Unused Text

This is a sub-page of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

To do: Get the remaining Japanese equivalents, recheck formatting, and possibly note control codes and their differences.

Note that duplicated text is not covered, which may or may not be the same in the Japanese version. Formatting may be adjusted and any invisible control codes are not currently listed as the most accurate transciption requires coded Japanese and English text dumps. A retranslation is provided if the Japanese and English differ in a notable way.

Overworld Text#

Location strings that aren't used for anything.

Could be an early version of the Mushroom Kingdom item shop manager's text, who says a few more things and to "Get off of there this minute!" (さっさと おりなさい！).

Looks like these were for a minigame. Note that the Forest Maze's joke empty hidden treasure displays a similar message to the latter, "You missed!" (ハ・ズ・レ), so they may have been for the slot machine treasure boxes.

This was supposed to be said by the Chancellor once Mario tells him that Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser. This line is either skipped or replaced in the final cut.

This is the Mushroom Kingdom watchman's line while Mallow is crying. This line is technically unused because the "Rain or shine, I stand watch!" part doesn't precede it, and as it turns out, there's a good reason for that: in the Japanese version, he never says the second sentence. It seems like the English version cleverly worked around this by amending the unused portion to the used string with a scroll break, or it was translated when the line was the same string and there was an oversight during a Japanese script revision.

Located in Mushroom Kingdom text. Since the Mushroom Kingdom item shop manager has similar lines remarking on the weather (though the first instance of this was replaced in the English version), it was probably meant for him. If so, he's either referring to the commotion with Croco, or he didn't originally hide when the Shysters invaded.

Similar to a used line from the sentry on the right side of Mushroom Kingdom, and possibly intended for some situation in which he would be scared again. For comparison's sake, the nearest used line is also shown.

Located among Mushroom Kingdom text. This could be related to the item in the Princess's room.

Located randomly among Rose Town text. In the Japanese version, this is identical to the "You're gonna get it!" line used by a Mushroom Kingdom resident if Mario sells his wallet, which itself was duplicated in-game, so it appears that this is a holdover of an earlier draft.

Presumably intended for an earlier version of what would happen when a Mushroom Derby race is won. Notably not in parentheses, though, indicating it may not have been spoken by a Yoshi.

Located among Yo'ster Isle text. This presumably would have been used for finding a Yoshi Cookie.

Evidently intended for Yo'ster Isle, but who would have said these (and if they would have been the same person, as these lines are not adjacent) is unclear.

Located between used lines of text for the Marrymore Hotel bellhop. The English version of the third line could indicate picking up luggage, but the Japanese version does not. This might indicate that the player originally had control over Mario during the escort sequence, and thus more ways to get on people's nerves. Alternatively, it might mean that the bellhop originally had unique lines when pestering him while being escorted; in the final cut, he uses Toad's lines from Mushroom Castle.

Another string among the Marrymore Hotel "Mario as bellhop" text. This could belong to a guest that decided not to tip or the Mushroom person sleeping in the regular room.

Likely an early line for one of the children in Moleville. For comparison's sake, the nearest used line is also shown.

Belome(?) seems to have said this after giving a key in the temple, but nothing is said in the final cut. The Japanese version is vaguer, using a variant of Belome's dialog when cloning Mario, and then a variant of his catchphrase when leaving battle.

This line is just a safeguard if something went wrong trying to get one of the six fortunes in Belome Temple. It's inaccessible through normal means, but theoretically functions if hacked.

Unknown usage. The Japanese indicates that this is was a warning for respawning a puzzle or undoing your progress.

These options would have been used to disable party members in the debug room, but even this text box is inaccessible in the menu's current form.

This appears to be an early version of one of Pa'Mole's lines in the Coal Mine. Of minor note, the character name is missing from this version, and the Japanese version of this line is one of the few times the "?!" punction is used instead of "!?" in the script, which is inverted in the English version of the game. For comparison's sake, the nearest used line is also shown.

Located right after Pa'Mole's line and may be related. It could be Pa'Mole setting the bomb, or another speaker.

Chef Torte would have apparently said this after entering the room with his apprentice. The Japanese version of this line is technically one of the few times where the chef "accent" isn't present. This line is either skipped or replaced in the final cut.

Located among Mushroom Kingdom text. These lines of text seem to be related to the Princess leaving the castle. The first line of text could possibly belong to the speedy kid who wants to be Mario's bride, and the fifth seems to be the Princess distracted by flowers.

