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'''Fracktail''' is a giant robotic dragon that is the first boss in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', found in [[Yold Desert]], at the end of [[Yold Ruins]]. It has spiral eyes and magenta skin, and it can burrow into the sand and go underground. It will surprise [[Mario#Super Paper Mario|Mario]] and appear out of the ground, and then fly in the air. Fracktail slightly resembles a Chinese [[dragon]], and is colored like [[Hooktail]], his equivalent from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. The repeating patterned segments of Fracktail's body, as well as its name are both references to a [[wikipedia:fractal|fractal]], a geometric repetition of a pattern. He claims Mario has a Level 5 mustache. He is the largest character in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' series]], along with [[Wracktail]].

'''Fracktail''' is a giant robotic dragon that is the first boss in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', found in [[Yold Desert]], at the end of [[Yold Ruins]]. It has spiral eyes and magenta skin, and it can burrow into the sand and go underground. It will surprise [[Mario#Super Paper Mario|Mario]] and appear out of the ground, and then fly in the air. Fracktail slightly resembles a Chinese [[dragon]], and is colored like [[Hooktail]], his equivalent from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. The repeating patterned segments of Fracktail's body, as well as its name are both references to a [[wikipedia:fractal|fractal]], a geometric repetition of a pattern. He claims Mario has a Level 5 [[mustache]]. He is the largest character in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' series]], along with [[Wracktail]].

==History==

===''Super Paper Mario''===

{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Fracktail|align=right}}

[[File:FracktailPreBattle.png|thumb|left|Fracktail before the battle.]]

[[File:FracktailPreBattle.png|thumb|left|Fracktail before the battle]]

Fracktail is originally the robotic protector of the [[Pure Heart]], who spends "thousands of years" (it is actually 1,500 years), protecting it from "lawless intruders." When he realizes that Mario is the hero meant to obtain the Pure Heart (after scanning his database, which made his eyes turn into the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Internet]] connection symbol for the [[Wii Shop Channel]]), he was about to just let him pass. However, Count Bleck's minion, [[Dimentio]] blasts him with a spell, and causes him to short-circuit. Fracktail's system is corrupted and it starts speaking nonsense (for example, it says Mario's threat level is "jelly roll 1"), riffs on [[MS-DOS]] and [[wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95]], [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]], and [[wikipedia:Windows Millennium Edition|Windows Me]] error messages, makes a reference to the ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' character [[zeldawiki:Error|Error]] (who stated "I AM ERROR"), and then yells "CTRL ALT DEL" (control, alt, delete). It then attacks Mario.

[[File:FracktailMalfunction.PNG|thumb|left|Dimentio messing with Fracktail.]]

[[File:FracktailMalfunction.PNG|thumb|left|Dimentio messing with Fracktail]]

In order to defeat Fracktail, Mario must flip into 3D then 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 using [[Thoreau]] and throw the Frackle at Fracktail's weak point which is its antenna. 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.

[[File:SPM Fracktail Battle.png|thumb|left|180px|Mario battling Fracktail.]]

[[File:SPM Fracktail Battle.png|thumb|left|180px|Mario battling Fracktail]]

Fracktail must be hit in its antenna nine times, and upon being defeated, its personality briefly returns to normal. It apologizes for its error in attacking Mario and pleads that he save the world, and then it explodes.

===''Super Mario-Kun''===

[[File:SuperMarioKun v. 37 Fracktail.png|thumb|left|Fracktail's appearance in the ''Super Mario-Kun''.]]

[[File:SuperMarioKun v. 37 Fracktail.png|thumb|left|Fracktail's appearance in the ''Super Mario-Kun'']]

Fracktail appears, having the same role in the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' ''Super Paper Mario'' story arc in volume 37. It takes a more organic appearance than it does in the games. After Mario defeats it, it gives Mario the Pure Heart, and unlike the game, it does not explode.

