More about Rex...
Games: Super Mario World, Superstar Saga
 
Rex doesn't exactly get top billing these days, but he set the tone straight away for me in SMW that it was a tougher game than its predecessors.  Found in the first levels of that game, he took a whole two stomps to kill, whereas a single stomp would kill or disable the basic foes of previous games, like Goombas and Koopas.  And in case that's not radical enough for you, after taking the first hit, he moves faster!  That's some pretty intense stuff for the first level of a Mario platformer.  Give this guy some cred!
 
After a long absence, Rex would also appear as a tricky foe in Superstar Saga.  Not only did he have high HP to mimic how he used to require two stomps, but he's tall, to the point where he cannot be dodged by jump attacks while at full height.  So he's guaranteed to damage the Bros. in that state, which is very unusual for that game.  To try to avoid damage, the Marios had to use jump attacks on him while it was their turn, to reduce his height as they did back in SMW.  He's certainly one of the more interesting baddies in that game.  A Shroobified version of Rex also appeared in the last level of Partners in Time and fought similarly.

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