Editing King Croacus IV

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{{quote|Trash is garbage, no matter how you dress it. This world is made for BEAUUUUUTY!|King Croacus IV|Super Paper Mario|King Croacus the Fourth}}
[[File:Flowercreature.jpg|thumb|left|King Croacus's official artwork. Note that in-game, his smaller heads do not actually have thorns, except for one of their attacks.]]
'''King Croacus IV''', usually called just simply '''King Croacus''', is a boss in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. The flamboyant king of the [[Floro Sapiens]], Croacus adores beauty and spends most of his time brainwashing [[Cragnon]]s to rebuild his castle full of jewels. He is also the owner of the sixth [[Pure Heart]]. He was the regent for [[King Croacus III]] until he came of age, and when the young ruler wilted, Croacus IV, popular due to his stabilizing influence, was appointed King. He doesn't care for fighting, but when [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Bowser]] enter his chambers, he decides to dispose of them. He resembles a giant flower and is named after the real life [[wikipedia:Crocus|Crocus]] plant. His obsession with beauty may be a nod to another flower named [[Rosie]], from the first ''[[Paper Mario]]''. It is notable that in his theme song, a voice saying "I'm a champion", and "Me" can be heard, emphasizing King Croacus's narcissistic personality.

He is defeated by jumping onto his smaller heads and then jumping on his normal head when it becomes exposed, or just throwing the smaller heads at the exposed head. His central head is invincible unless exposed, no matter what the heroes do and can even hurt them if they jump on the corners of it. After some time, he loses the rest of his body and floats around on his head, throwing sharp petals at the heroes who must dodge or destroy them and attack Croacus' flying head straight on. He could also have been defeated by using [[Thoreau]] to grab one of his smaller petals and throw them at his normal head when it was exposed.

[[File:King Croacus IV.png|thumb|left|King Croacus's original form.]]
After he is eventually defeated, it is revealed that the Cragnons were polluting the waters that the Floro Sapiens drank from, and that King Croacus was trying to save his people by mind-controlling the Cragnons with [[Floro Sprout]]s. Upon witnessing the scene, [[Flint Cragley]] declares that he will show his tape to the Cragnons, ending the war between the two races.

If the player visits Croacus after Chapter 5 but before completing Chapter 7, he will still lie on the same spot on the floor, supposedly dead (''"wilted"''). The Floro Sapien who is watching over him says that he thinks that Croacus will revitalize, which he eventually does.

Following the defeat of the [[Super Dimentio|final boss]], King Croacus can be found in healthy spirits once again; initially, he will claim his intentions to wage war upon Mario and the Cragnons again. However, he quickly makes it clear that he is only joking and reverts to a more normal personality, saying that most of the polluted water was drained while he 'slept'. He then expresses his desire to begin a new era of peace between the Cragnons and Floro Sapiens.
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==Quotes==
*''Ooooooo-weeee-ooooooo! Where, oh, where are my pretties?!''
*''Pretties... Beautiful things... Ooo-wee! Bring them to me... More! More! More!''
*''So you must be the [[Heroes of Light|intruders]] I've heard SO much about... Well, I will NOT forgive the great trashening of my beautiful kingdom. NOO-WEE-OO! ...Thus you are warned!''
*''Trash is garbage, no matter how you dress it. This world is made for BEAUUUUUTY!''
*''Ooo? What is THIS hideous, clashing thing?''
*''Ooooooo-weeee-ooooooo! I am back!''

