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This Villain was Headlined on June 2009. | ||
| “ | Hurrumph! Better yet... Why don't YOU give me YOUR stars. Why, then I could easily conquer this world! Then we could get rid of wishes, and create a world filled with... WEAPONS!! Over here, NOW! I'll crush you ALL!!! | „ |
| ~ Smithy before the final battle. |
King Smithy is the main antagonist of the 1996 role-playing video game Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its 2023 remake, simply titled Super Mario RPG.
He is the maniacal ruler of the Smithy Gang who plans to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, turning it into a world filled with anarchy and then disrupting the Star Road, where all wishes are sent to be fulfilled. He is the archenemy of Geno, having not only caused conflict for his own world and that of the heroes, but also interfering with his purpose of protecting Star Road.
Personality
Although originally depicted as a calm and collected leader, Smithy is revealed to be highly ill-tempered, cantankerous and argumentative. This trait of his personality is clearly shown upon being defeated the first time by Mario and his allies. Smithy's fury got the attention of three of his henchmen, who were killed merely for trying to settle him.
Ignoring the key warnings from his henchmen of what would happen, Smithy's anger culminated in him destroying his recently built headquarters. Smithy's lack of control over his anger eventually resulted in his death when defeated a second time.
Biography
Plans
Before his invasion of the Mushroom Kingdom began, Smithy caused the large sword Exor to drop from the sky and shatter Star Road, the source of wishes in the world. Exor landed on Bowser's Keep, which the Smithy Gang used as their base of operations to connect their world to Mario's world. Once Bowser's Keep was occupied, Smithy sent out his various lieutenants to terrorize the people of the planet, and to recover the Star Pieces that had the potential to restore wishes to the world. Smithy did not want anyone returning the Star Pieces to Star Road, as the road's recovery would allow the power of wishes to counter the power of the Smithy Gang's weapons.
During the invasion of the world, Smithy's lieutenants did as follows:
- The knife monster Mack/Claymorton conquered the Mushroom Kingdom and acquired the first Star Piece.
- The bow creature Bowyer attacked the people of Rose Town with poisoned arrows and found the second Star Piece.
- The spear monster Yaridovich/Speardovich occupied Seaside Town and took the fifth Star Piece, which was previously owned by Jonathan Jones.
- Lastly, the Axem Rangers claimed the sixth Star Piece from Barrel Volcano, which was previously guarded by Czar Dragon.
However, all of Smithy's operations were foiled by Mario and his allies Mallow, Geno, Princess Peach, and King Bowser. Occupied towns were liberated and the Star Pieces fell into the hands of Mario's party.
Downfall
Mario and his band of heroes liberated Bowser's Keep and defeated Exor, Smithy's main mode of dimensional transport. Upon defeating Smithy's massive commander, the heroes entered his dimension via Exor's mouth. Once there, they planned to eliminate the threat of Smithy and his weapons once and for all, battled past mechanical minions and the factory's management staff. After a long and detailed view of the Factory, the heroes finally encounter the supreme leader of the Smithy Gang in his forge. Smithy was busy creating new weapons when Mario and company first met him. As it turns out, Smithy had the last Star Piece embedded in his body, presumably to prevent anyone from restoring the power of wishes to the world. Smithy calmly asked Mario to turn over his Star Pieces, and when Mario refused, an epic battle commenced.
During the fight, Smithy had a variety of physical and magical attacks at his disposal. To begin with, the mechanical leader wielded a giant metal sledgehammer in battle, which he used with his right hand. The fingers of his left hand had been fitted with small projectile launchers which he used to fire bullets at Mario and his allies. Smithy also commanded great magical power. He could summon a giant wooden sledgehammer to drop from the ceiling and crush all of Mario's allies. Finally, Smithy was the only character who possessed the most powerful attack in the game, Meteor Swarm, in which he summons powerful meteors to attack Mario's party. A healing move was often required after said attack.
In battle, Smithy was also aided by the creature Smelter. Smelter produced hot liquid metal from his mouth, which Smithy then shaped into the mechanical minions known as Shypers. Shypers were one of the strongest non-boss members of the Smithy Gang. Once created, Shypers automatically entered the battle and would begin attacking Mario's party. As such, it was wise for Mario and his allies to defeat Smelter first, cutting off Smithy's unlimited supply of soldiers. After that, the heroes could focus their attacks on the diabolical Smithy.
Eventually, Mario and company defeated Smithy in combat. The mechanical leader became infuriated and began slamming the floor with his sledgehammer. A few of his minions arrived, begging him to calm down and to stop smashing the floor (as the foundation was just built the day before). However, an enraged Smithy ignored their warnings and continued pounding the floor. As a result, the floor collapsed; and Mario, his allies, and the diabolical Smithy fall into the basement of the factory. Once there, Smithy revealed his true form: he was not a bearded mechanical monster, but a metal shape-shifter. Indeed, several robotic heads that look identical to Smithy's true form could be seen littered on the floor of the basement, as well as in the background of the dungeon.
Although his body remained the same, Smithy could now use his sledgehammer to morph his head into different forms. Smithy had five heads that he could change into:
- The Normal Head, which he used to switch to the other heads.
- The Tank Head, which had extremely powerful physical attacks (including Magnum, which can instantly KO a party member) and high physical defense.
- The Magic Head, which wielded the most destructive magical attacks in the game, but weak defense.
- The Mask Head (Casket in the remake), used for increased protection and defense, and also for recovering HP.
- The Treasure Head, which attacked Mario's party with a random status ailment.
In this shape-shifting form, Smithy was nearly unstoppable. However, after a long and grueling battle, the courageous heroes overcame the many forms of Smithy, overloading Smithy's body with heat. In the end, Smithy self-destructed and the last Star Piece was recovered by Mario and his friends. With all seven Star Pieces in hand, Geno was able to repair the Star Road and restore the power of wishes to the world. The Smithy Gang invasion ended, and peace returned to Mushroom World.
In the (non-canon) parade during the credits, Smithy appears with all the other characters, hitting his servants Claymorton, Bowyer, and Speardovich with a hammer.
Quotes
| “ | Smithy: NOOOOOOOOOOOO...!!! Aero: Calm down, Smithy! Your head looks like a geyser!! Drill Bit: Don't get so worked up! Think of your blood pressure! Shyster: We just built this yesterday, and the foundation's very weak. So...STOP SHAKING THE FLOOR! Smithy: How utterly annoying! (hammers the floor hard, knocking away his minions and causing area to shake) Huh?! What the...?! How in the heck...?! |
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| ~ Smithy after being defeated in his first form. |
| “ | NOOOOOOOOOOOO...!!! Uwoooooooo... I'm burning... seething... Never have I been so wronged... It is time... I will show you my real form... I will show you my true power... I will teach you some respect... And I shall have my revenge! NOOOOOOOOOOOO...!!! (transforms into true form) Guooooooo!!!!! Come on, you puny ants! | „ |
| ~ Smithy before the real final battle. |
| “ | Guooooooo! My b...body and head are burning! It's not... possible...! I don't believe it...! I'm...finished...done for...! Guooooooooo... noooooo...! | „ |
| ~ Smithy's final words before his death. |
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Trivia
- Smithy's name is a pun on the word "smith."
- In 1996, Smithy was nominated for "Best Villain" in the Nintendo Power Awards.
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