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Smithy
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars artwork: Smithy
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
“Then we could get rid of all wishes and create a world filled with...WEAPONS!!”
Smithy, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Smithy is the main antagonist and final boss of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its Nintendo Switch remake, as well as the titular leader of the Smithy Gang, an organization that attempts to rule over Mario's world in the game. In order to do that, Smithy tries to get rid of the power of wishes from the world and, in its stead, fill the world with weapons. He is a tall dark-gray mechanical creature that wears a gold crown and has an extremely long white beard; the Nintendo Player's Guide has compared his appearance to that of Santa Claus.[1] Smithy hails from another world that is accessible by the gateway provided by Exor. In his world, he resides in his Factory, where he creates anthropomorphic weapons that he uses against other worlds. It is also implied during the final battle that multiple versions of him were made and that there were possibly plans to mass-produce him, due to the various heads littered in his final battle arena.

Smithy's name is derived from the word "smith," which is someone who manipulates various materials and alloys, such as a blacksmith. A smith's workshop is sometimes called a smithy as well.

History[edit]

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

Mario using his Lazy Shell attack on Smithy
Mario and his party battle Smithy.

Prior to his invasion, Smithy gets Exor to occupy Bowser's Keep; in its descent, Exor shatters the Star Road, the source of wishes in the world. Once there, Smithy defeats Bowser and his minions and establishes his base of operations in Bowser's Keep of Mario's world (while Smithy's Factory remains the main headquarters of the Smithy Gang).

Smithy then sends his lieutenants to retrieve the Star Pieces after learning the pieces have potential to restore wishes to the world. Smithy does not want anyone returning the Star Pieces to the Star Road, as the road's recovery would allow the power of wishes to counter the power of the Smithy Gang's weapons and interfere with his attempt of world conquest.

However, Mario, Mallow, Geno, Princess Peach, and Bowser prevent Smithy from carrying out his plans, and they obtain the Star Pieces from his lieutenants. They then arrive at Bowser's Keep and enter Smithy's world via Exor. Once they confront Smithy, he is busy creating new weapons and is revealed to have the last Star Piece embedded in his body, presumably to prevent anyone from restoring the power of wishes to the world. Smithy calmly asks Mario to turn over his Star Pieces, but Mario refuses and battles Smithy instead.

Smithy's tank head

Smithy wields a giant metal sledgehammer in battle, which he uses with his right hand. The fingers of his left hand have been fitted with small projectile launchers that he uses to fire bullets at Mario and his allies. Some of Smithy's magical powers involve summoning a giant wooden sledgehammer to crush Mario and his allies and summoning meteors. In battle, Smithy is also aided by Smelter. Smelter produces molten metal from his mouth, which Smithy then shapes into Shypers, who immediately enter the battle and begin attacking Mario's party.

After Smithy is defeated, he becomes infuriated and begins slamming the floor with his sledgehammer. A few of his minions arrive, begging him to calm down and to stop smashing the floor (as the foundation was just built the day before). However, Smithy ignores their warnings and continues pounding the floor. As a result, the floor collapses; Mario, his allies, and Smithy fall into the basement of the factory. Once there, Smithy reveals his true form: a metal shape-shifter.

Although his body remains the same, Smithy can now use his sledgehammer to turn his head into different forms. Smithy has five heads that he can change into:

  • The Normal Head, which he uses to switch to the other heads. This head remains only during the first few turns of the battle. Once he first changes his head to a new form, his original head never returns aside from brief appearances in between form changes.
  • The Tank Head, which has extremely powerful physical attacks. It also has high physical defense and can attempt to KO a party member instantly. It is weak against lightning-based attacks.
  • The Magic Head, which has the most powerful magical attacks in the game but has weak defense. To compensate, it does not have an elemental weakness.
  • The Mask Head, which is used for increased protection and defense and also for healing Smithy's HP. It boasts the highest physical defense. It is weak to ice-based attacks. In the remake, it is instead called Casket.
  • The Treasure Head, which attacks Mario's party with a random status ailment. It is weak to fire-based attacks.

