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[[File:PMTTYD Flurrie Gale Force Field Move Demo.png|thumb|left|Field move demonstration.]]
{{PM move infobox
{{PM move infobox
|game=[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]
|game=[[Paper Mario]]'', and ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]
|image=Galeforce.png
|image=Hurricane.png
|mastered_by=[[Flurrie]]
|image2=Gale Force PMTTYDNS.png
|rank=Base Rank
|mastered_by=[[Lakilester]] and [[Flurrie]]
|effect=Flurrie produces a strong wind and attempts to blow enemies out of the battlefield, instantly defeating them.
|rank=Ultra Rank (Lakilester)<br>Base Rank (Flurrie)
|effect=Blows enemies out of battle
|target=All enemies
|target=All enemies
}}
}}
'''Gale Force''' is an offensive move available to [[Madame Flurrie]] as soon as she joins the party in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. At the cost of 4 [[Flower Point|FP]], Flurrie produces a strong wind and attempts to banish enemies out of the battlefield, instantly defeating them.
'''Gale Force''' is a move utilized by [[Lakilester]] (whose version is known as '''Hurricane''') in {{a|PM|l}} and [[Flurrie|Madame Flurrie]] in {{a|PMTTYD|l}}. It consists of the partner blowing a gust of wind that targets all enemies in the battlefield, blowing them away if successful.


To improve the success rate of the move, the player has to hold and release {{button|gcn|A}} according to the rhythm shown on screen. Pressing {{button|gcn|A}} while the button is shown to be pushed will fill the gauge, but pressing it while the button is shown to be released will instead decrease the gauge. If the gauge is filled to its last segment, the move will use its default success rate, and if it is filled any less, the success rate will be decreased.
==History==
===''Paper Mario''===
Hurricane debuts in {{a|PM}}, where it is unlocked by raising Lakilester to Ultra Rank. It costs five [[Flower Point|FP]], and the move's [[Action Command]] involves repeatedly pressing both {{button|n64|A}} and {{button|n64|B}} to fill a gauge. When the Action Command is finished, Lakilester's [[Lakitu's Cloud|cloud]] will produce a strong gust of wind and try to blow enemies away from the battlefield. The success rate depends on the individual enemy, and the average of all enemies present dictates how easy or difficult it is to fill the gauge. If maxed out, all non-immune enemies will be blown out. However, the player receives no [[Star Point]]s for enemies defeated in this way.


However, the success rate of the move is also determined by the particular enemy, and [[Mario]]'s [[Level_up#Paper_Mario_and_Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door|Level]]. Every enemy has a particular susceptibility to Gale Force. For example, a [[Pider]] has a default susceptibility of 70%. This susceptibility is further modified by the relation of Mario's level to the enemy's. The default susceptibility assumes Mario's level is equal to the Pider's (which is level 12). But for every level Mario has over an enemy, Gale Force's success rate grows by 1%, and similarly, for every level by which Mario is lower than the enemy, Gale Force's success rate will decrease by 1%. As such, if Mario encounters a Pider at level 2 (10 below the Pider's), Gale Force will have a 60% success rate instead of 70%, and if Mario encounters a Pider at level 22 (10 above the Pider's), Gale Force will have a 80% success rate instead of 70%. Furthermore, the [[Action Command]] will set a modifier to this success rate. Note that enemies immune to Gale Force (whose base susceptibility is 0%) will not scale with Mario's level, so even at level 100, Gale Force will never be able to affect a boss such as [[Gloomtail]].
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
Gale Force, now bearing its current name, returns in {{a|PMTTYD}} and {{a|PMTTYDNS|its Nintendo Switch remake}}, now being performed by Flurrie. Unlike in {{a|PM}}, it now costs 4 FP, it is available at Flurrie's Base Rank, and enemies defeated with it will drop Star Points. Also unlike Lakilester's version, which is performed by his cloud, Flurrie blows the gusts of wind herself. Gale Force is one of the few moves that can clear out [[Stage (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|fog]], although it itself can also cause fog.


Unlike ''[[Paper Mario]]'''s [[Fright Mask|Fright Jar]]s, [[Parakarry]]'s [[Air Lift]], [[Lady Bow]]'s [[Spook (move)|Spook]], [[Lakilester]]'s [[Hurricane (move)|Hurricane]], and [[Kalmar]]'s [[Up & Away]], defeating enemies with Gale Force will drop [[Star Point]]s.
Gale Force can also be used in the overworld to blow away various objects, such as bushes, posters and textures with a paper-like crease to reveal items or passages. If used on enemies on the overworld, they will get momentarily stunned, allowing Mario to sneak past or get a [[First Strike]].
 
