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{{articleabout|the boss of Chapter 6 from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''|the smaller enemies that it is composed of|[[Smorg (species)]]}}
{{species infobox
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|image=[[File:Smorg small.png]] [[File:MagentaSmorg.png]]<br> A black (left) and magenta (right) Smorg from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|image=[[Image:Smorg2.jpg|200px|Smorg.]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|full_name=Unknown
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[2004]])
|species=[[Smorg (species)|Smorg]]
}}
}}
{{quote|SMOOO-OOORG!|Smorg|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
{{quote|SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORG!!!|Smorg|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Smorgs''' are small, black, cloud-like enemies with yellow eyes. They appear in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 6: 3 Days of Excess|the sixth chapter]] of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. Later, they collectively form a large entity of the same name, who serves as the chapter boss. Their name is derived from "{{wp|smog}}," based on their dark, cloudy appearance, and possibly "org," short for "organization," referencing their swarming behavior. Their vocabulary consists only of the word "Smorg."


'''Smorg''' is the sixth major [[Bosses|boss]] of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. Its name may come from the word ''[[wikipedia:Smog|smog]]'', based on its dark, cloudy appearance, and the term ''[[wikipedia:miasma theory of disease|miasma]]'', referring to a poisonous cloud and/or dangerous atmosphere, likely referencing the appearance (the "tentacles," specifically) and hostile nature of the Smorgs.
==History==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
Individual Smorgs are first seen at [[Riverside Station]], where they lift the drawbridge to stop the [[Excess Express]] from progressing. [[Mario]] discovers a large group of them hidden within the station, who are trying to conceal a switch controlling the bridge. Mario fends off the Smorgs, causing them to retreat. With that, Mario activates the switch that lowers the bridge, allowing the train to pass. The next day, it is revealed that the Smorgs stowed away on the train and kidnapped the passengers. Mario saves the conductor and the waitress from the Smorgs, which makes them realize that everybody must have been attacked in their sleep. Mario makes his way towards the front of the train on top the train cars to rescue the rest of the passengers. When the Smorgs are cornered on the top of the train, they combine into a large Smorg horde that attacks Mario and his party.


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As a boss, Smorg is made up of massive hordes of individual Smorgs. In the GameCube version of the game, the base is made up of a cluster of magenta Smorgs while black ones consist the external parts of the boss. In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], all of the individual Smorgs are black. At the beginning of the battle, three tentacles, referred to as Smorg Miasmas, surround the main body. Once the tentacles are defeated, the magenta Smorgs making up the base will become exposed (in the Nintendo Switch version, the black Smorgs making up the base will turn magenta), reducing its defense. After Smorg takes a significant amount of damage, the tentacles change shape into a pincer claw, which deals a large amount of damage to Mario and his [[Party member|partner]]. Once defeated, the individual Smorgs blow away in the wind, releasing the passengers. It is the only chapter boss aside from the [[Shadow Queen]] that does not guard a [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]].
|PM2=yes
 
|image=[[Image:Smorg.JPG|200px]]
===''Super Mario-kun''===
|hp=Smorg: 50<br>Smorg Miasma: 4<br>Smorg Miasma (Pincher): 6
[[File:Smorg SuperMarioKun.png|thumb|Smorg in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
|atk=Smorg Miasma: 5<br>Smorg Miasma (Pincher): 10
In volume 34 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', Smorg takes over the Excess Express and must be defeated by Mario. Unlike in the game, individual Smorgs can already be seen collecting inside the train shortly after Mario boards.
|def=Smorg Miasma (Both): 1
 
|items=None
When defeated, Smorg is revealed to be a tiny mustached creature that guards the train: he was trying to direct people's attention towards the dust that had accumulated the entire time, resulting in the Smorg monster. The [[Sales Stall]] employee decides to help him by cleaning the train, getting help from Mario as payment for the items he gave to him during the battle.
|moves=Tentacle Slap (5), Pinch (10)
 
