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Revision as of 14:30, November 21, 2023

Kriffid
Artwork of a Kriffid from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of Artichoker

Kriffids are dry-looking variants of Artichokers in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Kriffids appear in Land's End and are often found alongside Geckits in battle. Kriffids likely receive their name from the Triffids, a fictional plant species from the novel The Day of the Triffids.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Kriffid
Kriffid.png HP 320 FP 100 Speed 8
Location(s) Land's End, Bean Valley Attack 95 Magic attack 50
Role Common Defense 100 Magic defense 40
Bonus Flower Defense Up! (50%) Yoshi Cookie Crystalline Morph rate 25%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Blast, Sand Storm, Flame
Weak Ice Strong Fire, Poison Sp. attacks Gunk Ball
Coins 6 Exp. points 35 Items Bad Mushroom (5%)
Psychopath "Aloe~ there!"
Japanese Psychopath quote
  • アロエカサカサ‥‥。[1](Aloe kasakasa...)

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Kriffid
Image of a Kriffid from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 320 Weak Elements Ice Drops N/A
Exp. 35 Weak Statuses FearSleepMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Land's End
Monster List profile You may think you've seen these scurrying steps elsewhere. But if you listen to the footsteps closely, it's more like a riff on a familiar theme.
Thought Peek "Today's gonna be my day—I can feel it."
Animations

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Archisec[?] Pun on "archi sec" (very dry) and "artichaut" (artichoke)
German Kardunkel[?] Portmanteau of "Karfunkel" (archaic word for red gemstone) and "dunkel" (dark)
Italian Adeloide[?] Adeloid; from the plant "Adelia" and the prejorative suffix "-oide"
Spanish Cachoforte[?] Portmanteau of "alcachofa" (artichoke) and "forte" (Italian word for "strong")

References