Super Mario RPG - Legend of Seven Stars [Secret Boss] Culex

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  • ► Playlist with playthrough: • [SNES] Super Mario RPG...
    Status and equipment check at 01:04
    Battle begins at 02:08
    Showing how to find and unlock the door that leads to the most powerful enemy of the game: Culex. This guy easily gives Smithy a run for his money.
    I came to this fight with Bowser and Mallow for the same reason of Smithy's battle: every other video has mostly Geno/Toadstool team and it's worth showing how hard Mallow can hit if you know the weaknesses of the Crystals.
    Being a super boss of the old Square games you have actually to find him, you really can't come across this guy by accident and even if you do he's kind enough to give a chance to back off. He's not bluffing when he says he's strong; either you come here prepared or he's going to absolutely trample over your team.
    What makes Culex so damn difficult is the sheer power he has with his crystals, each crystal accompanying Culex can use any spell ranging from the most harmless to the ones used only in the final maps of the game. The good news is that once you destroy two or three of them the fight is as good as won, the bad news is you have to survive until then.
    This fight was a nigh disaster, though, because the Crystals screwed me over for the first half of the fight with Red using Corona twice and Green using Petal Blast twice on a row; it was kind of my own fault for since I did not pack enough Freshen Ups for this fight. Culex was also pretty uncooperative nullifying with my Power Blasts and Crystallines with his Shredder.
    Geno Boost (perfect timed)/Bracers/Crystalline or at very least Lazy Shell (armor) isn't really optional here unless you're around Level 27+ because without any of these Culex and the Crystals are so strong they can wipe your party in a single turn if you get a bad roll of enemy specials.
    Things to watch out for:
    * Red Crystal - Corona.
    * Blue Crystal - Ice Rock and Solidify.
    * Yellow Crystal - Sandstorm, Water Blast, Blast, Storm and Boulder.
    * Green Crystal - Electroshock, Petal Blast and Light Beam.
    * Culex - Shredder, Dark Star, Flame Stone and an animation-less (blockable) attack.
    Weaknesses:
    * Red Crystal - Ice (Mallow's Snowy)
    * Blue Crystal - Fire (Mario's Orbs)
    * Yellow Crystal - Lightning (Mallow's Shocker)
    * Green Crystal - Jump (Mario)
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  • @a11220a11220
    @a11220a11220 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    “Perhaps in another time, another game, we may have been mortal enemies…” oh good

    • @thebestworst8002
      @thebestworst8002 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I hope this game is the remake

  • @RedEquine
    @RedEquine 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    God I really hope they keep him in the remake, seeing this dude in such a stylized, fun game was the coolest shit ever.

  • @redpup112
    @redpup112 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    In case you want an explanation for what's up with Culex:
    Essentially, the entire fight is a Final Fantasy reference, which in case you didn't know, was also developed by Square. Final Fantasy often has "superbosses" hidden behind similar locks to Culex, and also usually had 4 elemental crystals (at least, at the time).
    Also, the music is the boss battle theme, victory fanfare, and prelude from FF4.
    Hope this helps someone out!

  • @andresugalde916
    @andresugalde916 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I love how he just abruptly pops when he dies as opposed to flashing and dropping coins like all other bosses

  • @darienb1127
    @darienb1127 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I'm genuinly shocked someone actually used Mallow for this fight. Good on ya!

  • @poulanthrope
    @poulanthrope 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Culex is about to have the definitive best rendition of the SNES FF2 boss fight music in existence.

    • @Laihoard1995
      @Laihoard1995 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      My man really said Final Fantasy II.

    • @S-Flo
      @S-Flo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The remix of it in FFXIV is pretty great.

    • @HyperMuteki
      @HyperMuteki 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think you mean FF4...

    • @metrutopia3251
      @metrutopia3251 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I dunno...Pixel Remaster'll be hard to top imo

    • @boredgoddesstori6635
      @boredgoddesstori6635 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@HyperMutekiwell, it was Final Fantasy 2 in the US (before all of the collections released)

  • @juniormendes264
    @juniormendes264 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    "Im Culex, dark knight of Vanda"
    He must be in Cecil's army

  • @lobsteros
    @lobsteros 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +390

    Yo, wouldn't it be hilarious if the remake rendered this guy in HD-2D like all the recent Square Enix remakes?

    • @WhyHandlesIMeanFroggchamp
      @WhyHandlesIMeanFroggchamp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Bruh you’re right lmao

    • @Primarina341
      @Primarina341 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      That would actually be so sick

    • @noimportance1261
      @noimportance1261 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      Seems like that's quite possible. It doesn't look like Culex was ever intended to be 3D as it wasn't pre-rendered like everything else.

