Dark Bristle
| The Thousand-Year Door enemy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Pit of 100 Trials (Floors 81-89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max HP | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defense | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves | Destruction (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Items | Super Shroom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coins | 2 - 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Log | An ancient creature made of rock. Its Defense is high. You can't jump on it because of its spikes, and you can't get close to it because of its spears. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tattle Log #: 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Dark Bristle is a more powerful version of the Bristle fought in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake. Dark Bristles are only found in the Pit of 100 Trials, on levels 81-89. They are immune to all fire-based attacks and cannot be blown away by Flurrie's Gale Force.
The Quake Hammer badge, POW Blocks, and Earth Quakes will flip them over for two turns, dropping their Defense to 0.
If Mario is wearing the Spike Shield badge, they will not extend their spears to poke him if he readies his hammer. Being stomped with Spike Shield also works; however, unlike Koopa Troopas, this will not flip them over. If Mario uses the Super or Ultra Hammer to land the First Strike outside of battle, their spikes will not extend either this is no longer the case in the remake as it's impossible to land a First strike on them with the aforementioned hammers.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ヤミトゲダルマー[?] Yami Togedarumā |
Dark Bristle | |
| French | Sombrépic[?] | Portmanteau of sombre ("dark") and pic ("spike") | |
| German | Schwarzer Dornhart[?] | Black Bristle | |
| Italian | Tetrapalla Spina[?] | The Italian name of Bristles + tetra ("gloomy") | |
| Spanish | Bolapincho Oscuro[?] | Dark Spike Ball |