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names|
|Jap=キング・ハナーン
|JapR=Kingu Hanān
|JapM=King Hanān, pun on ''hana'' (「花」, "flower")
|Fra=Roi Crocus IV
|FraM=King Crocus IV
|Ger=König Krokus IV
|GerM=King Crocus IV
|Ita=Re Cardo IV
|ItaM=''Re'' means King, ''Cardo'' is a given name and the Italian word for "thistle". Maybe a pun on the italian name "Riccardo".
|Spa=Rey Marchitus IV
|SpaM=King Wittherus IV}}
{{SPM}}
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[[Category:Super Paper Mario Bosses|Croacus, King IV]]
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+{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=King Croacus IV|align=right}}
-|image=[[File:Flowercreature.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Paper Mario''<br>In-game, his smaller heads do not actually have thorns, except in one of their attacks.
-|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
-|species=[[Floro Sapien]]
-}}
 {{quote|Trash is garbage, no matter how you dress it. This world is made for BEAUUUUUTY!|King Croacus IV|Super Paper Mario|King Croacus the Fourth}}
+[[File:Flowercreature.jpg|thumb|left|King Croacus's official artwork. Note that in-game, his smaller heads do not actually have thorns, except for one of their attacks.]]
+'''King Croacus IV''', usually called just simply '''King Croacus''', is a boss in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. The flamboyant king of the [[Floro Sapiens]], Croacus adores beauty and spends most of his time brainwashing [[Cragnon]]s to rebuild his castle full of jewels. He is also the owner of the sixth [[Pure Heart]]. He was the regent for [[King Croacus III]] until he came of age, and when the young ruler wilted, Croacus IV, popular due to his stabilizing influence, was appointed King. He doesn't care for fighting, but when [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Bowser]] enter his chambers, he decides to dispose of them. He resembles a giant flower and is named after the real life [[wikipedia:Crocus|Crocus]] plant. His obsession with beauty may be a nod to another flower named [[Rosie]], from the first ''[[Paper Mario]]''. It is notable that in his theme song, a voice saying "I'm a champion", and "Me" can be heard, emphasizing King Croacus's narcissistic personality.
-'''King Croacus IV''', usually just called '''King Croacus''', is a boss in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. The flamboyant king of the [[Floro Sapien]]s, Croacus adores beauty and spends most of his time brainwashing [[Cragnon]]s to rebuild his castle full of jewels. He is also the owner of the sixth [[Pure Heart]]. As told by the description under the painting in his palace, he was the regent for [[King Croacus III]] until he came of age. When the young ruler wilted, Croacus IV, popular due to his stabilizing influence, was appointed King. He does not care for fighting, but when [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Bowser]] enter his chambers, he decides to dispose of them. He resembles a giant flower and is named after the real life {{wp|Crocus}} plant. His obsession with beauty may be a nod to another flower named [[Rosie]], from the first ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
+He is defeated by jumping onto his smaller heads and then jumping on his normal head when it becomes exposed, or just throwing the smaller heads at the exposed head. His central head is invincible unless exposed, no matter what the heroes do and can even hurt them if they jump on the corners of it. After some time, he loses the rest of his body and floats around on his head, throwing sharp petals at the heroes who must dodge or destroy them and attack Croacus' flying head straight on. He could also have been defeated by using [[Thoreau]] to grab one of his smaller petals and throw them at his normal head when it was exposed.
-King Croacus is fought in two phases. In both, his head is normally protected by impenetrable petals, but will frequently expose itself, allowing him to be damaged. In the first phase, he fights with three extra heads, all attached to a single point via vines, the one holding the main head being covered in thorns. His main head sways above while the others attempt to crush the heroes by dropping on top of them. Croacus can also converge all three to the main root, then cause their vines to grow thorns as they quickly spread out in a grid pattern until hitting the heroes or a wall. The heads can be used as platforms to reach his main head, and can also be picked up and thrown by [[Thoreau]]. After taking enough damage, his entire body will disappear other than his head, which will now float around the room, periodically releasing shuriken-like petals to bounce around with him. These can also be picked up by Thoreau and used against Croacus.
