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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Sanae Suzaki]] ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]–present)
|latest_portrayal=[[Sanae Suzaki]] ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]-present)
|variants=[[Big & Little Boo]]<br>[[Big Boo]]<br>[[Blindfold Boo]]<br>[[Block Boo]]<br>[[Bomb Boo]]<br>[[Boo Balloon]]<br>[[Boo Buddies]]<br>[[Boo Buddy Snake]]<br>[[Boo Crew]]<br>[[Boo Guy]]<br>[[Boo Stack]]<br>[[Broozer]]<br>[[Dark Boo]]<br>[[Disappearing Boo Buddy]]<br>[[Eerie]]<br>[[Fishing Boo]]<br>[[Frame Boo]]<br>[[Ghost Goomba]]<br>[[Glohm Boo]]<br>[[Gold Boo]]<br>[[Hammer Knight]]<br>[[High Boo]]<br>[[Jelly Ghost]]<br>[[Mad Boo]]<br>[[Mini Boo]]<br>[[Paper Boo]]<br>[[Paper Macho Boo]]<br>[[Peepa]]<br>[[Red Boo]]<br>[[Stretch]]<br>[[Tail Boo]]
|variants=[[Big & Little Boo]]<br>[[Big Boo]]<br>[[Blindfold Boo]]<br>[[Block Boo]]<br>[[Bomb Boo]]<br>[[Boo Balloon]]<br>[[Boo Buddies]]<br>[[Boo Buddy Snake]]<br>[[Boo Crew]]<br>[[Boo Guy]]<br>[[Boo Stack]]<br>[[Broozer]]<br>[[Dark Boo]]<br>[[Disappearing Boo Buddy]]<br>[[Eerie]]<br>[[Fishing Boo]]<br>[[Frame Boo]]<br>[[Ghost Goomba]]<br>[[Gold Boo]]<br>[[Hammer Knight]]<br>[[High Boo]]<br>[[Jelly Ghost]]<br>[[Mad Boo]]<br>[[Mini Boo]]<br>[[Paper Boo]]<br>[[Paper Macho Boo]]<br>[[Peepa]]<br>[[Red Boo]]<br>[[Stretch]]<br>[[Tail Boo]]
|comparable=[[Yarikuri Obake]]
|comparable=[[Yarikuri Obake]]
|notable=[[Boo (Mario Party 4)|Boo (''Mario Party 4'')]]<br>[[Bootler]]<br>[[Captain Boo]]<br>[[The Creepy Steeple Boo]]<br>[[Franky]]<br>[[Herbert]]<br>[[Igor]]<br>[[King Boo]]<br>[[Lady Bow]]<br>[[Lahla]]<br>[[List of Boos in Luigi's Mansion|''Luigi's Mansion'' Boos]]<br>[[List of Boos in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon|''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' Boos]]<br>[[List of Boos in Luigi's Mansion 3|''Luigi's Mansion 3'' Boos]]<br>[[Peeka]]<br>[[Phantom (character)|Phantom]]<br>[[Stanley (Paper Mario)|Stanley]]
|notable=[[Boo (Mario Party 4)|Boo (''Mario Party 4'')]]<br>[[Bootler]]<br>[[Captain Boo]]<br>[[The Creepy Steeple Boo]]<br>[[Franky]]<br>[[Herbert]]<br>[[Igor]]<br>[[King Boo]]<br>[[Lady Bow]]<br>[[Lahla]]<br>[[List of Boos in Luigi's Mansion|''Luigi's Mansion'' Boos]]<br>[[List of Boos in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon|''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' Boos]]<br>[[List of Boos in Luigi's Mansion 3|''Luigi's Mansion 3'' Boos]]<br>[[Peeka]]<br>[[Phantom (character)|Phantom]]<br>[[Stanley (Paper Mario)|Stanley]]
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{{quote|Mind turning around for a minute?|Boo|[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]}}
{{quote|Mind turning around for a minute?|Boo|[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]}}
'''Boos''', originally known as '''"Boo" Diddlys'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=38|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (a nod to American R&B singer {{iw|wikipedia|Bo Diddley}}) and later '''Boo Buddies'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi'' (NES) instruction booklet|page=5 and 12|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1991|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi'' (Game Boy) instruction booklet|page=4 and 11|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1991|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=[[media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|126]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=January 1998|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 104|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|page=16|quote=Still haunting the Yoshis, the Boo Buddies bust back onto the scene.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=19, 35, 45, 56, 57, 66, 71, 82, 85, 97, 102, 103, 104, 121, 122, 125, and 126|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=October 21, 2003|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> or simply '''Ghosts''',<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mini-mario-friends-amiibo-challenge-items|title=Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Items|publisher=Play Nintendo|language=en-us|accessdate=March 31, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200816215214/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mini-mario-friends-amiibo-challenge-items|quote=The candle in this contraption scares Ghosts into covering their eyes, so you can safely walk your Mini right through them.}}</ref> are recurring ghost enemies that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are a type of white spherical ghost with menacing and normally open mouths. They are known for their large tongues and small stubby arms. However, the most distinctive characteristic of the Boos is their shy personality, as they cover their faces when someone looks directly at them, but then uncover and move after the character when their back is turned; this exact behavior is used by [[wikirby:Mumbies|Mumbies]] in the ''[[wikirby:Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' series.
'''Boos''' (originally known as '''"Boo" Diddlys''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=38|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> a nod to American R&B singer {{iw|wikipedia|Bo Diddley}}, and later '''Boo Buddies'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=1991|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi'' (NES) instruction booklet|page=5 and 12|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1991|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi'' (Game Boy) instruction booklet|page=4 and 11|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1991|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=[[media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|126]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=January 1998|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 104|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|page=16|quote=Still haunting the Yoshis, the Boo Buddies bust back onto the scene.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=19, 35, 45, 56, 57, 66, 71, 82, 85, 97, 102, 103, 104, 121, 122, 125, and 126|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=October 21, 2003|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> or simply '''Ghosts'''<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mini-mario-friends-amiibo-challenge-items|title=Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Items|publisher=Play Nintendo|language=en-us|accessdate=March 31, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200816215214/https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mini-mario-friends-amiibo-challenge-items|quote=The candle in this contraption scares Ghosts into covering their eyes, so you can safely walk your Mini right through them.}}</ref>) are recurring ghost enemies that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are a type of white spherical ghost with menacing and normally open mouths. They are known for their large tongues and small stubby arms. However, the most distinctive characteristic of the Boos is their shy personality, as they cover their faces when someone looks directly at them, but then uncover and move after the character when their back is turned; this exact behavior is used by [[wikirby:Mumbies|Mumbies]] in the ''[[wikirby:Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' series.


