Hermie III

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Hermie III, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Screenshot of Hermie III in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Hermie III with Mario and Luigi

Hermie III is a giant, lisping hermit crab that lives in Gwarhar Lagoon during the events of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. When the Beanstar breaks into four pieces, Hermie claims one and places it at the top of his shell. With some help from fellow residents of Gwarhar Lagoon, Hermie manages to decorate his shell with various ornaments, making a Christmas tree. When Mario and Luigi arrive, Hermie refuses to give up the Beanstar; however, the real problem comes when Hermie's helpers start to pay more attention to the Mario Bros., who they recognize, than his prized decorations. Hermie loses his temper and starts a battle with Mario and Luigi.

Hermie has one main attack: pinching at the Mario Bros. with his claws. The only way to dodge this attack is to jump. If the claw starts to vibrate, it hits the brother it is closest to. If it doesn't, he switches. He also spits pink bubbles which can poison Mario or Luigi unless they are destroyed with the Hammer. After he has taken some damage, Hermie hides in his shell, where he begins to heal himself. To get him out, Mario must use his Firebrand or Fire Bros. attack on him. This makes him angrily pop out of his shell, yelling about how the brothers are ruining his decorations. This also causes his claws to be replenished with half of their HP that was originally lost as well. When the brothers attack Hermie's head with at least one of his claws present, he will immediately gain an extra attack by attempting to pinch the brothers with his claw(s). Throughout this battle, Hermie will periodically spend a turn by increasing his attack power, rather than attacking the Mario Bros. himself.

After being defeated, the Bros. explain the situation to the hermit crab, who reluctantly gives up the Beanstar piece, while the locals apologize for Hermie's behavior, explaining that he is "kooky." Optionally, Mario and Luigi can later choose to make amends with Hermie III by giving him Spangle to place on his shell, and Hermie gratefully rewards them a Soulful Bros. badge.

In Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Hermie III appears in the mission Spangle's Honey Pie, where he kidnaps Starlow and a Bob-omb to use a decorations for Wendy O. Koopa's "cutie battle contest." At the end of the mission, Starlow escapes and attacks Hermie III, freeing the Bob-omb and causing Hermie to leave.

Profiles and statistics

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Hermie III
Hermie III from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 400 (380) POW 70-78 (69-79) Defense 140 (110)
Speed 52 (60) Experience 450 (600) Coins 80 (200)
Location Gwarhar Lagoon Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 30% Stun? 30% Burn? 0%
Level 26 Role Boss Item drop Max Nut – 0% (School Slacks - 100%)
Lucky Ribbon – 61.29% (Red Pepper - 100%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Left Claw
Sprite of Hermie III's left claw, from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 70 (40) POW 70-78 (69-79) Defense 130 (60)
Speed 52 (50) Experience 0 Coins 0
Location Gwarhar Lagoon Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Critical
Stat down? 0% Stun? 0% Burn? 0%
Level 26 Role Support Item drop None – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Right Claw
Sprite of Hermie III's right claw, from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 70 (40) POW 70-78 (69-79) Defense 130 (60)
Speed 52 (50) Experience 0 Coins 0
Location Gwarhar Lagoon Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Critical
Stat down? 0% Stun? 0% Burn? 0%
Level 26 Role Support Item drop None – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Hermie III
Sprite of Hermie III from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 680 POW 128 DEF 116 SPEED 78 Experience 600
Fire Normal Thunder Normal (body), Weak (shell) Jump Normal (body), Weak (shell) Hammer Normal (body), Weak (shell) Coins 500
Stat down 30% Dizzy 30% Burn 0% Speed down 30% Item drop None (0%)
School Slacks (100%)
School Slacks (100%)
Level           26 Location(s) Gwarhar Lagoon
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Left Claw
Sprite of Hermie III's left claw from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 120 POW 128 DEF 95 SPEED 91 Experience 0
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 0
Stat down 0% Dizzy 0% Burn 0% Speed down 0% Item drop None (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           26 Location(s) Gwarhar Lagoon
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Right Claw
Sprite of Hermie III's right claw from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 120 POW 128 DEF 95 SPEED 91 Experience 0
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 0
Stat down 0% Dizzy 0% Burn 0% Speed down 0% Item drop None (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           26 Location(s) Gwarhar Lagoon

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ヤドルフ3世
Yadorofu Sansei
Yadorufu III

German Paguri
 
Italian Gracchio III
Pun on granchio (Italian for crab)
Spanish Cigatrón III
Pun on cigala (Spanish for nephrops) and the suffix -trón, which indicates the object is big.

Trivia

Yadotsurī enemies from Tomato Adventure. A likely inspiration for Hermie III
A Yadotsurī from Tomato Adventure
  • Although it can be assumed that "Hermie III" is to be pronounced "Hermie the Third", the inclusion of the number three in Hermie's full name may be a pun on "tree", the object he highly resembled while his shell was decorated.
  • During the fight, Sidesteppers from the original Mario Bros. periodically run around behind and in front of the combatants, presumably to distract the player. They are replaced by Huckit Crabs in the remake.
  • Hermie III is a likely reference to the Yadotsurī enemies in the Japan-only game Tomato Adventure; a game previously developed by AlphaDream for the Game Boy Advance which later served as the basis for Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. The Yadotsurī enemies are also orange hermit crabs decorated like Christmas trees, although they are much smaller than Hermie III.