After Smithy is defeated, Mario and his allies overheat Smithy's body, which then explodes as a result, and the last Star Piece is recovered by Mario and his allies. With all seven Star Pieces in hand, Geno is able to repair the Star Road and restore the power of wishes to the world, thus ending the Smithy Gang invasion.

At the end of the game, a parade is held in celebration of the end of the invasion. Smithy, in his original bearded form, appears during the parade, riding atop The Blade. Many Shymores and several of his lieutenants also appear alongside Smithy. As he flies by on The Blade, he pounds his minions Claymorton, Bowyer, and Speardovich with his sledgehammer.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Smithy in Super Mario-kun

Smithy appears in volume 51 of Super Mario-kun, in the adaptation of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. After the Director poisons the heroes with spiked drinks, Mario is unaffected by the poison, and Smithy steps in to take care of him. Immediately, he squashes him with Sledge. Seeing him in trouble, Bowser and Mallow lend their special techniques to Mario: Bowser Crush (which backfires on Mario) and Shocker, which seems to kill Smithy, but he reveals his true form and unleashes his rage on Mario with Magnum, Spear Rain, and Arrow Rain with the Tank and Sorcerer heads. Geno, having been previously forced to replace Peach at the castle, returns, ready to help Mario in the final fight, but he drinks the Director's spiked drink and is knocked down like the others, so he also resorts to passing his special technique, Geno Flash, to Mario. Turned into a cannon, Mario shoots at Smithy, vanquishing him once and for all.

Personality[edit]

Although originally depicted as a calm and collected leader, Smithy is revealed to be highly ill-tempered, as shown by his fit of rage upon being defeated the first time by Mario and his allies, which culminates in Smithy destroying his recently built floor. Additionally, in the aforementioned fit of rage, Smithy violently repels three of his henchmen who are simply trying to calm him down, showing a lack of care for his own subordinates.

Ultimately, Smithy is determined to achieve world conquest through the Smithy Gang, confident that his weapons can serve as the basis of his power. As such, Smithy attempts to prevent the restoration of wishes, since the Star Road and the dreams of individuals represent a direct threat to Smithy's reign.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

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

First battle[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Smithy
Battle idle animation of Smithy in his first form from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 2000 FP 250 Speed 30
Location(s) Factory Attack 230 Magic attack 100
Role Boss Defense 130 Magic defense 100
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Sledge, Meteor Swarm, Mega Drain
Weak None Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks None
Coins 0 Exp. points 0 Items None
Psychopath "Eh?! Not bad!"

Second battle[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Smithy (Head)
Battle idle animation of Smithy's head from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 8000 FP 50 Speed 40
Location(s) Factory Attack 180 Magic attack 60
Role Boss Defense 80 Magic defense 50
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak None Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks None
Coins 0 Exp. points 0 Items None
Psychopath "This isn't good at all!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Smithy (Body)
Battle idle animation of Smithy's body from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 1000 FP 50 Speed 30
Location(s) Factory Attack 180 Magic attack 20
Role Support Defense 80 Magic defense 60
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak None Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks None
Coins 0 Exp. points 0 Items None
Psychopath "What a heavy head!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Smithy (Tank Head)
Battle idle animation of Smithy's tank head from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 8000 FP 30 Speed 50
Location(s) Factory Attack 250 Magic attack 10
Role Boss Defense 130 Magic defense 50
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak Thunder Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks Magnum
Coins 0 Exp. points 0 Items None
Psychopath "Don't shock me! DON'T!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Smithy (Magic Head)
Battle idle animation of Smithy's magic head from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 8000 FP 250 Speed 35
Location(s) Factory Attack 135 Magic attack 130
Role Boss Defense 50 Magic defense 150
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Sword Rain, Spear Rain, Arrow Rain, Meteor Swarm, Boulder, Dark Star
Weak None Strong Fire, Thunder, Ice, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks None
Coins 0 Exp. points 0 Items None
Psychopath "Good magic, bad defense."
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Smithy (Treasure Head)
Battle idle animation of Smithy's chest head from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 8000 FP 250 Speed 18
Location(s) Factory Attack 150 Magic attack 78
Role Boss Defense 120 Magic defense 80
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Mute Spell, "Fear Spell", "Poison Spell", "Scarecrow Spell"
Weak Fire Strong Thunder, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks None
Coins 0 Exp. points 0 Items None
Psychopath "What's hidden inside?!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Smithy (Mask Head)
Smith Mask.png HP 8000 FP 120 Speed 0
Location(s) Factory Attack 40 Magic attack 70
Role Boss Defense 150 Magic defense 100
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Shredder, Recover, Mega Recover
Weak Ice Strong Jump, Fire, Thunder, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks None
Coins 0 Exp. points 0 Items None
Psychopath "Nothin' can hurt me!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

