Super Mario RPG: How To Defeat King Calamari

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King Calamari is a huge Blooper in Super Mario RPG that's stopping you from saving Seaside Town and finding the pirate at the bottom of the sea. This is only the mid-way boss of the Sunken Ship, but it shouldn't be too tough to take down — especially if you spent some coins earlier.

In this guide, we'll tell you how to defeat King Calamari in the Sunken Ship.

How to beat King Calamari

Recommended party: Mario, Geno, Bowser or Mallow

This boss is exactly why we purchased the Fire Bombs in Seaside Town. You need to use these to take out all of the tentacles.

Use Geno Boost on Bowser and then have him throw a Fire Bomb. This should knock out all the tentacles and create another wave of them. Use another Fire Bomb to take them out all at once. If any of the tentacles survive, attack them with physical moves.

When you make it to the main body, use a third Fire Bomb to take out both of the tentacles at once. From here, use your strongest special attacks on the main body to take King Calamari out quickly. And that's that!

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