Mugwort

"Although he's a deputy police chief in Bena Rikashi, he got this one-day job because he didn't mind massaging the chief's shoulders. It's not a glamorous job."

Mugwort, known in Japan as Ou Ryuuki, is a one-day stand-in chief for the Space Police in Magical Starsign. He is aligned with the Wood element, and is also capable of moving planets via Celestial Swap.

Appearance
Mugwort is thin goblin-like humanoid with green skin, pointy ears, a violet afro, and goggles. For clothing, he wears a yellow scarf, red striped pants, three-toed platformers, and jewel bracelets. He also carries around a smoking pipe.

Battle
Mugwort excels more in Power and Agility than IQ. Even though he appears to be standing in the front row, his Briar Patch spell is a multi-target attack. Not only that, but he can use Celestial Swap to bring planets in and out of their alignment fields. To win against Mugwort, protecting Lassi is essential due to her role as the primary healer, and her weakness to Wood Magic makes it easy for her to fall in battle.

When Mugwort's HP is reduced to less than half, he will repeatedly use Jungle Coaster to strike all party members simultaneously, and it has the added effect of cutting everyone's Defense in half. The animation takes about 9 seconds to play out, giving the player enough time to prepare a Reflex Guard.

Name origin
Mugwort is an edible herb.

His Japanese name, Ou Ryuuki (オウ・リュウキ, Ou Ryuuki) is an anagram of "kyuuriuo" (胡瓜魚, Kyuuriuo), meaning "smelt".