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'''Hooktail''' is a dragon featured in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. She resides in [[Hooktail Castle]], and serves as the boss of Chapter 1. | '''Hooktail''' is a dragon featured in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. She resides in [[Hooktail Castle]], and serves as the boss of Chapter 1. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
===Background=== | |||
Much of Hooktail's background is unknown, though according to stories told by [[Grifty]], she, along with her [[Gloomtail|two]] [[Bonetail|siblings]] were once pets of the [[Shadow Queen]] who traveled around the world terrorizing people before the Shadow Queen was imprisoned behind [[The Thousand-Year Door]]. Grifty's stories also mention that Hooktail Castle was created to contain one of the [[Crystal Star]]s, implying Hooktail may have been placed there in order to guard it. | |||
== | ===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''=== | ||
As explained by the residents there, Hooktail terrorized [[Petalburg]] for a long time, devouring many of its residents. Those who tried to stop her were ultimately devoured as well, including [[Kolorado]]'s [[Kolorado's father|father]] and [[Koopley]]. However, her victims discovered that her weakness was [[Attack FX R|cricket chirps]], noting that she became nauseated and weakened upon hearing them. | As explained by the residents there, Hooktail terrorized [[Petalburg]] for a long time, devouring many of its residents. Those who tried to stop her were ultimately devoured as well, including [[Kolorado]]'s [[Kolorado's father|father]] and [[Koopley]]. However, her victims discovered that her weakness was [[Attack FX R|cricket chirps]], noting that she became nauseated and weakened upon hearing them. | ||
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Upon defeat, she tries to bargain with the player. She at first offers 1,000 [[coin]]s, then a "lovely, rare, extra-special badge", and finally a chance to sniff her feet. All three are false offers, and she will attack the player if they accept any of them. After this, she eats some of the [[audience]] members, healing her by 10 HP and causing the rest of the audience to run away. Mario then defeats her, and she coughs up the missing Koopley after fainting. He then rewards Mario with the Diamond Star, which was trapped inside her gut. | Upon defeat, she tries to bargain with the player. She at first offers 1,000 [[coin]]s, then a "lovely, rare, extra-special badge", and finally a chance to sniff her feet. All three are false offers, and she will attack the player if they accept any of them. After this, she eats some of the [[audience]] members, healing her by 10 HP and causing the rest of the audience to run away. Mario then defeats her, and she coughs up the missing Koopley after fainting. He then rewards Mario with the Diamond Star, which was trapped inside her gut. | ||
Hooktail was later referenced nearing the end of the game when encountering her brother [[Gloomtail]], where one of the party members will briefly mistake him for her and question how she survived the encounter. This promptly outraged him and had him decide to fight Mario to avenge his sister. | |||
===''Super Mario-kun''=== | |||
[[File:SMKun Hooktail.jpg|left|thumb|Hooktail appearing in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''.]] | |||
Hooktail appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' in volume 32 of the series, the ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' issue. In it, she attacks Mario, Goombella, and Koops. As this manga is based on the original Japanese game, she gets weak by a frog's croak rather than a cricket's chirp. | |||
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | |||
Hooktail appears as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] in the game ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The sticker is usable in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] by every character and increases resistance to fire-based attacks by 36 points. | Hooktail appears as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] in the game ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The sticker is usable in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] by every character and increases resistance to fire-based attacks by 36 points. | ||
===Unused appearances=== | |||
====''Minecraft''==== | |||
[[File:Hooktail minecraft.jpg|thumb|150px|Hooktail as the Ender Dragon.]] | |||
In the files for the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'', there is an unused image of Hooktail as the Ender Dragon. In the final version, the Ender Dragon is [[Gobblegut]] instead. | |||
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{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|align=horizontal|transcludesection=Hooktail|image=[[File:PMTTYD Hooktail Head Sprite.png]]}} | {{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|align=horizontal|transcludesection=Hooktail|image=[[File:PMTTYD Hooktail Head Sprite.png]]}} | ||
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' | ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ||
{ | {{SSBB sticker | ||
| | |name=Hooktail | ||
|image=[[File:Hooktail Sticker.png|100px]] | |||
|game-''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]] | |||
|effect=[Flame] - Resistance +36 | |||
