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|image=[[File:Magnus Von Grapple.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|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]])
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{{quote|Are you crying yet? Yeah? Sorry, but this thing isn't armed with tissues. Well, Magnus von Grapple has that effect on people. Total, weeping terror. And you ain't seen nothing yet! Check out the power on this bad boy!|[[Lord Crump]]|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
{{quote|Are you crying yet? Yeah? Sorry, but this thing isn't armed with tissues. Well, Magnus von Grapple has that effect on people. Total, weeping terror. And you ain't seen nothing yet! Check out the power on this bad boy!|[[Lord Crump]]|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}


'''Magnus von Grapple''' (or '''Magnus''') is a mech suit operated by [[Lord Crump]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. It serves as the boss of Chapter 2.
'''Magnus von Grapple''' (referred to as simply '''Magnus''' in battle and in the Tattle Log) is a robot operated by [[Lord Crump]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch remake]]. It serves as the boss of Chapter 2.
 
Magnus von Grapple is activated by Lord Crump in [[the Great Tree]] after he is cornered by [[Mario]], [[Party member#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|his partners]], and the [[Puni elder]], and forced to deactivate the time bomb which he had previously activated. After being defeated in battle by Mario and his party, Magnus von Grapple explodes, forcing Lord Crump and the [[X-Naut]]s whom he brought with him to retreat and allowing Mario to claim the [[Emerald Star]], which Crump had stolen. Later, when Mario and his partners arrive in the [[X-Naut Fortress]], Crump utilizes an upgraded version of the robot known as [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]].
 
==Battle==
Magnus von Grapple's first attack is "Magnus von Punish"; that is, walking up to the party, raising its foot and moving it back and forth over them as if choosing its target, then stomping down on a party member, which deals two points of base damage. It will use this attack on its first turn, and on its every subsequent turn afterwards until its [[HP]] reaches twenty.
 
After its HP reaches twenty, Magnus von Grapple uses its turn to separate its hands from the rest of its body, causing them to hover using thrusters in front of it in the form of two X-Fists, each of which, on their turns, flies into a party member in one of two possible trajectories, dealing four points of base damage. If both X-Fists are defeated, a new pair will return to Magnus von Grapple's arms at the beginning of its second turn afterwards, potentially allowing it to release them again immediately. Notably, the X-Fists are guaranteed to be removed from battle by [[Flurrie]]'s [[Gale Force]] with a perfect [[action command]].
 
While the X-Fists are independent enemies with 2 HP each, Magnus von Grapple can only attack by jumping in place and then rapidly stomping the ground repeatedly, shaking it and dealing two points of base piercing damage to both Mario and his partner (other than Flurrie, who is unaffected due to floating above the ground). In the original [[Nintendo GameCube]] version, the damage is dealt while Magnus von Grapple is stomping the ground; in the Nintendo Switch remake, Magnus von Grapple jumps in place one more time after stomping the ground, dealing the damage as it does so. Additionally, in the Japanese version of the Nintendo GameCube game, this attack cannot be [[Superguard]]ed.
 
After a new pair of X-Fists returns to Magnus von Grapple, it has, every turn until it releases them, a 60% chance to use Magnus von Punish and a 40% chance to release its X-Fists again.


In [[Mario]]'s hunt for the [[Crystal Stars]], the second star, the [[Emerald Star]], is hidden in [[the Great Tree]] of [[Boggly Woods]]. The [[X-Naut]]s, led by Lord Crump, are already there searching for the star when Mario and his [[Partner#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|partners]] arrive. Crump allows Mario to find the Crystal Star and then steals it from him after Mario discovers it at the bottom of the Tree with the help of the [[Puni]]es. Mario and his partners confront Crump, who activates a time bomb to destroy the Tree. Mario and his partners pursue him to the Tree's entrance, where Crump's escape route is blocked by the [[Puni elder]]. Upon noticing that Mario and his partners have caught up with him, Crump deactivates the time bomb, but he refuses to hand over the Emerald Star. Instead, he activates Magnus von Grapple and fights Mario and his party. In the battle with Magnus von Grapple, Mario's [[audience]] consists of Punies and the X-Nauts, with the former taking up the left half and the latter taking up the right half initially. Eventually, Mario prevails over the robot and claims the Crystal Star. The [[X-Naut PhD|X-Naut scientists]] later build a new robot named [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]], which is much more powerful than its predecessor.
In this battle, the [[audience]] consists of [[Punies]] and [[X-Naut]]s, with the former initially taking up the left half of the seats, and the latter initially taking up the right half.


