Belome
| Belome | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
- “C-can't s-stand it! The hunger-the HUNGER!”
- —Belome, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Belome (pronounced "Bel-õm") is a dog-like monster that is perpetually hungry and a minor boss featured in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. He is encountered by Mario and Mallow in Kero Sewers and by the whole party in Land's End. During the first battle, the monster will eat Mallow after a few turns. Mario can rescue Mallow by attacking Belome continuously, although Belome may still eat him subsequent times. If Mario falls while Mallow is in Belome's stomach, the game will end. Besides eating Mallow, Belome attacks by licking his opponents and casting Scarecrow Funk.
In the rematch, Belome trades the Scarecrow Funk attack for more sleeping spells, including Light Bubble and Aurora Flash. He also not only eats party members, but also creates clones of them: Mario Clone, Mallow Clone, Geno Clone, Bowser Clone, and Peach Clone (called "Toadstool 2" clone in the original SNES game, to stay under the character limit). If Mallow uses Thought Peek on the clones, their thoughts reflect the actual characters' thoughts, with the exception of Mario, whose "....." is a reference to his role as a silent protagonist in the game. In the original game, any active clones must be defeated if Belome is defeated first, whereas in the remake once Belome is defeated, any active clones are instantly defeated.
History
Before entering Kero Sewers, Mallow advises Mario that his grandfather told him to "watch out for Belome", although Mallow does not appear to know what Belome is beyond his name.
After exploring the sewers, Mario and Mallow enter a large, mostly empty room with Belome standing in the center. Mallow panics upon realizing the monster before them is Belome, who then attacks them. After battling and defeating him, he tells the heroes the cryptic message: "If you defeat me, you still won't beat me. Beware the flood!" and warps away. When he leaves, the switch he stands on is released, causing the floodgate to open, with the water sweeping Mario and Mallow into Midas River.
Later in the game Mario and his allies travel to Land's End, where they discover Belome Temple and find Belome in it. Mario's party again battles Belome and defeat him. After this battle, Belome declares he is starving and disappears for the rest of the game. However, if Mario and his party travel back to Belome Temple, they will discover a golden Belome statue guarding a room full of treasure. If Mario presents the statue the key from Monstro Town, the golden effigy will eat the key and disappear, allowing him to claim the treasure for himself.
In the Nintendo Switch remake, Belome makes a wish after Smithy is defeated. His wish is for his scratchy throat to go away. Mario and his allies can find Belome in his temple, in which they can battle him again to help remove his scratchy throat. In this fight, he creates stronger clones of the characters he eats, with each summoned clone providing a barrier to protect Belome. After the battle, Belome's throat is cured. Belome also appears in the ending photo. After Culex 3D is defeated, and before the credits start, Belome can be seen at Tadpole Pond with Toads, Toadofsky and the Frog Sage.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- The taste of Mario's party (According to Belome)
- "Ack! Sour!" (Mario)
- "YES! THIS is YUMMY~" (Mallow)
- "Bitter, but not bad..." (Geno)
- "Yuck! How repulsive!" (Bowser)
- "Mmm, tastes peachy..." (Princess Peach, in reference to her name)
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Belome | |||||||||
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HP | 500 | FP | 30 | Speed | 4 | |||
| Location(s) | Kero Sewers | Attack | 30 | Magic attack | 15 | ||||
| Role | Boss | Defense | 25 | Magic defense | 20 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | None | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 10% | Spells | None | ||||
| Weak | Thunder | Strong | Sleep, Critical | Sp. attacks | S'crow Funk, Sleep-Sauce | ||||
| Coins | 40 | Exp. points | 30 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "I just...wanna sleep." | ||||||||
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Belome (Temple) | |||||||||
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HP | 1200 | FP | 250 | Speed | 4 | |||
| Location(s) | Belome Temple | Attack | 120 | Magic attack | 20 | ||||
| Role | Boss | Defense | 80 | Magic defense | 40 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | None | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 25% | Spells | Aurora Flash, Light Beam, Lulla-Bye | ||||
