The Punk Rocks

The Punk Rocks

“This no take long. This end in pain for mustache.”

—Cleftor, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Punk Rocks (a.k.a. The Green Torture Squad) is a fighting group for the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The team consists of three Hyper Bald Clefts, including the team's presumed leader, Cleftor. Goombella recommends that Mario have some items beforehand, as they are rock-hard and impervious to fire. The team name is a pun on the type of music, punk rock.

The Punk Rocks are ranked 12th in the Glitz Pit, being one of the top fighting groups of the Minor League division.

Statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
H. Bald Cleft
	Max HP	3	Attack	2	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit	Role	Common	Level	12
	Sleep?	40%	Dizzy?	40%	Confuse?	40%
	Tiny?	65%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	60%	Fright?	40%
	Gale Force?	30%	KO?	95%	Moves	Charge (2), Charge Up (ATK+6), Missilecharge (8)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 78	Log	A hyperactive Bald Cleft that can charge up energy, boosting its Attack to eight.
	Tattle	That's a Hyper Bald Cleft. Like Clefts and Bald Clefts, this is also a rock monster. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 2. This hyper version can build up its energy, boosting its Attack to 8 on the next turn. It has low HP, but its body is rock-hard and impervious to fire, making it super-tough. It says here that item attacks are pretty effective. Beat it before it goes hyper!

Names in other languages

The Punk Rocks

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ハイパーズ Haipāzu	Hypers		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	超绝帮 Chāojué Bāng	Super Gang		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	超絕幫 Chāojué Bāng	Super Gang		[?]
Dutch	De Kale Clefts	The Bald Clefts		[?]
French	Hyper Bastons	Hyper Brawl		[?]
German	Hyper-Steine	Hyper Stones		[?]
Italian	Il Trio dell'Alta Solidità	The High Solidity Trio		[?]
Korean	하이퍼즈 Haipeojeu	Hypers		[?]
Spanish	Los Vande Cráneo	It comes from the expression "van de cráneo" (literally "going skull") which is used in situation that are going wrong or it has hazards.		[?]

The Green Torture Squad

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ほこりたかき　とっこうたい Hokori-takaki Tokkōtai	The Proud Kamikazes		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	高傲的特攻队 Gāo'ào de Tègōngduì	Proud Special Attack Team		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	高傲的特攻隊 Gāo'ào de Tègōngduì	Proud Special Attack Team		[?]
Dutch	De Groene Geweldenaren	The Green Tyrants		[?]
French	Absurdement violents	Absurdly violent		[?]
German	Die stolze Spezialeinheit	The proud Special Unit		[?]
Italian	Si piegano, ma non si spezzano	They bend, but they don't break		[?]
Korean	긍지 높은 특공대 Geungji Nop-eun Teuggongdae	Proud Commando		[?]
Spanish	La fuerza hercúlea, la dureza del diamante	The herculean strength, the diamond's hardness		[?]