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[[File:TrunkleBowsersMinions.jpg|thumb|Trunkle in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'']]
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'''Trunkle''' is a giant rock monster appearing as a boss in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. It bears a small tree on its head, and it inhabits [[Teehee Valley]], and can be found right at the passage connecting Teehee Valley to [[Little Fungitown]]. While [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are escorting [[Princess Peach]] to Little Fungitown, Trunkle attacks the princess, and Mario and Luigi engage in battle with it.  
|image=[[File:Trunkle MLSSBM.gif]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
}}
'''Trunkle''' is a giant rock monster appearing as a boss in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. He is encountered in [[Teehee Valley]] near the passage connecting the valley to [[Little Fungitown]]. Trunkle has a rotund, bean-shaped build with a wide lower body, large hands and thin arms; the remake has the arms made of several smaller rocks. Trunkle has a small tree on his head, containing a single orange berry.
 
==History==
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|Trunkle's overworld sprites in both games.
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Once [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] escort [[Princess Peach]] through most of Teehee Valley, Trunkle attacks the princess as she approaches the elevator leading to Little Fungitown, with two Toad guards hiding and whispering to each other. They spot Mario and Luigi as the brothers quickly arrive to engage Trunkle in battle, with the rock monster walking towards them and roaring. Upon defeat, he disappears, and Princess Peach and the Mario Bros. make it to Little Fungitown safely.
 
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If the path to Little Fungitown is explored before Princess Peach arrives in the [[Beanbean Kingdom]], Trunkle can be seen blocking the path, but he is sleeping and cannot be woken; this is not possible in the remake, ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', since the [[Super Hammer]]s needed to access Teehee Valley cannot be received until after Peach arrives.
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==Battle==
[[File:TrunkleBowsersMinions.jpg|thumb|Trunkle's boss battle in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'']]
Trunkle spins each of his arms and rolls his closed fists at Mario and Luigi, reforming his arm after each swing. He does this at least twice per attack, swinging his right arm to target Mario, and his left to target Luigi; if the fist is thrown spinning sideways, he will roll towards the opposite brother halfway through. Mario and Luigi can block the rolling stones using their [[hammer]]s.
 
Trunkle can also vacuum objects into his mouth from behind the Mario Bros., causing the screen to scroll back as [[Gritty Goomba]]s, [[Poison Mushroom]]s, and standard [[Mushroom]]s are pulled in. The Gritty Goombas and Poison Mushrooms must be [[jump]]ed over, as they will damage the bros. if they come into contact with them, with the latter [[Poison (status effect)|poisoning]] Mario or Luigi. Touching the mushrooms restores some [[Heart Point|HP]]. Trunkle chews up the inhaled objects to restore some of its HP.


In battle, Trunkle has the ability to throw boulders at the brothers, which have to be countered with [[Hammer]] strikes. Trunkle will use its right arm to target Mario and left arm to target Luigi if the boulders simply roll straight. If the boulders also spin sideways while rolling, then they will target the opposite brother. Trunkle also has the ability to vacuum objects into its mouth that will pass the brothers along the way; these include [[Gritty Goomba]]s, [[Poison Mushroom|poisonous mushrooms]], and standard [[Mushroom|Mushrooms]]. Any of these objects can be dodged by jumping, though touching the normal Mushrooms will heal the brother that comes into contact with one (it was originally added to their inventory, and was the only-ever instance of this happening). After finishing this attack, Trunkle will heal approximately 10 [[Heart Point|HP]].  
When Trunkle's HP is reduced by half, he splits into four "Mini-Trunkles". One of them has the berry normally seen on the tree in its mouth; Mario and Luigi must keep track of it, as the Mini-Trunkles shuffle around often, including as soon as they split. The Mini-Trunkles open their mouth after attacking or being hit, revealing if they are the correct one. Mini-Trunkles attack by either rolling at one of the brothers (which can be countered by jumping) or burrowing underground and surfacing to attack a brother (which is countered by the hammer). Each Mini-Trunkle uses these attacks twice, with rolling Mini-Trunkles attacking first; the one containing the fruit always attacks last and uses the burrowing attack multiple times.  


