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|title=Cleft
|image=[[File:Cleft TTYD sprite.png]]<br>A Cleft from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|image=[[File:Cleft TTYD sprite.png]]<br>A Cleft from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|derived_species=[[Bald Cleft]]<br>[[Hyper Cleft]]<br>[[Iron Cleft]]<br>[[Moon Cleft]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|derived_species=[[Bald Cleft]]<br>[[Hyper Cleft]]<br>[[Iron Cleft]]<br>[[Moon Cleft]]
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'''Clefts''' are animate rock [[List of enemies|enemies]] that appear in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. Their name comes from the word "cleft", which can alternately refer to a crack in a rock or an indentation of the chin, both of which are characteristics of the Clefts. In the first ''Paper Mario'' game, Clefts are brown with red shoes, but in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', they are gray with black shoes, while the original coloration is seen in [[Moon Cleft]]s instead, albeit much brighter.
'''Clefts''' are animate rock enemies that appear in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. Their name comes from the word "cleft", which can alternately refer to a crack in a rock or an indentation of the chin, both of which are characteristics of the Clefts. Clefts have a large amount of variant types, all of which are very strong and sturdy and are capable of disguising themselves as ordinary rocks, though they are also easily flipped over with an explosion or the [[Quake Hammer]], rendering them helpless. They pursue and attack [[Mario]] by charging into him and aside from a few variants have spiked heads preventing him from [[jump]]ing on them.  


Clefts inhabit [[Mt. Rugged]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', and [[Boggly Woods]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', though their many sub-species can be found in a variety of other areas as well. In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', if three questions of the [[65th Super Fun Quirk Quiz]] are answered incorrectly, the player will have to face four Clefts. Although regular Clefts do not appear in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Moon Clefts do, as well as [[Bald Cleft]]s and the new [[Dark Cleft]]s.
==History==
===''Paper Mario''===
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Clefts are a dull brown and inhabit [[Mt. Rugged]]. When encountering one, [[Goombario]]'s [[tattle]] suggests running away if the player finds them to difficult to defeat. Green [[Hyper Cleft]]s inhabit [[Gusty Gulch]] and are additionally capable of [[Charge (move)|charging]] their attacks to boost their power.


They are mostly seen disguising themselves as normal rocks, but they will ram into [[Mario]], if he comes too close, triggering a battle with a [[First Strike]], if they manage to hit him. All species of Clefts have high defense and high attack, and will attack by ramming Mario in battle, just like in the overworld. They also have spikes, which hinder Mario in jumping on them, although a derived species of them called Bald Cleft doesn't have this advantage. If Mario flips them over with an explosion or a [[Quake Hammer]], their defenseless undersides are exposed to attack. [[Earth Tremor]] does not flip them, but if executed well enough, it can defeat them automatically.
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Clefts inhabit [[Boggly Woods]], and in fitting with its aesthetic, are monochrome. [[Earth Tremor]] does not flip them, but if executed well enough, it can defeat them automatically. Additionally, if three questions of the [[65th Super Fun Quirk Quiz]] are answered incorrectly, the player will have to face four Clefts. Hyper Clefts also return, and several new variants of Clefts are introduced. These are the spikeless [[Bald Cleft]] and [[Hyper Bald Cleft]], which are safe to jump on but still have high defense; the large and nigh-invulnerable [[Iron Cleft]], which can only be defeated with [[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]]'s [[Gulp]]; and the [[Moon]]-dwelling [[Moon Cleft]], which uses a brighter version of the original coloration for Cleft in ''Paper Mario'' and is said to simply be an ordinary Cleft on the Moon, despite also being stronger.


Their related species include the aforementioned Bald Cleft, which lacks spikes, the Moon Cleft, which is more powerful and inhabits the [[moon]], and the Dark Cleft, a shadowy version that resides in the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. Other species include the [[Hyper Cleft]], a Cleft that can [[Charge (move)|charge]] itself up, increasing its attack power, the [[Hyper Bald Cleft]], which is a cross between a Bald Cleft and a Hyper Cleft, and lastly the [[Iron Cleft]]s, which are large Clefts made of impenetrable metal, and can only be defeated with [[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]]'s [[Gulp]].
===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{merge from|Moon Cleft#Super Paper Mario|section=y}}
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Bald Clefts appear in the [[Yold Desert]] region. [[Downtown of Crag]] contains a spiked, tan Cleft that is identified as a normal Cleft in the original Japanese and a Moon Cleft in the localization, despite not being on the Moon. The [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]] contains a dark version of this Cleft called the [[Dark Cleft]].