[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] got the idea for Boo from the wife of his coworker and close friend [[Takashi Tezuka]], as she is shy but one day got very angry with him for coming home late from work.<ref>{{cite|author=Stuart, Keith|date=September 13, 2010 - 08:56 EDT|url=www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture|title=Super Mario Bros: 25 Mario facts for the 25th anniversary|language=en|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20080%20January%201996#page/n26/mode/1up|date=January 1996|page=25|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 80|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.}}</ref>
[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] got the idea for Boo from the wife of his coworker and close friend [[Takashi Tezuka]], as she is shy but one day got very angry with him for coming home late from work.<ref>{{cite|author=Stuart, Keith|date=September 13, 2010 - 08:56 EDT|url=www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture|title=Super Mario Bros: 25 Mario facts for the 25th anniversary|language=en|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20080%20January%201996#page/n26/mode/1up|date=January 1996|page=25|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 80|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.}}</ref>
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3Boo.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork of a "Boo" Diddly from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', its debut appearance]]
[[File:SMB3Boo.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork of a "Boo" Diddly from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', its debut appearance]]
"Boo" Diddlys<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=38|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> appear in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They are first encountered in {{world-link|2|fort|World 2-Fortress}}. A "Boo" Diddly shields its face if looked at, but chases the player character if not looked at. "Boo" Diddlys can be defeated only from either the effects of a [[Hammer Suit]] or a [[Super Star|Starman]], or from a [[Koopa Shell|Koopa shell]]. "Boo" Diddlys have a variant, [[Stretch]]es "Boo" Diddlys are depicted with either a dark-blue or dark-red outline in the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version, depending on the level.
"Boo" Diddlys<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=38|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are first encountered in {{world-link|2|fort|World 2-Fortress}}. A "Boo" Diddly shields its face if looked at, but chases the player character if not looked at. "Boo" Diddlys can be defeated only from either the effects of a [[Hammer Suit]] or a [[Super Star|Starman]], or from a [[Koopa Shell|Koopa shell]]. "Boo" Diddlys have a variant, [[Stretch]]es "Boo" Diddlys are depicted with either a dark-blue or dark-red outline in the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version, depending on the level.


====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
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===''Mario Net Quest''===
===''Mario Net Quest''===
In ''[[Mario Net Quest]]'', a Boo using its ''Super Mario 64'' design is one of the obstacles that can pop out of the floor tiles. It is the strongest enemy in the game, making the player lose 1500 points if they click on it. On the "How to Play" screen, it is referred to as a "Ghost".
In ''[[Mario Net Quest]]'', a Boo using its ''Super Mario 64'' design is one of the obstacles that can pop out of the floor tiles. It is the strongest enemy in the game, making the player lose 1500 points if they click on it. On the "How to Play" screen, they are referred to as "Ghosts".


