Cackletta

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Cackletta
Artwork of Cackletta from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Artwork fromMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
SpeciesBeanish
First appearanceMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearanceMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
“Hah! Hmph! Well, won't this be fun! Oh, yes! If that's how it is, I'm ready for you! I'm going to knock you all the way back to theMushroom Kingdom!”
Cackletta,Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Cackletta is a witch from theBeanbean Kingdom and the main antagonist ofMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and itsremake.

History[edit]

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga /Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Peach's Castle
Cackletta and Fawful initiating their plan to steal Princess Peach's voice.

Early in the game, Cackletta disguises herself asThe Goodwill Ambassador to stealPrincess Peach's voice and use it to steal theBeanstar with also replacing the princess' voice with "explosive vocabulary", which is composed of various symbols that drop from her speech bubble to cause minor explosions. Beanbean lore states that only one with a beautiful voice can activate the Beanstar's mysterious powers to grant any wishes, so Cackletta hopes to use the power of the Beanstar to conquer the Beanbean Kingdom and soon after, theMushroom Kingdom and the whole world. The Mario Bros. go to the Beanbean Kingdom to stop her, and they meet her for the first time on theKoopa Cruiser when she andFawful attack the Bros. and the ship. She later attacks theBeanbean Castle Town and feedsQueen Bean aBelly Blech worm, which turns her aggressive towards the brothers. After imprisoningLady Lima, she then encounters the Mario Bros. again inBeanbean Castle disguised as Lima and tricks them into fixing the castle's plumbing, which turns off the Beanstar's security system and allows Cackletta to steal the Beanstar. Mario rushes up to the throne room to stop her, but Cackletta and Fawful get away and leaveQueen Bean to take care of the Mario Bros. Later, Cackletta goes toWoohoo Hooniversity to carry out her plans with the Beanstar by also transforming several researchers intoLaser Snifits. After Queen Bean is restored to normal and the castle town is repaired, the Mario Bros. (as well asPrince Peasley) travel to Woohoo Hooniversity.

Peach-bots from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Cackletta activating threePeach-bots, which are robots programmed to play a perfect copy of the stolen voice.

Cackletta's plan backfires when she attempts to use Peach's voice by putting it in robots named "Peach-bots". It is later revealed thatToadsworth and the other Mushroom Kingdom residents switched Peach withBirdo, whom they dressed up as the Princess Peach since they were warned from Prince Peasley that he was aware of Cackletta's plan. This irritates the Beanstar; while this is happening, the Mario Bros. come and give her a surprise attack, and Cackletta finally battles them.

The Bros. emerge victorious over Cackletta and she becomes severely injured as a result. Fawful arrives and absorbs Cackletta's body into his "headgear". He is commanded by Cackletta to do an attack for her, but Prince Peasley stops him and sends him flying out of the Woohoo Hooniversity.

Cackletta possessing Bowser in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Cackletta's ghost about to possess Bowser's body.

An injured Fawful lands in the Mushroom Kingdom side ofStardust Fields and sees an unconsciousBowser lying on the ground. He releases Cackletta's ghost from his headgear, which goes into Bowser's body and possesses him in the process. This causes Cackletta to become a fusion of herself and Bowser, calledBowletta. With the fact that Bowletta can control Beanbean enemies andBowser's Minions, she becomes more powerful and plans to steal the Beanstar again and get the real Princess Peach. She succeeds inLittle Fungitown while Mario is sick withBean Fever and Luigi is searching for theantidote inGuffawha Ruins, offering a request for the Bros. that they will find the Beanstar pieces and repair them with the exchange for the Peach. Prince Peasley has a plan to give Cackletta a fake Beanstar and meet her at the top ofJoke's End. Then, Luigi tries to give Fawful the fake Beanstar, but the latter realizes that the Star is fake, knocking down the Bros'.suitcase and stealing the real Beanstar.

Mario and Luigi come to Bowletta, who refuses to release Peach. Later, another Princess Peach, who is holding her mouth, comes out along with Mario, who tricks Bowletta and Fawful into thinking that they are holding a "fake" Princess Peach. Bowletta drops the Peach she was holding and grabs the "real" one. In the Koopa Cruiser, Fawful and Bowletta ask the princess why she is holding her mouth, but she does not respond. In response, Bowletta scares her to reveal a big mustache, and she turns out to be Luigi, forcing him to make a getaway and eventually return the Beanstar to Prince Peasley.