    • @900nutboys
      @900nutboys 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I never even considered that omg

    • @save_zawarudo
      @save_zawarudo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Personally i can see this happening rather tham culex getting an updated model
      I would take it tbh

  • @dukenukem42069
    @dukenukem42069 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Can't wait to hear the new version of this song in the remake

  • @mechajesus948
    @mechajesus948 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Clutch of Mallow getting the final hit after twenty minutes with a pair of cymbals

    • @rootatnite
      @rootatnite 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol

  • @isaaccook1890
    @isaaccook1890 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I was really hoping we'd end up facing him and the Dark Mage in an upcoming FF one of these days. We never did.
    I guess seeing him in the remake in full 3D will be the next best thing.

    • @MysticEle
      @MysticEle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's because his entire English dialogue was pulled out of the translators butt. Ted Woolsey is well known for his...."unique" scripts such that he's a tropenamer on TV Tropes, but this is one of the bigger ones.
      In the Japanese, Culex is the "King of Evil" in his world that's come to Mario's because he sensed some power unknown to him and he's worried it can be used against him, hence him showing up to destroy it. Beating him has him return to his own world, still not totally sure what it was that he sensed or how Mario overcame him.
      His world is 2D so beyond the dimensional differences that keeps him from being able to move freely, the powers he sensed are the bonds of friendship and overall positive energy of the Mushroom Kingdom.

    • @arzfan29
      @arzfan29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hes the only 2d character in mario rpg and he will be 2d in the remake

  • @BowserandLover1
    @BowserandLover1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Aww man thank you so much for doing this battle with Mario, Bowser and Mallow. It seems to be the least popular out of all parties when it comes to fans and honestly it's my favorite because it feels like a good challenge while still not being bad. It was great to see someone beat the hardest boss in the game with my favorite trio! 🌟

  • @alexboyadjian2758
    @alexboyadjian2758 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    In ff4 when you heard that music you knew shit was gonna hit the fan pretty instantly…it was the same in this game ! LOVED IT !

  • @karldi7648
    @karldi7648 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I love the way you planned this battle. Also, the way Culex says good-bye. It was a great video, thanks! 🤗

  • @2ndchanceguy
    @2ndchanceguy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    That music hits hard still 32 years later

  • @DjShini
    @DjShini 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I remember I accidentally fought him off a rented cartridge from Blockbuster when i was a kid having no idea what i got myself into. Luckily whoever played it before me had my team LOADED but it still took FOREVER!! After the win I didn't have the slightest clue of what just happened lmao

    • @firebat128
      @firebat128 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      What an awesome memory

  • @WhyHandlesIMeanFroggchamp
    @WhyHandlesIMeanFroggchamp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Since there’s cutscenes AND voice acting in the remake. That means this dude is getting a whole cutscene next time

    • @magepumpkin
      @magepumpkin 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      wait there's voice acting???

    • @BasementDweller_
      @BasementDweller_ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Voice acting!? Where did you hear this?

    • @WhyHandlesIMeanFroggchamp
      @WhyHandlesIMeanFroggchamp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BasementDweller_ I wasn’t actually confirmed. Just some guy said since there was lip syncing it’s in, I kinda forgot if there was any other reason why he thought that. It might’ve been PapaGenos

  • @franciscoserna88
    @franciscoserna88 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    That battle is one of the most intense I've, I wanna see Culex again in the remake

  • @GlitchanBlack
    @GlitchanBlack 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Who came here due to the remake being confirmed?

    • @ReloGP14th
      @ReloGP14th 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      the valentina laugh tho in the castle

    • @kenm.a.d.7196
      @kenm.a.d.7196 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I can't wait to see how this looks in the remake

    • @yordansic
      @yordansic 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stop. It’s clear you’re bandwagoning here.

  • @ethanchang8342
    @ethanchang8342 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Culex fans on their way to play Super Mario RPG for the first time

  • @kadejito1
    @kadejito1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    18:27
    Awesome 😄, I had my money on Mallow delivering the coup de grace. An entertaining battle, seeing as you didnt utilize the usual trifecta of Mario, Bowser, and Peach.
    12:04
    Always loved the Snowy ⛄ and his shy blinks, like "what the heck am I even doing here? It aint winter yet!"

    • @Hellwolf36
      @Hellwolf36 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Usually people do Geno/Peach for this. I can't stand using Geno because of the 9999 Geno Whirl.
      My first attempt was Mallow/Peach.

