What if Sephiroth was the Super Mario RPG Secret Boss? (ROM Hack)

After seeing Sakurai's reference to the Culex battle with Sephiroth in Smash Ultimate, I thought I'd give SMRPG hacking a shot and add him as a boss, which took about a day to work on. Didn't know so much could be done with the game too so I might revisit it someday.
And poor Geno couldn't make it in as a fighter or deluxe Mii Costume...
Oh well.
Enjoy!
#SuperMarioRPG #Sephiroth

[@dylanzlol7293]

Sephiroth when mario pulls a 100 combo jump on him:

[@Slenderquil]

"I want you to beg for forgiveness" *Uses a healing move*

[@Pikachuington]

Ironically thats the most threatening thing a boss can do, heal itself

[@DuskusCB]

"I will never be a memory..." *anticlimactic poof"

[@awe9217]

guess his defeat wasn't very... *memorable.*

[@Terrakinetic]

I wish that's how he dies in at least one of the official games/movies.

[@yuyaricachimuel555]

More like he farted into nonexistence.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

Pop!

[@sebastianrebazalarosa3634]

​@@yuyaricachimuel555 "I will never be a me-" *fart_reverb_sfx.mp3*

[@Zkeleton969]

As a boss, you know you’re fucked when the party takes almost the first two turns just buffing themselves

[@rashodhustle9718]

And gets a freebie on atk up

[@MadCrafter360]

oh how well this aged

[@InktheImpassive]

_Lazy shell_ on Geno just makes him impervious to all magic attacks... That's what I remember just to cheese the whole game.

[@BigSharkZ]

You could say Lazy Shell makes the game feel a lot more... lazy. (⌐■_■)

[@hooparainbowbraceypkmonand7862]

@Vegesther geno doesnt suck his geno boost is busted hes good though just for geno boost but...I mean its geno boost

[@alessandrobozzi7085]

@@BigSharkZ YYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH

[@buprerevengeance]

I used Lazy Shell on Toadstool myself. Somehow immune to even Culex's magic

[@TheSidside_majorandminor]

1:19 the "just a puppet" statement makes sense here.

[@yuyaricachimuel555]

It’s literal

[@tigerlover2853]

2 years later, and look what people are talking about.

[@booba2074]

I’m sure I speak for everyone that this is AMAZING!! I’d be totally up to see some more!

[@BigSharkZ]

Thanks a lot! I'll keep that in mind.

[@TheQuarterGuy]

Who's watching this after the announcement of the remake?

[@yordansic]

Stop. It’s clear you didn’t care about the original before then and are just bandwagoning.

[@knight123x4]

"I want you to beg for forgiveness!" *Heals*

[@Ryan-Bell]

If Square Enix was cool, they’d include another secret boss in the remake. And realistically, c’mon, we all know they’d choose Sephiroth. That’d be the coolest. Wouldn’t hold my breath on it, though.

[@vitorhaluen303]

So then mario vs. Sephiroth would finally be Canon

[@Blackmage4001]

They probably will.

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

It might be, but it won’t be replaced with Culex like everyone thought

[@SolidSonicTH]

Apparently there is some kind of new extra boss beyond Culex in the remake. Guess we'll see how it plays out.

[@RondoOfBloodX]

Well buddy do I have some news for you.

[@zachstarattack7320]

2years early to the mario bros v sephert meme

[@floofiekun1875]

And now this is gonna blow up after the Mario and Luigi vs Sephiroth tweet spawning memes

[@archibaldcabebe6062]

Bowser: Mario... It's Sephiroth!

[@Lenare]

This is how the match up would go down if Mario was forced to play by Square Enix game rules. Also I need the rendition of One Winged Angel on its own, love the 16-bit vibe!

[@Wall_nut77]

You predicted a tweet

[@ilanlaham6911]

"I will never be a memory..." *pops* *victory fanfare starts playing*

[@CS2magus]

I really love this! I'm a huge Super Mario RPG Fan. You did a great job on this! :)

[@BigSharkZ]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@anonanonymous9670]

With the remake happening, this has a chance of happening

[@RoseSupreme]

I doubt it. But with how Final Fanstasy-themed Culex looks, I... suppose there's *some* merit to the idea.

