Blindfold Boo
| Blindfold Boo | |
|---|---|
 A Blindfold Boo in Yoshi's Story | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Super Princess Peach (2005) |
| Variant of | Boo |
- “Walk softly around this ghost. He won't find you if you're quiet.”
- —Message Block in the Ghost Castle, Yoshi's Story
A Blindfold Boo,[1] also known as a Blindfolded Boo[2] or Boo Man Bluff,[3] is a species of Boo encountered in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (and its reissue), Yoshi's Story, and Super Princess Peach. As their name suggests, Blindfold Boos are blindfolded. They were originally depicted as mid-sized peach-colored Boos with green mouths, but they were depicted as normal-sized white Boos with pink mouths in later appearances. Since it cannot see, a Blindfold Boo relies on sound to guide it. When it hears a sound, such as a Yoshi gathering coins, it homes in on the sound. In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, only one Blindfold Boo is found in Bigger Boo's Fort, while in the reissue, some are found in Endless World of Yoshis.
In Yoshi's Story, Blindfold Boos were redesigned to have light-blue blindfolds, rather than black, and have large pink ears rather than arms. Blindfold Boos appear only in the Ghost Castle, where four of them (three in the beginning and one in the tower climb) appear and act just as they do in their first appearance. Much like in the previous game, they are invulnerable to attacks, and when pursuing a Yoshi, they can move faster than a Yoshi can run. If a Yoshi touches a Blindfold Boo or receives any attack by one, he loses three petals from the Smile Meter.
In Super Princess Peach, the Blindfold Boos' appearance was changed once again to more closely resemble their original sprite, but they come only as an advancing swarm wall this time. If Peach is hit by the swarm, she has to go back to the start of the room she is in. The chase ends when she leads the Blindfold Boos into light, causing them to vanish. They first appear in Shriek Mansion. Fast versions are introduced in Bowser's Villa, and they can be outrun only through the use of the Gloom vibe. Like unshelled Koopas, blue Podoboos, and Security Thwomps, they do not appear in the in-game glossary.
The name "Boo Man Bluff" is derived from the name of the tag-related game blind man's bluff, which also involves blindfolds.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 目が見えないから、むかい合っても動じない。[4] (Because they are blind, they do not move when confronted.)
- Player's Guide: Another Boo who goes bump in the night in Bigger Boo's Castle. Found near the Blue Boos.[3]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): めかくしをしているが、ヨッシーのジャンプやヒップドロップの音に反応する。ヨッシーと目が合う心配がないので、向かい合っていても近づいてくるぞ。[5] (He is wearing a blindfold, but reacts to the sound of Yoshi's jumps and Hip Drops. You don't have to worry about eye contact with Yoshi, he will approach you even if you are facing him.)
Yoshi's Story[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 目隠しされて耳がダンボ。気づかれないように、めき足、さし足。[6] (Blindfolded with Dumbo ears. To not let them notice you, take stealthy footsteps.)
- Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Wer nix sieht, der kann mir auch nicht gefährlich werden... Aber nur wenn ich nichts mache und warte, bis er weg schwebt! [7] (The one who doesn't see anything can't be dangerous to me... But only if I do nothing and wait until he floats away!)
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Story
Super Princess Peach
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | めかくしテレサ[4][5][6] Mekakushi Teresa |
Blindfold Boo | |
| German | Gruft Buu (Yoshi's Island)[?] | Crypt Boo | |
| Blinde-Buu[7] (Yoshi's Story) | Blind Boo. Pun on the game name Blinde Kuh (lit. "blind cow", German name for Blind man's buff) | ||
| Spanish | Boo Ciego[?] | Blind Boo |
References[edit]
- ^ Yoshi's Story official website. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived May 11, 2000, 08:01:14 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Blindfolded Boos: These ghosts are undefeatable and can track you by movement. Walk very slowly and try to avoid their attacks." – Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 105.
- ^ a b Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo Power (American English). Page 126.
- ^ a b 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 7.
- ^ a b 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 23.
- ^ a b 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 7.
- ^ a b Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 19.
Interwiki links[edit]
- de:Gruft Buu
- de:Blinde-Buu – Yoshi's Story
