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=== Mario ===
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[[The Hero]] of the Mushroom Kingdom leaps into action once again to save the world. He's, unsurprisingly, the [[Jack of All Stats]] of the game and he specializes in [[Goomba Stomp|jump]] and [[Playing with Fire|fire]] magic.
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=== Mallow ===
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* [[Interspecies Adoption]]: Mallow was adopted by Frogfucious, and grew up believing he was a "Frog that can't jump".
** [[Oblivious Adoption]]: He doesn't realize he's not a frog. No one else in his hometown seems to notice either.
* [[Lovable Coward]]
* {{spoiler|[[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Granted, he doesn't realize he's royalty for most of the game. But he does continue on with the quest after learning it.}}
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Thunderbolt and Shocker.
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=== Geno ===
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* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: Geno Beam.
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[Living Toy]]: He is a spirit guardian who creates a body for himself out of a wooden toy doll.
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Given his position as the only one who understands what the Star Road is all about, it's slightly inevitable.
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: Assuming the Star Road can be called "heaven", probably.
* [[Rocket Punch]]: His unarmed attack and Double Punch.
* [[Shapeshifting]]: Morphs into a cannon for his ultimate attack, Geno Flash.
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=== Bowser ===
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* [[Foe Yay]]: Play your cards right in Marrymore and you can get him to kiss Mario!
** In the same scene he asks Toadstool for a kiss when she promises one to Mario for rescuing her.
* [[Lesser of Two Evils]]: The reason why he is working with Mario.
* [[Living Weapon]]: The first weapon he picks up is a live Chain Chomp that he uses like an [[Epic Flail]]
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: As expected from someone like Bowser, he's big, tough, and strong, but not very fast.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: When he frees a Chain Chomp in Booster's Tower that Booster had locked up because she bit him. Gets more moments as he meets back some of his former troops across the game.
* [[Slave to PR]]: Though he's been ousted from power, he still goes through great lengths to put on an air of power and intimidation. Several points in the game we see his inner musings on how to go about helping Mario and/or asking Mario for help while still saving face as a villain.
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* [[Standard Status Effects]]: He can cause Fear and Poison.
* [[Still the Leader]]: Inverted. He is the fourth to join your group... and the only things he can influence are combat and the mooks inside his own castle.
* [[Summon Magic]]: Though his magic attacks are the worst in the game, they fall into this category with him calling Boo, Mokura and Mecha-Koopas to attack opponents.
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]
* [[Warmup Boss]]: Not counting a few mooks, he's the ''first'' enemy in the game, oddly enough.
=== Toadstool ===
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The Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom has been kidnapped ''again'', but this time she isn't content to sit back and let Mario do the heroism once he rescues her. She's the [[White Mage]] of the group, thus, your primary healer.
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* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]
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* [[The Chick]]
* [[Combat Medic]] / [[White Magician Girl]]: She starts out with okay weapons, but her healing is invaluable. Once her stronger weapons and spells appear, she's one of the best characters.
* [[Cowardly Lion]]: Peach spends half the game sobbing and pleading for rescue, and it isn't until she ''is'' rescued that she decides to get a backbone and be useful. She still shows this Trope in the final level, recoiling in horror when the Director tells her just what Smithy does to "dissenters".
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: For the first third of the game or so. Somewhat remarkable this time as she is nabbed by ''two'' villains, Bowser and Booster.
* [[Frying Pan of Doom]]: Her [[Infinity+1 Sword]]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Her arsenal includes parasols, fans, gloves, and her frying pan.
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== Minor Villains ==
=== Croco ===
[[File:crocochthin 610.gif|thumb|300px|''"Har, har! Youse mugs'll NEVER catch me! A snail could outrun YOU morons! Later!"'']]
A crocodile thief who pops up routinely to swipe stuff from the party before fleeing.
* [[Cowardly Boss]]: A variation, he runs from you after stealing and you have to chase him down, but once you engage him he stands and fights.
** [[Get Back Here Boss]]
* [[Goldfish Poop Gang]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Eventually.
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* [[No Cure for Evil]]: Averted, he can heal himself the first time you fight him, though he only does it once.
* [[Recurring Boss]]
* [["Wake
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=== Belome ===
[[File:belomech 1121.gif|thumb|300px|''"Ooh! Room service has been kind to me! Where's my bib?"'']]
Another monster of ambiguous design who guards the Kero Sewers, he has a huge tongue and an appetite to match.
