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{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Puff|image=[[File:DarkPuff.png]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:DarkPuff.png|150px]]<br>Sprite from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Ruff Puff]]
}}
 
{{distinguish|Dark Ruff Puff}}
{{distinguish|Dark Ruff Puff}}
The '''Dark Puff''' is a cloud enemy related to the [[Ruff Puff]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. It is shaded gray like most enemies in [[Boggly Woods]], and are often seen alongside [[Cleft]]s and [[Pale Piranha]]s. In the [[Glitz Pit]], a Dark Puff appears as one of the members of [[Mind-Bogglers]].
The '''Dark Puff''' is a cloud enemy related to the [[Ruff Puff]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]. It is shaded gray like most enemies in [[Boggly Woods]], and is often seen alongside [[Cleft]]s and [[Piranha Plant#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Pale Piranha]]s. In the [[Glitz Pit]], a Dark Puff appears as one of the members of [[The Mind-Bogglers]].
 
Though they are statistically rather weak, they can use a Lightning Charge attack, but it requires charging. A charged-up Dark Puff will hurt [[Mario]] if he jumps on it; if Mario has electrified himself, he can jump on said Dark Puff without taking damage.


Though they are statistically rather weak, they have the ability to use a Lightning Charge attack, but it requires charging. A charged-up Dark Puff will hurt [[Mario]] if he jumps on it; if Mario is electrified himself, he can jump on said Dark Puff without taking damage.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
====GameCube====
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Puff|align=horizontal|image=[[File:DarkPuff.png]]}}


==Relatives==
====Nintendo Switch====
*[[Ruff Puff]] &ndash; ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Puff|align=horizontal}}
*[[Tuff Puff]] &ndash; ''[[Paper Mario]]''
*[[Ice Puff]] &ndash; ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
*[[Poison Puff]] &ndash; ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
*[[Dark Ruff Puff]] &ndash; ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=クロクモーン
|Jap=クロクモーン
|JapR=Kurokumōn
|JapR=Kurokumōn
|JapM=Pun of「黒雲」(''kurokumo'', dark cloud) and「クモクモーン」(''Kumokumōn'', [[Ruff Puff]])
|JapM=Pun on「黒雲」(''kurokumo'', "dark cloud") and「クモクモーン」(''Kumokumōn'', "[[Ruff Puff]]")
|Fra=ZzZt Pfff
|ChiS=乌云怪
|FraM="Zzzt" is an onomatopoeia referring to something swooping down; the onomatopoeia "pfff" hints at a sigh or a breath
|ChiSR=Wūyún guài
|ChiSM=Dark Cloud Monster
|ChiT=烏雲怪
|ChiTR=Wūyún guài
|ChiTM=Dark Cloud Monster
|Dut=Dark Puff
|Fre=ZzZt Pfff
|FreM=From "zzzt" (an onomatopoeia for something swooping down) and "pfff" (the sound of a sigh or a breath)
|Ger=Stratox
|Ger=Stratox
|GerM=Pun on ''Stratosphäre'' (Stratosphere) and ''toxisch'' (toxic).
|GerM=Pun on ''stratosphäre'' ("stratosphere") and ''toxisch'' ("toxic")
|Ita=Nubescura
|Ita=Nubescura
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "nube," meaning "cloud," and "scura," meaning "dark."
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''nube'' ("cloud") and ''scura'' ("dark")
|Kor=흑운
|KorR=Heug-un
|KorM=Black Cloud
|Spa=Puff Oscuro
|SpaM=Dark Puff
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Dark Puff is one of the two 'dark' subspecies in the game that, despite their name, are actually the weakest variety of its species, the other being the [[Dark Wizzerd]].
*The Dark Puff is one of the two "dark" subspecies in the game that, despite their name, are actually the weakest variety of its species, the other being the [[Dark Wizzerd]].
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Revision as of 09:20, August 15, 2024

Dark Puff
A Dark Puff from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of Ruff Puff
Not to be confused with Dark Ruff Puff.