First battle[edit]

Smithy
Smithy in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
HP 2000
Exp. 0
Weak Elements N/A
Weak Statuses N/A
Drops N/A
Rare Drops N/A
Found In Factory
Monster List profile
Come at me, NOW! I'll crush you ALL!

-"The Quotable Smithy"
Thought Peek
Eh?! Not bad!
Animations

Second battle[edit]

Smithy (Real Form)
Image of Smithy in his real form, from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
HP 8000
Exp. 0
Weak Elements N/A
Weak Statuses N/A
Drops N/A
Rare Drops N/A
Found In Factory
Monster List profile
RAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

-"The Wit and Wisdom of Smithy"
Thought Peek
Hm, you're not bad. That could be a problem.
Animations
Smithy (Tank)
Image of Smithy in his Tank form, from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
HP 8000
Exp. 0
Weak Elements Lightning
Weak Statuses N/A
Drops N/A
Rare Drops N/A
Found In Factory
Monster List profile
This tank needs no engine to move. It's powered by my will.

-"The Man Called Smithy"
Thought Peek
Precision machines like me have to be careful around electricity.
Animations
Smithy (Casket)
Image of Smithy in his Casket form, from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
HP 8000
Exp. 0
Weak Elements Ice
Weak Statuses N/A
Drops N/A
Rare Drops N/A
Found In Factory
Monster List profile
I meant to say, "I'll seal you all in this casket!" but I ended up sealing myself in.

-"Learn from a Tyrant's Mistakes!"
Thought Peek
Time to heal while nothing can hurt me!
Animations
Smithy (Wizard)
Image of Smithy in his Wizard form, from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
HP 8000
Exp. 0
Weak Elements N/A
Weak Statuses N/A
Drops N/A
Rare Drops N/A
Found In Factory
Monster List profile
Miracle transformation! ☆ I'll cast my manacle magic on your heart!

-"Magical Boy Smithy! ☆"
Thought Peek
Magic is my strength, but defense is my weakness.
Animations
Smithy (Treasure Chest)
Image of Smithy in his Treasure Chest form, from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
HP 8000
Exp. 0
Weak Elements Fire
Weak Statuses N/A
Drops N/A
Rare Drops N/A
Found In Factory
Monster List profile
Convert head to treasure-box mode! "Surprise On Opening?" toggle ON!

