Culex

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==Summary==
Culex, Dark Knight of Vanda, is an enemy found within a warped area sealed inside a door in Monstro Town that is unsealed if the door is approached with the Shiny Stone item. Having crossed into another dimension to fight on behalf of the Dark Mage, he comes across Mario and the party, wondering what power gives them such depth and three-dimensionality, whilst he remains a flat plane. Wishing to understand the power that gives Mario and the others their three-dimensional form, he battles them. After being defeated and given a glimpse of this power, he rewards Mario with the Quartz Charm accessory and returns to his own land to hopefully gain this power.
In the original Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Culex only had one fight. However, in the Nintendo Switch remake, simply titled Super Mario RPG, you are able to fight Culex again in a rematch, where he has obtained the power of the third dimension, no longer existing a flat planar sprite, but now being a fully 3D being. This is due to his wish being granted by the Star Hill after he wished to meet the "destined one" yet again. When he is defeated yet again, Culex is reduced to a flat planar sprite once again, and rewards Mario with the Crystal Shard item, returning to the land that gave him the three-dimensional power, awaiting Mario's return.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | , higher with Final Claw
Key: 2D Form | 3D Form / Rematch
Name: Culex
Origin: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars / Super Mario RPG (Switch)
Gender: Male
Classification: Dark Knight of Vanda
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Attack Potency: Island level (As a superboss, Culex is mostly statistically superior to Smithy's true form, possessing incredible strength both physically and magically. Culex is capable of using Dark Star, the most powerful magical attack in the game, and is able to defeat the party members in just a few attacks. Battled against the entire party, consisting of Mario, Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Princess PeachSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)) | Island level (More powerful than before, with his evil power now in harmony with Mario's three-dimensional world. The Monster List description of Culex 3D states that his rematch is the "toughest fight in the game", which would include all of the other boss rematches and Smithy's battle), higher with Final Claw (Final Claw, his most powerful attack, can instantly defeat any given party member by dealing 9999 damage), can ignore durability with certain attacks (One of his new attacks, Meteor, is able to reduce the party to 1 HP, including those wearing the Lazy Shell armorSuper Mario RPG (2023))
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Can keep up with Geno and the rest of the party) | Massively FTL+ (Stronger than before, being able to keep up with a more powerful party)
Lifting Strength: Unknown | Unknown
Striking Strength: Island level | Island level, higher with Final Claw
Durability: Island level (Able to withstand several attacks from the likes of Mario, Geno, and Bowser) | Island level (Can withstand attacks from a much more powerful party, including a stronger Mario and Geno)
Stamina: Unknown, likely Superhuman | Unknown, likely Superhuman
Range: Extended melee range physically, at least dozens of meters with magic attacks and Crystals, possibly Universal+ (Stated to rule over all creation in the Japanese version) | Same as before
Standard Equipment: Four Elemental Crystals in Sprite Form | Four Elemental Crystals in 3D Form
Intelligence: Unknown, at least Average (Being a Dark Knight of Vanda, Culex is supposedly well-experienced in combat, and is capable of battling against the party all at once, including Mario, whom has the capability of defeating Jinx in battle, proving to be powerful and skilled enough for the latter to rebrand his dojo and incorporate Mario's jumping into their routine)
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks and Techniques:
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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