Exor

“Halt! Who goes there? A trespasser! This castle now belongs to us, the "Smithy Gang". It's our first step towards taking over this world! And if it weren't for nosey characters like YOU... We'd practically OWN this world! So let's see you deal with THIS!”

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

Exor is a massive sword-like member of the Smithy Gang and a major antagonist in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Exor is actually composed of four parts: the Left Eye, the Right Eye, the Mouth (which is inexplicably translated Neosquid), and the skull-shaped pommel (named Exor) that controls the entire body. Exor is used as an inter-dimensional gateway between Mario's dimension, home of the Mushroom Kingdom, and Smithy's dimension, where Smithy's Factory is located.

The image of Exor embedded in Bowser's Keep is one of the primary images used to represent the game. Aside from the world map and Vista Hill, it is on the title screen, the front of the American box art, and the back of the Japanese box art.

History

The scene where Exor crashes into Bowser's Keep, seen in promotional artwork

Exor, on his descent to Bowser's Keep, shatters the Star Road, breaking off seven Star Pieces, thus eliminating the power of wishes from the world. The giant sword crashes into Bowser's Keep, sending Mario, Bowser, and Toadstool (who were battling in the castle) flying to other regions of the world. The keep is occupied by the Smithy Gang, and is used as Smithy's base of operations in Mario's world.

Mario returns to Bowser's Keep in an attempt to find Princess Toadstool, only to meet Exor. Exor claims the keep in the name of the Smithy Gang and destroys the bridge linking Bowser's Keep to the rest of the world, requiring Mario to find another way in.

Eventually, after collecting six Star Pieces, Mario returns to Bowser's Keep via a bus driver from Nimbus Land. After defeating Boomer, Mario and his party are brought to the roof of the castle, where they engage Exor. In battle, the pommel of the sword (actually called Exor) must be defeated in order to win, but cannot be damaged until both eyes have been disabled. Following his defeat, Exor inhales the party, transporting them to Smithy's dimension.

After Smithy is defeated, Exor disappears entirely.

Stats

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Exor
	HP	1800	FP	0	Speed	200
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (second visit)	Attack	0	Magic attack	0
	Role	Boss	Defense	120	Magic defense	80
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	None	Strong	Thunder, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical (when protected)	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	100	Items	None
Psychopath	"Gotta mow the lawn soon."

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Right Eye
	HP	500	FP	200	Speed	17
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (second visit)	Attack	128	Magic attack	82
	Role	Support	Defense	100	Magic defense	36
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Bolt, Diamond Saw, Mega Drain, Flame Stone, Dark Star, Blast
	Weak	Jump, Fire	Strong	Thunder, Sleep, Critical	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	30	Items	None
Psychopath	"I've got an astigmatism!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Left Eye
	HP	300	FP	200	Speed	21
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (second visit)	Attack	153	Magic attack	47
	Role	Support	Defense	130	Magic defense	80
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	Jump, Fire	Strong	Thunder, Sleep, Critical	Sp. attacks	Gunk Ball, Venom Drool, S'crow Bell
	Coins	0	Exp. points	30	Items	None
Psychopath	"I can't see a thing!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Neosquid
	HP	800	FP	200	Speed	20
	Location(s)	Bowser's Keep (second visit)	Attack	180	Magic attack	86
	Role	Support	Defense	80	Magic defense	50
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Solidify, Aurora Flash, Corona, Static E!, Flame Wall, Water Blast
	Weak	None	Strong	Sleep, Critical	Sp. attacks	Carni-Kiss, Lulla-Bye
	Coins	0	Exp. points	40	Items	None
Psychopath	"I'm so utterly alone..."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	カリバー[?] Karibā	A partial wordplay off of the legendary sword "Excalibur," as well as possibly "caliber."

Gallery

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  Artwork of Exor looming over Bowser's Keep

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  Sprite of Exor falling onto Bowser's Keep

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  Sprite of Exor in the scene where he destroys the bridge

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  Exor visible from Vista Hill

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  Exor's body as it is displayed in the background of his battle

Trivia

• In a television commercial promoting the American release of the game, this character was erroneously referred to as "Smithy the Sword", probably also suggesting that he was the main antagonist of the game.
• According to his Psychopath thoughts, Exor has astigmatism in his right eye and is blind in the left one.
• Exor is the only Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars boss (aside from the Yaridovich clones) that is not immune to Geno Whirl's ability to deal 9999 damage if executed properly.
• Exor's name may refer to Excalibur, the sword from the story of King Arthur.
• Exor is one of only four bosses where the heroes leave the screen without actually posing when the victory screen comes up, the others being the Axem Rangers/Blade, Boomer, and Knife Guy/Grate Guy.