  • @Mr_bukowski4435
    @Mr_bukowski4435 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    They better bring this back in the remake, hope it’s not a Pokémon Battle Tower situation where they just leave it out

  • @hemsky19
    @hemsky19 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Props on doing this without Peach, lazy shell armor, or any pick me ups

  • @Cloudeusz
    @Cloudeusz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I can’t wait to see a 3d mini culex sprite

    • @hanyuuhiiragi3544
      @hanyuuhiiragi3544 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Better idea: they make it into more like a cutscene like they did in the pmd remake

    • @arzfan29
      @arzfan29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The literal plot of the game is that culex is 2d and can't enter the 3d mario world, he straight up sqys as much in japan and he's the only character not prerendered in the game, so he won't be 3d in the remake and will be 2d-hd

  • @diegovasquez840
    @diegovasquez840 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The classic joke of Culex fight comments sections immemorial:
    “I am matter.
    I am antimatter.
    Wait, fu-“

  • @Bundooa
    @Bundooa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I went crazy when I heard the final fantasy 2/4 boss song when I first found this boss. was one of the few people that actually knew what it was before final fantasy 7 came out

  • @v.n.ofishmaster6168
    @v.n.ofishmaster6168 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    If this isn’t the game remake I’ma cry

    • @zeronixtheyoutuber3983
      @zeronixtheyoutuber3983 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      You know Square Enix. They never forgot him.

  • @kevinmolina382
    @kevinmolina382 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Can’t wait for the the remake to come out and see what does the secret boss may look like in 3D 😅

    • @alexander1274
      @alexander1274 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s not in 3d. 😓

    • @kevinmolina382
      @kevinmolina382 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@alexander1274 well not in cinematic 3D environments format for sure, man 😒

  • @arzfan29
    @arzfan29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I don't know why so many people think he'll be 3d in the remake, the plot is literally that he's 2d and can't enter the mushroom kingdom because it and all the characters are prerendered 3d, he's gonna be 2d-hd in the remake

    • @Malice900
      @Malice900 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No he's not gonna be 2d in the remake

    • @Lexicon865
      @Lexicon865 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's assuming they don't change that. Esp seeing as how that was only in the Japanese version of the game

    • @CurlyChop
      @CurlyChop 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Malice900 why

    • @OmegaChase1002
      @OmegaChase1002 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Source?

    • @mausebas
      @mausebas 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      nintendo will probably forget and go "yeah make him 3d, this is for modern audiences"

  • @guyinachair
    @guyinachair 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Scrolling by seeing Culex fight in the title. Video length 20 minutes. Ahhh yeah there's my PTSD from this fight.

  • @NewTypexvii
    @NewTypexvii 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    He is definitely in the remake. But what would really be cool is if they made it a secret dungeon with him at the end.

  • @emyndridrinemy3346
    @emyndridrinemy3346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Peach is so OP in this game, surprised you didn't use her.

    • @peggieschafer485
      @peggieschafer485 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Frying pan ftw

    • @TheBruhanNumber1
      @TheBruhanNumber1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Once you get the frying pan, yep its over.

    • @WhyHandlesIMeanFroggchamp
      @WhyHandlesIMeanFroggchamp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Why is Peach broken in every game she’s playable in

    • @mrh3894
      @mrh3894 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@WhyHandlesIMeanFroggchampshe ain't broken she just powerful

  • @crosssquirrel4293
    @crosssquirrel4293 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Everyone is talking that if Culex is not on the remake they should put Sephiroth because of smash or x reason… but how come no one talks about the actual character from the ff franchise that can jump from game to game? I am of course talking of Gilgamesh :)
    Gilgamesh would be a worthy opponent for Mario and we could say again he came from the rift :)

    • @satanasluciferi7278
      @satanasluciferi7278 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I love that idea
      I need battle on the big bridge in the mario rpg soundfont now XD

    • @arzfan29
      @arzfan29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Culex isn't even from final fantasy, in japan he's literally just a king ruling on his own who sensed a power in the mushroom kingdom he thought might be a threat to him, the power being friendship, and he can't enter the mushroom kingdom because it's 3d and he's 2d

  • @GarthTheDestroyer
    @GarthTheDestroyer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This was a tough af fight back in the day. My only hope was stocking up on rock candy and just scorching the earth.

  • @Xadov
    @Xadov 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    The plumber of light

  • @dankcat2292
    @dankcat2292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    mallow's shocker really does help

  • @jermaineedney9074
    @jermaineedney9074 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Curiosity got me into this match 27 years ago . I sweat like a pig.

  • @peggieschafer485
    @peggieschafer485 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I forgot the wooden-sounding "pop" when they turn into mushrooms 😂

  • @kevinchristiansen4348
    @kevinchristiansen4348 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    ya I thought this is like final fantasy in Mario when I played it years ago.. some final boss with the 4 elements

  • @omgwtfbbqsauceboss
    @omgwtfbbqsauceboss 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    its greg, lord of all elements

  • @hanyuuhiiragi3544
    @hanyuuhiiragi3544 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    My friend fucked up the Lazy Shell quest and had to beat Culex without it.
    Dear God that must have been a nightmare. Can't wait to experience it in the remake if it happens.

    • @artstrange3230
      @artstrange3230 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did without the Lazy Shell. It's not so bad. All you have to do is to rely on Peach and have good safety accessories equipped so you don't suffer from status attacks like Sandstorm or Petal Blast.
      Having your entire party be frozen for turns on end because you have to micromanage between attacking OR using items to bring your party back to normal is not a fun time and the video here could've easily gone south.
      Using status buffs seems counterintuitive since Culex just gets rid of them with Shredder, too.
      I got his ass before doing the Axem Rangers battle, so, really, it's not so hard.

