Secret of Mana – Popoi

Popoi is a hapless sprite child that was brought to the Dwarf Village by a flood and is unable to remember anything about his past. Engaged in shady practices to make money for himself during his stay at the Village, the Dwarf Village Elder, inspired by Randi’s courage as he eliminates a fierce monster released from the Underground Palace, suggests Popoi accompany Randi to help recover his memories. Thus, Popoi gets wrapped up in something far bigger than himself.

Popoi is the other magic user in Secret of Mana, able to cast offensive spells. He will join your party after defeating Tropicalo at the Dwarf Village; the game’s second boss. Popoi starts with the Boomerang weapon, and the Bow weapon can be acquired from the Elder right after having Popoi join the party.

Playstyle

Popoi’s HP pool is behind Primm’s and his physical stats are the worst of the bunch, with the exception of Evasion, so while you can optionally use melee weapons with him to a decent degree, he does take more damage from a percentage standpoint from physical hits compared to the other two characters. Most players opt to use ranged weapons on Popoi and this is generally a good idea as well. That said, as the game currently has some bugs related to targeting when a character has a ranged weapon, there may be some bosses (IE Face Wall) where you may need to give Popoi a melee weapon in order to have him attack the right target.

Popoi’s offensive magic is perhaps the single biggest source of damage against most boss monsters and, in addition, is the best way to eliminate normal enemies with incredibly high evasion and physical defense – and a good thing too, as you will run into this kind of enemy fairly early in the game. As Popoi needs an enemy target to cast on, leveling Popoi’s magic can be a bit more of a chore to do than Primm’s, but the payoff is generally worth it. When using Popoi’s offensive magic, keep in mind what element the enemy might be weak to. In addition, be mindful of enemies that may counterattack with magic or special attacks when they are hit with offensive magic.

Keep Popoi topped off when possible, he will take damage, and a lot of it, especially during boss monsters with room-wide physical strikes. Popoi’s magic and physical defense are the lowest of the three party members, so be prepared to drop an item on him at a moment’s notice.

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