King Calamari

Not to be confused with King Kaliente.

King Calamari
Species	Blooper
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)

“Good job...I'll let you through...If you can get past ME, first, that is.”

—King Calamari, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

King Calamari is a giant Bloober, and a minor boss encountered in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. It sank Jonathan Jones' ship (as chronicled in various logs found throughout the vessel) and was locked in the Treasure Room. Mario has to work out a six-letter word before he can enter the Treasure Room using clues provided in various rooms of the ship. After Mario learns the word is "pearls", King Calamari allows him in the Treasure Room to battle.

After defeating King Calamari, Mario and his allies gain access to the lower section of the Sunken Ship.

Battle

When the battle starts, the player encounters three tentacles in each of the first two sequences; the tentacles attack by either slamming a party member or throwing one high into the air. The latter attack does not reduce a party member's HP, but it induces the Fear status effect regardless of immunity. The last sequence is fought against King Calamari's main body and two other tentacles. Even if King Calamari is defeated, the remaining tentacles need to be destroyed to finish the battle.

In battle, King Calamari can use Ink Blast, Sand Storm and Venom Drool.

Statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
King Calamari
	HP	800	FP	100	Speed	8
	Location(s)	Sunken Ship	Attack	100	Magic attack	30
	Role	Boss	Defense	80	Magic defense	40
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Sand Storm, Drain Beam
	Weak	Fire	Strong	Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical	Sp. attacks	Ink Blast, Venom Drool
	Coins	100	Exp. points	100	Items	None
Psychopath	"The ship's MINE! SCRAM!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Tentacles (Left)
	HP	260	FP	100	Speed	21
	Location(s)	Sunken Ship	Attack	82	Magic attack	35
	Role	Support	Defense	50	Magic defense	40
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	Fire	Strong	Sleep, Mute	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"Keep me in cool!"

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Tentacles (Right)
	HP	200	FP	100	Speed	21
	Location(s)	Sunken Ship	Attack	87	Magic attack	35
	Role	Support	Defense	70	Magic defense	23
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	Fire	Strong	Sleep, Mute, Critical	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"You wouldn't...EAT me?!"

Japanese Psychopath quotes

King Calamari

• この船はワシのもんじゃき、さっさとかえらんかい！ (This ship belongs to me, so get out of here!)

Tentacles (Left)

• 火で、あぶらないでね。(Don't burn it with fire.)

Tentacles (Right)

• もしかして、おれを食べる気じゃ！？(Are you trying to EAT me!?)

Names in other languages

King Calamari

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese (traditional)	章魚壺魷魷[?] Zhāngyúhú Yóuyóu	Octopus Pot Blooper
Spanish	Rey Calamari[?]	King Calamari

Tentacles

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese (traditional)	魷魚腳[?] Yóuyújiǎo	Squid Leg

Trivia

• King Calamari's name is from calamari, a term for edible, fried squids. "Calamari" is also the word for squid in Greek and Italian; in Spanish, the word for squid is similar, "calamar." However, King Calamari was most likely named directly after the food term.
• In the Japanese version of the game, the password to get to King Calamari is「すいぞくかん」(suizokukan), which translates to "aquarium" rather than "pearls."
• The "tentacles" appear to actually be arms, as the suction cups travel all the way up, as opposed to simply being on the end.