  • @ShadowAimai
    @ShadowAimai 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Mallow? He got benched as soon as Peach joined the party.

    • @alisagumm8547
      @alisagumm8547 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Forrealz 😅

    • @MasterKnightDH
      @MasterKnightDH 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@derekdirk3829 Mallow's Ally Bonus is Magic ATK. That will let his spells and that of his allies' hit harder.

    • @MaddRoxYu
      @MaddRoxYu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s really good in the Sunken Ship area right after you get Peach since Mallow’s Thunderbolt absolutely shreds literally everything there and he has HP Rain

  • @Vapor_Roads
    @Vapor_Roads 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish there was commentary, I've come from your Cave Story videos, they were great.

  • @Maelael
    @Maelael ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I once fought Crulex using nothing but Geno Boost and Rock Candies as my only attack option

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn't I used Peach Lazy shell armor on her until it runs out of FP then use the POWER boost item instead of Geno boost and still use Bowser as your 3rd but only use Power Boost + Rock Candies after Culex runs of of FP.

    • @Plasticsoldier64
      @Plasticsoldier64 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How did you get enough rock candies to do over 4000 damage to Culex

    • @Maelael
      @Maelael 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Plasticsoldier64 To save time I went to Seaside town item shop and bought some basic mushrooms, then went to the shop that you exchange your mushrooms. If it is a flower mushroom, you get a flower tab, and and such. That is how you can farm for rock candies and even get your Flower Points up to 99 even

  • @zeroXshinobi
    @zeroXshinobi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I remember seeing this in EGM2 and Gamefan magazines as the Final fantasy boss

  • @sahilhossain8204
    @sahilhossain8204 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lore of Super Mario RPG - Legend of Seven Stars [Secret Boss] Culex momentum 100

  • @TheStr8tshooter
    @TheStr8tshooter 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This fight is pretty cheese if you have the turtle shell armor. Give it to Peach (who can cast life) and she will never die.

    • @licoagustin9
      @licoagustin9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup! The lazy shell will do the trick with peach

  • @Mangler559
    @Mangler559 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The green and yellow crystals are the biggest threat really so my best strat was have two party members work on destroying the two crystals and had the third focus on Culex.

  • @nakano15
    @nakano15 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm so glad I never got to try facing that boss.
    I would be entirelly annoyed by how long the boss turns take.

    • @9tailedKitsune
      @9tailedKitsune 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But you missed out on the best accessory in the game, Quartz Charm, that gives the wearer halves damage incurred, 1.5x damage dealt, and instadeathproof

    • @nakano15
      @nakano15 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Uh... Not sure if I missed much. I managed to beat the game without it, and it was easier and less annoying than the Cullex fight.

    • @Megaman-2407
      @Megaman-2407 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@9tailedKitsuneEh it kinda overkill at that point as you already beat the hardest boss but the fight itself is fine. The second best accesary is the safety ring and attack scarf which is much easier to get.

    • @Rob_13Ez
      @Rob_13Ez 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The key is to get rid of the wind (green) crystal ASAP.

  • @miguelo7478
    @miguelo7478 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I remembered the lowest level I defeated culex was with my party in an average of level 16 💪

  • @michaelcoloradogambler1171
    @michaelcoloradogambler1171 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I found that equipping Peach with the Star Egg and using it in conjunction with all available Rock Candy you have helps make shorter work of this fight.

    • @stripedrajang3571
      @stripedrajang3571 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What does Star Egg do again? It's been a few decades lol.

    • @michaelcoloradogambler1171
      @michaelcoloradogambler1171 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stripedrajang3571 It's a reusable item that hits all enemies for 100 damage, unblockable. You earn it by winning the "Look the other way" game 100 times at Grate Guy's Casino.

  • @emobassist
    @emobassist ปีที่แล้ว +14

    So does anyone know what the move shredder actually does or is it to make the fight a little easier

    • @emobassist
      @emobassist ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I looked it up it undoes any status buffs like up attack and up defense

  • @kie_stone
    @kie_stone 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I remember saving all my Red Essence for this boss exactly and spamming it with those attack buffs. Good times. Can’t wait for the remake version of the fight.

  • @Nuuk_Nuke_Nook
    @Nuuk_Nuke_Nook 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Oh my god. I struggled so much on culex. Well,by struggling i meant that there was just so much waiting. Bassicaly i had mario,geno and peach. Mario and geno fell down but peach had the lazy shell armor and the frying pan. Which made her strong against all types of attacks. I used her to destroy the water crystal and then as i destroyed it the crystals and culex lost their FP. It was time for mario to act. So i used a spell to bring him back. And then along with mario with his lazy shell weapon and being supported by peach. The crystals and culex were a breeze.