==Statistics==
==Statistics==

Revision as of 20:47, May 11, 2021

Template:Species-infobox Clefts are animate rock enemies that appear in the Paper Mario series. Their name comes from the word "cleft", which can alternately refer to a crack in a rock or an indentation of the chin, both of which are characteristics of the Clefts. Clefts have a large amount of variant types, all of which are very strong and sturdy and are capable of disguising themselves as ordinary rocks, though they are also easily flipped over with an explosion or the Quake Hammer, rendering them helpless. They pursue and attack Mario by charging into him and aside from a few variants have spiked heads preventing him from jumping on them.

History

Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, Clefts are a dull brown and inhabit Mt. Rugged. When encountering one, Goombario's tattle suggests running away if the player finds them to difficult to defeat. Green Hyper Clefts inhabit Gusty Gulch and are additionally capable of charging their attacks to boost their power.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Clefts inhabit Boggly Woods, and in fitting with its aesthetic, are monochrome. Earth Tremor does not flip them, but if executed well enough, it can defeat them automatically. Additionally, if three questions of the 65th Super Fun Quirk Quiz are answered incorrectly, the player will have to face four Clefts. Hyper Clefts also return, and several new variants of Clefts are introduced. These are the spikeless Bald Cleft and Hyper Bald Cleft, which are safe to jump on but still have high defense; the large and nigh-invulnerable Iron Cleft, which can only be defeated with Yoshi's Gulp; and the Moon-dwelling Moon Cleft, which uses a brighter version of the original coloration for Cleft in Paper Mario and is said to simply be an ordinary Cleft on the Moon, despite also being stronger.

Super Paper Mario

{{merge from}} symbol, compressed with SVGCrush It has been suggested that Moon Cleft#Super Paper Mario be merged into this section. (discuss)

In Super Paper Mario, Bald Clefts appear in the Yold Desert region. Downtown of Crag contains a spiked, tan Cleft that is identified as a normal Cleft in the original Japanese and a Moon Cleft in the localization, despite not being on the Moon. The Flopside Pit of 100 Trials contains a dark version of this Cleft called the Dark Cleft.

Statistics

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
Cleft
Sprite of a Cleft, from Paper Mario. Max HP 2 Attack 2 Defense 2 (standing), 0 (flipped)
Role Common Type Ground, Top Spiky (standing), Ground (flipped) Level 10
Strong Fire Weak None Moves Spike Charge (2), Struggle, Stand Up
Sleep? 40%, -1 Dizzy? 50%, -1 Shock? 50%, 0
Shrink? 75%, 0 Stop? 90%, 0 Fright? 40%
Air Lift? 40% Hurricane? 40% Coins 2 + 1-3
Items None Run 12 Location(s) Mt. Rugged
Tattle This is a Cleft. Clefts are pretty strong, so you'd better be careful. Max HP: 2, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 2 Their specialty is pretending to be rocks, so watch your step on the mountain. You'll get hurt if you jump on the spikes on their heads. You know, there's courage in running away sometimes...

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Cleft
A normal Cleft from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Max HP 2 Attack 2 Defense 2
Location(s) Petal Meadows, Boggly Woods, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 12, 17) Role Boss, common Level 12
Sleep? 50% Dizzy? 50% Confuse? 50%
Tiny? 70% Stop? 100% Soft? 100%
Burn? 0% Freeze? 70% Fright? 50%
Gale Force? 70% KO? 95% Moves Cleft Charge (2)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 3 Items Mushroom, Thunder Bolt, Earth Quake, Mini Mr. Mini, Dizzy Dial
Tattle Log #:
79
Log A spiky, rock-headed jerk that's impervious to fire attacks and has a solid body.
Tattle That's a Cleft. A rock-head jerk with spikes on his noggin. What a rocker! Max HP is 2, Attack is 2, and Defense is 2. That hard head is a major pain. Fire doesn't hurt it, but other types of items are pretty effective, usually. If nothing seems to work on it, you can always just run.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese シンエモン
Shin'emon
Male name in Japan

Chinese 岩石怪
Yánshí Guài
Rock Monster

German Kirk
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Italian Teschiolito
From "teschio" (skull), and the ancient greek "lithos" (stone)
Spanish Cleft
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