|location=[[Excess Express]]
==Profiles and statistics==
|log=A monster made up of tons of smaller Smorgs. It uses Smorg tentacles to attack.
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
|tattle=That's a Smorg. Lots of Smorgs gathered to create this huge monster. It attacks with weird tentacles. Defeating the tentacles will drop the body's defense to 0, making it easier to attack. The tentacles will regenerate, but use that time to deal a ton of damage, OK? It may also take other forms with higher Attack powers, I don't really know. Let's just hurry and beat this thing so we can save those trapped passengers!
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Smorg|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYD Smorg Artwork.jpg|200px]]}}
|before=[[Cortez|105]]
|#=106
|after=[[X-Naut Trooper|107]]
}}


This boss does not hold a [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]], but it attacks the [[Excess Express]] during the trek to [[Poshley Heights]]. This boss is made up of smaller [[Smorg (species)|Smorgs]]. They are first seen at the [[Riverside Station]], where they lift the drawbridge to stop the train from going far (it is unknown if it is working for the [[Shadow Sirens]] to stop [[Mario]] and his teammates from reaching the [[Garnet Star]]). Later on, they stow away on the train and kidnap the passengers. Mario and his teammates fight the Smorgs on the rooftop of the train to rescue the passengers. When they are defeated, they will blow away in the wind and release the passengers. The appearance of the smaller Smorgs somewhat resembles that of [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]]. They have yet to appear in another ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' title.
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) bestiary|transcludesection=Smorg|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Smorg.png|180px]]}}


[[Image:SmorgsPincher.png|left|thumb|The Smorg Monster in pincher form.]]
==Gallery==
At the beginning of the battle, three tentacles will surround the main body, and near the end, they are replaced with a snake-like mouth that can do a massive amount of damage to Mario and his [[partner]].
<gallery>
PMTTYD Smorg screenshot.png|Mario prepares to fight the Smorgs
SmorgsPincher.png|The Smorg boss in pincher form
PMTTYD Switch Smorg.jpg|The Smorgs, as seen in the Nintendo Switch remake
</gallery>


==Names in other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname|
===Smorg===
{{foreign names
|Jap=モアモア
|Jap=モアモア
|JapR=Moamoa
|JapR=Moamoa
|JapM= -
|JapM=Possibly a mutation of「もやもや」(''moyamoya'', "murky")
|Fra=Moahmoah
|ChiS=摩亚摩亚
|FraM=French pronunciation of the Japanese name
|ChiSR=Móyàmóyà
|ChiSM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|ChiT=摩亞摩亞
|ChiTR=Móyàmóyà
|ChiTM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Dut=Smorg
|Fre=Moahmoah
|FreM=French pronunciation of the Japanese name
|Ger=Fluffy
|Ger=Fluffy
|GerM= -
|Ita=MoaMoa
|Spa=Miomo
|ItaM=Same as Japanese name
|SpaM=Mio from ''miasma'' and Mo from ''monster''
|Kor=모아모아
|Ita=Moa Moa
|KorR=Moamoa
|ItaM=Variation of Japanese name}}
|KorM=Transliteration of the Japanese name; possibly means "모아" (''moa'', "gather something")
<br clear=all>
|Spa=Miomio
{{PM2}}
|SpaM=From the masculine form of "miasma" + ''mío'' ("mine")
[[Category:Paper Mario Series Characters]]
}}
[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemies]]
===Smorg Miasma===
[[Category:Bosses]]
{{foreign names
[[Category:Paper Mario Series Bosses]]
|Jap=モアモアのしょくしゅ
[[Category:RPG Bosses]]
|JapR=Moamoa no Shokushu
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Bosses]]
|JapM=Smorg's Tentacles
[[Category:Villains]]
|ChiS=摩亚摩亚的触手
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]
|ChiSR=Móyàmóyà de chùshǒu
|ChiSM=Smorg's Tentacles
|ChiT=摩亞摩亞的觸手
|ChiTR=Móyàmóyà de chùshǒu
|ChiTM=Smorg's Tentacles
|Kor=모아모아촉수
|KorR=Moamoa Choksu
|KorM=Smorg's Tentacles
}}
 
==Trivia==
*[[Larry]]'s boss fight in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' almost perfectly parallels the Smorgs. They both serve as chapter bosses to obtain the second-to-last major star in the game; instead of guarding the star, however, they are both fought on top of a train prior to the train arriving at the star's location.
*In Chapter 6, when the Smorgs appear while talking to the Engineer on the Excess Express, they do not cover the right part of the window in the Japanese version.
 
