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{{quote|WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? You destroyed [[Hooktail|my precious younger sister]]?!? I wondered why she hadn't written recently... Quake in fear, mortals! For I am Gloomtail! I will avenge my sister by taking your lives...and then gnawing on your bones!|Gloomtail|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}} | {{quote|WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? You destroyed [[Hooktail|my precious younger sister]]?!? I wondered why she hadn't written recently... Quake in fear, mortals! For I am Gloomtail! I will avenge my sister by taking your lives...and then gnawing on your bones!|Gloomtail|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}} | ||
'''Gloomtail''' is the middle sibling in the "tail" family in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He is the older brother of [[Hooktail]] and the younger brother of [[Bonetail]], and according to [[Grifty]], once served as a pet of the [[Shadow Queen]]. Gloomtail is the only male sibling out of the trio. He lives in the [[Palace of Shadow]] and guards the [[Star Key]], which is needed to unlock the pedestals in the [[Palace of Shadow Tower]] | '''Gloomtail''' is the middle sibling in the "tail" family in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He is the older brother of [[Hooktail]] and the younger brother of [[Bonetail]], and according to [[Grifty]], once served as a pet of the [[Shadow Queen]]. Gloomtail is the only male sibling out of the trio (although Bonetail is male in the English script of the original GameCube release) and the only one to not have a ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' equivalent. He lives in the [[Palace of Shadow]] and guards the [[Star Key]], which is needed to unlock the pedestals in the [[Palace of Shadow Tower]]. When Mario and his [[party member|partner]] (except [[Goombella]] and [[Koops]]) first encounter Gloomtail, the partner confuses him for Hooktail and questions why she is back. Upon hearing this, Gloomtail vows to destroy Mario and company and avenge his sister. After defeating Gloomtail, he coughs up the [[treasure chest]] containing the Star Key. | ||
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Gloomtail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location(s) | Palace of Shadow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max HP | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attack | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defense | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moves | Poison Breath (8, Poison, Piercing), Stomp (8), Chomp (8), Earthquake (10, Piercing; useless against Vivian and Flurrie), Charge +8 (warning for Megabreath), Megabreath (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Items | Star Key | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coins | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Log | Hooktail's brother. He's a big, dark, poison-spewing baddie. Watch out for his famous Megabreath attack! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tattle Log #: 100 |
- “WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? You destroyed my precious younger sister?!? I wondered why she hadn't written recently... Quake in fear, mortals! For I am Gloomtail! I will avenge my sister by taking your lives...and then gnawing on your bones!”
- —Gloomtail, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Gloomtail is the middle sibling in the "tail" family in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is the older brother of Hooktail and the younger brother of Bonetail, and according to Grifty, once served as a pet of the Shadow Queen. Gloomtail is the only male sibling out of the trio (although Bonetail is male in the English script of the original GameCube release) and the only one to not have a Super Paper Mario equivalent. He lives in the Palace of Shadow and guards the Star Key, which is needed to unlock the pedestals in the Palace of Shadow Tower. When Mario and his partner (except Goombella and Koops) first encounter Gloomtail, the partner confuses him for Hooktail and questions why she is back. Upon hearing this, Gloomtail vows to destroy Mario and company and avenge his sister. After defeating Gloomtail, he coughs up the treasure chest containing the Star Key.
Gloomtail is stronger than his sister. He attacks by breathing poison on Mario and his partner (taking at least ten turns to wear off), and stomping or chomping the character in front. His earthquake move can be dangerous, but it does not work on Vivian and Flurrie. He can also charge up for his signature and strongest attack: his Megabreath move, which does up to 16 damage. He shares his attack and defense stats with Bonetail.
Quotes
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | ブンババ[?] Bunbaba |
From「ゴンババ」(Gonbaba, "Hooktail") and possibly「ブラック」(burakku, "black") | |
French | Toxicroc[?] | Portmanteau of toxique ("toxic") and croc ("fang") | |
German | Lohbert[?] | Portmanteau of Lohe ("blaze") and the masculine name "Bert" | |
Italian | Fosco[?] | Gloomy; shared with Woodrow | |
Spanish | Bumbaba[?] | Taken from the Japanese Bunbaba, but with the "m" before "b", because in Spanish, "n" should not come directly before "b" |
Trivia
- The room Sir Grodus is fought in is directly below Gloomtail's room, which would mean that Bowser was in Gloomtail's room when he fell through the floor. In fact, if the player uses cheats or glitches to go to the hidden area behind Gloomtail's room after defeating the Shadow Queen, a large hole can be seen. The hole can be jumped down to enter the aforementioned Grodus room.[1]
- Goombella's tattle when inside Gloomtail's room acts as though Gloomtail is not present, despite the fact that he is always present until the player lowers the floor of the rooms that lead to his room. This implies that Gloomtail's room was intended to be accessible at any time.
References
- ^ Paper Mario: TTYD Visiting Gloomtail secret room postgame, ht Zheng (April 30th, 2021). Retrieved February 17th, 2023.