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. 

If either Knife or Grate Guy is defeated, or the two are attacked a total of five times, 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 Shroom|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)===
{{:Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|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
|Jap=クラウン・弟 <small>(battle message)</small> / クラウンおとうと <small>(in battle)</small>
|JapR=Kuraun Otōto
|JapM=Clown Younger Brother
|Jap2=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>''Super Mario RPG'' Final Edition, page 100.</ref>
|Jap2R=Kuraun Burosu (Otōto)
|Jap2M=Clown Bros. (Younger)
|ChiS=克劳弟
|ChiSR=Kè Láo Dì
|ChiSM=Clown Younger Brother
|ChiT=克勞弟
|ChiTR=Kè Láo Dì
|ChiTM=Clown Younger Brother
|Dut=Clownbroertje
|DutM=Younger clown brother
|Fre=Clown cadet
|FreM=Youngest clown
|Ger=Harlepokus
|GerM=Portmanteau of "Harlekin" (harlequin) and "Hokuspokus" (hocus pocus)
|Ita=Clown Pallino
|ItaM=Small Ball Clown
|Kor=클라운동생<br>''Keullaun Dongsaeng''<br>클라운브러스 (동생)<br>''Keullaun Beureoseu (Dongsaeng)''
|KorM=Clown Younger Brother<br><br>Clown Bros. (Younger)
|Spa=Bufoncio
|SpaM=From "bufón" (jester/buffoon)
}}

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