Editing Count Down

{{merge from|Ring-a-Ding|Count Down#Merge potential?}}
{{redirect|Countdown|the timer in the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island series]]|[[Countdown Timer]]}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMRPG Count Down.png|190px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
{{quote|It's 1:00. Time to play.|Count Down|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
'''Count Down''' is a large being that resembles a stopwatch fused with an hourglass, and a high-ranking member of the [[Smithy Gang]].

[[Mario]] and his allies [[Mallow]], [[Geno]], [[Bowser]], and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] first encounter Count Down while navigating their way through [[Smithy]]'s [[Factory (Super Mario RPG)|Factory]] during ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Count Down is one of Smithy's commanders and attacks the Mario gang with its allies, the [[Ring-a-Ding]]s.

If Count Down is defeated first before any of the Ring-A-Dings, its hands will spin for the rest of the battle, which results in no [[coin]]s being awarded after the battle.
==Attack pattern==
During battle, Count Down attacks in a continuous cycle, with the attack depending on what numbers the hands on its clock face are on. The order is shown below; however, when a Ring-a-Ding chants "Time is marching on!" Count Down skips to the next hour.

Before the actual attack, Count Down will make an announcement:
*[[Ice Rock]], [[Crystal (move)|Crystal]] &mdash; It's 1:00. "Time to play." (SNES) / "Time for an ice storm." (NS)
*[[Recover]] &mdash; It's 3:00. "Time to RECOVER!" (SNES) / "Time to recover!" (NS)
*[[Aurora Flash]] &mdash; It's 5:00. "Time for a break, huh?" (SNES) "Time to view the aurora." (NS)
*[[Mega Recover]] &mdash; It's 6:00. "Time to FULLY RECOVER." (SNES) "Time to fully recover." (NS)
*[[Water Blast]] &mdash; It's 7:00. "DINNER TIME." (SNES) / "Time to draw a bath." (NS)
*Takes a Break &mdash; It's 9:00. "Guess I'll break."
*[[Petal Blast]] &mdash; It's 10:00. "Time to garden."
*[[Flare]] &mdash; It's 12:00. "It's high noon."

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Count Down|align=horizontal}}

===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Count Down}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMRPG Count Down background.png|Count Down's body in the background of the battle
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=メビウス
|JapR=Mebiusu
|JapM=Moebius
|Jap2=メビウス　({{ruby|時計|とけい}}の{{ruby|針|はり}})<ref>{{cite|date=1996|title=Super Mario RPG Final Edition|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=4091025382|page=102}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Mebiusu (Tokei no Hari)
|Jap2M=Moebius (Watch's Hand)
|Chi=梅比斯
|ChiR=Méibǐsī
|ChiM=Moebius
|Dut=Majestijd
|DutM=Portmanteau of ''majesteit'' ("majesty") and ''tijd'' ("time")
|Fre=Chronomaître
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''chronomètre'' ("stopwatch") and ''maître'' ("master")
|Ger=Wecklassnach
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''wecken'' ("to wake") and ''Schreck lass nach'' (a phrase said after experiencing shock)
|Ita=Conte Inverso
|ItaM=Count Inverted; a possible pun on ''conto alla rovescia'' (countdown; lit. "counting backwards")
|Kor=뫼비우스
|KorR=Moebiuseu
|KorM=Moebius
|Spa=Cuentatrás
|SpaM=From ''cuenta atrás'' ("countdown")
}}

==References==
<references/>
{{SMRPG}}
[[Category:Animate objects]]
[[Category:Smithy Gang]]
[[Category:Third-party characters]]
[[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bosses]]
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