Fracktail
- “BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP. I AM ERROR. PRESS ANY KEY TO RESTART. ...SYSTEM NOT FOUND. INSERT INSTALL DISC. DISC NOT FOUND. PLEASE CONFIRM DISC COVER IS CLOSED. READ ERROR. INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ENTER. NO RESPONSE. SYSTEM MAY BE BUSY OR MELTING INTO SLAG. APPLICATION ERROR. SAVE YOUR WORK AND QUIT. YOU LOST EVERYTHING. WAY TO GO, GENIUS. WAITING FOR PROCESSORS. "404 computer hamsters not found." THREAT LEVEL UPGRADED TO JELLY ROLL 1. DETONATION IMMINENT. BEEBLEBLIP! C:/ run query identification C:/ run insult generator C:/ results: go away yeti-lip! CTRL ALT DEL!”
- —Fracktail, Super Paper Mario
Fracktail is a boss in the game Super Paper Mario, found in a desert. It has spiral eyes and red skin, and it can burrow into the sand and go underground. It will surprise Mario and shoot out of the ground, and then fly in the air. Fracktail slightly resembles a Chinese dragon.
In order to defeat Fracktail, Mario must 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 and throw the enemies at the serpent's yellow orb on its antenna. The process is repeated until Fracktail is defeated.
After taking a few hits, Fracktail will perform an aerial loop. Mario must jump from the tail at then 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 was originally the robotic protector of the Pure Heart, but Count Bleck's minion Dimentio short-circuited it and it attacked Mario. Upon being defeated, it returns to normal upon its final moments, apologizing for its error and pleading Mario to save the world.
A similar boss featured in the Pit of 100 Trials, Wracktail, looks very similar to Fracktail, despite being a skeleton of it. It is also much more powerful. Both are references to Hooktail, Gloomtail, and Bonetail from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Related Enemies
Statistics
HP: ??
Attack: 1
Tattle: That's Fracktail, the robotic guardian of the Pure Heart. It's quite enormous... Max HP is ??, Attack is 1. It can fly and swoop down with its big open mouth... But I think the antenna-like horn atop its head is its weak spot... I think you're going to need to use Thoreau to hit it...
Trivia
- When searching for data, its eyes turn into the Internet connection symbol for the Wii Shop Channel.
- When short-circuiting, the first thing Fracktail says is "I AM ERROR." This is a reference to the famous line spoken by the character Error in the game The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
