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{{character infobox
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|image=[[File:MP8 MCBallyhoo and Big Top Artwork.png|215px]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario Party 8''
{{character-infobox
|species=Living hat
|image=[[File:MCBallyhoo and Big Top artwork.PNG|215px]] <br>'''Big Top''', in his usual place on [[MC Ballyhoo]]'s head.
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|full_name=Big Top
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|first_appearance=[[Mario Party 8{{!}}''Mario Party 8'']] ([[2007]])
|portrayed_by=[[Charles Martinet]]
|species=Living Hat
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (as a [[trophy]] ([[2008]])
|latest_portrayal= [[Charles Martinet]] (2007)
}}
}}
{{quote|My ears! Hurty-hurt! Too much talk! Not enough results!|Big Top|Mario Party 8}}
{{quote|My ears! Hurty-hurt! Too much talk! Not enough results!|Big Top|Mario Party 8}}


'''Big Top''' is a [[List of characters|character]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. He is [[MC Ballyhoo]]'s hat who serves as his cohost. Big Top also holds all of the [[coin]]s for [[Last Five Turns Event|Chump Charity]], stating that he was glad to get the load off his head. Big Top not only has the ability of speech but is also his own separate entity. Big Top's name comes from a phrase referring to large circus tents. The "Top" part of his name is also a reference to the fact that he is a top hat. His appearance bears a resemblance to the [[Bonneter]], but he is not confirmed to be a member of the species. Big Top is a dark-blue top hat with a strip of light blue close to the rim. He has a small mouth and two differently colored eyes: one teal, one pink. His eyes have rather big eyelashes.  
'''Big Top''' is [[MC Ballyhoo|MC Ballyhoo]]'s hat, and serves as his co-host in the [[Wii]] game ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. Big Top not only has the ability of speech, but is also his own separate entity. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', he shares a [[trophy]] with Ballyhoo.
 
 
== Appearance ==
Big Top is dark blue with a strip of light blue close to the rim. He has one teal eye and one pink eye. Both his eyes have rather big eyelashes. Big Top has a small mouth that is always smiling.
 
 
 
 
 


Big Top makes a few cameo appearances in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', he shares a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] with Ballyhoo. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Big Top and MC Ballyhoo appear as a Novice class [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].


==Gallery==
<gallery>
msatomdesu MC Ballyhoo Top Hat.png|Artwork by [[Masanori Sato]]
Big Top Talking.png|Screenshot from ''Mario Party 8''
</gallery>


==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
{{SSBB trophy
|name=Ballyhoo & Big Top
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy184.png|100px]]
|appears_in='''Wii''' ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|unlock=Collect 55 songs
|desc=The two emcees of the Star Carnival, an event held once a year to determine the biggest superstar. Big Top (on top) and Ballyhoo (on bottom) provide all Star Carnival commentary, and while Ballyhoo is energetic and over the top, Big Top provides a reserved counterpoint to his partner's antics. Despite their conflicting personalities, they're inseparable.
}}
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Ballyhoo & Big Top
|image=[[File:Ballyhoo Sticker.png]]
|game=''Mario Party 8''
|effect=[Head] - Attack +10
}}


====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
==Sticker Information==
{{Spirit
{| border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center" width=100%
|no=128
|-
|name=MC Ballyhoo & Big Top
!width=120px | Image !! | Game !! | Effect
|image=[[File:SSBU MC Ballyhoo & Big Top Spirit.png|x100px]]
|-
|series=''Mario Party'' Series
|[[File:MCBallyhoo and Big Top artwork.PNG|100x100px]]
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}}
|''Mario Party 8''
|slots=1
|[Head] - Attack +10
|class=Novice
|}
|effects=[[Star Rod (Kirby)|Star Rod]] Equipped
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yoshi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]]
|conditions='''Rule:''' Item Tidal Wave
*Certain items will appear in large numbers after a little while
|stage=[[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]]
|song=Pandemonium
}}


===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
==Trophy Information from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
{{multilang profile
{| class=sortable align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial;"
|type=game
|-
|Eng='''MC Ballyhoo and Big Top:''' [[MC Ballyhoo]] is on the mic, while Big Top is on his head. Together, they act as guides at the Star Carnival.
!width="1%" |#
}}
!width="13%" |Name
!width="15%" |Image
!width="21%" |Appearance(s)
!width="50%" |Description
|-
|align=center | 184
|align=center | [[Ballyhoo]] & Big Top
|[[File:BrawlTrophy184.png|100px|center]]
|align=center | '''WII''' [[Mario Party 8]]
|align=center | The two emcees of the Star Carnival, an event held once a year to determine the biggest superstar. Big Top (on top) and Ballyhoo (on bottom) provide all Star Carnival commentary, and while Ballyhoo is energetic and over the top, Big Top provides a reserved counterpoint to his partner's antics. Despite their conflicting personalities, they're inseparable.
|}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{Foreignname
|Jap=トーレ
|Jap=トーレ
|JapR=Tōre
|JapR=tōre
|JapM=Both this and [[MC Ballyhoo]]'s Japanese name「コンドゥ」(''Kondu'') are from ''conduttore'' (Italian word for "host")
|JapM=
|Fre=Gai Lurin
|Fra=Gai Lurin
|FreM=Pun on ''galurin'' ("hat") and ''gai'' ("happy")
|FraM=Pun on ''galurin'' (hat) and ''gai'' (happy)
|Ger=Kopftopf
|Ger=Kopftopf
|GerM=Play on ''Kochtopf'' ("cooking pot") and ''Kopf'' ("head")
|GerM=Head Pot
|Spa=Capirón
|SpaM=Pun on ''capirote'' (cap, hood)
|Ita=Joe Cilindro
|Ita=Joe Cilindro
|ItaM=Joe Top Hat
|ItaM=Joe Top Hat}}
|Kor=지기
 
|KorR=Jigi
==Trivia==
|Rus=Шляпище
*Big Top is named after "big top", an alternate word for "carnival". The "Top" part of his name is also a reference to the fact that he is a top hat.
|RusR=Shlyapische
*Big Top's left eye is bigger than his right, and both of them are different colours.
|RusM=From "шляпа" (''shlyapa'', "brimmed hat") and Russian augmentative "-ище" (''-ische'')
*Big Top is similar to [[Chuck Quizmo]]'s hat.
|Spa=Capirón
*Despite his size, Big Top can hold a number of things inside of himself
|SpaM=From ''capirote'' ("hood") with augmentative suffix "-ón"
**[[Coin|Coins]] and [[Coin Bag|Coin Bags]] ([[Last Five Turns Event#Mario Party 8|Chump Charity]])
}}
**Tic-Tac Balls ([[Tic-Tac Drop]])
**[[Star Rod (Mario Party 8)|Star Rod]] (end of [[Star Battle Arena|Star Battle]])
**[[Candy (Mario Party 8)|Year's supply of Candy]] on a platform.
**Big Top also pops a propeller out of his head when he and Ballyhoo must take flight.
**His facial features are similar to SpongeBob SquarePants.


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