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{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Gloomtail|image=[[File:Gloomtail.png|250px]]}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Gloomtail.png|250px]]<br>Sprite of Gloomtail from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
|species=Dragon
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{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]]. He lives in the [[Palace of Shadow]] and guards the [[Star Key]], which is needed to unlock the pedestals in the [[Riddle Tower]]. When Mario and his [[party member|partner]] first encounter Gloomtail, the partner confuses him for Hooktail and questions why it 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 Key.
'''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 female as well in the Dutch localization of the remake, Bonetail is male in the English script of the original GameCube release, and Hooktail is male in the European Spanish localization 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]]).
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When Mario first encounters Gloomtail, his partner confuses him for Hooktail and questions why she is back:
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*[[Goombella]]: "''Hey! Isn't that Hooktail? We totally beat {{hover|her|it (GCN)}} before! What's {{hover|she|it (GCN)}} doing back?''"
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*[[Koops]]: "''Ummm… Isn't that Hooktail? I KNOW we beat {{hover|her|it (GCN)}} before! {{hover|She|It (GCN)}} coughed up [[Koopley|my dad]]! What's {{hover|she|it (GCN)}} doing back?''"
|image1=PMTTYD Gloomtail Room.png
*[[Flurrie]]: "''My, what a fearsome dragon... But isn't this Hooktail, whom you said you beat before? Yes, big, with nasty eyes and ripe breath... It sounds just like what you described.''"
|caption1=Gloomtail in his room.
*[[Yoshi Kid]]: "''Whoa! Now, THAT'S a dragon! Hey, but isn't that Hooktail? I thought you beat {{hover|her|it (GCN)}}! Yeah, huge, dragonish, gnarly... Sounds just like what you described, dude!''"
|image2=GloomtailBattle.jpg
*[[Vivian]]: "''Uh... That's a big dragon. But, Mario, isn't that Hooktail, the one you said you beat? Gigantic, with mossy teeth... Yes, this monster fits the bill, all right!''"
|caption2=Mario and his partners battle Gloomtail.
*[[Admiral Bobbery]]: "''Now who's this {{hover|dragon|dragon fellow (GCN)}}? I say, isn't that Hooktail, the thing you beat before? Yes, enormous, with rather grimy toes... Yes, that suits this {{hover|creature|fellow (GCN)}} to a T!''"
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*[[Ms. Mowz]]: "''Isn't that Hooktail, dearie? I thought you beat Hooktail... What's {{hover|she|it (GCN)}} doing here{{hover|?|??? (GCN)}}''"
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.
 
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.]]
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{{!}}List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes by character (A–K) § Gloomtail}}
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Gloomtail|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Gloomtail.png|250px]]}}
 
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Gloomtail|align=horizontal}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
GloomtailBattle.jpg|Mario and his partners battling Gloomtail
PMTTYDNS Gloomtail.jpg|Gloomtail in the Nintendo Switch remake
TTYDNS Megabreath.jpg|Gloomtail's megabreath attack in the remake
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブンババ
|Jap=ブンババ<ref>{{cite|quote=『ブンババ』よ|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo Co.|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Bunbaba&nbsp;
|JapR=Bunbaba&nbsp;
|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")
|Spa=Bumbaba
|Chi=蹦巴巴<ref>{{cite|quote=这是“蹦巴巴”哦。|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo (Hong Kong)|language=zh-hans}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=他是「蹦巴巴」喔。|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo (Hong Kong)|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
|SpaM=Taken from the Japanese "Bunbaba", but with the "m" before "b", because in Spanish, "n" should not come directly before "b"
|ChiR=Bèngbābā
|Fre=Toxicroc
|ChiM=Transliteration of Japanese name
|FreM=Portmanteau of "toxique" (toxic) and "croc" (fang)
|Dut=Taupé<ref>{{cite|quote=Dat is Taupé.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=nl}}</ref>
|Ger=Lohbert
|DutM=From ''taupe'' (a grayish brown color)
|GerM=Portmanteau of "lohe" (blaze) and the masculine name "Bert"
|Fre=Toxicroc<ref>{{cite|quote=C'est Toxicroc.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=fr-ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=C'est Toxicroc.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr}}</ref>
|Ita=Fosco
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''toxique'' ("toxic") and ''croc'' ("fang")
|Ger=Lohbert<ref>{{cite|quote=Das ist Lohbert.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref>
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Lohe'' ("blaze") and the masculine name "Bert"
|Ita=Fosco<ref>{{cite|quote=È Fosco!|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Gloomy; shared with [[Woodrow]]
|ItaM=Gloomy; shared with [[Woodrow]]
|Kor=깜자잔<ref>{{cite|quote=『깜자잔』이야|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Korea|language=ko}}</ref>
|KorR=Kkamjajan
|KorM=From "곤자잔"(''Gonjajan'', "Hooktail") and "까만색" (''kkamansaek'', "black")
|Spa=Bumbaba<ref>{{cite|quote=Es Bumbaba. |title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=es-419}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Es Bumbaba.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=es-es}}</ref>
|SpaM=Taken from the Japanese ''Bunbaba'', but with the "m" before "b", because in Spanish, "n" should not come directly before "b"
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==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]]
*Out of all of the siblings in the "tail" family in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Gloomtail is the only one not to have a ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' equivalent.
*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>
*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.
*If Mario brings Flurrie, [[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]], Vivian, [[Ms. Mowz]], or [[Admiral Bobbery|Bobbery]] when seeing Gloomtail—partners that were not available during the battle with Hooktail—they will confuse him for Hooktail, going off on several descriptions Mario told them about offscreen.
*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==
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Revision as of 21:40, August 26, 2024

