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

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. Fracktail also resembles Hooktail. Even in the face he resembles a Red Yoshi.

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 must be done nine times before Fracktail is defeated.

After taking three hits, Fracktail will perform an aerial loop. Mario must jump from the tail at the 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, who spent "thousands of years" (it actually just 1500 years), protecting it from "lawless intruders." When he noticed that Mario was the hero meant to obtain the Pure Heart, he going to just let him pass. 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 Flipside Pit of 100 Trials, Wracktail, looks very similar to Fracktail, like a skeleton of it. It is also much more powerful.

Related Enemies
Bonetail Gloomtail
 * Wracktail Hooktail

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

 * Fracktail is the Super Paper Mario equivalent of Hooktail
 * Fracktail's appearance might be inspired by the chinese dragon.
 * When searching for data, its eyes turn into the Internet connection symbol for the Wii Shop Channel.
 * Fracktail talks as if there is an error with the game.
 * The way Fracktail dies is similar to the similar lava dragon Volvagia from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and the giant sand worm Molgera from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. The two bosses are similar, as Volvagia is a long Chinese Dragon-like dragon, and Molgera is a long worm that lives in a desert-like environment. Also, 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. This boss fight has many references to LoZ games.