==Interwiki links==
*{{iw|de|Fluffy}}, the German MarioWiki article on the Smorg chapter boss
*{{iw|de|Fluffy (Spezies)}}, the German MarioWiki article on the Smorg species
*{{iw|it|MoaMoa}}, the Mario Castle article on the Smorg chapter boss
*{{iw|it|MoaMoa (specie)}}, the Mario Castle article on the Smorg species
 
{{PMTTYD}}
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bosses]]
[[Category:Super Mario-kun characters]]

Latest revision as of 21:55, October 4, 2024

Smorg
A Smorg A magenta Smorg.
A black (left) and magenta (right) Smorg from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORG!!!”
Smorg, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Smorgs are small, black, cloud-like enemies with yellow eyes. They appear in the sixth chapter of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Later, they collectively form a large entity of the same name, who serves as the chapter boss. Their name is derived from "smog," based on their dark, cloudy appearance, and possibly "org," short for "organization," referencing their swarming behavior. Their vocabulary consists only of the word "Smorg."

History[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Individual Smorgs are first seen at Riverside Station, where they lift the drawbridge to stop the Excess Express from progressing. Mario discovers a large group of them hidden within the station, who are trying to conceal a switch controlling the bridge. Mario fends off the Smorgs, causing them to retreat. With that, Mario activates the switch that lowers the bridge, allowing the train to pass. The next day, it is revealed that the Smorgs stowed away on the train and kidnapped the passengers. Mario saves the conductor and the waitress from the Smorgs, which makes them realize that everybody must have been attacked in their sleep. Mario makes his way towards the front of the train on top the train cars to rescue the rest of the passengers. When the Smorgs are cornered on the top of the train, they combine into a large Smorg horde that attacks Mario and his party.

As a boss, Smorg is made up of massive hordes of individual Smorgs. In the GameCube version of the game, the base is made up of a cluster of magenta Smorgs while black ones consist the external parts of the boss. In the Nintendo Switch remake, all of the individual Smorgs are black. At the beginning of the battle, three tentacles, referred to as Smorg Miasmas, surround the main body. Once the tentacles are defeated, the magenta Smorgs making up the base will become exposed (in the Nintendo Switch version, the black Smorgs making up the base will turn magenta), reducing its defense. After Smorg takes a significant amount of damage, the tentacles change shape into a pincer claw, which deals a large amount of damage to Mario and his partner. Once defeated, the individual Smorgs blow away in the wind, releasing the passengers. It is the only chapter boss aside from the Shadow Queen that does not guard a Crystal Star.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Smorg in Super Mario-kun
Smorg in Super Mario-kun

In volume 34 of Super Mario-kun, Smorg takes over the Excess Express and must be defeated by Mario. Unlike in the game, individual Smorgs can already be seen collecting inside the train shortly after Mario boards.

