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Count Down is a boss who appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. It is a giant clock that is accompanied by two Ding-A-Lings, which are two bells mounted on it. Count Down appears to be controlled by the Ding-A-Lings, and all of them work for Smithy of his gang. Count Down and the Ding-A-Lings are also fought in The Factory.

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

Battle[]

Count Down is a very unique boss at it uses magical attacks depending on what the time the clock hands land on.

Attacks[]

Strategy[]

The key to defeating Count Down is to defeat the two Ding-A-Lings on its head so that they will not all attack at once. Count Down is also weak to Jump attacks, thunder attacks, and Snowy so Mario and Mallow are highly recommended for this fight.

Game data[]

Count Down
Count Down SMRPG sprite
HP 2400 FP 100 Attack 0 Defense 80 Magic attack 120
Magic defense 80 Speed 5 Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Morph rate 0%
EXP 140 Coins 100 Dropped item None Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None
Weaknesses Jump, Thunder Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical
Spells Crystal, Ice Rock, Recover, Aurora Flash, Mega Recover, Water Blast, Petal Blast, Corona Special attacks None
Location(s) Gate Psychopath message "We're into overtime!"

Trivia[]

  • Count Down is the only boss in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars to not utilize any physical attacks, which is due to having an attack power of 0 and only using magical attacks.
  • Count Down has more in-battle quotes than any other boss in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
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