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Axem Rangers
Artwork of the Axem Rangers from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Leader Axem Red
Members
AXEM RED: We fight for evil!
AXEM BLACK: We live for disorder!
AXEM GREEN: We like what we do!
AXEM PINK: We struggle for chaos!
AXEM YELLOW: We are...
...the AXEM RANGERS!!
Axem Rangers, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

The Axem Rangers are a team of teenage[1] warriors within the Smithy Gang and appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its Nintendo Switch remake. There are five members, each with their own distinct traits and abilities. Each member has a similar trait to any one member of Mario's group: Black has high speed and fights mainly with non-elemental special attacks like Geno, Green specializes in elemental magic but lacks physical strength like Mallow, Pink is female and uses both healing and status-affecting magic while having the lowest attack and HP like Peach, Yellow is the bulkiest member while boasting the highest physical attack and defense like Bowser, and Red is the leader while being a balanced fighter like Mario. However, all five of them wield a small axe in combat. Additionally, the Axem Rangers have their own battleship, aptly named the Blade. Axem Red is the leader of the group. The Axem Rangers are a parody of the Super Sentai series in Japan, which is the basis for the Power Rangers series in the United States.

History[edit]

Axem Rangers
The Axem Rangers prepare for battle

During the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the Axem Rangers appear as the last weapon-themed boss encountered outside of Bowser’s Keep. Their presence is mentioned once by Speardovich, but they do not debut until the very end of the sixth Star Piece arc. After Mario and company journey through Barrel Volcano and defeat the Czar Dragon, they discover the Star Piece seemingly unguarded. Mario attempts to collect it in the usual fashion but is thwarted by Axem Red, who steals the star at the very last second before Mario can touch it. The Axem Rangers then each appear, introducing themselves with catchphrases and action poses, satirizing the classical depiction of superheroes and supervillains in mainstream media. Followed closely by Mario & co., the Axem Rangers escape to their battleship, the Blade, and are officially encountered outside the volcano once Mario jumps onto the deck of the airship.

As a boss fight, the Axem Rangers present multiple targets for the player to consider attacking. Once defeated, each Ranger has a brief dialogue with Axem Red and then stops taking their turn despite remaining present on the battlefield. Once all five HPs have reached 0, the Axem Rangers then combine their HPs into a single 999-point health bar representing the Blade's core power source, which only attacks with the devastating Breaker Beam and marks the last enemy to be defeated as part of the game’s story before Mario & company finally make it back to Bowser’s Keep for the end of the game. Monochromatic versions of the Axem Rangers called Machine Mades are encountered in the Weapon World, each resembling one of the original Axem Rangers in appearance, stats, and moveset.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Pink
Battle idle animation of Axem Pink from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 400 FP 200 Speed 25
Location(s) Barrel Volcano Attack 120 Magic attack 80
Role Boss Defense 80 Magic defense 100
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 25% Magic evade 10% Spells Petal Blast, Recover, Mega Recover
Weak Fire Strong Ice, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks Mini Light Beam (CS)
Coins 0 Exp. points 10 Items None
Psychopath "Red, WRONG POSITION!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Black
Axem Black HP 550 FP 100 Speed 35
Location(s) Barrel Volcano Attack 140 Magic attack 4
Role Boss Defense 120 Magic defense 40
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 30% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak Thunder Strong Fear, Sleep, Critical Sp. attacks Bomb Toss, Spritz Bomb (CS)
Coins 0 Exp. points 40 Items None
Psychopath "You're[sic] timing stinks!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Red
Battle idle animation of Axem Red from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 800 FP 100 Speed 30
Location(s) Barrel Volcano Attack 150 Magic attack 24
Role Boss Defense 100 Magic defense 80
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 10% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak Ice Strong Fire, Fear, Sleep, Critical Sp. attacks Vigor up!, "Glowing Shot"
Coins 0 Exp. points 40 Items None
Psychopath "I'm all thumbs today!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Yellow
Battle idle animation of Axem Yellow from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 600 FP 100 Speed 3
Location(s) Barrel Volcano Attack 170 Magic attack 6
Role Boss Defense 130 Magic defense 60
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak Jump Strong Thunder, Poison, Sleep, Critical Sp. attacks Bubble Shot, Body Slam (CP)
Coins 0 Exp. points 40 Items None
Psychopath "We're lookin' GOOD!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Axem Green
Battle idle animation of Axem Green from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 450 FP 200 Speed 20
Location(s) Barrel Volcano Attack 110 Magic attack 90
Role Boss Defense 60 Magic defense 120
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 20% Spells Meteor Blast, Solidify, Static E!
Weak Ice Strong Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks Elegy
Coins 0 Exp. points 20 Items None
Psychopath "Are we done here?"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Axem Pink
Artwork of Axem Pink from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 400 Weak Elements Fire Drops N/A
Exp. 0 Weak Statuses FearPoison Rare Drops N/A
Found in Barrel Volcano
Monster List profile She considers herself the princess of the group. Meeting an actual princess has done nothing to change her mind on this point.
Thought Peek "Red really missed his mark there."
Animations
Super Mario RPG enemy
Axem Black
Artwork of Axem Black from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 550 Weak Elements Lightning Drops N/A
Exp. 0 Weak Statuses PoisonMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Barrel Volcano
Monster List profile He's cool and composed...but like all the Axem Rangers, something about him is a bit pathetic. He got his beloved sunglasses at a dollar store.
Thought Peek "Red's pose was off, wasn't it? Are we good?"
Animations
Super Mario RPG enemy
Axem Red
Artwork of Axem Red from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 800 Weak Elements Ice Drops N/A
Exp. 0 Weak Statuses PoisonMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Barrel Volcano
Monster List profile Though he is the de facto leader of the Axem Rangers, he's so careless that he often flubs his poses, intro speeches, and group formations.
Thought Peek "Ugh! I got the pose wrong."
Animations
Super Mario RPG enemy
Axem Yellow
Artwork of Axem Yellow from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 600 Weak Elements Jump Drops N/A
Exp. 0 Weak Statuses FearMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Barrel Volcano
Monster List profile Always calm and doesn't sweat the small stuff. The other Axem Rangers think he's aloof, but he hasn't bothered to notice.
Thought Peek "That group pose went off without a hitch."
Animations
Super Mario RPG enemy
Axem Green
Artwork of Axem Green from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 450 Weak Elements Ice Drops N/A
Exp. 0 Weak Statuses FearPoison Rare Drops N/A
Found in Barrel Volcano
Monster List profile Considers himself the looker of the team. He tires easily, not from being out of shape, but from too much hot yoga.
Thought Peek "Are we done here?"
Animations