}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
|[[File:Hooktail Sticker.png]] | <gallery> | ||
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]] | Hooktail PMTTYD encounter.png|Mario and Koops encounter Hooktail | ||
| | Hooktail Threatening PMTTYD.png|Hooktail threatens to devour the heroes. | ||
| | PMTTYD Hooktail Battle Introduction.png | ||
PMTTYD Hooktail Battle.png|Mario prepares to swing his hammer at Hooktail | |||
PMTTYD Hooktail Feeling Ill.png | |||
PMTTYD Hooktail Breath.png|Hooktail breathing her "stinky, fiery breath" at Goombella and Mario | |||
PMTTYD Hooktail Pleading 1.png | |||
PMTTYD Hooktail Pleading 2.png | |||
PMTTYD Hooktail Pleading 3.png | |||
PMTTYD Hooktail Crowd.png|Hooktail gobbles the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] in the audience and restores 10 HP. | |||
Hooktail Fainting PMTTYD.png|Hooktail faints. | |||
Hooktail Finished! PMTTYD.png|Hooktail defeated. | |||
Hooktail Last Burp.png|Hooktail spitting [[Koopley]]'s shell out | |||
PMTTYD NS Hooktail.png|Hooktail as seen in the Nintendo Switch version | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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|Jap=ゴンババ | |Jap=ゴンババ | ||
|JapR=Gonbaba | |JapR=Gonbaba | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=From「ウンババ」(''Unbaba'', "[[Blargg]]"), and possibly「ドラゴン」(''doragon'', "dragon"); the play on「ウンババ」was also used on every dragon boss in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' and ''Super Paper Mario''. | ||
| | |Chi= | ||
| | |ChiR= | ||
|ChiS= | |||
|Dut=Vermila | |||
|DutM=Pun on ''vermiljoen'' ("vermilion") and the feminine name "Mila" | |||
|Fre=Carbocroc | |||
|FreM= Pun on ''carboniser'' ("burn", "char") and ''croc'' ("fang") | |||
|Ger=Lohgard | |Ger=Lohgard | ||
|GerM=Portmanteau of | |GerM=Portmanteau of ''Lohe'' ("blaze") and the feminine name suffix "-gard" (e.g. "Hildegard" or "Irmgard") | ||
|Ita=Crimilde | |||
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "crimson" and the feminine name suffix "-hilde" | |||
|Kor= | |||
|KorR= | |||
|KorM= | |||
|Spa=Gombaba | |Spa=Gombaba | ||
|SpaM= | |SpaM=Same as Japanese name | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*There will always be eight Toads seated in the lower right seats in the [[audience]]. Hooktail will eat these Toads to replenish herself for the second round, but two of them will escape from being eaten. | *There will always be eight Toads seated in the lower right seats in the [[audience]]. Hooktail will eat these Toads to replenish herself for the second round, but two of them will escape from being eaten. | ||
**Jumping on Hooktail or using [[Goombella]]'s [[Headbonk]] during that round will make her spit out the Toads she has eaten, two per hit. Up to six Toads can be released from Hooktail's mouth. | **Jumping on Hooktail or using [[Goombella]]'s [[Headbonk]] during that round will make her spit out the Toads she has eaten, two per hit. Up to six Toads can be released from Hooktail's mouth. | ||
*In the Spanish localization, Hooktail is depicted as a male. | *In the Spanish localization, Hooktail is depicted as a male. | ||
*In the Japanese version, Hooktail's weakness is frogs and not crickets like in the | *In the Japanese version and all other versions except English, Hooktail's weakness is frogs and not crickets like in the English version. However, in the American ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' demo included in the Demo Disc Version 18 for the GameCube, Hooktail is weak to frogs like in the Japanese version. | ||
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[[Category:Dragons]] | [[Category:Dragons]] | ||
[[Category:Fire | [[Category:Fire creatures]] | ||
[[Category:Siblings]] | [[Category:Siblings]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bosses]] | [[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bosses]] | ||
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl | [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers]] | ||
[[de:Lohgard]] | [[de:Lohgard]] | ||
[[it:Crimilde]] | [[it:Crimilde]] | ||
Revision as of 23:38, April 26, 2024
| Hooktail | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of Hooktail | |
| Species | Dragon |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (sticker cameo) (2008) |
- “Snack time, little appetizers! But which one of you morsels should I taste first?”
- —Hooktail, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Hooktail is a dragon featured in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. She resides in Hooktail Castle, and serves as the boss of Chapter 1.
History
Background
Much of Hooktail's background is unknown, though according to stories told by Grifty, she, along with her two siblings were once pets of the Shadow Queen who traveled around the world terrorizing people before the Shadow Queen was imprisoned behind The Thousand-Year Door. Grifty's stories also mention that Hooktail Castle was created to contain one of the Crystal Stars, implying Hooktail may have been placed there in order to guard it.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
As explained by the residents there, Hooktail terrorized Petalburg for a long time, devouring many of its residents. Those who tried to stop her were ultimately devoured as well, including Kolorado's father and Koopley. However, her victims discovered that her weakness was cricket chirps, noting that she became nauseated and weakened upon hearing them.