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* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: His appearance in the Kero Sewers is foreshadowed, with Mallow saying Frogfucious warned him about Belome. However, his reappearance in Land's End in a golden underground temple dedicated to him was a bit out of left field.
* [[Load-Bearing Boss]]: Defeating him in the Kero Sewers causes the sewers to flood as the floodgate opens. Justified as he was standing on the switch keeping it shut.
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=== Punchinello ===
[[File:punchi 9808.gif|thumb|300px]]
A bomb-happy...thing lurking in the Moleville mines, he attacks Mario to try and get some recognition.
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* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]
* [[Throw Down the Bomblet]]
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=== Booster ===
[[File:boosterch 542.gif|thumb|300px|''"Please, enjoy yourself! At your own risk, that is!"'']]
A bizarre man living in a tower to the south, he lives a secluded life in a world of Snifits, trains, and many a minigame.
* [[Beard of Barbarism]]: Essentially what you would get if you cross-bred a Klingon and Santa Claus.
* [[Beetle Mania]]:
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'''Snifit 2:''' That's right, he's busy keeping the princess from the sky entertained.
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* [[Big Eater]]: he eats an [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|entire cake]] in a single bite!
* [[Boss Arena Idiocy]]: If you ace the [[Mini Game]] right before the boss battle with him, you not only avoid the battle, you gain Booster's Charm, which will be ''incredibly'' helpful against Knife Guy and Grate Guy, who you have to fight regardless.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: He lives in a giant tower full of toys, rides around on an electric train set, believes that Toadstool's tears are signs she's "sprung a leak", and he has to have his Snifits explain to him what a party is (and judging from their description, they're not entirely sure themselves).
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"''I wonder when my next bride will fall from the sky?''" [[Million-to-One Chance|This happens.]] {{spoiler|When Valentina flies off, she has to land somewhere eventually...}} }}
* [[Cool Train]]: Consider the unseen rail system he must have to be able to ride it up and down the tower.
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* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]: His Snifits
** [[Terrible Trio]]
* [[Skippable Boss]]: He's not exactly a tough boss, but if you ace the [[Mini Game]] immediately before, you do not have to fight him.
* [[Unholy Matrimony]]: Done VERY comedically at the end of the game. {{spoiler|With Valentina, of all people!}}
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=== Johnathan "Johnny" Jones ===
[[File:jonathan 932.gif|thumb|300px|''"You spineless dogs have no code of honor! We'll make ya walk the plank!"'']]
A [[Shark Man]] pirate living in a sunken ship off the coast of Seaside Town, the fifth Star Piece fell into his realm.
* [[Alliteration]]
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Though he doesn't join the party.
* [[Duel Boss]]: Optional. He challenges Mario to a one-on-one fight, but only if the player kills off all his [[Mook]] henchmen.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Althougth it works heavily in your favor. He'll give up the Star he has if you win, and because he acknowledges you're the rightful owner after you beat him, and he later decides to cut off the retreat of Yardovich later because he considers Mario that much of a [[Worthy Opponent]], even though he had no real reason to get involved.
* [[Everything
* [[Irony]]: The whole point of a human pirate making someone walk the plank is to make them fall to their doom where the sharks are.
* [[Prongs of Poseidon]]
* [[Sequence Breaking]]: You can avoid having to duel him with Mario alone halfway through the fight if you leave at least one of his fellow pirates around. The game proceeds on like you did the usual way afterward.
* [[Shark Man]]
* [[Turns Red]]: Literally.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Currant Juice.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]
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=== Queen Valentina and Dodo ===
[[File:valanddodo 5060.gif|thumb|300px|''"My beauty simply shines forth like the sun!"'']]
A vain woman who locks up the King and Queen of Nimbus land and has her pet Dodo pose as ''Prince'' Mallow so she can rule.
* [[An Ice Person]]: A majority of her attacks, including Blizzard, Solidify and Diamond Saw.
* [[Battle Butler]]: Dodo's duties seem to consist of doing Valentina's bidding and kicking your ass in-between shifts.
* [[Brains and Brawn]]: She's an [[Evil Sorceress]] and [[Squishy Wizard]]; he's pretty much [[Dumb Muscle]].
* [[Dual Boss]]: With Dodo.
* [[Duel Boss]]: But before that, Dodo whisks away your center party member for a little one-on-one.
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* [[Gainaxing]]: [[Ms. Fanservice|Every time you hit her.]] [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|How did they get away with that, anyway?]]
