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| {{group infobox
| | [[Image:Axemrangers.gif|thumb|250px||right|The five '''Axem Rangers'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:SMRPG NS Axem Rangers.png|200px]] <br> Artwork from ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
| | {{quote|[[Axem Red]]: We fight for evil!<br> |
| |leader=[[Axem Red]] | | ''[[Axem Black]]: We live for disorder!''<br> |
| |members=[[Axem Black]]<br>[[Axem Green]]<br>[[Axem Pink]]<br>[[Axem Yellow]] | | ''[[Axem Green]]: We like what we do!''<br> |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | | ''[[Axem Pink]]: We struggle for chaos!''<br> |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
| | ''[[Axem Yellow]]: We are...''<br> |
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| | ''All:...the AXEM RANGERS!!''|Axem Rangers|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}} |
| {{quote|[[Axem Red|AXEM RED]]: We fight for evil!<br>''[[Axem Black|AXEM BLACK]]: We live for disorder!''<br>''[[Axem Green|AXEM GREEN]]: We like what we do!''<br>''[[Axem Pink|AXEM PINK]]: We struggle for chaos!''<br>''[[Axem Yellow|AXEM YELLOW]]: We are...''<br>''...the AXEM RANGERS!!''|Axem Rangers|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}} | |
| The '''Axem Rangers''' are a team of teenage<ref>{{cite|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller|title=''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide|page=4}}</ref> warriors within the [[Smithy Gang]] and appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch remake]]. There are five members, each with their own distinct traits and abilities. Each member has a similar trait to any one member of [[Mario]]'s group: Black has high speed and fights mainly with non-elemental special attacks like Geno, Green specializes in elemental magic but lacks physical strength like Mallow, Pink is female and uses both healing and status-affecting magic while having the lowest attack and HP like Peach, Yellow is the bulkiest member while boasting the highest physical attack and defense like Bowser, and Red is the leader while being a balanced fighter like Mario. However, all five of them wield a small axe in combat. Additionally, the Axem Rangers have their own battleship, aptly named [[the Blade]]. [[Axem Red]] is the leader of the group. The Axem Rangers are a parody of the ''{{wp|Super Sentai}}'' series in Japan, which is the basis for the ''{{wp|Power Rangers}}'' series in the United States.
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| ==History==
| | The '''Axem Rangers''' are members of the [[Smithy Gang]] and appear in the game ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. There are five Axem Rangers, each with their own distinct traits and abilities. However, all five Axem Rangers wield a small axe in battle. Additionally, the Axem Rangers have their own battleship, the aptly named [[Blade]]. Axem Red is the leader of the group. |
| [[File:AxemRangers SMRPG.png|thumb|The Axem Rangers prepare for battle]]
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| During the events of ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', the Axem Rangers appear as the last weapon-themed boss encountered outside of Bowser’s Keep. Their presence is mentioned once by Speardovich, but they do not debut until the very end of the sixth [[Star Piece (Super Mario RPG)|Star Piece]] arc. After Mario and company journey through [[Barrel Volcano]] and defeat the [[Czar Dragon]], they discover the Star Piece seemingly unguarded. Mario attempts to collect it in the usual fashion but is thwarted by Axem Red, who steals the star at the very last second before Mario can touch it. The Axem Rangers then each appear, introducing themselves with catchphrases and action poses, satirizing the classical depiction of superheroes and supervillains in mainstream media. Followed closely by Mario & co., the Axem Rangers escape to their battleship, the Blade, and are officially encountered outside the volcano once Mario [[jump]]s onto the deck of the airship.
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| As a boss fight, the Axem Rangers present multiple targets for the player to consider attacking. Once defeated, each Ranger has a brief dialogue with Axem Red and then stops taking their turn despite remaining present on the battlefield. Once all five HPs have reached 0, the Axem Rangers then combine their HPs into a single 999-point health bar representing the Blade's core power source, which only attacks with the devastating [[Breaker Beam]] and marks the last enemy to be defeated as part of the game’s story before Mario & company finally make it back to Bowser’s Keep for the end of the game. Monochromatic versions of the Axem Rangers called [[Machine Made]]s are encountered in the [[Weapon World]], each resembling one of the original Axem Rangers in appearance, stats, and moveset.