    • @smashtc
      @smashtc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Literally just experienced this also. Peach and mario had their lazy shells. Mario and Geno kept dying a lot, but I slowly kept taking out the crystals. Loss of FP on the enemy's end, and then I just proceeded to win. It was a very long fight. I was at level 21. Beat him when I was a kid years ago at level 30

  • @redthefearless7775
    @redthefearless7775 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This guy Looks Something out Of Final fantasy

    • @ToadtheGreat1
      @ToadtheGreat1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Red The Fearless Maybe because he is...?

    • @xyzmaster86
      @xyzmaster86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And the game is partly made by the Squaresoft(Square Enix) the same company that made Final Fantasy series

    • @suavepilled7647
      @suavepilled7647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      woosh

    • @lafujoshiuwu503
      @lafujoshiuwu503 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't tell me genius 😑

    • @antasmax5480
      @antasmax5480 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr

  • @abrahansalas
    @abrahansalas 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hermoso juego espero ya poder jugarlo en la switch

  • @FinalMegaFangirl1230
    @FinalMegaFangirl1230 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    who else just saw the version of Culex in the remake lol. he is exactly the same

    • @hipoleto
      @hipoleto 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      literally lol, still a sprite which is cool

    • @Merz0r
      @Merz0r 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You don't mess with perfection. 😌

    • @MetalGearBepis
      @MetalGearBepis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you clearly didnt do the post game content

    • @FinalMegaFangirl1230
      @FinalMegaFangirl1230 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @mckdnfken4354 i know he's 3D in the post game content. 2 weeks ago nobody knew about Culex 3D 😑

  • @AyyRalphy
    @AyyRalphy ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mallow is the best ☁️ 👑

  • @adventureoflinkmk2
    @adventureoflinkmk2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    One things for sure, the remake needs to make more items be key such as 0:21
    Like WHY are items like the fireworks, wallet, bright card, among others part of the regular item inventory when they should've been in the key items

    • @YokomichiSilver
      @YokomichiSilver 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      well fireworks do play a role for the ending of the game where an X amount will determine what gets displayed at the end with the max of 5 fireworks. The Bright card can be sold for frog coins, and while the wallet can be turned into the toad for a flower coin it can also be sold which only results in the toad being mad at Mario for the rest of the game.
      Thing is these items aren't really considered Key Items due to them not being important or integral to the main story. Fireworks can easily be ignored especially for their given price, the bright card would require one with the knowledge to go back to Booster Tower which many wouldn't do and even if they did would then need to beat Knife Guy's game and in order to use the Bright Card would need to find the hidden entrance in Bean Valley, and the Wallet as mentioned earlier can be given back or sold for a decent amount of money.

  • @eduardokim6810
    @eduardokim6810 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember going at this boss at max level like "damn gonna wreck him this time" third turn I was down

    • @MaddRoxYu
      @MaddRoxYu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All ultimate weapons too?? Damn

  • @michaelmoore1627
    @michaelmoore1627 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Great, now i want to play ff4 again.

  • @tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32
    @tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    ....a part of me wonders if we'll actually ever see this guy in an actual ff game, just to screw with veterans

  • @thefreshestmango1106
    @thefreshestmango1106 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Haven't fought him in this game but he is a super boss in a Touhou fan game called Labyrinth of Touhou 2. He's called the Elemental Crystal Guardian in that game. He's the same as in in RPG but he regenerates HP based on how many of his crystals are alive.

    • @johnfrancis89
      @johnfrancis89 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Labyrinth of touhou 2 is a legendary game dude, fuck yeah

  • @heartnet40
    @heartnet40 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I know you wanted to play with Mallow and Bowser to showcase different gameplay, but MAN Bowser is such a nothing character if all he does in this fight is use items lol.

    • @Cenriquezm
      @Cenriquezm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Endgame Bowser needs a serious buff in the remake.

  • @RuffyYoshi
    @RuffyYoshi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When the last crystal was destroyed I thought to myself ‘you’re so fucked’. Good job.

  • @MekanicalMonster77
    @MekanicalMonster77 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    this Boss is a Secret Boss and the Hardest Boss in the game back then in the 90s, but The game was made by Nintendo & Squarenix, so now the remake i thinki it´s Only made by Nintendo, saying that, i really hope that this Boss get include it if not then they need to make another way to get that item as reeward

    • @JCannon38
      @JCannon38 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What you mean Nintendo is working with square on this. It’s even in the copyright

    • @sabin97
      @sabin97 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      squaresoft.
      squareenix didnt exist.

  • @ricardocantoral7672
    @ricardocantoral7672 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The hardest boss fight in the game.

