Wind Crystal
| Wind Crystal | |
|---|---|
| |
| Species | Crystal |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
The Wind Crystal is an enemy encountered in battle alongside the optional boss Culex in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Like Culex and the other crystals, it is from the dimension of Vanda and met in a portal leading to that world found in Monstro Town.
The Wind Crystal is the weakest of all the crystals, but has massive physical defense, making it take far longer to defeat than the others.
The Wind Crystal has mainly electrical-based attacks, such as Bolt, Electroshock, Lightning Orb and Static Electricity. It also has two attacks that may inflict status effects on Mario and his party. Petal Blast causes the entire party to transform into mushrooms, which prevents any party member from attacking or using an item, but heals a small amount of HP each turn.
The Wind Crystal is also armed with the Light Bubble attack, which leaves the party under the sleep status. Once defeated, the Wind Crystal will disappear like the other three crystals until the battle ends.
It is weak against Jumping attacks, making it the only crystal susceptible to physical rather than special attacks.
In the Nintendo Switch remake, the Wind Crystal initially returns in the Culex boss fight where it retains its two-dimensional 16-bit appearance, offering a stark contrast to the game's revamped and updated 3D graphics. However, a post-game rematch gives it a full model, called Wind Crystal 3D, as well as the other crystals and its master. In this form, defeating it causes it to use Nimble Force before shattering, giving all its allies a speed boost.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Crystal | |||||||||
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HP | 800 | FP | 250 | Speed | 30 | |||
| Location(s) | Monstro Town | Attack | 0 | Magic attack | 60 | ||||
| Role | Support | Defense | 200 | Magic defense | 88 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | Attack Up! (0%) | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 30% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Lightning Orb, Bolt, Electroshock, Static E!, Light Beam, Petal Blast | ||||
| Weak | Jump | Strong | Thunder, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 0 | Exp. points | 0 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "Whhhhhooooo..." | ||||||||
- Japanese thought
- ひゅ～るり～ひゅ～らら～～。[1] (Hyururi~hyurara~.)
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Crystal | |||||||||
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HP | 800 | Weak Elements | 
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 0 | Weak Statuses | N/A | Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Monstro Town | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | A crystal with mastery over wind. The howls of wind crossing the world and whipping up the atmosphere echo thunderously from it. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Whooooosh..." | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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| Wind Crystal 3D | |||||||||
|
HP | 1800 | Weak Elements |
|
Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 0 | Weak Statuses | N/A | Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Monstro Town | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | A crystal with the power of wind. The sound of wind slicing through the air can be heard all over the world. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Whooooosh... Swooooosh..." | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
| Other stats for Wind Crystal 3D[2] | |
|---|---|
| FP | 250 |
| Attack | 0 |
| Defense | 150 |
| Magic Attack | 90 |
| Magic Defense | 108 |
| Speed | 30 |
| Evade | ? |
| Spells | Lightning Orb, Bolt, Electroshock, Static Electricity, Light Bubble, Petal Blast |
| Special Moves | Nimble Force (upon defeat) |
| Element Resistances | Lightning |
| Status Resistances | Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute |
| Other Resistances | Lamb's Lure/Sheep Attack, Geno Whirl, Pure Water, Yoshi Cookie |
| Coins | 0 |
- Thought in other languages (Wind Crystal 3D):
- Japanese:
ひゅ〜るり〜ひゅ〜らら〜〜 ひゅるららら〜〜〜〜〜。
- Japanese:
Names in other languages[edit]
Wind Crystal[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | かぜのクリスタル[?] Kaze no Kurisutaru |
Wind Crystal | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 风之水晶[?] Fēng Zhī Shuǐjīng |
Wind Crystal | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 風之水晶[?] Fēng Zhī Shuǐjīng |
Wind Crystal | |
| Dutch | Windkristal[?] | Wind crystal | |
| French | Cristal de vent[?] | Wind crystal | |
| German | Windkristall[?] | Wind crystal | |
| Italian | Cristallo vento[?] | Wind crystal | |
| Korean | 윈드크리스털[?] Windeu Keuriseuteol |
Wind Crystal | |
| Spanish | Cristal viento[?] | Wind crystal |
Wind Crystal 3D[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | かぜのクリスタル ( Kaze no Kurisutaru (Rittai) |
Wind Crystal (three-dimensional) | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 风之水晶 (立体)[?] Fēng Zhī Shuǐjīng (Lìtǐ) |
Wind Crystal (three-dimensional) | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 風之水晶 (立體)[?] Fēng Zhī Shuǐjīng (Lìtǐ) |
Wind Crystal (three-dimensional) | |
| Dutch | Windkristal (3D)[?] | Wind crystal (3D) | |
| French | Cristal de vent 3D[?] | Wind crystal 3D | |
| German | Windkristall 3D[?] | Wind crystal 3D | |
| Italian | Cristallo vento 3D[?] | Wind crystal 3D | |
| Korean | 윈드크리스털 (입체)[?] Windeu Keuriseuteol (Ipche) |
Wind Crystal (three-dimensional) | |
| Spanish | Cristal viento 3D[?] | Wind crystal 3D |
Trivia[edit]
- All four of the Crystals originally appeared in Final Fantasy and featured prominently in Final Fantasy IV, from which Culex's theme music comes.
- Paper Mario, which was conceived as a sequel, has the Crystal Bits serving much the same purpose and appearance alongside the Crystal King.
