Knife Guy
| Knife Guy | |
|---|---|
 Knife Guy inSuper Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) | |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
- “Wait! You took all the trouble to come here, so...stick around!”
- —Knife Guy,Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Knife Guy is a boss inSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars andits remake, and the older brother ofGrate Guy. Knife Guy's name is a portmanteau on the term "nice guy", and "knife"; the latter due to his tendency to juggle with knives. He and his younger brother resemble clowns, and seemingly work as entertainers and bodyguards forBooster. They ambushMario and company on the balcony ofBooster Tower to protect Booster, who has fled toMarrymore withPeach.
Battle[edit]
In battle, Knife Guy is overall less dangerous than Grate Guy. Each turn, he will target one party member and use one of two attacks: a direct stab after juggling his knives, or a thrown knife that does 1.5 times the damage of the former. There is a 2/3 chance of the stab attack, and a 1/3 chance of the throwing attack.
After several turns, the two will team up, and Knife Guy will stand on Grate Guy's head. They are still considered separate targets during this time. During this phase, each turn Knife Guy will either useBlizzard to damage the whole party, orCrystal to damage one character. There is a 2/3 chance of Crystal, and a 1/3 chance of Blizzard.
If either Knife or Grate Guy is defeated, or the two are attacked a total of five times, they will separate and return to their first phase. As Knife Guy has 200 less HP than Grate Guy, it is more efficient to defeat him first to limit the number and duration of team-up phases. Additionally, Knife Guy is weak to Fire: if Mario has learnedSuper Fireball, he can easily inflict considerable damage.
Knife Guy's Ball Game[edit]
After their defeat, Knife Guy and Grate Guy decide to split up, with Knife Guy staying at Booster Tower. Inside, he can be found practicing juggling, using colored balls instead of knives. If Mario returns to Booster Tower, Knife Guy will offer to play a game with him. He will juggle one yellow ball among many red ones; when he stops, Mario must guess which hand the yellow ball is in. If Mario chooses correctly, he will be "rewarded" with aMoldy Mush, aWilt Shroom, or aRotten Mush, and sometimes aMid Mushroom,Max Mushroom, or even aCroaka Cola.
If Mario keeps playing, the game will get progressively more difficult up to twelve times; if Mario loses a game, the difficulty will go down by one. If Mario wins on the highest difficulty level, Knife Guy will give him theBright Card needed to get intoGrate Guy's Casino.[1]
In the remake, the player can fast-travel to the room in which Knife Guy is at. The player also earns a gold medal on the "Ball Games Ahead" record on theirPlay Report if they win fifty times.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knife Guy | |||||||||
 | HP | 700 | FP | 35 | Speed | 25 | |||
| Location(s) | Booster Tower | Attack | 70 | Magic attack | 20 | ||||
| Role | Boss | Defense | 55 | Magic defense | 10 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | Attack Up! (20%) | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Blizzard,Crystal | ||||
| Weak | Fire | Strong | Thunder, Sleep, Critical | Sp. attacks | Knife Toss | ||||
| Coins | 15 | Exp. points | 40 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "Happiness is hip!" | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knife Guy | |||||||||
| HP | 700 | Weak Elements |  | Drops | Flower Jar | |||
| Exp. | 50 | Weak Statuses |    | Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Booster Tower | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | His best skill is knife-throwing, but he can climb on his brother's shoulders while his brother stands on a ball, so he's also no slouch at balancing. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Can there be no happiness without sacrifice?" | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
Gallery[edit]
Artwork inSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Field sprite
Grate Guy stacked with Knife Guy,Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クラウン・兄(SFC battle message) / クラウンあに[2](in battle) Kuraun Ani | Older Clown Brother | |
| クラウンブロス（兄）[3](out of battle) / クラウンブロス ( Kuraun Burosu (Ani) | Clown Bros. (Older) | ||
| Chinese(Simplified) | 克劳兄[6] Kè Láo Xiōng | Older Clown Brother | |
| 克劳兄弟（兄）[7] Kè Láo Xiōngdì (Xiōng) | Clown Bros. (Older) | ||
| Chinese(Traditional) | 克勞兄[8] Kè Láo Xiōng | Older Clown Brother | |
| 克勞兄弟（兄）[9] Kè Láo Xiōngdì (Xiōng) | Clown Bros. (Older) | ||
| Dutch | Clownbroer[10] | Clown brother | |
| French | Clown aîné[11] | Older clown brother | |
| German | Harlekling[12] | Portmanteau ofHarlekin ("harlequin") andKlinge ("blade") | |
| Italian | Clown Lametto[13] | Li'l Blade Clown;Lametto comes fromlama ("blade") with the diminutive masculine suffix-etto | |
| Korean | 클라운형[14] Keullaun Hyeong | Older Clown Brother | |
| 클라운브러스(형)[15] Keullaun Beureoseu (Hyeong) | Clown Bros. (Older) | ||
| Spanish | Cuchincio[16] | Fromcuchillo ("knife") |
References[edit]
- ^Super Mario RPG FAQs.Nintendo (American English). Archived February 5, 1998, 06:22:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^「クラウンあに」– Battle.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^Super Mario RPG 1995 Top Sun trading card
- ^1996.Super Mario RPG Final Edition.Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4091025382. Page 100.
- ^Super Mario RPG 1996 Bandai Namco trading card
- ^"克劳兄" – Battle.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^"克劳兄弟（兄）" – Speaker Name.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^「克勞兄」– Battle.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^「克勞兄弟（兄）」– Speaker Name.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^"Clownbroer" – Battle.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Dutch). Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^« Clown aîné » – Battle.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (French). Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^„Harlekling“ – Battle.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (German). Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^«Clown Lametto» – Battle.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Italian). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^"클라운형" – Battle.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Korean). Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^"클라운브러스(형)" – Speaker Name.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Korean). Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^"Cuchincio" – Battle.Super Mario RPG.Nintendo (Spanish). Retrieved November 15, 2023.
