Speardovich
| Speardovich | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) | |
| Species | Spear/Robot |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
- “I’m such a genius, it scares me sometimes. No wonder I’m so important!”
- —Speardovich, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Speardovich, originally known as Yaridovich, is a commander of the Smithy Gang in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and the remake, and a master of disguise. He is a shape-shifting robot that is also able to split into multiple copies of himself. However, Speardovich cannot change colors, and as such, any form he takes exists in shades of gray and red. In his true form, Speardovich resembles a spear. Speardovich is shown to be arrogant, boasting about his superiority and high status within Smithy's forces. He also implies that he tends to appeal to his superiors' ego to get ahead.
Speardovich is charged with acquiring the fifth Star Piece. To trick Mario, Speardovich kidnaps the population of Seaside Town and imprisons them in a large building, then impersonates them all with his shape-shifting and duplication powers. When Mario arrives in the town, Speardovich, in his disguise as the Town Elder, asks the hero to retrieve the Star Piece for him.
When Mario returns with the Star Piece, Speardovich, with several of his duplicates, reveals that he is a member of the Smithy Gang and asks that Mario turn over the Star Piece to him; for every time he refuses, he sends his doubles to tickle the Town Elder with a feather until Mario agrees. After he hands it over, Speardovich and the clones run off to return to Smithy.
At the coast, Speardovich is waiting for the Blade to show up when Mario arrives, and when the group tries to swim away, Johnny appears and blocks their path. With nowhere to run, Speardovich assumes his true form and battles Mario and his allies. After he is defeated, Mario obtains the Star Piece, as well as the Shed Key that unlocks the building trapping Seaside Town's true inhabitants.
Speardovich returns as a Machine Made, a gray, mass-produced copy of the original. Interestingly, it can split into four Machine Made Drill Bits with the Multiplier move. Although not to the degree of Claymorton's Machine Made version, Speardovich is implied in the remake to retain memories of the original due to insisting he not lose "this time."
Speardovich can be seen in the parade during the end credits, along with Claymorton and Bowyer, in which all three are pounded by Smithy's hammer.
Battle
Speardovich always starts his battle using Water Blast. This is followed by using Water Blast, Flame Stone, or Will-O-Wisp for two turns, after which Speardovich will use Mirage Attack to create a duplicate of himself.
While duplicated, Speardovich instead uses physical attacks, such as attaching his head to the tip of his spear, and using it to hit a party member. He can also use Pierce, or shoot a small glowing orb. The duplicate mostly uses regular physical attacks, but may also use Meteor Blast, Static Electricity, or Bolt. After the duplicate attacks twice, it merges back to Speardovich, and the pattern restarts.
Speardovich's attack and defense are the highest of any story-related boss encounter in the game. He is, however, weak to Thunder. The duplicate is identical to the original in appearance and is also simply known as "Speardovich", but it has a different thought, different attacks, and lower stats and HP. When the duplicate has lost all of its 500 HP or after a few turns pass, it merges back with the original Speardovich. These duplicates are the only bosses besides Exor that Geno Whirl can do 9999 damage to.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Yaridovich | |||||||||
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HP | 1500 | FP | 100 | Speed | 20 | |||
| Location(s) | Seaside Town | Attack | 125 | Magic attack | 70 | ||||
| Role | Boss | Defense | 85 | Magic defense | 75 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | None | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Water Blast, Flame Stone, Willy Wisp | ||||
| Weak | Thunder | Strong | Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical | Sp. attacks | Pierce, "Glowing Shot" | ||||
| Coins | 150 | Exp. points | 120 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "My promotion's at stake!" | ||||||||
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaridovich (Double) | |||||||||
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HP | 500 | FP | 100 | Speed | 16 | |||
| Location(s) | Seaside Town | Attack | 100 | Magic attack | 60 | ||||
| Role | Support | Defense | 40 | Magic defense | 10 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | None | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Meteor Blast, Static E!, Bolt | ||||
| Weak | Thunder | Strong | Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 0 | Exp. points | 0 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "I'm not the real McCoy!" | ||||||||
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Made (Yaridovich) | |||||||||
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HP | 800 | FP | 250 | Speed | 18 | |||
| Location(s) | The Weapons' World | Attack | 180 | Magic attack | 90 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 130 | Magic defense | 50 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | None | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Flame Stone, Meteor Blast | ||||
| Weak | None | Strong | Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 50 | Exp. points | 180 | Items | Rock Candy (25%) | ||||
| Psychopath | "My promotion's at stake!" | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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| Speardovich | |||||||||
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HP | 1500 | Weak Elements | 
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 120 | Weak Statuses | N/A | Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Seaside Town | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | He fervently desires promotion, and is desperate for his boss, Smithy, to like him. He's good at butting in to take cheap jabs at his colleagues. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "If I lose, I can kiss that promotion goodbye." | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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| Speardovich (Duplicate) | |||||||||
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HP | 500 | Weak Elements |
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 0 | Weak Statuses | N/A | Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Seaside Town | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | His fervent desire for promotion and desperation for Smithy's approval is unchanged, even as a duplicate. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Can they tell I'm a fake?" | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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| Speardovich (Machine Made) | |||||||||
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HP | 800 | Weak Elements | N/A | Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 180 | Weak Statuses | N/A | Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Weapon World | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | If all the Machine Made Speardoviches sought promotions, the Smithy Gang would have an impossibly top-heavy organizational chart. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "I can't lose this time. My promotion is on the line." | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
- Website description:
- Japanese:
カジオーが送り込んだ、武器軍団の一人。ヤリの姿をしていて、出世欲が強い。
「自分の手は よごさずに、ほしい物を 手にいれる！ オレは なんて 頭がいいんだ！ そりゃあ、出世もするわな。」
(Translation: A member of the Smithy Gang, sent by Smithy. He has the form of a spear and a strong desire for career advancement.
