Geno

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Geno, official game art from Super Mario RPG

Geno is the doll belonging to Gaz, the Rose Town innkeeper's son in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. A Star agent sent by a higher authority to recover the seven Star Pieces inhabits this doll, and since his true name is rather "hard to pronounce" (as it consists in the game of the various decorative symbols: ♥♪!?), he is called Geno, after the doll. After wandering into the Forest Maze in search of a Star Piece, Geno meets up with Mario and Mallow as they battle Bowyer. Throughout the game, Geno offers advice to the party, as a mystical sage-type figure. Geno's attacks are part magic and part projectile; his regular attacks shoot various bullets and even rocket-powered fists from his arms, and his special attacks tend to involve beams of light shot from a cannon. He can be the fastest character, having a speed of 30. Of particular note is his "Geno Whirl" attack, which, if properly timed, can produce 9,999 points of damage to enemies, making it the most powerful move in the game. Unfortunately, it does not work on bosses (except Yaridovich clones and Exor). At the end of the game, Geno returns to the repaired Star Road, reverting back to his original form.

Geno's abilities:

Geno Beam - Shoots a beam on an enemy. Hold until 3 stars appear for more damage.
Geno Boost - Press in end of the up-going arrows to boost defense AND attack.
Geno Whirl - If the attack is correctly timed, it will do 9999 damage to all non-boss enemies, Yaridovich's clones, and Exor.
Geno Blast - Lights come from the sky. Hold until 3 stars appear for more damage.
Geno Flash - Geno forms himself to a cannon, and shoots a big red light. Hold until 3 stars appears for more damage.

The character returns for a cameo appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga as an instructional aid at the Little Fungitown casino minigame. Here, the sound of his speech is very robotic. As of then, Geno is a registered trademark of Square Enix (developer of SMRPG, while it was still Square).