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|image = [[Image:K-9_SMRPG.png|150px]]
|image=[[File:K-9_SMRPG.png|200px]]
|name = K-9
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|location = [[Bandit's Way]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|hp = 30
|variants=[[Chow]]
|attack = 13
|comparable=[[Bowbow]]
|defense = 13
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|mgattack = 1
'''K-9s''' are basic [[List of enemies|enemies]] that are found in [[Bandit's Way]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. The enemy's name is a pun on the word "{{wp|Caninae|canine}}", and is also the nickname of police dogs and the police dog unit. A stronger variant called [[Chow]] is found in [[Land's End]].
|mgdefense = 10
|attacks = [[Howl]], [[Fangs]]
|strengths = None
|weaknesses = None
|itemdropped = None
|flower = [[ONCE AGAIN! Flower]]
|cookie = [[Energizer]]
|related = [[Chow]]
|coinsdropped = 0
|expgained = 2
|psychopath = May I take a BITE?}}
'''K-9s''' are blue wolf monsters that wear red shoes and live in [[Bandit's Way]] during the events of ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. They are relatives of the [[Chow]]s from [[Land's End]].


In the overworld, K-9s tend to walk very slowly, either in random paths or slowly honing in on an intruder. In the second area of Bandit's Way, two K-9s wander the grounds underneath the flying [[Board]] path. If one is destroyed by [[Mario]], another one will replace it at the edge of the area, meaning there will always be two K-9s in the area regardless of how many Mario eliminates. A K-9 in the third area guards a [[Treasure Box]], while four K-9s in the fourth area of the level will actually pursue Mario, albeit very slowly. Like the K-9s of the second area, any defeated K-9 will be regenerated near the edges of the screen. Mario can also acquire an invincibility [[Star]] in the fourth area, which for some reason causes all the K-9s to become extremely fast. Curiously, instead of running away from the invincible Mario, the K-9s will foolishly continue to home in on Mario, running right into him and being instantly destroyed. Moreover, since any defeated K-9s will be regenerated, these fresh K-9s will also rush [[Invincible Mario]] at high speeds, perishing like the ones that came before them. While Mario is invincible, he can earn a lot of [[Experience Point]]s and perhaps even a couple [[Level Up]]s due to high number of K-9s he can potentially destroy.  
In the overworld, K-9s tend to walk slowly, either in random paths or slowly following [[Mario]] and his party. In the second area of Bandit's Way, two K-9s wander the grounds underneath the flying [[block (Super Mario RPG)|block]] path. If Mario and his party defeat one, another one replaces it. A K-9 in the third area guards a [[treasure chest|treasure box]], while four K-9s in the fourth area of the level chase Mario. As the K-9s of the second area, another K-9 respawns.


In battle, a K-9 attacks by biting with its sharp teeth. Additionally they do have a couple of special attacks. K-9s can use the [[Howl]] attack to instill [[fear]] in their opponents, weakening their attack and defense. K-9s can also use the powerful [[Fangs]] attack, a vicious bite that causes 50% more damage than usual.<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/file/588739/30935 Super Mario RPG Battle Mechanics Guide] by newmansage. "Enemy Skills" section.</ref> A successful Howl followed by a Fangs attack can be devastating. K-9s fight in groups of two or three and are often accompanied into battle by [[Spikey]]s or [[Frogog]]s.
Mario can acquire an invincibility [[Super Star|star]] in the fourth area, which causes all the K-9s to move faster, including the pursuing ones.


==Names in Other Languages==
K-9s fight in groups of two or three and are often fought alongside [[Spikey (Super Mario RPG)|Spikey]]s or [[Frogog]]s. In battle, they attacks by biting, and have a couple of special attacks. They can use the [[Howl]] attack to inflict the [[Fear]] status condition, or the [[Fangs]] attack that deals 50% more damage than usual.
{{Foreignname
 
In the remake's [[Monster List]] entry, it states that the species is officially named "Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9", though its name is simply displayed as "K-9" in battle. This is also referenced in the Monster List entry for Chow.
 