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+'''Fracktail''' is a giant robotic dragon that is the first boss in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', found in [[Yold Desert]], at the end of [[Yold Ruins]]. It has spiral eyes and magenta skin, and it can burrow into the sand and go underground. It will surprise [[Mario#Super Paper Mario|Mario]] and appear out of the ground, and then fly in the air. Fracktail slightly resembles a Chinese [[dragon]], and is colored like [[Hooktail]], his equivalent from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. The repeating patterned segments of Fracktail's body, as well as its name are both references to a [[wikipedia:fractal|fractal]], a geometric repetition of a pattern. He claims Mario has a Level 5 mustache. He is the largest character in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' series]], along with [[Wracktail]].
-'''Fracktail''' is a giant robotic dragon that is the first boss in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', found in [[Yold Desert]], at the end of [[Yold Ruins]]. It has spiral eyes and magenta skin, and it can burrow into the sand and go underground. It will surprise [[Mario#Super Paper Mario|Mario]] and appear out of the ground, and then fly in the air. Fracktail slightly resembles a Chinese [[dragon]], and is colored like [[Hooktail]], his equivalent from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. The repeating patterned segments of Fracktail's body, as well as its name are both references to a [[wikipedia:fractal|fractal]], a geometric repetition of a pattern. He claims Mario has a Level 5 [[mustache]]. He is the largest character in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' series]], along with [[Wracktail]].
 ==History==
 ===''Super Paper Mario''===
 {{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Fracktail|align=right}}
-[[File:FracktailPreBattle.png|thumb|left|Fracktail before the battle.]]
+[[File:FracktailPreBattle.png|thumb|left|Fracktail before the battle]]
 Fracktail is originally the robotic protector of the [[Pure Heart]], who spends "thousands of years" (it is actually 1,500 years), protecting it from "lawless intruders." When he realizes that Mario is the hero meant to obtain the Pure Heart (after scanning his database, which made his eyes turn into the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Internet]] connection symbol for the [[Wii Shop Channel]]), he was about to just let him pass. However, Count Bleck's minion, [[Dimentio]] blasts him with a spell, and causes him to short-circuit. Fracktail's system is corrupted and it starts speaking nonsense (for example, it says Mario's threat level is "jelly roll 1"), riffs on [[MS-DOS]] and [[wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95]], [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]], and [[wikipedia:Windows Millennium Edition|Windows Me]] error messages, makes a reference to the ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' character [[zeldawiki:Error|Error]] (who stated "I AM ERROR"), and then yells "CTRL ALT DEL" (control, alt, delete). It then attacks Mario.
-[[File:FracktailMalfunction.PNG|thumb|left|Dimentio messing with Fracktail.]]
+[[File:FracktailMalfunction.PNG|thumb|left|Dimentio messing with Fracktail]]
 In order to defeat Fracktail, Mario must flip into 3D then 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 using [[Thoreau]] and throw the Frackle at Fracktail's weak point which is its antenna. 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.
-[[File:SPM Fracktail Battle.png|thumb|left|180px|Mario battling Fracktail.]]
+[[File:SPM Fracktail Battle.png|thumb|left|180px|Mario battling Fracktail]]
 Fracktail must be hit in its antenna nine times, and upon being defeated, its personality briefly returns to normal. It apologizes for its error in attacking Mario and pleads that he save the world, and then it explodes.
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 ===''Super Mario-Kun''===
-[[File:SuperMarioKun v. 37 Fracktail.png|thumb|left|Fracktail's appearance in the ''Super Mario-Kun''.]]
+[[File:SuperMarioKun v. 37 Fracktail.png|thumb|left|Fracktail's appearance in the ''Super Mario-Kun'']]
 Fracktail appears, having the same role in the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' ''Super Paper Mario'' story arc in volume 37. It takes a more organic appearance than it does in the games. After Mario defeats it, it gives Mario the Pure Heart, and unlike the game, it does not explode.