Editing Big Amp

{{about|the enemy from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] franchise|the boss from [[DK: Jungle Climber]]|[[Mega Amp]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Close-up Screenshot.png]]<br>A Big Amp from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 5]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variant_of=[[Amp]]
}}
'''Big Amps'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 28.</ref> are, as the name would suggest, a larger variety of [[Amp]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. Despite the size difference, they have the same behavior and appearance as their ordinary counterparts, with the exception of both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.

==History==
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 5''====
[[File:Yoshi Electrocuted 5.png|thumb|150px|Big Amps from ''Mario Party 5'']]
Large variants of Amps first appear in ''Mario Party 5'' in [[Shock Absorbers (Mario Party 5)|Shock Absorbers]], along with regular Amps. They are slightly bigger than the regular Amps, and much like the regular Amps, coming into contact with them electrocutes a character.

====''Mario Party 6''====
A single Big Amp makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', during the intro of [[Circuit Maximus]]. This Big Amp is noticeably larger than its predecessors from the previous game.

====''Mario Party 10''====
Big Amps reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in [[Kamek's Rocket Rampage]]. After [[Kamek]] loses half of his health, he uses [[Banzai Bill]]s that deal three points per hit and Big Amps that deal two points per hit.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Big Amp.png|thumb|150px|A Zap Ball in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'']]
Big Amps, referred to as '''Zap Balls''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref>  appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', though they no longer have any visible facial features, unlike the regular Amps. Despite this, their behavior is identical to their smaller counterparts.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Big Amps, again referred to as Zap Balls,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', appearing in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Several Big Amps from [[Snake Block Tower]]]]
Big Amps also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they occur frequently in [[Snake Block Tower]] alongside their original counterparts.

They are one of the very few enemies not to return in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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|name1=BigBirikyu
|meaning1=Big Amp
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt><br><tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=巨大顔なしビリキュー (''Kyodaigaonashi Birikyū'')
|meaning2=Giant Faceless Amp
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビリビリボール<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 128 and 161.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|JapR=Biribiri Bōru
|JapM=Electrified Ball
|Jap2=でかビリキュー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 210.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|Jap2R=Deka Birikyū
|Jap2M=Big Amp
|Ger=Riesen-Sparky
|GerM=Giant Amp
|Ita=Sfera elettrica<ref>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' PRIMA Guide, pagg. 177-178</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Ita2=Amperino Gigante<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 128</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'')</small>
|Ita3=Elettrosfera<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 161</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Ita4=Mega Amperino<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 210</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|ItaM=Electric sphere
|Ita2M=Giant Amp
|Ita3M=Electrosphere; same as [[Lightning Orb]]
|Ita4M=Mega Amp
}}

==References==
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