Bodyguard
- This article is about the enemy from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. For Rabbid Mario's technique from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, see Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle § Main Heroes.
| Bodyguard | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) | ||
| Variant of | Shymore | ||
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- “You picked the WRONG people not to bounce with, bub!”
- —Bodyguard, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Bodyguards are a variety of Shymore that act as Claymorton's personal guards, appearing in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. They are almost identical to normal Shymores, except they have marginally different stats and they do not give out experience points or coins when defeated. The reason they are Claymorton's bodyguards is that they were there when he took over the Mushroom Castle. They still can be defeated with lightning magic, although they are more resistant to magic damage than their normal counterparts.
When Mario first arrives in the throne room of the Mushroom Castle, he is confronted by six Bodyguards and Claymorton himself. Two of the Bodyguards attempt to attack Mario, but they are deflected away by the plumber. The four remaining Bodyguards and Claymorton then attack Mario, beginning the battle for the first Star Piece. During the fight, Claymorton will sometimes jump off-screen, not returning until Mario has defeated all four Bodyguards. Claymorton also has the ability to summon four more Bodyguards after all the originals have been destroyed, and will repeatedly do so especially when he is low on HP. Mario cannot win the battle until all remaining Bodyguards are eliminated, even if Claymorton is defeated. After Claymorton is destroyed, the two remaining Bodyguards originally deflected by Mario will leave to inform Smithy of Claymorton's demise.
Bodyguards, labeled "Shysters" in parenthesis in the Player's Guide,[1] are also one of the few generic enemies made into Machine Mades at the Weapon World.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Bodyguard | |||||||||
| HP | 30 | FP | 3 | Speed | 15 | ||||
| Location(s) | Mushroom Castle | Attack | 20 | Magic attack | 19 | ||||
| Role | Support | Defense | 22 | Magic defense | 12 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | HP Max! (30%) | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 10% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Drain | ||||
| Weak | None | Strong | Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 0 | Exp. points | 0 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "Boing, boing, boing." | ||||||||
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Machine Made (Shyster) | |||||||||
| HP | 100 | FP | 250 | Speed | 36 | ||||
| Location(s) | The Weapons' World | Attack | 135 | Magic attack | 90 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 95 | Magic defense | 65 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | None | Yoshi Cookie | Mushroom | Morph rate | 100% | ||||
| Evade | 10% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Drain | ||||
| Weak | None | Strong | None | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 0 | Exp. points | 0 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "Boing, boing, boing." | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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| Bodyguard | |||||||||
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HP | 30 | Weak Elements | N/A | Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 0 | Weak Statuses |    
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Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Mushroom Kingdom | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | They got roped into being Claymorton's bodyguards because they happened to be standing there. Otherwise, they're not much stronger than other Shymores. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Boing, boing, boing." | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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| Bodyguard (Machine Made) | |||||||||
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HP | 100 | Weak Elements | N/A | Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 0 | Weak Statuses |
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Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Weapon World | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | From weakest to strongest, it goes Shymore, Bodyguard, Springer, then Machine Made Bodyguard. But at the end of the day, it's still a minion. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Boing, boing, boing." | ||||||||
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Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Idle sprite from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Machine Made idle sprite from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Bodyguard (Machine Made), Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | しんえいたい[?] Shin'eitai |
Bodyguard | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 亲卫队[?] Qīnwèiduì |
Bodyguard | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 親衛隊[?] Qīnwèiduì |
Bodyguard | |
| Dutch | Lijfwacht[?] | Bodyguard | |
| French | Unité d'élite[?] | Elite unit | |
| German | Leibwache[?] | Bodyguard | |
| Italian | Guardaspalle[?] | Bodyguard; lit. "back-watcher"/"he who watches your back" | |
| Korean | 친위대[?] Chinwidae |
Bodyguard | |
| Spanish | Escolta[?] | Bodyguard |
References[edit]
- ^ Pelland, Scott; Miller, Kent (1996). "The Enemies: Who's Who" - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo Power. Page 109.
