Editing Big Cheep Cheep

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Big Cheep Cheep NSMB2 Prima.jpg|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' (1986)
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Cheep Cheep]]
|variants=[[Big Deep Cheep]]<br>[[Big Eep Cheep]]<br>[[Cheep Chomp]]<br>[[Porcupuffer]]<br>[[Spike Bass]]
|comparable=[[Spray Fish]]
|relatives=[[Baby Cheep]]
|notable=[[Cheepskipper]]
}}
'''Big Cheep Cheeps''', originally known as both '''Boss Basses'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Even if Mario is Super, Boss Bass, the terror of the high seas, can swallow him whole.|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=8}}</ref> and '''Big Berthas'''<ref>{{cite|quote=This giant fish is a mouth breeder, so it spits babies out of its mouth at Mario.|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=9}}</ref> and later as '''Mega Cheep-Cheeps''',<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|date=May 15, 2006|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|isbn=1-59812-009-3|page=12}}</ref> are large [[Cheep Cheep]]s that appear throughout the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. Originally, they were depicted as large-mouthed and sometimes carnivorous, though these traits were later given to a separate enemy, [[Cheep Chomp]], which took a design similar to the original starting with ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', and even uses the original English name in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. Most later appearances simply show them acting exactly like normal Cheep Cheeps, generally passive underwater ones. Normal Cheep Cheeps are given a similar "eating" behavior in some early ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games and the ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' iteration of ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
[[File:Cheep cheep.png|thumb|A giant Cheep-cheep ramming into the ship]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', two abnormally large Cheep-cheeps appear when [[Mario]] and [[Haru-ōji|Kibidango]] search for the [[Super Star|star]] underwater. The first one chases after the pair mistake an angler fish for the star. It takes the appearance of a giant flat fish that puffs itself up until it explodes into many smaller versions of itself that rapidly bounce around the screen, hitting Mario six times. The second one also chases after Mario and Kibidango manage to retrieve the star from a [[clam]], this time not as a flat fish. Mario and Kibidango swim away to a sunken ship. The Cheep-cheep rams the ship five times, causing it to also burst into smaller versions of itself, which do not hit Mario this time. This forces the sail down, making the ship begin to rise.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:BossBassEatingMario.png|thumb|left|A Boss Bass in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Boss Bass and Big Bertha act as the  "giant" counterpart to the jumping and swimming Cheep Cheeps, respectively. Despite gaining different names in localization, they are identified as the same enemy in the original Japanese release.<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=36}}</ref>

The aggressive Boss Bass (also known as '''Big Bass'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|page=21}}</ref> or Big Bertha)<ref>{{cite|date=Spring 1991|title=''NES Game Atlas''|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=38}}</ref> quickly swims along the water's surface in [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Worlds 3-3]] and [[World 3-8 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|3-8]], trying to leap out and eat [[Mario]] if he gets too close. It defeats Mario instantly in one gulp regardless of his form. In both of the stages it appears in, the water level rises and sinks, making Mario an easy target. Jumping on one above the water damages Mario, unlike normal Cheep Cheeps. Throwing blocks, shells, [[hammer]]s, and [[fireball]]s at the Boss Bass can defeat it, as well as tail attacks and using a [[Super Star|Starman]], but it eventually comes back. [[Statue Mario]] cannot defeat it by stomping it, however, and in fact the fish can eat him even in that form - being the only enemy that can defeat Statue Mario. Additionally, if the game is modified to bring [[Goomba's Shoe]] into a stage with one, it will still be immune to stomps with Mario instead passing through its top. In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', if the player has turned on [[Orange Switch|the e-Reader card]] that makes enemies hit by [[fireball]]s turn into [[coin]]s, and the player successfully hits the Boss Bass with a fireball and collects the coin, the Boss Bass does not return for the rest of the level.