    • @Supperdude9
      @Supperdude9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not really, if you had his weaknesses. I honestly found Jinx round 3 to be harder, mostly because I couldn't get the timing right for his attacks and insta-die. If you know what you're doing, the Culex battle, while still tough, isn't that bad. Each of the crystals can be taken down by their respective weaknesses rather easily. But no, when I came prepped, this wouldn't be THAT hard.

  • @porkhill6665
    @porkhill6665 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hes getting in sadists

  • @varietygameplayandmore8189
    @varietygameplayandmore8189 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I need to buy more retro game systems and games. So nice.

    • @seanmcbay
      @seanmcbay 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Get a Mister.

    • @varietygameplayandmore8189
      @varietygameplayandmore8189 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@seanmcbay Say what?

    • @susanoproductions4912
      @susanoproductions4912 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Emulating is also a good idea.

    • @Megaman-2407
      @Megaman-2407 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@seanmcbayWhat's a Mister?

    • @ABC-ik9vj
      @ABC-ik9vj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@varietygameplayandmore8189just emulate

  • @7641955
    @7641955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Final fantasy music ?

    • @protoharu5522
      @protoharu5522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Final Fantasy IV boss theme xd

    • @peggieschafer485
      @peggieschafer485 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, yes! 🖤

  • @broncosbreaks
    @broncosbreaks 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    What does the quartz charm do? It looked like no effect on status

    • @j.o.sm.m.r4115
      @j.o.sm.m.r4115 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It halves the enemie's damage, while it gives you 50% more damage, and also makes you inmune to fatal blows.

  • @Shaunmizer
    @Shaunmizer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Do yall think this fight is going to be easy in the remake?

    • @bigfenix8272
      @bigfenix8272 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      They may make it harder, or keep it the same. If they keep the fight the same I'm willing to bet we'll get a second superboss that will be VERY much more difficult.

    • @BradStarnes
      @BradStarnes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I hope it's at least as difficult. Though if it's as close to the original as possible you could probably still just rock candy his crystals to death to make your life easier.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If the Lazy Shell armor STILL exists then yes the battle will still be a joke if Peach equips it Mallow still SUCKS though.

    • @Megaman-2407
      @Megaman-2407 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@veghesther3204Yeah peach having the second best AOE skill plus being the best healer and can revive with low flower cost make her a must have in any party. Either Buff Mallow utility alot or make Peach healing worse.

  • @goron7337
    @goron7337 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The Playstation and xbox got no competition with the snes

  • @mrtblackmann9874
    @mrtblackmann9874 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Never beat this guy! Hardest boss of the game for sure!

    • @bigginaf
      @bigginaf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's actually easy if you have Mario, Bowser, and Peach as your party. Also, Peach should have the lazy shell armor so she takes only 1 damage. Have plenty of magic replenishing items for Peach's healing magic.

    • @mrtblackmann9874
      @mrtblackmann9874 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bigginaf well this is an easy game overall even for an RPG however all things considered this is definitely the most difficult boss of the game. I do hope when the remake comes out, it’s a LITTLE more difficult than the SNES version.

    • @bigginaf
      @bigginaf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @mrtblackmann9874 I don't disagree with you. He his the hardest boss in the game. You just have to be prepared for the battle and it's not that bad.

    • @celestrio
      @celestrio 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My strategy is equip mario with lazy shell and lazy shell armor (many would perfer giving peach the lazy shell armor but this is my way of doing things), id have bowser with an accessory to protect you from becoming a mushroom andbequip him with your best gear for him, and my 3rd would be Geno with the same loadout as bowser. Do what i said and yea, culex might down bowser and geno a couple of times but culex will have a hell of a hard time downing mario thanks to lazy shell armor. Only dark star (that im at least aware off) can still 1 shot mario so its important to come stacked with pick me ups. Now on the attack, start by wiping out the crystals from right to left (unless a specific color is more threatening and focus all 3 party on that crystal). Once all are down, attack culex at your descretion. The likelyhood of a gameover with my set up is 10% so you got a 90% chance youll win unless you get terribly unlucky or something went horribly wrong (like made an action you didnt intend to do by accident).
      Best of luck

    • @Ornitier_007
      @Ornitier_007 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@celestrioBiwser😂

  • @jozitro4554
    @jozitro4554 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    MISS... MISS... 0...

  • @juantehumphrey2438
    @juantehumphrey2438 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I wonder if he knows that princess peach can recover hp points and heal all effects with her group hug...

    • @missinsomnia4941
      @missinsomnia4941 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I'd wager that he didn't use Peach to make the fight a little more challening. Most people use the Mario-Geno-Peach set up. Few people use Bowser and Mallow.

    • @MinoruLeo
      @MinoruLeo  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Correct.

    • @demigod4504
      @demigod4504 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MinoruLeo A man of culture. Everyone Prefers the Easy Way 😪

  • @reliusclover8842
    @reliusclover8842 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Epic

  • @Vitto_Juega11
    @Vitto_Juega11 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's name i'm spanidh 💀

  • @NeoDanomaru
    @NeoDanomaru 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    What is Culex gonna look like remastered in a few months???

