R7038XX (R•7038XX in Mother) is a mandatory boss in EarthBound Beginnings. It is a revised version of R7038 sent to eradicate Ninten and his friends by Giegue. It can be encountered either south of the Mt. Itoi lake or north to the Mt. Itoi summit after acquiring EVE. It only attacks physically and is a scripted boss battle between it and EVE. EVE is required in order to survive the battle, as it will give its life to save the party. The resulting explosion will destroy both robots and reveal the Seventh Melody. The Memory Chip (only in the GBA version) is retrieved after the battle. Its battle theme is Battle with a Dangerous Foe.
Note that the following battle stats are redundant as it is a scripted battle. Defensively, R7038XX has 1000 HP and 1000 DEFENSE. Offensively, it has 900 OFFENSE, 60 FIGHT, and 60 SPEED. Its resilience to Status Ailments is 60 WISDOM, 100 STRENGTH, and 100 FORCE. It notably drops 550 EXP and $180 when defeated.
The inferior version of this enemy is R7038.
Trivia[]
- A robot similar to R7038XX is shown in the Japanese commercial for the game.
- If the player tries to backtrack with Eve, they will encounter R7038XX on the way to the healer's house.
- If the player's party is knocked out while in Eve's company before reaching R7038XX, EVE's remains will appear and R7038XX will not appear at all.
- In the companion guide, it is called "R-7038XX" in Mother, "R7038XX" in EarthBound Beginnings, and "R-7038XX" in Mother 1 + 2.
- Its description reads, "The strongest enemy seen in MOTHER. It's nigh impossible to express its strength — or should we say, its dreadfulness — in words. If R-7038XX were to come down from Holy Loly Mountain, you can imagine that towns would be laid to waste overnight.".