==Power and abilities==
==Profiles and statistics==
Magnus von Grapple is able to fire both its [[X-Fist]]s off and use them as weapons. When launched, the X-Fists each have two [[Heart Point|HP]] and an attack power of four. Magnus's main attack is stomping on Mario and his partner, dealing only two damage to them. It can also create an earthquake that does two damage to both Mario and his partner.
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Magnus Von Grapple|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD Tattle Log - Magnus.png|180px]]}}
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=X-Fist|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Magnusbattle.png|200px]]}}
 
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Magnus Von Grapple|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Magnus von Grapple.png|180px]]}}
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=X-Fist|align=horizontal}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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PMTTYD The Great Tree Magnus von Grapple Exploding.png|Magnus von Grapple exploding
PMTTYD The Great Tree Magnus von Grapple Exploding.png|Magnus von Grapple exploding
PMTTYDNS Magnus von Grapple.jpg|Magnus von Grapple in the Nintendo Switch remake
PMTTYDNS Magnus von Grapple.jpg|Magnus von Grapple in the Nintendo Switch remake
PMTTYDNS X-Fists.jpg|Two X-Fists fired by Magnus von Grapple in the Nintendo Switch remake
Magnus von Grapple SuperMarioKun.png|Magnus von Grapple in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Magnus von Grapple===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=バッテンダーロボ
|Jap=バッテンダーロボ
|JapR=Battendā Robo
|JapR=Battendā Robo
|JapM=Likely from「メガバッテン」(''Megabatten'', "[[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]]") and「ペケダー」(''Pekedā'', "[[Lord Crump]]") + shortening of "robot"
|JapM=Likely from「メガバッテン」(''Megabatten'', "[[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]]") and「ペケダー」(''Pekedā'', "[[Lord Crump]]") + shortening of "robot"
|ChiS=X军团机器人
|ChiSR=X Jūntuán Jīqìrén
|ChiSM=X-Nauts Robot
|ChiT=X軍團機器人
|ChiT=X軍團機器人
|ChiTR=
|ChiTR=X Jūntuán Jīqìrén
|ChiTM=
|ChiTM=X-Nauts Robot
|Dut=Kruisbot
|Dut=Kruisbot
|DutM=From ''kruis'' ("cross") and "bot"
|DutM=From ''kruis'' ("cross") and "bot"
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|KorR=Ekseuda Robo
|KorR=Ekseuda Robo
|KorM=From the Japanese name
|KorM=From the Japanese name
}}
===X-Fist===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ロケットパンチ<ref>Malleoz (February 15, 2015). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jf9zlQ3DJs GC Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (JPN) in 4:15:48.23]. ''YouTube''. The Japanese name is seen at about 1:09:36 in the video.</ref>
|JapR=Roketto Panchi
|JapM=Rocket Punch
|Chi=
|ChiR=
|ChiM=
|Dut=Kruisknuist
|DutM=From ''kruis'' ("cross") and ''knuist'' ("fist")
|Fre=Roquettopoing
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''roquette'' ("rocket") and ''poing'' ("fist")
|Ger=Jetpranke
|GerM=Jet Mauler
|Ita=Pugno Missile
|ItaM=Rocket Punch
|Kor=
|KorR=
|KorM=
|Spa=Puños Fuera
|SpaM=Fists Off; also the Spanish name of {{wp|Mazinger Z}}'s signature Rocket Punch ability.
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the items on [[Francis]]'s "things to get" list is a Magnus von Grapple action figure.
*In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the items on [[Francis]]'s "things to get" list is a Magnus von Grapple action figure.
*According to [[Goombella]]'s [[Tattle]] in the room in which Magnus von Grapple 2.0 is fought, both versions of Magnus von Grapple were built there.
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:08, August 28, 2024

