Croco
| Croco | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
- “Heh, heh...I've got a bomb...! Never leave home without 'em.”
- —Croco, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Croco is a purple anthropomorphic crocodile bandit from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and the remake. His name is a clipping of "crocodile". He is a recurring villain in the game who is always stealing things from other people.
Mario first sees Croco being chased by Mallow. When Croco escapes, Mallow starts to cry, and a rainstorm begins. Mario talks to Mallow, who says that Croco stole his grandpa Frog Sage's Frog Coin that Mallow was supposed to trade for a Cricket Pie. Mario agrees to get the Frog Coin back for Mallow and Mallow joins Mario. They move on to Bandit's Way, where they spot Croco. They chase him, until he hops on blocks to get past the area with boulders blocking the paths. He claims he is "still 100 miles ahead", so Mario and Mallow continue to chase him through Bandit's Way until they hit a dead end. Croco goes into hiding. Mario and Mallow sneak behind him thrice to shock him. Just before Croco is able to run for a fourth time, Mallow yells at him to stop running. Croco claims he will give the coin back, but instead attacks. After giving much damage to Croco, Mallow again runs up to him and scolds him, threatening to give another belting to him if the coin is not returned. Croco gives it to the duo, hops around with anger, and leaves.
When Mario, Mallow, and Geno jump on a trampoline in the Mole Mines that is supposed to be an exit, Mario hits the ceiling of the mines and faints. Croco then proceeds to steal all of Mario's coins. After chasing Croco (who is here aided by a trio of Crooks) again, Mario, Mallow, and Geno battle the purple thief. Halfway through the battle, Croco steals all of Mario's items, but the party of heroes gets the items back at the end of the fight.
Croco makes a small appearance in Nimbus Land where Mario catches him looting houses and scares him off, causing Croco to drop a Signal Ring.
Croco does not appear again until near the end of the game in Bowser's Keep. This time he sells the player items and gives advice.
In the ending sequence of the game, Croco is seen racing in the Mushroom Derby against Yoshi. Though he loses this race, he is consoled by the bystander Boshi and the two walk off together.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Croco (1) | |||||||||
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HP | 320 | FP | 12 | Speed | 16 | Yoshi Cookie | None | |
| Attack | 25 | Magic attack | 30 | Location(s) | Bandit's Way | Bonus Flower | None | ||
| Defense | 25 | Magic defense | 18 | Weak | Fire | Items | Flower Tab (25%), Flower Tab (5%) | ||
| Evade | 20% | Magic evade | 0% | Strong | Critical | Morph rate | 0% | ||
| Coins | 10 | Exp. points | 16 | Spells | Weird Mushroom (HP < 100) | Sp. attacks | Bomb Toss | ||
| Psychopath | "Gosh, I'm good!" | ||||||||
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Croco (2) | |||||||||
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HP | 750 | FP | 12 | Speed | 20 | Yoshi Cookie | None | |
| Attack | 52 | Magic attack | 27 | Location(s) | Coal Mines | Bonus Flower | None | ||
| Defense | 50 | Magic defense | 50 | Weak | Fire | Items | Flower Box (25%) | ||
| Evade | 20% | Magic evade | 0% | Strong | Sleep, Critical | Morph rate | 0% | ||
| Coins | 50 | Exp. points | 30 | Spells | None | Sp. attacks | Chomp, "Bomb Toss" | ||
| Psychopath | "Ooh! I'm good!" | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
| Croco
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| HP | 320 |
| Exp. | 16 |
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| Drops | Flower Tab |
| Rare Drops | N/A |
| Found In | Bandit's Way |
| Monster List profile | |
| He doesn't actually realize the value of Mallow's grandpa's coin. He just thought Mallow looked like an easy mark. | |
| Thought Peek | |
| Gosh, I'm good! | |
| Animations | |
| Croco (Mole Mines)
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| HP | 750 |
| Exp. | 30 |
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| Drops | Flower Box |
| Rare Drops | N/A |
| Found In | Mole Mines |
| Monster List profile | |
| Before he knew it, the three fledgling thieves he met in Rose Way looked to him as a leader. They've since had many successful escapes as a gang. | |
| Thought Peek | |
| Ooh! I'm good! | |
| Animations | |
- Website bio:
- Japanese:
各地で盗みを働いている、シルクハットをかぶったワニ。とても逃げ足が速く、あっという間に逃げてしまう。
「ミーを つかまえような～んて‥‥ １００ねん はやいデ～ス！」
Translation:
A crocodile wearing a silk hat that steals from various places. He is very fast and escapes in the blink of an eye.
"It’ll take ya... 100 more years to catch me!"
- Japanese:
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Croco in the Nintendo Switch remake
Tail on fire, Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | クロコ Kuroko |
Croco |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 鳄鳄 È è |
Repetition of「鳄」(è, "crocodile") |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鱷鱷 È è |
Repetition of「鱷」(è, "crocodile") |
| Dutch | Croco | - |
| French | Croco | - |
| German | Kroko | Clipping of "Krokodil" ("crocodile") |
| Italian | Croco | - |
| Korean | 크로커 Keurokeo |
Croco |
| Spanish | Croco | - |
Trivia[edit]
- According to an "invisible" NPC in Mushroom Kingdom, Croco shamelessly wears crocodile-skin shoes, despite him being a crocodile himself, although this description is not in the Japanese version.
- If Croco is hit by Fire Orb in any battle, his tail catches on fire and he wastes a turn trying to put it out.
- Croco is similar in personality to Popple, another thief that steals items and is a boss.
