Rat Funk

“Squeek, squeek...”

—Rat Funk, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Rat Funks are blue rodents that reside in Kero Sewers and the Forest Maze in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. They are cowardly creatures, and will often run away from battle. Rat Funks are also extremely fast, allowing them to attack Mario's party members before they have time to react. Since these rodents are fairly weak, they tend to travel in numbers or with stronger monsters, including Hobgoblins. In battle, a Rat Funk attacks by slapping its tail at a party member. Their tails can also be used to poison their enemies. As such, Antidote Pins are the recommended accessory to wear when in Rat Funk-infested territory. In the Forest Maze, Rat Funks battle in large groups (about five Rat Funks per group) to make up for their weakness relative to other monsters in the forest.

Trivia

• Rat Funks are named after the insulting name "rat fink", the word "rat" (which is what they are), and the word "funk" (meaning "strange smell"; they are first encountered in sewers. (Another time "rat fink" was used was at a particular time in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, during the final battle with Fawful.