Magnus von Grapple
Artwork of Magnus von Grapple
Artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Are you crying yet? Yeah? Sorry, but this thing isn't armed with tissues. Well, Magnus von Grapple has that effect on people. Total, weeping terror. And you ain't seen nothing yet! Check out the power on this bad boy!”
Lord Crump, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Magnus von Grapple (referred to as simply Magnus in battle and in the Tattle Log) is a robot operated by Lord Crump in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake. It serves as the boss of Chapter 2.

Magnus von Grapple is activated by Lord Crump in the Great Tree after he is cornered by Mario, his partners, and the Puni elder, and forced to deactivate the time bomb which he had previously activated. After being defeated in battle by Mario and his party, Magnus von Grapple explodes, forcing Lord Crump and the X-Nauts whom he brought with him to retreat and allowing Mario to claim the Emerald Star, which Crump had stolen. Later, when Mario and his partners arrive in the X-Naut Fortress, Crump utilizes an upgraded version of the robot known as Magnus von Grapple 2.0.

Battle[edit]

Magnus von Grapple's first attack is "Magnus von Punish"; that is, walking up to the party, raising its foot and moving it back and forth over them as if choosing its target, then stomping down on a party member, which deals two points of base damage. It will use this attack on its first turn, and on its every subsequent turn afterwards until its HP reaches twenty.

After its HP reaches twenty, Magnus von Grapple uses its turn to separate its hands from the rest of its body, causing them to hover using thrusters in front of it in the form of two X-Fists, each of which, on their turns, flies into a party member in one of two possible trajectories, dealing four points of base damage. If both X-Fists are defeated, a new pair will return to Magnus von Grapple's arms at the beginning of its second turn afterwards, potentially allowing it to release them again immediately. Notably, the X-Fists are guaranteed to be removed from battle by Flurrie's Gale Force with a perfect action command.

While the X-Fists are independent enemies with 2 HP each, Magnus von Grapple can only attack by jumping in place and then rapidly stomping the ground repeatedly, shaking it and dealing two points of base piercing damage to both Mario and his partner (other than Flurrie, who is unaffected due to floating above the ground). In the original Nintendo GameCube version, the damage is dealt while Magnus von Grapple is stomping the ground; in the Nintendo Switch remake, Magnus von Grapple jumps in place one more time after stomping the ground, dealing the damage as it does so. Additionally, in the Japanese version of the Nintendo GameCube game, this attack cannot be Superguarded.

After a new pair of X-Fists returns to Magnus von Grapple, it has, every turn until it releases them, a 60% chance to use Magnus von Punish and a 40% chance to release its X-Fists again.

In this battle, the audience consists of Punies and X-Nauts, with the former initially taking up the left half of the seats, and the latter initially taking up the right half.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Magnus
Magnus von Grapple Max HP 30 Attack 2 Defense 1
Location(s) The Great Tree Role Boss Level 68
Sleep? 0% Dizzy? 50% Confuse? 50%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 50% Soft? 90%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 30% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Magnus von Punish (Stomp attack) (2), Earthquake (2, Piercing), Flying X-Fists (4)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
117
Log A powerful and cutting-edge robot built by X-Naut scientists. It has all the features expected of a robot, including rocket fists.
Tattle That's Magnus Von Grapple. It's a giant robot built by the X-Nauts. Lord Crump drives it. Max HP is 30, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. Its most effective attack is one that takes advantage of its size: a smothering stomp. It can also shoot out its fists, which do these super-gnarly rocket punches. Its fists have Max HP of 2, an Attack of 4, and Defense of 0. Its fists are super-powerful, so it's best to knock them down fast. The thing about this robot is I can't tell if it looks cool, or really, REALLY stupid...
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
X-Fist
Mario and Flurrie battling Magnus von Grapple Max HP 2 Attack 4 Defense 0
Location(s) The Great Tree Role Support Level 0
Sleep? 0% Dizzy? 80% Confuse? 80%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 80% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 80% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 100% KO? 0% Moves Flying X-Fists (4)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
117
Log N/A
Tattle Japanese: Rocket Punch Mark 2 - English: Unused Message GLOBAL 7162

