Speardovich
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| 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, Jonathan Jones 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.
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, and he will use it every three turns. Speardovich's other special moves include Flame Stone, Willy Wisp, and Pierce. Speardovich's attack and defense are the highest of any story-related boss encounter in the game. However, Speardovich is weak to Thunder. Every third turn, Speardovich will use Mirage attack!, which will create a clone of himself.
The copy is identical to the original in appearance and is also simply known as "Speardovich", but it has a different Thought Peek, different attacks, and lower stats and HP. When the clone has lost all of its 500 HP or after a few turns pass, it merges back with the original Speardovich. These clones 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 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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)
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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." | ||||||||
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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?" | ||||||||
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- 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 it without even soiling my hands! I’m such a genius, it scares me sometimes! No wonder I’m so important.")
- Japanese:
Gallery
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Citizen disguise
Elder disguise
Speardovich in the Nintendo Switch remake
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ヤリドヴィッヒ[?] Yaridovihhi |
From「槍」(yari, "spear") and the Slavic name ending -ovich | |
| 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 |
Speardovich | |
| Spanish | Lanzadovich[?] | From lanza ("spear") and the Slavic name ending -ovich |
