K-9

K-9
A K-9 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)
Variants Chow
Comparable Bowbow

K-9s (known by their full name Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9s on the Monster List in the Nintendo Switch remake) are basic enemies that are found in Bandit's Way in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. The enemy's name is a pun on the word "canine", and is also the nickname of police dogs and the police dog unit. A stronger variant called Chow is found in Land's End.

In the overworld, K-9s tend to walk slowly, either in random paths or slowly following Mario and his party. In the second area of Bandit's Way, two K-9s wander the grounds underneath the flying tile path. If Mario and his party defeat one, another one replaces it. A K-9 in the third area guards a treasure box, while four K-9s in the fourth area of the level chase Mario. As the K-9s of the second area, another K-9 respawns.

Mario can acquire an invincibility star in the fourth area, which causes all the K-9s to move faster, including the pursuing ones.

K-9s fight in groups of two or three and are often fought alongside Spikeys or Frogogs. In battle, they attacks by biting, and have a couple of special attacks. They can use the Howl attack to inflict the Fear status condition, or the Fangs attack that deals 50% more damage than usual.

In the remake's Monster List entry, it states that the species is officially named "Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9", though its name is simply displayed as "K-9" in battle. This is also referenced in the Monster List entry for Chow.

An unused enemy, Juju, mentions K-9 in its thought.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
K-9
	HP	30	FP	100	Speed	19
	Location(s)	Bandit's Way	Attack	13	Magic attack	1
	Role	Common	Defense	13	Magic defense	10
	Bonus Flower	Once Again! (30%)	Yoshi Cookie	Energizer	Morph rate	75%
	Evade	0%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	None
	Weak	None	Strong	None	Sp. attacks	Fangs, Howl
	Coins	0	Exp. points	2	Items	None
Psychopath	"May I take a BITE?"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
K-9
	HP	30	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	2	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Bandit's Way
	Monster List profile	Their official name is "Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9." Due to character count limitations, it displays as simply "K-9" in game.
	Thought Peek	"Can I have a bite?"
	Animations

• Thought in other languages:
  • Japanese:
    ‥‥かんでもいい？
    (Translation: ...Can I have a bite?)

• Monster List profile in other languages:
  • Japanese:
    正式名称せいしきめいしょうは「アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ」だが、ゲーム内ないでま文字数もじすうの制限せいげんにより、「ハイイヌ」とだけ表記ひょうきされる。
    (Translation: The official name is "Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu", but in the game it is written only as "Haiinu" due to character limitations.)

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  Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Names in other languages

K-9

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ハイイヌ[?] Haiinu	Play on「灰色はいいろ」(haiiro, "gray") and「犬いぬ」(inu, "dog")
Chinese	灰狗狗[?] Huī Gǒugǒu	Gray Doggy
Dutch	Lupo[?]	From lupo (Italian for "wolf")
French	Griffard[?]	Portmanteau of griffe ("claw"), the pejorative suffix -ard, and possibly gris ("gray")
German	Hunderlich[?]	Pun on Hund ("dog") and wunderlich ("bizarre")
Italian	K-Nino[?]	Pun on canino ("canine")
Korean	하이도그[?] Haidogeu	From part of the Japanese name and English word "dog"
Spanish	K-Nino[?]	Pun on canino ("canine")

Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ[?] Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu	Bluish-tinged Gray Dog
Chinese (simplified)	带蓝色调的灰狗狗[?] Dài lán sèdiào de Huī Gǒugǒu	Blueish-Tinged K-9
Chinese (traditional)	帶有藍色調的灰狗狗[?] Dài lán sèdiào de Huī Gǒugǒu	Blueish-Tinged K-9
Dutch	Grijsblauw getinte Lupo[?]	Gray-blue-tinged K-9
French	Griffardeus caeruleum grignotici[?]	Pseudo-Latin name using Griffard ("K-9"), caeruleum (Latin for "blue"), and grignoter ("to nibble")
German	Hungerlichus Hunderlichus[?]	Pseudo-Latin name using Hunger and Hunderlich ("K-9")
Italian	K-Nino grigio-blu-argento[?]	Gray-blue-silver K-9
Korean	푸르스름한 희색빛 하이도그[?] Pureuseureumhan Huinsaek Bit Haidogeu	Blueish Gray-Tinged K-9
Spanish (NOA)	K-Nino de color gris azulado[?]	Blueish gray-colored K-9
Spanish (NOE)	K-Nino de color gris tirando a azul[?]	Blue-tinged gray-colored K-9