Axem Rangers

Axem Rangers
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Leader	Axem Red
Members Axem Black Axem Green Axem Pink Axem Red Axem Yellow

“AXEM RED: We fight for evil!
AXEM BLACK: We live for disorder!
AXEM GREEN: We like what we do!
AXEM PINK: We struggle for chaos!
AXEM YELLOW: We are...
...the AXEM RANGERS!!”

—Axem Rangers, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

The Axem Rangers are a team of teenag warriors within the Smithy Gang and appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. There are five members, each with their own distinct traits and abilities. Each member has a similar trait to any one member of Mario's group: Black has high speed and fights mainly with non-elemental special attacks like Geno, Green specializes in elemental magic but lacks physical strength like Mallow, Pink is female and uses both healing and status-affecting magic while having the lowest attack and HP like Peach, Yellow is the bulkiest member while boasting the highest physical attack and defense like Bowser, and Red is the leader while being a balanced fighter like Mario. However, all five of them wield a small axe in combat. Additionally, the Axem Rangers have their own battleship, aptly named the Blade. Axem Red is the leader of the group. The Axem Rangers are a parody of the Super Sentai series in Japan, which is the basis for the Power Rangers series in the United States.

History

The Axem Rangers prepare for battle

During the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario and his allies enter Barrel Volcano to locate the sixth Star Piece. Unbeknownst to the heroes, Smithy has ordered the Axem Rangers to recover the Star Piece as well. After Mario and company defeated the Czar Dragon, they discover the sixth Star Piece. However, before the heroes can claim it, Axem Red appears and swipes the Star Piece away from Mario. Then, the Axem Rangers escape to their battleship, the Blade. He follows closely behind and jumps onto the deck of the airship. Thus, Mario and his companions engage the five Axem Rangers into battle. Eventually, each ranger is defeated, one-by-one. However, the Axem Rangers combine their strength with the Blade's Breaker Beam and begin firing devastating blasts at Mario's party. However, even this is not enough. Ultimately, the Axem Rangers and the Blade are defeated by Mario and his comrades. The Blade explodes, defeating both the Axem Rangers and the ship, Mario then recovers the sixth Star Piece. Later on, gray Machine Made versions are encountered in the Factory.

Statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Pink
	HP	400	FP	200	Speed	25
	Location(s)	Barrel Volcano	Attack	120	Magic attack	80
	Role	Boss	Defense	80	Magic defense	100
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	25%	Magic evade	10%	Spells	Petal Blast, Recover, Mega Recover
	Weak	Fire	Strong	Ice, Sleep, Mute, Critical	Sp. attacks	Mini Light Beam (CS)
	Coins	0	Exp. points	10	Items	None
Psychopath	"Red, WRONG POSITION!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Black
	HP	550	FP	100	Speed	35
	Location(s)	Barrel Volcano	Attack	140	Magic attack	4
	Role	Boss	Defense	120	Magic defense	40
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	30%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	Thunder	Strong	Fear, Sleep, Critical	Sp. attacks	Bomb Toss, Spritz Bomb (CS)
	Coins	0	Exp. points	40	Items	None
Psychopath	"You're[sic] timing stinks!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Red
	HP	800	FP	100	Speed	30
	Location(s)	Barrel Volcano	Attack	150	Magic attack	24
	Role	Boss	Defense	100	Magic defense	80
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	Ice	Strong	Fire, Fear, Sleep, Critical	Sp. attacks	Vigor up!, "Glowing Shot"
	Coins	0	Exp. points	40	Items	None
Psychopath	"I'm all thumbs today!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Yellow
	HP	600	FP	100	Speed	3
	Location(s)	Barrel Volcano	Attack	170	Magic attack	6
	Role	Boss	Defense	130	Magic defense	60
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	Jump	Strong	Thunder, Poison, Sleep, Critical	Sp. attacks	Bubble Shot, Body Slam (CP)
	Coins	0	Exp. points	40	Items	None
Psychopath	"We're lookin' GOOD!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Green
	HP	450	FP	200	Speed	20
	Location(s)	Barrel Volcano	Attack	110	Magic attack	90
	Role	Boss	Defense	60	Magic defense	120
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	20%	Spells	Meteor Blast, Solidify, Static E!
	Weak	Ice	Strong	Sleep, Mute, Critical	Sp. attacks	Elegy
	Coins	0	Exp. points	20	Items	None
Psychopath	"Are we done here?"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オノレンジャー Ono Renjā	Axe Rangers

Trivia

• In battle, the Blade is mistakenly referred to as "Axem Rangers" in the English version. The player actually fights the ship, not their combined forces.
• Not counting the Blade, the Axem Rangers are the only main Smithy Gang members (aside from Exor) who do not appear in the ending parade.