The Poker Faces
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| Species | Bristles |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo! You're gonna be coleslaw,kid! And that ain't good!”
- —The Poker Faces,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The Poker Faces (also known asThe Ultimate Weapons) are twoBristles thatMario fights in theGlitz Pit inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Their name is derived from "poker face," when a person's face does not indicate what kind of cards they have. It is also a pun on "poke," referencing their spiked appearance.
The Poker Faces are ranked 8th in the Glitz Pit.
Statistics[edit]
Nintendo GameCube[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristle | ||||||||
 | Max HP | 2 | Attack | 1 | Defense | 4 | ||
| Location(s) | Shhwonk Fortress,Glitz Pit | Role | Boss, common | Level | 16 | |||
| Sleep? | 40% | Dizzy? | 40% | Confuse? | 40% | |||
| Tiny? | 60% | Stop? | 100% | Soft? | 100% | |||
| Burn? | 0% | Freeze? | 60% | Fright? | 50% | |||
| Gale Force? | 40% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Destruction (1) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 5 | Items | None | |||
| Tattle Log #: 84 | Log | A petrified, spine-covered monster that attacks by charging at you and is impervious to fire. If you approach, its spikes will pop out and poke you. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Bristle. ...Totally covered in spikes. They're so prickly! Max HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 4. AND they're impervious to fire. Even trying to get close enough to whack it with a hammer is dangerous! Seriously, its spikes will totally pop out! So, since you can'tjump on it or use yourhammer... you'd better use an item! | |||||||
Nintendo Switch[edit]
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristle | ||||||||
 | Max HP | 2 | Attack | 1 | Defense | 4 | ||
| Location(s) | Shhwonk Fortress,Glitz Pit | Role | Common | Level | 16 | |||
| Sleep? | 40% | Dizzy? | 40% | Confuse? | 40% | |||
| Tiny? | 60% | Stop? | 100% | Soft? | 100% | |||
| Burn? | 0% | Freeze? | 60% | Fright? | 50% | |||
| Gale Force? | 40% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Destruction (1) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 5 | Items | None | |||
| Tattle Log #: 87 | Log | A petrified, spine-covered monster that attacks by charging at you and is impervious to fire. If you approach, its spikes will pop out and poke you. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Bristle. Totally covered in spikes. They're so prickly! Max HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 4. AND they're impervious to fire. Even trying to get close enough to whack it with a hammer is dangerous! Seriously, its spikes will totally pop out! So, since you can'tjump on it or use yourhammer... you'd better use an item! | |||||||
Names in other languages[edit]
The Poker Faces[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポーキングストーンズ[?] Pōkingu Sutōnzu | Poking Stones | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 穿凿锐石[?] Chuānzáo Ruì Shí | Cut-through Sharp Stones | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 穿鑿銳石[?] Chuānzáo Ruì Shí | Cut-through Sharp Stones | |
| Dutch | De Stekelige Prikkers[?] | The Spiky Stingers | |
| French | Noirs Fléaux[?] | Black scourges | |
| German | Stachel-Steine[?] | Sting Stones | |
| Italian | I Bombing Stones[?] | Pun on "The Rolling Stones" | |
| Korean | 포킹 스톤즈[?] Poking Seutonjeu | Poking Stones | |
| Spanish (NOA) | El Dúo Picudo[?] | The Beaked Duo | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Isa y Fernan[?] | A reference to the most famous Spanish king and queen: Ferdinand II of Aragon (Fernando in Spanish) and Isabella I of Castile (Isabel in Spanish) |
The Ultimate Weapons[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ざんこくな ぜんしんキョウキ[?] Zankoku na Zenshin Kyōki | The Cruel Ultimate Weapons | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 残酷的全身凶器[?] Cánkù de Quánshēn Xiōngqì | Brutal Full Body Weapons | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 殘酷的全身凶器[?] Cánkù de Quánshēn Xiōngqì | Brutal Full Body Weapon | |
| Dutch | De Wrede Wapens[?] | The Cruel Weapons | |
| French | Haltères cruels[?] | Cruel dumbbells | |
| German | Die wandelnden Waffen[?] | The walking Weapons | |
| Italian | Il duetto di folli[?] | The fools' duet | |
| Korean | 잔혹한 전신 흉기[?] Janhoghan Jeonsin Hyung-gi | Brutal Full Body Weapons | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Las armas destructoras[?] | The destructive weapons | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Tanto monta, monta tanto[?] | "They amount to the same, the same they amount to", motto that appears in the royal emblem of Ferdinand II of Aragon, from who the name "Fernan" comes from. |
