The Kretin is an enemy in the game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, which is the main boss fought in the Flab Zone.
Appearance
Alpha Kretin
The Alpha Kretin appears to be in the shape of a pentagon (or a triangle in later battle). In battle, it will make the separate Beta Kretins either red or green, which the corresponding brother has to attack. It has large legs and arms compared to the Beta Kretin. The Alpha Kretin will create a ball of electrical energy that will move along each of its segments before being launched from the boss's arm cannon.
Beta Kretin
The Beta Kretin looks similar to a blue orb, with yellow eyes and short feet. In this form, the Beta Kretin does spawn copies of itself with 1 HP.
History
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario and Luigi first meet a tornado of Beta Kretins that kidnaps Princess Peach near the very beginning of the Flab Zone. Mario and Luigi must go through the entire Flab Zone and learn the Spin Jump to get through the area. There are also a few times when Mario and Luigi are close to retrieving Princess Peach from the evil Kretins. When Mario and Luigi are done exploring the area, they trap the Kretins with Peach in one single room where they start to go in battle with Mario and Luigi.
Mario and Luigi save Peach temporarily until Fawful gets back at them.
Alpha Kretin-X
Once the Alpha Kretin has been destroyed, Class 2 is automatically unlocked in the Challenge Node located deep inside Bowser. In order for Mario and Luigi to participate in Class 2 and fight Alpha Kretin-X, the Mario Bros. must pay a toll of four hundred coins. Once the toll has been paid, the Kretin reappears in its more powerful form, in which the Beta Kretins assume a different appearance, making them look more fierce and solid.
Trivia
- Alpha Kretin represents AlphaDream's logo.
- Aplha Kretin was possibly based on AplhaDream's logo.