| | During the events of the game, [[Mario]] and his allies enter the [[Barrel Volcano]] to locate the sixth [[Star Piece]]. Unbeknownst to the heroes, [[Smithy]] has ordered the Axem Rangers to recover the Star Piece as well. After Mario defeats the [[Czar Dragon]], he discovers the sixth Star Piece. However, before the plumbers can claim it, Axem Red appears and swipes the Star Piece away from Mario. Then, the Axem Rangers escape to their battleship Blade. Mario follows closely behind and jumps onto the deck of the massive ship. Thus, Mario and his allies engage the five Axem Rangers. Eventually, each ranger falls, one-by-one. However, the fight is not over yet. The Axem Rangers combine their power with the Blade's [[Breaker Beam]], and begin firing devastating blasts at Mario's party. However, even this was not enough. Ultimately, the Axem Rangers and Blade are defeated by Mario and his allies. Blade explodes and Mario recovers the sixth Star Piece. |
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| | [[Image:Axem.gif|frame|right|The Axem Rangers prepare for battle.]] |
| | However, this is not the last Mario and company will see of the Axem Rangers. They return in the [[Factory]], as [[Machine Made|gray, mass-produced copies]] of the original Axem Rangers. As it turns out, the original five Axem Rangers were merely the prototypes for an army of mass-produced Axem Rangers. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | The Axem Rangers were first mentioned by another of Smithy's minions, [[Yaridovich]]. Apparently, the Axem Rangers were supposed to pick up Yaridovich after he recovered the fifth Star Piece. However, the rangers were running late, causing Yaridovich to be defeated by Mario and his new ally, [[Jonathan Jones]]. |
| ===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
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| {{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Axem Pink|image=[[File:SMRPG Axem Pink idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
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| {{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Axem Black|align=horizontal}}
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| {{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Axem Red|image=[[File:SMRPG Axem Red idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
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| {{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Axem Yellow|image=[[File:SMRPG Axem Yellow idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
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| {{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Axem Green|image=[[File:SMRPG Axem Green idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
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| ===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
| | The Axem Rangers are a parody of the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sentai Super Sentai]'' series in Japan, which was the basis for the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers Power Rangers]'' series in the United States. |
| {{:Monster List|transcludesection=Axem Pink}}
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| {{:Monster List|transcludesection=Axem Black}}
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| {{:Monster List|transcludesection=Axem Red}}
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| {{:Monster List|transcludesection=Axem Yellow}}
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| {{:Monster List|transcludesection=Axem Green}}
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| ==Gallery== | | <br clear=all> |
| <gallery>
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| Axemrangers.png|''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | {{Axem|Blue}} |
| {{foreign names | | {{SMRPG Bosses}} |
| |Jap=オノレンジャー
| | {{Smithy Gang}} |
| |JapR=Ono Renjā
| | {{Alien}} |
| |JapM=Axe Rangers
| | [[Category: Characters]] |
| |Jap2=５人
| | [[Category: Super Mario RPG Characters]] |
| |Jap2N=before battle introduction
| | [[Category: Enemies]] |
| |Jap2R=Go-ri
| | [[Category: Super Mario RPG Enemies]] |
| |Jap2M=5 People
| | [[Category: Smithy Gang]] |
| |ChiS=斧头连者
| | [[Category: Robots]] |
| |ChiSR=Fǔtóu Liánzhě
| | [[Category: Aliens]] |
| |ChiSM=Axe Rangers
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| |ChiT=斧頭連者
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| |ChiTR=Fǔtóu Liánzhě
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| |ChiTM=Axe Rangers
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| |Dut=Bijlbende
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| |DutM=Axe Gang
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| |Fre=Bande des Klashs
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| |FreM=Klash Gang; a portmanteau of "clash" and ''hache'' ("axe")
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| |Ger=Beilbande
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| |GerM=Hatchet Gang
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| |Ita=Banda degli Axem
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| |ItaM=Axem Gang | |
| |Kor=액스레인저
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| |KorR=Aekseu Reinjeo
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| |KorM=Axe Rangers
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| |Spa=Comando Hachazo
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| |SpaM=Axe Blow Commando
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In the English [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version, the Blade is mistakenly referred to as "Axem Rangers". The player actually fights the ship, not their combined forces. This is given the appropriate label in the remake.
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| *Not counting the Blade, the Axem Rangers are the only main Smithy Gang members (aside from [[Exor]]) who do not appear in the ending [[parade]].
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| *In the SNES version, individual color palettes for the teleportation animations used by the Axem Rangers exist in the game's code, who inexplicably all use Red's color teleportation palette in the final game. The Switch remake rectifies this and gives the Rangers their own teleportation colors.
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| *The scene where the Axem Rangers attempt to flee Mario upon noticing his pursuing them was rewritten from the Japanese version. Originally, they realized they had not actually announced themselves and considered going back to Mario to redo their introduction before Green points out that he had already caught up with them. The English localization has them instead express disgust at Mario's mustache with Green then berating Yellow for not realizing he is in fact Mario.<ref>{{cite|author=Mandelin, Clyde|date=June 15, 2017|timestamp=1:07:25|url=youtu.be/HSiWrU2aYyA?t=4045|title=''Super Mario RPG'' English/Japanese Comparison, Part 10/13 <nowiki>[Legends of Localization stream]</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=July 22, 2023}}</ref>
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| *When defeated individually, the Axem Rangers will say the following quotes:
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| **AXEM RED: Ooh, my head is spinning!
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| **AXEM GREEN: I've got a headache!
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| **AXEM RED: You're totally out of shape!
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| **AXEM YELLOW: I'm...{{hover| hungry!!|unspaced and one exclamation point in remake}}
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| **AXEM RED: Chew on your tongue!
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| **AXEM BLACK: I broke my shades!
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| **AXEM RED: Serves ya right!
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| **AXEM PINK: My {{hover|make-up|unhyphenated in remake}}'s running!
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| **AXEM RED: Then change brands!
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{SMRPG}}
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| [[Category:Enemy groups]] | |
| [[Category:Smithy Gang]] | |
| [[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bosses]] | |
| [[it:Banda degli Axem]] | |