Gloomtail
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Sprite of Gloomtail from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
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 Gloomtail is female as well in the Dutch localization of the remake, Bonetail is male in the English script of the original GameCube release, and Hooktail is male in the European Spanish localization 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 first encounters Gloomtail, his partner confuses him for Hooktail and questions why she is back:

  • Goombella: "Hey! Isn't that Hooktail? We totally beat her before! What's she doing back?"
  • Koops: "Ummm… Isn't that Hooktail? I KNOW we beat her before! She coughed up my dad! What's she doing back?"
  • Flurrie: "My, what a fearsome dragon... But isn't this Hooktail, whom you said you beat before? Yes, big, with nasty eyes and ripe breath... It sounds just like what you described."
  • Yoshi Kid: "Whoa! Now, THAT'S a dragon! Hey, but isn't that Hooktail? I thought you beat her! Yeah, huge, dragonish, gnarly... Sounds just like what you described, dude!"
  • Vivian: "Uh... That's a big dragon. But, Mario, isn't that Hooktail, the one you said you beat? Gigantic, with mossy teeth... Yes, this monster fits the bill, all right!"
  • Admiral Bobbery: "Now who's this dragon? I say, isn't that Hooktail, the thing you beat before? Yes, enormous, with rather grimy toes... Yes, that suits this creature to a T!"
  • Ms. Mowz: "Isn't that Hooktail, dearie? I thought you beat Hooktail... What's she doing here?"

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.

Mario and co. encounter Gloomtail.
Gloomtail in his room.

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.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Gloomtail
Gloomtail 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.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Gloomtail
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) 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 50 Items Star Stone
Tattle Log #:
103
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

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブンババ[1]
Bunbaba 
From「ゴンババ」(Gonbaba, "Hooktail") and possibly「ブラック」(burakku, "black")
Chinese 蹦巴巴[2][3]
Bèngbābā
Transliteration of Japanese name
Dutch Taupé[4] From taupe (a grayish brown color)
French Toxicroc[5][6] Portmanteau of toxique ("toxic") and croc ("fang")
German Lohbert[7] Portmanteau of Lohe ("blaze") and the masculine name "Bert"
Italian Fosco[8] Gloomy; shared with Woodrow
Korean 깜자잔[9]
Kkamjajan
From "곤자잔"(Gonjajan, "Hooktail") and "까만색" (kkamansaek, "black")
Spanish Bumbaba[10][11] Taken from the Japanese Bunbaba, but with the "m" before "b", because in Spanish, "n" should not come directly before "b"

Trivia

Large hole behind Gloomtail room post Shadow Queen, leading to Grodus room. Note that this place is inaccessible through normal means and can only be accessed by glitches or cheats.
The large hole behind Gloomtail's room, leading directly to Grodus' room
  • 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.[12]
    • 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[13]), despite being locked behind the Thousand-Year Door, which itself was sealed for a thousand-year span.

References

  1. ^ 『ブンババ』よ」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo Co. (Japanese).
  2. ^ "这是“蹦巴巴”哦。" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Simplified Chinese).
  3. ^ 他是「蹦巴巴」喔。」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Traditional Chinese).
  4. ^ "Dat is Taupé." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Dutch).
  5. ^ "C'est Toxicroc." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
  6. ^ "C'est Toxicroc." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (French).
  7. ^ "Das ist Lohbert." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (German).
  8. ^ "È Fosco!" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
  9. ^ "『깜자잔』이야" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Korea (Korean).
  10. ^ "Es Bumbaba." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
  11. ^ "Es Bumbaba." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish).
  12. ^ Paper Mario: TTYD Visiting Gloomtail secret room postgame, ht Zheng (April 30th, 2021). Retrieved February 17th, 2023.
  13. ^ "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