When Trunkle's HP is reduced by half, it splits into four "Mini-Trunkles". One of them has a berry in its mouth, and Mario and Luigi have to keep an eye on that one while all four shuffle around. The Mini-Trunkle holding the berry will have it in its mouth if attacked. A Mini-Trunkle can attack by simply rolling into one of the brothers, or burrowing underground and popping up in front of him, attempting to strike him afterwards. The former attack can be countered by jumping, whereas the latter can be countered by hammering. When the other Mini-Trunkles are attacked, they will simply crumble, although the one with the berry will continue to lose HP until it is finally defeated, to the brothers' victory. However, should the brothers fail to do this in a timely manner, the Mini-Trunkles will merge into Trunkle again, with full HP and the whole process restarts. Alternatively, if Mario and Luigi attack Trunkle's "tree" on top of its head, they can defeat it without it splitting into four tiny Trunkles. Its "tree" has much lower HP and higher defense. It is also extremely resistant to jump attacks and will only take more damage from regular [[Chopper Bros.]] attacks and [[Knockback Bros.]] attacks. Defeating Trunkle by using the former method is more challenging, but is more rewarding.
The other Mini-Trunkles simply crumble when attacked in the original, or when they lose their own HP in the remake; the Mini-Trunkle with the berry uses the 'main' HP pool and continues to take damage. After a few turns, if the 'main' Mini-Trunkle is still alive, it pulls its body back together using the other Mini-Trunkles (and/or their crumbled forms) and returns to normal, with its HP restored; if the 'main' Mini-Trunkle is defeated, the others are defeated as well. In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', Trunkle gains the [[Fury]] status upon losing half its HP or more, and begins attacking faster and more often each turn like most other bosses; this takes effect in the Mini-Trunkle state and causes him to reform himself immediately, with the status persisting once it eventually splits again.


If the brothers follow the path to Little Fungitown before Princess Peach comes to the Beanbean Kingdom, Trunkle can be seen blocking the path, but is sleeping and cannot be woken. It cannot be seen sleeping in the remake, since the [[Super Hammer|Super Hammers]] needed to access Teehee Valley cannot be received until after Peach arrives.
Alternatively, if Mario and Luigi attack Trunkle's tree on top of its head, they can defeat him by destroying the berry prematurely. Although its tree has much lower HP, it also has higher defense and is extremely resistant to jump attacks, only taking significant damage from hammer-based moves that can reach it (i.e. the regular [[Chopper Bros.]] and both versions of the [[Knockback Bros.]]). Defeating it in this way keeps him from using most of its other attacks; this also circumvents the splitting phase of the fight, which only checks for the main body's HP. In the 3DS version, once his tree is attacked, he will cover its tree with its hands if the Mario Bros. attack it again, preventing damage to it until it splits up. Once the four Mini-Trunkles become whole, the Mario Bros. will be able to damage his tree again, although he will cover its tree again until the next time it divides.


==Profiles and statistics==
Trunkle is one of the only two bosses in the original ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' that moves the screen during its battle (the other being  [[Cackletta]]'s Soul); additional screens are loaded during every battle in the original game, and [[List of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga pre-release and unused content|the size of the backgrounds, along with other portions of the game's code]], suggested that many other bosses were set to use attacks with a similar mechanic prior to the final release. This mechanic was fully implemented in the remake.
 
==Statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ガンゾー
|Jap=ガンゾー
|JapR=Ganzō
|JapR=Ganzō
|JapM=From ''Ganjō'', meaning resistant.
|JapM=Portmanteau of「岩」(''gan'', rock) and masculine name ending「蔵」(''-zō''); also likely a pun on「頑丈」(''ganjō'', resistant)
|Fra=Rochefort
|Fre=Rochefort
|FraM=Literally: Strongrock, pun on "roquefort", a French type of cheese.
|FreM=Literally means "strongrock", likely a pun on "{{wp|Roquefort}}"; "{{wp|Rochefort}}" is also a French city
|Ita=Pietro
|Ita=Pietro
|ItaM=Pun on ''pietra'' (Italian for ''stone'') and the Italian name ''Pietro''.
|ItaM=Pun on "pietra" (stone) and the Italian male name "Pietro"
|Ger=Geröllinger  
|Ger=Geröllinger  
|GerM=Pun on ''Geröll'' (German for ''scree'') and the name suffix ''-inger''.
|GerM=Portmanteau of "geröll" (cobble) with the name suffix "-inger"
|Spa=Roka
|Spa=Roka
|SpaM=Pun on ''roca'' (Spanish for ''rock'').
|SpaM=Pun on "roca" (rock)
|Chi=大嘴石魔
|Chi=大嘴石魔
|ChiR=Dàzuǐ Shímó
|ChiR=Dàzuǐ Shímó
|ChiM=Big Mouth Stone Demon
|ChiM=Big Mouth Stone Demon
|Kor=바위돌이
|KorR=Bawidol'i
|KorM=From "바위" (''bawi'', rock) and the Korean affectionate honorific "~돌이" (''-dol'i'')
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the retail ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', Trunkle is the only boss in the game that moves the screen during its battle.
*Trunkle has a few changes in the Japanese version of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'':
**An additional screen is loaded every battle, suggesting that there was going to be more bosses or even enemies were going to move the screen for attacks before the release of the game's remake.
**Any time the player damages Trunkle's head-tree, it will immediately restore 40 to 47 HP in the Japanese version.
**The white mushroom brought during Trunkle's vacuum attack heals 5 HP in the original American/European versions, and 8 HP in the Japanese version.
**When Trunkle's vacuum attack finishes, it heals its body for 10 HP in the original American/European versions. It heals a bit more in the Japanese version, because each object it swallows heals it for a different amount; 4 HP per Gritty Goomba, 8 HP per mushroom, and 2 HP per poisonous mushroom.
 
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Latest revision as of 04:42, January 8, 2024

Trunkle
Trunkle
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)

Trunkle is a giant rock monster appearing as a boss in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. He is encountered in Teehee Valley near the passage connecting the valley to Little Fungitown. Trunkle has a rotund, bean-shaped build with a wide lower body, large hands and thin arms; the remake has the arms made of several smaller rocks. Trunkle has a small tree on his head, containing a single orange berry.

History[edit]

Trunkle's overworld sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Trunkle's overworld sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Trunkle's overworld sprites in both games.

Once Mario and Luigi escort Princess Peach through most of Teehee Valley, Trunkle attacks the princess as she approaches the elevator leading to Little Fungitown, with two Toad guards hiding and whispering to each other. They spot Mario and Luigi as the brothers quickly arrive to engage Trunkle in battle, with the rock monster walking towards them and roaring. Upon defeat, he disappears, and Princess Peach and the Mario Bros. make it to Little Fungitown safely.

Trunkle's sleeping sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Trunkle sleeping.

If the path to Little Fungitown is explored before Princess Peach arrives in the Beanbean Kingdom, Trunkle can be seen blocking the path, but he is sleeping and cannot be woken; this is not possible in the remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, since the Super Hammers needed to access Teehee Valley cannot be received until after Peach arrives.

Battle[edit]

Trunkle
Trunkle's boss battle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Trunkle spins each of his arms and rolls his closed fists at Mario and Luigi, reforming his arm after each swing. He does this at least twice per attack, swinging his right arm to target Mario, and his left to target Luigi; if the fist is thrown spinning sideways, he will roll towards the opposite brother halfway through. Mario and Luigi can block the rolling stones using their hammers.

Trunkle can also vacuum objects into his mouth from behind the Mario Bros., causing the screen to scroll back as Gritty Goombas, Poison Mushrooms, and standard Mushrooms are pulled in. The Gritty Goombas and Poison Mushrooms must be jumped over, as they will damage the bros. if they come into contact with them, with the latter poisoning Mario or Luigi. Touching the mushrooms restores some HP. Trunkle chews up the inhaled objects to restore some of its HP.

When Trunkle's HP is reduced by half, he splits into four "Mini-Trunkles". One of them has the berry normally seen on the tree in its mouth; Mario and Luigi must keep track of it, as the Mini-Trunkles shuffle around often, including as soon as they split. The Mini-Trunkles open their mouth after attacking or being hit, revealing if they are the correct one. Mini-Trunkles attack by either rolling at one of the brothers (which can be countered by jumping) or burrowing underground and surfacing to attack a brother (which is countered by the hammer). Each Mini-Trunkle uses these attacks twice, with rolling Mini-Trunkles attacking first; the one containing the fruit always attacks last and uses the burrowing attack multiple times.

The other Mini-Trunkles simply crumble when attacked in the original, or when they lose their own HP in the remake; the Mini-Trunkle with the berry uses the 'main' HP pool and continues to take damage. After a few turns, if the 'main' Mini-Trunkle is still alive, it pulls its body back together using the other Mini-Trunkles (and/or their crumbled forms) and returns to normal, with its HP restored; if the 'main' Mini-Trunkle is defeated, the others are defeated as well. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Trunkle gains the Fury status upon losing half its HP or more, and begins attacking faster and more often each turn like most other bosses; this takes effect in the Mini-Trunkle state and causes him to reform himself immediately, with the status persisting once it eventually splits again.

