Straw Head

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Straw Head
Image of a Straw Head from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
A Straw Head from Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of Hobgoblin

Straw Heads are undead scarecrow-like enemies encountered on the Sunken Ship in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. They are a variation on the Hobgoblin enemy found earlier in the game. Their name likely comes from Rawhead, an entity in folklore similar to a hobgoblin. Straw Heads are very uncommon to encounter. They are fairly weak, though they are not weak to fire despite being scarecrows. They attack with Stench and Scarecrow Funk, which can inflict the Poison and Scarecrow status effects respectively.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Straw Head
Battle idle animation of a Straw Head from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 131 FP 100 Speed 9
Location(s) Sunken Ship Attack 80 Magic attack 18
Role Common Defense 63 Magic defense 12
Bonus Flower Attack Up! (30%) Yoshi Cookie Pure Water Morph rate 100%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak Thunder Strong None Sp. attacks Stench, Dark Claw, S'crow Funk, Mush Funk
Coins 12 Exp. points 17 Items Pure Water (25%), Pure Water (5%)
Psychopath "Gotta press this shirt!"

Japanese thought[edit]

  • 最近、おもうんだよね。いっそ、土にかえろうかなって [1] (Lately, I've been thinking: maybe I should just go back into the ground.)

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Straw Head
Image of a Straw Head from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 131 Weak Elements Lightning Drops Pure Water
Exp. 17 Weak Statuses FearPoisonSleepMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Sunken Ship
Monster List profile The book Psycho Analysis theorizes that their use of moves that transform others into mushrooms and scarecrows reveals their own desire to transform.
Thought Peek "More and more, I've been thinking about returning to the soil."
Animations
  • Thought in other languages:
    • Japanese:
      最近、おもうんだよね。いっそ、土にかえろうかなって
      (Translation: Lately, I've been thinking: maybe I should just go back into the ground.)

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In the Japanese version of the remake, and the English translation thereof, Straw Head's thought has been switched with Reacher's from the original game. This error is fixed in the 1.0.1 version patch.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エドワード[?]
Edowādo
Edward
Chinese (simplified) 爱德华[?]
Àidéhuá
Edward; from the Japanese name
Chinese (traditional) 愛德華[?]
Àidéhuá
Edward; from the Japanese name
Dutch Strohoofd[?] Portmonteau of stro ("straw") and hoofd ("head")
French Croquemitard[?] From Croquemiteux ("Hobgoblin") and mitard ("slammer")
German Strohkopf[?] Straw Head
Italian Lanternio[?] From lanterna ("lantern") and Italian adjective/noun-deriving suffix -io
Korean 에드워드[?]
Edeuwodeu
Edward; from the Japanese name
Spanish Cabezahueca[?] Emptyhead, expression meaning "airhead"

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