    • @TrustyGun2
      @TrustyGun2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It would be hilarious if he looked exactly the same lol

    • @arzfan29
      @arzfan29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      2d-hd, in japan he literally talks about being confused about the third dimension mario has, him being 2d is why he can't enter mario's world and they'll have to keep it

    • @alexander1274
      @alexander1274 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The exact same.

  • @cryptidsgaming1518
    @cryptidsgaming1518 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    where have I heard this song before????

    • @cold8578
      @cold8578 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Ff 4 boss theme

  • @darkness439
    @darkness439 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I wonder if they will do something different in the remake, like fight Seymore from ff10

    • @adrenalinex4
      @adrenalinex4 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Everything will b the same just updated graphics

    • @darkness439
      @darkness439 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @adrenalinex4 whatever they do, I'm definitely still buying it

  • @damaijin
    @damaijin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    What does Shredder even do? Debuff? I never knew what it did.

    • @MinoruLeo
      @MinoruLeo  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      It removes all buffs from things like Geno Boost, Crystalline and Power Blast.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Correct but it won't remove the TAKE NO damage for 3 turns Red Essence item effect though and ONLY Culex and the last boss Smithy are the ones to ever use it.

  • @kallemattila5870
    @kallemattila5870 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:03 pretty sure that’s a Robo attack animation from Chrono Trigger

    • @marosas47
      @marosas47 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know what attack you mean but nah

    • @juniormendes264
      @juniormendes264 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Robo's Laser Spin? No.

  • @reloadpsi
    @reloadpsi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Did Kefka's Tower just get killed by a candy blob with cymbals?

  • @gkadenwilsonian2442
    @gkadenwilsonian2442 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m sorry no one uses mallow why… well mallow is weak he can only do based damage like rabid Luigi in sparks of hope, bowser is a power house bad for this fight because of a lot of HARD HITTING SPECIAL MOVES. Peach and geno is great for this fight.

    • @genericname4168
      @genericname4168 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Geno’s an absolute powerhouse isn’t he great in just about any fight

    • @MasterKnightDH
      @MasterKnightDH 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Leo is including Mallow for the challenge factor.

  • @that1gus268
    @that1gus268 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    If this isnt in the game imma delete the game and throw it away

    • @BasementDweller_
      @BasementDweller_ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But he is in the game. The video proves he’s there.

    • @that1gus268
      @that1gus268 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BasementDweller_ my bad i mesnt in the remake

  • @jackp.3605
    @jackp.3605 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wait what does shredder do?

    • @kaj1b
      @kaj1b 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      If I remember correctly, it clears all buffs on your party.

    • @zerorush
      @zerorush 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@kaj1bit also lowers the boosts from certain accessories

  • @howardjones1388
    @howardjones1388 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I dont think Culex will be in the remake. I can imagine another more update boss could be present.

    • @a11220a11220
      @a11220a11220 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That will be sad. Maybe they can add a boss from FF16. I also hope Culex and this FF4 theme are still in remake. Am I too greedy?

    • @cheffdonty
      @cheffdonty 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They could probably just get tetsuya Nomura to redesign him if they really wanna update it

    • @howardjones1388
      @howardjones1388 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@a11220a11220 i did a bit of research and one thing I did find that could give him a reason to come back. In the japanese version he mentions about obtaining the power of 3D and when he does he will come back. I could see this as a possibility. Maybe he has a rendered model akin to FF8 or FF9.

    • @SamuraiChamploo654
      @SamuraiChamploo654 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We'll get Miang from xenogears to further tease what's to come in xenoblade 4 after how future redeemed ended

    • @alexander1274
      @alexander1274 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This aged well.

  • @jjlota24
    @jjlota24 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    hi

  • @Lady_Moonsong
    @Lady_Moonsong 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Weird that this game uses the FFXIV patch 6.2 dungeon boss BGM

    • @FTGxSoJuFoRcEs
      @FTGxSoJuFoRcEs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is FFIV boss music first before FFXIV

    • @AaronW0885
      @AaronW0885 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol 😂😂

    • @Zellonous
      @Zellonous 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤦

  • @Atrael
    @Atrael ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This feels out of place for a Mario game like if this guy isn't from the Mario universe

    • @feliperodriguezledezma7179
      @feliperodriguezledezma7179 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Its from the final fantasy universe, square made this game

    • @rashodhustle9718
      @rashodhustle9718 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​​@@feliperodriguezledezma7179 exactly must don't know square and their secret bosses they love hiding in games

    • @GlitchanBlack
      @GlitchanBlack 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@rashodhustle9718 The real question is, if the door in Monstro Town was sealed off after the Culex fight, how did Ninja, Shirma and Chroma show up in Mario's world during Hoops 3-On-3 and Sports Mix?
      I mean, I asked Scott Burns (the voice actor for Bowser and Ninja) this question, and even HE didn't know the answer - his best guess was that Nintendo and Square Enix probably agreed to put them in to see if any Final Fantasy fans got the reference.