| Weak | None | Strong | Sleep, Critical | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 20 | Exp. points | 80 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "Gotta yummy in my tummy!" | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
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| Belome | |||||||||
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HP | 500 | Weak Elements | 
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 30 | Weak Statuses |   
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Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Kero Sewers | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | On occasion, you may see someone pronounce it "Bel-ōm", but the proper way is "Bel-õm." Take care to pronounce that "O" correctly! | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "I'm happiest when I sleep, you know." | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
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| Belome (Temple) | |||||||||
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HP | 1200 | Weak Elements | N/A | Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 84 | Weak Statuses |
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Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Belome Temple | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | Who knows where he went off to or what he was doing, but that rascally Belome—or rather, Belõme—has shown his face again. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "I'm also happiest when I'm eating." | ||||||||
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| Scratchy-Throat Belome | |||||||||
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HP | 4600 | Weak Elements |
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 84 | Weak Statuses |
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Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Belome Temple | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | Belome has lived in Belome Temple since long before people started calling the Frog Sage a sage, back in the days when he had just grown his hind legs. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "My throat's all scratchy. Life would be better if it wasn't." | ||||||||
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Gallery
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Artwork of Venom and Belome by Kazuyuki Kurashima
The golden Belome statue in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
The golden Belome statue in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
The first battle against Belome in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Post-game epilogue scene in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Names in other languages
Belome
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ベロ～ム[?] Bero~mu |
From「ベロ」(bero, a colloquialism for "tongue") and possibly「ムシャムシャ」(musha-musha, onomatopoeia for eating ravenously), with a nonstandard wave dash like in the character's dialog (not reflected in translation); rendered "Berom" in the Shogakukan guide[1] The profile instructs the player to pronounce the name as「ベロ～ム」(Bero~mu) instead of「ベローム」(Berōmu) |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 长舌妖[?] Chángshé Yāo |
Long-tongue Monster The profile instructs the player to pronounce the homograph「长」(cháng, "long" / zhǎng, "to grow") in the same way as「尝」(cháng, to taste) instead of「涨」(zhǎng, to increase) |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 長舌妖[?] Chángshé Yāo |
Long-tongue Monster | |
| Dutch | Smakker[?] | Agent nouns of smakken ("loud munching") | |
| French | Langloute[?] | Pun on langue ("tongue") and glouton ("glutton") | |
| German | Bellom[?] | Derived from Bellen ("bark") and the English name | |
| Italian | Slingordo[?] | Portmanteau of slinguazzare (slang for "to lick"; can also mean "slurring") and ingordo ("glutton") | |
| Korean | 낼름이[?] Naelleumi |
From 낼름 (naelleum, onomatopoeia of licking) and Korean noun-forming suffix ~이 ("-i") | |
| Spanish | Canvoraz[?] | Portmanteau of can ("dog") and voraz ("glutton") |
Scratchy-Throat Belome
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ベロ～ム (のどがチクチク)[?] Bero~mu (Nodo ga Chiku-chiku) |
Belome (Prickly Throat) | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 长舌妖 (㬋咙刺刺的)[?] Chángshé Yāo (Hóu lóng cì cì de) |
Belome (Prickly Throat) | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 長舌妖 (㬋腳刺刺的)[?] Chángshé Yāo (Hóu lóng cì cì de) |
Belome (Prickly Throat) | |
| French | Langloute (mal de gorge)[?] | Belome (sore throat) | |
| German | Kratzhals-Bellom[?] | Scratchy throat Belome | |
| Italian | Slingordo (mal di gola)[?] | Belome (sore throat) | |
| Korean | 낼름이 (목이 따끔따끔)[?] Naelleumi (Mog-i Ttakkeum-Ttakkeum) |
Belome (Prickly Throat) | |
| Spanish | Canvoraz ronco[?] | Hoarse Belome |
References
- ^ Super Mario RPG Final Edition. Page 2. "The Berom Shrine"