[@anonanonymous9670]

@@RoseSupreme Wasn't the whole point of Culex to make fun of Final Fantasy back then? A lot has changed since then so it would make sense to upgrade the joke But I guess making Culex look like a HD2D game could definitely work too

[@Meyuelle]

Now this isn't something I was expecting, but it's a very pleasant surprise! Everything from the music, the sprite-work, custom text, even the stage being swapped to fit Sephiroth, all superb! And you did this all in a day, too?? Poor Bowser at the beginning of the fight but knowing that Sephiroth was picking on Geno, only for Geno to do the finishing blow is satisfying-can't help but feel bad for Sephiroth though, just wanting to be remembered. Overall, great job on this hack; I love the idea and you did awesome on it.

[@SeanHicksArt]

Great work on this! I'm super impressed with his moves and music track!

[@BigSharkZ]

Thank you, love your work too!

[@SeanHicksArt]

You're very welcome! And thank you for enjoying my work- it means alot! If you ever need custom sprites (in the style) for your SMRPG mods (if you plan to revisit it again someday), I'd be happy to help out

[@ascottox4417]

@SeanHicksArt Your Geno deluxe costume mod is incredible 😊

[@Mnemoniforma9.00]

Dang, he really roasted the Geno for Smash crowd w/ that intro dialogue

[@GalaxyRoyal]

Now this is memory that nobody will never forget.

[@TheOpticOctav]

Can someone explain why this doesnt have more views? I mean this man put SEPHIROTH in my favorite game ever

[@YakibombROMhacking]

Excellent! I love the way you did Supernova. Well done overall!

[@awe9217]

your romhacks are legit some lit stuff subbed

[@maddawgmoody]

The FF7 music too 🎶🎵

[@CharaDreemurr15243]

Your hacks are incredible, I love seeing these! They're so well-done, and it's amazing to witness!

[@BigSharkZ]

Thank you very much! There's 10+ videos in the works at the moment so stay tuned for new ideas as well as some sequels to past videos. :)

[@CharaDreemurr15243]

@@BigSharkZ Ohhh, hearing that's got me hella excited to see em'.

[@Faceless_time_traveler]

The fight is amazing , but what I liked the most is the remix of One winged angel

[@onjikun]

I actually feel like there should be a series of Smash Bros. games, with each one featuring a different 3rd-party company. The Square Enix one in particular would have no excuse NOT to have Geno as a full-fledged playable fighter.

[@S113Productions]

If SMRPG was made in 1997 after FF7 released, I wonder if Sephiroth would’ve been the secret boss instead of Culex.

[@MetaJo101]

Sephiroth looks fantastic in this hack game. Amazing job dude!👍

[@theinfamousguil]

after almost an entire year with no uploads and you surprise us with this?! well. it's better than nothing.

[@BigSharkZ]

There will be a lot more to come, don't worry.

[@swordofcoffee]

Super Mario RPG is and forever will be one-of-a-kind. It doesn't have a tonne of half-baked sequels like Final Fantasy does or a fanatic fanbase like Mother, and that I believe makes it all the more special.

[@butidontlikepaint7700]

The Mother fanbase is fanatic? Sure I find them Passionate but I don't get the fanatic part.

[@BigSharkZ]

I do wish we could at least get one proper sequel in polished, stylized 3D with the main cast returning alongside 3-4 new faces. And give me another Zelda made by Capcom while we're at it. ;)

[@nobodyimportant4285]

Final Fantasy I through X are masterpieces.

[@yuyaricachimuel555]

I mean they’re using a villain from one of the sequels, and one of the most iconic too

[@annieskywalker9290]

Well, Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi took for some time it's place

[@CBreezie]

Imagine playing the remake....you get to Culix and you get his monologue....everything is just like the original game, and right before the battle starts you see and hear a swiping noise....Culix was just cut in half and you see a sworded figure stand behind it....cue the One Winged Angel theme.....

[@aleaiactaest6503]

The corneo music makes it.

[@jomaq9233]

TF when everyone here is fully playable in Smash except Geno... O O F

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

People thought he would've been in the Switch version, but Japan just told us Culex is still there, I'm thankful he wasn't replaced, but still we could get something of FF in the remake

[@CometMedalChavez]

The Japanese website also hinted that we might get one more super special secret in the game… I really hope it’s a Sephiroth boss fight.