    • @gamingchinchilla7323
      @gamingchinchilla7323 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ya dont say, good sir...
      Meanwhile in Kingdom Hearts: Goofy: "Ain't Sephiroth the one who's supposed to be the dark part of Cloud's heart?"

  • @totodile13cr18
    @totodile13cr18 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's real? Or fanmade?

    • @Marcello_B
      @Marcello_B 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      real

    • @MekanicalMonster77
      @MekanicalMonster77 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      100% REAl

    • @rokanex869
      @rokanex869 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      is real

    • @KRS2000
      @KRS2000 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's totally real.

    • @Mr.Peanut1986
      @Mr.Peanut1986 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Real. And VERY difficult!

  • @charlesholder4150
    @charlesholder4150 ปีที่แล้ว

    Weird.. never noticed this and ff7 had the same theme music. The fighting end is same as chocobo

    • @diegovasquez840
      @diegovasquez840 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Culex’s theme is the FFIV final boss theme transposed to the Super Nintendo soundfont

    • @lcolson91
      @lcolson91 ปีที่แล้ว

      Regular boss theme, not final

    • @Zellonous
      @Zellonous 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's sad how many people don't know ff2/4

  • @yurikatsuki9615
    @yurikatsuki9615 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Si culex no regresaal remake pues no esta mal que pongan a Sephiroth en su lugar sjjsjsjs porque si fue asi para culex por ser de la snes pues para una nueva generación estaria bien poner a Sephiroth o si no otro representante de FF si culex no se conserva como jefe secreto unu

    • @arzfan29
      @arzfan29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Culex isn't from final fantasy, he's an orihinal, unrelated character made for mario rpg, the fact geno is in the remake means Culex will be there in his 2d-hd glory

  • @Nekito-
    @Nekito- 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    3:02 Corona... WAIT- CORONA?!?!?!

    • @AbrahamCollins1786
      @AbrahamCollins1786 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Latin word for "crown" it's the evident ring around each bright star. No, its not a virus pedicted in 1996.

    • @trystantrace
      @trystantrace 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      No one cares and you're not funny.

    • @Nekito-
      @Nekito- 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AbrahamCollins1786 Yeah, I know... I speak spanish... Corona means Crown. It was a joke.

  • @bigginaf
    @bigginaf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    It's not really a secret boss since it was in the player's guide from the 90s.

    • @Firewizard23
      @Firewizard23 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Eh, more 'optional' super boss if you will.

    • @themajesticotter193
      @themajesticotter193 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      If it required a guide for you to find it, it's secret. I had the original game on snes back then and I didn't have a guide. Sure seemed secret to me when I discovered it. There wasn't much of a hint to finding the boss, it was purely optional and you had to go out of your way to figure out there was this optional boss.
      Without a 'guide' you could play the game in it's entirety and never know he existed.
      To be fair, it wasn't too hard to figure out ( i think, I remember the plant monster next door to culex kinda hints about him but I don't remember the hint about the shiny stone. I just remember getting the Shiny Stone not knowing what to do with it and remembered the sealed door and the plant mentioning that his neighbor mumbles stuff about crystals and I was like "shiny stone..crystal..maybe?" and it worked.

    • @deletedTestimony
      @deletedTestimony 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I never had the guide, I was pretty stoked to finally open that door by accident with the Shiny Stone

    • @bigginaf
      @bigginaf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @themajesticotter193 my point was that this boss is no longer a secret since this game was released in the 90s.

    • @themajesticotter193
      @themajesticotter193 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@bigginaf it's still a 'secret' boss. just because itss now known doesnt change that

  • @Y0utubesAlgorithmDuckingSucks
    @Y0utubesAlgorithmDuckingSucks 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    If they don't include this Easter Egg in the remake, I will be VERY upset...should I save myself the disappointment and go the emulator route? I know that offends the purist plebs but who cares about them? They are terrible with women and social situations so why should I take them seriously?

    • @RyanYes
      @RyanYes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      truly could not imagine they'd leave that out. remake is looking 1:1

    • @michaelvandevusse3728
      @michaelvandevusse3728 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude emulator is only bad for if you wanna Speedrun ngl

    • @TheShamefurDispray
      @TheShamefurDispray 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      The fact that you invented these non-existent purists is pretty pathetic tbh. Are you a pathological liar irl by chance?

    • @MekanicalMonster77
      @MekanicalMonster77 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The game was made by Nintendo & Squarenix back then in the 90s, but now i think it´s only made by Nintendo, so it will be hard to see if they include this Boss in the remake

    • @Masked_Mastermind
      @Masked_Mastermind 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@MekanicalMonster77It’s still also made by Square Enix, you can see their name in the trailer.