In the meantime, Bowletta plans to destroy the Beanbean Kingdom and then, after the Bros. are destroyed, the Mushroom Kingdom. She entersBowser's Castle and attacksBeanbean Castle Town again. After this, the Bros. go toHoohoo Village and tellBlablanadon that Bowser's Castle is overhead and he should take them.Fawful informs Bowletta that the brothers are coming, so Bowletta orders the sevenKoopalings and Fawful to guard her castle. The Bros. fight them all and eventually fight Bowletta, but just as it looks like they have defeated her, it turns out Bowletta pretended to be defeated and as this is happening, aTime Bob-omb comes into view, exploding and knocking the Bros. out cold. She then proceeds to swallow them. Inside Bowletta's stomach, Mario and Luigi with 1 HP find Cackletta's spirit inside the body and fight her. After Cackletta is defeated, her spirit leaves Bowser's body, disappearing afterwards and Bowser returns to his original form.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story /Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Although Cackletta does not physically appear inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story orits remake, after the defeat ofDark Bowser,Fawful (in the game's French version) says, "J'ai joué les sbirrres... pourrr une hystérrrique..."[1] ("I played the henchman for a hysteric...") in reference to Cackletta.

Her battle theme is also reused and/or rearranged a few times. A small part of her theme can briefly be heard in the music forPeach's Castle after Fawful's takeover in the original, and in the remake, her theme is rearranged intoDark Fawful's battle theme.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

A Sticker of Cackletta.
Cackletta's sticker inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl

Cackletta appears as asticker inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl.

Battle[edit]

Woohoo Hooniversity[edit]

Cackletta's main attack during the battle is creating lightning bolts to strike the brothers. The arm she lifts for this attack show whether she will attack Mario and then Luigi, Luigi and then Mario, or both at once. She can also create two clones of herself, and when one of the duplicates is attacked, it bursts into a swarm of Cackletta-like bats that attack the brothers; the bats do little damage on contact, though they can inflictpoison. When the real Cackletta is attacked, the fake ones disappear. In order to figure out which Cackletta is the real one, the players should look at which arms each of them raises to do the lightning attack. The real Cackletta will raise both of her arms, attempting to strike both of the brothers at once. Cackletta also has a special attack where she makes voids in the ground that move toward Mario and Luigi: should one of them fall in, they will drop from the top of the screen and hit the ground, taking damage and becomingheavier. She uses this attack once at the very beginning of the battle, and will use it at least once near the end of the battle.

Her clone attack in the 3DS remake is changed slightly: the real Cackletta laughs briefly while the rest do not. After doing so, she will also attempt to switch places with one of her clones multiple times to confuse the player. She also clones herself far less frequently than she did in the original game. In this boss fight, Cackletta gives 300 EXP in the original non-Japanese release. However, due to a glitch, this amount is multiplied by 3, causing her to drop 900 EXP instead, which is more than the next two bosses,Popple/Rookie andMom Piranha, combined.

Bowser's Castle[edit]

A screenshot of the battle against Cackletta's soul from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
Mario andLuigi battling Cackletta's soul

The brothers start the final boss with 1HP, so it is recommended that they quickly heal on their first turn. In battle, the Mario Bros. must destroy both of her arms and her head in order to expose her heart. When her heart has been exposed, the Mario Bros. must attack it to finally destroy her and complete the game. With Cackletta's exposed heart, she will use it to revive her head and arms, and then heal them as well. After two full battle rounds of Cackletta's heart being exposed, she will conceal it once again and the entire process repeats.

Cackletta's attacks are as follows:

  • Her head creates an enormous energy ball that will attempt to crush one of the Mario Bros. The brother must attack with hishammer constantly until it explodes. If timed just right, the brothers can hit it twice in one swing, although the timing required to make this happen is very tricky and precise.
  • She stretches her arms out at the Mario Bros., attempting to flick them. This can be countered by hammering her hands quickly.
  • Her right hand summons two fireballs to rotate around the Mario Bros., which should be dodged by jumping at the right time. This attack can inflict theDEF-Down status effect.
  • Her left hand summons a ball of electricity that must be hit with a hammer. Hitting it will make it slide to the next brother and this must be repeated until it breaks. Over the course of the fight, it will take more hits to break.
  • Her hands can also attack by sweeping the Mario Bros. The brothers must jump over an arm when her eyes are pointed down and stay still when they are up. This attack requires all of her body parts to be available.Elder Princess Shroob's tentacle sweep and theDark Star Core's arrow attack are similar to this attack.
  • Cackletta's head also has the ability to partially heal either itself or one of her arms or heart (only when exposed). It can also boost the attack power of itself or one of her arms.
  • If Cackletta's head is attacked while her arms are still present, they will immediately attack in retaliation, either using her finger flick or arm swing attack.