An unused enemy, [[Reacher|Juju]], mentions K-9 in its [[Thought Peek|thought]].
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=K-9|image=[[File:SMRPG K-9 idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
 
===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=K-9}}
{{Multilang profile
|type=Thought in other languages
|Jap=‥‥かんでもいい?
|JapM=...Can I have a bite?
}}
{{Multilang profile
|type=[[Monster List]] profile in other languages
|Jap={{ruby|正式名称|せいしきめいしょう}}は「アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ」だが、ゲーム{{ruby|内|ない}}でま{{ruby|文字数|もじすう}}の{{ruby|制限|せいげん}}により、「ハイイヌ」とだけ{{ruby|表記|ひょうき}}される。<ref>[https://topics-cdn.nintendo.co.jp/image/2023/09/11112941904024/0/79773_ml.jpg]</ref>
|JapM=The official name is "Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu", but in the game it is written only as "Haiinu" due to character limitations.
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMRPG NS K-9.png|[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
===K-9===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハイイヌ
|Jap=ハイイヌ
|JapR=Hai Inu
|JapR=Haiinu
|JapM=}}
|JapM=Play on「{{ruby|灰色|はいいろ}}」(''haiiro'', "gray") and「{{ruby|犬|いぬ}}」(''inu'', "dog")
|Chi=灰狗狗
|ChiR=Huī Gǒugǒu
|ChiM=Gray Doggy
|Dut=Lupo
|DutM=From ''lupo'' (Italian for "wolf")
|Fre=Griffard
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''griffe'' ("claw"), the pejorative suffix ''-ard'', and possibly ''gris'' ("gray")
|Ger=Hunderlich
|GerM=Pun on ''Hund'' ("dog") and ''wunderlich'' ("bizarre")
|Ita=K-Nino
|ItaM=Pun on ''canino'' ("canine")
|Kor=하이도그
|KorR=Haidogeu
|KorM=From part of the Japanese name and English word "dog"
|Spa=K-Nino
|SpaM=Pun on ''canino'' ("canine")
}}


==Trivia==
===Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9===
*The enemy's name "K-9" is a pun on the word "Canine".
{{foreign names
*The unused enemy, [[Reacher|Juju]], mentions a K-9 in its [[psychopath]].
|Jap=アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ
*It's name is a reference to the robotic dog "K-9" from "Doctor Who"
|JapR=Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu
|JapM=Blueish-Tinged Gray Dog
|ChiS=带蓝色调的灰狗狗
|ChiSR=Dài lán sèdiào de Huī Gǒugǒu
|ChiSM=Blueish-Tinged K-9
|ChiT=帶有藍色調的灰狗狗
|ChiTR=Dài lán sèdiào de Huī Gǒugǒu
|ChiTM=Blueish-Tinged K-9
|Dut=Grijsblauw getinte Lupo
|DutM=Gray-blue-tinged K-9
|Fre=Griffardeus caeruleum grignotici
|FreM=Pseudo-Latin name using ''Griffard'' ("K-9"), ''caeruleum'' (Latin for "blue"), and ''grignoter'' ("to nibble")
|Ger=Hungerlichus Hunderlichus
|GerM=Pseudo-Latin name using ''Hunger'' and ''Hunderlich'' ("K-9")
|Ita=K-Nino grigio-blu-argento
|ItaM=Gray-blue-silver K-9
|Kor=푸르스름한 희색빛 하이도그
|KorR=Puleuseuleumhan Huinsaeg Bich Haidogeu
|KorM=Blueish Gray-Tinged K-9
|SpaE=K-Nino de color gris tirando a azul
|SpaEM=Blue-tinged gray-colored K-9
|SpaA=K-Nino de color gris azulado
|SpaAM=Blueish gray-colored K-9
}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:21, April 21, 2024

K-9
SMRPG: Artwork of a K-9
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variants
Comparable

K-9s are basic enemies that are found in Bandit's Way in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. The enemy's name is a pun on the word "canine", and is also the nickname of police dogs and the police dog unit. A stronger variant called Chow is found in Land's End.

