Kriffid
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| Kriffid | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
| Variant of | Artichoker |
Kriffids are dry-looking variants of Artichokers in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Kriffids appear in Land's End and are often found alongside Geckits in battle. Kriffids likely receive their name from the Triffids, a fictional plant species from the novel The Day of the Triffids.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kriffid | |||||||||
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HP | 320 | FP | 100 | Speed | 8 | |||
| Location(s) | Land's End, Bean Valley | Attack | 95 | Magic attack | 50 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 100 | Magic defense | 40 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | Defense Up! (50%) | Yoshi Cookie | Crystalline | Morph rate | 25% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Blast, Sand Storm, Flame | ||||
| Weak | Ice | Strong | Fire, Poison | Sp. attacks | Gunk Ball | ||||
| Coins | 6 | Exp. points | 35 | Items | Bad Mushroom (5%) | ||||
| Psychopath | "Aloe~ there!" | ||||||||
Japanese Psychopath quote
- アロエカサカサ‥‥。[1](Aloe kasakasa...)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カサカサアロエ Kasakasa Aroe |
From「カサカサ」(kasakasa, onomatopoeic word meaning "dry" or "rustling") and "aloe" |
| French | Archisec |
Pun on "archi sec" (very dry) and "artichaut" (artichoke) |
| German | Kardunkel |
Portmanteau of "Karfunkel" (archaic word for red gemstone) and "dunkel" (dark) |
| Spanish | Cachoforte |
Portmanteau of "alcachofa" (artichoke) and "forte" (Italian word for "strong") |