The passive Big Bertha (also known as '''Mega Cheep Cheep''')<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-142617/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/smb3/?lang=en}}</ref> is found swimming back and forth underwater in [[World 3-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Worlds 3-5]], [[World 4-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|4-1]], [[World 6-9 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|6-9]], and [[World 7-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|7-4]], carrying [[Baby Cheep]]s in their mouth, and occasionally letting them out. After a few seconds, the parent gets its baby back in its mouth, though occasionally, the Big Bertha may not retrieve its baby. If the baby is defeated, they will let another out. Unlike Boss Bass, Big Berthas can be defeated by Statue Mario.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:NSMB_MegaCheep-Cheep.png|frame]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Mega Cheep-Cheeps are about 3 1/3 times larger than normal Cheep-Cheeps. Along with [[Big Deep Cheep|Mega Deep-Cheep]]s, they are the largest Cheep-Cheeps in the game, even larger than [[Cheep Chomp|Cheep-Chomp]]s and the boss [[Cheepskipper]]. They will not target [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], but instead will follow a path oblivious to them, just like normal Cheep-Cheeps. Mega Cheep-Cheeps are colored red and are similar to Big Berthas. Each one is usually followed by about three Cheep-Cheeps. Mega Cheep-Cheeps are only used as a large counterpart to swimming Cheep-Cheeps; the larger counterpart for the jumping Cheep-Cheeps is instead [[Spike Bass]], which is similar to Boss Bass, but without the eating behavior. However, panorama artwork in the game's manual depicts a jumping Mega Cheep-Cheep, using the same artwork as normal-sized Cheep-Cheeps.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', their size has been reduced greatly, now only being around 1.5 times as large as the average Cheep Cheep.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Big Cheep Cheeps reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', now closer to their size in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', being about 2.75 times as big as normal Cheep Cheeps. They are now slightly smaller than Cheep Chomps.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', its size is reduced again, to the same size it has in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
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====''Super Mario Maker'' series====
Big Cheep Cheeps reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. The player can enlarge a normal Cheep Cheep with a [[Super Mushroom]], turning it into a Big Cheep Cheep.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:CartoonBigBertha.jpg|thumb|A Boss Bass in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]".]]
Boss Basses make appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they usually chase after Mario and his friends. They first appear in "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]", where one chases fish.

===''Nintendo Comics System''===
'''Bertha''', a character influenced by the Big Bertha species, plays a prominent role in two ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' stories. In her first appearance, [[Love Flounders]], she falls in love with [[Frog Mario]] after being tricked by [[Stanley the Talking Fish]]. She eventually realizes Stanley was lying, but is consoled by Mario, who states he wants to be friends with Bertha, not lovers. Bertha later reappears in [[Fins and Roses]], this time dating Stanley. She foils [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]]'s plans by knocking the Koopa's bomb back at her.
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===''Mario Teaches Typing''===
[[File:Boss Bass from Mario Teaches Typing for MS-DOS.png|frame]]
In the second mode of ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'', Underwater World, the game repeatedly loops footage of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] or [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] swimming away from either what appears to be a Boss Bass or a [[Blooper]]. Their appearance is slightly different: their fins are cyan, they have several sharp teeth rather than a single blunt tooth, and have round pupils with eyebrows instead of squinting pupils.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
[[File:SMK Toad Awards Ceremony.png|thumb|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', a giant Cheep Cheep appears in the awards ceremony, swimming through the air over the stands to drop the player's trophy from its dorsal fin before flying away like a punctured balloon. In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', its role in the ceremony is given to a normal-sized Cheep Cheep.

====''Mario Kart 64''====
[[File:MK64BansheeBoardwalk.png|thumb]]
In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', a giant-sized Cheep-Cheep appears in [[N64 Banshee Boardwalk|Banshee Boardwalk]], though it is not an obstacle. The Cheep-Cheep is spawned when the player is at a certain point on the track; idling in this spot will cause it to jump nonstop until the player moves again. ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' replaces it with a bright red [[Cheep Chomp|Bubba]].

====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', giant Cheep-Cheeps resembling their appearance in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' appear in the background of [[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|Cheep-Cheep Island]], where they swim around and occasionally leap. They are extremely large, appearing to be about the size of a small house.

====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
In the opening to ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', [[Lakitu]] may sometimes fish up a Big Cheep Cheep. However, it falls off the hook about a second later.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Big Cheep Cheeps<ref><tt>big_puku</tt> - ''Mario Kart Wii'' texture data</ref> have another background appearance, this time swimming underwater in [[Wii Koopa Cape|Koopa Cape]] and [[Chain Chomp Wheel]]. They use their ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' model, but with smoothed textures. The flying one in the original game is given a possible nod in this game's [[Luigi Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Luigi Circuit]], which features a similar Cheep Cheep [[blimp]].

