Hyper Cleft

Hyper Cleft appeared in 2000 video game called Paper Mario. A Hyper Cleft is a bright green Cleft that is first encountered in Paper Mario at Gusty Gulch. Hyper Clefts differ in appearance from normal Clefts in they they are green and have purple shoes and eyes. They are also much faster than normal Clefts in Paper Mario and thus more likely to hit Mario outside battle. Hyper Clefts are also capable of charging their attacks to do a ton of damage, as are other "hyper" enemies. Like normal Clefts, they are spiked, so jumping on them will not work unless Mario is wearing the Spike Shield badge.

Hyper Clefts reappear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, this time in the areas surrounding Twilight Town, called Twilight Trail.

Using Quake Hammer or defense-piercing attacks are the most effective measures of defeating these Clefts.