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{{quote|First I shall defeat you, and then I will present to King Bowser an iced [[Mario]] gift!|Crystal King|Paper Mario}}


The '''Crystal King''' is the final boss in possession of a [[Star Spirits|Star Spirit]] that [[Mario]] had to face before his final confrontation with [[Bowser]] in the game  ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
{{quote|First I shall defeat you, and then I will present to King [[Bowser]] an [[Frozen|iced]] [[Mario]] gift!|Crystal King|Paper Mario}}
 
The '''Crystal King''' is the seventh boss in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He guards the seventh and final [[Star Spirits|Star Spirit]], [[Kalmar]], in the [[Crystal Palace]].


==History==
==History==
The Crystal King guarded the last Star Spirit, [[Kalmar]], in the [[Crystal Palace]]. Crystal King's body is invisible and he can also make his cloak and crown invisible too. Crystal King can fly, summon Crystal Bits and shoot ice beams. When he gets desperate, he begins copying himself and recovering [[Heart Point|HP]].
===''Paper Mario''===
 
[[File:Crystal King Boss.png|thumb|200px|left|The Crystal King attacks Mario.]]
When Mario defeats him, Crystal King says, "Oh no! The last Star Spirit!! King Bowser, forgive meeeeeeeee!!". He then spins out of control and disappears while sparks are flying away from him.
The Crystal King appears at the end of the Crystal Palace, which Mario visits during Chapter 7. He suddenly reveals himself when Mario approaches him, and declares that he will defeat and freeze Mario and hand him over to Bowser, before engaging Mario in battle.
 
Like the other characters, Crystal King appears in the parade at the end during the credits. Two [[Duplighost]]s are impersonating him, and the real Crystal King is carried away by his Crystal Bits.  


==Tattle Log and Statistics==
Crystal King has three phases. In his first phase (between 70 and 36 [[Heart Point|HP]]), he will only attack using the [[Crystal Bit]]s. In his second phase (between 35 and 21 HP), he will stop using Crystal Bits, and instead shoot freezing beams and create fake clones with whom he can make a stronger blizzard attack if not dispelled in time. In his third phase (below 21 HP), he will also make himself and his illusions levitate. When beneath 38 HP, the Crystal King can also recover 20 HP up to twice, however, this will not revert him to an earlier phase.
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|def=2 (Copy's Defense is 0)
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*''King's Tattle:'' He's one of Bowser's main guys. I don't know how he managed to take over this palace, but... He'll attack you by summoning and launching Crystal Bits. The power of each attack is 4. The number of times he attacks equals the number of Crystal Bits he's deployed. He'll also try to freeze you whenever he can. When his HP is low, he may try to divide and conquer. The power of this attack is 8. You can hurt him only by attacking his real body. If you don't know which one's the main body, you should attack all of them. Pretty brilliant, eh?
*''Copy's Tattle:'' I think this is a deceptive duplicate of the Crystal King. Since it's just an illusion, all of your attacks will just go through it. Just a reminder, Mario... You must damage the real one.
|moves=Crystal Bit Spit (4), Ice Bolt (6; frozen), Mist (8; after copying), Copy (Copies twice) Recover (+20 HP), Air Copies (copies twice in air)
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|tattle=This is a Crystal Bit. Basically, Crystal Bits are just pieces of the Crystal King. You can drop 'em with ease. Their Max HP is 1 and they're only dangerous when the Crystal King spews 'em out. Their defense power is 0. These guys are pretty weak. They'll keep coming, though, until you've finally beaten the Crystal King.
|moves=Crystal Bit Spit (4)
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===Crystal King===
The Crystal King is incredibly powerful. If not beaten quick enough, the Crystal King will recover 20 HP at least three times. He can attempt a freezing attack which freezes Mario and also deals six damage if not blocked. The Crystal King can split into multiple copies of himself in the air or on the ground. If Mario does not choose the correct copy on the next turn, the king will unleash a powerful mist attack which deals eight damage.


