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 Peek quote in the remake.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

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 Psychopath quote
  • アロエカサカサ‥‥。[1](Aloe kasakasa...)

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Kriffid
Image of a Kriffid from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
HP 320
Exp. 35
Weak Elements Ice
Weak Statuses FearSleepMute
Drops N/A
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
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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