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Big Cheep Cheeps reappear in GBA Cheep-Cheep Island, which debuted in the [[Summer Tour (2021)|2021 Summer Tour]]. They have the same role as before, but now have their modern design.

===''Yoshi's Story''===
{{quote|He lurks in the depths, waiting to have you for lunch.|[[Message Block]] in Jungle Puddle, ''Yoshi's Story''}}
[[File:Jungle Puddle.png|thumb|A Red Blurp eats a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]]]
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', two variations of large Cheep Cheep appear in [[Jungle Puddle]], though they are misnamed as "big [[Blurp]]s" in localizations presumably due to the extremely similar-looking Japanese names. They both attempt to eat [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, and can do so even if they are [[Super Happy]]. When they eat a Yoshi, they seemingly gain health, as a [[♥]] appears above them.<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ-bGeYiAfU Red Cheep and Blue Cheep], Video of Yoshi's Story.</ref>

'''Red Blurps'''<ref name="YS guide">{{cite|author=Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland|date=1998|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=10 and 11}}</ref>{{ref page|11}}<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19991009121120/http://www.yoshisstory.com/4-2.html|title=''Yoshi's Story'' official website|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|accessdate=April 22, 2015}}</ref> (also known as '''Red and Orange Fish'''<ref>{{cite|quote='''FISH''' These are the smaller and less aggressive relatives of the giant Red and Orange Fish that stalk you in Course 4-2. You can eat them for one petal of relief and to refurbish your egg supply while underwater.|author=Prima Bath|date=April 7, 1999|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-2103-8|page=112}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote='''Fish''' These are the smaller and less aggressive relatives of the giant Red and Orange Fish that stalk you in Course 4-2. You can eat them for one petal of relief and to refurbish your egg supply while underwater.|author=Prima Bath|date=April 21, 1999|title=''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-2083-X|page=80}}</ref> or '''Orange Fish'''<ref name=P110>{{cite|author=Prima Bath|date=April 7, 1999|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-2103-8|page=110}}</ref>) act extremely similar to Boss Bass in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', though due to the higher power of the system they are larger and have a much higher range of direction and movement, constantly watching their prey from the water while they swim in place and leaping in a very tall and wide arc. They additionally swim after and try to eat any Yoshi that falls into the water. Compared to ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', however, they are much slower, taking long breaks between jumps and moving slowly through the air.

'''Blue Blurps'''<ref name="YS guide"/>{{ref page|10}} (also known as '''Blue Fish'''<ref name=P110/>), on the other hand, constantly stay in the river. However, they spray water above the waterline similar to [[Spray Fish]], but done in large bursts instead of a continuous thin stream, and like the Red Blurp, can aim their attacks in various directions. Also like Red Blurps, they will pursue any Yoshi that falls in the river.

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 5''====
Big Cheep Cheeps reappear in the ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' minigame [[Fish Upon a Star]], destroying several blocks of land on contact, while temporally stunning players who risk falling off in the process. They have the same appearance as their regular counterparts from ''[[Mario Party 4]]''.

====''Mario Party 7''====
[[File:BridgeWork.png|thumb]]
Big Cheep Cheeps appear in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', appearing in the Duel minigames [[Fish & Cheeps]] and [[Bridge Work (minigame)|Bridge Work]], where they knock players into the water if they are not careful.

====''Mario Party 8''====
Mega Cheep-Cheeps also make a minor appearance in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. In the minigame [[Rowed to Victory]], the losing team of boaters will be chased by a Mega Cheep-Cheep and a few [[Cheep Cheep]]s.

====''Mario Party DS''====
Mega Cheep-Cheeps make a minor appearance in ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' in the minigame [[Cheep Chump]], where they can suck players into a whirlpool with their mouths. If a player is caught in their whirlpool, they are eliminated from the game.

====''Mario Party 10''====
Big Cheep Cheeps appear again in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', appearing only in the minigame [[Cheep Cheep Leap]]. Any Big Cheep Cheep that gets hit grants two points.

====''Super Mario Party''====
Big Cheep Cheeps reappear in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', appearing in [[Super Mario Party#River Survival|River Survival]] if the player takes the [[Cheep Cheep Swarms]] path. They jump out of the water just like their smaller counterparts, but are bigger and harder to avoid. Depending on the route, [[Kamek]] may also use his magic to create them out of normal-sized Cheep Cheeps.

====''Mario Party Superstars''====
[[File:MPS Cheep Cheep Chase.jpg|thumb]]
Big Cheep Cheeps<ref name=Superstars>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/az82a/minigame/index.html?g=g0049|title=Cheep Cheep Chase page on the official Japanese ''Mario Party Superstars'' website|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref> reappear in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', appearing in the ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' minigame [[Cheep Cheep Chase]].

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Boss Basses do not appear but are given two passing mentions in the English script. In [[The Underwhere]], a [[Shayde]] tells another one of three stories about how he lost a [[extra life|life]]. The second story involves him falling into the sea from a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]], but instead of drowning, he can apparently swim as well as a Cheep Cheep. However, a Boss Bass thought that since he swam like a fish, he was one himself, and the huge fish ate him. In the Japanese version, a shark is mentioned instead. The other mention of a Boss Bass is via the 77th [[Sammer Guy]] [[List of Sammer Guys#Sammer.27s Endgame .28Rounds 76-100.29|Ripper Van Fish]], who mentions counting Boss Basses to sleep if spoken to after defeat.

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
[[File:PMSS-Big Cheep Shot.png|thumb|The Big Cheep Cheep in [[Surfshine Harbor]].]]
A Big Cheep Cheep appears as a mini-boss in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. It is encountered in [[Surfshine Harbor]] after Mario sets sail. The Big Cheep Cheep blocks Mario's access to Worlds 4, 5, and 6 as long as it remains undefeated. Comments made by various characters imply that this particular Cheep Cheep is a very rare sight especially given its size. Big Cheep Cheep's body appears to be made with a Chinese lantern.

In battle, the Big Cheep Cheep starts out beached on the pier. All it can do during this time is slam into Mario. After the Big Cheep Cheep takes enough damage, it hops into the water and regain all its [[Heart Point|HP]]. From the ocean, the Big Cheep Cheep can spray a powerful jet of water that may inflict the [[Soggy]] status and automatically avoids any attacks from Mario. The only way to be able to attack the Big Cheep Cheep is by using the [[Fishhook]] on it since the rest of his stickers cannot reach. Doing this beaches the mini-boss once again, causing it to fly into a rage. The Big Cheep Cheep will only be able to slam into Mario after it gets fished out of the water. Each turn, the Big Cheep Cheep grows in size, increasing its attack power. If the Big Cheep Cheep grows large enough, it explodes, dealing 99 damage (30 if using the [[Spike Helmet]]) to Mario. If it does deal 99 damage, it is an instant [[Game Over]]. Once it has been defeated, Mario can safely access the other three worlds.

[[File:PMSS-Big Cheep Shot2.png|thumb|left|Using the [[Fishhook]] on the Big Cheep Cheep.]]
Alternatively, using sharp stickers like a Spike Helmet or [[Thumbtack]] when the Big Cheep Cheep attacks during the second phase will instantly defeat it. However, it will also damage Mario for 30 HP.

If a player attempts to use any type of [[Flashy Infinijump|Infinijump]] before the Big Cheep Cheep hops into the ocean, its [[Heart Point|HP]] does not decrease lower than 20 HP and instead, the player receives [[Coin]]s for every hit dealt to the Big Cheep Cheep after its health reaches this point.

The Big Cheep Cheep is one of two mini-bosses in the game that can be damaged with a [[First Strike]]. The other is the [[Big Chain Chomp]] from [[Chomp Ruins]].
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Mario can fish a Big Cheep Cheep out of the water in all three fishing spots. However, the Big Cheep Cheep in [[Shogun Studios]] may be revealed to be a disguised [[Ninji]] after being caught, although Mario will be given 100 coins if this happens. The biggest Cheep Cheep that can be fished is from [[Full Moon Island]], and catching it as well as catching the biggest Blooper will reward Mario with the Fish Finder trophy. Unlike ''Sticker Star'', its overworld sprite now has the paper outline from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''.

===''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''===
Mega Cheep-Cheeps appear in the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' as obstacles in [[Dream Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games)|Dream Long Jump]]. They come down from above, hitting players if they are not careful.

===Other appearances===
====''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures''====
Large-sized Cheep Cheeps also appear in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]'', alongside the normal size. They reside in Lake Hylia, the Desert of Doubt, and Frozen Hyrule. They charge at [[Link]] and cause critical damage to the hero.

===Unused appearances===
[[File:SMW BigBass TorpedoTiny.png|thumb|left|Boss Bass in prototype ''Super Mario World'' assets]]
[[File:YI BigCheep.png|thumb|The big Flopsy Fish in prototype ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' assets]]
Graphic tiles found in prototype revisions of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' include sprites for Boss Bass, but it is not included in the final game in any way.<ref>{{cite|author=Kontto, Verneri|date=July 24, 2020|url=x.com/vervalkon/status/1286739872775122944|title=Post featuring prototype ''Super Mario World'' assets|publisher=Twitter|language=en|accessdate=July 25, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200724201217/https://twitter.com/vervalkon/status/1286739872775122944}}</ref> They lack the squinting eyes and prominent tooth, and as such look almost exactly like normal Cheep Cheeps aside from size, with their eyes being shared with prototypical revisions of [[Porcupuffer]].<ref>{{cite|author=Gaming Alexandria|date=July 24, 2020|url=x.com/GamingAlexandri/status/1286735053180018688|title=Post featuring prototype ''Super Mario World'' assets|publisher=Twitter|language=en|accessdate=July 25, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200724194045/https://twitter.com/GamingAlexandri/status/1286735053180018688}}</ref> As such, they look essentially the same as later appearances of the enemy, particularly in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. The sprites are also somewhat similar to those of [[Rip Van Fish]] in both the final and prototype revisions. Additionally, sprites found in prototype revisions of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' include sprites for large Flopsy Fish, but it is similarly not included in the final game in any way.<ref>{{cite|author=Kontto, Verneri|date=July 24, 2020|url=x.com/vervalkon/status/1286757734285824000|title=Post featuring prototype ''Super Mario Bros. 5: Yossy Island'' assets|publisher=Twitter|language=en|accessdate=December 26, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200724225823/https://twitter.com/vervalkon/status/1286757734285824000}}</ref>
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name={{ruby|巨大|きょだい}}プクプク (JP) / Mega Cheep Cheep (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Boss Bass Perfect.png|100px]]
|shusshin=アクア{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=くいしんぼ
|tojo_gemu=3
|desc='''<big>マリオをひとのみ</big><br>
どんなマリオもひとのみで{{ruby|食|た}}べてしまう{{ruby|巨大|きょだい}}プクプク。こいつをやっつけるには、ファイア{{ruby|攻撃|こうげき}}かカメのコウラをぶつけるしかない。{{ruby|水面|すいめん}}に{{ruby|出|で}}たときでも、{{ruby|踏|ふ}}むことはできないよ。<ref>{{cite|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|page=[https://i.imgur.com/0FBmeSV.jpeg 61]|website=Imgur}}</ref>
|origin=Aqua clan
|disposition=Glutton
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>Downing Mario in one gulp</big><br>
''A giant Cheep Cheep that will eat Mario in one gulp. The only way to defeat it is to hit it with a fire attack or a turtle shell. You cannot step on it even when it is on the surface of the water.''
}}

===''Yoshi's Story''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' しつこく{{ruby|追|お}}いかけてきて、パクリとひと{{ruby|飲|の}}み。こいつはヤバイ！<ref>{{cite|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシーストーリー」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Story'')|page={{file link|Yoshi Story Shogakukan P6.jpg|6}}}}</ref> (''They will chase you persistently, trying to gobble you in one gulp. These guys are dangerous!'')
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater (blue variant):''' ''Der große Kiemenheini versucht mich immer vollzuspucken und damit ins Wasser zu befördern. Absolut uncool!''<ref name=German/> (''The big gill-maniac always tries to spray me down and get me into the water with it. Absolutely uncool!'')

===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Big Cheep Cheep|align=horizontal}}

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
BossBass SMB3.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Sea Side.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
Boss Bass Perfect.png|''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
YS_Blurp.jpg|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
YS Red Blurp art.jpg|''Yoshi's Story''
YS Blue Blurp art.jpg|''Yoshi's Story''
NSMBDS Cheep Cheep Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' (shared with Cheep-Cheep)
</gallery>

===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
SMB3 Big Bertha.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (Boss Bass)
SMB3 Sprite Big Bertha.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Big Bertha)
SMK Big Cheep Cheep.png|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
SMK Big Cheep Cheep.gif|''Super Mario Kart''
Boss bass smb3.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
BlurpRed.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
Blue Blurp.png|''Yoshi's Story''
CheepCheepStorybook.png|''Yoshi's Story'' storybook texture
YS-JunglePuddle-Icon.png|''Yoshi's Story''
MKSC Big Cheep-Cheep.png|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
SMA4 Boss Bass sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
MKDDCheepCheepModel.png|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (shared with Cheep Cheep)
NSMB Asset Model Big Cheep Cheep.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
MKWiiCheepCheepModel.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
NSMBW Mega Cheep Cheep Render.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW Asset Model Big Cheep Cheep.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBU Asset Model Big Cheep Cheep.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NES Remix 2 Stamp 075.png|''[[NES Remix 2]]'' [[stamp]]
PDSMBE-BigCheepCheepCard.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
French SMB3 commercial Big Cheep Cheep.png|French ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' commercial
SMAS SMB3 World 3-3 Screenshot.png|''Super Mario All-Stars''
SMAS SMB3 World 3-8 Screenshot.png|''Super Mario All-Stars''
SMAS SMB3 World 6-9 Screenshot.png|''Super Mario All-Stars''
SMAS SMB3 World 7-4 Screenshot.png|''Super Mario All-Stars''
Big Bertha SMAS SMB3.png|[[Frog Mario|Frog Luigi]] encountering a Big Bertha in ''Super Mario All-Stars''
MKSC Cheep-Cheep Island Screenshot.png|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
Fish & Cheeps MP7.png|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
CheepChump.png|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
NSMBW World 1-4 Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
MP10-CheepCheepLeap.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
RiverFishintheForest SMM2.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
SMM2 Big Cheep Cheep.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style)
MKT Cheep-Cheep Island Scene.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MPS Cheep Cheep Chase Finish.jpg|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
</gallery>

===Scans===
<gallery>
Love Flounders cover.jpg|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' ([[Love Flounders]])
Loveflounders 04.jpg|''Nintendo Comics System'' (Love Flounders)
BoukenLand2.png|''[[Mario no Bōken Land]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|巨大|きょだい}}プクプク
|JpnR=Kyodai Pukupuku
|JpnM=Giant Cheep Cheep
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|url=hit930.sakura.ne.jps/hitjapan/book3/P1212070114.JPG|title=Scan of 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3完全攻略テクニックブック1」 (''Super Mario Bros. 3 Kanzen Kōryaku Technique Book 1'')|publisher=徳間コミュニケーションズ|language=ja|website=SAKURA internet Inc. (sakura.ne.jp)|accessdate=[[Special:Diff/2049020|August 30, 2016]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.hit-japan.com/book5/P1230495.JPG|title=Scan of 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3完全攻略テクニックブック4」 (''Super Mario Bros. 3 Kanzen Kōryaku Technique Book 4'')|publisher=徳間コミュニケーションズ|language=ja|website=hit-japan.com|accessdate=[[Special:Diff/2557410|December 4, 2018]]}}</ref>{{better source}}<ref name=jpsite>{{cite|date=2020|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/smb3/index.html|title=CHARACTERS of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=December 26, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210210083205/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/smb3/index.html|deadlink=y}}</ref><ref name=Superstars/><ref>{{cite|author=mimi Q ゲームチャンネル|date=October 29, 2021|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tkBeO1dQKo|title=マリオパーティ スーパースターズ　はらぺこ巨大プクプク　ルールは？　ミニゲーム紹介！マリパ新作はどんな感じ？【マリパSwitch】　＃２２|publisher=YouTube|language=ja|accessdate=November 2, 2021}}</ref>
|JpnN=''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Mario Party Superstars''
|Jpn2=プクプク
|Jpn2R=Pukupuku
|Jpn2M=Cheep Cheep
|Jpn2C=<ref>''Yoshi's Story'', Jungle Puddle [[Message Block]] header (set to Japanese)</ref>
|Jpn2N=''Yoshi's Story'', general name and source file name.<ref>''Yoshi's Story'' Blurp source code name: <tt>pukupuku</tt></ref> Specifically, it is referred to as おおきな プクプク (''Ōkina Pukupuku'', meaning "Big Cheep Cheep"), though due to the space, "''ōkina''" does not seem to be part of the name itself.
|Jpn3={{ruby|赤|あか}}プク
|Jpn3R=Aka Puku
|Jpn3M=Red Cheep
|Jpn3C=<ref name=KC>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=Kodansha vol. 41 - ''Super Mario 64: Yoshi's Story'' part 1|page={{file link|YS Manga Enemies.jpg|7}}}}</ref>
|Jpn3N=''Yoshi's Story'', Red Blurp
|Jpn4={{ruby|青|あお}}プク
|Jpn4R=Ao Puku
|Jpn4M=Blue Cheep
|Jpn4C=<ref name=KC/>
|Jpn4N=''Yoshi's Story'', Blue Blurp
|Jpn5=大プクプク
|Jpn5R=Dai Pukupuku
|Jpn5M=Big Cheep Cheep
|Jpn5C=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=114}}</ref>
|Jpn5N=''New Super Mario Bros.'' (Shogakukan)
|Jpn6=でかプクプク
|Jpn6R=Deka Pukupuku
|Jpn6M=Huge Cheep Cheep
|Jpn6C=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=145 and 195}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|date=circa Jan. 2025|title=New Super Mario Bros.|url=www.nintendo.com/jp/character/mario/history/new_smb/index.html|publisher=Mario Portal|language=ja|accessdate=23 Jan. 2025|archive=archive.ph/3RY1w}}</ref>
|Jpn6N=most since ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|ChiS=巨型泡泡怪
|ChiSR=Jùxíng Pàopao Guài
|ChiSM=Giant Cheep Cheep
|ChiT=大泡泡魚
|ChiTR=Dà Pàopao Yú
|ChiTM=Big Cheep Cheep
|FreA=Aquazo géant
|FreAM=Giant Cheep Cheep
|FreE=Maxi-Cheep Cheep
|FreEC=<ref>{{cite|date=September 21, 2024|url=imgur.com/a/VSHpDuV|title=Screenshots of enemies from ''Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition''|publisher=Imgur|accessdate=September 21, 2024}}</ref>
|FreE2=Maxi Cheep Cheep
|FreE2C=<ref name="FR encyclopedia">{{cite|title=[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|''Super Mario Encyclopedia'']]|page=37, 115, 145, and 195|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=978-2302070042}}</ref>{{ref page|115, 195}}
|FreE3=Cheep Cheep géant
|FreE3M=Giant Cheep Cheep
|FreE3C=<ref name="FR encyclopedia"/>{{ref page|37}}
|FreE4=Méga Cheep Cheep
|FreE4M=Mega Cheep Cheep
|FreE4C=<ref name="FR encyclopedia"/>{{ref page|145}}
|FreE5=Gros Blurp
|FreE5M=Big Blurp
|FreE5N=''Yoshi Story''
|Ger=Boss Bass
|GerN=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ger2=Big Blurp
|Ger2N=''Yoshi's Story'', Red Blurp
|Ger3=Big Slurp
|Ger3M=A pun on "Blurp"
|Ger3C=<ref name=German>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page={{file link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|19}}|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ger3N=''Yoshi's Story'', Blue Blurp
|Ger4=Maxi-Cheep-Cheep
|Ger4M=Big Cheep Cheep
|Ger5=Riesen-Cheep-Cheep
|Ger5M=Giant Cheep Cheep
|Ita=Pesce Smack gigante
|ItaM=Big Cheep Cheep
|Por=Cheep Cheep gigante
|PorM=Giant Cheep Cheep
|Spa=Gran Berta
|SpaM=Big Bertha
|SpaN=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Spa2=Blurp
|Spa2M=Blurp
|Spa2N=''Yoshi's Story''
|Spa3=Gran Cheep Cheep
|Spa3M=Big Cheep Cheep
}}

==External links==
===Mushroom World Encyclopedia===
*[https://www.mariocastle.it/wiki/Red_Blurp Red Blurp on Mario's Castle, the Italian ''Super Mario'' wiki]
*[https://www.mariocastle.it/wiki/Blue_Blurp Blue Blurp on Mario's Castle]
*[https://mariowiki.net/wiki/Boss_Bass Boss Bass on Mariowiki.net, the German ''Super Mario'' wiki]
*[https://mariowiki.net/wiki/Big_Bertha Big Bertha on Mariowiki.net]
*[https://mariowiki.net/wiki/Riesen-Cheep-Cheep Mega Cheep-Cheep/Big Cheep Cheep on Mariowiki.net]
*[https://mariowiki.net/wiki/Maxi-Cheep-Cheep Big Cheep Cheep from ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' on Mariowiki.net]

==References==
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