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

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Magnus
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 30 Attack 2 Defense 1
Location(s) The Great Tree Role Boss Level 68
Sleep? 0% Dizzy? 50% Confuse? 50%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 50% Soft? 90%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 30% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Magnus von Punish (Stomp attack) (2), Earthquake (2, Piercing), Flying X-Fists (4)
Exp. points 0 Coins 100 Items None
Tattle Log #:
122
Log A powerful and cutting-edge robot built by X-Naut scientists. It has all the features expected of a robot, including rocket fists.
Tattle That's Magnus von Grapple. It's a giant robot built by the X-Nauts. Lord Crump drives it. Max HP is 30, Attack is 2, and Defense is 1. Its most effective attack is one that takes advantage of its size—a smothering stomp. It can also shoot out its fists, which do these super-gnarly rocket punches. Its fists have Max HP of 2, an Attack of 4, and Defense of 0. Its fists are super powerful, so it's best to knock them down fast. The thing about this robot is I can't tell if it looks cool, or really, REALLY stupid... And we're not even going to discuss the color.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
X-Fist
Two X-Fists in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 2 Attack 4 Defense 0
Location(s) The Great Tree Role Support Level 0
Sleep? 0% Dizzy? 80% Confuse? 80%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 80% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 80% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 100% KO? 0% Moves Flying X-Fists (4)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
122
Log N/A
Tattle N/A

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Magnus von Grapple[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バッテンダーロボ[?]
Battendā Robo
Likely from「メガバッテン」(Megabatten, "X-Nauts") and「ペケダー」(Pekedā, "Lord Crump") + shortening of "robot"
Chinese (simplified) X军团机器人[?]
X Jūntuán Jīqìrén
X-Nauts Robot
Chinese (traditional) X軍團機器人[?]
X Jūntuán Jīqìrén
X-Nauts Robot
Dutch Kruisbot[?] From kruis ("cross") and "bot"
French Cruxobot[?] Pun on crux- (a prefix referring to a cross) and "robot"
German Crucibot[?] Pun on Crucionen (German name of the X-Nauts) and "robot"
Italian Justobot[?] From Giustignardo (the Italian name of Sir Grodus) and "robot"
Korean 엑스다로보[?]
Ekseuda Robo
From the Japanese name
Spanish Robo X[?] From "robot" and "X"

X-Fist[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ロケットパンチ[1]
Roketto Panchi
Rocket Punch
Dutch Kruisknuist[?] From kruis ("cross") and knuist ("fist")
French Roquettopoing[?] Portmanteau of roquette ("rocket") and poing ("fist")
German Jetpranke[?] Jet Mauler
Italian Pugno Missile[?] Rocket Punch
Spanish Puños Fuera[?] Fists Off; also the Spanish name of Mazinger Z's signature Rocket Punch ability.

Trivia[edit]

  • In Super Paper Mario, one of the items on Francis's "things to get" list is a Magnus von Grapple action figure.
  • According to Goombella's Tattle in the room in which Magnus von Grapple 2.0 is fought, both versions of Magnus von Grapple were built there.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Malleoz (February 15, 2015). GC Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (JPN) in 4:15:48.23. YouTube. The Japanese name is seen at about 1:09:36 in the video.