Count Down

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"Countdown" redirects here. For the timer in the Yoshi's Island series, see Countdown Timer.
"Ring-a-Ding" and "Ding-A-Ling" redirects here. For the minigame from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, see Ding-a-Ring.
Count Down
Image of Count Down from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
Count Down from Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Member of Smithy Gang
“It's 1:00. Time to play.”
—Count Down, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Count Down, also referred to as the watch, is a boss in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. It is a large, watch-like being that resembles an alarm clock fused with an hourglass, and a high-ranking member of the Smithy Gang. Its two bell-like components are the Ring-a-Ding, originally known as Ding-A-Ling. Mario and his allies Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Peach first encounter Count Down while navigating their way through an early part of the Weapon World.

Each bell can attack physically or use special moves, such as Dark Star, which is similar to the special attack used by Mallow, but targets a single character for high damage, Doom Reverb, which casts Mute against a single character and Fear Roulette, which KOs a party member at random. They can also chant "Time is marching on!" which will cause Count Down to skip ahead hours. Immediately before an attack, stars will shine in front of the bell that is initiating the next attack. A line indicates "Time is marching on!", a circle indicates a physical attack, a flashing star indicates Dark Star, a triangle indicates Doom Reverb / Spore Chimes / Scarecrow Bell, and a flashing circle indicates Fear Roulette. In its death animation, Count Down's hands fall off its clock face before it explodes.

If Count Down is defeated first before the Ring-a-Ding, its hands will spin for the rest of the battle, which results in no coins being awarded after the battle.

Attack pattern[edit ]

During battle, Count Down attacks in a continuous cycle, with the attack depending on what numbers the hands on its clock face are on. The order is shown below; however, when a bell chants "Time is marching on!" Count Down skips to the next hour.

Before the actual attack, Count Down will make an announcement:

  • Ice Rock, Crystal — It's 1:00. "Time to play." (SNES) / "Time for an ice storm." (NS)
  • Recover — It's 3:00. "Time to RECOVER!" (SNES) / "Time to recover!" (NS)
  • Aurora Flash — It's 5:00. "Time for a break, huh?" (SNES) "Time to view the aurora." (NS)
  • Mega Recover — It's 6:00. "Time to FULLY RECOVER." (SNES) "Time to fully recover." (NS)
  • Water Blast — It's 7:00. "DINNER TIME." (SNES) / "Time to draw a bath." (NS)
  • Takes a Break — It's 9:00. "Guess I'll break."
  • Petal Blast — It's 10:00. "Time to garden."
  • Flare — It's 12:00. "It's high noon."

Profiles and statistics[edit ]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit ]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Count Down
Sprite of Count Down, from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. HP 2400 FP 100 Speed 5
Location(s) Gate Attack 0 Magic attack 120
Role Boss Defense 80 Magic defense 80
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Crystal, Ice Rock, Recover, Aurora Flash, Mega Recover, Water Blast, Petal Blast, Corona
Weak Jump, Thunder Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks None
Coins 100 Exp. points 140 Items None
Psychopath "We're into overtime!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Ding-A-Ling
Sprite of Ding-A-Ling, from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. HP 1200 FP 100 Speed 10
Location(s) Gate Attack 180 Magic attack 20
Role Support Defense 120 Magic defense 50
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Dark Star
Weak Thunder Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks S'crow Bell, Doom Reverb, Spore Chimes, Fear Roulette
Coins 0 Exp. points 30 Items None
Psychopath "Wake up sleepy heads!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit ]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Count Down
Image of Count Down from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 2400 Weak Elements Jump Lightning Drops N/A
Exp. 140 Weak Statuses N/A Rare Drops N/A
Found in Weapon World
Monster List profile If you're reading this at one in the morning, it's time to stop playing this game.
Thought Peek "I demand strict punctuality! No excuses!"
Animations
Super Mario RPG enemy
Ring-a-Ding
Image of a Ring-a-Ding from the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG HP 1200 Weak Elements Lightning Drops N/A
Exp. 30 Weak Statuses N/A Rare Drops N/A
Found in Weapon World
Monster List profile The morning bell (right) and the evening bell (left) come together to form a single Ring-a-Ding. They're watching around the clock to startle oversleepers awake.
Thought Peek "Wake up, everyone. It's morning."
Animations

Gallery[edit ]

Naming[edit ]

Count Down's name is a pun on the royal title "count" and the word "countdown".

Count Down[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese メビウス
Mebiusu		 Moebius [1] [2]
メビウス (時計とけいの針はり)
Mebiusu (Tokei no Hari)		 Moebius (Watch's Hand) [3]
Chinese 梅比斯
Méibǐsī		 Moebius [?]
Dutch Majestijd Portmanteau of majesteit ("majesty") and tijd ("time") [?]
French Chronomaître Portmanteau of chronomètre ("stopwatch") and maître ("master") [?]
German Wecklassnach Portmanteau of wecken ("to wake") and Schreck lass nach (a phrase said after experiencing shock) [?]
Italian Conte Inverso Count Inverted; a possible pun on conto alla rovescia (countdown; lit. "counting backwards") [?]
Korean 뫼비우스
Moebiuseu		 Moebius [?]
Spanish Cuentatrás From cuenta atrás ("countdown") [?]

Ring-a-Ding[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese リンリン
Rinrin		 Japanese onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling, and a reduplication of「鈴」(rin, "bell" in the on'yomi reading) [2]
リンリン (時計とけいのベル)
Rinrin (Tokei no Beru)		 Ring-Ring (Watch's Bell) [4]
Chinese (Simplified) 铃铃
Líng líng		 Chinese onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling; and a reduplication of「铃」(líng, "bell") [?]
Chinese (Traditional) 鈴鈴
Líng líng		 Chinese onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling; and a reduplication of「鈴」(líng, "bell") [?]
Dutch Klingaling Corruption for klingeling (Dutch onomotopoeia for a bell ringing), partially based on the English name [?]
French (Canadian) Dingue dong From dingue ("crazy") and "ding dong" (onomatopoeia for a bell ringing) [?]
French (European) Ding dingue From "ding dong" (onomatopoeia for a bell ringing) and dingue ("crazy") [?]
German Klingelinger From Klingeling (onomatopoeia for a bell ringing) [?]
Italian Dling Ling Onomatopoeia for bell's jingling [?]
Korean 딸랑딸랑
Ttallang-ttallang		 Korean onomatopoeia for a bell's jingling [?]
Spanish Tilintín Portmanteau of tilín and tin (onomatopoeias for a bell ringing) [?]

Watch[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 時計とけい
tokei		 watch [?]
Chinese (Simplified) 时钟
shízhōng		 clock [?]
Chinese (Traditional) 時鐘
shízhōng		 clock [?]
Dutch wijzerplaat watchface [?]
French (Canadian) montre watch [?]
French (European) horloge clock [?]
German Ziffernblatt watchface [?]
Italian orologio watch [?]
Korean 시계
sigye		 watch [?]
Spanish reloj watch [?]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ Super Mario RPG 1995 Top Sun trading card
  2. ^ a b Super Mario RPG 1996 Bandai Namco trading card
  3. ^ 1996. Super Mario RPG Final Edition. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4091025382. Page 102.
  4. ^ Super Mario RPG Final Edition, page 102.
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