Pandorite is an enemy which appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. It is a small, ghost-like creature hidden inside of a treasure chest that can only be encountered in Kero Sewers. The Pandorite is also one of the few treasure chest enemies encountered in the game.
Description[]
Pandorites are yellow ghostly monsters. Their treasure chest shells are brown and have grey eyes inside when opened.
Battle[]
The Pandorite is capable of using a lot of powerful moves in battle. It can use Flame Wall to damage both Mario and Mallow. It can also use the deadly Carni-Kiss move which may be powerful enough to one-shot a character.
Strategy[]
The Pandorite is a very tough opponent to face early on in the game as most of its moves can possibly one-shot either Mario or Mallow or both. The Pandorite is weak to Jump attacks meaning Mario should use his Super Jump against it. Mallow should focus on healing while Mario eventually brings the Pandorite down with his Jump attacks.
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Variations[]
Variations on the Pandorite can be found later with different creatures, including:
- Chester (with a tan Ameboid hidden inside)
- Hidon (with a Chewy inside)
- Box Boy (with a Peepa-esque ghost hidden inside)
Behind the scenes[]
Etymology[]
Pandorite's name is a parody of the Greek myth, Pandora's box.
Nomenclature[]
In Japanese, Pandorites are called Nandarō (written ナンダロウ), a Katakana version of the phrase Nan darō (written なんだろう) which means "I wonder what it is." Their Chinese name, Mídáluó (written 謎達羅), comes from mí ("enigma"; written 谜), while their Korean name, Meoji (written 머지), is a mispronunciation of mwoji (a Korean phrase that roughly means "what?", written 뭐지). In Spanish, their name is Chascón, an augmentative of chasco ("disappointment") influenced by arcón (a translation of "chest"). In Italian, the creature is called Scrígnolo Buh, with Scrígnolo being a diminutive of scrigno ("treasure chest") and Buh meaning "boo." French gives the creature's name as Cocoffrelin, from a duplication and diminutive of coffre ("chest"). The enemy's German name, Tricktruhe, literally means "trick chest."
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