Weapon World
- “Do you know where this leads to? It looks like Exor's the contact between the two worlds. In other words... If we follow this road, we'll find Smithy.”
- —Geno, Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
The Weapon World, originally the Gate area[1] and called the Factory by the menu map and Save Blocks and Smithy Factory by the Player's Guide,[2] is a gloomy world where Smithy and his cohorts reside in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its Nintendo Switch remake, acting as the entryway between the Factory itself and Bowser's Keep, and the final area of the game. This is accomplished through Exor, who contains said "Gate" in his mouth. The entire world is filled with dark smog and half-broken machines floating in a void. It is patrolled by the various Smithy Gang members along with several ghosts.
For the first several rooms, Mario needs to hop across screw bridges while facing Glum Reapers, Ameboids, Doppels, and on very rare occasions Hippopos. On the way, an Ultra Hammer can be found. The path then leads into a fight against an enormous clock named Count Down. After Count Down is defeated, the Gate moves onto several areas filled with conveyor belts, upon which Smithy's creations are manufactured, and the occasional gray tile. In the first, the player is introduced to Machine Made versions of the Axem Rangers. In the next, highly accurate Aeros come down from above and the party encounters endless lines of Jabits, Springers, and Machine Made Claymortons and Bodyguards being produced, along with the hammer-like workers Mad Mallets, Pounders, and Poundettes as well as Puppoxes. Further along, the group meets High Boos before encountering a series of Machine Made Bowyers traveling down two separate conveyor belt staircases, with more Machine Made Axem Rangers in between. In the next room, Ninjas patrol while a series of Machine Made Speardoviches land on a gray brick before leaping away. After defeating a Machine Made Speardovich, the brick explodes to open a passage deeper underground. This leads Mario and company directly to a boss battle against Cloaker, Domino and their snake — known as either Mad Adder or Bad Adder, depending on which of the bosses is left standing. Once they are defeated, the road to the Factory proper opens.
Enemies[edit]
Count Down (boss)
Cloaker (boss)
Domino (boss)
Bad Adder (boss)
Mad Adder (boss)
Machine Made Enemies[edit]
Items[edit]
Treasure Boxes[edit]
Item | Image | Location | Location image | |
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Original | Remake | |||
Ultra Hammer | ![]() |
In the area after the area with second Save Block, found left of the screws and the trampoline. | ![]() |
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Mushroom | ![]() |
In the first area with conveyor belts, the treasure is found atop the second one. | ![]() |
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Flower, Mushroom | ![]() ![]() |
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Royal Syrup | In the area with conveyor belt bridges, found in the middle of the area after two patrolling High Boos. | ![]() |
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Max Mushroom | ![]() |
In the same area, after crossing the second conveyor belt bridge, Mario should go to the left to find a treasure behind an another conveyor belt. | ![]() |
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Hidden Treasure[edit]
Item | Image | Location | Location image | |
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Original | Remake | |||
Mushroom | ![]() |
The final Hidden Treasure is west of the second Save Block. Jumping at the western corner reveals it. | ![]() |
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Names in other languages[edit]
- Weapon World
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | Buki Sekai |
Weapon World | |
Buki no Sekai |
Weapons' World | ||
Chinese | 武器世界[5] Wǔqì Shìjiè |
Weapon World | |
Dutch | Wapenwereld[6] | Weapon world | |
French | Monde des Armes[7] | Weapons' World | |
German | Waffenwelt[8] | Weapons' world | |
Italian | Mondo delle Armi[9] | Weapons' World | |
Korean | 무기 세계[10] Mugi Segye |
Weapon World | |
Spanish (NOA) | Mundo de las Armas[12] | Weapons' World | |
Spanish (NOE) | Mundo de las armas[11] | Weapons' world |
- Gate
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | Buki Sekai he |
To Weapon World | map |
Buki Sekai iriguchi |
Weapon World entrance | area | |
Chinese | 前往武器世界[15] Qiánwǎng Wǔqì Shìjiè |
To Weapon World | map |
武器世界 入口[16] Wǔqì Shìjiè rùkǒu |
Weapon World entrance | area | |
Dutch | Fabriek[17] | Factory | map |
Wapenwereld (ingang)[18] | Weapon World (entrance) | area | |
French (NOA) | Au Monde des Armes[21] | To Weapon World | map |
Entrée du Monde des Armes[22] | Weapon World Entrance | area | |
French (NOE) | → Monde des Armes[19] | → Weapon World | map |
Entrée du monde des Armes[20] | Weapon World entrance | area | |
German | Tor[23] | Gate | map |
Waffenwelt Eingang[24] | Weapon World Entrance | area | |
Italian | Al Mondo delle Armi[25] | To Weapon World | map |
Ingresso Mondo delle Armi[26] | Weapon World Entrance | area | |
Korean | 무기 세계로[27] Mugi Segye lo |
To Weapon World | map |
무기 세계 입구[28] Mugi Segye ipgu |
Weapon World entrance | area | |
Spanish | Portal[29] | Gate | map |
Portal al otro mundo[30] | Gate to the other world | area |
Notes[edit]
- The music has an odd time signature of 13
8 (13 eighth notes to a bar). The opening melody subdivides this as 7+6
8.
References[edit]
- ^ Mario's Weapons. Nintendo: Super Mario RPG Strategy (American English). Archived February 24, 1998, 20:15:54 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller (1996). Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 95.
- ^ 「
武器世界 」– World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved January 24, 2024. - ^ 「The Weapons' World」– 1996. スーパーマリオRPG - FINAL EDITION 任天堂公式ガイドブック. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4091025382. Page 2.
- ^ 「武器世界」– World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Chinese). Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Wapenwereld" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Dutch). Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ « Monde des Armes » – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (French). Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ „Waffenwelt“ – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (German). Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ «Mondo delle Armi» – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Italian). Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "무기 세계" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ «Mundo de las armas» – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (European Spanish). Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Mundo de las Armas" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ 「
武器世界 へ」– World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved April 5, 2024. - ^ 「
武器世界 入口 」– Place Name. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved April 30, 2025. - ^ 「前往武器世界」– World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Chinese). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ 「武器世界 入口」– Place Name. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Chinese). Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Fabriek" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Dutch). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "Wapenwereld (ingang)" – Place Name. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Dutch). Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ « → Monde des Armes » – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (French). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ « Entrée du monde des Armes » – Place Name. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (French). Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ « Au Monde des Armes » – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Canadian French). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ « Entrée du Monde des Armes » – Place Name. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Canadian French). Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ „Tor“ – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (German). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ „Waffenwelt Eingang“ – Place Name. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (German). Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ «Al Mondo delle Armi» – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ «Ingresso Mondo delle Armi» – Place Name. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Italian). Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "무기 세계로" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Korean). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "무기 세계 입구" – Place Name. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Portal" – World Map. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Spanish). Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "Portal al otro mundo" – Place Name. Super Mario RPG. Nintendo (Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2024.