K-9

K-9
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variants Chow

K-9s are basic enemies that are found in Bandit's Way in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. The enemy's name is a pun on the word "canine". 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.

An unused enemy, Juju, mentions K-9 in its Psychopath.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
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
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?)

• Monster List profile in other languages:
  • Japanese:
    正式名称せいしきめいしょうは「アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ」だが、ゲーム内ないでま文字数もじすうの制限せいげんにより、「ハイイヌ」とだけ表記ひょうきされる。
    (Translation: The official name is "Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu", but in the game it is written only as "Haiinu" due to character limitations.)

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  Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Names in other languages

K-9

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハイイヌ Haiinu	Play on「灰色」(haiiro, gray) and「犬」(inu, dog)
Chinese	灰狗狗 Huī Gǒugǒu	Gray Doggy
French	Griffard	From "griffe" (claw) and the pejorative suffix "-ard"
Italian	K-Nino	Pun on "canino" (canine)
Spanish	K-Nino	Pun on "canino" (canine)

Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu	Blueish-Tinged Gray Dog