Ring-a-Ding
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- Not to be confused with Ding-a-Ring.
| Ring-a-Ding | |
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 A Ring-a-Ding 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) |
- “Wake up sleepy heads!”
- —Ding-A-Ling, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Ring-a-Ding, originally known as Ding-A-Ling, is a pair of small bell-like creatures and a member of the Smithy Gang in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake.
Mario and his allies encounter Ring-a-Ding in the Weapon World. They, along with Count Down, guard an early part of the world.
Ring-a-Ding can attack physically or use special moves, such as Dark Star, which is similar to the special attack used by Mallow, but targets a single character for high damage, Doom Reverb, which casts Mute against a single character and Fear Roulette, which KOs a party member at random. It can also chant "Time is marching on!" which will cause Count Down to skip ahead hours. Immediately before an attack, stars will shine in front of the bell that is initiating the next attack. A line indicates "Time is marching on!", a circle indicates a physical attack, a flashing star indicates Dark Star, a triangle indicates Doom Reverb / Spore Chimes / Scarecrow Bell, and a flashing circle indicates Fear Roulette.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Ding-A-Ling | |||||||||
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HP | 1200 | FP | 100 | Speed | 10 | |||
| Location(s) | The Weapons' World | Attack | 180 | Magic attack | 20 | ||||
| Role | Support | Defense | 120 | Magic defense | 50 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | None | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Dark Star | ||||
| Weak | Thunder | Strong | Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical | Sp. attacks | S'crow Bell, Doom Reverb, Spore Chimes, Fear Roulette | ||||
| Coins | 0 | Exp. points | 30 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "Wake up sleepy heads!" | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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| Ring-a-Ding | |||||||||
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HP | 1200 | Weak Elements | 
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 30 | Weak Statuses | N/A | Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Weapon World | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | The morning bell (right) and the evening bell (left) come together to form a single Ring-a-Ding. They're watching around the clock to startle oversleepers awake. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Wake up, everyone. It's morning." | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リンリン[?] Rinrin |
Japanese onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling, and a reduplication of「鈴」(rin, "bell" in the on'yomi reading) | |
| リンリン ( Rinrin (Tokei no Beru) |
Ring-Ring (Watch's Bell) | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 铃铃[?] Líng líng |
Chinese onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling; and a reduplication of「铃」(líng, "bell") | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 鈴鈴[?] Líng líng |
Chinese onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling; and a reduplication of「鈴」(líng, "bell") | |
| Dutch | Klingaling[?] | Corruption for klingeling (Dutch onomotopoeia for a bell ringing), partially based on the English name | |
| French (NOA) | Dingue dong[?] | From dingue ("crazy") and "ding dong" (onomatopoeia for a bell ringing) | |
| French (NOE) | Ding dingue[?] | From "ding dong" (onomatopoeia for a bell ringing) and dingue ("crazy") | |
| German | Klingelinger[?] | From Klingeling (onomatopoeia for a bell ringing) | |
| Italian | Dling Ling[?] | Onomatopoeia for bell's jingling | |
| Korean | 딸랑딸랑[?] Ttallang-ttallang |
Korean onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling | |
| Spanish | Tilintín[?] | Portmanteau of tilín and tin (onomatopoeias for a bell ringing) |
References
- ^ Super Mario RPG Final Edition, page 102.