When defeated, Smorg is revealed to be a tiny mustached creature that guards the train: he was trying to direct people's attention towards the dust that had accumulated the entire time, resulting in the Smorg monster. The Sales Stall employee decides to help him by cleaning the train, getting help from Mario as payment for the items he gave to him during the battle.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Smorg
Smorg Miasma Max HP Smorg: 50
Smorg Miasma: 4
Smorg Miasma (Pincher): 6
Attack Smorg Miasma: 5
Smorg Miasma (Pincher): 10
Defense Smorg Miasma (Both): 1
Location(s) Excess Express Role Boss Level 78
Sleep? 0% Dizzy? 0% Confuse? 0%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 0% Soft? 0%
Burn? 0% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Tentacle Slap (5), Pinch (10)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
106
Log A monster made up of tons of smaller Smorgs. It uses Smorg tentacles to attack.
Tattle That's a Smorg. Lots of Smorgs gathered to create this huge monster. Max HP is 50, Attack is 5, and Defense is 1. It attacks with weird tentacles. Defeating the tentacles will drop the body's Defense to 0, making it easier to attack. The tentacles will regenerate, but use that time to deal a ton of damage, OK? It may also take other forms with higher Attack powers, I don't really know. Let's just hurry and beat this thing down so we can save those trapped passengers!

That's a Smorg Miasma. Max HP is 7, Attack is 7, Defense is 0.2

That's a Smorg Miasma. Max HP is 8, Attack is 6, Defense is 0.2

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Smorg
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP Smorg: 50
Smorg Miasma: 4
Smorg Miasma (Pincher): 6
Attack Smorg Miasma: 5
Smorg Miasma (Pincher): 10
Defense Smorg Miasma (Both): 1
Location(s) Excess Express Role Boss Level 78
Sleep? 0% Dizzy? 0% Confuse? 0%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 0% Soft? 0%
Burn? 0% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Tentacle Slap (5), Pinch (10)
Exp. points 0 Coins 50 Items None
Tattle Log #:
110
Log A monster made up of tons of smaller Smorgs. It uses Smorg tentacles to attack. You can't damage the body until you defeat the tentacles.
Tattle That's a Smorg. Lots of Smorgs gathered to create this huge monster. Max HP is 50, Attack is 5, and Defense is 1. It attacks with weird tentacles. We won't do any damage to the main body unless we defeat the tentacles first. That's simple biology. The tentacles will regenerate, but use that time to deal a ton of damage, OK? It may also take other forms that expose more of its gross body but boost its Attack power! Let's just hurry and beat this thing down so we can save those trapped passengers!

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Smorg[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モアモア[?]
Moamoa
Possibly a mutation of「もやもや」(moyamoya, "murky")
Chinese (simplified) 摩亚摩亚[?]
Móyàmóyà
Transliteration of the Japanese name
Chinese (traditional) 摩亞摩亞[?]
Móyàmóyà
Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch Smorg[?] -
French Moahmoah[?] French pronunciation of the Japanese name
German Fluffy[?] -
Italian MoaMoa[?] Same as Japanese name
Korean 모아모아[?]
Moamoa
Transliteration of the Japanese name; possibly means "모아" (moa, "gather something")
Spanish Miomio[?] From the masculine form of "miasma" + mío ("mine")

Smorg Miasma[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モアモアのしょくしゅ[?]
Moamoa no Shokushu
Smorg's Tentacles
Chinese (simplified) 摩亚摩亚的触手[?]
Móyàmóyà de chùshǒu
Smorg's Tentacles
Chinese (traditional) 摩亞摩亞的觸手[?]
Móyàmóyà de chùshǒu
Smorg's Tentacles
Korean 모아모아촉수[?]
Moamoa Choksu
Smorg's Tentacles

Trivia[edit]

  • Larry's boss fight in Paper Mario: Color Splash almost perfectly parallels the Smorgs. They both serve as chapter bosses to obtain the second-to-last major star in the game; instead of guarding the star, however, they are both fought on top of a train prior to the train arriving at the star's location.
  • In Chapter 6, when the Smorgs appear while talking to the Engineer on the Excess Express, they do not cover the right part of the window in the Japanese version.

Interwiki links[edit]

  • Fluffy, the German MarioWiki article on the Smorg chapter boss
  • Fluffy (Spezies), the German MarioWiki article on the Smorg species
  • MoaMoa, the Mario Castle article on the Smorg chapter boss
  • MoaMoa (specie), the Mario Castle article on the Smorg species