[@gesura505KaijuBattle]

This is beatiful, you need 3M of views!

[@linkkling]

i was literally just thinking about this and then it pops up on my feed, this is perfect

[@shadowarmor3406]

Musics sounds nice here.

[@OldBaldWookiee]

Sephiroth! Why'd you kill all the mushroom people? Answer me ! Sephiroth!

[@RoseSupreme]

Imagine how hype it would be if they actually put him in the remake.

[@Jesus-hu4lq]

Sephiroth: I want you to beg for forgiveness! Uses cure 3 Okay

[@reloadpsi]

Good thing Peach was kept out of this fight. I hear ladies in pink struggle against him.

[@Aluran]

if we can get this is the remake that would be cool

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

Sephiroth: In December 2020, I shall give Smash despair

[@charlieobrien1439]

Bowser: This pump bleeds this land so dry. While you eat! While you sleep! While you shit! It's here Sucking up Mushroom! It doesn't rest and it doesn't care! You do know what Mushroom don't you? Mushroom is the life blood of our land. the Hell you think what is going to happen when it's all gone? Huh answer me! Your not going to stand there and pretend like you can't hear the land crying out in pain?! I know you can! Mario: you really a hear that? Bowser: Damn straight I do. Mario: Get help. Geno: 'gasp' Bowser: Say that again! Mario: I worry about the next five seconds more then the land in the meantime save the screaming for later. Bowser: are lives on the line for now. Listen up Plumber one false move. ( Breathes fire at magic camera ) Then that is on you. Geno: well so much for Mario doing all the jumping. There all places where he can't make the Jump. Just bare with him for me will ya? Mario: Should've asked for a more 1-up Mushrooms.

[@Age88]

How the hell did you do that!! This is amazing!

[@BoltTheEmolga]

You’d be surprised how much you can do with SMRPG.

[@tuxcrafting]

the end is such an anticlimax lmao also gg that's pretty impressive

[@xJulioRamonex]

Damn imagine this in the remake instead of culex

[@garvensman]

With the remake coming, they could add some content (and they say they are) this could actually end up happening with his appearance in Smash as well.

[@Hoofler]

Dude everything about this is fucking epic! :D

[@KingBowser77766]

The true Villain Fight: Bowser Vs Sephiroth

[@ElephantMariotheRHDNhater3293]

That's one detailed Sprite

[@ArsmozaDork]

Possible Secret Enemy if Nintendo has Guts to put him in the new remake

[@Blackmage4001]

Square is involved so I'm betting money on him being in it.

[@TheOdysseusDimension]

Imagine if Culex was replaced with this in the remake. i'd be hyped but sad at the same time.

[@AkaiAzul]

There's a timed hit with Geno Boost and you can get Attack and Defense Boost.

[@blazie42069]

We might see this in the new mario rpg remake! Or better yet in the next smash...

[@ImFangzBro]

You're baaaaaack~!

[@SuperPaisanoMan98]

Sephiroth when Geno does Geno whirl and it's buffed:

[@gamingchinchilla7323]

I have to say, FF7 music sounds quiet nice using the SNES sound font

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

Nah, it's just this arrangement, there are other remixes on YT that sounds very energetic and powerful of One Winged Angel in the SNES Soundfount

[@sanszs2292]

now you make me want to buy the dlc in smash...

[@podunkboi3994]

YOOOOO NEW VIDEO!

[@justchan2443]

If this game somehow gets remastered, they should have Sephiroth as a serect boss.

[@anonanonymous9670]

:)

[@justchan2443]

@@anonanonymous9670 🙂

[@raveastjennifersandy9220]

He'll be there in DLC or Amiibo scanning

[@toainsully]

Now we need Sephiroth vs Culex

[@Firestar4041]

Seph: "This is by far more in my favor than when i fought the Bros..." Mario waves Seph: "AH!"

[@lolstationvita5922]

You know. It's officially a canon because Mario met with Sephiroth.

[@damonmann121]

And nearly died by him!