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: Shaped like a parrot; in fact, it may be a ''real'' parrot. Dodo, on the other hand, has a [[Cool Helmet]].
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: Mallow [[Lampshade Hanging|mentions]] that her voice can be heard in a 10 mile radius.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: Dodo can be faced up to three times, though the first two fights can be avoided.
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
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=== Culex ===
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A knight from another dimension, he planned to conquer Mario's world but found it isn't suitable to his kind, so he departs, but first asks Mario for a battle. He attacks with four elemental Crystals.
* [[Art Shift]]: A big clue that he's not of this world is that he uses a flat 2-D sprite that never moves (it just floats around), while all other enemies in the game use 2.5-D isometric sprites that walk in place.
* [[Badass Boast]]: With a bit of [[Ice Cream Koan]] for good measure:
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* [[Bonus Boss]]
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Upon defeat.
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* [[Elemental Powers]]: As expected of a ''Final Fantasy''-based
* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: Of the [[Bilingual Bonus]] variety. His name is Latin for "mosquito."
** Which itself is a shout out to [[Final Fantasy IV]]'s Golbez, who was named after a type of fly. Oh, and is possibly the most competent [[Final Fantasy]] {{spoiler|not-quite-}}villain.
* [[Flunky Boss]]
* [[Musical Nod]]: The Prelude and victory fanfare from the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series in general, and the track that plays when you fight him is ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'''s boss theme.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His entire existence is one giant [[Mythology Gag]] about ''Final Fantasy''.
== The Smithy Gang ==
=== Mack ===
[[File:mackch 1723.gif|thumb|300px|''"Listen up, gang! These guys are gonna put a stop to OUR party! Are we happy about this?!"'']]
The first member of Smithy's Gang, he and an army of Shypers invade the Mushroom Kingdom and turn the castle into their base while Mario is off tracking down Croco in Bandit's Way.
* [[Badass Cape]]
* [[Disc One Final Boss]]
* [[Flunky Boss]]
* [[Goomba Stomp]]: His and the Shypers' preferred method of attack.
* [[Knife Nut]]
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* [[Starter Villain]]
* [[Visual Pun]]: [[wikipedia:Mack the Knife|Mack the Knife]].
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=== Bowyer ===
[[File:bowyerch 3257.gif|thumb|300px|''"For cover they run, nya! FUN this is, yes. Nya!"'']]
An animated giant bow who set up base in the Forest Maze, he terrorizes Rose Town by firing paralyzing arrows at the helpless citizens.
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* [[Evil Redhead]]
* [[For the Evulz]]: Unlike Mack and Yaridovich, Bowyer had no real reason for attacking Rose Town except for the fun of target practice.
* [[Hypocrite]]: Only in the remake; like before, his excuse for his [[Interface Screw]] strategy is because three-against-one is unfair. But when it's clear he's going to lose, he decides to lock down all three buttons at once, leaving the party almost powerless. Almost, that is.
* [[Interface Screw]]: Whichever button you use most gets locked down for two or three turns at a time.
* [[Lean and Mean]]
* [[Loophole Abuse]]: How the heroes defeat him in the updated version. In this version, Bowyer’s Interface Screw also disables Toad’s Assist, an Action Gauge move, and the only such Gauge move you will have at that point. When on the verge of defeat, he blatantly cheat and disable all three of the buttons on the player’s controller, leaving the party powerless... But then Geno pulls out a ''second'' Action Gauge ability, the Star Riders Triple Move. (Bowyer had disabled a skill that ''uses'' the Action Gauge, not the Gauge itself.) They easily take him down.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Bowyer" is the term for a person who makes, maintains and repairs bows and arrows.
* [[Medium Awareness]]: He seems to know he is a character in a video game, given his odd way of using an [[Interface Screw]] to limit the actions of the ''player'' rather than the heroes.
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: A subtle variation, he locks whatever button command the player uses most, so the trick is to confuse him and mix up your attack patterns.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
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** Weirdly, Mallow's Psychopath reveals he at least thinks normally.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: He has one, nya!
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=== Yaridovich ===
[[File:yari 5089.gif|thumb|300px|''"I'm such a genius, it scares me sometimes. No wonder I'm so important!"'']]
A creature wielding a spear, he splits into copies of Mushroom kingdom citizens and collectively poses as the citizens of Seaside Town to trick Mario into retrieving the next Star Piece for him.
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* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Besides the [[Musical Spoiler]] of the "troubled town" theme playing when you first visit, it's quite obvious there's something more than a bit strange about Seaside Town when Yaridovich is playing as its citizens.
