Enigma
Official artwork of Enigma 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)
Variants

Enigmas are enemies in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. Although an Enigma resembles a large, purple bat with what looks like a pig's snout, the monster is actually a colony of smaller bats that come together to create one larger Enigma. The large Enigma resembles the small bats that make the monster up, and can reform into different shapes, such as an arrow.

Enigmas are commonly found in the mines of Moleville. However, Enigmas do not fight by themselves; they always fight with other monsters on their side. In a battle, an Enigma fights by separating into smaller bats and attacking the intruder. They also know the spell Echofinder which causes the Mute status ailment, preventing an opponent from using special attacks.

A variant of Enigma, known as Enigmax, can be found in the Sunken Ship.

Profiles and statisticsEdit

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsEdit

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Enigma
  HP 150 FP 100 Speed 25
Location(s) Coal Mines Attack 55 Magic attack 30
Role Common Defense 40 Magic defense 35
Bonus Flower HP Max! (50%) Yoshi Cookie Energizer Morph rate 75%
Evade 20% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak Jump Strong None Sp. attacks Echofinder
Coins 5 Exp. points 10 Items Maple Syrup (5%)
Psychopath "Gather around! Watch it!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)Edit

Super Mario RPG enemy
Enigma
  HP 150 Weak Elements   Drops N/A
Exp. 10 Weak Statuses      Rare Drops Maple Syrup
Found in Mole Mines
Monster List profile You'd think that they get along since they always act as a team. But word is that on their off days, they do their own thing and barely even talk.
Thought Peek "Group up! Don't break ranks! Looking at you, left ear! You're drooping!"
Animations

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バットン[?]
Batton
Derived from "bat" and「豚」(ton, on'yomi reading of "pig"), referring to their pig-like nose; shared with the bats from Super Mario Galaxy
Chinese 猪鼻蝙蝠[?]
Zhūbí Biānfú
Pig-nosed Bat
Dutch Enigma[?] -
French Chauve-série[?] From chause-souris ("bat") and série ("series")
German Enigma[?] -
Italian Maialello[?] Portmanteau of maiale ("pig") and pipistrello ("bat") or indovinello ("riddle")
Korean 배튼[?]
Baeteun
Transliteration of the Japanese name
Spanish Enigma[?] -