Fracktail

“CTRL! ALT! DEL!”

—Fracktail, Super Paper Mario

Fracktail is a giant robotic dragon that is the first boss in the game Super Paper Mario, found in Yold Desert, at the end of Yold Ruins. It has spiral eyes and magenta skin, and it can burrow into the sand and go underground. It will surprise Mario and appear out of the ground, and then fly in the air. Fracktail slightly resembles a Chinese dragon, and is coloured like Hooktail, his equivalent from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The repeating patterned segments of Fracktail's body, as well as its name are both references to a fractal, a geometric repetition of a pattern. He claims Mario has a Level 5 mustache. Fracktail is the largest enemy in the Mario series, also sharing that title with Wracktail.

History

Super Paper Mario

Template:Spmenemybox Fracktail was originally the robotic protector of the Pure Heart, who spent "thousands of years" (it was actually 1,500 years), protecting it from "lawless intruders." When he realized that Mario was the hero meant to obtain the Pure Heart (after scanning his database, which made his eyes turn into the Internet connection symbol for the Wii Shop Channel), he was going to just let him pass. However, Count Bleck's minion, Dimentio blasts him with a spell, and causes him to short-circuit. Fracktail's system is corrupted and it says nonsensical things (for example, it says Mario's threat level is "jelly roll 1"), riffs on MS-DOS and Windows 95, 98, and Me error messages, and makes a reference to the The Legend of Zelda character Error (who stated "I AM ERROR"). It then attacks Mario.

Fracktail before the battle

In order to defeat Fracktail, Mario must flip into 3D then jump on top of its long back when the robot glides low. The battle scene will then shift to the back of Fracktail's back as he flies. Players must then pick up a Frackle crawling around on its back using Thoreau and throw the Frackle at Fracktail's weak point which is its antenna. After taking three hits, Fracktail will perform an aerial loop. Mario must jump from the tail at the end of the loop back onto the head; failing to do so will result in falling to the ground and having to dodge Fracktail's attacks until the chance to jump onto its back arises again.

Fracktail must be hit in its antenna nine times, and upon being defeated, its personality briefly returns to normal. It apologizes for its error in attacking Mario and pleads that he save the world, and then it explodes.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Fracktail makes an appearance as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Excluding Bowser he is the only Paper Mario series boss to have this distinction.

Related Enemies

• Frackle – The creatures that crawl along Fracktail's back. Mario must pick them up and toss them at Fracktail's antenna to defeat him. They are in the game Super Paper Mario.
• Wrackle – The creatures that crawl along Wracktail's back. Mario must pick them up and toss them at Wracktail's antenna to defeat him. They are in the game Super Paper Mario.
• Wracktail – A stronger, more violent version of Fracktail found at the bottom of the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials in the game Super Paper Mario.
• Dragoneel

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Trophy

Name	Image	Game	Description
Fracktail		Wii Super Paper Mario	A giant, red, robotic dragon built to be the protector of a Pure Heart. Fracktail has a long body with little arms and wings, and he shoots out of the ground into the air to attack Mario. The only way to beat him is to first jump on his back. You can then pick up the Frackles on his back and score damage by throwing them at his weak point--the yellow antenna orb.