-"Smithy's One Simple Secret"
Thought Peek
What's hidden inside?!
Animations
Smithy (Body)
Image of Smithy's body from his real form, from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
HP 1000
Exp. 0
Weak Elements N/A
Weak Statuses N/A
Drops N/A
Rare Drops N/A
Found In Factory
Monster List profile
Now that Smithy has been defeated, the Star Road is restored and your wish to finish this game has come true. Congratulations!
Thought Peek
M-my head...so heavy!
Animations

Quotes[edit]

  • "Huh...? Already finished your tour of the factory, huh?! All right, then! How about a little demonstration?"
  • "Huh? ...Gufaw haw haw! So YOU'RE... Mario?! Looks like we're gonna have a little dispute over the Star!"
  • "My, my! We're a little touchy today, aren't we? You know, I'm actually growing rather FOND of this place..."
  • "Hurrumph! Better yet... Why don't YOU give me YOUR stars. Why, then I could easily conquer this world! Then we could get rid of wishes, and create a world filled with... WEAPONS!!"
  • "Over here, now! I'll crush you ALL!!!"
  • "How utterly annoying!"
  • "Huh?! What the...?! How in the heck...?!"
  • "NOOOOOOOOOOOO...!!! Uwoooooooo... I'm burning... seething... Never have I been so wronged..."
  • "It is time... I will show you my real form... I will show you my true power... I will teach you some respect... And I shall have my revenge! NOOOOOOOOOOOO...!!!"
  • "Guooooooo!!!!! Come on, you puny ants!"
  • "Guooooo! C...can't move...!"
  • "Mwa ha! I am burning with power!"
  • "Guooooooo! My b...body and head are burning! It's not... possible...! I don't believe it...! I'm... finished... done for...! Guooooooooo... noooooo...!"

Japanese Thought Peek quotes[edit]

Smithy
  • むん? なかなかやるじゃねえか。[2] (Hmm? That's pretty good, isn't it?)
Smithy (Body)
  • あ、頭が、お、重い!(Oh, my head, oh, it's heavy!)
Smithy (Tank Head)
  • おれは、せいみつきかいだから エレキに弱いぜ!(I'm a precision machine, so electricity is my weakness!)
Smithy (Wizard Head)
  • 魔法は強いが、ぼうぎょは 弱い。(Strong in magic, but weak in defense.)
Smithy (Treasure Head)
  • 何が出るかは お楽しみ (You never know what you're gonna get.)
Smithy (Mask Head)
  • おれに弱点なし、今の内に回復だ!(I have no weaknesses; recover while you can!)

Gallery[edit]

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

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カジオー
Kajiō
From「鍛冶」(kaji, "smithing") and「王」(ō, "king")

Chinese (simplified) 锻造王
Duànzào Wáng
Smithing King

Chinese (traditional) 鍛造王
Duànzào Wáng
Smithing King

Dutch Schmidt
A common German surname that originates as an occupation, equivalent to English "Smith"
French Forgeroi
Portmanteau of forgeron (a black-smith) and roi ("king")
German Schmiedrich
From schmieden ("to forge") and -rich (a masculine noun-forming suffix originally meaning "king")
Italian Fabbro Magno
Smithy
Blacksmith the Great; pun on "Alessandro Magno" (Alexander the Great)
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Korean 킹스미스
King Seumiseu
King Smith

Spanish Fraguo
Masculine adaption of fraguar ("to forge")
Smithy (Real Form)
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カジオー(真の姿)
Kajiō (shin no sugata)
Smithy (real form)

Chinese (simplified) 锻造王 (真正形态)
Duànzào Wáng (Zhēnzhèng Xíngtài)
Smithy (true form)

Chinese (traditional) 鍛造王 (真正形態)
Duànzào Wáng (Zhēnzhèng Xíngtài)
Smithy (true form)

Dutch Schmidt (ware vorm)
Smithy (true form)
French Forgeroi (forme véritable)
Smithy (true form)
German Schmiedrich (wahre Gestalt)
Smithy (true form)
Italian Fabbro Magno (vera forma)
Smithy (real form)
Korean 킹스미스 (진짜 모습)
King Seumiseu (Jinjja Moseub)
Smithy (real form)

Spanish Fraguo (forma verdadera)
Smithy (real form)
Smithy (Tank)
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カジオー(戦車)
Kajiō (sensha)
Smithy (tank)

Chinese (simplified) 锻造王 (战车)
Duànzào Wáng (Zhàn Chē)
Smithy (Tank)

