Editing Fracktail

{{character-infobox
|title=Fracktail
|image=[[File:Fracktailbattle.jpg|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[2007]])
|species=Dragon/robot
}}
{{quote|.... I AM ERROR. ......|Fracktail|Super Paper Mario}}

'''Fracktail''' is a giant robotic dragon that is the first boss in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', found in [[Yold Desert]], at the end of [[Yold Ruins]]. It has spiral eyes and magenta skin, and it can burrow into the sand and go underground. It will surprise [[Mario#Super Paper Mario|Mario]] and appear out of the ground, and then fly in the air. Fracktail slightly resembles a Chinese [[dragon]], and is coloured like [[Hooktail]], his equivalent from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. The repeating patterned segments of Fracktail's body, as well as its name are both references to a [[wikipedia:fractal|fractal]], a geometric repetition of a pattern. He claims Mario has a Level 5 [[Mustache]].

In order to defeat Fracktail, Mario must flip into 3D then jump on top of its long back when the robot glides low. The battle scene will then shift to the back of Fracktail's back as he flies. Players must then pick up a [[Frackle]] crawling around on its back using [[Thoreau]] and throw the Frackle at Fracktail's weak point which is antenna. The process must be done nine times before Fracktail is defeated.

After taking three hits, Fracktail will perform an aerial loop. Mario must jump from the tail at the end of the loop back onto the head; failing to do so will result in falling to the ground and having to dodge Fracktail's attacks until the chance to jump onto its back arises again.

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|image=[[Image:Normal dragon.jpg|150px]]
|hp=??
|atk=1
|def=
|location=[[Yold Ruins]]
|card type=Uncommon
|tattle=Fracktail valiantly guarded the Pure Heart inside Yold Ruins. That is, until Dimentio fried his processor.
|tippi=That's Fracktail, the robotic guardian of the [[Pure Heart]]. It's quite enormous... Max HP is ??, Attack is 1. It can fly and swoop down with its big open mouth... But I think the antenna-like horn atop its head is its weak spot... I think you're going to need to use [[Thoreau]] to hit it...
|before=[[Ghoul Shroom|179]]
|#=180
|after=[[Wracktail|181]]
}}

Fracktail was originally the robotic protector of the [[Pure Heart]], who spent "thousands of years" (it was actually 1,500 years), protecting it from "lawless intruders." When he noticed that Mario was the [[Heroes of Light|hero]] meant to obtain the Pure Heart, he was going to just let him pass. But Count Bleck's minion, [[Dimentio]] blasts him with a spell, and causes him to short-circuit.  Dimentio tells Mario, "Yes, much better.  Now you and this robotic guardian can spend some quality time... Yes, quality snack time!  When he snacks...on you!  For you...ARE the snack!  Ciao!" Then Fracktail's system is corrupted and it says nonsensical things (for example, it says Mario's threat level is "jelly roll 1" and says a variety of computer-related thing). Upon being defeated, its personality briefly returns to normal and it apologizes for its error in attacking Mario and pleads that he save the world, then explodes.

==Related Enemies==
*[[Frackle]] &ndash; The creatures that crawl along Fracktail's back. Mario must pick them up and toss them at Fracktail's antenna to defeat him. They are in the game ''Super Paper Mario''.
*[[Wrackle]] &ndash; The creatures that crawl along Wracktail's back. Mario must pick them up and toss them at Wracktail's antenna to defeat him. They are in the game ''Super Paper Mario''.
*[[Wracktail]] &ndash; A stronger, more violent version of Fracktail found in the game ''Super Paper Mario''.
*[[Hooktail]] &ndash; The dragon that ate [[Koopley]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''; she hates crickets.
*[[Bonetail]] &ndash; An skeletal dragon that is elder brother of his siblings, Hooktail and Gloomtail at the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Rogueport)|Pit of 100 Trials]] in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. Unlike his siblings, who must be fought, Bonetail is an optional boss.
*[[Gloomtail]] &ndash; A dark dragon in the [[Palace of Shadow]]; he is encountered in the game ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.
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==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' Trophy==
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! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=200px | Game !! | Description
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! Fracktail
| [[File:BrawlTrophy176.png|100px]]
| align=center | '''Wii''' ''Super Paper Mario''
| ''A giant, red, robotic dragon built to be the protector of a Pure Heart. Fracktail has a long body with little arms and wings, and he shoots out of the ground into the air to attack Mario. The only way to beat him is to first jump on his back. You can then pick up the Frackles on his back and score damage by throwing them at his weak point--the yellow antenna orb.''
|-
|}

==Names in Other Languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ズンババ
|JapR=Zunbaba
|JapM=「婆」 ''baba'' means "old woman" and has been used in all other ''Paper Mario'' series dragon names.
|Fra=Drakal
|FraM=Pun on "dragon" and "fractale" (fractal)
|Ger=Lohkost
|GerM=Pun on "Lohe" (blaze) and "kost" (food), sounds similar to "Rohkost", which means raw vegetables or the bug that is called a locust.
|Spa=Dracofrac
|SpaM=Draco is used to refer to dragons.
|Ita=Dracker
|ItaM=Pun on "drago" (dragon) and "hacker".}}

==Trivia==
*On the American box art of the game, Fracktail can vaguely be seen flying in the background, left of the logo and [[Peach]].
*When searching for data, its eyes turn into the Internet connection symbol for the Wii Shop Channel.
*This boss fight has many references to the ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' games. The way Fracktail dies is similar to the lava dragon [[zeldawiki:Volvagia|Volvagia]] from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' and the giant sand worm [[zeldawiki:Molgera|Molgera]] from ''The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker''. The two bosses are similar, as Volvagia is a long Chinese dragon-like creature, and Molgera is a long worm that lives in a desert-like environment. Another similarity between Fracktail and Volvagia is that both were originally benevolent beings that were corrupted by the main villain and only reverted back to their former selves shortly after the hero delivers the final blow (in the manga adaptation of ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', Volvagia was originally a dragon that Link befriended at the Hyrule Market, but Ganondorf corrupted it while Link was in stasis, and it wasn't until Link decapitated it that Volvagia reverted back to its original identity). Also, when short-circuiting, the first thing Fracktail says is "I AM ERROR". This is a reference to the famous line spoken by the character [[zeldawiki:Error|Error]] in the game ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''.
*Despite being robots, both Fracktail and Wracktail have bones when defeated.
*Excluding [[Bowser]], Fracktail is the only ''Paper Mario'' boss to have a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. 
*Fracktail shouts "CTRL-ALT-DELETE!" before the battle, referring to his computerized being.
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