Fracktail

Fracktail is a giant, robotic dragon and the first major boss in . It has red and blue scales, comically tiny limbs, a large, green antenna, and bears resemblance to a Chinese dragon. It is similar to Hooktail in , who was also a dragon that served as the first major boss.
Fracktail first appears when Mario and Tippi reach the end of Yold Desert in the Yold Ruins. It was constructed to guard the Pure Heart from evil, and give it to the hero of prophecy (Mario). However, Dimentio appears and causes a malfunction in Fracktail, causing it to attack Mario. It must be defeated to claim the Pure Heart.
A stronger variant of it known as Wracktail resides in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials.
==History==
===Super Paper Mario===
Fracktail first appears in Super Paper Mario. It was originally the robotic protector of the Pure Heart in Yold Ruins, who guarded it from lawless intruders for thousands of years. When Mario first appears, Fracktail initially accuses him for intruding, but then realizes he is the hero meant to obtain the Pure Heart. Just as he is about to let Mario pass, Count Bleck's minion, Dimentio, appears. He blasts Fracktail with a spell, causing it to short-circuit. Fracktail's system is corrupted and it starts speaking gibberish (examples include Mario's threat level is "jelly roll 1", riffs of MS-DOS and Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me error messages, makes a reference to the The Legend of Zelda character Error, and yelling "CTRL! ALT DEL!"). It then flies into the sky and battles Mario.
Fracktail has two main attacks. It flies in the background for a short time before swooping down to bite Mario, which does 1 damage. It then does the same but across the arena, which also does 1 damage. Mario must flip into 3D and hop on Fracktail's back, taking him to the sky. Here, he must use Thoreau to grab Frackles and throw them at the green antenna on Fracktail's head, damaging it. After being hit three times, Fracktail will fly in a loop to try and get Mario off of his back. He is able stay on it with a correctly-timed jump, though falling will result in Mario needing to dodge its attacks again before it jumps back on its back.
After Fracktail is hit nine times, it is defeated. After this, its personality reverts back to normal, and it apologizes to Mario for its error and tells him to save the worlds. His body then explodes into a skeleton, destroying it and opening the way to the Pure Heart.
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
Fracktail appears as a Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, obtainable at random by playing the game's single-player modes or Coin Launcher.
:"A giant, red, robotic dragon built to be the protector of a Pure Heart. Fracktail has a long body with little arms and wings, and he shoots out of the ground into the air to attack Mario. The only way to beat him is to first jump on his back. You can then pick up the Frackles on his back and score damage by throwing them at his weak point--the yellow antenna orb."
===Super Smash Bros. for Wii U===
Fracktail appears as a Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, obtainable at random by playing the game's single-player modes or purchased from the Trophy Shop.
:"A guardian robot created by an ancient civilization. Realizing that Mario is the hero foretold in the prophecy, he tries to hand over the Pure Heart gracefully... until Dimentio casts a spell through the antenna on his head that sends his programming berserk. That's right--the antenna is Fracktail's weak point!"
==Appearances==
==Gallery==
Fracktail.png|Fracktail in Super Paper Mario
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