Over the course of the fight, Cackletta will gain three new moves, each after a certain amount of the heart's HP has been depleted:

  • At around 25% HP lost, her head can summon a mirage of Fawful that will shoot streams of energy balls from one brother to the other that must be jumped over before flying up to one of the brothers and laughing at them, flying away to repeat the attack if he is not hammered. The tell for which brother the stream of energy balls will start with is the same as Fawful's tell on the Koopa Cruiser: laughing for Mario and spinning for Luigi. If the mirage is not hammered after a few cycles of the attack, it will vanish and the attack will end.
  • At around 50% HP lost, her head can move her eyes up or down, indicating where she is going to fire a beam for each brother. If her eyes move up, she is going to fire upwards. If they move down, she will fire downwards. A few seconds later, she will stop time before actually firing the beams, forcing the brothers to jump or stand in the correct position ahead of time. Over the course of the fight, she will fire more beams.
  • At around 75% HP lost, her head can summon many blue balls of magic that will teleport around the battlefield before appearing in front of a brother and flying into them. The ones that turn pink target Mario, while the ones that turn green target Luigi and the blue ones do not target either brother. When hammered, the magic balls will be launched back and damage any of Cackletta's exposed targets. In the Japanese release, these counters do not deal any damage to Cackletta.[2]

In the3DS remake, some of Cackletta's attacks are changed:

  • She is able to use her laser beam/time stop attack from the very start of the battle; as a trade-off, she will only execute it once on any given turn (though much faster when angry).
  • Her fireball attack does not last as long.
  • Her electric ball attack always requires five hits and it moves closer to the brothers every time it is hammered, requiring the counterattacks to be closer together the more hits it takes.
  • Cackletta has an additional ability not seen in the original game: she can raise her arms over the brothers, and then bring them down on top of them. This attack can be countered with the hammer. She can also attempt to flick one brother and smack the other, which has different timings.
  • Her arm swing attack starts off slower and does not reverse, but it does speed up over the duration of the attack.
  • Her Fawful mirage attack starts off slower, but when enraged, the attack speeds up and Fawful will quickly dart away after approaching a brother, requiring much more precise timing. This attack can inflict theSPD-Down status effect.
  • Her aura balls now have rings that tilt in different directions, most likely to assist those with color-blindness. Red balls with rings tilted left target Mario, green balls tilted right target Luigi, and blue balls with no tilt are harmless. The balls also no longer will hit Cackletta when hammered.
  • Her enormous energy ball attack is relatively unchanged, but is not used until Cackletta is angry. It is also more powerful in the remake, resulting in an effective one-hit KO if it lands.

General information[edit]

Physical description[edit]

Normal[edit]

The Goodwill Ambassador and her accomplice.
Cackletta andFawful disguised as the Goodwill Ambassadors.

Cackletta is tall, despite her hunched posture, standing approximately twice the height of the Mario brothers. Like most members of theBeanish species, she has green skin. In her original appearance, she exhibits facial wrinkles. She has large, pink eyes, an elongated head with a large mouth and jagged teeth, and large purple horn-like objects on top of her head. She also has a bead on her forehead, which does not appear in her other forms (this is later fixed in the remake, in which she bears it on her soul). Cackletta wears a large purple robe with a pink undergarment and a yellow rim. When she raises her arms during the battle against Cackletta, the sleeves of her cloak are revealed to be very large and roughly frayed on the edges. These are somewhat reminiscent of bat wings.

In order to disguise herself as the Goodwill Ambassador from the Beanbean Kingdom, Cackletta dressed in a one-piece yellow suit during the game's opening sequence, taking on the appearance ofLady Lima (Queen Bean's royal advisor).

Bowletta[edit]

BowlettaBowletta
Main article:Bowletta

While Cackletta possesses Bowser and takes the form of Bowletta, she has the same body as him, but retains her facial appearance. She also has breasts visible on her chest.

Soul[edit]

Cackletta's soul after it's turned red when low on HP, from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Mario and Luigi fighting Cackletta's soul form when she is low on HP, with aFawful apparition
Cackletta's SoulModel of Cackletta's Soul from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
Cackletta's spirit as it appears between games.

In her soul form, Cackletta is a massive, floating, gaseous creature with no legs, two arms, and an enormous head (still bearing her trademark horns). Cackletta's head wears a perpetually blank expression with a large tongue, and (in contrast to Cackletta's other forms) has orange eyes with visible black pupils. Cackletta's main color is purple in this form, with her heart being pink: the heart is initially embedded in her cloudy body and only becomes fully visible (and vulnerable) when Cackletta's head and arms are destroyed.

Cackletta's soul is redesigned inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, becoming larger, with newly color-coded hands denoting the elements they use: her left hand is red forfire, and her right hand is blue forlightning. She also now has a blue gem in her head, and her eyes are now a clear yellow instead of bloodshot and orange. As her health decreases, Cackletta, along with other bosses, will go under theFury status effect, changing her colors to red with green eyes and heart and a gray gem. Cackletta's soul is darker in color as well, and uses a 3D model instead of a 2D sprite. In the 3DS remake, she has a unique defeat animation where she attempts to reach for the Bros. but ends up with a massive explosion before she can make contact, blasting them away. This will cause Bowletta to become unstable.