[@ElephantMariotheRHDNhater3293]

This is the best thing ever

[@lfvgamerbro]

I think Sephiroth is in the wrong dimension again…also no vocals? Would have been cool

[@nablahnjr.6728]

did you make that sephi sprite? if so completing this within a single day makes it all the more impressive

[@rapidfire9999]

I think that's Sephiroth boss artwork from Record Keeper.

[@rashodhustle9718]

Not gonna lie Culex gets on my nerves everytime I walk in that dang house he in and those stupid crystals lol

[@phillipwu7808]

do you have the song remixes of don of the slums and one winged angel

[@yurikatsuki9615]

Yo regreso aqui despues de ver el trailer del remake....si no conservan a culex como jefe secreto no estaria mal que Sephiroth tome su lugar unu

[@hour236]

This may become real because of the remake of Super Mario RPG coming out.

[@raddudeguy]

Man, Sephy got into smash just to spite Geno.

[@yuyaricachimuel555]

He must see Geno the same way as Cloud.

[@anthonywarren-yo1gt]

You should make a audio version of OWA, the music is Beautiful!

[@instinctive3066]

This may actually be possible in the remake, just saying if they want this to be the replacement or addition to Culex

[@Blackmage4001]

Replacement? No way, addition? Yes. I wouldn't be surprised.

[@instinctive3066]

@@Blackmage4001 it was just a thought about how they could do it, definitely would love for someone else to take on Sephiroth not from Square or Kingdom Hearts (No Smash doesn’t count since that’s it’s own thing)

[@traversetowndistrict4922]

I would if you could release a hack that turned the enemies into various heartless and nobody's and change the character sprites to things like sora riku Kari, like you did with seproth

[@EvilMariobot]

"I will never be a memory!" [pop]

[@RondoOfBloodX]

Just the fact that this COULD now become a reality with the knowledge that the SMRPG Remake has a new secret boss along with Culex is amazing to think about.

[@Elijah-7-7]

Spoiler, this secret boss is actually 3d Culex... which im fine with

[@RubenZCrazy89]

8:03 I will never be a memory... *Pop* lol😂

[@turbobist2889]

If they remake Super Mario RPG one day, than they better use One Winged Angel in the Culex fight. Also, I want the cutscenes to be fun, cute, and expressive like Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Luigis Mansion 3.

[@rapidfire9999]

You know what? They want to make a sequel.

[@Tuosev]

Congratulations. It's real. Now we all wait and wonder if Culex will be in the game and whether the music will the be the same...

[@marche800]

Thst would be mad random given Culex isn't Sephiroth.

[@Lily-pn4kt]

0:17 Anyone know where I can find this song? I know it's from FF7, but I'd like to hear the version used in this video without any sound effects.

[@aros9045]

would love to play this lol

[@Kirbyfan7209]

Should’ve made peach into sora

[@venomasmark154]

When does Sakurai reference Culex?? I've watched that reveal trailer a dozen times and can't spot it, unless it's in the gameplay trailer

[@jairoemanuelsosa7885]

8:04 Muertes más tristes, épicas y memorables del anime...

[@vire559]

A video game Boss that can cure himself? That's new

[@thelaughingmanhadtherighti5256]

Laughs in Crystal King

[@yuyaricachimuel555]

@@thelaughingmanhadtherighti5256 *laughs in Bizarro Sephiroth*

[@damonmann121]

I think I encountered a boss that can regenerate health with healing moves before, but I don't remember what I faced, if I did face anything that healed itself

[@mr.saturn8989]

I will never be a memory... POP!

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

Ojalá lo pongan como jefe secreto en el remake No pasó:(

[@Monsterinabox89898]

nice mr shark z

[@MG64OdysseyProductions]

where can i download an MP3 of the One-Winged Angel cover (great vid by the way)

[@superluigifanful]

if they add sephiroth in the remake ill definitely buy that shit

[@Blackmage4001]

Square is involved, I wouldn't be surprised.

[@jeebles561]

there's a recent article from nintendo detailing culex possibly not being the only final fantasy reference in the remake... could this happen?

[@sahilhossian8212]

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[@MadScientist1988]

Awesome pls we need more super mario rpg hacks ;_;

[@erikabutler6893]

Why did you go into that fight with your characters not at full health?

[@rapidfire9999]

Next ones could be Kefka and Exdeath.