** [[But Thou Must!]]/[[Stupidity Is the Only Option]]: Nonetheless, you must go along with his whole act anyway.
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=== The Axem Rangers ===
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Commanding Smithy's airship Blade, they attack Mario in Barrel Volcano to steal the sixth Star Piece from him.
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* [[Charged Attack]]: Breaker Beam.
* [[Combined Energy Attack]]: An evil version; After each of them is individually defeated, they pour their energy into the Blade so that it can fire the devastating Breaker Beam.
* [[
* [[Cool Shades]]/[[Sinister Shades]]: Axem Black. He even gets upset when they break when he's defeated.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Whenever a Star Piece is located it rises up, spins around Mario's head for several seconds and then drops into his hands. The Axem Rangers snatch the star during the process, leaving Mario to look around wondering what happened before he notices them.
* [[Five-Bad Band]]:
** [[Big Bad|The Leader]]: Axem Red
** [[The Dragon|Second-In-Command]]: Axem Black (he's a parody of [[The Lancer|Lancers]])
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* [[This Cannot Be!]]
* [[Throw Down the Bomblet]]: Axem Black tosses out grenades to attack.
* [[Turns Red]]: Axem Red starts using [[Status Buff
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: Breaker Beam.
* [[Wolfpack Boss]]: If you faced any of them alone they'd probably die in one round. But together...
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]
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=== Exor ===
[[File:exorch 3818.gif|thumb|300px|''"HALT! Who goes there!? A Tresspasser!"'']]
A giant sword that crashed into Bowser's castle and shattered the Star Road, it's mouth acts as a gateway between the Mushroom Kingdom and Smithy's world.
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** [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[The Dragon]]
* [[Evil Cripple]]: According to Mallow's Psychopath, he has astigmatism in his right eye and is blind in the left one.
* [[Go for the Eye]]: Exor is immune to damage until one of the two eyes is incapacitated, so guess who dies first.
* [[Jaw Drop]]: The mouth when you KO it.
* [[Living Weapon]]: And an [[Evil Weapon]], though it is doubtful anyone can use him the way they would a typical sword.
* [[Non-Lethal KO]]: Its eyes and mouth can't be permanently killed, they sit out a few turns then regenerate.
* [[One Hit KO]]: A perfectly timed Geno Whirl can kill Exor in one hit, the only boss vulnerable to this.
* [[The Walrus Was Paul]]: Exor's mouth is named "Neosquid". No explanation for this is provided.
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=== Smithy ===
[[File:611px-Smithy 6235.jpg|thumb|300px|''"Why don't you give me YOUR stars. Why, then I could easily conquer this world! Then we could get rid of all wishes, and create a world filled with...WEAPONS!!!"'']]
The [[Big Bad]] who wants to [[Take Over the World]] with an army of anthropomorphized weapons, he works from a dark factory in another world using Exor as a gateway into the Mushroom Kingdom.
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* [[Enemy Summoner]]: Smelter spits out a blob of goo, Smithy pounds it into a [[Mook]] to assist him. Rinse, repeat. And, if the conveyor belts running out of his lair are an indicator, Smithy also personally created ''every other member'' of the Smithy Gang himself. Thankfully, those Machine Made copies of the gang's elite members aren't called in to help him during the final battles.
* [[Evil Overlord]]
* [[Final Boss, New Dimension]]
* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: The Mask Head is weak against ice, the Tank Head is weak against electricity, and the Treasure Head is weak against fire.
* [[Flat Character]]: He's given very little backstory and personality besides being a distant [[Evil Overlord]] who wants to conquer the world. He says his desire is to fill the world with his weapons, and he actively hopes the Star Road is not repaired and that wishes will continue to go ungranted, but aside from [[For the Evulz|The Evulz]] he doesn't express much reason for doing what he does.
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* [[Technopath]]
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: The main reason he goes [[One-Winged Angel]] is that he's ''so utterly pissed off'' that Mario and co defeated him in the first round. The fact that he also unwittingly broke his own factory in his rage and forced him into what seems to be a boiler room also doesn't help quell his temper either.
* [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show]]: The Mushroom Kingdom and outlying regions are, as you'd expect, colorful and lively with all manner of cartoonish creatures, and even the members of the Smithy Gang fit with this atmosphere...then you get to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131013012803/http://www.mariowiki.com/images/b/b6/SmithyFactory.JPG Smithy's Factory].
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