"If you want to cause trouble... then you're stupid!""
—Hermie III, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga /Bowser's Minions
Hermie III
A sprite of Hermie III from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Weaknesses
Jump, Hammer, Special attacks
Hermie III is a Sidestepper -like boss located in Gwarhar Lagoon in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its Nintendo 3DS remake Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions . He is a crab who has a conical shell that resembles a Christmas tree, bearing the appropriate decorations. Hermie III holds one of the Beanstar 's shards in his possession, although defeating Hermie III forces him to cough it up.
Biography [ ]
He speaks improper English, pronouncing "s" as "th". When the Beanstar broke into four pieces, Hermie III found one and placed it at the top of his shell, which made three of his fans come to help him decorate it more. When Mario and Luigi came, the fans paid more attention to them, making Hermie III furious, although Hermie calms down after his defeat and is pleased when offered Spangle , a Starkiss rockstar who wanted to be a star, instead.
Hermie III can also be seen during the ending sequence where he is waving to the plane as Mario and Luigi head back to the Mushroom Kingdom .
Battle [ ]
Hermie III has three attacks. His basic attack is trying to pinch the Mario Bros. with his claws, which can be avoided by jumping. Damaging the claws prevents him from using his claw attack. He also spits out purple bubbles at Mario and Luigi. These bubbles must be countered with hammers or else the Bros. become poisoned. After the Mario Bros. hit Hermie III for a while, the boss will duck into his shell and heal during his turns. To get him out of his shell, attack with the Firebrand. In the Nintendo 3DS remake, he has an additional gimmick: if you avoid his pinching attack perfectly, Hermie III increases the speed at which the attack will move.
After a long battle with Hermie III, he gives Mario and Luigi his piece of the Beanstar after Mario and Luigi tell him all about the situation. When Mario and Luigi bring him Spangle as a substitute to the Beanstar, Hermie III gives them the Soulful Bros. badge .
Gallery [ ]
Left Claw sprite (Nintendo 3DS remake)
Right Claw sprite (Nintendo 3DS remake)
Quotes [ ]
"Ooh, I get a good feel from that! Yes, I do!"
"Why! Red clothes! And a moustache, even... That means... (stammers) COULD YOU BE... SANTA CLAUS!?"
(Spits in anger.) "The decorating stopped, and it's all because of you!"
"What are you doing to my pretty decorations!? No more, stupids!" -- Whenever Hermie gets his shell burned .
(Crackling groan.) "How frustrating! It's time to speed things up!" -- Hermie's response to losing a big chunk of his health.
(Groaning.) "Is that so? Then I suppose I have no choice..." -- Hermie gives up his Beanstar piece.
"You guys never fail!" -- Hermie's reaction to being used as the stage for Spangle .
Statistics [ ]
Hermie III
LVL
26
HP
400 (380)
POW
70-78 (69-79)
DEF
140 (110)
SPEED
52 (60)
EXP
450 (600)
COINS
80 (200)
Fire
Normal
Thunder
Normal
Jump
Normal
Hammer?
Normal
Hand?
Normal
Stun?
30%
Burn?
0%
Stat Down?
30%
Item drop
Location(s)
•Max Nut – 0% (School Slacks - 100%) •Lucky Ribbon – 61.29% (Red Pepper - 100%)
Gwarhar Lagoon
Notes
Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version.
Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.
Hermie III
LVL
26
HP
70 (40)
POW
70-78 (69-79)
DEF
130 (60)
SPEED
52 (50)
EXP
0
COINS
0
Fire
Normal
Thunder
Critical
Jump
Normal
Hammer?
Normal
Hand?
Normal
Stun?
0%
Burn?
0%
Stat Down?
0%
Item drop
Location(s)
•None – 0% •None – 0%
Gwarhar Lagoon
Notes
Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version.
Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.
Hermie III
LVL
26
HP
70 (40)
POW
70-78 (69-79)
DEF
130 (60)
SPEED
52 (50)
EXP
0
COINS
0
Fire
Normal
Thunder
Critical
Jump
Normal
Hammer?
