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**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-year span. | *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 span. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 08:06, July 6, 2024
| Gloomtail | |
|---|---|
 Sprite of Gloomtail | |
| Species | Dragon |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? You destroyed 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 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, which is needed to unlock the pedestals in the Palace of Shadow Tower (and activate its doors in the remake). When Mario and his 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.
Gloomtail is stronger than his sister. He attacks by breathing 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 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.
Quotes
Profiles and statistics
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloomtail | ||||||||
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Max HP | 80 | Attack | 8 | Defense | 2 | ||
| Location(s) | Palace of Shadow | Role | Boss | Level | 76 | |||
| Sleep? | 30% | Dizzy? | 30% | Confuse? | 30% | |||
| Tiny? | 0% | Stop? | 30% | Soft? | 70% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 0% | Fright? | 0% | |||
| Gale Force? | 0% | KO? | 1% | Moves | Poison Breath (8, Poison, Piercing), Stomp (8), Chomp (8), Earthquake (10, Piercing; useless against Vivian and Flurrie), Charge +8 (warning for Megabreath), Megabreath (16) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | N/A | Items | Star Key | |||
| Tattle Log #: 100 |
Log | Hooktail's brother. He's a big, dark, poison-spewing baddie. Watch out for his famous Megabreath attack! | ||||||
| Tattle | That's Gloomtail. I think he's Hooktail's brother. I see the family resemblance... Max HP is 80, Attack is 8, and Defense is 2. He'll bite or stomp you, and he may also breathe poison on you. Great. When his HP gets low, he may throw in some other attacks, as well. Wouldn't surprise me. Especially watch out for his megabreath move, 'cause the word is, it's GNARLY! He also stores power for some attacks, so use Vivian to hide to avoid those. | |||||||
Gallery
- GloomtailBattle.jpg
Mario and his partners battling Gloomtail
Gloomtail in the Nintendo Switch remake
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ブンババ[?] Bunbaba |
From「ゴンババ」(Gonbaba, "Hooktail") and possibly「ブラック」(burakku, "black") | |
| Chinese | 蹦巴巴[?] Bèngbābā |
Transliteration of Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Taupé[?] | From taupe (a grayish brown color) | |
| French | Toxicroc[?] | Portmanteau of toxique ("toxic") and croc ("fang") | |
| German | Lohbert[?] | Portmanteau of Lohe ("blaze") and the masculine name "Bert" | |
| Italian | Fosco[?] | Gloomy; shared with Woodrow | |
| Korean | 깜자잔[?] Kkamjajan |
From "곤자잔"(Gonjajan, "Hooktail") and "까만색" (kkamansaek, "black") | |
| Spanish | Bumbaba[?] | Taken from the Japanese Bunbaba, but with the "m" before "b", because in Spanish, "n" should not come directly before "b" |
Trivia
- 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.[1]
- 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[2]), despite being locked behind the Thousand-Year Door, which itself was sealed for a thousand-year span.
References
- ^ Paper Mario: TTYD Visiting Gloomtail secret room postgame, ht Zheng (April 30th, 2021). Retrieved February 17th, 2023.
- ^ "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
