Hobgoblin
| Hobgoblin | |||
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) | ||
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Hobgoblins are undead enemies that inhabit Kero Sewers in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. Their name refers to a type of household spirit in English folklore, which would pull pranks on citizens and do work around the house. They wear ragged clothing and carry lanterns, making them resemble the Lantern Ghosts from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Hobgoblins also slightly resemble scarecrows. These enemies never fight by themselves; they always accompany other enemies like Rat Funks, Boo or Shadow.
In battle, Hobgoblins attack by clawing their opponents. Additionally, Hobgoblins can use a number of magic spells that cause status ailments. One such attack is Dark Claw, which Poisons one of Mario's allies and causes 50% more damage than their normal claw attack. The other is Elegy, which Mutes a party member, making them unable to perform special attacks. Since they are undead, Hobgoblins can be instantly destroyed with Pure Water.
More powerful variants of Hobogoblins known as Straw Heads are found in the Sunken Ship.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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| Hobgoblin | |||||||||
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HP | 50 | FP | 8 | Speed | 5 | |||
| Location(s) | Kero Sewers | Attack | 22 | Magic attack | 8 | ||||
| Role | Common | Defense | 22 | Magic defense | 12 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | HP Max! (60%) | Yoshi Cookie | Pure Water | Morph rate | 100% | ||||
| Evade | 0% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | None | ||||
| Weak | Fire | Strong | None | Sp. attacks | Dark Claw, Elegy | ||||
| Coins | 3 | Exp. points | 4 | Items | Pure Water (25%), Pure Water (5%) | ||||
| Psychopath | "Havin' a blast today!" | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
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| Hobgoblin | |||||||||
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HP | 50 | Weak Elements | 
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Drops | Pure Water | |||
| Exp. | 4 | Weak Statuses |    
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Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Kero Sewers | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | Since becoming undead, they've sung nothing but elegies each day. But they do wish they could sometimes sing upbeat, happy songs as well. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "I'm feelin' it more than usual today, baby!" | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ピエール[?] Piēru |
Pierre | |
| Chinese | 皮耶鲁[?] Píyēlǔ |
Pierre; from the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Hobgoblin[?] | - | |
| French | Croquemiteux[?] | Portmanteau of "croque-mitaine" (bogeyman) and "miteux" (shabby) | |
| German | Moderling[?] | From "vermodern" (to decompose) and the diminutive suffix "-ling" | |
| Italian | Lanternotto[?] | From "lanterna" (lantern) and the diminutive masculine suffix "-otto" | |
| Korean | 피에르[?] Piereu |
Pierre; from the Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Trasgo[?] | Imp or goblin |