===Crystal Bit===
When Mario defeats him, Crystal King says: "Oh no! The last Star Spirit!! King Bowser, forgive meeeeeeeee!!" before spinning and disappearing in a flurry of sparks.
'''Crystal Bits''' are pieces of the Crystal King. There are three different looking Crystal Bits (one shaped like a cube, one shaped like an octahedron and the last in the shape of a sphere) but their shape does not affect what they do compared to a different shaped crystal bit. They assist him in his battle with Mario during the events of ''Paper Mario''. They can be destroyed quickly with a multi-hitting attack, like the multibounce, [[Lakilester]]'s [[Spiny Surge]], or Thunder Rage. Crystal King can summon them several times throughout battle, using up a turn.


Although they are easily defeated, it is more advantageous to leave them in the battle because when they are gone the Crystal King will shoot a bolt of ice at Mario, dealing 6 damage and possibly freezing him. If properly defended against, the barrage of Crystal Bits can do significantly less damage.
Like the other bosses, Crystal King appears in the parade at the end during the credits. Two [[Duplighost]]s are impersonating him. The real Crystal King removes their disguises and proceeds to berate them until he is carried away by his Crystal Bits, much to his surprise.
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==''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''==
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:CrystalKing SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:CrystalKing SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb]]
The Crystal King also makes an appearance in issue 27 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. Before the fight, the Crystal King announces his presence using Ice Bolt by freezing [[Kooper]]. The Crystal King borrows his attacks from the original game such as hurling Crystal Bits and creating duplicates of himself. After an assortment of attacks, including Mario's using smelly clothing, Kooper uses a flaming shell to defeat the Crystal King.
The Crystal King also makes an appearance in volume 27 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Before the fight, the Crystal King announces his presence by using Ice Bolt to freeze [[Kooper]]. The Crystal King borrows his attacks from the original game, such as hurling Crystal Bits and creating duplicates of himself. After an assortment of attacks including Mario's use of smelly clothing Kooper uses a [[Fire Shell|flaming shell]] to defeat the Crystal King.
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==Profiles and statistics==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname|
{{foreign names
|Jap=パラレラー
|Jap=パラレラー
|JapR=Pararerā
|JapR=Pararerā
|JapM=Paralleler
|JapM=Parallel-er (referring to his cloning ability)
|Chi=水晶王
|ChiR=Shuǐjīng Wáng
|ChiM=Crystal King
|Fre=Roi Cristal
|FreM=Crystal King
|Ger=Kristallkönig
|GerM=Crystal King
|Spa=Rey Cristal
|Spa=Rey Cristal
|SpaM=Crystal King
|SpaM=Crystal King
|Ger=Kristallkönig
}}
|GerM=Crystal King
|Por=O Rei Cristal
|PorM=The Cristal King
|Fra=Roi Cristal
|FraM=Crystal King}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Crystal Bits both resemble and serve a similar purpose as the [[Crystals]] do to [[Culex]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.
*Although Crystal King is not weak to fire, he has no [[Defense|Defense Power]] towards it. This creates a rare situation where [[Fire Shell]] will deal more damage than expected, but not [[Fire Flower]]s.
*Crystal Bits have lower [[HP]] than any other enemy in the game, along with [[Tuff Puff]]s and [[Petit Piranha]]s.
*Crystal King's copies are indistinguishable from his real self, but if he creates them while under the effects of [[Chill Out (move)|Chill Out]], the arrows signifying its effect will appear on the copies with a slight delay which can be used to tell them apart.
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Revision as of 02:47, April 8, 2024

Crystal King
Artwork of the Crystal King from Paper Mario.
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Super Mario-kun (volume 27) (2002)
“First I shall defeat you, and then I will present to King Bowser an iced Mario gift!”
Crystal King, Paper Mario

The Crystal King is the seventh boss in Paper Mario. He guards the seventh and final Star Spirit, Kalmar, in the Crystal Palace.

History

Paper Mario

Crystal King attacks Mario
The Crystal King attacks Mario.

The Crystal King appears at the end of the Crystal Palace, which Mario visits during Chapter 7. He suddenly reveals himself when Mario approaches him, and declares that he will defeat and freeze Mario and hand him over to Bowser, before engaging Mario in battle.