===''Yoshi's Story''===
===''Yoshi's Story''===
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====''Super Mario Party Jamboree ''====
====''Super Mario Party Jamboree ''====
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In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', Boo returns as a playable character and a board element, retaining the latter's function from ''Mario Party Superstars''. This is the first game that Boo appears in a playable and non-playable capacity, unlike other games that used other characters for stealing functionalities. If the playable Boo meets the non-playable Boo, the latter will say "Wah! It's like looking into a mirror..."<ref>{{cite|author=God is a Geek|date=September 9, 2024|url=youtu.be/f623bkogUO0?t=466|title=''Super Mario Party Jamboree'' is the biggest entry in the series yet {{!}} Hands-on preview|publisher=YouTube|language=en|timestamp=07:46|accessdate=September 9, 2024}}</ref> and if the latter steals from the former, the latter will say, "Kinda weird, but fun!"
In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', Boo returns as a playable character and a board element, retaining the latter's function from ''Mario Party Superstars''. This is the first game that Boo appears in a playable and non-playable capacity, unlike other games that used other characters for stealing functionalities. If the playable Boo meets the non-playable Boo, the latter will say "Wah! It's like looking into a mirror..."<ref>{{cite|author=God is a Geek|date=September 9, 2024|url=youtu.be/f623bkogUO0?t=466|title=''Super Mario Party Jamboree'' is the biggest entry in the series yet {{!}} Hands-on preview|publisher=YouTube|language=en|timestamp=07:46|accessdate=September 9, 2024}}</ref> and if the latter steals from the former, the latter will say, "Kinda weird, but fun!"


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Boos wearing mining helmets and brandishing pickaxes also appear in levels 4 and 5 of [[Mysterious Mine Carts]] (levels 3 and 5 in the remake). If these Boos touch Mario, they will cause the loss of a diamond. They will slowly shrink until they disappear if the flashlight is pointed at them.
Boos wearing mining helmets and brandishing pickaxes also appear in levels 4 and 5 of [[Mysterious Mine Carts]] (levels 3 and 5 in the remake). If these Boos touch Mario, they will cause the loss of a diamond. They will slowly shrink until they disappear if the flashlight is pointed at them.


Boos appear in the main game and in ''[[Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. Boos are flying troopers, and attack by ramming into enemies. Their [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]], Evasion Cloak, allows them to increase their evasion, depending on how filled the meter that is shown becomes. [[Captain Boo]] appears as a playable captain in the game.  Big Boo and [[Tail Boo]] also appear. When a Boo appears as a captain, they are able to attack the other captain from behind, using [[Sneak Attack]].
Boos appear in the main game and in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. Boos are flying troopers, and attack by ramming into enemies. Their [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]], Evasion Cloak, allows them to increase their evasion, depending on how filled the meter that is shown becomes. [[Captain Boo]] appears as a playable captain in the game. When a Boo appears as a captain, they are able to attack the other captain from behind, using [[Sneak Attack]].


[[File:Boo Statue M&LSS sprite.png|frame|right]]
[[File:Boo Statue M&LSS sprite.png|frame|right]]
There are also [[Boo Statue]]s which become invisible and cannot be interacted with when looked directly at. Mario and Luigi must use the [[Tickle]] move to push them while facing backward. In the remake, the [[Boo Biscuit]] item appears again after its first appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''.
There are also [[Boo Statue]]s which become invisible and cannot be interacted with when looked directly at. Mario and Luigi must use the [[Tickle]] move to push them while facing backward.


====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
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[[File:MLBISBJJBoo.png|frame]]
[[File:MLBISBJJBoo.png|frame]]
Boos return in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', where they additionally are found as enemies and recruitable allies in the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' mode. Their Special Skill is Discord, which [[SPD-Down|lowers the speed]] of enemies. Captain Boo returns as well, though he is no longer a captain in gameplay. His Special Skill is EVASION Up. Big Boo and Tail Boo also appear.
Boos return in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', where they additionally are found as enemies and recruitable allies in the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode. Their special attack is Discord, which [[SPD-Down|lowers the speed]] of enemies.
 
Boo Biscuits appear in this game as well.


====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
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|KorR=Bukkeu-bukkeu
|KorM=Partial repetition of 부끄럽다 (''bukkeureopda'', to be shy)
|KorM=Partial repetition of 부끄럽다 (''bukkeureopda'', to be shy)
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|Kor2=테레사
|Kor2R=Telesa
|Kor2M=Same as Japanese name
|Kor2N=''Mario Party 5'' instruction booklet
|Kor2C=<ref>Scanlines16.com (May 3, 2012). [http://scanlines16.com/en/blog-3/retro-gaming/game-cube/gamecube-korean-master-list/ Gamecube : Korean Master-List !] Retrieved November 18, 2024.</ref>
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