Culex

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“I am matter... I am antimatter... I can see your past... I can see your future... I consume time... And I will consume you!”
—Culex, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG Enemy
Culex
Location	Monstro Town
HP	4096
Attack	250
Defense	100
Magic Attack	100
Magic Defense	80
Special Attacks	Shredder, Meteor Blast, Flame Stone, Dark Star
Strengths	Ice, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute
Weaknesses	None
Item Dropped	Quartz Charm
Coins Dropped	0
Flower Dropped
Experience Gained	600
Yoshi Cookie Item
Related
Psychopath Thought
"A little off, eh?"

Culex is a character that appeared in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. He is from the alternate dimension of Vanda. He is designed to resemble generic Final Fantasy bosses, since both Super Mario RPG and Final Fantasy are made by Square Enix, but he did not appear in any of the Final Fantasy games.

Culex hides behind a sealed door in Monstro Town. To get into it, Mario has to use the Shiny Stone he can get by trading Fireworks with a mole in Moleville. If Mario's team defeats Culex, they will receive a Quartz Charm.

In battle, Culex is aided by the Earth Crystal, the Fire Crystal, the Water Crystal, and the Wind Crystal. Each of these powerful artifacts has powerful magic skills of the named element (see descriptions at the bottom of the page).

[edit] Trivia

• The crystals that Culex uses in battle are actually important items in the Final Fantasy series. All four are from the original Final Fantasy.
• The three music tracks played when around Culex are remixes of three music tracks from the Final Fantasy series. His Battle Music is a remix of the Battle Music from Final Fantasy IV, the music that plays when Mario beats Culex is a remix of the Victory Music in the Final Fantasy series, and the Conversation with Culex is a remix of Final Fantasy's main theme.
• Culex himself rather resembles the final form of Kefka, the main villain of Final Fantasy VI.
• Culex plays the very same role that The Master, Bonetail, and Shadoo played in the Paper Mario series, as they are all optional bosses that are (supposedly) stronger than their games' respective final bosses.
• Culex most likely got his name from a type of mosquito.
• While taking Dr. Topper's quiz at Bowser's Castle, he will ask Mario what Jinx, Goomba, and Culex all have in common, and the correct answer is, "They all live in Monstro Town". That answer is only partly correct, as Culex himself doesn't actually live in Monstro Town.

[edit] Crystals' Description

Crystals

Super Mario RPG Enemy Fire Crystal Location Monstro Town HP 2500 Attack 0 Defense 100 Magic Attack 130 Magic Defense 60 Special Attacks Flame Wall, Flame, Mega Drain, Drain, Corona Strengths Sleep, Mute, Fear, Poison, Fire Weaknesses Thunder, Ice Item Dropped None Coins Dropped 0 Flower Dropped Experience Gained 0 Yoshi Cookie Item Related Psychopath Thought "I gotta vacuum tonight!"	Super Mario RPG Enemy Earth Crystal Location Monstro Town HP 3200 Attack 0 Defense 70 Magic Attack 80 Magic Defense 33 Special Attacks Boulder, Storm, Blast, Sand Storm, Water Blast Strengths Sleep, Mute, Fear, Poison Weaknesses None Item Dropped None Coins Dropped 0 Flower Dropped Experience Gained 0 Yoshi Cookie Item Related Psychopath Thought "I hate being awakened."
Super Mario RPG Enemy Wind Crystal Location Monstro Town HP 800 Attack 0 Defense 200 Magic Attack 60 Magic Defense 88 Special Attacks Light Beam, Lightning Orb, Electroshock, Static E!, Petal Blast, Bolt Strengths Sleep, Mute, Fear, Poison, Thunder Weaknesses Jump Item Dropped None Coins Dropped 0 Flower Dropped Experience Gained 0 Yoshi Cookie Item Related Psychopath Thought "Whhhhhhooooo..."	Super Mario RPG Enemy Water Crystal Location Monstro Town HP 1800 Attack 0 Defense 130 Magic Attack 120 Magic Defense 50 Special Attacks Diamond Saw, Crystal, Ice Rock, Solidify, Blizzard Strengths Sleep, Mute, Fear, Poison, Ice Weaknesses Thunder Item Dropped None Coins Dropped 0 Flower Dropped Experience Gained 0 Yoshi Cookie Item Related Psychopath Thought "Get me back underground!"

[edit] Foreign Names

[edit] References

1. ^ http://themushroomkingdom.net/smrpg_j-e.shtml#bad