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|image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Gloomtail.png|250px]]<br>Sprite of Gloomtail | |image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Gloomtail.png|250px]]<br>Sprite of Gloomtail | ||
|species=Dragon | |species=Dragon | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | ||
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{{quote|WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? You destroyed [[Hooktail|my precious younger sister]]?!? I wondered why she hadn't written recently... Quake in fear, mortals! For I am Gloomtail! I will avenge my sister by taking your lives...and then gnawing on your bones!|Gloomtail|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}} | {{quote|WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? You destroyed [[Hooktail|my precious younger sister]]?!? I wondered why she hadn't written recently... Quake in fear, mortals! For I am Gloomtail! I will avenge my sister by taking your lives...and then gnawing on your bones!|Gloomtail|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}} | ||
'''Gloomtail''' is the middle sibling in the "tail" family in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He is the older brother of [[Hooktail]] and the younger brother of [[Bonetail]], and according to [[Grifty]], once served as a pet of the [[Shadow Queen]]. Gloomtail is the only male sibling out of the trio (although | '''Gloomtail''' is the middle sibling in the "tail" family in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He is the older brother of [[Hooktail]] and the younger brother of [[Bonetail]], and according to [[Grifty]], once served as a pet of the [[Shadow Queen]]. Gloomtail is the only male sibling out of the trio (although Bonetail is male in the English script of the original GameCube release while Hooktail is male in Spanish localizations of the original and remake) and the only one to not have a ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' equivalent. He lives in the [[Palace of Shadow]] and guards the [[Star Stone (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Star Stone]], which is needed to unlock the pedestals in the [[Palace of Shadow Tower]] (and activate its doors in the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|remake]]). When Mario and his [[party member|partner]] (except [[Goombella]] and [[Koops]]) first encounter Gloomtail, the partner confuses him for Hooktail and questions why she is back. Upon hearing this, Gloomtail vows to destroy Mario and company and avenge his sister. After defeating Gloomtail, he coughs up the [[treasure chest]] containing the Star Stone. | ||
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Upon hearing this, Gloomtail vows to destroy Mario and company and avenge his sister. After defeating Gloomtail, he coughs up the [[treasure chest]] containing the Star Stone. | |||
[[File:PMTTYD Gloomtail Room.png|thumb|left|Gloomtail in his room.]] | [[File:PMTTYD Gloomtail Room.png|thumb|left|Gloomtail in his room.]] | ||
Gloomtail is stronger than his sister. He attacks by breathing [[poison (status effect)|poison]] on Mario and his partner (taking at least ten turns to wear off), and stomping or chomping the character in front. His earthquake move can be dangerous, but it does not work on [[Vivian]] and [[Flurrie]]. He can also [[Charged|charge up]] for his signature and strongest attack: his | Gloomtail is stronger than his sister. He attacks by breathing [[poison (status effect)|poison]] on Mario and his partner (taking at least ten turns to wear off), and stomping or chomping the character in front. His earthquake move can be dangerous, but it does not work on [[Vivian]] and [[Flurrie]]. He can also [[Charged|charge up]] for his signature and strongest attack: his Megabreath move, which does up to 16 damage. He shares his attack and defense stats with Bonetail. | ||
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==Quotes== | |||
== | {{main|List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes by character (A–K)#Gloomtail}} | ||
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==Profiles and statistics== | ==Profiles and statistics== | ||
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Gloomtail|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Gloomtail.png|250px]]}} | {{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Gloomtail|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Gloomtail.png|250px]]}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
GloomtailBattle. | GloomtailBattle.jpg|Mario and his partners battling Gloomtail | ||
PMTTYDNS Gloomtail.jpg|Gloomtail in the Nintendo Switch remake | PMTTYDNS Gloomtail.jpg|Gloomtail in the Nintendo Switch remake | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ブンババ | |Jap=ブンババ | ||