Personality[edit]

Cackletta's laughing sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar SagaCackletta from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Cackletta is extremely selfish, sadistic, and has a stereotypical witch-like personality. Her only example of compassion is for her beloved minion,Fawful. She will do anything to eagerly get what she wants, such as flying directly from her homeland to stir trouble, and swipe the voice from Princess Peach in order to awaken theBeanstar for her own personal gain. She even attempts as far as destroying theBeanbean Castle, the capital of her own home, to swipe the artifact. From the beginning to midway, Cackletta easily gets tricked twice, meaning she could be easily gullible or plainly fueled by her highly self-absorbed attitude, especially prone to getting angry at her own mistakes. She is also implied to be a man-eater, as shown during her threats to the brothers during her soul battle.

Powers and abilities[edit]

Cackletta seems to mainly have powers based on pyrokinesis and electrokinesis, much like the Mario Bros. themselves. When Mario and Luigi battle her in Woohoo Hooniversity, Cackletta can create clones of herself that can split into many bats with the ability to poison featuring her likeness, as well as send voids that travel across the ground towards the Bros.; falling into them alters the brothers' weight. This indicates she has magical abilities. Her powers are greatly expanded upon when she is later fought inside of Bowser's body where she can use aura attacks, create a pseudo-Fawful to attack, launch enormous balls of energy, and even stop time to fire laser beams from her eyes at her opponents. She can also replace someone's voice with "explosive vocabulary", which is best demonstrated with her theft of Peach's, or rather, Birdo's voice, with the explosive vocabulary being potent enough that Bowser was forced to put kidnapping Peach on hold due to it otherwise risking extreme damage to his castle holding her inside.

Cackletta is also stated to be a master of disguise that can imitate almost anyone, but is only seen mimicking Lady Lima in the earlier portions of the story, an ability similar to that ofMimi. She retained this ability when she was reborn as Bowletta, as demonstrated in theMinion's Quest mode for the remake, where she posed as Bowser.

Themes[edit]

Icon of an audio speaker.Cackletta, the Fiercest Foe - Plays in cutscenes involving Cackletta inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
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Icon of an audio speaker.Fawful and Cackletta - Plays during Cackletta's first boss battle inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
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Icon of an audio speaker.Showdown with Cackletta! - Plays during the battle with Cackletta's soul inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
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"Fawful and Cackletta" is rearranged for the battle againstDark Fawful inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

  • Instruction booklet bios
    • English:The Beanbean Kingdom's resident witch. Why is she so evil...?[3]
    • Japanese: マメーリア王国に住む魔女。さまざまな悪事を企てる目的とは⋯? (A witch living in the Beanbean Kingdom. What is the purpose of her various evil plans...?)[4]
  • Official Nintendo Player's Guide:Cackletta is a mysterious witch with terrifying powers. Her ambitions are unknown, as are her reasons for stealing Princess Peach's voice. She's a master of disguise, able to imitate almost anyone.[5]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Cackletta (1)
CacklettaHP300POW30-58 (30-50)Defense74 (64)
Speed90Experience300 (320)Coins100
LocationWoohoo HooniversityJumpNormalHammerNormal
HandNormalFireNormalThunderNormal
Stat down?0%Stun?0%Burn?0%
Level17RoleBossItem drop1-Up Super – 100%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Cackletta (Fake)
CacklettaHP300POW30-58 (30-50)Defense74 (64)
Speed50Experience300 (320)Coins100
LocationWoohoo HooniversityJumpNormalHammerNormal
HandNormalFireNormalThunderNormal
Stat down?0%Stun?0%Burn?0%
Level17RoleSupportItem dropNone – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Bowletta
BowlettaHP500 (700)POW105-140 (110-145)Defense180 (140)
Speed150Experience5000 (0)Coins2004 (0)
LocationBowser's CastleJumpNormalHammerNormal
HandNormalFireHealThunderNormal
Stat down?30%Stun?30%Burn?0%
Level40RoleBossItem dropNone – 0%
Max Nut – 61.29% (100%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Bowletta (Dark)
Bowletta dark formHP500 (700)POW105-140 (110-145)Defense180 (200)
Speed80Experience5000 (0)Coins2004 (0)
LocationBowser's CastleJumpSpinyHammerNormal
HandNormalFireNormalThunderHeal
Stat down?0%Stun?0%Burn?0%
Level40RoleBossItem dropNone – 0%
None – 0% (Max Nut - 100%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Cackletta (2)
CacklettaHP200 (180)POW100-150 (95-150)Defense150
Speed120Experience0Coins8 (0)
LocationBowser's CastleJumpNormalHammerNormal
HandNormalFireCriticalThunderCritical
Stat down?0%Stun?30%Burn?0%
Level40RoleSupportItem dropNone – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Left Arm (Cackletta)
CacklettaHP80 (90)POW100-150 (95-150)Defense150
Speed90Experience0Coins0
LocationBowser's CastleJumpNormalHammerNormal
HandNormalFireHealThunderCritical
Stat down?0%Stun?0%Burn?0%
Level40RoleSupportItem dropNone – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Right Arm (Cackletta)
CacklettaHP80 (90)POW100-150 (95-150)Defense150
Speed90Experience0Coins0
LocationBowser's CastleJumpNormalHammerNormal
HandNormalFireCriticalThunderHeal
Stat down?0%Stun?0%Burn?0%
Level40RoleSupportItem dropNone – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Heart
CacklettaHP1200 (800)POW100-150 (95-150)Defense150 (135)
Speed90Experience0Coins0
LocationBowser's CastleJumpNormalHammerNormal
HandNormalFireHealThunderHeal
Stat down?0%Stun?0%Burn?0%
Level40RoleBossItem dropNone – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats ingray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

