The Punk Rocks

The Punk Rocks

“This no take long. This end in pain for mustache.”

—Cleftor, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Punk Rocks (a.k.a. The Green Torture Squad) is a fighting group for the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The team consists of three Hyper Bald Clefts, including the team's presumed leader, Cleftor. Goombella recommends that Mario have some items beforehand, as they are rock-hard and impervious to fire. The team name is a pun on the type of music, punk rock.

The Punk Rocks are ranked 12th in the Glitz Pit, being one of the top fighting groups of the Minor League division.

Statistics

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!

Names in other languages

The Punk Rocks

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ハイパーズ[?] Haipāzu	Hypers
Chinese (simplified)	超绝帮[?] Chāojué Bāng	Super Gang
Chinese (traditional)	超絕幫[?] Chāojué Bāng	Super Gang
Dutch	De Kale Clefts[?]	The Bald Clefts
French	Hyper Bastons[?]	Hyper Brawl
German	Hyper-Steine[?]	Hyper Stones
Italian	Il Trio dell'Alta Solidità[?]	The High Solidity Trio
Korean	하이퍼즈[?] Haipeojeu	Hypers
Spanish	Los Vande Cráneo[?]	It comes from the expression "van de cráneo" (literally "going skull") which is used in situation that are going wrong or it has hazards.

The Green Torture Squad

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ほこりたかき　とっこうたい[?] Hokori-takaki Tokkōtai	The Proud Kamikazes
Chinese (simplified)	高傲的特攻队[?] Gāo'ào de Tègōngduì	Proud Special Attack Team
Chinese (traditional)	高傲的特攻隊[?] Gāo'ào de Tègōngduì	Proud Special Attack Team
Dutch	De Groene Geweldenaren[?]	The Green Tyrants
French	Absurdement violents[?]	Absurdly violent
German	Die stolze Spezialeinheit[?]	The proud Special Unit
Italian	Si piegano, ma non si spezzano[?]	They bend, but they don't break
Korean	긍지 높은 특공대[?] Geungji Nop-eun Teuggongdae	Proud Commando
Spanish	La fuerza hercúlea, la dureza del diamante[?]	The herculean strength, the diamond's hardness