Editing Fracktail

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|title=Fracktail
|image=[[File:Fracktailbattle.jpg|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[2007]])
|species=Dragon/robot
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (as a [[Trophy]]) ([[2008]])
}}
{{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.

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.

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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]]
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==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''.
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==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' Trophy==
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|-
! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=200px | Game !! | Description
|-
! 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==
{{trivia}}
*On the American box art of the game, Fracktail can vaguely be seen flying in the background, left of the logo and [[Princess Peach]].
*When searching for data, its eyes turn into the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Internet]] connection symbol for the [[Wii Shop Channel]].
*In addition to sharing various attributes to several bosses in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda series]]'', Fracktail makes a direct reference to the character [[zeldawiki:Error|Error]] when he says "I AM ERROR".
*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]]''. 
*When Fracktail is seen flying in the background, if the player continues to walk along the field, it is possible to get him to fly through his tail.
*Before saying "BEEBLEBLIP!", when Fracktail narrows his eyes, he seems to regain his mind for a split second, as seen by the wildly moving eye suddenly stop, then start again.
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 |title=Fracktail
-|image=[[File:Fracktail.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Paper Mario''
+|image=[[File:Fracktailbattle.jpg|250px]]
-|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
+|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[2007]])
-|species=Dragon/Robot
+|species=Dragon/robot
-|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' ([[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (as a [[Trophy]]) ([[2008]])
 }}
-{{quote|CTRL ALT DEL!|Fracktail|Super Paper Mario}}
+{{quote|.... I AM ERROR. ......|Fracktail|Super Paper Mario}}
-'''Fracktail''' is a giant robotic snake-like dragon that is the first world 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]] and appear out of the ground, and then fly in the air. Fracktail slightly resembles a Chinese dragon, and looks similar to  [[Hooktail]] 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. It claims Mario has a Level 5 mustache.
-==History==
+'''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]].
-===''Super Paper Mario''===
-[[File:FracktailPreBattle.png|thumb|left|Fracktail before the battle]]
-[[File:FracktailMalfunction.png|thumb|right|Dimentio electrocutes Fracktail]]
-Fracktail was originally the robotic protector of the [[Pure Heart]], who spent "thousands of years" (it is actually 1,500 years), protecting it from "lawless intruders." When it realizes that Mario is the hero meant to obtain the Pure Heart (after scanning his database, which made its eyes turn into the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Internet]] connection symbol for the [[nwiki:Wii Shop Channel|Wii Shop Channel]]), he is about to just let him pass. However, Count Bleck's minion, [[Dimentio]], blasts it with a spell, and causes it to short-circuit. Fracktail's system is corrupted and it starts speaking nonsense (for example, it says Mario's threat level is "jelly roll 1"), riffs on {{wp|MS-DOS}} and {{wp|Windows 95}}, {{wp|Windows 98}}, and {{wp|Windows Millennium Edition|Windows Me}} error messages, makes a reference to the ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' character [[zeldawiki:Error|Error]] (who stated "[[zeldawiki:Iconic Quotes from The Legend of Zelda#"I am Error"|I AM ERROR]]"), and then yells "CTRL ALT DEL" (control, alt, delete). It then attacks Mario.
-In order to defeat Fracktail, Mario must flip into 3D and then jump on top of its long back when the robot glides low. Fracktail will first fly into the background and circle around before digging, then flies to the right above the ground, and then flies 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 its antenna. 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.
+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.
-Fracktail must be hit in its antenna nine times, and upon being defeated, its personality briefly returns to normal. It apologizes for its error in attacking Mario and pleads that he save the world, and then it explodes.
+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.
-Fracktail is depicted holding his Pure Heart on the walls of rooms 26-50 in the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]]. At the bottom of the location is a stronger boss variation of Fracktail, named [[Wracktail]].
+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.
-{{br}}
-===''Super Mario-kun''===
+{{spmenemybox
-[[File:Super Mario Kun Volume 37 Fracktail.png|thumb|x200px|Fracktail's appearance in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
+|image=[[Image:Normal dragon.jpg|150px]]
