| “ | WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? You destroyed my precious younger sister?!? I wondered why she hadn't written recently… Quake in fear, mortals! For I am Gloomtail! I will avenge my sister by taking your lives...and then gnawing on your bones! | „ |
| ~ Gloomtail |
Gloomtail is a minor antagonist in the 2004 video game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its 2024 remake of the same name, serving as a major antagonist of "Chapter 8: The Thousand-Year Door".
He is a gigantic black dragon, the older brother of Hooktail, and younger brother of Bonetail who resides inside the Palace of Shadow. Upon hearing words about Hooktail's defeat at Mario and co.'s hands, he plans to kill them in retaliation to avenge his younger sister.
Appearance[]
Following the pattern of the Shadow Queen's dragons, Gloomtail appears a lot like his younger sisters, though he instead has a darker palette, mostly consisting of black.
Personality[]
As he was imprisoned inside the Palace of Shadow, Gloomtail's full personality is unknown. Though what is shown of him is that he tends to be caring towards his sisters, as evident when he attacks Mario out of vengeance after learning about Hooktail's fall in his hands. Likewise with his younger sister, Gloomtail also displays sadism when he prepares to enjoy feasting on Mario and co. when he defeats them.
Biography[]
He is one of the Shadow Queen's three pet dragons, and is kept in the Palace of Shadow. When Mario entered, Gloomtail was enraged to discover that Mario killed his sister Hooktail after the current partner mentioned her defeat at the plumber's hands, so he attacked him. In the end, he was defeated, and before he "expired" he coughed up a treasure chest containing a star-shaped stone, an item required to access the Palace of Shadow Tower.
In Battle[]
Gloomtail is one of the tougher bosses, with 80 HP, 8 ATK and 2 DEF. He can power up and use Megabreath (which is yellow). His regular breath is green and can poison Mario. He can also stomp and create an earthquake.
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Trivia[]
- He has the fourth strongest enemy attack in the game.
- Gloomtail is somewhat similar to Elder Princess Shroob, as both wanted to avenge their sisters' deaths.
- If Mario brings any of his partners that were unavailable during the battle with Hooktail, they will confuse him for Hooktail, going off on several descriptions Mario told them about offscreen.
- Due to Bonetail being retconned from a male into a female in the remake, this makes Gloomtail the only male in his family.
- Gloomtail is the only dragon boss who doesn't have a counterpart in Super Paper Mario.
