User:KamekSans/Projects/List of strong enemy variants

Many role-playing video games, especially on older consoles, feature enemies who are simply recolored versions of existing enemies (commonly known as "palette swaps") with similar if not identical attacks and abilities, but stronger stats, in order to pad out enemy rosters without having to dedicate more memory to entirely new enemies. The following is a list of such enemies in role-playing games in the Super Mario series, ordered by chronological appearances of the "base" enemies in role-playing games in release order.

This list excludes bosses (with some exceptions), and "big" or "small" variants are counted as their own enemies.

Introduced in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Terrapin

• Terra Cotta

Goomba

• Pro Goomba
• Hyper Goomba
• Gloomba
• Goomba (Peach's Castle Dungeon)

Koopa Paratroopa

• Malakoopa
• Dark Paratroopa
• Shady Paratroopa

Spikey

• Spikester

Frogog

• Ribbite

K-9

• Chow

Shymore

• Springer
• Shyper
  • Bodyguards are variants of Shymores that are comparable in strength, but not necessarily better or worse.

Cheep Cheep

• Mr. Kipper

Rat Funk

• Alley Rat

Hobgoblin

• Straw Head

Shadow

• Doppel

Boo

• High Boo
• Dark Boo

Huhwhat

• Whuhoh
• Pleaseno
• Comeon

Starslap

• Zeostar

Shy Guy

• Shy Ranger
• Sling Shy
• Anti Guy

Snapdragon

• Fink Flower

Crook

• Sackit

Arachne

• Spinthra

Geurrilla

• Chained Kong

Octolot

• Octovader

Buzzer

• Stinger

Lava Bubble

• Lava Blubble
• Lava Babble
• Ember
• Phantom Ember

Piranha Plant

• Chewy
• Putrid Piranha
• Frost Piranha
• Piranha Plant (Pit of 100 Trials)

Magmite

• Magmus

Bob-omb

• Rob-omb
• Lethal Bob-omb

Enigma

• Enigmax

Cluster

• Pulsar

Artichoker

• Kriffid

Lakitu

• Dark Lakitu

Carroboscis

• Radish (unused)

Snifit

• Apprentice
• Snifster

Orb User

• Orbison

Jester

• Harlequin (unused)

Dollox

• Puppox

Bill Blaster

• Big Blaster
• Bombshell Bill Blaster

Chain Chomp

• Chomp Chomp
• Red Chomp
  • Only in Super Paper Mario. They are weaker variants in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
  • Stone Chomps are a weaker variant.

Gecko

• Geckit

Mastadoom

• Mastablasta (unused)

Crusty

• Star Cruster

Leuko

• Muckle

Greaper

• Glum Reaper

Reacher

• Juju (unused)

Dry Bones

• Vomer
• Elite Dry Bones
• Red Bones
• Dark Bones
• Dull Bones
  • Only in Super Paper Mario. They are weaker variants in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Bandana Red

• Bandana Blue

Shogun

• Armored Ant

Jinnie

• Baba Yaga (unused)

Birdy

• Bluebird

Big Troopa

• Grand Troopa

Jawful

• Forkie

=Stompillar

• Pile Driver (unused

Stumpet

• Lumbler (unused)

Hippopo

• Crippo (unused)

Mad Mallet

• Pounder
• Poundette

Ninja

• Factory Chief

Introduced in Paper Mario

Spiky Goomba

• Spiky Gloomba
• Hyper Spiky Goomba

Paragoomba

• Hyper Paragoomba
• Paragloomba

Magikoopa

• White Magikoopa
• Red Magikoopa
• Green Magikoopa
• Yellow Magikoopa
• Gray Magikoopa

Koopa Troopa

• Dark Koopa
• Shady Koopa

Fuzzy

• Green Fuzzy
• Jungle Fuzzy
• Gold Fuzzy
• Flower Fuzzy
• Pink Fuzzy

Bullet Bill

• Bombshell Bill

Monty Mole

• Monty Mole (Flower Fields)

Cleft

• Hyper Cleft
• Iron Cleft
• Moon Cleft

Bandit

• Big Bandit
• Badge Bandit

Pokey

• Pokey Mummy
• Poison Pokey
• Skellokey

Buzzy Beetle

• Stone Buzzy

Swooper

• Swoopula
• Swampire

Clubba

• White Clubba

Putrid Piranha

• Frost Piranha (Paper Mario only)

Spike Top

• • R. S. Buzzies are a weaker variant.

Crazee Dayzee

• Amazy Dayzee

Ruff Puff

• Ice Puff
• Poison Puff
  • Tuff Puffs and Dark Puffs are weaker variants.

Spiny

• Sky-Blue Spiny

Koopatrol

• Dark Koopatrol

Introduced in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Fighter Fly

• Super Fly

Beanie

• Gold Beanie

Troopea

• Elite Troopea

Tanoomba

• Tashrooba

Paratroopea

• Scaratroopea

Pestnut

• Elite Pestnut

Chuck Guy

• Elite Chuck Guy

Gritty Goomba

• Elite Gritty Goomba

Introduced in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Spinia

• Spania
• Spunia

Bald Cleft

• Hyper Bald Cleft

Bristle

• Dark Bristle

X-Naut

• Elite X-Naut

Yux

• Z-Yux
• X-Yux

Mini-Yux

• Mini-Z-Yux
• Mini-X-Yux
• Grodus X

Pider

• Arantula

Bulky Bob-omb

• Bob-ulk

Parabuzzy

• Spiky Parabuzzy

Wizzerd

• Elite Wizzerd
  • Dark Wizzerds are a weaker variant.

Introduced in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Shroob

• Blazing Shroob
• Guardian Shroob

Boom Guy

• Elite Boom Guy

Koopeleon

• Gold Koopeleon

Boo Guy

• Ghoul Guy

Coconutter

• Red Coconutter

Thwack

• Wonder Thwack

Love Bubble

• Soul Bubble

Introduced in Super Paper Mario

Squiglet

• Squig
• Squog

Sproing-Oing

• Boing-Oing
• Zoing-Oing

Zombie Shroom

• Ghoul Shroom

Boomboxer

• Beepboxer
• Blastboxer

Jawbus

• Rawbus
• Gawbus

Cherbil

• • Ice Cherbils and Poison Cherbils are identical in power.

Megabite

• Gigabite

Growmeba

• Blomeba
• Chromeba

Shlurp

• Shlorp

Mister I

• Red I

Cursya

• • Back Cursyas, Tech Cursyas, Heavy Cursyas, and Reversya Cursyas are identical in power.

Koopa Striker

• Soopa Striker
  • Toopa Strikers are identical in power.

Tileoid B

• Tileoid R
• Tileoid Y
  • Tileoid Gs are a weaker variant.

Longator

• Longadile

Choppa

• Copta

Hooligon

• • Eeligons are identical in power.

Pigarithm

• Hogarithm

Barribad

• Sobarribad

Muth

• Mega Muth

Ninjoe

• Ninjohn
• Ninjerry

Blue Magiblot

• Red Magiblot