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{{redirect|Countdown|the timer in the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island series]]|[[Countdown Timer]]}}{{redirect|Ring-a-Ding" and "Ding-A-Ling|the minigame from [[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]|[[Ding-a-Ring]]}}
{{quote|It's 1:00 time to play.|Count Down|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
{{character infobox
{{smrpgenemy|
|image=[[File:SMRPG NS Count Down.png|190px]]<br>Count Down from ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
|image=[[Image:SMRPG_Count_Down.png|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|location=[[Factory (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Factory]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|hp=2400
|attack=0
|defense=80
|mgattack=120
|mgdefense=80
|attacks=[[Petal Blast]], [[Aurora Flash]], [[Water Blast]], [[Crystal (attack)|Crystal]], [[Recover]], [[Mega Recover]], [[Corona]], [[Dark Star (attack)|Dark Star]]
|strengths=Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute
|weaknesses=Jump, Thunder, Snowy
|itemdropped=None
|coinsdropped=100
|expgained=140
|psychopath=We're into overtime!
}}
}}
{{quote|It's 1:00. Time to play.|Count Down|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
'''Count Down''' is a large clock-like being and a member of the [[Smithy Gang]].
'''Count Down''', also referred to as the '''watch''', is a large, watch-like being that resembles an alarm clock fused with an hourglass, and a high-ranking member of the [[Smithy Gang]]. Its two bell-like components are the '''Ring-a-Ding''', originally known as '''Ding-A-Ling'''.


[[Mario]] and his allies [[Mallow]], [[Geno]], [[Bowser]], and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] first encounter Count Down while navigating their way through an early part of the [[Weapon World]] during ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and its [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]].
[[Mario]] and his allies [[Mallow]], [[Bowser]], [[Geno]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] first encountered Count Down while navigating their way through [[Smithy]]'s [[Factory (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Factory]] during ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Count Down was one of Smithy's commanders and attacked the Mario gang with his allies the [[Ding-A-Ling]]s. During battle it seemed Count Down was nothing more than a puppet used by the Ding-A-Lings as Count Down attacked in a continuous pattern of attacks, the attack depending on what numbers the hands on his clock face were on.


Each bell can attack physically or use special moves, such as [[Dark Star (move)|Dark Star]], which is similar to the special attack used by [[Mallow]], but targets a single character for high damage, [[Doom Reverb]], which casts [[Mute (status effect)|Mute]] against a single character and [[Fear Roulette]], which KOs a party member at random. They can also chant "Time is marching on!" which will cause Count Down to skip ahead hours. Immediately before an attack, stars will shine in front of the bell that is initiating the next attack. A line indicates "Time is marching on!", a circle indicates a physical attack, a flashing star indicates Dark Star, a triangle indicates Doom Reverb / [[Spore Chimes]] / [[Scarecrow Bell]], and a flashing circle indicates Fear Roulette.
===Known Attacks===
*[[Ice Rock]], [[Crystal]] &mdash; 1:00
*[[Recover]] &mdash; 3:00
*[[Aurora Flash]] &mdash; 5:00
*[[Mega Recover]] &mdash; 6:00
*[[Water Blast]] &mdash; 7:00
*Takes a Break &mdash; 9:00
*[[Petal Blast]] &mdash; 10:00
*[[Corona]] &mdash; 12:00


If Count Down is defeated first before the Ring-a-Ding, its hands will spin for the rest of the battle, which results in no [[coin]]s being awarded after the battle.
==Names in other Languages==
==Attack pattern==
{{Foreignname|
During battle, Count Down attacks in a continuous cycle, with the attack depending on what numbers the hands on its clock face are on. The order is shown below; however, when a bell chants "Time is marching on!" Count Down skips to the next hour.
|Jap=メビウス<br>''Mebiusu''<ref>http://themushroomkingdom.net/smrpg_j-e.shtml#bad</ref>
 