 [[File:King Croacus IV.png|thumb|left|King Croacus's original form.]]
 After he is eventually defeated, it is revealed that the Cragnons were polluting the waters that the Floro Sapiens drank from, and that King Croacus was trying to save his people by mind-controlling the Cragnons with [[Floro Sprout]]s. Upon witnessing the scene, [[Flint Cragley]] declares that he will show his tape to the Cragnons, ending the war between the two races.
-If the player visits Croacus after Chapter 5 but before completing Chapter 7, he will still lie on the same spot on the floor, supposedly dead (or wilted, since he looks like a flower). The Floro Sapien who is watching over him says that he thinks that Croacus will revitalize, which he eventually does.
+If the player visits Croacus after Chapter 5 but before completing Chapter 7, he will still lie on the same spot on the floor, supposedly dead (''"wilted"''). The Floro Sapien who is watching over him says that he thinks that Croacus will revitalize, which he eventually does.
-Following the defeat of the [[Super Dimentio|final boss]], King Croacus can be found in healthy spirits once again; initially, he will claim his intentions are to wage war upon Mario and the Cragnons again. However, he quickly makes it clear that he is only joking and reverts to a more normal personality, saying that most of the polluted water was drained while he 'slept'. He then expresses his desire to begin a new era of peace between the Cragnons and Floro Sapiens.
+Following the defeat of the [[Super Dimentio|final boss]], King Croacus can be found in healthy spirits once again; initially, he will claim his intentions to wage war upon Mario and the Cragnons again. However, he quickly makes it clear that he is only joking and reverts to a more normal personality, saying that most of the polluted water was drained while he 'slept'. He then expresses his desire to begin a new era of peace between the Cragnons and Floro Sapiens.
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+==Quotes==
-==Profiles and statistics==
+*''Ooooooo-weeee-ooooooo! Where, oh, where are my pretties?!''
-===''Super Paper Mario''===
+*''Pretties... Beautiful things... Ooo-wee! Bring them to me... More! More! More!''
-{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=King Croacus IV|align=horizontal}}
+*''So you must be the [[Heroes of Light|intruders]] I've heard SO much about... Well, I will NOT forgive the great trashening of my beautiful kingdom. NOO-WEE-OO! ...Thus you are warned!''
+*''Trash is garbage, no matter how you dress it. This world is made for BEAUUUUUTY!''
-====In-game painting description====
+*''Ooo? What is THIS hideous, clashing thing?''
-''King Croacus the Fourth (Reign: 1385-present). Formerly a regent for King Croacus III, he ruled in place of the frail child king. After Croacus III's wilting, his service was recognized, and he was made king. His stabilizing influence and politicial savvy made him popular and well-known. His recent achievements include: In Flora year 1625, he invented a method for mind-controlling Cragnons. In Flora year 1626, he spearheaded an initiative to enslave Cragnons en masse.''
+*''Ooooooo-weeee-ooooooo! I am back!''
-==Gallery==
-<gallery>
-SPM King Croacus Catch Card.png|[[Catch Card]]
-SPM King Croacus IV Painting Sprite.png|Portrait
-SPM King Croacus attendant.png|King Croacus lying on the floor and attended to by a [[Floro Sapien]]
-</gallery>
 ==Names in other languages==
 {{foreign names|
-|Jap=キング・ハナーン4{{hover|世|せい}} / キング・ハナーン
+|Jap=キング・ハナーン
-|JapR=Kingu Hanān 4-Sei / Kingu Hanān
+|JapR=Kingu Hanān
-|JapM=King [[Floro Sapien]] IV
+|JapM=King Hanān, pun on ''hana'' (「花」, "flower")
-|Fre=Roi Crocus IV / Roi Crocus
+|Fra=Roi Crocus IV
-|FreM=King Crocus IV
+|FraM=King Crocus IV
-|Ger=König Krokus, der Vierte / König Krokus
+|Ger=König Krokus IV
 |GerM=King Crocus IV
-|Ita=Re Cardo IV / Re Cardo
+|Ita=Re Cardo IV
-|ItaM=''Re'' means King, ''Cardo'' is a given name and the Italian word for "thistle". Maybe a pun on the Italian name "Riccardo".
+|ItaM=''Re'' means King, ''Cardo'' is a given name and the Italian word for "thistle". Maybe a pun on the italian name "Riccardo".
-|Kor=화모사피킹 4세 / 화모사피킹
+|Spa=Rey Marchitus IV
-|KorR=Hwamosapi King 4-se / Hwamosapi King
+|SpaM=King Wittherus IV}}
-|KorM=Floro Sapien King IV
-|Spa=Rey Marchitus IV / Rey Marchitus
-|SpaM=King Wittherus IV
-}}
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 [[Category:Flowers]]
 [[Category:Kings|Croacus, King IV]]
-[[Category:Super Paper Mario bosses|Croacus, King IV]]
+[[Category:Super Paper Mario Bosses|Croacus, King IV]]
-[[Category:Super Mario-kun characters]]
 [[it:Re Cardo IV]]
 [[de:König Krokus]]