Bodyguard

This article is about the enemy from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. For Rabbid Mario's technique from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, see Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle § Main Heroes.

Bodyguard
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Variant of	Shyster

“You picked the WRONG people not to bounce with, bub!”

—Bodyguard, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Bodyguards are a variety of Shyster that act as Mack's personal guards. They are almost identical to normal Shysters, except they have marginally different stats and they do not give out experience points or coins when defeated. They still can be destroyed with lightning magic, although they are more resistant to magic damage than their normal counterparts.

When Mario first arrives in the throne room of the Mushroom Castle, he is confronted by six Bodyguards and Mack himself. Two of the Bodyguards attempt to attack Mario, but they are deflected away by the plumber. The four remaining Bodyguards and Mack then attack Mario, beginning the battle for the first Star Piece. During the fight, Mack will sometimes jump off-screen, not returning until Mario has defeated all four Bodyguards. Mack also has the ability to summon four more Bodyguards after all the originals have been destroyed, and will repeatedly do so especially when he is low on HP. Mario cannot win the battle until all remaining Bodyguards are eliminated, even if Mack is defeated. After Mack is destroyed, the two remaining Bodyguards originally deflected by Mario will leave to inform Smithy of Mack's demise.

Bodyguards, labeled "Shysters" in parenthesis in the Player's Guide, are also one of the few generic enemies made into Machine Mades at Smithy's Factory.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Bodyguard
	HP	30	FP	3	Speed	15
	Location(s)	Mushroom Castle	Attack	20	Magic attack	19
	Role	Support	Defense	22	Magic defense	12
	Bonus Flower	HP Max! (30%)	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Drain
	Weak	None	Strong	Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"Boing, boing, boing."

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Machine Made (Shyster)
	HP	100	FP	250	Speed	36
	Location(s)	The Weapons' World	Attack	135	Magic attack	90
	Role	Common	Defense	95	Magic defense	65
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	Mushroom	Morph rate	100%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Drain
	Weak	None	Strong	None	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"Boing, boing, boing."

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Bodyguard
	HP	30	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	0	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Mushroom Kingdom
	Monster List profile	They got roped into being Claymorton's bodyguards because they happened to be standing there. Otherwise, they're not much stronger than other Shymores.
	Thought Peek	"Boing, boing, boing."
	Animations

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	亲卫队[?] Qīnwèiduì	Bodyguard
German	Leibwache[?]	Bodyguard
Italian	Guardaspalle[?]	Bodyguard; lit. "back-watcher"/"he who watches your back"
Spanish	Escolta[?]	Bodyguard