The Mind-Bogglers in the Glitz Pit
The Mind-Bogglers
“Prepare to be ensnared, mystified, and devoured!”
Pale Piranha, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Mind-Bogglers a.k.a. The Gray Entanglers is a fighting team in the Glitz Pit. This Team consists of a Pale Piranha, a Dark Puff and a Pider. As the team's name implies, all of these creatures are from Boggly Woods.

The Mind-Bogglers are ranked 13th in the Glitz Pit.

StatitsicsEdit

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Pale Piranha
  Max HP 4 Attack 2 Defense 0
Location(s) Boggly Woods, The Great Tree, Glitz Pit Role Common Level 11
Sleep? 110% Dizzy? 60% Confuse? 100%
Tiny? 95% Stop? 90% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 80% Fright? 30%
Gale Force? 60% KO? 95% Moves Jaw Clamp (2)
Exp. points 0 Coins 1 - 2 Items Honey Syrup (drop only)
Tattle Log #:
56
Log A monochrome Piranha Plant that attacks with a nasty bite. If you see one, throw all you've got at it, or run.
Tattle That's a Pale Piranha. You know about these guys. The famous Piranha Plants. This colorless subspecies is adapted to Boggly Woods. Ah, the wonders of nature! Max HP is 4, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. If you try to jump on them, they'll totally chomp on you.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Puff
  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.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Pider
  Max HP 5 Attack 2 Defense 0
Location(s) The Great Tree, Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 11-13, 15-18) Role Common Level 12
Sleep? 90% Dizzy? 50% Confuse? 90%
Tiny? 90% Stop? 90% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 90% Fright? 100%
Gale Force? 70% KO? 95% Moves Spider-spit (2), Multispit (1x3)
Exp. points 0 Coins 0 - 2 Items Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Ruin Powder
Tattle Log #:
62
Log A spidery creature that drops down on webs. It can shoot out three web-wads to attack consecutively.
Tattle That's a Pider. ICK! They gross me out. Max HP is 5, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. EWWWWWWWWW! Besides its normal attacks, it might spit three web-wads at you consecutively. You'd better have good timing if you wanna guard against its attacks. It also says here that the Punies can't stand Piders. So I'm not the only one! Just the sight of these things makes Punies flee in terror. I know how they feel!

Names in other languagesEdit

The Mind-BogglersEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パックンガッスン+[?]
Pakkun Gassun Purasu
Piranha Gassun +;「ガッスン」is derived from "gas"
Chinese (simplified) 吞食花与云怪+[?]
Tūnshí Huā yǔ Yún Guài Jiā
Piranha Plant and Dark Puff +
Chinese (traditional) 吞食花與雲怪+[?]
Tūnshí Huā yǔ Yún Guài Jiā
Piranha Plant and Dark Puff +
Dutch De Wirwarwakers[?] The Boggly Watchers
French Carniplantes[?] Portmanteau of "carnivorous" and "plant"
German Piranhas & Co[?] -
Italian Gli Apocalittici[?] The Apocalictics
Korean 뻐끔운+[?]
Ppeokkeun Peulleoseu
Portmanteau of "뻐끔플라워" (Ppeokkeum Peullawo, "Piranha Plant") and "흑운" (Heug-un, "Dark Puff")
Spanish Los Apocalípticos[?] The Apocalyptics

The Gray EntanglersEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese きょうふの トラッパー[?]
Kyōfu no Torappā
Trappers of Horror
Chinese (simplified) 恐怖的追踪者[?]
Kǒngbù de Zhuīzōng Zhě
Scary Stalkers
Chinese (traditional) 恐怖的追蹤者[?]
Kǒngbù de Zhuīzōng Zhě
Scary Stalkers
Dutch De Grijze Brigade[?] The Gray Brigade
French Antropophages[?] Maneaters
German Die Lebensgefährlichen[?] The Life-threatening
Italian I messaggeri del male[?] The messengers of evil
Korean 공포의 트랩퍼[?]
Gongpo-ui Teulaebpeo
Trappers of Horror
Spanish Los mensajeros del demonio, el miedo, el pavor, el horror[?] The messengers of the devil, fear, dread, horror