Normal
Hand?
Normal
Stun?
0%
Burn?
0%
Stat Down?
0%
Item drop
Location(s)
•None – 0% •None – 0%
Gwarhar Lagoon
Notes
Parentheses indicates statistics in Japanese version.
Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.
Trivia [ ]
Similar to Bowser from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars , Cortez from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door , and Francis from Super Paper Mario , Hermie III becomes friends after his battle.
Hermie III is the only boss in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga who can be easily defeated just with the use of Mario's Firebrand (which burns his shell) and Luigi's Thunderhand (which deals critical damage to him).
Due to the Christmas decorations on his shell and the appearance of Mario (wearing red and being a little chubby), Hermie III thought that Mario was Santa Claus . ("C-could you be... SANTA CLAUS!?")
Hermie III earned his name from the real-world hermit crabs , which he slightly resembles. The III is a reference to the Roman numeral III, and thus a pun on trees.
He resembles the Yadotsurī enemy from Tomato Adventure , a game that was also made by AlphaDream, although Hermie III is much larger.
Characters
Protagonists
Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Prince Peasley • Captain Goomba (Gold **) • Captain Shy Guy • Captain Boo (Gold ) • Captain Koopa Troopa (Gold )
Antagonists
Cackletta /Bowletta • Fawful • Popple • Bowser /Rookie
Other
Advisor • Beanbean Knight • Bink • Blablanadon • Bloat • Boddle • Boddle's Assistant • Border Bros . • Bowser • Bowser Baddies crew • Bubbles • Chuckleroot • Cork and Cask • Evelyn, Jose and Markus • Fava • Fire and Thunder Gods • Geno • Guffawha Monster • Hammerhead Bros. • Harhall • Hermie III • Hoohoo Civilization • Jellyfish Sisters • Lady Lima • Miles Tones • Mine Cart Owner • Moai • Pea • Peach-bot • Pipeman • Pipe Master • Professor E. Gadd • Psycho Kamek • Queen Bean • Soybean Civilization • Spangle • Starfy • Starshade Bros. • Thwomp • Toad • Dr. Toadley • Toadsworth • Tolstar • Yoshi Fan Club
Species
Ankoopa • Beanish • Beanlet • Designbomb • Gargantua Koopa Troopa • Hoohooligan • Monty Mole • Oho Jee • Presenter • Toad • Winkle • Yoshi
Locations
Locations
Beanbean Castle • Beanbean Castle Sewers • Beanbean Castle Town • Beanbean Fields • Beanbean International Airport • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop • Château de Chucklehuck • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace • Guffawha Ruins • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village • Information Booth • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown • Little Fungitown Item Shop • Mario Bros. House • Mushroom Kingdom • Oho Oasis • Oho Ocean • Oho Ocean Seabed • Peach's Castle • Pipe House • Relaxation Room • S.S. Chuckola • Starbeans Cafe • Stardust Fields • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace • Toad Town • Winkle Colosseum • Woohoo Hooniversity • Yoshi Theater
Bosses
Bosses
Birdo • Bowletta ⋆ • Bowser ⋆ • Cackletta ⋆ • Cackletta's Soul ⋆ • Chuckolator ⋆ • Corporal Paraplonk ⋆⋆ • Dragohoho ⋆ • Fawful • Hermie III ⋆ • Hoohooros ⋆ • Iggy Koopa ⋆ • Jojora ⋆ • Jojora's Friends ⋆ • Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Mom Piranha ⋆ • Morton Koopa Jr. • Piranha Bean • Popple • Private Goomp ⋆⋆ • Queen Bean ⋆ • Rookie ⋆ • Roy Koopa • Sergeant Guy ⋆⋆ • Tolstar ⋆ • Trunkle ⋆ • Wendy O. Koopa • Wiggler ⋆