These are located near the above and may be related to that scenario, although it is difficult to say.

Garro originally had an extra line when Valentina discovers the "statue" in Nimbus Castle. In the final cut, this line is skipped, and he just momentarily looks back nervously without a word.

Someone welcoming the player to Tadpole Pond. This is likely an early version of the line used by the first tadpole that greets Mario. For comparison's sake, the nearest used line is also shown.

Seems to refer to a scenario where pond-related items could run out. The tadpole running the “Frog Coin” emporium refers to its inventory as Tadpole Pond original goods when it gives the first timer spiel in the Japanese version, so it's likely that this line belongs to that character, and that the shop originally had set quantities.

Located near the text of the tadpole running the Juice Bar and the tadpole aspiring to be a composer. Purpose is unclear.

Melody Bay text. Toadofsky never says this. These may be either an alternate version of a used line or a remnant of a different sequence. For comparison's sake, the nearest used line is also shown.

Text for obtaining Booster's Amulet. These lines not only have a duplicate, but also had their meanings swapped regionally. This may indicate that there was an alternative way to acquire it, like in the remake.

An early, more direct translation of one of Toad's Mushroom Way lines. This may have been used in a scenario where the Hammer Bros. didn't drop the Hammer. For comparison's sake, the nearest used line is also shown.

A placeholder item message.

A line of text that looks like it should be used for a door that won't open but isn't, located randomly between Vault Guard tutorial text and Bowser meeting the Chomp locked up in Booster Tower.

This almost looks like a duplicate, but the used version of this text puts the item in quotation marks.

An unused line for Booster. This looks like an alternate version of one of his used train-noise lines, particularly the one after Mario discovers the balcony door is locked. The key difference is that the unused version does not display the full text box automatically and rather has to be advanced by the player, and the pauses in the third Japanese sound are between every character in the used version. For comparison's sake, the nearest used line is also shown.

Located among Seaside Town text. Looks like this was said if your inventory was maxed, but for what and by whom is unclear.

Located among Monstro Town text. Possibly an early version of Culex's goodbye, as his text box is unlabeled there in Japanese. For comparison's sake, the nearest used line is also shown.

Geno feeling the energy of a Star Piece. This line is functional and can be seen if the player goes to Star Hill before being told about it by Frogfucius, where it replaces the line mentioning him. However, you are locked out of accessing it in normal gameplay until then.

A set of Star Hill wishes that are believed to belong to Raz and Raini. Again, these lines are functional and can be seen in-game up to a point, but once the Princess rejoins the party in Mushroom Kingdom, they are swapped out for post-marriage wishes, making it impossible to see in normal gameplay. These lines may indicate that their story might have gone through a different arc, as they're engaged as soon as you meet them in the final cut.

Located among the text related to meeting King and Queen Nimbus. Looks like that scene was originally going to be even longer. The player might have had to follow Mallow into the throne room manually. Alternately, it could be that there was once another way to sneak in Nimbus Castle.

This text is located right after Croco's line in Nimbus Land. It seems like he might have originally had a reaction if the player found all of the hidden treasures before meeting him there, rendering the Signal Ring pointless.

Located among general Nimbus Land text. This is likely an NPC remarking on the post-Valentina state of things.

From the Nimbus Land inn. This is almost certainly the innkeeper's intended response after the Dream Cushion's soaring bed dream, which is the only dream where he skips a unique line. This might have been overlooked due to the similarity with his laughing dream response.

Located among Nimbus Land text. This might be an indication that the weather used to be off, similar to Mushroom Kingdom, Rose Town, and Seaside Town.

Located among Marrymore Hotel bellhop text, context in which it might have been used is unclear.

Messages that look like they're for fights but would have apparently been used out of battle.

What seems like an alternate version of the Waste Basket description. This is assigned to a "Spare" item slot between the Quartz Charm and Mushroom.

Battle Text#

A line said by Mallow while he's chasing Mario through Bowyer's arrows in the Forest Maze. This line is either skipped or replaced in the final cut.

A line for the battle with the Axem Rangers. While Axem Red is pestered by his team, he doesn't snap at all of them at once during the course of the battle.

This was supposed to be said by Smithy after beating his first form. This line is either skipped or replaced in the final cut.

A simple debug message.

The English version and position after the error message suggests that this was also for debugging, but the Japanese version implies it may have had another use. This can show up in-game under rare circumstances when glitching the game, and can occasionally be seen when using the Lamb's Lure or Sheep Attack on one of the hammer enemies which accompany the Clerk, Manager, and Director in battle.