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese オノレンジャー[?]
Ono Renjā
Axe Rangers
5人[?]
Go-ri
5 People before battle introduction
Chinese (simplified) 斧头连者[?]
Fǔtóu Liánzhě
Axe Rangers
Chinese (traditional) 斧頭連者[?]
Fǔtóu Liánzhě
Axe Rangers
Dutch Bijlbende[?] Axe Gang
French Bande des Klashs[?] Klash Gang; a portmanteau of "clash" and hache ("axe")
German Beilbande[?] Hatchet Gang
Italian Banda degli Axem[?] Axem Gang
Korean 액스레인저[?]
Aekseu Reinjeo
Axe Rangers
Spanish Comando Hachazo[?] Axe Blow Commando

Trivia[edit]

  • In the English SNES version, the Blade is mistakenly referred to as "Axem Rangers". The player actually fights the ship, not their combined forces. This is given the appropriate label in the remake.
  • Not counting the Blade, the Axem Rangers are the only main Smithy Gang members (aside from Exor) who do not appear in the ending parade.
  • In the SNES version, individual color palettes for the teleportation animations used by the Axem Rangers exist in the game's code, who inexplicably all use Red's color teleportation palette in the final game. The Switch remake rectifies this and gives the Rangers their own teleportation colors.
  • The scene where the Axem Rangers attempt to flee Mario upon noticing his pursuing them was rewritten from the Japanese version. Originally, they realized they had not actually announced themselves and considered going back to Mario to redo their introduction before Green points out that he had already caught up with them. The English localization has them instead express disgust at Mario's mustache with Green then berating Yellow for not realizing he is in fact Mario.[2]
  • When defeated individually, the Axem Rangers will say the following quotes:
    • AXEM RED: Ooh, my head is spinning!
    • AXEM GREEN: I've got a headache!
    • AXEM RED: You're totally out of shape!
    • AXEM YELLOW: I'm... hungry!!
    • AXEM RED: Chew on your tongue!
    • AXEM BLACK: I broke my shades!
    • AXEM RED: Serves ya right!
    • AXEM PINK: My make-up's running!
    • AXEM RED: Then change brands!

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller (1996). Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 4.
  2. ^ Mandelin, Clyde (June 15, 2017). Super Mario RPG English/Japanese Comparison, Part 10/13 [Legends of Localization stream] (1:07:25). YouTube (English). Retrieved July 22, 2023.