  • Japanese website bio: ピーチ姫の声をうばっていった魔女。なにやら悪事をたくらんでいるようすだが⋯⋯?[6](The witch who stole Princess Peach's voice. She seems to be planning to do something evil...?)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Cackletta
CacklettaHP420POW90DEF60SPEED62Experience320
FireNormalThunderNormalJumpNormalHammerNormalCoins150
Stat down0%Dizzy0%Burn0%Speed down0%Item dropNone (0%)
Bat Wear (100%)
Bat Wear (100%)
Level           16Location(s)Woohoo Hooniversity
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Bowletta
BowlettaHP1200POW140DEF139SPEED116Experience0
FireHealThunderNormalJumpNormalHammerNormalCoins0
Stat down30%Dizzy30%Burn0%Speed down30%Item dropNone (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           40Location(s)Bowser's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Bowletta (Dark)
Animated idle sprite of Bowletta (Dark)HP1200POW180DEF160SPEED116Experience0
FireNormalThunderHealJumpSpiny, WeakHammerNormalCoins0
Stat down0%Dizzy0%Burn0%Speed down0%Item dropNone (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           40Location(s)Bowser's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Cackletta (Head)
Model of Cackletta's Head from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.HP300POW195DEF155SPEED180Experience0
FireNormalThunderNormalJumpNormalHammerNormalCoins0
Stat down30%Dizzy60%Burn0%Speed down30%Item dropNone (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           40Location(s)Bowser's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Left Arm (Cackletta)
Model of Cackletta's Left Arm from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.HP320POW195DEF138SPEED178Experience0
FireHealThunderCriticalJumpNormalHammerNormalCoins0
Stat down60%Dizzy0%Burn0%Speed down30%Item dropNone (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           40Location(s)Bowser's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Right Arm (Cackletta)
Model of Cackletta's Right Arm from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.HP320POW195DEF138SPEED179Experience0
FireCriticalThunderHealJumpNormalHammerNormalCoins0
Stat down0%Dizzy0%Burn0%Speed down0%Item dropNone (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           40Location(s)Bowser's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Heart
Model of Cackletta's Heart from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.HP1280POW195DEF139SPEED180Experience0
FireHealThunderHealJumpNormalHammerNormalCoins0
Stat down0%Dizzy0%Burn0%Speed down0%Item dropNone (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           40Location(s)Bowser's Castle

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker
Cackletta
A Sticker of Cackletta.
Artwork from:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Effects inThe Subspace Emissary: Flinch Resistance +84
Usable by: Anyone

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Cackletta.

Quotes[edit]

  • "Eeeyah ha ha ha ha!"
  • "Who would have thought you'd catch up to the Great Cackletta in even a hundred million years?"
  • "Perhaps the three of you can sit down over tea to discuss the finer points of foreign policy!"
  • "The moment when all the world will bow down to me has come at last..."
  • "EEYARGH!"
  • "Pests! Loathsome pests! And at the worst possible moment!"
  • "We don't have time to deal with you fools!!!"
  • "I'm going to knock you all the way back to theMushroom Kingdom!"
  • "Are you still conscious? Ugh. You're a persistent pair!"
  • "I shall dispose of you quickly and then eat you for lunch!"
  • "EEYARGH! It can't be!!! Impossible!!! I... No... How could I... And to this filthy little pair! HOW COULD I LOSE?????"