The Dark Puff is a cloud enemy related to the Ruff Puff in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake. It is shaded gray like most enemies in Boggly Woods, and is often seen alongside Clefts and Pale Piranhas. In the Glitz Pit, a Dark Puff appears as one of the members of The Mind-Bogglers.

Though they are statistically rather weak, they can use a Lightning Charge attack, but it requires charging. A charged-up Dark Puff will hurt Mario if he jumps on it; if Mario has electrified himself, he can jump on said Dark Puff without taking damage.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Puff
A Dark Puff from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Max HP 3 Attack 2 Defense 0
Location(s) Boggly Woods, Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 12-14, 17-19) Role Common Level 10
Sleep? 95% Dizzy? 105% Confuse? 90%
Tiny? 95% Stop? 95% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 100% Fright? 90%
Gale Force? 105% KO? 95% Moves Slam (2), Shocking Charge (Electric), Thunder Attack (2 to Mario and Partner, Piercing), Fly to Hover (Moves closer to ground, does not count as turn), Hover to Fly (moves higher in the air, does not count as turn)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 2 Items Dizzy Dial, Dried Shroom (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Mushroom, Thunder Bolt
Tattle Log #:
67 		Log A thunderhead that attacks with lightning. Don't touch it when it's charged up, or you'll be in for a shock.
Tattle That's a Dark Puff. It's basically a tiny, mean thunderhead. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. Sometimes it'll charge itself with electricity. Don't touch it when it does! Yowch! You know what I mean, right? Brzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Shocking! After it charges itself, it'll totally zap you with lightning. Beat it as fast as you can.

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Puff
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 3 Attack 2 Defense 0
Location(s) Boggly Woods, Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 12-14, 17-19) Role Common Level 10
Sleep? 95% Dizzy? 105% Confuse? 90%
Tiny? 95% Stop? 95% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 100% Fright? 90%
Gale Force? 105% KO? 95% Moves Slam (2), Shocking Charge (Electric), Thunder Attack (2 to Mario and Partner, Piercing), Fly to Hover (Moves closer to ground, does not count as turn), Hover to Fly (moves higher in the air, does not count as turn)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 2 Items Dizzy Dial, Dried Mushroom (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Mushroom, Thunder Bolt
Tattle Log #:
70 		Log A thunderhead that attacks with lightning. Don't touch it when it's charged up, or you'll be in for a shock.
Tattle That's a Dark Puff. It's basically a tiny, mean thunderhead. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. Sometimes it'll charge itself with electricity. Don't touch it when it does! Yowch! You know what I mean, right? Brzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Shocking! After it charges itself, it'll totally zap you with lightning. Beat it as fast as you can.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クロクモーン[?]
Kurokumōn 		Pun on「黒雲」(kurokumo, "dark cloud") and「クモクモーン」(Kumokumōn, "Ruff Puff")
Chinese (simplified) 乌云怪[?]
Wūyún guài 		Dark Cloud Monster
Chinese (traditional) 烏雲怪[?]
Wūyún guài 		Dark Cloud Monster
Dutch Dark Puff[?] -
French ZzZt Pfff[?] From "zzzt" (an onomatopoeia for something swooping down) and "pfff" (the sound of a sigh or a breath)
German Stratox[?] Pun on stratosphäre ("stratosphere") and toxisch ("toxic")
Italian Nubescura[?] Portmanteau of nube ("cloud") and scura ("dark")
Korean 흑운[?]
Heug-un 		Black Cloud
Spanish Puff Oscuro[?] Dark Puff

