Not to be confused withBristles.

Bristle
Sprite fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variants Dark Bristle
Notable members The Poker Faces

“Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo! You're gonna be coleslaw, kid! And that ain't good!”

—Bristle,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Shhwonk Fortress

Bristles are spiked monsters made of rock. They are found in only two games—theNintendo GameCube gamePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsNintendo Switchremakeof the same name. Similar toClefts, Bristles have spiked tops, high defense, an immunity to fire attacks, and can be flipped over by an earthquake or an explosion. Unlike Clefts, Bristles do not lose their top-spiked defense when flipped and are also immune to close-range attacks likeGulp andMario'sHammer, as their large spears pop out to protect against approachers. Bristles will not pop out their spears if paralyzed (i.e.asleep,frozen, orimmobilized), but they are still immune to direct contact moves such asMs. Mowz'sKiss Thief like withPokeys.

Despite their copious defenses, Bristles have very low HP and are easily taken out with items (e.g.POW Block,Earth Quake,Ice Storm),Superguards, or Special Moves (e.g.Earth Tremor). Mario is also capable of simply hammering them should he have theSpike Shieldbadge equipped, though without attack-increasing badges,Piercing Blow, or theUltra Hammer, it will do no damage.

Although Bristles have made no appearances outside ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, they are mentioned inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Before the Mario Bros. learn theBros. Ball move,Toadsworth the Younger tells hisolder self that he "looks like he has a Bristle in his britches".

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

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!

Notable Bristles[edit]

• The Poker Faces - Two Bristles that compete in the Major League division at theGlitz Pit.

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Animate objects
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemies

• Articles with unsourced foreign names