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 {{quote|Trash is garbage, no matter how you dress it. This world is made for BEAUUUUUTY!|King Croacus IV|Super Paper Mario|King Croacus the Fourth}}
-[[File:Flowercreature.jpg|thumb|left|King Croacus's official artwork. Note that in-game, his smaller heads do not actually have thorns, except for in one of their attacks.]]
+'''King Croacus IV''', usually just called '''King Croacus''', is a boss in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. The flamboyant king of the [[Floro Sapien]]s, Croacus adores beauty and spends most of his time brainwashing [[Cragnon]]s to rebuild his castle full of jewels. He is also the owner of the sixth [[Pure Heart]]. As told by the description under the painting in his palace, he was the regent for [[King Croacus III]] until he came of age. When the young ruler wilted, Croacus IV, popular due to his stabilizing influence, was appointed King. He does not care for fighting, but when [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Bowser]] enter his chambers, he decides to dispose of them. He resembles a giant flower and is named after the real life {{wp|Crocus}} plant. His obsession with beauty may be a nod to another flower named [[Rosie]], from the first ''[[Paper Mario]]''. It is notable that in his theme song, a voice saying "I'm a champion", and "Me" can be heard, emphasizing King Croacus's narcissistic personality.
-'''King Croacus IV''', usually just called '''King Croacus''', is a boss in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. The flamboyant king of the [[Floro Sapien]]s, Croacus adores beauty and spends most of his time brainwashing [[Cragnon]]s to rebuild his castle full of jewels. He is also the owner of the sixth [[Pure Heart]]. As told by the description under the painting in his palace, he was the regent for [[King Croacus III]] until he came of age. When the young ruler wilted, Croacus IV, popular due to his stabilizing influence, was appointed King. He doesn't care for fighting, but when [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Bowser]] enter his chambers, he decides to dispose of them. He resembles a giant flower and is named after the real life [[wikipedia:Crocus|Crocus]] plant. His obsession with beauty may be a nod to another flower named [[Rosie]], from the first ''[[Paper Mario]]''. It is notable that in his theme song, a voice saying "I'm a champion", and "Me" can be heard, emphasizing King Croacus's narcissistic personality.
 King Croacus is fought in two phases. In both, his head is normally protected by impenetrable petals, but will frequently expose itself, allowing him to be damaged. In the first phase, he fights with three extra heads, all attached to a single point via vines, the one holding the main head being covered in thorns. His main head sways above while the others attempt to crush the heroes by dropping on top of them. Croacus can also converge all three to the main root, then cause their vines to grow thorns as they quickly spread out in a grid pattern until hitting the heroes or a wall. The heads can be used as platforms to reach his main head, and can also be picked up and thrown by [[Thoreau]]. After taking enough damage, his entire body will disappear other than his head, which will now float around the room, periodically releasing shuriken-like petals to bounce around with him. These can also be picked up by Thoreau and used against Croacus.
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+==Trivia==
+[[File:Flowercreature.jpg|thumb|King Croacus's official artwork]]
+*Even though King Croacus's official artwork depicts that his smaller heads have thorns, they actually lack any, except for in one of their attacks.
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