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseゲラゲモーナ[7]
Geragemōna
From「ゲラゲラ」(geragera, onomatopoeia for derisive laughter) and possibly「魔女」(mónǚ, "witch" in Chinese), combined with Italian feminine augmentative-ona
Chinese咯咯莫纳[14]
Gēgēmònà
「咯咯」is an onomatopoeia for laughing, and「莫纳」is a transliteration of the Japanese name.
DutchCackletta[10]-
French(Canadian)Caquetlina[?]Fromcaquet ("cackle") and "Lina"
French(European)Graguémona[8]From the Japanese name
GermanLugmilla[11]From the German name "Ludmilla"
ItalianStrega Ghignarda[12]Strega ("witch") +ghigno ("grin") + femininized form of name ending "-ard"
Korean까르게모나[?]
Kkareugemona
From the Japanese name; "깔깔" (kkalkkal) is a sound of laughing in KoreanSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
깔깔깔마녀[13]
Kkalkkalkkal Manyeo
From "깔깔" (kkalkkal) and "마녀" (manyeo, "witch")Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga DX
RussianКаклетта[?]
Kakletta
Cackletta
SpanishBruja Jijí[9]Heehee Witch (referring to her laugh in the Spanish versions)
Arms
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese左うで[15]
Hidari Ude
Left Arm
右うで[16]
Migi Ude
Right Arm
ItalianBraccio Sinistro[17]Left Arm
Braccio Destro[18]Right Arm
SpanishBrazo Izquierdo[19]Left arm
Brazo Derecho[20]Right arm
Heart
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseハート[21]
Hāto
Heart
ItalianCuore[22]Heart
SpanishCorazón[23]Heart

Notes[edit]

Second form of Isana in Koto Battle (AlphaDream's first game), and a possible inspiration for Cackletta's soul
Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito; the top line reads "Wandering Isana appeared!"
  • The way that the player battles Cackletta's soul by fighting her head, hands and heart is very similar to the battle against the second form of the final boss Isana (イサナ) inAlphaDream's first gameKoto Battle: Tengai no Moribito before they developed theMario & Luigi series. In this battle, the player confronts Isana's head (「まがまがしきツノ」,Magamagashiki Tsuno "Sinister Antlers"), hands (「いびつなツメ」,Ibitsu na Tsume, "Crooked Claw" for the left hand; and 「うごめくツメ」,Ugomeku Tsume, "Squirming Claw" for the right hand), and a blue portal-like object (「さまよえるイサナ」,Samayoeru Isana, "Wandering Isana") instead of the heart.
  • While preparing for the second fight with Fawful inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, when he mentions Cackletta, her name is misspelled "Cakletta." This error is fixed in the remake.
  • In early builds of the game, there is an NPC who states Cackletta is the younger sister ofQueen Bean and is motivated by jealousy of her.[24]
  • Zokket has a similar thunderbolt attack to Cackletta's during her first battle at theWoohoo Hooniversity inMario & Luigi: Brothership; however, his version involves a whirlwind to swap the Bros.' positions and throw the player off.

References[edit]

