Fire Crystal
| Fire Crystal | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Crystal |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
The Fire Crystal is an enemy encountered in battle alongside the optional boss Culex in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Like Culex and the other crystals, it is from the dimension of Vanda and met in a portal leading to that world found in Monstro Town.
True to its name, the Fire Crystal uses largely fire-based attacks, including Flare, Flame, and Flame Wall. It rounds these attacks out with the moves Hot Shot and Fire Saber.
It is weak against Ice-based attacks. It has greater Magic Defense than the next-in-line Water Crystal. Combined with its exceptional Magic Attack, it can be considered an even more difficult opponent than even the Earth Crystal.
In the Nintendo Switch remake, the Fire Crystal initially returns in the Culex boss fight where it retains its two-dimensional 16-bit appearance, offering a stark contrast to the game's revamped and updated 3D graphics. However, a post-game rematch gives it a full model, called Fire Crystal 3D, as well as the other crystals and its master. In this form, defeating it causes it to use Vigor Force before shattering, giving all its allies an attack boost.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Crystal | |||||||||
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HP | 2500 | FP | 250 | Speed | 10 | |||
| Location(s) | Monstro Town | Attack | 0 | Magic attack | 130 | ||||
| Role | Support | Defense | 100 | Magic defense | 60 | ||||
| Bonus Flower | Attack Up! (0%) | Yoshi Cookie | None | Morph rate | 0% | ||||
| Evade | 10% | Magic evade | 0% | Spells | Drain, Flame, Mega Drain, Flame Wall, Corona | ||||
| Weak | Ice | Strong | Fire, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical | Sp. attacks | None | ||||
| Coins | 0 | Exp. points | 40 | Items | None | ||||
| Psychopath | "I gotta vacuum tonight!" | ||||||||
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Crystal | |||||||||
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HP | 2500 | Weak Elements | 
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 0 | Weak Statuses | N/A | Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Monstro Town | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | A crystal with mastery over fire. It has a burning dissatisfaction with its master, who is trying to turn the fire of justice into a malevolent force. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "I can't keep up with Master Culex anymore." | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Crystal 3D | |||||||||
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HP | 3500 | Weak Elements |
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Drops | N/A | |||
| Exp. | 0 | Weak Statuses | N/A | Rare Drops | N/A | ||||
| Found in | Monstro Town | ||||||||
| Monster List profile | A crystal with the power of fire. It's unhappy with its master, who wants to use the fire of justice for evil. | ||||||||
| Thought Peek | "Master Culex certainly has grown impressive." | ||||||||
| Animations | |||||||||
| Other stats for Fire Crystal 3D[1] | |
|---|---|
| FP | 250 |
| Attack | 0 |
| Defense | 110 |
| Magic Attack | 140 |
| Magic Defense | 80 |
| Speed | 10 |
| Evade | ? |
| Spells | Hot Shot, Flame, Fire Saber, Flame Wall, Flare |
| Special Moves | Attack Lock, Vigor Force (upon defeat) |
| Element Resistances | Fire |
| Status Resistances | Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute |
| Other Resistances | Lamb's Lure/Sheep Attack, Geno Whirl, Pure Water, Yoshi Cookie |
| Coins | 0 |
- Thought Peek quote in other languages (Fire Crystal 3D):
- Japanese:
ダンナも ずいぶんと りっぱになったモンだなぁ。
(Translation: I'm amazed at how much he's improved.)
- Japanese:
Names in other languages
Fire Crystal
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ひのクリスタル[?] Hi no Kurisutaru |
Fire Crystal | |
Honō no Kurisutaru |
Flame Crystal | ||
| Chinese | 火之水晶[?] Huǒ Zhī Shuǐjīng |
Fire Crystal | |
| French | Cristal de feu[?] | Fire crystal | |
| German | Feuerkristall[?] | Fire Crystal | |
| Italian | Cristallo fuoco[?] | Fire crystal | |
| Korean | 파이어크리스털[?] Paieo Keuliseuteol |
Fire Crystal | |
| Spanish | Cristal fuego[?] | Fire crystal |
Fire Crystal 3D
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ひのクリスタル ( Hi no Kurisutaru (Rittai) |
Fire Crystal (three-dimensional) | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 火之水晶 (立体)[?] Huǒ Zhī Shuǐjīng (Lìtǐ) |
Fire Crystal (three-dimensional) | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 火之水晶 (立體)[?] Huǒ Zhī Shuǐjīng (Lìtǐ) |
Fire crystal (three-dimensional) | |
| French | Cristal de feu 3D[?] | Fire crystal 3D | |
| German | Feuerkristall 3D[?] | Fire Crystal 3D | |
| Italian | Cristallo fuoco 3D[?] | Fire crystal 3D | |
| Korean | 파이어크리스털 (입체)[?] Paieo Keuliseuteol (Ibche) |
Fire Crystal (three-dimensional) | |
| Spanish | Cristal fuego 3D[?] | Fire crystal 3D |
Trivia
- All four of the Crystals originally appeared in Final Fantasy and featured prominently in Final Fantasy IV, from which Culex's theme music comes.
- Paper Mario, which was conceived as a sequel, has the Crystal Bits serving much the same purpose and appearance alongside the Crystal King.
External links
References
- ^ Super Mario RPG Speedruns - Misc. stats and data
- ^ Super Mario RPG Final Edition, page 100.