Trivia

  • The Dark Puff is one of the two "dark" subspecies in the game that, despite their name, are actually the weakest variety of its species, the other being the Dark Wizzerd.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo GameCube) / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Main characters Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian • Yoshi Kid
Species Bub-ulb • Craw • Crow • Doogan • Duplighost • Glitz Pit Security • Jabbi • Little Mouser • Luff • Nibbles • Para-bomb • Penguin • Pianta • Pig • Puni • Ratooey • Smorg • Toad • Twilighter • Yoshi
Chapters Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Crystal Stars Diamond Star • Emerald Star • Gold Star • Ruby Star • Sapphire Star • Garnet Star • Crystal Star
Bosses Beldam • Blooper • Bowser • Doopliss • Gloomtail • Gold Fuzzy • Grodus • Kammy Koopa • Lord Crump • Marilyn • Rawk Hawk • The Iron Adonis Twins • Three Shadows • Vivian
Chapter bosses Cortez • Doopliss • Hooktail • Macho Grubba • Magnus von Grapple • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Shadow Queen • Smorg
Optional bosses Atomic Boo • Bonetail • Gus • Prince Musha • Whackaa
Minor characters Arfur • Audience • Bandy Andy • Battle Mastera • Blooey • The Bob-omb Squad • Bomberto • Bootler • Bub • Bub-ulber • Businessman • Charlieton • Chef Shimi • Chestnut King • Chet Rippo • Chomp Country • Cleftor • Craw-Daddy • Creepy Steeple Boo • Darkly • Dazzle • The Dead Bones • The Destructors • Doe T. • Don Pianta • Doopliss's parrot • Dupree • Eddy the Mask • Eve • Excess Express conductor • Excess Express engineer • Excess Express waitress • Fahr Outpost mayor • Flavio • Flo • Francesca • Frankie • Fred • The Fuzz • Garf • General White • Ghost T. • Glitzville reporter • Gloomer • Gob • Goldbob • Goom Goom • The Goomba Bros. • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goomther • Goose • Grifty • Grubba • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare • Hamma Jamma • The Hand-It-Overs • Hayzee • Heff T. • Herb T. • Ian Foomusa • Ishnail • Jabble • Jerry • Johnson • Jolene • King K • Kolorado's father • Koopie Koo • The Koopinator • Koopley • Koopook • The KP Koopas • Kroop • Lady Bow • Lahla • Laki • Larson • Lucky • Luigi • Lumpy • The Magikoopa Masters • Master Crash • Mayor Dour • McGoomba • Merlee • Merlon • Merluvlee • Maude • The Mind-Bogglers • Mousimilian • Mover • Mr. Hoggle • Niff T. • Nob • Pa-Patch • Parakarry • Peeka • Pennington • Petuni • Pianta syndicate • Pierre • Pine T. Jr. • Pine T. Sr. • Plenn T. • Podler • Podley • The Poker Faces • The Pokey Triplets • Porter • Prince Mush • Professor Frankly • Pungent • Pungry • Punio • Puniper • Puni elder • The Punk Rocks • Rob • Robbo Thieves • Rocko • Scarlette • Screamy • Shellshock • The Shellshockers • Sir Swoop • Spike Storm • Spiky Joe • Stewart • Swindell • Swob • Sylvia • TEC • Thriff T. • The Tiny Spinies • Toad sailor • Toad sailor's brother • Toad salesmana • Toadette • Toadia • Toadsworth • Toce T. • Tony • Toodles • Torque • Traveling Sisters Three • Twilight Shop manager • Twilight Shop manager's wife • Vinny • Whacka • Wings of Night • Wonky • Zess T. • Zip Toad
Enemies Bandit (Badge · Big) • Bill Blaster (Bombshell) • Blooper • Bob-omb (Bob-ulk · Bulky) • Boo (Atomic · Dark) • Bristle (Dark) • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) · Spike Top (Red)) • Chain-Chomp (Red) • Cleft (Bald (Hyper) · Hyper · Iron · Moon) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Dark Craw • Dry Bones (Dark · Dull · Red) • Ember (Lava Bubble · Phantom) • Fire Bar • Fuzzy (Green · Flower · Horde) • Goomba (Gloomba (Para · Spiky) · Hyper (Para · Spiky) · Para · Spiky) • Goomboarda • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para) · Koopatrol (Dark) · KP (Para) · Para · Shady (Para)) • Lakitu (Dark) • Magikoopa (Green · Red · White) • Pale Piranha (Frost · Piranha Plant · Putrid) • Pider (Arantula) • Pokey (Poison) • Ruff Puff (Dark · Ice · Poison) • Spinia (Spania · Spunia) • Spiny (Sky-Blue) • Swooper (Swampire · Swoopula) • Wizzerd (Dark · Elite) • X-Fist (Punch) • X-Naut (Elite · PhD · Platoon) • Yux (Grodus X · Mini · X-Yux (Mini) · Z-Yux (Mini))
