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Mario & Luigi

Trunkle is a boss who appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its Nintendo 3DS remake Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. He was first seen at the end of Teehee Valley about to attack Princess Peach.

Physical description[]

Trunkle appears to be an odd, tree-like creature that is actually made of rock. His eyes are black, and his mouth is full of square teeth. Shrinking him causes a berry to be found in his mouth.

Battle[]

In battle, Trunkle attacks mainly by rolling his fists around and sending rocks at either Mario or Luigi. He can also use a suction attack that brings up Gritty Goombas, Mushrooms, and Poison Mushrooms to attack Mario and Luigi. After that attack, Trunkle will heal himself. After taking some damage, Trunkle splits into four little Trunkles that attack by rolling into Mario and Luigi or burrowing underground and punching them. The suction attack must be avoided by jumping over the Gritty Goomba monsters and the Poison Mushrooms, while the rolling charge must be blocked by jumping over the monster's ball form. The other attacks must be blocked via hammers.

Strategy[]

This battle is simple as Mario and Luigi should solely focus on attacking the body. Attacking the head of Trunkle will barely do anything to the boss at all. Once Trunkle splits into four smaller ones, the real Trunkle can be spotted as his mouth will open revealing a shining light (a berry) before they shuffle. It should also be noted that Trunkle's defense drastically drops once he is in his smaller form, so, when one the real one is spotted, introduce the strongest Bros. Moves to it.

Game data[]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Trunkle (Body)
Trunkle LVL 22 HP 110 (180) POW 63-72 (63-75) DEF 130 (80) SPEED 55
EXP 440 (500) COINS 88 (150) Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal
Hammer? Normal Hand? Normal Stun? 0% Burn? 0% Stat Down? 0%
Item drop Location(s)
1-Up Mushroom (Lucky Bros.) – 100%
•Lucky Bros. – 61.29% (Super Nut – 100%)
Teehee Valley
Notes
  • Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version.
  • Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.
Trunkle (Tree)
Trunkle LVL 99 HP 60 (140) POW 63-72 (63-75) DEF 130 (90) SPEED 999
EXP 150 (0) COINS 12 (0) Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Weak
Hammer? Normal Hand? Normal Stun? 0% Burn? 0% Stat Down? 0%
Item drop Location(s)
•None – 0% (Super Nut - 100%)
•None – 0% (Syrup Jar - 32.26%)
Teehee Valley
Notes
  • Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version.
  • Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.
Trunkle (Small)
Trunkle Small MLSS LVL 22 HP 0 POW 61-68 (62-66) DEF 130 (90) SPEED 55
EXP 110 (0) COINS 22 (0) Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal
Hammer? Normal Hand? Normal Stun? 0% Burn? 0% Stat Down? 0%
Item drop Location(s)
Super Nut – 100% (None - 0%)
•None – 0%
Teehee Valley
Notes
  • Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version.
  • Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Trunkle (Body)
Trunkle 3DS ani Level 23 HP 300 POW 92 DEF 80 SPEED 72
Experience 500 Coins 400 Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal
Hammer Normal Stat down? 0% Dizzy? 0% Burn? 0% Speed down? 0%
Item drop Location(s)
•None - 0%
Stone Slacks (100%)
•Stone Slacks (100%)
Teehee Valley
Trunkle (Tree)
Trunkle tree MLSS 3DS sprite Level 23 HP 190 POW 102 DEF 88 SPEED 72
Experience 0 Coins 0 Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Weak
Hammer Normal Stat down? 0% Dizzy? 0% Burn? 0% Speed down? 0%
Item drop Location(s)
•None - 0%
Stone Slacks (100%)
•Stone Slacks (100%)
Teehee Valley
Trunkle (Small)
Small Trunkle 3DS sprite Level 23 HP 58 POW 92 DEF 80 SPEED 72
Experience 0 Coins 0 Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal
Hammer Normal Stat down? 0% Dizzy? 0% Burn? 0% Speed down? 0%
Item drop Location(s)
•None - 0%
Stone Slacks (100%)
•Stone Slacks (100%)
Teehee Valley

Nomenclature[]

Language Name Translation Notes
Chinese (Simplified) 大嘴石魔
Dàzuǐ Shímó
Big Mouth Stone Demon
French Rochefort 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); also has the Italian name "Pietro"
Japanese ガンゾー
Ganzō
Portmanteau of「岩」(gan, rock) and masculine name ending「蔵」(-zō); likely a pun on「頑丈」(ganjō, resistant) as well
Korean 바위돌이
Bawidol'i
Li'l Rock
Spanish Roka Pun on "roca" (rock)

Trivia[]

  • If the Bros. visit the Little Fungitown entrance before Peach arrives in the Beanbean Kingdom, they can see Trunkle sleeping (with two Toads freaking out behind him), and thus cannot advance to Little Fungitown earlier than they should. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, he can't be seen sleeping as you don't get the Super Hammer until after Peach arrives in the kingdom. The area can still be visited while she is being held hostage by the Gritty Goombas but there will be nothing there as well as no elevator either.

Gallery[]

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