karlah overtime also gets the hang of the group's company, even though she refuses to admit it.
== History ==
=== Pre-series ===
While Karlah was at a very young age, her mother was given the request of a job from her uncle. However, the job's location was in another country, so she and her family had to fly a plane to get there. However, an unknown force caused the engine to spark and left the pilot to have a stroke, thus causing a plane crash in the ocean. Luckily, she was saved by a group of sailors going to the docks of a nearby island, but her parents nor siblings were nowhere to be seen.
=== Countdown to Calamity ===
Now in present day, Karlah lives on a lone ranch in Noodle Fields, adopted by a somewhat strict Monty Mole and living with her many siblings. When Mario and company goes to talk with her, she'll try to make conversation as quick as possible so she can ignore them, until Mario annoys her two much. When her adoptive father calls her to join his party, thinking it'll help her develop a kind nature. She tries to refuse, believing that it'll be a waste of her time, but is forced to anyway.
After the second chapter is completed, when Karlah isn't active while exploring the Calamity Bunker, she'll occasionally hang out at the tea table while strumming her electric guitar, and sometimes looking at fainted patients, saying she hopes that they'll turn out dead.
== Skills and Abilities ==
=== Field Ability ===
Like Koops and Kooper from the two first games in the Paper Mario franchise, Karlah can retreat in her shell, allowing Mario to kick her. In this form, she'll hit and bounce off of blocks until the player presses the X button. Additionally, she can also fits through gaps too small for Mario or any of his other partners to fit through.
=== Battle ===
Skill 	Energy Points	Effect 	Attack Type 	Level
Shell Toss 	0 	Retreats into shell and launches herself at target. 	Back & Forth 	Level 1
Homing Shell 	2 	Retreats into shell, goes behind enemy, and launches herself at target like a boomerang.	Perfect Timing 	Level 3
Shell Shield 	4 	Retreats into shell and spins in place, creating a shell-like shield for ally. 	Button Overload 	Level 6
Pepper Spray 	6 	Shakes pepper spray bottle and sprays it at target. 	Earthquake/Perfect Timing	Level 9
Electrical Note (special)	8 	Takes out guitar and stuns all enemies using strings. 	Button Overload 	Level 12
Discourage (tactic) 	0 	Gives a tip to an enemy that everything they know is useless, lowering their POW. 	Bullseye 	Level 1
== Trivia ==
*She has a red electrical guitar named "Doomsday", which could be a quick nod to how she believes that the world will eventually end.
*She is currently the first female Koopa Troopa to join Mario's party.
*Her initial appearance might be a reference to an average goth stereotype.
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