Locations Boggly Woods • Broadshroom • Circuit Break Island • Creepy Steeple • Deepdown Depot • Excess Express • Fahr Outpost • Flurrie's House • Fresh Juice Shop • Glitz Pit • Glitzville • Goomstar Temple • Great Tree • Grimble Forest • Hatesong Tower • Herb T.'s place • Hooktail Castle • Hot Dog Stand • Inn • Item Shop • Jazzafrazz Town • Keelhaul Key • Keelhaul Galleria • Lovely Howz of Badges • Mario Bros.' House • Moon • Netherworld • Niff T.'s shop • Northwinds Mart • Palace of Shadow • Palace of Shadow Tower • Path to Fahr Outpost • Path to Shhwonk Fortress • Petalburg • Petal Meadows • Pianta Parlor • Pirate's Grotto • Pit of 100 Trials • Podley's Place • Plumpbelly Village • Poshley Heights • Poshley Sanctum • Pudding Continent • Pungent's Great Tree Shop • Rapturous Ruins • Riverside Station • Rogueport • Rogueport Underground • Rumblebump Volcano • Sales Stall • Shhwonk Fortress • Souvenir shop • Strudel Continent • Toad Bros. Bazaar • Trouble Center • Twilight Shop • Twilight Town • Twilight Trail • Waffle Kingdom • Westside Goods • X-Naut Fortress
Bowser levels World 1 • World 2 • World 3
Moves Action Command • Appeal • Art Attack • Boat Mode • Bob-ombast • Body Slam • Bomb • Bomb Squad • Charge • Clock Out • Dodgy Fog • Earth Tremor • Fiery Jinx • First Strike • Flee • Gale Force • Ground Pound • Guard • Gulp • Headbonk • Hold Fast • Infatuate • Jump • Kiss Thief • Lip Lock • Love Slap • Mini-Egg • Multibonk • Paper Mode • Plane Mode • Power Lift • Power Shell • Rally Wink • Shade Fist • Shell Shield • Shell Slam • Shell Toss • Showstopper • Smooch • Spring Jump • Stampede • Stylish move • Super Hammer • Superguard • Supernova • Sweet Feast • Sweet Treat • Tattle • Tease • Tube Mode • Ultra Hammer • Veil
Objects Badge • Big Bob • Black chest • Black Skull • Boat panel • Brick block • Candy Pop • Cheep Blimp • Chomp Rock • Cog • Coin • Coin block • Coral • Crystal Ball • Elevator • Flagpole • Flower • Heart • Hidden block • Koopa Clown Car • Meat • Metal Block • Pianta token • Plane panel • Power-draining machine • Recovery block • S.S. Flavion • Save Block • Shine Block • Star Piece • Stone Block • Stone keys • Switch • Teleporter • The Thousand-Year Door • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe • X-Naut ship • Yellow Block
Stats / statuses Allergic • Badge Point • Burn • Charged • Confused • Danger • Defense • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Dodgy • Electrified • Fast • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Huge • Immobilized • Invisible • Payback • Peril • Poison • Power • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Regeneration • Sleep • Slow • Soft • Star Point • Star Power • Tiny
Miscellaneous 65th Trivia Quiz-Off • 66th Trivia Quiz-Off • Art Gallerya • Badges • Bestiary (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Boom-bassa-boom Festival • Bingo! • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Flash game • Gallery (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Glitches (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Goldbobbington's • Happy Lucky Lottery • Koopa Troop • Level up • Luigi Fan Club • Jazzafrazz Town Drama Slam • Mist • Parade • Partner Hintsa • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–F · G–K · L–R · S–Z) • Recipes • Rogueport Direct Mail Service • Rogueport Restoration Committee • Selling prices • Shine Sprites • Shops • Sound Gallerya • Staff (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Stump Petuni • Tattles (Nintendo Switch) • Treasure chest locations • University of Goom • Unnamed NPCs • X-Nauts
a Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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