Chow
Battle idle animation of a Chow from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variant of K-9

Chows are a stronger variant of K-9s that appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars in Land's End. They have no weaknesses, although they are the most basic enemies in Land's End. In their Thought Peek thought, Chows claim to have already fought Mario, which suggests that they may be the same as K-9s Mario fought previously.

Similar to K-9, Chows can use Howl to inflict Fear. However, in place of Fangs, Chows use the more powerful Claw, and can additionally attack with Poison.

A Chow also appears as a friendly character in Monstro Town, where he will keep track on the greatest number of consecutive Super Jumps performed by Mario. The Chow awards the Attack Scarf and Super Suit if Mario has performed at least 30 and 100 consecutive jumps respectively.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Chow
  HP 80 FP 100 Speed 27
Location(s) Land's End, Belome Temple, Bean Valley, The Trial Course Attack 82 Magic attack 8
Role Common Defense 77 Magic defense 28
Bonus Flower Attack Up! (50%) Yoshi Cookie Fright Bomb Morph rate 100%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak None Strong Fear, Sleep Sp. attacks Poison, Howl, Claw
Coins 3 Exp. points 15 Items None
Psychopath "Hey, I fought you already!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario RPG enemy
Chow
  HP 80 Weak Elements N/A Drops N/A
Exp. 15 Weak Statuses    Rare Drops N/A
Found in Land's End
Monster List profile When becoming a Chow, a Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9's fur changes from blueish-tinged gray, making it stronger than a Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9.
Thought Peek "Oh! It's Mario! I'm fighting Mario! Me!"
Animations
  • Thought Peek quote in other languages:
    • Japanese:
      あ! マリオだ! マリオと戦ってんだ。 おれ。
      (Translation: Ah! It's Mario! I'm fighting Mario. Me.)

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハイイヌドライ[?]
Haiinu Dorai
K-9 Dry
French Crognard[?] Portmanteau of "croc" (fang) and "charognard" (scavenger)
German Köterlich[?] From "köter" (mutt) and "Hunderlich" (K-9)
Italian K-None[?] Pun on "cagnone" (big dog)
Korean 하이도그드라이[?]
Haidogeu Deulai
K-9 Dry; from the Japanese name
Spanish Mordiscón[?] Pormanteau of "mordisco" (chow) and the augmentative suffix "-ón"