This is a guide for Johnny, a Boss in Super Mario RPG Remake. Read on to learn how you can beat Johnny, its stats, rewards, location, weaknesses, and best party setup!
Johnny Boss Fights | |
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Johnny Main Story | Johnny Rematch |
List of Contents
A Johnny Rematch version of this boss is available in the post-game! The post-game can be unlocked by clearing the main story, which involves defeating the final boss Smithy.
Johnny Rewards | ||
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Coins | EXP | Item Drops |
50 | 90 | 5th Star |
Thought Peek Quote | ||
You're good. Very good. Now this is a fight! |
Beginning Active Party | |
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Character | Role |
Mario |
・Serves as an attacker. ・Deal damage with regular attacks. |
Peach |
・Serves a recovery role. ・Recover overall party HP and extend each member's survivability. |
Bowser |
・Serves as an attacker and support. ・Deal damage with regular attacks. ・Use Terrorize to reduce enemy damage. |
Standby Party | |
Geno |
・Serves as an attacker and support ・Deal damage with normal and special attacks ・Boost allies with Geno Boost |
Mallow |
・Serves as a healer ・Heal with HP Rain ・Damage Bandana Blues with Shocker |
Active Party | |
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Character/Level | Equipment |
Mario
Level: 10 |
Weapon:
Armor: Accessory: |
Peach
Level: 10 |
Weapon:
Armor: Accessory: |
Bowser
Level: 10 |
Weapon:
Armor: Accessory: |
Standby Party | |
Geno
Level: 10 |
Weapon:
Armor: Accessory: |
Mallow
Level: 10 |
Weapon:
Armor: Accessory: |
Best Equipment for Each Character
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The easiest way to go about defeating Johnny is by facing him while keeping one of his Bandana Blues still alive. If all of his minions are defeated in battle, you will be forced to a duel, and cannot use your other party members besides Mario.
This way, you will not have to deal with a duel with Johnny, who becomes much more difficult to deal with when he uses Get Tough at low HP.
With Mario and Johnny not forced into a duel, you can have your other party members focus on dealing damage to him.
If ever you choose or are forced into a duel with Johnny, you will want to make sure that he has been weakened considerably by the time it happens.
There is no other strategy but to regularly heal and quickly defeat Johnny with Mario's moves and items. It is also best that you practice perfect blocks to reduce the damage you take.
Members on either side's party cannot join the duelists to fight, and the match ends when either duelist is defeated.
Special Move | Effect |
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Terrorize (Bowser) |
・Deals damage on all enemies and has a chance of Inflicting the Fear status effect. ・Increases damage dealt by rotating the left stick clockwise (counterclockwise is also possible). |
Johnny will summon 4 Bandana Blues at the start of battle, which are relatively easy to deal with since they mostly use physical attacks and Pierce. All Bandana Blues are weak to both Fire and Lightning, making the elemental special moves useful here.
Bowser's Terrorize will help in reducing the damage they deal, which is helpful if you wish to avoid a duel with Johnny.
If you are aiming to avoid the one-on-one duel with Johnny, keep your special moves to Mario's Fireball or Mallow's Shocker, since those only target a single enemy.
Best Special Moves for Each Character
Unlike the Bandana Blues, Johnny has no elemental weaknesses, so it is best to reduce his attack power with Terrorize, conserve FP, and use normal attacks on him.
As his HP becomes lower, he will use his special move Get Tough to increase his defense and attack significantly. There should be no problems defeating it as long as you keep recovering and attacking.
Get Tough is an important move to look out for when dealing with Johnny, since it amplifies his attack and defense. This is more dangerous in a one-on-one duel, with no one to back Mario up in Johnny's powered-up state.
The other noteworthy special moves to look out for is Blizzard, which is Johnny's party-wide Ice attack and Skewer, a strong but blockable physical special attacks.
Attack | Attack Type/Effect |
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Diamond Saw |
Blockable?: Yes Additional Effect: N/A |
Get Tough | Additional Effect: Increases one's own Physical and Magic defenses by 50% |
Fire Saber |
Blockable?: Yes Additional Effect: N/A |
Skewer |
Blockable?: Yes Additional Effect: N/A |
Attack | Attack Type/Effect |
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Pierce |
Blockable?: Yes Additional Effect: N/A |
1st Star Piece Bosses | ||
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Bowser | Hammer Bros. | Croco (1st Fight) |
Claymorton | - | - |
2nd Star Piece Bosses | ||
Belome (1st Fight) |
Bowyer | - |
3rd Star Piece Bosses | ||
Croco (2nd Fight) |
Punchinello | - |
4th Star Piece Bosses | ||
Booster | Knife Guy and Grate Guy | Bundt and Raspberry |
5th Star Piece Bosses | ||
King Calamari | Johnny | - |
6th Star Piece Bosses | ||
Speardovich | Belome (2nd Fight) |
Megasmilax |
Birdo | Dodo | Valentina |
Czar Dragon | Zombone | Axem Rangers | 7th Star Piece Bosses |
Wizakoopa | Boomer | Exor |
Count Down and Ding-a-Ling | Cloaker and Domino | Clerk |
Manager | Director | Gunyolk and Factory Chief |
Smithy (Final Boss) |
- | - |
Non-Story Bosses | ||
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Jinx | Jagger | Culex |
Post-Game Rematch Bosses | ||
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Mario-Style Jinx | Scratchy-Throat Belome | Leveled-Up Punchinello |
Engine 023 Booster | Extra Fancy Bundt & Raspberry |
Duel-Ready Johnny |
Culex 3D | - | - |
How to Beat Johnny and Rewards
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I can't believe Johnny was just a regular dude in a shark costume this entire time...