Editing King Croacus I

[[File:SPM King Croacus I Painting Sprite.png|thumb|A portrait of King Croacus I]]

'''King Croacus I''', also known as the '''Iron Rose''', was the first king of the [[Floro Sapien|Floro Sapiens]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. His existence and history is told by his painting. The Floro Sapiens regard him as their greatest king, since he united them all into the [[List of implied places#Flora Kingdom|Flora Kingdom]]. He created the Flora Calendar and set the capital at the [[Floro Caverns]]. His nickname, the Iron Rose, comes from his heavy armor and deadly thorns. However, the wilting of his [[List of Implied Characters#Prince Croacus|son]] in the Flora year 444 changed his mentality. He became corrupt, a period referred to as "The Darkening", at which point, [[Queen Croacus II|his daughter]] staged a coup d'état and took over the Floro Sapiens. He ruled from the Flora Calendar's year 1 to year 496. His dying words were stated to be "The Iron Rose shan't wither!"

==Names in other languages==
===King Croacus I===
{{foreign names
|Jap=キング・ハナーン１世
|JapR=Kingu Hanān Issei
|JapM=King Croacus the 1st
|Spa=Rey Marchitus I / Marchitus I
|SpaM=
|Fra=Roi Crocus Premier / Crocus Premier
|FraM=
|Ger=König Krokus, der Erste / Krokus I
|GerM=
|Ita=Re Cardo I / Cardo I
|ItaM=
}}

===Iron Rose===
{{foreign names
|Spa=Rosa de Hierro
|SpaM=
|Fra=Rose d'acier
|FraM=
|Ger=Eiserne Rose
|GerM=
|Ita=Rosa di Ferro
|ItaM=
}}

===The Darkening===
{{foreign names
|Spa=Las Penumbras
|SpaM=
|Fra=Les années sombres
|FraM=
|Ger=Die Düsternis
|GerM=
|Ita=L'Oscuramento
|ItaM=
}}

==Trivia==
*Every ruler of the Floro Sapiens, regardless of gender, is named "Croacus", which is based on the [[wikipedia:Crocus|Crocus plant]].
*His nickname, '''Iron Rose''', may come from the [[wikipedia:Iron Lady|Iron Lady]] title that is usually used to describe female heads of government. Despite this, King Croacus I is male. Apart for the painting, he appears in [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]], in rooms 26-50.

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