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During the start of his invasion of the Mushroom World, Smithy gets the gigantic sword, [[Exor]], to occupy [[Bowser's Keep]]. Once there, Smithy establishes his base of operations in Bowser's Keep on Mushroom World (while Smithy's Factory remains the main headquarters of the Smithy Gang). During the battle that ensues, [[Bowser]]'s forces are either eliminated or defected to the Smithy Gang. With the [[Koopa Troop]] out of the picture, Smithy sets his sights on the rest of the world. Additionally, during the initial invasion, Exor inadvertently shatters the [[Star Road]], the source of wishes in the world. Although he does not know this at the time, without the power of wishes in play, Smithy would have an easier time conquering the planet.

Once [[Bowser's Keep]] is occupied, Smithy sends out his various lieutenants to terrorize the people of the planet and to recover the [[Star Piece (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Star Pieces]] that have the potential to restore wishes to the world. Smithy did not want anyone returning the Star Pieces to Star Road, as the road's recovery would allow the power of wishes to counter the power of the Smithy Gang's weapons.

*The knife monster, [[Mack]], conquers the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and acquires the first Star Piece.

*The bow creature, [[Bowyer]], attacks the people of [[Rose Town]] with poisoned arrows and finds the second Star Piece.

*The spear monster, [[Yaridovich]], occupies [[Seaside Town]] and takes the fifth Star Piece, which was previously owned by [[Jonathan Jones]].

However, all of Smithy's operations ae foiled by [[Mario]] and his allies [[Mallow]], [[Geno]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[King Bowser]]. Occupied towns are liberated and the Star Pieces fell into the hands of Mario's party.

Eventually, Mario's band of heroes liberates Bowser's Keep and enters Smithy's dimension via Exor. Once there, they plan to eliminate the threat of Smithy and his weapons once for all. The heroes battle past mechanical minions and the factory's management staff, eventually reaching the supreme leader of the Smithy Gang in his forge. Smithy is busy creating new weapons when Mario and company first meet him. As it turns out, Smithy has the last Star Piece embedded in his body, presumably to prevent anyone from restoring the power of wishes to the world. Smithy calmly asks Mario to turn over his Star Pieces and, when Mario refuses, an epic battle commences.

Eventually, Mario and company defeat Smithy in combat. The mechanical leader becomes infuriated and begins slamming the floor with his sledgehammer. A few of his minions arrive, begging him to calm down and to stop smashing the floor (as the foundation was just built the day before). However, an enraged Smithy ignores their warnings and continues pounding the floor. As a result, the floor collapses and Mario, his allies and the diabolical Smithy fall into the basement of the factory. Once there, Smithy reveals his true form: he is not a bearded mechanical monster, but a metal shape-shifter. Indeed, several robotic heads that look identical to Smithy's true form can be seen littered on the floor of the basement, as well as in the background of the dungeon.

In this shape-shifting form, Smithy is nearly unstoppable. Nevertheless, the heroes overcome the many forms of Smithy, overloading Smithy's body with heat. In the end, Smithy self-destructs and the last Star Piece is recovered by Mario and his friends. With all seven Star Pieces in hand, Geno is able to repair the Star Road and restore the power of wishes to the world. The Smithy Gang invasion ends, and peace returns to Mushroom World.