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.
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?
"There's no feeling like blowing away your enemies. ♡"
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Names in other languages
Domino
Language
Name
Meaning
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
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French
Scaramuche
From "Scaramouche" (a commedia dell'arte character)
German
Domino
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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
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Domino (Fused)
Language
Name
Meaning
Dutch
Domino (gefuseerd)
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.
