Editing Smilax

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMRPG NS Megasmilax.png|200px]]
|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]])
|species=[[Piranha Plant]]
}}
'''Smilax''' is a minor boss in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. It is a [[Piranha Plant]] resembling [[Naval Piranha]] capable of fiery attacks. 
==History==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:Megasmileyax.png|frame|left]]
Smilax is found in the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] in [[Bean Valley]] that leads to [[Nimbus Land]] to prevent any intruder from interfering with [[Valentina]]'s plans to dethrone the [[King Nimbus|royal]] [[Queen Nimbus|family]]. During their search for the sixth [[Star Piece (Super Mario RPG)|Star Piece]], [[Mario]] and his party comes across Smilax and fight it in a four-stage battle in order to free access to the sky.

The plant starts with a single bud, itself called Smilax. After the bud is defeated, Valentina's [[Beezo]] arrives and pours water on it, causing it to grow two Smilax buds. This process is repeated to grow three Smilax buds. Subsequently, the large flower, known as '''Megasmilax''', blooms with two remaining Smilaxes. If Megasmilax is defeated first, it will instantly defeat any remaining Smilaxes. The original artwork of Megasmilax depicts it with three Smilaxes; however, Megasmilax only blooms with two Smilaxes in-game.

In battle, the smaller Smilaxes cast [[Hot Shot]] and [[Flame (move)|Flame]]. Megasmilax can cast [[Petal Blast]].

The stem of the flower in its first phase has an internal enemy entry known as "Thrax" in the English version and 「クィーンフラワー」 (or "Queen Flower," shared with Megasmilax) in the Japanese version. It is possible that the player was originally meant to be able to one-shot Smilax before it grows buds if a character had high enough speed (similar to the original [[Naval Piranha]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''), although it was [[list of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars pre-release and unused content|unimplemented]].

===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', the Wither is replaced by Megasmilax with two Smilaxes.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Megasmilax is mentioned briefly by [[icaruspedia:Viridi|Viridi]] during [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations|Palutena's Guidance]] dialogue for [[Piranha Plant]]. In addition to being mentioned among regular variations, it is referred to in the plural form in most other languages, implying it is a species rather than simply an individual.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Smilax|align=horizontal}}
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Megasmilax|align=horizontal}}

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

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMRPG Megasmilax.png|''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' artwork
SMRPG Thrax 1.png|The stem in the first stage
SMRPG Thrax 2.png|The stem in the second stage
SMRPG Thrax 3.png|The stem in the third and fourth stages
Megasmilax SMRPG animation.gif|Animation of the battle's fourth stage
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Wither Render.png|Megasmilax with Smilaxes as the Wither in ''[[Minecraft]]''
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Megasmilax.jpg|Megasmilax with Smilaxes in ''Minecraft''
SMRPG NS Megasmilax 1 Smilax.png|The stem in the remake's first stage as seen in battle
SMRPG NS Megasmilax 2 Smilaxes.png|The stem in the remake's second stage
SMRPG NS Megasmilax 3 Smilaxes.png|The stem in the remake's third stage
Mega2.jpg|Megasmilax blooms in the remake
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
;Smilax (in battle)
{{foreign names
|Jap=つぼみ
|JapR=Tsubomi
|JapM=Bud
|Chi=花蕾
|ChiR=Huālěi
|ChiM=Bud
|Dut=Smilax
|FreA=Floriole
|FreAM=Small flower
|FreE=Plantule
|FreEM=Plantlet
|Spa=Brote Regio
|SpaM=Regal Sprout
|Ger=Knospiran
|GerM=From "Knospe" (bud) and "Piranha"
|Kor=꽃봉오리
|KorR=Kkotbong'ori
|KorM=Bud
|Ita=Piranhina
|ItaM=Li'l Piranha; from "Piranha" and the diminutive suffix "-ina"
}}
;Smilax (off battle) / Megasmilax
{{foreign names
|Jap=クィーンフラワー
|JapR=Kwīn Furawā
|JapM=Queen Flower
|Chi=王后花
|ChiR=Wánghòu Huā
|ChiM=Queen Flower
|Dut=Megasmilax <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small><br>Mega-Smilax <small>(''Super Mario RPG'')</small>
|FreA=Floriose
|FreAM=From "Floriole" (Smilax) and "grandiose"
|FreE=Piranha tricéphale <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small><br>Plantumentale <small>(''Super Mario RPG'')</small>
|FreEM=Tricephalous (three-headed) Piranha <br> From "plante" (plant) and "monumentale" (monumental)
|Ger=Piranha-Königin <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small><br>Grinspiran <small>(''Super Mario RPG'')</small>
|GerM=Piranha Queen <br> From "grinsen" (to grin) and "Piranha"
|Ita=Piranha tricefala <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small><br>Piranhona <small>(''Super Mario RPG'')</small>
|ItaM=Tricephalous Piranha<br>Big Piranha; from "Piranha" and the augmentative suffix "-ona"
|Kor=퀸플라워
|KorR=Kwin Peullawo
|KorM=Queen Flower; from the Japanese name
|Rus=трехголовое растение-пиранья <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small>
|RusR=trekhgolovoe rastenie-piran'ya
|RusM=Three-headed Piranha Plant
|Spa=Planta Piraña Tricéfala <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')</small><br>Piraña Regia <small>(''Super Mario RPG'')</small>
|SpaM=Tricephalous Piranha Plant<br>Regal Piranha
}}

==Trivia==
*Smilax gets its name from a {{wp|Smilax|real-life plant of the same name}}. ''Smilax'' in real life resembles the enemy in the red spheres (fruit) it bears, as well as its thorns. The enemy in the video game was likely also named as such due to phonetically containing the word "smile."
*The fact that Smilax can use the [[Flame (move)|Flame]] and [[Hot Shot]] attacks is an allusion to the [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]], as is its habit of "looking" directly at Mario and company rather than facing straight up.
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