Jonathan Jones

"So you're THE Mario, eh? Arr harr, harr...! Not much to look at...Well, this star fell into MY SEA, so it's MINE! If you want it, you'll have to fight for it!"

- Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones (known to his friends as Johnny) is the leader of a band of pirates whose base of operations is the Sunken Ship near Seaside Town. Jonathan Jones is a shark, as are his pirates: the Bandana Reds and the Bandana Blues. Johnny's weapon of choice is a trident, which he uses to skewer his opponents. Although Johnny is a pirate, he has a strict code of honor and will be loyal to anyone who can defeat him battle.

During the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, one of the seven Star Pieces crashed into the ocean, and was later recovered by Jonathan Jones and his pirates. When Mario arrives to claim the Star Piece for the Elder of Seaside Town, Johnny states he will only hand the relic over if Mario and his allies can defeat him in battle. The pirate leader starts the fight with four Bandana Blues for protection. After his bodyguards are defeated, Johnny challenges Mario to a one-on-one duel. Alternatively, if Mario left at least one Bandana Blue alive, Mario's allies could participate in the fight as well. In the end, hammer beats trident and Johnny hands over the Star Piece. But Mario gains something more than a Star Piece, he gains the respect and friendship of the legendary Jonathan Jones.

When Mario returns to Seaside Town, it is revealed that the Town Elder was in fact Smithy's lieutenant Yaridovich in disguise. Mario is forced to hand over the Star Piece, and Yaridovich runs to the coast to be picked up by the Axem Rangers. However, the rangers were running late, so Yaridovich decides to swim away (even though he will rust). Suddenly, Jonathan Jones and his pirates emerge from the sea, blocking Yaridovich's path. Thus Yaridovich is forced to battle Mario, a battle the mechanical monster eventually loses. One of his Bandanna Blue tells him they shouldn't interfere with Mario's battle, and thus, he doesn't help Mario in his battle against Yaridovich. However, Johnny could not stay to watch the fight. Since Jonathan Jones is a shark, he cannot breathe on land for too long; thus the pirate left during the battle, as his gills were giving out on him.

Jonathan Jones was last seen during Super Mario RPG ' s ending sequence, where he was shown standing on the cliff on which the above battle took place, gazing out onto the sunset. He and his Bandana Reds also operated a float based on the Sunken Ship (moved by King Calamari's tentacles), and this float was notable for being the first to be affected by nightfall and the glitter released by a Star (possibly ♥♪!?).