Cleftor

Cleftor
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species	Hyper Bald Cleft
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

“Grack! Cleftor admits Stache is strong.”

—Cleftor, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Cleftor is a Hyper Bald Cleft who fights in the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is a member of The Punk Rocks, also known as "The Green Torture Squad," in the minor league division. Cleftor shows little respect for Mario before fighting him, but he begins to respect him after being defeated. Also, according to Goombella, he is a nice guy at heart, but dislikes Mario's mustache. Cleftor appears to like King K, as Master Crash claimed to have found him crying in a locker when King K vanished despite Cleftor's denial.

Profiles and Statistics

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
H. Bald Cleft
	Max HP	3	Attack	2	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit	Role	Common	Level	12
	Sleep?	40%	Dizzy?	40%	Confuse?	40%
	Tiny?	65%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	60%	Fright?	40%
	Gale Force?	30%	KO?	95%	Moves	Charge (2), Charge Up (ATK+6), Missilecharge (8)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 78	Log	A hyperactive Bald Cleft that can charge up energy, boosting its Attack to eight.
	Tattle	That's a Hyper Bald Cleft. Like Clefts and Bald Clefts, this is also a rock monster. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 2. This hyper version can build up its energy, boosting its Attack to 8 on the next turn. It has low HP, but its body is rock-hard and impervious to fire, making it super-tough. It says here that item attacks are pretty effective. Beat it before it goes hyper!

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Hyper Bald Cleft
	Max HP	3	Attack	2	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit	Role	Common	Level	12
	Sleep?	40%	Dizzy?	40%	Confuse?	40%
	Tiny?	65%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	60%	Fright?	40%
	Gale Force?	30%	KO?	95%	Moves	Charge (2), Charge Up (ATK+6), Missilecharge (8)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 81	Log	A hyperactive Bald Cleft that can charge up energy, boosting its Attack to 8.
	Tattle	That's a Hyper Bald Cleft. Like Clefts and Bald Clefts, this is also a rock monster. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 2. This hyper version can build up its energy, boosting its Attack to 8 on the next turn. It has low HP, but its body is rock-hard and impervious to fire, making it super tough. It says here that item attacks are pretty effective. Beat it before it goes hyper!

Field Tattle

• "That's Cleftor. He might sound a bit gruff... But I think he's actually nicer than he sounds, y'know? Maybe he's just a little shy."

Quotes

• "Grack! No closer."
• "Grack! Stache must work out."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ガンガン[?] Gangan	A Japanese term meaning "vigorously", also a repetition of「岩」(gan, "rock")
Chinese (simplified)	岗岗[?] Gǎng Gǎng	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Chinese (traditional)	崗崗[?] Gǎng Gǎng	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch	Keikop[?]	From kei ("rock") and kop ("head")
French	Arthur[?]	-
German	Felshelm[?]	Portmanteau of fels ("rock") and helm ("helmet")
Italian	Mortisio[?]	A rare given name that sounds like morte ("death")
Korean	돌돌이[?] Doldol'i	A Korean term meaning "rolling up", also a repetition of "돌" (dol, "rock"), combined with "이" (-i, Korean diminutive name ending)
Spanish	Cabeza Dura[?]	Hardheaded