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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga /Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions /Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
Characters (Superstar Saga)ProtagonistsMario1,2Luigi1,2Princess Peach1,2Prince PeasleyBowser1,2
AntagonistsCackletta (Bowletta) •FawfulPoppleBowser (Rookie)1,2
Supporting charactersBeanbean troops1,2Bink1,2Blablanadon1,2Bloat1,2Boddle1,2Border Bros1,2BubblesChuckleroot1,2Chuckleroot's granddaughter1,2Cork and CaskDoctor1,2Dr. Toadley2Fava1,2Firebrand and Thunderhand1,2Hammerhead Bros.1,2Harhall1,2Hermie IIIHoohoo civilization1,2Jellyfish Sisters1,2Lady Lima1,2Miles Tones1,2Moai1,2Mole1,2Pea1,2Peach-bot1,2Photographer (Koopa Troopa)1,2Pipeman1,2Professor E. GaddProspector1,2Psycho Kamek1Queen Bean1,2Soybean civilization1,2SpangleStarshade Bros.1,2Toadsworth1,2Tolstar1,2Tuki1,2Yoshi Fan Club1,2
SpeciesAnkoopa1Beanish1,2Beanlet1,2Big Koopa Troopa2Designbomb1,2Ghost1,2Hoohooligan1,2Kurako1,2Lagoon-dweller1,2Oho JeeSailor1,2ThwompToad1,2Winkle1,2Yoshi1,2
Characters (The Search for Bowser)ProtagonistsCaptain Goomba3 (Gold3) •Captain Shy Guy3Captain Boo3 (Gold3) •Captain Koopa Troopa3 (Gold3) •Koopalings (Iggy ·Morton ·Lemmy ·Ludwig ·Roy ·Wendy ·Larry)
AntagonistsCackletta (Bowletta) •FawfulPopple
Supporting charactersBowser3Corporal Paraplonk3Private Goomp3Sergeant Guy3Prince PeasleyBubblesCork and CaskHermie IIIProfessor E. GaddSpangleStarlow3
Special movesOverworld/solo attacksDash1,2An M ripped from the game.Dunk Hammer1,2An L ripped from the game.Firebrand1,2An M ripped from the game.Hammer1,2High Jump1,2An L ripped from the game.Jump1,2Mini-Mario1,2An M ripped from the game.Pump Mario1,2An M ripped from the game.Spin Jump1,2An M ripped from the game.Surfboard1,2An L ripped from the game.Tickle1,2An L ripped from the game.Thunderhand1,2An L ripped from the game.
Bros. Attacks1,2Bounce Bros.An L ripped from the game.Chopper Bros.An M ripped from the game.Cyclone Bros.An L ripped from the game.Fire Bros.An M ripped from the game.Knockback Bros.An L ripped from the game.Splash Bros.An M ripped from the game.Swing Bros.An M ripped from the game.Thunder Bros.An L ripped from the game.
Captain Commands3DenyRallyChancePlay DeadLightningParryPass the Bob-ombThwomp ThumpClash of CaptainsCall for BackupSneak AttackShell Shock
BossesSuperstar SagaBirdoBowletta1,2Bowser1,2Cackletta1,2Chuckolator1,2Dragohoho1,2FawfulFlaret1,2Hermie III1,2Hoohooros1,2Jojora1,2Jojora's friends1,2Koopalings (Iggy ·Morton ·Lemmy ·Ludwig ·Roy ·Wendy ·Larry) •Mom Piranha1,2PoppleQueen Bean1,2Rookie1,2Tolstar1,2Trunkle1,2Wiggler1,2
The Search for BowserBirdoCorporal Paraplonk3FawfulKoopalings (Iggy ·Morton ·Lemmy ·Ludwig ·Roy ·Wendy ·Larry) •PopplePrivate Goomp3Sergeant Guy3
LocationsBeanbean Airport1,2Beanbean Borderland1,2Beanbean Castle1,2Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer1,2Beanbean Castle Town1,2Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean FieldsBeanbean KingdomBowser's CastleCastle Town Item Shop1,2Chateau de Chucklehuck1,2Chucklehuck WoodsFire Palace1,2Guffawha Ruins1,2Gwarhar LagoonHarhall's Studio1,2Hoohoo MountainHoohoo Village1,2Information Booth1,2Joke's EndKoopa CruiserLittle Fungitown1,2Little Fungitown Item Shop1,2Mario and Luigi's house1,2Mushroom Kingdom1,2Oho Oasis1,2Oho Ocean1,2Pipe House1,2Princess Peach's Castle1,2Relaxation Room1,2S.S. Chuckola1,2Seabed1,2Starbeans Cafe1,2Stardust Fields1,2Teehee ValleyThunder Palace1,2Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle1,2Winkle Colosseum1,2Woohoo Hooniversity1,2Yoshi Theater1,2
EnemiesSuperstar SagaAnuboo1,2Beanerang BroBeanieBill Blaster1,2Blooper1,2Bob-ombBooCheep Cheep1Chomp Bro1,2Chuck GuyChuckorok1,2ClumphDry Bones4Eeker1,2Elite Chuck GuyElite Dry Bones1,2Elite Gritty Goomba1,2Elite Limbo BroElite PestnutElite TroopeaFighter Fly1,2FuzzbushFuzzy1,2Glurp1,2Gold BeanieGoombaGoomdiver1,2Gritty GoombaGunner Guy1,2Hammer BroIce SnifitLakipeaLaser Snifit1,2Limbo BroMagikoopaMalibut1,2Mecha-Blooper1,2Mecha-Chomp1MechakoopaOucher Glass1,2ParabeanieParatroopeaPestnutPiranha BeanPiranha Plant1,2Puffer-Cheep1RexRoto-Disc1,2Sand Cheep1,2ScaratroopeaSharkbone1,2SharpeaSniper Bill1,2Spiky Snifit1,2Spiny4Spiny Cheep Cheep2StarkissSuper Fly1,2Sworm1,2TanoombaTime Bob-omb1,2TroopeaVirus1,2Yo Bro1,2
