Moon Cleft
Moon Clefts are very powerful species of Clefts found in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, during Chapter 7 (that is to say on the Moon, as their name implies). These moon-dwelling enemies have high stats but are easy to beat when an explosion, preferably from Admiral Bobbery, flips them over, lowering their Defense down to 0. Like their relatives, they disguise themselves as rocks, but they reveal their true form when Mario comes close enough. Moon Clefts attack by charging at their opponents, and cannot be stomped because of their spikes. This enemy has colors similar to a normal Cleft from Paper Mario, whereas those are pale gray in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in fitting with the color scheme of Boggly Woods. They also have the highest defense power in the game, alongside Chain Chomps and Elite Wizzerds.
They return in Super Paper Mario in Chapter 5-1, near Downtown of Crag. Their attack pattern remains the same: they charge at Mario and his allies as soon as they get close enough. They still have the same weakness, as Boomer can flip them over. Moon Clefts will occasionally drop a Cake Mix when they are defeated.
Varieties of Clefts
Profiles and statistics
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Cleft | ||||||||
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Max HP | 6 | Attack | 5 | Defense | 5 | ||
| Location(s) | The Moon, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 52, 55, 57) | Role | Common | Level | 26 | |||
| Sleep? | 30% | Dizzy? | 30% | Confuse? | 30% | |||
| Tiny? | 60% | Stop? | 80% | Soft? | 100% | |||
| Burn? | 0% | Freeze? | 50% | Fright? | 30% | |||
| Gale Force? | 20% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Charge (5) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 1 - 4 | Items | Earth Quake, Mini Mr. Mini, Mushroom (drop only), Stopwatch, Super Shroom | |||
| Tattle Log #: 83 |
Log | A Cleft living on the moon. Its Defense is high, but if you turn it over with an explosion, its Defense goes down to 0. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Moon Cleft. It's your basic Cleft living on the moon. Max HP is 6, Attack is 5, and Defense is 5. Defense is high, as usual… and fire attacks don't work against it. If you can turn it over with an explosion, though, its Defense goes down to 0. | |||||||
| Super Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Cleft | |||||||||
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Max HP | 5 | Role | Common | Location(s) | Downtown of Crag (5-1), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 71) | |||
| Attack | 2 | Card type | Common | ||||||
| Defense | 4 | Items | Cake Mix | Card location(s) | Card Shop; Catch Card/SP; Chapter 5-1: Found in a small 3D-accessible alcove below the canyon to the right of the first block puzzle. | ||||
| Score | 500 | ||||||||
| Card description | It's an evil mineral that looks just like a rock. That is, until it's too late! | ||||||||
| List of Catch Cards 106 107 108 |
Tattle | That's a Moon Cleft, a rock-hard monster that's covered in spikes... Max HP is 5, Attack is 2, Defense is 2[sic]. Flames won't scorch this foe... It might look like a stone at first, but it will move when you get up close... Set off an explosion near it to flip it over. Then it'll be vulnerable to attack... | |||||||
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ツキノシンエモン Tsuki no Shin'emon |
Lunar Cleft |
| German | Mond-Kirk |
Moon Cleft |
| Korean | 가시돌턱 Gasi Dolteok |
Spike Stone Jaw |