Enemies
Enemies
Anuboo • Bandit ⋆⋆ • Beanie • Belly Blech ⋆ • Big Boo ⋆⋆ • Big Tail Goomba ⋆⋆ • Bill Blaster ⋆ • Blooper ⋆ • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo ⋆⋆ • Boo • Beanerang Bro • Boomerang Bro ⋆⋆ • Broozer ⋆⋆ • Buzzy Beetle ⋆⋆ • Chain Chomp ⋆⋆ • Chargin' Chuck ⋆⋆ • Cheep Cheep • Chomp Bro ⋆ • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok ⋆ • Clumph • Dry Bones ⋆⋆⋆ • Eeker ⋆ • Elite Dry Bones ⋆ • Elite Gritty Goomba ⋆ • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fake Bowser ⋆ • Fighter Fly ⋆ • Fire Bro ⋆⋆ • Flaret ⋆ • Fly Guy ⋆⋆ • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy • Glurp ⋆ • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomba Tower ⋆⋆ • Goomdiver ⋆ • Green Magikoopa ⋆⋆ • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy ⋆ • Hammer Bro • Hoho Stone • Ice Bro ⋆⋆ • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa ⋆⋆ • Koopa Troopa ⋆⋆ • Lakipea • Lakitu ⋆⋆ • Laser Snifit ⋆ • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut ⋆ • Mecha-Blooper ⋆ • Mecha-Chomp • Mecha-Fawful X ** • Mecha-Fawful Y ** • Mecha-Fawful Z ** • Mechakoopa • Mechawful ⋆⋆ • Most Furious Fawful X ** • Most Furious Fawful Y ** • Most Furious Fawful Z ** • Oucher Glass ⋆ • Para-Beetle ⋆⋆ • Parabeanie • Paragoomba ⋆⋆ • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant ⋆ • Pokey ⋆⋆ • Puffer-Cheep • Red Magikoopa ⋆⋆ • Rex • Roto-disc ⋆ • Sand Cheep ⋆ • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone ⋆ • Sharpea • Shy Guy ⋆⋆ • Sniper Bill ⋆ • Spike ⋆⋆ • Spiky Snifit ⋆ • Spiny ⋆⋆⋆ • Stalking Piranha Plant ⋆⋆ • Starkiss • Super Fly ⋆ • Sworm ⋆ • Tail Boo ⋆⋆ • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb ⋆ • Troopea • Turtle ⋆ • Virus ⋆ • White Magikoopa ⋆⋆ • Yo Bro
Obstacles
Obstacles
Li'l Sparky • Podoboo
Items
Regular Items
1-Up Mushroom • 1-Up Super • 5 Gold Coin • Beanbean coin • Coin • Golden Mushroom • Green Pepper • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Syrup • Mushroom • Nut • Red Pepper • Refreshing Herb • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Super Syrup • Syrup • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultra Syrup
Key Items
Bean Fruit • Beanbean Brooch • Beanbean Map • Beanstar • Beanstone • Chuckola Fruit • Chuckola Reserve • Crabbie Grass • Fake Beanstar • Fire Statue • Game Boy Horror SP • Hoohoo Spirit • Invincishroom • Mask • Membership Card • Neon Egg • Peach's Extra Dress • Peasley's Rose • Pearl Bean • Precious Item • Red and Green Goblets • Secret Scroll 1 • Secret Scroll 2 • Suitcase • Winkle Card
Bean Juice
Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
Special Items
Bonus Ring • Cobalt Necktie • Excite Spring • Game Boy Horror SP • Great Force • Greed Wallet • Power Grip • Secret Specs
Blocks
! Block • ? Block • Bros. Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • Hoohoo Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery Block • Save Album • Simu-Block • Spin Block
Fortifying Beans**
DEF Bean • Flying EXP Bean • HP Bean • Melee EXP Bean • POW Bean • Ranged EXP Bean • SPEED Bean • SPIRIT Bean • Super EXP Bean
Other