Alternatively, if Mario and Luigi attack Trunkle's tree on top of its head, they can defeat him by destroying the berry prematurely. Although its tree has much lower HP, it also has higher defense and is extremely resistant to jump attacks, only taking significant damage from hammer-based moves that can reach it (i.e. the regular Chopper Bros. and both versions of the Knockback Bros.). Defeating it in this way keeps him from using most of its other attacks; this also circumvents the splitting phase of the fight, which only checks for the main body's HP. In the 3DS version, once his tree is attacked, he will cover its tree with its hands if the Mario Bros. attack it again, preventing damage to it until it splits up. Once the four Mini-Trunkles become whole, the Mario Bros. will be able to damage his tree again, although he will cover its tree again until the next time it divides.

Trunkle is one of the only two bosses in the original Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga that moves the screen during its battle (the other being Cackletta's Soul); additional screens are loaded during every battle in the original game, and the size of the backgrounds, along with other portions of the game's code, suggested that many other bosses were set to use attacks with a similar mechanic prior to the final release. This mechanic was fully implemented in the remake.

Statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Trunkle (Body)
Trunkle from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 110 (180) POW 63-72 (63-75) Defense 130 (80)
Speed 55 Experience 440 (500) Coins 88 (150)
Location Teehee Valley Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 0% Stun? 0% Burn? 0%
Level 22 Role Boss Item drop 1-Up Mushroom (Lucky Bros.) – 100%
Lucky Bros. – 61.29% (Super Nut- 100%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Trunkle (Tree)
Trunkle from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 60 (140) POW 63-72 (63-75) Defense 130 (90)
Speed 999 Experience 150 (0) Coins 12 (0)
Location Teehee Valley Jump Weak Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 0% Stun? 0% Burn? 0%
Level 99 Role Boss Item drop None – 0% (Super Nut - 100%)
None – 0% (Syrup Jar - 32.26%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Trunkle (Small)
Trunkle (small) from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 0 POW 61-68 (62-66) Defense 130 (90)
Speed 55 Experience 110 (0) Coins 22 (0)
Location Teehee Valley Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 0% Stun? 0% Burn? 0%
Level 22 Role Boss Item drop Super Nut – 100% (None - 0%)
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Trunkle
Trunkle HP 300 POW 92 DEF 80 SPEED 72 Experience 500
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 400
Stat down 0% Dizzy 0% Burn 0% Speed down 0% Item drop None (0%)
Stone Slacks (100%)
Stone Slacks (100%)
Level           23 Location(s) Teehee Valley
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Trunkle (Tree)
Sprite of Trunkle's Tree from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 190 POW 102 DEF 88 SPEED 72 Experience 0
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Weak Hammer Normal Coins 0
Stat down 0% Dizzy 0% Burn 0% Speed down 0% Item drop None (0%)
Stone Slacks (100%)
Stone Slacks (100%)
Level           23 Location(s) Teehee Valley
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Trunkle (Small)
Trunkle (small form) HP 58 POW 92 DEF 80 SPEED 72 Experience 0
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 0
Stat down 0% Dizzy 0% Burn 0% Speed down 0% Item drop None (0%)
Stone Slacks (100%)
Stone Slacks (100%)
Level           23 Location(s) Teehee Valley

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ガンゾー
Ganzō
Portmanteau of「岩」(gan, rock) and masculine name ending「蔵」(-zō); also likely a pun on「頑丈」(ganjō, resistant)

Chinese 大嘴石魔
Dàzuǐ Shímó
Big Mouth Stone Demon

French Rochefort
Literally means "strongrock", likely a pun on "Roquefort"; "Rochefort" is also a French city
German Geröllinger
Portmanteau of "geröll" (cobble) with the name suffix "-inger"
Italian Pietro
Pun on "pietra" (stone) and the Italian male name "Pietro"
Korean 바위돌이
Bawidol'i
From "바위" (bawi, rock) and the Korean affectionate honorific "~돌이" (-dol'i)

Spanish Roka
Pun on "roca" (rock)

Trivia[edit]

  • Trunkle has a few changes in the Japanese version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga:
    • Any time the player damages Trunkle's head-tree, it will immediately restore 40 to 47 HP in the Japanese version.
    • The white mushroom brought during Trunkle's vacuum attack heals 5 HP in the original American/European versions, and 8 HP in the Japanese version.
    • When Trunkle's vacuum attack finishes, it heals its body for 10 HP in the original American/European versions. It heals a bit more in the Japanese version, because each object it swallows heals it for a different amount; 4 HP per Gritty Goomba, 8 HP per mushroom, and 2 HP per poisonous mushroom.