Before the actual attack, Count Down will make an announcement:
*[[Ice Rock]], [[Crystal (move)|Crystal]] &mdash; It's 1:00. "Time to play." (SNES) / "Time for an ice storm." (NS)
*[[Recover]] &mdash; It's 3:00. "Time to RECOVER!" (SNES) / "Time to recover!" (NS)
*[[Aurora Flash]] &mdash; It's 5:00. "Time for a break, huh?" (SNES) "Time to view the aurora." (NS)
*[[Mega Recover]] &mdash; It's 6:00. "Time to FULLY RECOVER." (SNES) "Time to fully recover." (NS)
*[[Water Blast]] &mdash; It's 7:00. "DINNER TIME." (SNES) / "Time to draw a bath." (NS)
*Takes a Break &mdash; It's 9:00. "Guess I'll break."
*[[Petal Blast]] &mdash; It's 10:00. "Time to garden."
*[[Flare]] &mdash; It's 12:00. "It's high noon."
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Count Down|align=horizontal}}
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Ding-A-Ling|align=horizontal}}
 
===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Count Down}}
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Ring-a-Ding}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMRPG Count Down.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
SMRPG Count Down background.png|Count Down's body in the background of the battle
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
===Count Down===
{{foreign names
|Jap=メビウス
|JapR=Mebiusu
|JapM=Moebius
|JapM=Moebius
|Jap2=メビウス　({{ruby|時計|とけい}}の{{ruby|針|はり}})<ref>{{cite|date=1996|title=Super Mario RPG Final Edition|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=4091025382|page=102}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Mebiusu (Tokei no Hari)
|Jap2M=Moebius (Watch's Hand)
|Chi=梅比斯
|ChiR=Méibǐsī
|ChiM=Moebius
|Dut=Majestijd
|DutM=Portmanteau of ''majesteit'' ("majesty") and ''tijd'' ("time")
|Fre=Chronomaître
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''chronomètre'' ("stopwatch") and ''maître'' ("master")
|Ger=Wecklassnach
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''wecken'' ("to wake") and ''Schreck lass nach'' (a phrase said after experiencing shock)
|Ita=Conte Inverso
|ItaM=Count Inverted; a possible pun on ''conto alla rovescia'' (countdown; lit. "counting backwards")
|Kor=뫼비우스
|KorR=Moebiuseu
|KorM=Moebius
|Spa=Cuentatrás
|SpaM=From ''cuenta atrás'' ("countdown")
}}
===Ring-a-Ding===
{{foreign names
|Jap=リンリン
|JapR=Rinrin
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling, and a reduplication of「鈴」(''rin'', "bell" in the on'yomi reading)
|Jap2=リンリン　({{ruby|時計|とけい}}のベル)<ref>''Super Mario RPG'' Final Edition, page 102.</ref>
|Jap2R=Rinrin (Tokei no Beru)
|Jap2M=Ring-Ring (Watch's Bell)
|ChiS=铃铃
|ChiSR=Líng líng
|ChiSM=Chinese onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling; and a reduplication of「铃」(''líng'', "bell")
|ChiT=鈴鈴
|ChiTR=Líng líng
|ChiTM=Chinese onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling; and a reduplication of「鈴」(''líng'', "bell")
|Dut=Klingaling
|DutM=Corruption for ''klingeling'' (Dutch onomotopoeia for a bell ringing), partially based on the English name
|FreA=Dingue dong
|FreAM=From ''dingue'' ("crazy") and "ding dong" (onomatopoeia for a bell ringing)
|FreE=Ding dingue
|FreEM=From "ding dong" (onomatopoeia for a bell ringing) and ''dingue'' ("crazy")
|Ger=Klingelinger
|GerM=From ''Klingeling'' (onomatopoeia for a bell ringing)
|Ita=Dling Ling
|ItaM=Onomatopoeia for bell's jingling
|Kor=딸랑딸랑
|KorR=Ttallang-ttallang
|KorM=Korean onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling
|Spa=Tilintín
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''tilín'' and ''tin'' (onomatopoeias for a bell ringing)
}}
===Watch===
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|時計|とけい}}
|JapR=tokei
|JapM=watch
|ChiS=时钟
|ChiSR=shízhōng
|ChiSM=clock
|ChiT=時鐘
|ChiTR=shízhōng
|ChiTM=clock
|Dut=wijzerplaat
|DutM=watchface
|FreA=montre
|FreAM=watch
|FreE=horloge
|FreEM=clock
|Ger=Ziffernblatt
|GerM=watchface
|Ita=orologio
|ItaM=watch
|Kor=시계
|KorR=sigye
|KorM=watch
|Spa=reloj
|SpaM=watch
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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<references/> Retrieved on 2008-6-11
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