|JapR=Bunbaba | |JapR=Bunbaba | ||
|JapM=From「ゴンババ」(''Gonbaba'', "[[Hooktail#Names in other languages|Hooktail]]") and possibly「ブラック」(''burakku'', "black") | |JapM=From「ゴンババ」(''Gonbaba'', "[[Hooktail#Names in other languages|Hooktail]]") and possibly「ブラック」(''burakku'', "black") | ||
|Chi=蹦巴巴 | |Chi=蹦巴巴 | ||
|ChiR=Bèngbābā | |ChiR=Bèngbābā | ||
|ChiM=Transliteration of Japanese name | |ChiM=Transliteration of Japanese name | ||
|Dut=Taupé | |Dut=Taupé | ||
|DutM=From ''taupe'' (a grayish brown color) | |DutM=From ''taupe'' (a grayish brown color) | ||
|Fre=Toxicroc | |Fre=Toxicroc | ||
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''toxique'' ("toxic") and ''croc'' ("fang") | |FreM=Portmanteau of ''toxique'' ("toxic") and ''croc'' ("fang") | ||
|Ger=Lohbert | |Ger=Lohbert | ||
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Lohe'' ("blaze") and the masculine name "Bert" | |GerM=Portmanteau of ''Lohe'' ("blaze") and the masculine name "Bert" | ||
|Ita=Fosco | |Ita=Fosco | ||
|ItaM=Gloomy; shared with [[Woodrow]] | |ItaM=Gloomy; shared with [[Woodrow]] | ||
| | |Spa=Bumbaba | ||
|SpaM=Taken from the Japanese ''Bunbaba'', but with the "m" before "b", because in Spanish, "n" should not come directly before "b" | |||
|Kor=깜자잔 | |||
|KorR=Kkamjajan | |KorR=Kkamjajan | ||
|KorM=From "곤자잔"(''Gonjajan'', "Hooktail") and "까만색" (''kkamansaek'', "black") | |KorM=From "곤자잔"(''Gonjajan'', "Hooktail") and "까만색" (''kkamansaek'', "black") | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:LargeHoleInGloomtailRoom.png|thumb|The large hole behind Gloomtail's room, leading directly to Grodus' room]] | [[File:LargeHoleInGloomtailRoom.png|thumb|The large hole behind Gloomtail's room, leading directly to Grodus' room]] | ||
*The room [[Grodus]] is fought in is directly below Gloomtail's room, which would mean that [[Bowser]] was in Gloomtail's room when he fell through the floor. In fact, if the player uses cheats or glitches to go to the hidden area behind Gloomtail's room after defeating the [[Shadow Queen]], a large hole can be seen. The hole can be jumped down to enter the aforementioned Grodus room.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62tag_geM08 Paper Mario: TTYD Visiting Gloomtail secret room postgame], ''ht Zheng'' (April 30th, 2021). Retrieved February 17th, 2023.</ref> | *The room [[Sir Grodus]] is fought in is directly below Gloomtail's room, which would mean that [[Bowser]] was in Gloomtail's room when he fell through the floor. In fact, if the player uses cheats or glitches to go to the hidden area behind Gloomtail's room after defeating the [[Shadow Queen]], a large hole can be seen. The hole can be jumped down to enter the aforementioned Grodus room.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62tag_geM08 Paper Mario: TTYD Visiting Gloomtail secret room postgame], ''ht Zheng'' (April 30th, 2021). Retrieved February 17th, 2023.</ref> | ||
**Goombella's tattle when inside Gloomtail's room acts as though Gloomtail is not present, despite the fact that he is always present until the player lowers the floor of the rooms that lead to his room. This implies that Gloomtail's room was intended to be accessible at any time. | **Goombella's tattle when inside Gloomtail's room acts as though Gloomtail is not present, despite the fact that he is always present until the player lowers the floor of the rooms that lead to his room. This implies that Gloomtail's room was intended to be accessible at any time. | ||
*Gloomtail explains that he was in contact with his sister (some translations specifying via letters<ref>"''Ora capisco perché non mi arrivavano le sue epistole...''" ("That's why I didn't get her letters...") -Gloomtail in the Italian version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''</ref>), despite being locked behind [[the Thousand-Year Door]], which itself was sealed for a thousand- | *Gloomtail explains that he was in contact with his sister (some translations specifying via letters<ref>"''Ora capisco perché non mi arrivavano le sue epistole...''" ("That's why I didn't get her letters...") -Gloomtail in the Italian version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''</ref>), despite being locked behind [[the Thousand-Year Door]], which itself was sealed for a thousand year. | ||
**Considering also how Bonetail died, likely due to starvation, it's plausible that time behind the Thousand-Year Door was frozen while it was sealed, saving Gloomtail from the save fate as his oldest sibling. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Poisonous creatures]] | [[Category:Poisonous creatures]] | ||
[[Category:Siblings]] | [[Category:Siblings]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bosses]] | [[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bosses]] | ||
[[de:Lohbert]] | [[de:Lohbert]] | ||
[[it:Fosco]] | [[it:Fosco]] |