Exor

"Gotta mow the lawn soon."
Exor
Species	Machine
Eye color	Black
Relatives	Smithy (Creator)
Debut	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Exor is a gigantic sword who was featured as a boss character in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its Switch remake. It is a sentient being that also acts as a living portal to the Weapon World, the home world of the Smithy Gang, and it sets off the events of the game by falling from the sky and landing in Bowser's Keep while shattering the Star Road into seven Star Pieces at the same time. The image of Exor in Bowser's castle was notably featured in box art and pieces of promotional art for the game, making it one of the game's iconic images. As a boss, Exor is the last boss to be faced by Mario's group before entering Smithy's Factory in the Weapon World.

Background

Exor took on the form of a gargantuan upside-down sword. Its hilt consisted of a face bearing two eyes and a mouth as well as handles that resembled horns. Its mouth contained a portal connecting to the Weapon World. The hilt's pommel had the shape of a horned skull which acted as Exor's true vital center. Its lower face provided Exor with protection. It is unknown how Exor came to be in Mario's world to begin with, but it suddenly descended from the sky early in the game, shattering through the Star Road before landing by planting itself in Bowser's Keep. This caused Mario, Peach and Bowser to be sent flying from the castle in different directions. Mario soon tried to return to the keep, but Exor drove Mario away by destroying the bridge leading to the keep before Mario could fully cross it. Exor remained stationed there for the duration of the game and filled its function as a portal through which Smithy's forces entered Mario's world and began trying to occupy it.

Mario's group eventually made it to Bowser's Keep late in the game, after collecting six of the seven Star Pieces. The trip through Bowser's Keep ended with a Shyndelier bringing the group to the top of the castle, where they battled Exor. Despite his great power, Exor was defeated. It proceeded to open its mouth and sucked Mario's group into the Weapon World. After Smithy's destruction, Exor's body disintegrated into nothigness.

Abilities

• Exor
  • HP: 1800, Attack: 0, Defense: 120, Magic Attack: 0, Magic Defense: 80
  • Thought Peek: "Gotta mow the lawn soon." / "As long as my eyes are open, I'm invincible!"
• Mouth
  • HP: 800, Attack: 180, Defense: 80, Magic Attack: 86, Magic Defense: 50
  • Thought Peek: "I'm so utterly alone..." / "Weak... So weak..."
• Right Eye
  • HP: 500, Attack: 128, Defense: 100, Magic Attack: 82, Magic Defense: 36
  • Thought Peek: "I've got an astigmatism!" / "My vision is 20/66. What's more, I've got astigmatism."
• Left Eye
  • HP: 300, Attack: 153, Defense: 130, Magic Attack: 47, Magic Defense: 80
  • Thought Peek: "I can't see a thing!" / "My vision is 20/28. But that was from guessing blindly in the exam."

The "real" Exor is the skull atop the sword, incapable of attack. Because of that it is protected by several body parts - specifically the Left Eye, Right Eye and mouth. Each part had its own specific special attacks. To hurt Exor, the other body parts must first have their HP depleted. Once defeated, the body parts will regenerate their HP within several turns.

Trivia

• Exor is named "Karibaa" in the Japanese version. Both of its names are references to different parts of 'Excalibur', the name of the sword from Arthurian legend.
• According to Exor's Monster List entry, swords do not exist in Mario's world, and this is mentioned as a reason why Mario would not get Exor's name meaning. The statement is inaccurate, as different varieties of swords have appeared in some Mario games including Donkey Kong and Wario games as well.
• According to his Monster List entry, Exor's Right Eye is his dominant eye due to having more HP.
• In the original Super NES localization, Exor's mouth was inexplicably named 'Neosquid'. This name was replaced in the Switch remake.
• A sword resembling Exor without any of the facial features and with a different handle was seen in Bowser's Castle on the world map of the Nintendo Puzzle Collection version of Yoshi's Cookie.