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I've been working on Paper Mario: Double Darkness for almost five years now, and lately, just for fun and self-deprecation, I looked through some of the oldest of what I apparently once called "art" from the game. (A lot of that stuff is still at the far end of my gallery, not that I'm suggesting you go there.) Anyway, this mockup of the Chapter 6 boss fight against Dr. Kook and his Meckoopa mech is very loosely based on this much, much worse version from sometime in early 2013. Obviously, the new one is so much more detailed, comparing them is basically useless, so I'll just leave it at that. Oh, except of course for Meckoopa's tattle for a bit of context.

MECKOOPA (Tattle Entry #22)
That’s Meckoopa! It’s a giant, Koopa-shaped robot designed and operated by Dr. Kook. Maximum HP is 80, Attack is 7, and Defense is 2. It can also boost its Attack or Defense, on top of its already impressive repertoire of offensive moves. The trick to defeating it? Go after Dr. Kook. He’s hiding in the cockpit, sure, but if you manage to knock him out, he won’t be able to drive Meckoopa for a few turns. The cockpit has an HP of 12 and a Defense of 3, so you’ll need to use some strong attacks. Meckoopa may be tough, but we can take it. Just imagine the look on Dr. Kook’s face when you destroy it!

Description
I've been working on Paper Mario: Double Darkness for almost five years now, and lately, just for fun and self-deprecation, I looked through some of the oldest of what I apparently once called "art" from the game. (A lot of that stuff is still at the far end of my gallery, not that I'm suggesting you go there.) Anyway, this mockup of the Chapter 6 boss fight against Dr. Kook and his Meckoopa mech is very loosely based on this much, much worse version from sometime in early 2013. Obviously, the new one is so much more detailed, comparing them is basically useless, so I'll just leave it at that. Oh, except of course for Meckoopa's tattle for a bit of context.

MECKOOPA (Tattle Entry #22)
That’s Meckoopa! It’s a giant, Koopa-shaped robot designed and operated by Dr. Kook. Maximum HP is 80, Attack is 7, and Defense is 2. It can also boost its Attack or Defense, on top of its already impressive repertoire of offensive moves. The trick to defeating it? Go after Dr. Kook. He’s hiding in the cockpit, sure, but if you manage to knock him out, he won’t be able to drive Meckoopa for a few turns. The cockpit has an HP of 12 and a Defense of 3, so you’ll need to use some strong attacks. Meckoopa may be tough, but we can take it. Just imagine the look on Dr. Kook’s face when you destroy it!