Belome Temple
Belome Temple is an underground location in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, and a sub-area of Land's End.
The temple honors the monster Belome, and has been buried in the vast caverns underneath the desert of Land's End due to the shifting sands over many ages, making it hard to find.[1] Shamans inhabit the temple and will offer their service to anyone who has entered it for a price. One of them offers Mario a shortcut back to the desert for 100 coins, while another one requires 50 coins to let him get his fortune told by hitting the tongues of the three Belome statue-heads from below in a certain order. The fortune and prize the player gets is determined by the order in which the heads were hit.
| Order | Fortune | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Left - Middle - Right | "If you proceed through the pipe next door... Looks like you'll have a great meal sometime in the future." |
Mushroom (full HP-recovery) or Yoshi Cookie |
| Left - Right - Middle | "If you proceed through the pipe next door... Some tasty snacks are awaiting you in the future." |
Yoshi Cookie |
| Middle - Left - Right | "If you proceed through the pipe next door... You'll have many friends in the future." |
3 Chows |
| Middle - Right - Left | "If you proceed through the pipe next door... You'll have plenty of good things to look forward to." |
3 Chows or 1 Beezo |
| Right - Left - Middle | "If you proceed through the pipe next door... You'll find some rare items." |
1 Frog Coin or 100 coins |
| Right - Middle - Left | "If you proceed through the pipe next door... You'll pick up great items." |
100 coins |
Further in the temple, there is an additional fortune room with one Belome statue-head, a Shaman, and a tile elevator that appears to be enchanted to move down after receiving a random free fortune that resets when entering the room. Dependent on the fortune, the tile's bottom exit will either bring Mario to the treasure room or the path to the pipe at the end of the temple, which is the only entrance to Monstro Town. If the fortune reads "Sorry, I'm not accepting visitors past my bedtime.", the player will be sent to the treasure room blocked by Belome's sleeping form, which is that of a golden statue; he will vanish if the player gives him the Temple Key. If it reads "Mmm, I'm so hungry! Wish I had something to eat!", the player will be taken to the path to the pipe; the awakened Belome will be encountered and refought when passing through here the first time. Lastly, the mysterious "Gassox" also wanders around the temple.
Enemies found
- Belome (boss)
- Chow
- Shogun (only if Chows are "won" from a fortune)
- Fink Flower (only if Chows are "won" from a fortune)
- Octovader (only if Chows are "won" from a fortune)
- Beezo (only if it is "won" from a fortune)
- Ribbite (only if a Beezo is "won" from a fortune)
- Geckit
- Gassox
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ベロ～ムしんでん Bero~mu Shinden ベローム Berōmu Shinden |
Belome Shrine |
| Chinese (simplified) | 长舌妖神殿 Chángshé Yāo Shéndiàn |
Belome Shrine |
| Chinese (traditional) | 長舌妖神殿 Chángshé Yāo Shéndiàn |
Belome Shrine |
| Dutch | Tempel van Smakker |
Temple of Belome |
| French | Temple de Langloute |
Belome's Temple |
| German | Belloms Tempel |
Belome's Temple |
| Italian | Tempio di Slingordo |
Belome's Temple |
| Korean | 낼름이 신전 Naelleumi Sinjeon |
Belome Shrine |
| Spanish | Templo de Canvoraz |
Belome's Temple |
Trivia
- In the SNES version, the six-fortune chamber has an unused safeguard in the event of an invalid combination which, in the Japanese version, implies that Belome is communicating through these fortunes.[3]
References
- ^ Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Page 76. "Eons of drifting sand have covered this once-great temple, but legends of its splendors have lived on in the hearts of men. Many a bold explorer has been lost forever trying to find the secret entrance. Now, Mario has succeeded where the others have failed!"
- ^ Super Mario RPG Final Edition. Page 2.
- ^ TCRF. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars/Unused Text. Trigger discovered by pidgezero_one, text retranslated by “LiThL”. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
