The Punk Rocks

The Punk Rocks
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Species	Hyper Bald Clefts

“This no take long. This end in pain for mustache.”

—Cleftor, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Punk Rocks (a.k.a. The Green Torture Squad) is a fighting group for the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The team consists of three Hyper Bald Clefts, including the team's presumed leader, Cleftor. Goombella recommends that Mario have some items beforehand, as they are rock-hard and impervious to fire.

The Punk Rocks are ranked 12th in the Glitz Pit, being one of the top fighting groups of the Minor League division.

Statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
H. Bald Cleft
	Max HP	3	Attack	2	Defense	2
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit	Role	Common	Level	12
	Sleep?	40%	Dizzy?	40%	Confuse?	40%
	Tiny?	65%	Stop?	90%	Soft?	100%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	60%	Fright?	40%
	Gale Force?	30%	KO?	95%	Moves	Charge (2), Charge Up (ATK+6), Missilecharge (8)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 3	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 78	Log	A hyperactive Bald Cleft that can charge up energy, boosting its Attack to eight.
	Tattle	That's a Hyper Bald Cleft. Like Clefts and Bald Clefts, this is also a rock monster. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 2. This hyper version can build up its energy, boosting its Attack to 8 on the next turn. It has low HP, but its body is rock-hard and impervious to fire, making it super-tough. It says here that item attacks are pretty effective. Beat it before it goes hyper!

Naming

The "Punk Rocks" is a pun on the type of music, punk rock.

Names in other languages

The Punk Rocks

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ハイパーズ Haipāzu	Hypers		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	超绝帮 Chāojué Bāng	Super Gang		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	超絕幫 Chāojué Bāng	Super Gang		[?]
Dutch	De Kale Clefts	The Bald Clefts		[?]
French	Hyper Bastons	Hyper Brawl		[?]
German	Hyper-Steine	Hyper Stones		[?]
Italian	Il Trio dell'Alta Solidità	The High Solidity Trio		[?]
Korean	하이퍼즈 Haipeojeu	Hypers		[?]
Spanish	Los Vande Cráneo	It comes from the expression "van de cráneo" (literally "going skull") which is used in situation that are going wrong or it has hazards.		[?]

The Green Torture Squad

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ほこりたかき　とっこうたい Hokori-takaki Tokkōtai	The Proud Kamikazes		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	高傲的特攻队 Gāo'ào de Tègōngduì	Proud Special Attack Team		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	高傲的特攻隊 Gāo'ào de Tègōngduì	Proud Special Attack Team		[?]
Dutch	De Groene Geweldenaren	The Green Tyrants		[?]
French	Absurdement violents	Absurdly violent		[?]
German	Die stolze Spezialeinheit	The proud Special Unit		[?]
Italian	Si piegano, ma non si spezzano	They bend, but they don't break		[?]
Korean	긍지 높은 특공대 Geungji Nop-eun Teuggongdae	Proud Commando		[?]
Spanish	La fuerza hercúlea, la dureza del diamante	The herculean strength, the diamond's hardness		[?]