When Mario visited the Thousand-Year Door and held the Magical Map aloft, the map revealed that the Diamond Star was located in Hooktail Castle. After progressing through it, it is revealed that Hooktail is the guardian of the Crystal Star, and Mario battles her to retrieve it. Wearing the Attack FX R badge in the battle against her will progressively weaken her attacks, making the battle much easier.
Upon defeat, she tries to bargain with the player. She at first offers 1,000 coins, then a "lovely, rare, extra-special badge", and finally a chance to sniff her feet. All three are false offers, and she will attack the player if they accept any of them. After this, she eats some of the audience members, healing her by 10 HP and causing the rest of the audience to run away. Mario then defeats her, and she coughs up the missing Koopley after fainting. He then rewards Mario with the Diamond Star, which was trapped inside her gut.
Hooktail was later referenced nearing the end of the game when encountering her brother Gloomtail, where one of the party members will briefly mistake him for her and question how she survived the encounter. This promptly outraged him and had him decide to fight Mario to avenge his sister.
Super Mario-kun
Hooktail appearing in Super Mario-kun.
Hooktail appears in Super Mario-kun in volume 32 of the series, the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door issue. In it, she attacks Mario, Goombella, and Koops. As this manga is based on the original Japanese game, she gets weak by a frog's croak rather than a cricket's chirp.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Hooktail appears as a Sticker in the game Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The sticker is usable in The Subspace Emissary by every character and increases resistance to fire-based attacks by 36 points.
Unused appearances
Minecraft
In the files for the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft: Wii U Edition, there is an unused image of Hooktail as the Ender Dragon. In the final version, the Ender Dragon is Gobblegut instead.
Profiles and statistics
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooktail | ||||||||
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Max HP | 20 (+10 upon revival) | Attack | 5 | Defense | 1 | ||
| Location(s) | Hooktail Castle | Role | Boss | Level | 65 | |||
| Sleep? | 20% | Dizzy? | 50% | Confuse? | 50% | |||
| Tiny? | 0% | Stop? | 0% | Soft? | 0% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 0% | Fright? | 0% | |||
| Gale Force? | 0% | KO? | 0% | Moves | Fire Breath (4, Piercing), Stomp (5), Chomp (5) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | N/A | Items | None | |||
| Tattle Log #: 99 |
Log | This giant dragon attacks by munching, stomping and breathing stinky, fiery breath. She hates things that make chirping noises, especially creatures that start with "cr-" and end with "-icket". | ||||||
| Tattle | That's Hooktail! Max HP is 20, Attack is 5, and Defense is 1. It'll stomp and munch on you, and it has a more dragonish attack: stinky, fiery breath! It's tricky, especially when it's losing, and it'll try to fool you into being merciful. Oh, yeah, and one more thing. It hates things that start with "cr" and end with "icket". Supposedly, there's something related to that somewhere in this castle. Did we find it? | |||||||
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Sticker Hooktail |
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| Artwork from: | ||||||||
| Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Flame] - Resistance +36 | ||||||||
| Usable by: Anyone | ||||||||
Gallery
Mario and Koops encounter Hooktail
Hooktail threatens to devour the heroes.
Mario prepares to swing his hammer at Hooktail
Hooktail breathing her "stinky, fiery breath" at Goombella and Mario
Hooktail gobbles the Toads in the audience and restores 10 HP.
Hooktail faints.
Hooktail defeated.
Hooktail spitting Koopley's shell out
Hooktail as seen in the Nintendo Switch version
See also
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゴンババ Gonbaba |
From「ウンババ」(Unbaba, "Blargg"), and possibly「ドラゴン」(doragon, "dragon"); the play on「ウンババ」was also used on every dragon boss in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Paper Mario. |
| Dutch | Vermila |
Pun on vermiljoen ("vermilion") and the feminine name "Mila" |
| French | Carbocroc |
Pun on carboniser ("burn", "char") and croc ("fang") |
| German | Lohgard |
Portmanteau of Lohe ("blaze") and the feminine name suffix "-gard" (e.g. "Hildegard" or "Irmgard") |
| Italian | Crimilde |
Portmanteau of "crimson" and the feminine name suffix "-hilde" |
| Spanish | Gombaba |
Same as Japanese name |
Trivia
- There will always be eight Toads seated in the lower right seats in the audience. Hooktail will eat these Toads to replenish herself for the second round, but two of them will escape from being eaten.
- In the Spanish localization, Hooktail is depicted as a male.
- In the Japanese version and all other versions except English, Hooktail's weakness is frogs and not crickets like in the English version. However, in the American Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door demo included in the Demo Disc Version 18 for the GameCube, Hooktail is weak to frogs like in the Japanese version.