The Search for BowserBandit3Beanerang BroBeanieBig Boo3Big Tail Goomba3Bob-ombBomb Boo3BooBoomerang Bro3Broozer3Buzzy Beetle3Chain Chomp3Chargin' Chuck3Chuck GuyClumphDry Bones4Elite Captain Quartet3Elite Chuck GuyElite Limbo BroElite PestnutElite TroopeaFire Bro3Fire Stalking Piranha Plant3Fly Guy3FuzzbushGold BeanieGoombaGoomba Tower3Green Magikoopa3Gritty GoombaHammer BroIce Bro3Ice SnifitKoopa Paratroopa3Koopa Troopa3LakipeaLakitu3Limbo BroMagikoopaMechakoopaMechawful3Para-Beetle3ParabeanieParagoomba3ParatroopeaPestnutPiranha BeanPokey3Red Magikoopa3RexScaratroopeaSharpeaShy Guy3Spear Guy3Spike3Spiny4Spiny Cheep Cheep2StarkissTail Boo3TanoombaTroopeaWhite Magikoopa3
ItemsConsumables1-Up Mushroom1,21-Up Super1,2100 Coin210 Coin250-Coin2Boo Biscuit2Coin1,2Five Coin1,2Golden Mushroom1,2Green Pepper1,2Max Mushroom1,2Max Nut1,2Max Syrup1,2Mushroom1,2Nut1,2Red Pepper1,2Refreshing Herb1,2Super Mushroom1,2Super Nut1,2Super Syrup1,2Syrup1,2Ultra Mushroom1,2Ultra Nut1,2Ultra Syrup1,2
Key itemsBean Fruit1,2Beanbean Brooch1,2Beanbean Map1,2Beanstar1,2Beanstar piece1,2Beanstone1,2Chuckola Fruit1,2Chuckola Reserve1,2Crabbie Grass1,2Face1,2Fake Beanstar1,2Flaming statue1,2Hoohoo Spirit1,2InvincishroomMembership Card1,2Neon Egg1,2Peach's Extra Dress1,2Pearl Bean1,2Peasley's Rose1,2Precious belonging1,2Red and Green Goblets1,2Secret Scroll 11,2Secret Scroll 21,2Suitcase1,2Winkle Card1,2
Bean Juice1,2Chuckle BlendChuckoccinoHoohoo BlendHoolumbianTeehee BlendTeeheespressoWoohoo Blend
Special itemsBonus Ring1,2Cobalt Necktie1,2Excite Spring1,2Game Boy Horror SP1,2Great Force1,2Greed Wallet1,2Power Grip1Secret Specs2
Blocks1,2! Block? BlockBros. BlockCommand BlockHidden BlockHoohoo BlockL BlockM BlockRally BlockRandom BlockRecovery blockSave AlbumSimu-BlockSpin Block
OtherAxe1,2Badge1,2Bean1,2Bike Pads1,2Black Rock1,2Boo Statue1,2Brown Rock1,2Button1,2Cart1,2Gold ringChuckola Cola1,2Clothing1,2Conductor1,2Gown1,2Gray Rock1,2Headgear1,2Invincibility Mushroom3Koopa Clown Car1,2Lift1,2Poison Mushroom1,2Poltergust 30001,2Pressure Plate1,2Recording2Region map1Rolling Bar Defense System1,2Spiky Stardust Defense System1,2Spring Pad1,2Super Poltergust 30011,2Surfing Spot1,2Toad Express1,2Torch1,2Wall Face1,2Warp Pipe1,2Watering hole1,2Waterspout1,2Whirlwind1,2
Game mechanicsStatsBros. Point1,2DefenseExperience PointHeart PointLevel upPowerSpeed1,2Spirit3Stache1,2
ElementsFireThunder
StatusBurn1,2Charred1,2DEF-DownDEF-UpDizzyDownedFury2Heavy G1,2Invisible2Light G1,2Poison1,2POW-DownPOW-UpProhibited Command1,2SPD-Down1,2SPD-Up1,2Trip1,2
Battle mechanicsAction CommandAdvanced Command/Super Attack1,2Counterattack1,2Emergency Block2First StrikeFlee1,2Lucky hit
Minigames1,2Border JumpMysterious Mine CartsStar 'Stache SmashBarrelChuckola BounceSurfing GameSplart
Music"A New Adventure Begins" • "We're Off Again!" • "Touch of Evil" • "Prince Peasley's Theme" • "Fawful Music" • "Bowser's Road" • "Cackletta, the Fiercest Foe" • "A Journey Full of Laughs" • "Going Home" • "Stardust Fields Area 64" • "Hoohoo Mountaintop" • "The Kingdom Called Beanbean" • "Beanish People" • "Castle of Beans" • "Chucklehuck Woods" • "Danger Abounds!" • "Woohoo Hooniversity" • "Sea... Sea... Sea..." • "Don't Dwell on Danger" • "Sweet Surfin'" • "Hold the Corny Jokes, Please!" • "Decisive Battleground" • "Let's Go!" • "We Can't Lose!" • "The Marvelous Duo" • "Fawful and Cackletta" • "Time to Settle This!" • "Showdown with Cackletta!" • "Win & Dance" • "Let's Kick it into High Gear!" • "Star 'Stache Smash!" • "To Challenge!" • "It's My Turn" • "This is Minion Turf!" • "Everyone, Attack!" • "Fighting Friends" • "Let's Talk Strategy" • "Bowser's Minions March"
OtherBattle Guide2Bean Fever1,2Beanbean AirBeanhole locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Block locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Bestiary1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Enemy formations1,2Gallery1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Gear1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Glitches1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Hidden Block locations1Hooroglyphs1,2Kingdom Courier1,2Level up progressions1,2Luigi-do CheckMario & Luigi Moves GuideMario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection1Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions TriviaMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Joke SpinnerMario Bros.1Multimedia1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Pre-release and unused content1Quick PollQuotes1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Shops2Special Skill3Sound test2Staff1 (Bowser's Minions2) •Story summaries2
1Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
2Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
3Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
4 Enemy variants differ inMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions