Editing Big Amp

{{about|the enemy from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] franchise|the boss from [[DK: Jungle Climber]]|[[Mega Amp]]}}
{{redirect|Zap Ball|the similarly named item from the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series|[[Zap Orb]]}}
{{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]]
|comparable=[[Electric Ball]]<br>[[Hothead]]
}}
'''Big Amps'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=28|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> are a variety of [[Amp]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. While they are a larger size, Big Amps 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 [[Bomber Bill|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>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en}}</ref> are enemies 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; Zap Balls also have a smaller version of themselves that is only slightly larger than normal Amps. There is also another similar obstacle called the [[Electric Ball]].

=====Appearances=====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=9|Normal
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!colspan=7|Missions
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Fountain]]
|[[Space Junk Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Pull Star Path]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Kamella's Airship Attack]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Tarantox's Tangled Web]]||[[File:Smg icon speedycomet.png|link=Pull Star Path Speed Run]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Purple Coin Spacewalk]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance]]
|-
|[[Battlerock Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlerock Barrage]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Breaking into the Battlerock]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Topmaniac's Daredevil Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins on the Battlerock]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlerock's Garbage Dump]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi under the Saucer]]
|-
|[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|[[Buoy Base Galaxy]]
|[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Floating Fortress]]||[[File:Smg icon greenstar.png|link=The Secret of Buoy Base]]
|-
|[[Bedroom (Super Mario Galaxy)|Bedroom]]
|[[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Bunnies in the Wind]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Major Burrows's Daredevil Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Golden Chomp]]
|-
|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Mario Meets Mario]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Fast Foes of Toy Time]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi's Purple Coins]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Flipswitch Chain]]
|-
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=9|Smaller
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!colspan=7|Missions
|-
|[[Comet Observatory]]
|[[Bubble Blast Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Electric Labyrinth]]
|}
</div>

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Big Amp.png|thumb|120px|left|A Zap Ball in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'']]
Big Amps, again referred to as Zap Balls,<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233946/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are encountered in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]], where some travel in circles like in the previous game, while others float in place in space segments, similar to [[Mikey Mine|Space Mine]]s.

=====Appearances=====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Worlds
!Galaxies
!colspan=3|Missions
|-
|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Space Storm Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Follow Me, Bob-omb]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=To the Top of Topman's Tower]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=C'mere, Topman]]
|}
</div>

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
Big Amps are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They occur frequently in [[Snake Block Tower]] alongside their original counterparts. Big Amps do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG2 Space Storm Electric Field.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
</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
|Jpn=ビッグビリキュー
|JpnR=Biggu Birikyū
|JpnM=Big Amp
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=December 18, 2007|title=''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Mario Galaxy''|page=403|isbn=978-4-09-227115-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Enterbrain|date=December 21, 2007|title=''Super Mario Galaxy Complete Guide''|page=365|isbn=978-4-7577-3943-7}}</ref>
|JpnN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Jpn2=巨大顔なしビリキュー
|Jpn2R=Kyodaigaonashi Birikyū
|Jpn2M=Giant Faceless Amp
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Mainichi Communications|date=December 30, 2007|title=''Nintendo Game Kōryakubon - Super Mario Galaxy''|page=14|isbn=978-4-8399-2700-4}}</ref>
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Jpn3=ビリビリボール
|Jpn3R=Biribiri Bōru
|Jpn3M=Electrified Ball (shared with [[Electric Ball]])
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=MediaWorks|date=January 5, 2008|title=''Super Mario Galaxy The Complete Guide''|page=107|isbn=978-4-8402-4157-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|date=July 4, 2010|title=''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Mario Galaxy 2''|page=461|isbn=978-4-09-227145-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=128 and 161|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jpn3N=''Super Mario Galaxy'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Jpn4=でかビリキュー
|Jpn4R=Deka Birikyū
|Jpn4M=Big Amp
|Jpn4C=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=210|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jpn4N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Fre=Sphère électrique
|FreM=Electric sphere
|FreC=<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 179</ref>
|FreN=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Fre2=Boule électrifiée
|Fre2M=Electric ball
|Fre2C=<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 108</ref>
|Fre2N=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Fre3=Grand Amp
|Fre3M=Big Amp
|Fre3C=<ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=210}}</ref>
|Ger=Riesen-Sparky
|GerM=Giant Amp
|Ita=Sfera elettrica
|ItaM=Electric sphere
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' PRIMA Guide|page=177-178}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ita2=Amperino Gigante
|Ita2M=Giant Amp
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=128}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Ita3=Elettrosfera
|Ita3M=Electrosphere; same as [[Lightning Orb]]
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=161}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ita4=Mega Amperino
|Ita4M=Mega Amp
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=210}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Electrical creatures]]
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[[Category:Mario Party 6]]
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[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]
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[[it:Amperino gigante]]