-Fracktail appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' in the ''Super Paper Mario'' story arc in volume 37, having the same role as in the original game, though it takes a more organic appearance.
+|hp=??
+|atk=1
-Fracktail presents itself as a "god" and Mario is initially scared, until it offers him the Pure Heart after it realizes Mario is the hero of the prophecy. Dimentio arrives and glitches Fracktail, causing it to mercilessly attack Mario. Mario tries everything (such as paper-izing himself and praying to it) but nothing works. After Fracktail destroys Peach's photo, Mario's precious possession, he attacks and defeats Fracktail. Dimentio, who was enjoying the battle, disappears, promising to return. Fracktail (who does not explode like in the game) un-glitches and gives the Pure Heart to Mario, unaware of what happened.
+|def=
+|location=[[Yold Ruins]]
-===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
+|card type=Uncommon
-There is a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of Fracktail in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Fracktail is the only boss from the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] to have one, excluding Bowser.
+|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...
-==Profiles and statistics==
+|before=[[Ghoul Shroom|179]]
-===''Super Paper Mario''===
+|#=180
-{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Fracktail|align=horizontal}}
+|after=[[Wracktail|181]]
-===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
-====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
-{{SSBB trophy
-|name=Fracktail
-|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy176.png|100px]]
-|appears_in='''Wii''' ''Super Paper Mario''
-|unlock=Random
-|desc=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.
 }}
-====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
+==Related Enemies==
-{{SSB4 trophy
+*[[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''.
-|name=Fracktail
+*[[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''.
-|image=[[File:SSB4TrophyFracktail.png|100px]]
+*[[Wracktail]] &ndash; A stronger, more violent version of Fracktail found in the game ''Super Paper Mario''.
-|category=Series Related
+<br clear=all>
-|appears_in='''Wii''' ''Super Paper Mario'' (04/2007)
-|trophy_box=13: Paper Mario
-|unlock=Random
-|desc=A guardian robot created by an ancient civilization. Realizing that Mario is the hero foretold in the prophecy, he tries to hand over the Pure Heart gracefully... until Dimentio casts a spell through the antenna on his head that sends his programming berserk. That's right—the antenna is Fracktail's weak point!
-|desc2=A guardian robot created by an ancient civilisation. Realising that Mario is the hero foretold in the prophecy, he tries to hand over the Pure Heart gracefully...until Dimentio casts a spell through the antenna on his head that sends his programming berserk. That's right – the antenna is Fracktail's weak point!
-}}
-==Gallery==
+==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' Trophy==
-<gallery>
+{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
-SPM Fracktail Battle.png|''Super Paper Mario'' screenshot of the battle
+|-
-SPM Flipside Pit of 100 Trials Mural 2.png|''Super Paper Mario'' graphic of Fracktail's mural in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials
+! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=200px | Game !! | Description
-</gallery>
+|-
+! 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==
+==Names in Other Languages==
-{{foreign names
+{{Foreignname
-|Jpn=ズンババ
+|Jap=ズンババ
-|JpnR=Zunbaba
+|JapR=Zunbaba
-|JpnM=Possibly from「ずんずん」(''zunzun'', Japanese onomatopoeia for something moving fast); likely following the format of「ゴンババ」(''Gonbaba'', [[Hooktail]])
+|JapM=「婆」 ''baba'' means "old woman" and has been used in all other ''Paper Mario'' series dragon names.
-|Fre=Drakal
+|Fra=Drakal
-|FreM=Pun on "dragon" and "fractale" (fractal)
+|FraM=Pun on "dragon" and "fractale" (fractal)
 |Ger=Lohkost
-|GerM=Portmanteau of "lohe" (blaze) and "kost" (food); also a pun on "rohkost" (raw vegetables) or "locust"
+|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", used to refer to dragons + fractal
+|SpaM=Draco is used to refer to dragons.
 |Ita=Dracker
-|ItaM=Pun on "drago" (dragon) and "hacker"
+|ItaM=Pun on "drago" (dragon) and "hacker".}}
-|Kor=진자잔
-|KorR=Jinjajan
-|KorM=From "짜자잔" (''Jjajajan'', [[Blargg]])
-|Rus=Фрактиль
-|RusR=Fraktil
-|RusM=English name adopted to Russian speech
-}}
+==Trivia==
+{{trivia}}
+*On the American box art of the game, Fracktail can vaguely be seen flying in the background, left of the logo and [[Princess Peach]].
+*When searching for data, its eyes turn into the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Internet]] connection symbol for the [[Wii Shop Channel]].
+*In addition to sharing various attributes to several bosses in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda series]]'', Fracktail makes a direct reference to the character [[zeldawiki:Error|Error]] when he says "I AM ERROR".
+*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]]''.
+*When Fracktail is seen flying in the background, if the player continues to walk along the field, it is possible to get him to fly through his tail.
+*Before saying "BEEBLEBLIP!", when Fracktail narrows his eyes, he seems to regain his mind for a split second, as seen by the wildly moving eye suddenly stop, then start again.
+<br clear=all>
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