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'''K-9s''' are basic [[List of enemies|enemies]] that are found in [[Bandit's Way]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. The enemy's name is a pun on the word "{{wp|Caninae|canine}}", and is also the nickname of police dogs and the police dog unit. A stronger variant called [[Chow]] is found in [[Land's End]]. | '''K-9s''' are basic [[List of enemies|enemies]] that are found in [[Bandit's Way]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. The enemy's name is a pun on the word "{{wp|Caninae|canine}}", and is also the nickname of police dogs and the police dog unit. A stronger variant called [[Chow]] is found in [[Land's End]]. |
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First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) | ||
Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) | ||
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K-9s are basic enemies that are found in Bandit's Way in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. The enemy's name is a pun on the word "canine", and is also the nickname of police dogs and the police dog unit. A stronger variant called Chow is found in Land's End.
In the overworld, K-9s tend to walk slowly, either in random paths or slowly following Mario and his party. In the second area of Bandit's Way, two K-9s wander the grounds underneath the flying block path. If Mario and his party defeat one, another one replaces it. A K-9 in the third area guards a treasure box, while four K-9s in the fourth area of the level chase Mario. As the K-9s of the second area, another K-9 respawns.
Mario can acquire an invincibility star in the fourth area, which causes all the K-9s to move faster, including the pursuing ones.
K-9s fight in groups of two or three and are often fought alongside Spikeys or Frogogs. In battle, they attacks by biting, and have a couple of special attacks. They can use the Howl attack to inflict the Fear status condition, or the Fangs attack that deals 50% more damage than usual.
In the remake's Monster List entry, it states that the species is officially named "Bluish-Tinged Gray K-9", though its name is simply displayed as "K-9" in battle. This is also referenced in the Monster List entry for Chow.
An unused enemy, Juju, mentions K-9 in its Thought Peek.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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K-9 | |||||||||
HP | 30 | FP | 100 | Speed | 19 | ||||
Location(s) | Bandit's Way | Attack | 13 | Magic attack | 1 | ||||
Role | Common | Defense | 13 | Magic defense | 10 | ||||
Bonus Flower | Once Again! (30%) | Yoshi Cookie | Energizer | Morph rate | 75% | ||||
Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | None | ||||
Weak | None | Strong | None | Sp. attacks | Fangs, Howl | ||||
Coins | 0 | Exp. points | 2 | Items | None | ||||
Psychopath | "May I take a BITE?" |
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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K-9 | |||||||||
HP | 30 | Weak Elements | N/A | Drops | N/A | ||||
Exp. | 2 | Weak Statuses | Rare Drops | N/A | |||||
Found in | Bandit's Way | ||||||||
Monster List profile | Their official name is "Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9." Due to character count limitations, it displays as simply "K-9" in game. | ||||||||
Thought Peek | "Can I have a bite?" | ||||||||
Animations |
- Thought Peek quote in other languages:
- Japanese:
‥‥かんでもいい?
(Translation: ...Can I chew on this?)
- Japanese:
- Monster List profile in other languages:
- Japanese:
正式名称 は「アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ」だが、ゲーム内 でま文字数 の制限 により、「ハイイヌ」とだけ表記 される。[1]
(Translation: The official name is "Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu", but in the game it is written only as "Haiinu" due to character limitations.)
- Japanese:
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Names in other languages
K-9
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ハイイヌ Haiinu |
Play on「 |
Chinese | 灰狗狗 Huī Gǒugǒu |
Gray Doggy |
Dutch | Lupo |
From lupo (Italian for "wolf") |
French | Griffard |
Portmanteau of griffe ("claw"), the pejorative suffix -ard, and possibly gris ("gray") |
German | Hunderlich |
Pun on Hund ("dog") and wunderlich ("bizzare") |
Italian | K-Nino[2] |
Pun on canino ("canine") |
Korean | 하이도그 Haidogeu |
From the part of Japanese name and English word "dog" |
Spanish | K-Nino |
Pun on canino ("canine") |
Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu |
Blueish-Tinged Gray Dog |
Chinese (simplified) | 带蓝色调的灰狗狗 Dài lán sèdiào de Huī Gǒugǒu |
Greyhound dog with blue tints |
Chinese (traditional) | 帶有藍色調的灰狗狗 Dài lán sèdiào de Huī Gǒugǒu |
Greyhound dog with blue tints |
Dutch | Grijsblauw getinte Lupo |
Gray-blue-colored K-9 |
French | Griffardeus caeruleum grignotici |
Pseudo-Latin name using Griffard ("K-9"), caeruleum (Latin for "blue"), and grignoter ("to nibble") |
German | Hungerlichus Hunderlichus |
Pseudo-Latin name using Hunger and Hunderlich ("K-9") |
Italian | K-Nino grigio-blu-argento |
Gray-blue-silver K-9 |
Korean | 푸르스름한 희색빛 하이도그 Puleuseuleumhan Huinsaeg Bich Haidogeu |
Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9 |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ RoundTwo (November 2, 2023). SUPER MARIO RPG: UN REMAKE PREZIOSO | ANTEPRIMA. YouTube (Italian). Retrieved November 3, 2023.