In battle, Gale Force bears a new Action Command, requiring {{button|gcn|A}} to be held and released according to the rhythm shown on screen. Pressing {{button|gcn|A}} while the button is shown to be pushed will fill a gauge, but pressing it while the button is shown to be released will instead decrease it. If the gauge is filled to its last segment, the move will use its default success rate, and if it is filled any less, the success rate will be decreased. As Flurrie stops blowing wind, the player can press {{button|gcn|A}} to perform a [[Stylish move]].
 
The success rate of the move is also determined by the particular enemy, and [[Mario]]'s [[Level_up#Paper_Mario_and_Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door|level]]. Every enemy has a particular weakness to Gale Force, expressed as a percentage (for example, a [[Pider]] has a weakness of 70%). This weakness is increased by 1% for every level Mario has over each enemy's hidden level value (such as 12 for Pider). Inversely, every level an enemy has over Mario causes the weakness to decrease by 1% each. As such, if Mario encounters a Pider at level 2 (10 below the Pider's), Gale Force will have a 60% success rate instead of 70%, and if Mario encounters a Pider at level 22 (10 above the Pider's), Gale Force will have a 80% success rate instead of 70%. Note that enemies immune to Gale Force (whose base weakness is 0%) will not scale with Mario's level, so even at level 100, Gale Force will never be able to affect a boss such as [[Gloomtail]].


As Flurrie stops blowing wind, the player can press {{button|gcn|A}} to perform a [[Stylish move]].
[[Wonky]] mentions that "flying monsters are weak against wind", and although there is no "wind" element in the game, flying enemies do overall have higher weaknesses to Gale Force compared to grounded enemies.


Gale Force can also be used in the overworld to blow away various objects, such as bushes, posters and textures with a paper-like crease to reveal items or passages. If used on enemies on the overworld, they will get momentarily stunned, allowing Mario to sneak past or get a [[First Strike]].
==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMTTYD Flurrie Gale Force Field Move Demo.png|Field move demonstration
Galeforce.png|Flurrie using Gale Force
PMTTYDNS Gale Force.jpg|Flurrie using Gale Force in the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ふきとばし
|Jpn=ふきとばし
|JapR=Fukitobashi
|JpnR=Fukitobashi
|JapM=Blow Away; same as [[Hurricane (move)|Hurricane]]
|JpnM=Blow Away
|Spa=Vendaval
|JpnN=Both games
|SpaM=Windstorm
|JpnC=<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/pm_j-e.shtml "Paper Mario: From Japanese to English"]. (June 17, 2013). ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved February 4, 2015.</ref>
|ChiS=飓风
|ChiSR=Jùfēng
|ChiSM=Hurricane
|ChiSN={{a|PM}}
|ChiS2=吹飞
|ChiS2R=Chuīfēi
|ChiS2M=Blow Away
|ChiS2N={{a|PMTTYD}}
|ChiT=吹飛
|ChiTR=Chuīfēi
|ChiTM=Blow Away
|ChiTN={{a|PMTTYD}}
|Dut=Windkracht 10
|DutM=Wind Power 10
|DutN={{a|PMTTYD}}
|Fre=Ouragan
|Fre=Ouragan
|FreM=Hurricane
|FreM=Hurricane
|FreN=Both games
|Ger=Hurrikan
|GerM=Hurricane
|GerN=Both games
|Ita=Folata
|Ita=Folata
|ItaM=Gust
|ItaM=Gust
|Ger=Hurrikan
|ItaN={{a|PMTTYD}}
|GerM=Hurricane
|Kor=날리기
|KorR=Nalligi
|KorM=Blowing Away
|KorN={{a|PMTTYD}}
|Spa=Huracán
|SpaM=Hurricane
|SpaN={{a|PM}}
|Spa2=Vendaval
|Spa2M=Windstorm
|Spa2N={{a|PMTTYD}}
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==References==
*[[Wonky]] mentions that "flying monsters are weak against wind", and although there is no wind element or wind weakness in the game, flying enemies do overall have higher susceptibility rates to Gale Force compared to grounded enemies.
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**Although notably [[Para-Beetle#Paper_Mario_series_2|Parabuzzies]] use incorrect status tables, and are therefore as resistant to Gale Force as their non-flying counterparts.
*Gale Force is one of the few moves that can clear out [[mist|fog]], although it itself can also cause fog.


