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[[Image:KRIFFID.png|thumb|right|A '''Kriffid sticking''' its head out.]]
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMRPG NS Kriffid.png|150px]]<br>A Kriffid 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=[[Artichoker]]
}}
'''Kriffids''' are dry-looking variants of [[Artichoker]]s in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. Kriffids appear in [[Land's End]] and are often found alongside [[Geckit]]s in battle. Kriffids likely receive their name from the [[wikipedia:Triffid|Triffids]], a fictional plant species from the novel ''{{wp|The Day of the Triffids}}'', which is also referenced in their [[Thought Peek|thought]] in the remake.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Kriffid|align=horizontal}}
;Japanese thought
*アロエカサカサ‥‥。<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022554/www.a-suma.com/old/guide/smRPG/enemylist1.htm</ref> (''Aloe kasakasa...'')


A '''Kriffid''' is a powerful plant-like monster that is found in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' which closely remsembles the [[Artichoker]]. The only difference is that a Kriffid is brown while an Artichoker is green. Kriffids are located in [[Land's End]]. The are often found alongside [[Geckit]]s in battle. 
===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Kriffid}}


==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMRPG Kriffid art.jpg|Artwork from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
</gallery>


[[Category: Species]]
==Names in other languages==
[[Category: Enemies]]
{{foreign names
[[Category: Flora]]
|Jap=カサカサアロエ
|JapR=Kasakasa Aroe
|JapM=From「カサカサ」(''kasakasa'', onomatopoeic word meaning "dry" or "rustling") and ''{{wp|aloe}}''
|ChiS=干燥芦荟
|ChiSR=Gānzào Lúhuì
|ChiSM=Dried Aloe Vera
|ChiT=乾燥蘆薈
|ChiTR=Gānzào Lúhuì
|ChiTM=Dried Aloe Vera
|Dut=Artiknok
|DutM=Pun on ''artisjok'' ("artichoke") and ''knok(ken'' ("to fight")
|Fre=Archisec
|FreM=Pun on ''archi sec'' ("very dry") and ''artichaut'' ("artichoke")
|Ger=Kardunkel
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Karfunkel'' (archaic word for red gemstone) and ''dunkel'' ("dark")
|Ita=Adeloide
|ItaM=Adeloid; from the plant ''{{wp|Adelia}}'' and the prejorative suffix ''-oide''
|Kor=바스락알로에
|KorR=Baseurak Allo-e
|KorM=From "바스락" (''Baseurak'', onomatopoeic word meaning "dry" or "rustling") and "aloe"
|Spa=Cachoforte
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''alcachofa'' ("artichoke") and ''forte'' (Italian word for "strong")
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Flowers]]
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Latest revision as of 08:42, May 2, 2024

Kriffid
Image of a Kriffid from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
A Kriffid 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 Artichoker

Kriffids are dry-looking variants of Artichokers in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. 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, which is also referenced in their thought in the remake.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

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 thought
  • アロエカサカサ‥‥。[1] (Aloe kasakasa...)

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

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

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カサカサアロエ[?]
Kasakasa Aroe
From「カサカサ」(kasakasa, onomatopoeic word meaning "dry" or "rustling") and aloe
Chinese (simplified) 干燥芦荟[?]
Gānzào Lúhuì
Dried Aloe Vera
Chinese (traditional) 乾燥蘆薈[?]
Gānzào Lúhuì
Dried Aloe Vera
Dutch Artiknok[?] Pun on artisjok ("artichoke") and knok(ken ("to fight")
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
Korean 바스락알로에[?]
Baseurak Allo-e
From "바스락" (Baseurak, onomatopoeic word meaning "dry" or "rustling") and "aloe"
Spanish Cachoforte[?] Portmanteau of alcachofa ("artichoke") and forte (Italian word for "strong")

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