Exor
Artwork fromSuper Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Species	Sword
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)

“Halt! Who goes there?A trespasser! This castle now belongs to us, the "Smithy Gang". It's our first step towards taking over this world! And if it weren't for nosey characters like YOU... We'd practically OWN this world! So let's see you deal with THIS!”

—Exor,Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Exor is a high-ranking member of theSmithy Gang and the secondary antagonist and boss inSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars andits Nintendo Switch remake. Exor is a giant anthropomorphic sword that is composed of four parts: the Left Eye, the Right Eye, the Mouth (which is inexplicably translated as "Neosquid" in the original), and the skull-shaped pommel (named Exor) that controls the entire body. Exor's name is a reference toExcalibur, the sword from the story ofKing Arthur. Exor is used as a gateway betweenMario's world, which is home of theMushroom Kingdom, and theWeapon World, whereSmithy'sFactory is located.

The image of Exor impalingBowser's Keep is one of the primary images used to represent the game. Aside from the world map andVista Hill, it is on the title screen, on the front of the American box art, and on the back of the Japanese box art.

The scene where Exor crashes into Bowser's Keep, seen in promotional artwork

Exor, on its descent to Bowser's Keep, shatters theStar Road, breaking off sevenStar Pieces, thus eliminating the power ofwishes from the world. Exor crashes into Bowser's Keep, sendingMario,Bowser, andPrincess Peach (who were battling in the castle) flying to other regions of the world. The keep is occupied by the Smithy Gang and is used as Smithy's base of operations in Mario's world.

Mario returns to Bowser's Keep in an attempt to find Peach, only to meet Exor. Exor claims the keep in the name of the Smithy Gang and destroys the bridge linking Bowser's Keep to the rest of the world, requiring Mario to find another way in.

Eventually, after collecting six Star Pieces, Mario returns to Bowser's Keep viaa bus driver fromNimbus Land. After defeatingBoomer, Mario and hisallies are brought to the roof of the castle, where they engage Exor. In battle, the sword's pommel (actually called Exor) must be defeated to win, but it cannot be damaged until at least one eye has been disabled. In a couple of turns, the eye enables itself again, protecting the pommel completely once again. Following its defeat, Exor inhales Mario and his allies, transporting them to Smithy's world.

After Smithy is defeated, Exor disintegrates.

Stats[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Exor
	HP	1800	FP	0	Speed	200
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (second visit)	Attack	0	Magic attack	0
	Role	Boss	Defense	120	Magic defense	80
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	None	Strong	Thunder, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical (when protected)	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	100	Items	None
Psychopath	"Gotta mow the lawn soon."

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Right Eye
	HP	500	FP	200	Speed	17
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (second visit)	Attack	128	Magic attack	82
	Role	Support	Defense	100	Magic defense	36
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Bolt,Diamond Saw,Mega Drain,Flame Stone,Dark Star,Blast
	Weak	Jump, Fire	Strong	Thunder, Sleep, Critical	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	30	Items	None
Psychopath	"I've got an astigmatism!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Left Eye
	HP	300	FP	200	Speed	21
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (second visit)	Attack	153	Magic attack	47
	Role	Support	Defense	130	Magic defense	80
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	Jump, Fire	Strong	Thunder, Sleep, Critical	Sp. attacks	Gunk Ball,Venom Drool,S'crow Bell
	Coins	0	Exp. points	30	Items	None
Psychopath	"I can't see a thing!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Neosquid
	HP	800	FP	200	Speed	20
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (second visit)	Attack	180	Magic attack	86
	Role	Support	Defense	80	Magic defense	50
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Solidify,Aurora Flash,Corona,Static E!,Flame Wall,Water Blast
	Weak	None	Strong	Sleep, Critical	Sp. attacks	Carni-Kiss,Lulla-Bye
	Coins	0	Exp. points	40	Items	None
Psychopath	"I'm so utterly alone..."

Japanese thoughts[edit]

Exor

• 下の目が　黒いうちは、おれ様は　無敵だぜ！！^[1] (As long as my eyes stay black, I'm invincible!!)

Right Eye

私、しりょく０、３です。　オマケにらんしです。(My vision is 0.3. What's more, I've got astigmatism.)

Left Eye

• 私、しりょく０、７です。　けんさはカンです。(My vision is 0.7. I winged the exam.)

Mouth

• 弱い、よわすぎるんだよ！(Weak, too weak!)

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Exor
	HP	1800	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	100	Weak Statuses	N/A	Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Bowser's Keep
	Monster List profile	It's named after the legendary sword Excalibur. But since swords don't exist in Mario's world, there's no way for Mario to get the reference.
	Thought Peek	"As long as my eyes are open, I'm invincible!"
	Animations

Super Mario RPG enemy
Right Eye
	HP	500	Weak Elements		Drops	N/A
	Exp.	0	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Bowser's Keep
	Monster List profile	Just as there are dominant hands, there are dominant eyes too. This Right Eye has more HP than the Left Eye, so Exor's dominant eye must be the right one.
	Thought Peek	"My vision is 20/66. What's more, I've got astigmatism."
	Animations

Super Mario RPG enemy
Left Eye
	HP	300	Weak Elements		Drops	N/A
	Exp.	0	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Bowser's Keep
	Monster List profile	My vision is 20/200. Add astigmatism to that and throw in the fact that I'm getting older and need reading glasses, and I'm struggling to even write this text.
	Thought Peek	"My vision is 20/28. But that was from guessing blindly in the exam."
	Animations

Super Mario RPG enemy
Mouth
	HP	800	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	0	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Bowser's Keep
	Monster List profile	When you eat something delicious, the taste flows across your mouth. But the only thing flowing from Exor's mouth is the gate to the weapon world.
	Thought Peek	"Weak... So weak..."
	Animations

Gallery[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

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  Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars artwork

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  Artwork of Exor looming over Bowser's Keep

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  Sprite of Exor falling onto Bowser's Keep

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  Sprite of Exor in the scene where it destroys the bridge

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  Exor visible fromVista Hill

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  Exor's body as it is displayed in the background of its battle

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  Battle target for Exor

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  Right Eye

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  Left Eye

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  Neosquid

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  Geno hits Exor for 9,999 damage withGeno Whirl.

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

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  Promotional screenshot

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  Exor's body as it is displayed in the background of its battle

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  Battle target for Exor

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  Right Eye

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  Left Eye

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  Mouth

Names in other languages[edit]

Right Eye

Left Eye

Mouth

Notes[edit]

• In a television commercial promoting the American release of the game, this character was erroneously referred to as "Smithy the Sword," probably also suggesting that it was the main antagonist of the game.
• Exor is the onlySuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars boss (aside from theSpeardovich clones) that is not immune toGeno Whirl's ability to deal 9,999 damage if executed properly. This is also true in the remake.
• Exor is one of only four bosses for which the heroes leave the screen without actually posing when the victory screen comes up, the others being theAxem Rangers/The Blade,Boomer, andKnife Guy/Grate Guy.
• Exor'sMonster List description suggests that Exor's right eye is dominant, as it has more health than the left eye.
• Exor's Monster List description also implies that, inMario's world, no sword exists. However, this is false in other games, as characters such asPrince Peasley,Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon's knight armors,Swordfighter Peach, and many others are seen carrying and using swords.

References[edit]

• Smithy Gang
• Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bosses

• Articles with unsourced foreign names