{{PM}}
{{PMTTYD}}
{{PMTTYD}}
[[Category:Paper Mario special moves]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door moves]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door moves]]
[[de:Hurrikan]] <!-- also shares with Hurricane (move) -->
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[[it:Folata]]

Latest revision as of 13:23, February 7, 2025

Paper Mario, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door move
Gale Force
Hurricane.pngImage showing a partner move in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Mastered by Lakilester and Flurrie
Rank Ultra Rank (Lakilester)
Base Rank (Flurrie)
Effect Blows enemies out of battle
Target All enemies

Gale Force is a move utilized by Lakilester (whose version is known as Hurricane) in Paper Mario and Madame Flurrie in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It consists of the partner blowing a gust of wind that targets all enemies in the battlefield, blowing them away if successful.

History[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Hurricane debuts in Paper Mario, where it is unlocked by raising Lakilester to Ultra Rank. It costs five FP, and the move's Action Command involves repeatedly pressing both A Button and B Button to fill a gauge. When the Action Command is finished, Lakilester's cloud will produce a strong gust of wind and try to blow enemies away from the battlefield. The success rate depends on the individual enemy, and the average of all enemies present dictates how easy or difficult it is to fill the gauge. If maxed out, all non-immune enemies will be blown out. However, the player receives no Star Points for enemies defeated in this way.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Gale Force, now bearing its current name, returns in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake, now being performed by Flurrie. Unlike in Paper Mario, it now costs 4 FP, it is available at Flurrie's Base Rank, and enemies defeated with it will drop Star Points. Also unlike Lakilester's version, which is performed by his cloud, Flurrie blows the gusts of wind herself. Gale Force is one of the few moves that can clear out fog, although it itself can also cause fog.

Gale Force can also be used in the overworld to blow away various objects, such as bushes, posters and textures with a paper-like crease to reveal items or passages. If used on enemies on the overworld, they will get momentarily stunned, allowing Mario to sneak past or get a First Strike.

In battle, Gale Force bears a new Action Command, requiring A Button to be held and released according to the rhythm shown on screen. Pressing A Button while the button is shown to be pushed will fill a gauge, but pressing it while the button is shown to be released will instead decrease it. If the gauge is filled to its last segment, the move will use its default success rate, and if it is filled any less, the success rate will be decreased. As Flurrie stops blowing wind, the player can press A Button to perform a Stylish move.

The success rate of the move is also determined by the particular enemy, and Mario's level. Every enemy has a particular weakness to Gale Force, expressed as a percentage (for example, a Pider has a weakness of 70%). This weakness is increased by 1% for every level Mario has over each enemy's hidden level value (such as 12 for Pider). Inversely, every level an enemy has over Mario causes the weakness to decrease by 1% each. As such, if Mario encounters a Pider at level 2 (10 below the Pider's), Gale Force will have a 60% success rate instead of 70%, and if Mario encounters a Pider at level 22 (10 above the Pider's), Gale Force will have a 80% success rate instead of 70%. Note that enemies immune to Gale Force (whose base weakness is 0%) will not scale with Mario's level, so even at level 100, Gale Force will never be able to affect a boss such as Gloomtail.

Wonky mentions that "flying monsters are weak against wind", and although there is no "wind" element in the game, flying enemies do overall have higher weaknesses to Gale Force compared to grounded enemies.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ふきとばし[1]
Fukitobashi
Blow Away Both games
Chinese (simplified) 飓风[?]
Jùfēng
Hurricane Paper Mario
吹飞[?]
Chuīfēi
Blow Away Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Chinese (traditional) 吹飛[?]
Chuīfēi
Blow Away Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Dutch Windkracht 10[?] Wind Power 10 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
French Ouragan[?] Hurricane Both games
German Hurrikan[?] Hurricane Both games
Italian Folata[?] Gust Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Korean 날리기[?]
Nalligi
Blowing Away Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Spanish Huracán[?] Hurricane Paper Mario
Vendaval[?] Windstorm Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paper Mario: From Japanese to English". (June 17, 2013). The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved February 4, 2015.