Domino
Image of Domino from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
Domino in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
“It's clobbering time!”
Domino, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Domino is a jester and high-ranking member of the Smithy Gang, and a boss fought in the Weapon World of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. In battle, he fights alongside his partner Cloaker and has a pet snake, Mad Adder. Like Cloaker, his design is heavily influenced by depictions of ancient Middle Eastern culture; in his case, he wears a veil and brightly colored stripes and is shaped like a hookah, with the rope in back resembling a hookah's hose. His use of a giant cobra also ties into this influence.

Both Cloaker and Domino challenge Mario's party to a battle after he has fallen into a trap. In battle, Domino has strengths in magic use, though he has a physical weakness; his partner, Cloaker, complements the weakness by excelling at physical attacks. If Cloaker is defeated first, Domino retreats to his pet snake, the Mad Adder, and the two fuse, leading to another phase in the fight.

Profiles and statisticsEdit

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsEdit

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Domino
  HP 900 FP 250 Speed 25
Location(s) The Weapons' World Attack 65 Magic attack 120
Role Boss Defense 80 Magic defense 150
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Flame Stone, Lightning Orb, Blizzard
Weak None Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks Endobubble
Coins 0 Exp. points 60 Items None
Psychopath "MAGIC! DEAL with it!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Domino (on Mad Adder)
  HP 900 FP 250 Speed 25
Location(s) The Weapons' World Attack 65 Magic attack 120
Role Support Defense 80 Magic defense 150
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Diamond Saw, Light Beam, Ice Rock, Blizzard, Solidify, Bolt
Weak None Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks None
Coins 0 Exp. points 60 Items None
Psychopath "Sho...sho...shocked!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)Edit

Super Mario RPG enemy
Domino
  HP 900 Weak Elements N/A Drops N/A
Exp. 0 Weak Statuses N/A Rare Drops N/A
Found in Weapon World
Monster List profile He looks exactly like a magician, and he mainly attacks using spells. I get wanting a magic boss here, but what happened to the whole "weapon world" shtick?
Thought Peek "I'll cast a spell on you. It's magic!"
Animations
Super Mario RPG enemy
Domino (Fused)
  HP 900 Weak Elements N/A Drops N/A
Exp. 0 Weak Statuses N/A Rare Drops N/A
Found in Weapon World
Monster List profile He may look like he's just riding on his snake's head, but Domino insists that they have formed a single creature.
Thought Peek "There's no feeling like blowing away your enemies. ♡"
Animations

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

DominoEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メーテルリンク[?]
Mēteru Rinku
A corruption of "Metal Link" and possibly a reference to Maetel from Galaxy Express 999
Chinese (simplified) 梅提鲁林库[?]
Méitílǔ Línkù
Transliteration of Japanese name
Chinese (traditional) 梅提魯林庫[?]
Méitílǔ Línkù
Transliteration of Japanese name
Dutch Domino[?] -
French Scaramuche[?] From Scaramouche (a commedia dell'arte character)
German Domino[?] -
Italian Domino[?] Could either be a reference the game of the same name (considering how Cloaker's Italian name also derives from a game) or from the verb dominare ("to dominate"); despite the masculine name it is depicted as a female character
Korean 메탈링크[?]
Metal Ringkeu
From the Japanese name
Spanish Domino[?] -

Domino (Fused)Edit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メーテルリンク2[1]
Doruto Rinku 2
Domino 2
メーテルリンク (合体)[?]
Doruto Rinku (Gattai)
Domino (Union)
Chinese (simplified) 梅提鲁林库 (合体)[?]
Duōlǔtè Línkù (Hétǐ)
Domino (Union)
Chinese (traditional) 梅提魯林庫 (合體)[?]
Duōlǔtè Línkù (Hétǐ)
Domino (Union)
Dutch Domino (gefuseerd)[?] Domino (fused)
French Scaramuche (fusionné)[?] Domino (fused)
German Domino (fusioniert)[?] Domino (fused)
Italian Domino (fusa)[?] Domino (fused)
Korean 메탈링크 (합체)[?]
Metal Ringkeu (Hapche)
Domino (Union)
Spanish Domino (fusionado)[?] Domino (fused)

TriviaEdit

  • Domino's phrase "It's clobbering time!" is a quote from the Marvel Universe character The Thing. Punchinello says the same phrase during a part of his battle. In the remake, Domino says "I'll clobber you!" instead.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 1996. Super Mario RPG Final Edition. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4091025382. Page 102.