Bodyguard

This article is about the enemy from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. For Rabbid Mario's technique from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, see Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle § Main Heroes.

Bodyguard
First appearance	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance	Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of	Shymore
Variants Bodyguard (Machine Made)

“You picked the WRONG people not to bounce with, bub!”

—Bodyguard, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Bodyguards are a variety of Shymore that act as Claymorton's personal guards, appearing in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. They are almost identical to normal Shymores, except they have marginally different stats and they do not give out experience points or coins when defeated. The reason they are Claymorton's bodyguards is that they were there when he took over the Mushroom Castle. They still can be defeated with lightning magic, although they are more resistant to magic damage than their normal counterparts.

When Mario first arrives in the throne room of the Mushroom Castle, he is confronted by six Bodyguards and Claymorton himself. Two of the Bodyguards attempt to attack Mario, but they are deflected away by the plumber. The four remaining Bodyguards and Claymorton then attack Mario, beginning the battle for the first Star Piece. During the fight, Claymorton will sometimes jump off-screen, not returning until Mario has defeated all four Bodyguards. Claymorton also has the ability to summon four more Bodyguards after all the originals have been destroyed, and will repeatedly do so especially when he is low on HP. Mario cannot win the battle until all remaining Bodyguards are eliminated, even if Claymorton is defeated. After Claymorton is destroyed, the two remaining Bodyguards originally deflected by Mario will leave to inform Smithy of Claymorton's demise.

Bodyguards, labeled "Shysters" in parenthesis in the Player's Guide, are also one of the few generic enemies made into Machine Mades at the Weapon World.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Bodyguard
	HP	30	FP	3	Speed	15
	Location(s)	Mushroom Castle	Attack	20	Magic attack	19
	Role	Support	Defense	22	Magic defense	12
	Bonus Flower	HP Max! (30%)	Yoshi Cookie	None	Morph rate	0%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Drain
	Weak	None	Strong	Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"Boing, boing, boing."

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Machine Made (Shyster)
	HP	100	FP	250	Speed	36
	Location(s)	The Weapons' World	Attack	135	Magic attack	90
	Role	Common	Defense	95	Magic defense	65
	Bonus Flower	None	Yoshi Cookie	Mushroom	Morph rate	100%
	Evade	10%	Magic evade	0%	Spells	Drain
	Weak	None	Strong	None	Sp. attacks	None
	Coins	0	Exp. points	0	Items	None
Psychopath	"Boing, boing, boing."

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Bodyguard
	HP	30	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	0	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Mushroom Kingdom
	Monster List profile	They got roped into being Claymorton's bodyguards because they happened to be standing there. Otherwise, they're not much stronger than other Shymores.
	Thought Peek	"Boing, boing, boing."
	Animations

Super Mario RPG enemy
Bodyguard (Machine Made)
	HP	100	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	0	Weak Statuses		Rare Drops	N/A
	Found in	Weapon World
	Monster List profile	From weakest to strongest, it goes Shymore, Bodyguard, Springer, then Machine Made Bodyguard. But at the end of the day, it's still a minion.
	Thought Peek	"Boing, boing, boing."
	Animations

Gallery

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  Artwork from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

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  Idle sprite from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

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  Machine Made idle sprite from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

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  Bodyguard (Machine Made), Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	しんえいたい[?] Shin'eitai	Bodyguard
Chinese (simplified)	亲卫队[?] Qīnwèiduì	Bodyguard
Chinese (traditional)	親衛隊[?] Qīnwèiduì	Bodyguard
Dutch	Lijfwacht[?]	Bodyguard
French	Unité d'élite[?]	Elite unit
German	Leibwache[?]	Bodyguard
Italian	Guardaspalle[?]	Bodyguard; lit. "back-watcher"/"he who watches your back"
Korean	친위대[?] Chinwidae	Bodyguard
Spanish	Escolta[?]	Bodyguard