"And to think I got the star without even soiling my hands! I'm such a genius, it scares me sometimes. No wonder I'm so important!")
- Japanese:
Gallery
Artwork, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Citizen disguise
Elder disguise
Idle sprite, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Idle sprite of Machine Made version, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Speardovich in the Nintendo Switch remake
Speardovich (Machine Made), Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤリドヴィッヒ[?] Yaridovihhi |
From「槍」(yari, "spear") and the Slavic name ending "-ovich" | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 长枪维希[?] Chángqiāng Wéixī |
From「长枪」(chángqiāng, "spear") and transliteration of "-vich" | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 長槍維希[?] Chángqiāng Wéixī |
From「長槍」(chángqiāng, spear) and transliteration of "-vich" | |
| Dutch | Speerovic[?] | From speer ("spear") and the Slavic name ending "-ovich" transliterated into Dutch | |
| French | Javelinovitch[?] | From javeline ("javelin") and the Slavic name ending "-ovich" transliterated into French | |
| German | Speerfried[?] | From Speer ("spear") and the German name ending -fried | |
| Italian | Lancidovic[?] | From lancia ("spear") and the Slavic name ending "-ovich" transliterated into Italian | |
| Korean | 스피어도비치[?] Seupieodobichi |
Transliteration of the English name | |
| Spanish | Lanzadovich[?] | From lanza ("spear") and the Slavic name ending "-ovich" |
- Yarid / Speary
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤロー[?] Yarō |
Pun on「野郎」(yarō, "chap") and「槍」(yari, "spear") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 家伙[?] Jiāhuo |
Chap | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 傢伙[?] Jiāhuo |
Chap | |
| Dutch | Speertje[?] | Speary | |
| French (NOA) | Javelinot[?] | From javeline ("javelin") with the diminutive suffix "-ot" | |
| French (NOE) | gredin de Javelin[?] | Javelin scoundrel | |
| German | alten Speerkopf[?] | ol' Spearhead | |
| Italian | Lancy[?] | - | |
| Korean | 녀석[?] Nyeoseok |
Chap | |
| Spanish (NOA) | sinvergüenza de Lancy[?] | Lancy scoundrel | |
| Spanish (NOE) | granuja de Lanci[?] | Lanci scoundrel |
Duplicate
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤリドヴィッヒ Yaridovihhi Bunshin |
Speardovich Duplicate | |
| ヤリドヴィッヒ（分身）[?] Yaridovihhi (Bunshin) |
Speardovich (Duplicate) | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 长枪维希（分身）[?] Chángqiāng Wéixī (Fēnshēn) |
Speardovich (Duplicate) | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 長槍維希（分身）[?] Chángqiāng Wéixī (Fēnshēn) |
Speardovich (Duplicate) | |
| Dutch | Speerovic (duplicaat)[?] | Speardovich (duplicate) | |
| French | Javelinovitch (duplicata)[?] | Speardovich (duplicate) | |
| German | Speerfried (Duplikat)[?] | Speardovich (duplicate) | |
| Italian | Lancidovic (duplicato)[?] | Speardovich (duplicate) | |
| Korean | 스피어도비치(분신)[?] Seupieodobichi (Bunsin) |
Speardovich (Duplicate) | |
| Spanish | Lanzadovich (duplicado)[?] | Speardovich (duplicate) |
References
- ^ Super Mario RPG Final Edition, page 100.
