Dark Block

Dark Blocks are an enemy in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
==Profile==
===Physical description===
Dark Blocks impersonate the appearance of a ? Block, except they are colored black and have a blue outline. Dark Blocks have an alternate aggressive form that has a red outline and a jagged mouth with angry-looking eyes.
==In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team==
Dark Blocks are exclusively encountered in Dream's Deep, more specifically the area accessed from Dreamy Pi'illo Castle. In combat, they appear stationary until approached, at which point they grow a face and attack.
In combat, Dark Blocks cannot be hit with the solo Hammer, the 3D Shell Attacks, the Dropchopper's shockwave, or the Jet-Board Bash due to their ability to fly. One of the Dark Block's attacks has the monster float above the Bros., who have to jump into the Dark Block for a timer to count down. If the timer does not reach 0 within a time limit, this will trigger the Dark Block into stomping the Bros., possibly stunning them. Another attack involves floating above a Bro. with spikes and Brick Blocks. The Bro. has to jump into the Dark Block, lest the Dark Block smashes him; jumping into the spikes has the same effect, but the target takes damage. Hitting a Brick Block produces coins.
If a Dark Block is jumped into enough times during the jump counter attack, or if it is jumped into at all during the spike block attack, it will take on a weakened state. In this state, the Dark Block has a sad-looking face, and its colour becomes light blue. Killing a Dark Block causes it to turn into an actual Mystery Block which can be bopped for an extra item.
A Dark Block is a Level 23 monster with a health maximum of 133 hit points, an attack power of 169, a defense of 414, a speed of 38, and a no hitter of 34. When slain, it gives 150 experience, 40 coins, an Ultra Candy in 1 out of 10 cases, and the Knockout Hammer in 3 out of 100 cases.
== Nomenclature ==
The Japanese version of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team calls the Dark Block "Dāku Burokku" (transliteration of "Dark Block"; written ダークブロック). In Spanish, the enemy is called Obscubloque, with Obscu- coming from obscuro ("dark") and bloque meaning "block." The formation is reversed in Portuguese, where Dark Blocks have their name translated as Blocobscuro (bloco = "block," obscuro = "dark"), and Italian, where the Dark Blocks' name is Bloccoscuro (blocco = "block," oscuro = "dark"). In French, their name is Obscublok, from obscur ("dark") and bloc ("block"). In German, they are called Wrath Blocks (Zornblock; Zorn = "wrath" or "anger"). In Russian, Dark Blocks are called Mrakoblok (written Мракоблок; mrak (мрак) = "dark," blok (блок) = "block").
== Trivia ==
* This is the first enemy throughout the Mario & Luigi franchise to use 3D models in normal-sized combat, the others being Shiny RoboBowser in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and Cackletta during her last two phases in her second fight in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga's 3DS remaster. Unlike the latter two, Dark Blocks are common enemies rather than bosses.
Category:Blocks
Category:Animate objects
Category:Enemies in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team