Kriffid

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Kriffid
Image of a Kriffid from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
A Kriffid from Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
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 and its remake. 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, which is also referenced in their thought in the remake.

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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Kriffid
Kriffid.png 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 thought
  • アロエカサカサ‥‥。[1] (Aloe kasakasa...)

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Kriffid
Image of a Kriffid from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 320 Weak Elements Ice Drops N/A
Exp. 35 Weak Statuses FearSleepMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Land's End
Monster List profile You may think you've seen these scurrying steps elsewhere. But if you listen to the footsteps closely, it's more like a riff on a familiar theme.
Thought Peek "Today's gonna be my day—I can feel it."
Animations

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カサカサアロエ[?]
Kasakasa Aroe
From「カサカサ」(kasakasa, onomatopoeic word meaning "dry" or "rustling") and aloe
Chinese (simplified) 干燥芦荟[?]
Gānzào Lúhuì
Dried Aloe Vera
Chinese (traditional) 乾燥蘆薈[?]
Gānzào Lúhuì
Dried Aloe Vera
Dutch Artiknok[?] Pun on artisjok ("artichoke") and knok(ken ("to fight")
French Archisec[?] Pun on archi sec ("very dry") and artichaut ("artichoke")
German Kardunkel[?] Portmanteau of Karfunkel (archaic word for red gemstone) and dunkel ("dark")
Italian Adeloide[?] Adeloid; from the plant Adelia and the prejorative suffix -oide
Korean 바스락알로에[?]
Baseurak Allo-e
From "바스락" (Baseurak, onomatopoeic word meaning "dry" or "rustling") and "aloe"
Spanish Cachoforte[?] Portmanteau of alcachofa ("artichoke") and forte (Italian word for "strong")

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