Chinese (traditional) 鍛造王 (戰車)
Duànzào Wáng (Zhàn Chē)
Smithy (Tank)

Dutch Schmidt (tank)
Smithy (tank)
French Forgeroi (tank)
Smithy (tank)
German Schmiedrich (Panzer)
Smithy (Tank)
Italian Fabbro Magno (carrarmato)
Smithy (tank)
Korean 킹스미스 (전차)
King Seumiseu (Jeoncha)
Smithy (Tank)

Spanish Fraguo (tanque)
Smithy (tank)
Smithy (Casket)
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カジオー(カンオケ)
Kajiō (kan'oke)
Smithy (casket)

Chinese (simplified) 锻造王 (棺材)
Duànzào Wáng (Guāncai)
Smithy (Casket)

Chinese (traditional) 鍛造王 (棺材)
Duànzào Wáng (Guāncai)
Smithy (Casket)

Dutch Schmidt (doodskist)
Smithy (casket)
French Forgeroi (cercueil)
Smithy (casket)
German Schmiedrich (Sarg)
Smithy (Casket)
Italian Fabbro Magno (cassa)
Smithy (casket/box)
Korean 킹스미스 (관)
King Seumiseu (Gwan)
Smithy (casket)

Spanish Fraguo (ataúd)
Smithy (casket)
Smithy (Wizard)
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カジオー(魔法使い)
Kajiō (mahōtsukai)
Smithy (wizard)

Chinese (simplified) 锻造王 (魔法师)
Duànzào Wáng (Mófǎ shī)
Smithy (Wizard)

Chinese (traditional) 鍛造王 (魔法師)
Duànzào Wáng (Mófǎ shī)
Smithy (Wizard)

Dutch Schmidt (tovenaar)
Smithy (wizard)
French Forgeroi (mage)
Smithy (wizard)
German Schmiedrich (Zauberer)
Smithy (Wizard)
Italian Fabbro Magno (stregone)
Smithy (wizard)
Korean 킹스미스 (마법사)
King Seumiseu (Mabeobsa)
Smithy (wizard)

Spanish Fraguo (hechicero)
Smithy (wizard)
Smithy (Treasure Chest)
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カジオー(宝箱)
Kajiō (takarabako)
Smithy (treasure chest)

Chinese (simplified) 锻造王 (宝箱)
Duànzào Wáng (Bǎoxiāng)
Smithy (Treasure Chest)

Chinese (traditional) 鍛造王 (寶箱)
Duànzào Wáng (Bǎoxiāng)
Smithy (Treasure Chest)

Dutch Schmiedt (schatkist)
Smithy (treasure chest)
French Forgeroi (coffre)
Smithy (chest)
German Schmiedrich (Schatztruhe)
Smithy (Treasure chest)
Italian Fabbro Magno (scrigno)
Smithy (chest)
Korean 킹스미스 (보물 상자)
King Seumiseu (Bomul Sangja)
Smithy (treasure chest)

Spanish Fraguo (cofre del tesoro)
Smithy (treasure chest)
Smithy (Body)
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カジオー(からだ)
Kajiō (karada)
Smithy (body)

Chinese (simplified) 锻造王 (身体)
Duànzào Wáng (Shēntǐ)
Smithy (Body)

Chinese (traditional) 鍛造王 (身體)
Duànzào Wáng (Shēntǐ)
Smithy (Body)

Dutch Schmidt (lichaam)
Smithy (body)
French Forgeroi (corps)
Smithy (body)
German Schmiedrich (Körper)
Smithy (Body)
Italian Fabbro Magno (corpo)
Smithy (body)
Korean 킹스미스 (몸통)
King Seumiseu (Momtong)
Smithy (body)

Spanish Fraguo (cuerpo)
Smithy (body)

Trivia[edit]

Smithy

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Nintendo Player's Guide, page 104.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022554/www.a-suma.com/old/guide/smRPG/enemylist1.htm