Domino

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

“It's clobbering time!”

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

Domino is a jester and high-ranking member of the Smithy Gang, and a boss fought in the Weapon World of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. In battle, he fights alongside his partner Cloaker and has a pet snake, Mad Adder. Like Cloaker, his design is heavily influenced by depictions of ancient Middle Eastern culture; in his case, he wears a veil and brightly colored stripes and is shaped like a hookah, with the rope in back resembling a hookah's hose. His use of a giant cobra also ties into this influence.

Both Cloaker and Domino challenge Mario's party to a battle after he has fallen into a trap. In battle, Domino has strengths in magic use, though he has a physical weakness; his partner, Cloaker, complements the weakness by excelling at physical attacks. If Cloaker is defeated first, Domino retreats to his pet snake, the Mad Adder, and the two fuse, leading to another phase in the fight.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Domino
	HP	900	FP	250	Speed	25
	Location(s)	The Weapons' World	Attack	65	Magic attack	120
	Role	Boss	Defense	80	Magic defense	150
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Flame Stone, Lightning Orb, Blizzard
	Weak	None	Strong	Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical	Sp. attacks	Endobubble
	Coins	0	Exp. points	60	Items	None
Psychopath	"MAGIC! DEAL with it!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Domino (on Mad Adder)
	HP	900	FP	250	Speed	25
	Location(s)	The Weapons' World	Attack	65	Magic attack	120
	Role	Support	Defense	80	Magic defense	150
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Diamond Saw, Light Beam, Ice Rock, Blizzard, Solidify, Bolt
	Weak	None	Strong	Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	60	Items	None
Psychopath	"Sho...sho...shocked!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Domino
	HP	900	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	0	Weak Statuses	N/A	Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Weapon World
	Monster List profile	He looks exactly like a magician, and he mainly attacks using spells. I get wanting a magic boss here, but what happened to the whole "weapon world" shtick?
	Thought Peek	"I'll cast a spell on you. It's magic!"
	Animations

Super Mario RPG enemy
Domino (Fused)
	HP	900	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	0	Weak Statuses	N/A	Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Weapon World
	Monster List profile	He may look like he's just riding on his snake's head, but Domino insists that they have formed a single creature.
	Thought Peek	"There's no feeling like blowing away your enemies. ♡"
	Animations

Gallery

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  Artwork in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

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

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

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  Fused Domino in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Names in other languages

Domino

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	メーテルリンク[?] Mēteru Rinku	A corruption of "Metal Link" and possibly a reference to Maetel from Galaxy Express 999
Chinese (simplified)	梅提鲁林库[?] Méitílǔ Línkù	Transliteration of Japanese name
Chinese (traditional)	梅提魯林庫[?] Méitílǔ Línkù	Transliteration of Japanese name
Dutch	Domino[?]	-
French	Scaramuche[?]	From Scaramouche (a commedia dell'arte character)
German	Domino[?]	-
Italian	Domino[?]	Could either be a reference the game of the same name (considering how Cloaker's Italian name also derives from a game) or from the verb dominare ("to dominate"); despite the masculine name it is depicted as a female character
Korean	메탈링크[?] Metal Ringkeu	From the Japanese name
Spanish	Domino[?]	-

Domino (Fused)

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	メーテルリンク２ Doruto Rinku 2	Domino 2
	メーテルリンク (合体)[?] Doruto Rinku (Gattai)	Domino (Union)
Chinese (simplified)	梅提鲁林库 (合体)[?] Duōlǔtè Línkù (Hétǐ)	Domino (Union)
Chinese (traditional)	梅提魯林庫 (合體)[?] Duōlǔtè Línkù (Hétǐ)	Domino (Union)
Dutch	Domino (gefuseerd)[?]	Domino (fused)
French	Scaramuche (fusionné)[?]	Domino (fused)
German	Domino (fusioniert)[?]	Domino (fused)
Italian	Domino (fusa)[?]	Domino (fused)
Korean	메탈링크 (합체)[?] Metal Ringkeu (Hapche)	Domino (Union)
Spanish	Domino (fusionado)[?]	Domino (fused)

Trivia

• Domino's phrase "It's clobbering time!" is a quote from the Marvel Universe character The Thing. Punchinello says the same phrase during a part of his battle. In the remake, Domino says "I'll clobber you!" instead.