K-9

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

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", which 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.

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

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
K-9
	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)

Super Mario RPG enemy
K-9
	HP	30	Weak Elements	N/A	Drops	N/A
	Exp.	2	Weak Statuses		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 Peek quote in other languages:
  • Japanese:
    ‥‥かんでもいい？
    (Translation: ...Can I chew on this?)

• 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、ゲーム内ないでま文字数もじすうの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。
    (Translation: The official name is "Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu", but in the game it is written only as "Haiinu" due to character limitations.)

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  Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Names in other languages

K-9

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハイイヌ Haiinu	Play on「灰色はいいろ」(haiiro, gray) and「犬いぬ」(inu, dog)
Chinese	灰狗狗 Huī Gǒugǒu	Gray Doggy
Dutch	Lupo	From "lupo" (Italian for "wolf")
French	Griffard	Portmanteau of "griffe" (claw) and the pejorative suffix "-ard"
German	Hunderlich	Pun on "Hund" (dog) and "wunderlich" (bizzare)
Italian	K-Nino	Pun on "canino" (canine or dog-like)
Korean	하이도그 Haidogeu	From the part of Japanese name and English word "dog"
Spanish	K-Nino	Pun on "canino" (canine)

Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アオミガカッタハイイロイヌ Aomigakatta Haiiro Inu	Blueish-Tinged Gray Dog
Dutch	Grijsblauw getinte Lupo	Grey blue coloured "K-9"
German	Hungerlichus Hunderlichus	Pseudo-Latin name using "Hunger" and "Hunderlich"
Italian	K-Nino grigio-blu-argento	Grey-blue-silver K-9
Korean	푸르스름한 희색빛 하이도그 Puleuseuleumhan Huinsaeg Bich Haidogeu	Blueish-Tinged Gray K-9