In the overworld, K-9s tend to walk slowly, either in random paths or slowly following Mario and his party. In the second area of Bandit's Way, two K-9s wander the grounds underneath the flying block path. If Mario and his party defeat one, another one replaces it. A K-9 in the third area guards a treasure box, while four K-9s in the fourth area of the level chase Mario. As the K-9s of the second area, another K-9 respawns.

Mario can acquire an invincibility star in the fourth area, which causes all the K-9s to move faster, including the pursuing ones.

K-9s fight in groups of two or three and are often fought alongside Spikeys or Frogogs. In battle, they attacks by biting, and have a couple of special attacks. They can use the Howl attack to inflict the Fear status condition, or the Fangs attack that deals 50% more damage than usual.

In the remake's Monster List entry, it states that the species is officially named "Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9", though its name is simply displayed as "K-9" in battle. This is also referenced in the Monster List entry for Chow.

An unused enemy, Juju, mentions K-9 in its thought.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
K-9
Battle idle animation of a K-9 from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 30 FP 100 Speed 19
Location(s) Bandit's Way Attack 13 Magic attack 1
Role Common Defense 13 Magic defense 10
Bonus Flower Once Again! (30%) Yoshi Cookie Energizer Morph rate 75%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak None Strong None Sp. attacks Fangs, Howl
Coins 0 Exp. points 2 Items None
Psychopath "May I take a BITE?"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Super Mario RPG enemy
K-9
Image of a K-9 from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 30 Weak Elements N/A Drops N/A
Exp. 2 Weak Statuses FearPoisonSleepMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Bandit's Way
Monster List profile Their official name is "Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9." Due to character count limitations, it displays as simply "K-9" in game.
Thought Peek "Can I have a bite?"
Animations
  • Thought in other languages:
    • Japanese:
      ‥‥かんでもいい?
      (Translation: ...Can I have a bite?)
  • Monster List profile in other languages:
    • Japanese:
      正式名称せいしきめいしょうは「アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ」だが、ゲームないでま文字数もじすう制限せいげんにより、「ハイイヌ」とだけ表記ひょうきされる。[1]
      (Translation: The official name is "Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu", but in the game it is written only as "Haiinu" due to character limitations.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

K-9[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ハイイヌ
Haiinu
Play on「灰色はいいろ」(haiiro, "gray") and「いぬ」(inu, "dog")

Chinese 灰狗狗
Huī Gǒugǒu
Gray Doggy

Dutch Lupo
From lupo (Italian for "wolf")
French Griffard
Portmanteau of griffe ("claw"), the pejorative suffix -ard, and possibly gris ("gray")
German Hunderlich
Pun on Hund ("dog") and wunderlich ("bizarre")
Italian K-Nino
Pun on canino ("canine")
Korean 하이도그
Haidogeu
From part of the Japanese name and English word "dog"

Spanish K-Nino
Pun on canino ("canine")

Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ
Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu
Blueish-Tinged Gray Dog

Chinese (simplified) 带蓝色调的灰狗狗
Dài lán sèdiào de Huī Gǒugǒu
Blueish-Tinged K-9

Chinese (traditional) 帶有藍色調的灰狗狗
Dài lán sèdiào de Huī Gǒugǒu
Blueish-Tinged K-9

Dutch Grijsblauw getinte Lupo
Gray-blue-tinged K-9
French Griffardeus caeruleum grignotici
Pseudo-Latin name using Griffard ("K-9"), caeruleum (Latin for "blue"), and grignoter ("to nibble")
German Hungerlichus Hunderlichus
Pseudo-Latin name using Hunger and Hunderlich ("K-9")
Italian K-Nino grigio-blu-argento
Gray-blue-silver K-9
Korean 푸르스름한 희색빛 하이도그
Puleuseuleumhan Huinsaeg Bich Haidogeu
Blueish Gray-Tinged K-9

Spanish (NOA) K-Nino de color gris azulado
Blueish gray-colored K-9
Spanish (NOE) K-Nino de color gris tirando a azul
Blue-tinged gray-colored K-9

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1]