Gunyolk is a boss who appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its 2023 Remake. It is a very large and powerful mechanical train/tank-like monster created by the Factory Chief to battle Mario and co..
Alongside the Factory Chief, the Gunyolk serves as the third/penultimate boss of the Factory, and is overall the twenty-fourth/penultimate boss of the game. And it was the last obstacle standing between Mario's party and Smithy.
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Battle
In battle, the Gunyolk is able to use the deadly Breaker Beam move, and it does not even need an extra turn to recharge. It can also use other moves that may throw Mario and his party for a loop.
Strategy
While being the final Normal Boss of the game, the Gunyolk is fairy easy due to its health, it's is weak to Thunder so Mallow and his Thunderbolt will be help. However, it is first recommended to take down the Factory Chief as he can turn Mario's party into mushrooms. The Gunyolk is resistant to fire so Mario should stick mainly with his Jump moves.
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Trivia
- Gunyolk is the second boss to use the Breaker Beam move, the first being the Axem Rangers on their Blade.
- Despite being the penultimate boss of the game, much like Factory Chief, Gunyolk is often considered by fans as a relatively straightforward boss when compare to previous bosses before hand.
- This was likely intentional, given that its one of the last bosses before the final fight agents Smithy, it was likely made intentional easy as to not have Players use up most of their researches before the fight agents Smithy.
- Gunyolk is named after former Nintendo executive Gunpei Yokoi, with its name specifically combining the first syllable of Gunpei Yokoi's first and last names each.
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