Axe • Badge • Bean • Bean Fever • Bike Pad • Black Rock • Boo Statue • Brown Rock • Button • Candy ring • Mine Cart • Chuckola Cola • Clothing • Conductor • Ghost Gown • Gray Rock • Headgear • Koopa Clown Car • Poltergust 3000 • Pressure Plate • Region Map • Rolling Bar Defense System • Spiky Stardust Defense System • Super Poltergust 3001 • Toad Express • Torch • Wall Face • Waterspout • Watering Hole • Yellow Pipe
Moves
Techniques
Bounce Bros. • Bros. Attack • Chopper Bros. • Cyclone Bros. • Fire Bros. • Hammer • Firebrand • Fire Tickle • Flee • High Jump • Jump • Knockback Bros. • Luigi Dunk • Mini-Mario • Pump Mario • Spin Jump • Splash Bros. • Swing Bros. • Thunder Bros. • Thunderhand • Thunder Tickle
Captain Commands**
Deny • Rally • Chance • Play Dead • Lightning • Parry • Pass the Bob-omb • Thwomp Thump • Clash of Captains • Call for Backup • Sneak Attack • Shell Shock
Minion Quest levels
Hoohoo Mountain
Go, Goomba, Go! • This Beans War • For the Love of Hammers • Winged Traitors • The Hoohoo Melee Brigade • The Great Hammer Barrage • Don't Fear Flying Foes • Goombas vs. Goombas • The Amnesiac Koopa King • Goombas Galore
Beanbean Kingdom
Turnip Tantrum • Minions vs. Minions • Hunger Pains • A War of Shy Guys and Flybys • Battle Tail • Beanbean Crossfire • The Rival Trio • Larry's Fortress • Captain Shy Guy Trial • Professor E. Gadd's Research • Oh, Hi, Shy Guy! • Shell Brigade, Move Out!
Chucklehuck Woods
The Sweet Smell of Soda • Deep Trouble • Forest Masquerade • Reclaim the Red Goblet! • Gold Beanie Appears • Invisible Leaderership • Ice Guys Finish Last • The Tough-As-Nails Squad • Forest Fight • Popple's Partner • Captain Goomba Trial (Gold) • Shy Guy Goes Overboard • King of the Boos
Gwarhar Lagoon
A Cloudy Day • The Minions Are...Famous? • Spangle's Honey Pie • Gold Beanie Returns • The Paraplonk Squad's Secret! • Battle Beach • Cutie Battle Contest, Round 1 • Cutie Battle Contest, Round 2 • Cutie Battle Contest, Semifinals • Captain Goomba Trial • The Power of Koopa Troopas • A Gaggle of Goombas • Captain Koopa Troopa Trial (Gold)
Teehee Valley
A Dry Bone to Pick • The Trouble with Toads • Flying Beans in the Desert • Find the Invincibility Mushroom! • Gold Beanie Spotted! • Silly Ol' Goomp • Ice Bros. Feel the Heat • The Lonely Koopa Troopa • Toad Rescue • Captain Koopa Troopa Trial • Popple's Partner, Part 2 • A Goomba Tail • A Muster of Masks
Joke's End
Goombas Unite • Gather the Cruiser Parts! • Power Play • Spear Party on Ice • Monochrome Explosion • Gold Beanie Fights Back! • Return of the Koopa Cruiser • The Trio's Last Stand • Captain Boo Trial (Gold) • Boo Party! • Shy Guy Barrage
Bowser's Castle
Fireball and Boomerang Crossfire • Chain Chomp and Spike Stomp • A Tale of Tails • Double Trouble Koopaling Caper • Pokey Panic • Rumble in the Castle! • Gold Beanie's Final Stand • Goomba's Worth • Showdown Time!! • Believe in Bowser • Captain Boo Trial • The Mightiest Minions • The Beastly Bean Battalion
Miscellaneous
Mini-games
Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Minigame • Splart
Stats
Bros. Point • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed • Spirit ⋆⋆ • Stache ⋆
Status
Burn • Charred • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Heavy G • Light G • Poison • SPD-Down • Trip
Other
Gallery
• ⋆-Enemy, boss, or stat exclusive to the main game. • ⋆⋆-Enemy, boss, or stat exclusive to Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser . • ⋆⋆⋆-Enemy variants differ in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions .