Editing Grate Guy

{{distinguish|Gate Guy|crate guy}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMRPG NS Grate Guy.png|180px]]<br>Grate Guy in ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
{{quote|Yikes!! They're pretty tough!|Grate Guy|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
'''Grate Guy''' is a boss in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]], and the younger brother of [[Knife Guy]]. Grate Guy's name is a play on the term "great guy". He and his older brother resemble clowns, with Grate Guy constantly balancing on a ball, as both seemingly work as entertainers and bodyguards for [[Booster]]. They ambush [[Mario]] and company on the balcony of [[Booster Tower]] to protect Booster, who has fled to [[Marrymore]] with [[Princess Peach|Peach]]. 

In battle, Grate Guy is a magic user; each turn, he will either attack directly, use [[Echofinder]] to [[Mute (status effect)|Mute]] a target (preventing it from using magic), or put the target to [[Sleep]]. 

After several turns, the two will team up, and Knife Guy will stand on Grate Guy's head. They are still considered separate targets during this time. During this phase, each turn Grate Guy will use [[Meteor Blast]], inflicting strong damage to the party. 

The length of this phase is determined by both a hidden counter and the HP of the brothers. Each time Grate Guy takes damage, the counter is increased by 1, and each time he uses Meteor Blast, the counter is increased by 2. If either Knife or Grate Guy is defeated, or the counter reaches at least 5, they will separate and return to their first phase. As Grate Guy has 200 more HP than Knife Guy, it is more efficient to defeat him second to limit the number and duration of team-up phases.

After their defeat, both brothers decide to split up, with Grate Guy opening up [[Grate Guy's Casino]]. The entrance to the casino is well-hidden in the underground of [[Bean Valley]]. If Mario and company have a [[Bright Card]], which they can win from Knife Guy in Booster Tower, they are considered members, and allowed to enter.

Inside, Grate Guy can play a game with Mario called "[[Look the other way]]". To play, Mario must guess which way Grate Guy will look, and look the other way. If Mario wins, he will be usually be rewarded with subpar prizes such as a [[Rotten Mush]], [[Dried Mushroom|Wilt Shroom]], or [[Moldy Mush]], although he will occasionally receive rare items such as [[Red Essence]]s and [[Croaka Cola]]s. If Mario wins this game one hundred times, he will be rewarded with the [[Star Egg]], a powerful item.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Grate Guy|image=[[File:SMRPG Grate Guy idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}

===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Grate Guy}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMRPG GrateGuy.png|Artwork in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
SMRPG Grate Guy field.png|Field sprite
SMRPG NS Grate Guy and Knife Guy.png|Grate Guy stacked with Knife Guy, ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=クラウン・弟 <small>(SFC battle message)</small> / クラウンおとうと <small>(in battle)</small>
|JpnR=Kuraun Otōto
|JpnM=Younger Clown Brother
|Jpn2=クラウンブロス（弟） <small>(out of battle)</small> / クラウンブロス　({{ruby|弟|おとうと}})<ref>{{cite|date=1996|title=''Super Mario RPG Final Edition''|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=4091025382|page=100}}</ref>
|Jpn2R=Kuraun Burosu (Otōto)
|Jpn2M=Clown Bros. (Younger)
|ChiS=克劳弟
|ChiSR=Kè Láo Dì
|ChiSM=Younger Clown Brother
|ChiS2=克劳兄弟（弟）
|ChiS2R=Kè Láo Xiōngdì (Dì)
|ChiS2M=Clown Bros. (Younger)
|ChiT=克勞弟
|ChiTR=Kè Láo Dì
|ChiTM=Younger Clown Brother
|ChiT2=克勞兄弟（弟）
|ChiT2R=Kè Láo Xiōngdì (Dì)
|ChiT2M=Clown Bros. (Younger)
|Dut=Clownbroertje
|DutM=Younger clown brother
|Fre=Clown cadet
|FreM=Younger clown sibling
|Ger=Harlepokus
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Harlekin'' ("harlequin") and ''Hokuspokus'' ("hocus pocus")
|Ita=Clown Pallino
|ItaM=Li'l Ball Clown
|Kor=클라운동생
|KorR=Keullaun Dongsaeng
|KorM=Younger Clown Brother
|Kor2=클라운브러스(동생)
|Kor2R=Keullaun Beureoseu (Dongsaeng)
|Kor2M=Clown Bros. (Younger)
|Spa=Bufoncio
|SpaM=From ''bufón'' ("jester")
}}

==References==
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{{SMRPG}}
[[Category:Allies]]
[[Category:Clowns]]
[[Category:Third-party Super Mario characters]]
[[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bosses]]
[[it:Clown Pallino]]