This move is used by several enemies, but its name is not displayed in battle. Note that other nameless enemy actions are usually internally marked "DUMMY" instead.

Alternate text for winning a battle. While text like this does appear in the game, it is formatted differently. Additionally, the equivalent Japanese text for items here indicates that this string was meant for weapons, or at least offensive items instead of recovery items.

The used version of this on the Level Up Bonus screen has "level" in lowercase and a period instead of exclamation marks, and has the number in a unique, enlarged font. Likely an indication that the level up message wasn't always a separate screen, or an early form of the overworld's "LEVEL UP" graphic seen when using a star.

A battle message. This is seemingly related to the aforementioned Level Up text, or a sign that there was another way to raise one's maximum HP. The Japanese version suggests that the number was variable.

More text related to the alternate Level Up text. The used version of this on the Level Up Bonus screen spaces the learned move below, and uses a period and quotation marks in the English version. Judging by the position of this text after the Yoshi Cookie's monster/item transformation text, the early level up text may have been partially overwritten.

Seemingly an early version of the "Couldn't run!" message. The English version uses empty punctuation that was reassigned and is represented here with underlines, but it should be "Can't run!"

Unknown usage. Seems related to the other early battle text.

This is likely text intended for boosting luck in battle. The final version uses this text, with one exclamation point, above the character instead of in a text box.

Another battle message. It's unknown where this line was supposed to be used, though it could perhaps have been intended for Valentina, who is depicted as a very vile person with a lot of distastes. The Japanese version of the line implies it could be spoken by a sheep. Keeping in line with the bevy of pop culture references in the Japanese version, the dialogue here is a reference to the 1988 animated film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, in which the character Quess Paraya says that "I hate young guys because they say things like that!"

Like the "Lucky" text, these might have been replaced by the text that appears above the boosted character, which is the same but only has one exclamation point. This text is identical between regions.

Enemy Names#

MERLIN

An unused name for the Magikoopa, specifically associated to the one shown in the game intro and is never seen through normal means. The Japanese version uses カメック (Kamek) instead, which is odd, as while this is the enemy's usual Japanese name, the Magikoopa in this game known as カメザード (Kamezard).

BB-BOMB

The name of the tiny bombs that can be seen exploding in the intro. Its name is blank in Japanese.

MAGIDRAGON

An unused name for the Czar Dragon, specifically associated to the one shown in the game intro and is never seen through normal means. Its name is blank in Japanese.

THRAX

This is the stem of Smilax, which cannot be targeted at all, thus making this name go unused. The Japanese version uses the same name as Megasmilax (クィーンフラワー). It's possible that it was meant to be targeted if the player was fast enough, similar to the Piranha Plant boss in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

HANGIN' SHY

The name of what Boomer calls "Chandeli-ho", the Shy Guys who hang down from the ceiling to hold the chandeliers. They cannot be targeted in normal gameplay, but if the game is hacked to give a character a speed stat above 200, it is possible to see this. The Japanese version has no name for either of them.

CANDLE

Obviously intended for the cake boss. Possibly, like the Bowser battle at the beginning of the game, the candles were intended to be targeted separately. Its Japanese name is ろうそく (candle).

Psychopath Messages#

This is the Psychopath thought of the Terrapin, and it is fully functional. However, you only get Mallow (and thus the ability to use Psychopath) after you have defeated this enemy. As a result, there is no way for you to read his thought without using the debug menu. The Japanese version is a reference to the anime adaptation of Dragon Ball, in which Goku would say a similar thing for episode previews.

This is the Psychopath thought of the Hammer Bros., but you only see them right at the beginning of the game and then never again, so you cannot possibly read his thought without the use of the debug menu. The Japanese version is a reference to Lupin III, in which Goemon would say a similar thing about his sword.

This is Bowser's thought from the beginning part, unused for the same reasons.

ツライ、、コレデジキュウ2コイン、、ヤリキレナイ。

This is the Psychopath thought for Chandeli-ho in the Japanese version. It translates as, "Ah geez... This is NOT worth 2 coins an hour." Oddly enough, in the English version, Chandeli-ho uses the same thought as Snifit.

All of these would eventually make their way into the Nintendo Switch remake (albeit retranslated in the English script), which adds an in-game bestiary that lets you view Psychopath/Thought Peek quotes you've already seen, as well as a character in Booster Pass who sells you quotes you don't yet have, with them giving you these for free when you first meet them.