Trunkle

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==Summary==
Trunkle is a boss in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake. Blocking the entrance to Little Fungitown and intimidating its Toads, it is eventually battled and defeated by Mario and Luigi after it attacks Princess Peach.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Trunkle
Origin: Mario Bros
Gender: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Classification: Boulder-like monster
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 0; Trunkle's regular form is approximately twice as tall as Mario, being described as "huge" by a Toad), Inorganic Physiology (Type 1; Appears to be a sentient boulder, albeit with a tree atop it), Body Control (Can detach its fist), Regeneration (High-Mid; Can regenerate its fist, and its small versions can reform after breaking apart), Fissionism and Fusionism (Can split into four smaller versions of itself, and transform back into its regular form), Transformation (Trunkle's smaller versions can transform into round boulders), Underground Mobility (Trunkle's smaller versions can quickly burrow in the sand and move around, leaving only the sapling on their heads visible), Rage Power (Gains the Fury status effect when its HP is sufficiently depleted, which boosts his attack potency and speed), Air Manipulation (Can create a vortex by inhaling, which can pull in objects and creatures), Healing (Can instantly restore HP by inhaling objects, even ones that normally wouldn't do so, such as Gritzy Goombas and Poison Mushrooms), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Is unharmed by inhaling a Poison Mushroom, which is able to poison Mario and Luigi on touch)
Attack Potency: Island level (Can damage Mario and Luigi, and intimidated Princess Peach and two Toads), higher with Rage Power
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Can keep up with Mario and Luigi), higher with Rage Power
Lifting Strength: Class P (Should be comparable in strength to Mario and Luigi, and stronger than Princess Peach and the Toads)
Striking Strength: Island level
Durability: Island level (Can take hits from Mario and Luigi)
Stamina: Unknown (Has no feats)
Range: Extended Melee Range physically, Several Meters by rolling its fists or inhaling, Standard Melee Range in its small form
Standard Equipment: Its berry
Intelligence: Animalistic (Doesn't speak and only seems to be capable of roaring. Its most advanced tactics appear to come from instinct, such as protecting its berry with its hands and shuffling its smaller forms to hide it)
Weaknesses: The berry atop it is a weak point, being less durable to defeat. If Trunkle splits, its berry ends up in one of its smaller counterparts' mouths, becoming visible from time to time and indicating the real Trunkle.
Feats:
* Intimidated Princess Peach and two Toads.
* Fought Mario and Luigi at the same time.
* Easily inhales Gritzy Goombas.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Trunkle spins one of its arms around to wind up, then detaches its fist, rolling it towards its opponent, before immediately regenerating it.
* Trunkle opens its mouth and inhales, creating a vortex that pulls objects into its mouth, which it then chews to heal itself.
* Trunkle breaks apart into four smaller, identical versions of itself, which act independently. One of them holds in its mouth the berry that is normally on the tree atop its larger version, having Trunkle's full durability, and occasionally leaving the berry visible, while the other three "mini-Trunkles" are relatively frail and will break apart after taking relatively little damage. If the "mini-Trunkle" with the berry is defeated, the other three will also disappear in a flurry of stars. The "mini-Trunkles" can perform the following attacks:
** Transform into a round boulder, then roll into the opponent.
** Burrow underground, then emerge next to the opponent and strike them with their arms.
* After splitting, the four "mini-Trunkles" combine back into their larger form, with even the ones which have broken apart reforming to do so.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
* Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga; 2003; Boss fight with Trunkle
* Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions; 2017; Boss fight with Trunkle
Category:Characters
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