Spinthra

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Spinthra
A Spinthra in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
A Spinthra from Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of Arachne

Spinthras are green variants of Arachne found in Land's End in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. Spinthras attack by biting one party member and by using the moves Poison and Scarecrow Fangs to inflict the Poison and Scarecrow status effects respectively. In battle, usually one Spinthra appears, along with Geckits or Kriffids.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

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

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Spinthra
Battle idle animation of a Spinthra from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 230 FP 100 Speed 19
Location(s) Land's End, Bean Valley Attack 110 Magic attack 4
Role Common Defense 70 Magic defense 32
Bonus Flower Attack Up! (20%) Yoshi Cookie Power Blast Morph rate 25%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak Ice Strong Poison Sp. attacks Poison, S'crow Fangs
Coins 4 Exp. points 30 Items Bracer (25%)
Psychopath "Oh! I'm going to poison ya!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Spinthra
A Spinthra in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
HP 230
Exp. 30
Weak Elements Ice
Weak Statuses FearSleepMute
Drops Bracer
Rare Drops N/A
Found In Land's End
Monster List profile
Judging by their looks, you'd think they deliver powerful venom. Instead, they turn their foes into scarecrows, which is so much worse.
Thought Peek
I'm not venomous. Trust me.
Animations

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ワカッチュラ
Wakacchura
Possibly from「若葉」(wakaba, "fresh verdure"), referring to its green color, and「タリンチュラ」(tarinchura, "Arachne")

Chinese 瓦卡托狼蛛
Wǎkǎtuōláng Zhū
From Japanese name and「狼蛛」("wolf spider")

Dutch Spinthra
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French Raknatrice
Possibly from Arachné ("Arachne") with the feminine agent noun suffix -atrice
German Spinthra
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Italian Tarantolo
From tarantola ("tarantula") in masculine/diminutive form
Korean 초록튤라
Choroktyulla
Portmanteau of "초록" (chorok, "green") and "타란튤라" (tarantyulla, "tarantula")

Spanish Tarantra
From tarántula ("tarantula")