Jinnie

Jinnie
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)

Jinnie (originally known as Fautso) is a fat genie-like enemy in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. Its original name is likely a cross between "fatso" and "Faust", while its later name is a pun on "genie"/"djinni". A Jinnie can only be summoned to battle by a Pleaseno. Its thought suggests that it was being held captive by the Pleaseno and was forced to fight Mario. Its Monster List description in the remake confirms this. In battle, it is resistant against most status effects such as fire and thunder, but it is weak against ice and jump attacks. It is proficient in using the spells Meteor Blast, Boulder and Aurora Flash. Overall, it has stats that are well rounded, but inferior to Pleaseno. However, the reward for defeating the Jinnie is low, because the player gains 5 exp. with no coins or items.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Fautso
	HP	420	FP	100	Speed	14
	Location(s)	Bean Valley	Attack	130	Magic attack	60
	Role	Common	Defense	100	Magic defense	60
	Bonus Flower	Attack Up! (20%)	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Aurora Flash, Boulder, Meteor Blast
	Weak	Jump, Ice	Strong	Fire, Thunder, Fear, Poison, Mute	Sp. attacks	Glowing Shot
	Coins	0	Exp. points	5	Items	None
Psychopath	"Thanks to you I'm free!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Jinnie
	HP	420	Weak Elements		Drops	N/A
	Exp.	0	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Bean Valley
	Monster List profile	It was caught cheating at treasure-chest slots and confined inside Pleaseno as punishment, where it is being forced to clean.
	Thought Peek	"At long, long last, I am FREEEEE!"
	Animations

Gallery

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  Idle sprite, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Names in other languages

Jinnie

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	モックン[?] Mokkun	Contraction of「もくもく」(mokumoku, Japanese onomatopoeic word for billowing smoke) and the honorific「~くん」(-kun)
Chinese (simplified)	雾库[?] Wùkù	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Chinese (traditional)	霧庫[?] Wùkù	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch	Jinnie[?]	-
French	Djinnie[?]	Portmanteau of djinn ("jinn") and génie ("genie"); similar to the English name
German	Dschinn[?]	Genie
Italian	Jenyo[?]	Pun on genio ("genie")
Korean	지니[?] Jini	Genie
Spanish	Genio[?]	Genie

Baba Yaga

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ポット[?] Potto	Pot

Trivia

• An unused enemy from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, named Baba Yaga, resembles a blue Jinnie. Baba Yaga's name comes from the Slavic folklore's Baba Yaga, which is a supernatural being who appears as a deformed/ferocious looking old woman. The only things known about it were that it had higher HP, knows the move Mega Recover, and that its thought was "Feeling kinda round..." In a Japanese guide, the Bean Valley section shows artwork of Baba Yaga representing Jinnie. Most other times when artwork is shared in the guide, the difference between sprite colors is very subtle.
• During development, the final boss was conceived as an extremely similar genie. It is likely that its design was repurposed as this enemy after Smithy was finalized.
• Jinnie's pink nose is possibly a reference to the genies in the anime series The Genie Family, where the genies are depicted with pink noses.