Domino
| Domino | |
|---|---|
 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 statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domino | |||||||||
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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) | |||||||||
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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)
| Super Mario RPG enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domino | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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| Domino (Fused) | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
Gallery
Artwork in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Idle sprite in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Idle sprite in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Fused Domino in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Names in other languages
Domino
| 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 | 梅提鲁林库[?] 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)
| 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 | 梅提鲁林库 (合体)[?] 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) |
Trivia
- 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.
References
- ^ 1996. Super Mario RPG Final Edition. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4091025382. Page 102.