Crystal King has three phases. In his first phase (between 70 and 36 HP), he will only attack using the Crystal Bits. In his second phase (between 35 and 21 HP), he will stop using Crystal Bits, and instead shoot freezing beams and create fake clones with whom he can make a stronger blizzard attack if not dispelled in time. In his third phase (below 21 HP), he will also make himself and his illusions levitate. When beneath 38 HP, the Crystal King can also recover 20 HP up to twice, however, this will not revert him to an earlier phase.

When Mario defeats him, Crystal King says: "Oh no! The last Star Spirit!! King Bowser, forgive meeeeeeeee!!" before spinning and disappearing in a flurry of sparks.

Like the other bosses, Crystal King appears in the parade at the end during the credits. Two Duplighosts are impersonating him. The real Crystal King removes their disguises and proceeds to berate them until he is carried away by his Crystal Bits, much to his surprise.

Super Mario-kun

Cropped from page 30 of volume 27 of Super Mario-kun.

The Crystal King also makes an appearance in volume 27 of Super Mario-kun. Before the fight, the Crystal King announces his presence by using Ice Bolt to freeze Kooper. The Crystal King borrows his attacks from the original game, such as hurling Crystal Bits and creating duplicates of himself. After an assortment of attacks — including Mario's use of smelly clothing — Kooper uses a flaming shell to defeat the Crystal King.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario enemy
Crystal King
Battle idle animation of the Crystal King from Paper Mario Max HP 70 Attack 6 Defense 2
Role Boss Type Ground or Flying Level 85
Strong Ice Weak Fire (+2), Egg Missile (+2) Moves Bit Spit (4 x 1-3), Ice Bolt (6, Freeze - Good, 2), Icy Breath (8), Summon Bits (creates Crystal Bits), Make Illusions, Make Parallusions, Recover (20 HP; HP < 38; twice only)
Sleep? 30%, -1 Dizzy? 40%, -1 Shock? 40%, -1
Shrink? 0%, -1 Stop? 50%, -2 Fright? 0%
Air Lift? 0% Hurricane? 0% Coins N/A
Items N/A Run N/A Location(s) Crystal Palace
Tattle This is the Crystal King. He's one of Bowser's main guys. I don't know how he managed to take over this palace, but... Max HP: 70, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 2 He'll attack you by summoning and launching Crystal Bits. The power of each attack is 4. The number of times he attacks equals the number of Crystal Bits he's deployed. He'll also try to freeze you whenever he can. When his HP gets low, he may try to divide and conquer. The power of this attack is 8. You can hurt him only by attacking his real body. If you don't know which one's the main body, you should attack all of them. Pretty brilliant, eh?
Paper Mario enemy
Crystal King (copy)
Battle idle animation of the Crystal King from Paper Mario Max HP 70 Attack 5 Defense 0
Role Support Type Ground or Flying Level 1
Strong Ice Weak Fire (+2), Egg Missile (+2) Moves N/A
Sleep? 30%, -1 Dizzy? 40%, -1 Shock? 40%, -1
Shrink? 0%, -1 Stop? 50%, -2 Fright? 0%
Air Lift? 0% Hurricane? 0% Coins N/A
Items N/A Run N/A Location(s) Crystal Palace
Tattle I think this is a deceptive duplicate of the Crystal King. Since it's just an illusion, all of your attacks will just go through it. Max HP: 70, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 Just a reminder, Mario... You must damage the real one.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese パラレラー
Pararerā
Parallel-er (referring to his cloning ability)

Chinese 水晶王
Shuǐjīng Wáng
Crystal King

French Roi Cristal
Crystal King
German Kristallkönig
Crystal King
Spanish Rey Cristal
Crystal King

Trivia

  • Although Crystal King is not weak to fire, he has no Defense Power towards it. This creates a rare situation where Fire Shell will deal more damage than expected, but not Fire Flowers.
  • Crystal King's copies are indistinguishable from his real self, but if he creates them while under the effects of Chill Out, the arrows signifying its effect will appear on the copies with a slight delay which can be used to tell them apart.