Crook

Not to be confused with Krook.

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

“(Sob, sob...) Just...you wait...we'll getcha for this! Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday...”

—Crook, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Crooks are hooded enemies encountered in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. Mario and Mallow first encounter Crooks while traveling through Rose Way. When a Crook spots Mario in the area, the Crook attempts to run into Mario and his partner, initiating a battle. Though Crooks have powerful attacks (punching and throwing daggers), their defense and HP are low, with a powerful Timed Hit being able to take them out. They do not have any weaknesses or resistances, so all types of magic do the same damage. Crooks are often found in groups aiding other monsters in battle. Occasionally, Crooks will escape from battle.

Croco also has three Crook accomplices (who are referred to as "flunkies") whom Mario and company can fight in the Mole Mines. If these Crooks are defeated in battle, they leave a Flower Tab. One of these Crooks can also be seen in the end of the game during the parade.

More powerful variants of Crooks known as Sackits are found on Star Hill.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Crook
	HP	38	FP	100	Speed	22
	Location(s)	Rose Way, Coal Mines	Attack	35	Magic attack	12
	Role	Common	Defense	32	Magic defense	25
	Bonus Flower	Once Again! (20%)	Yoshi Cookie	Mid Mushroom	Morph rate	100%
	Evade	40%	Magic evade	40%	Spells	Escape
	Weak	None	Strong	None	Sp. attacks	Knife Toss
	Coins	10	Exp. points	10	Items	Honey Syrup (25%)
Psychopath	"You can't run away! Ha!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Crook
	HP	38	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	Honey Syrup
	Exp.	10	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Rose Way
	Monster List profile	When a Crook flees without stealing anything, it's because they've abandoned the idea of Mario carrying anything of value.
	Thought Peek	"Must...not...run away!"
	Animations

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  Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	パチール[?] Pachīru	Corruption of「パチる」(pachiru, an Ōsaka dialect slang term meaning "to steal")
Chinese	盗小子[?] Dào Xiǎozi	Thief Guy
Dutch	Rovero[?]	From rover ("robber") in a masculine form
French	Narnak[?]	From arnaque ("rip-off" in a colloquial way) with a repetition of the -n to sound like the onomatopoeia niark niark (a sarcastic laughter)
German	Gaunling[?]	From Gauner ("crook") and the diminutive suffix -ling
Italian	Arraffio[?]	From arraffare ("to snatch") and Italian adjective/noun-deriving suffix -io
Korean	슬쩌기[?] Seuljjeogi	From "슬쩍" (seuljjeok, "furtively" in a cunning or negative way) and Korean noun-forming suffix "~이" (-i)
Spanish	Caco[?]	A colloquial word for "thief"

Flunkie

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	子分[?] Kobun	Subordinate
Chinese (simplified)	跟班[?] Gēnbān	Footman
Chinese (traditional)	跟班[?] Gēnbān	Footman
Dutch	Rovero[?]	Crook
French	Sbire[?]	Henchman
German	Langfinger[?]	Pilferer
Italian	Tirapiedi di Croco[?]	Croco's minions
Korean	부하[?] Buha	Subordinate
Spanish	Secuaz[?]	Stooge

Trivia

• In the original SNES release, Crook's thought suggests that the player cannot escape from combat against Crooks, although the player can still run from battle against them anyway. In the Japanese version and the Switch remake, the quote is instead 「逃げちゃダメだ..逃げちゃダメだ..。」which is lifted directly from the first episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion, where main protagonist Shinji Ikari uses the mantra (translated as "I mustn't run away" in the ADV Films English dub and "don't run away" in the Netflix English dub) to force himself to take action. The English translation of the remake leans closer to the Japanese original, but paraphrases Shinji's mantra rather than quoting either English dub of the TV series.