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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMRPG NS Megasmilax 1 Smilax.png|100px]]<br>A Smilax from ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
|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]])
|variant_of=[[Piranha Plant]]
|comparable=[[Lava Bud]]<br>[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
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'''Smilax''' is a minor boss in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. It is a fire-breathing bud of the [[Megasmilax]] flower found in [[Bean Valley]] and fought in a four-stage battle. When the first Smilax is defeated, [[Valentina]]'s [[Beezo]] arrives and pours mineral water on the plant, causing it to grow two Smilaxes. This process is repeated to grow three Smilaxes and subsequently two Smilaxes and a mature Megasmilax. If Megasmilax is defeated first, it will instantly defeat any remaining Smilaxes. It was most likely planted in the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] by Beezo at Valentina's request to act as a guardian of the entrance to [[Nimbus Land]], as part of her larger plan to take over the kingdom.
'''Smilax''' is a minor boss in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. It is a fire-breathing bud of the [[Megasmilax]] flower found in [[Bean Valley]] and fought in a four-stage battle. When the first Smilax is defeated, [[Valentina]]'s [[Beezo]] arrives and pours mineral water on the plant, causing it to grow two Smilaxes. This process is repeated to grow three Smilaxes and subsequently two Smilaxes and a mature Megasmilax. If Megasmilax is defeated first, it will instantly defeat any remaining Smilaxes. It was most likely planted in the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] by Beezo at Valentina's request to act as a guardian of the entrance to [[Nimbus Land]], as part of her larger plan to take over the kingdom.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
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SMRPG NS Megasmilax 1 Smilax.png|The stem in the first stage
SMRPG NS Megasmilax 2 Smilaxes.png|The stem in the second stage
SMRPG NS Megasmilax 2 Smilaxes.png|The stem in the second stage
SMRPG NS Megasmilax 3 Smilaxes.png|The stem in the third stage
SMRPG NS Megasmilax 3 Smilaxes.png|The stem in the third stage

Revision as of 22:57, January 8, 2024

Smilax
Image of one Smilax bud from the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG
A Smilax 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 Piranha Plant
Comparable

Smilax is a minor boss in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. It is a fire-breathing bud of the Megasmilax flower found in Bean Valley and fought in a four-stage battle. When the first Smilax is defeated, Valentina's Beezo arrives and pours mineral water on the plant, causing it to grow two Smilaxes. This process is repeated to grow three Smilaxes and subsequently two Smilaxes and a mature Megasmilax. If Megasmilax is defeated first, it will instantly defeat any remaining Smilaxes. It was most likely planted in the pipe by Beezo at Valentina's request to act as a guardian of the entrance to Nimbus Land, as part of her larger plan to take over the kingdom.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Smilax
Sprite of a Smilax from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 200 FP 100 Speed 5
Location(s) Bean Valley Attack 100 Magic attack 70
Role Support Defense 80 Magic defense 50
Bonus Flower Attack Up! (20%) Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Drain, Flame
Weak Ice Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks Pollen Nap
Coins 0 Exp. points 0 Items None
Psychopath "Turn your eyes!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Smilax
Image of a Smilax as seen in it Monster List entry, from the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG HP 200 Weak Elements Ice Drops N/A
Exp. 0 Weak Statuses N/A Rare Drops N/A
Found in Bean Valley
Monster List profile Is it strange to call these "Smilaxes" when the only time they show their pearly teeth is to bite?
Thought Peek "Look away! Look away!"
Animations

Gallery

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese つぼみ[?]
Tsubomi
Bud
Chinese 花蕾[?]
Huālěi
Bud
Dutch Smilax[?] -
French (NOA) Floriole[?] Small flower
French (NOE) Plantule[?] Plantlet
German Knospiran[?] From "Knospe" (bud) and "Piranha"
Italian Piranhina[?] Li'l Piranha; from "Piranha" and the diminutive suffix "-ina"
Korean 꽃봉오리[?]
Kkotbong'ori
Bud
Spanish Brote Regio[?] Regal Sprout

Trivia

  • Smilax gets its name from a 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 and Hot Shot attacks is an allusion to the Venus Fire Trap, as is its habit of "looking" directly at Mario and company rather than facing straight up.
  • In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, the Wither is replaced by Megasmilax with two Smilaxes.