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|image=[[File:MPS Boo Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' | |image=[[File:MPS Boo Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' | ||
|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 | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | ||
|latest_portrayal=[[Sanae Suzaki]] ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]] | |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 | |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''' | '''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}} | "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''==== | ||
[[File:SMWBoo.png|frame]] | [[File:SMWBoo.png|frame]] | ||
"Boo" Buddies (called "Boo" Diddlys earlier in development<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps#Enemy Cast List|Prerelease:''Super Mario World'' (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps § Enemy Cast List]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=August 6, 2020}}</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]]. They are | "Boo" Buddies (called "Boo" Diddlys earlier in development<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Prerelease:Super Mario World (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps#Enemy Cast List|Prerelease:''Super Mario World'' (SNES)/Background Graphics and Tilemaps § Enemy Cast List]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=August 6, 2020}}</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]]. They are encountered in the [[Ghost House]] levels. "Boo" Buddies behave identically but move slower than before, a consistency retained throughout the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. "Boo" Buddies change their face very briefly if looked at for long enough. "Boo" Buddies appear to have multiple tails. Groups of them make a variety of facial expressions. More varieties are introduced in the game, including [[Block Boo|Boo Buddy Block]]s, [[Boo Buddy Snake]]s, [[Boo Crew]]s, [[Boo Buddies|Circling Boo Buddies]], [[Eerie]]s, [[Disappearing Boo Buddy|Disappearing Boo Buddies]], and the [[Big Boo]]. A "Boo" Buddy is defeated only from the effects of [[Super Star]]s or being hit by a [[Grab Block]]. | ||
====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''==== | ====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''==== | ||
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Boos are course elements in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They have newly designed sprites for the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style, but are otherwise the same as in other entries of the ''Super Mario'' series. Boos can be inserted into [[Bill Blaster]]s, [[Block]]s, a [[Koopa Clown Car]], [[track]]s, or [[Warp Pipe]]s. Boos can be shaken to become | Boos are course elements in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They have newly designed sprites for the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style, but are otherwise the same as in other entries of the ''Super Mario'' series. Boos can be inserted into [[Bill Blaster]]s, [[Block]]s, a [[Koopa Clown Car]], [[track]]s, or [[Warp Pipe]]s. Boos can be shaken to become Boo Buddies or dragged on to platforms to become [[Stretch]]es. Applying a [[Super Mushroom]] to a Boo changes it into a Big Boo, while giving it wings gives it faster movement. Boos in Koopa Clown Cars affect the vehicle to stop and close its eyes when looked at and sneak up on the player while they are not looking. | ||
====''Super Mario Run''==== | ====''Super Mario Run''==== | ||
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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 | 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. | ||
===''Yoshi's Story''=== | ===''Yoshi's Story''=== | ||
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====''Super Mario Party Jamboree ''==== | ====''Super Mario Party Jamboree ''==== | ||
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 | {{new subject|section=y}} | ||
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 when the non playable Boo steals from the playable Boo, the former will say “that was weird… but fun!” unless if he is talking to Bowser and Bowser Jr due to already having special dialogue with them. | |||
===''Mario Golf'' series=== | ===''Mario Golf'' series=== | ||
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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 '' | 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 | 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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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 '' | 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. | ||
====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''==== | ====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''==== | ||
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Boos appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' in a minigame where the player has to save a Toad by running away from a Boo and avoiding firebars and bombs. Like in many other games, this Boo will stop if the Mario Bros. look at it, and will follow them if they look away. Boos can also be seen carrying Papercraft Boos, along with Papercraft King Boo. Their [[Paper Boo|paper versions]] also appear as regular enemies in the haunted side of [[Gloomy Woods]]. [[King Boo]] also appears as a boss in [[Gloomy Woods]]. [[Boo Biscuit]]s also return from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. | Boos appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' in a minigame where the player has to save a Toad by running away from a Boo and avoiding firebars and bombs. Like in many other games, this Boo will stop if the Mario Bros. look at it, and will follow them if they look away. Boos can also be seen carrying Papercraft Boos, along with Papercraft King Boo. Their [[Paper Boo|paper versions]] also appear as regular enemies in the haunted side of [[Gloomy Woods]]. [[King Boo]] also appears as a boss in [[Gloomy Woods]]. [[Boo Biscuit]]s also return from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. | ||
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===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series=== | ===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series=== | ||
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While no Boos appear in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', the laugh of one can be heard if the [[Spark (Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope)|Spark]] [[Vampastra]] applies its Vamp Attack ability to Mario, and he uses his Dual Slingers to attack. In the [[Rayman in the Phantom Show]] DLC, Boos make cameos as the Spooky Trails banners from the first game. | While no Boos appear in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', the laugh of one can be heard if the [[Spark (Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope)|Spark]] [[Vampastra]] applies its Vamp Attack ability to Mario, and he uses his Dual Slingers to attack. In the [[Rayman in the Phantom Show]] DLC, Boos make cameos as the Spooky Trails banners from the first game. | ||
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===''Dr. Mario World''=== | ===''Dr. Mario World''=== | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=テレサ | |Jap=テレサ | ||
|JapR=Teresa | |JapR=Teresa | ||
|JapM=From「{{ruby|照|て}}れ{{ruby|屋|や}}」(''tere-ya'', a very shy person) and possibly「~さ」(''-sa'', a nominalizing suffix meaning "-ness") Romanized in ''Super Mario World'' as "''Telesa''". | |JapM=From「{{ruby|照|て}}れ{{ruby|屋|や}}」(''tere-ya'', a very shy person) and possibly「~さ」(''-sa'', a nominalizing suffix meaning "-ness") Romanized in ''Super Mario World'' as "''Telesa''". | ||
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|KorR=Bukkeu-bukkeu | |KorR=Bukkeu-bukkeu | ||
|KorM=Partial repetition of 부끄럽다 (''bukkeureopda'', to be shy) | |KorM=Partial repetition of 부끄럽다 (''bukkeureopda'', to be shy) | ||
|Por=Bu | |Por=Bu | ||
|PorM=Boo | |PorM=Boo | ||
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{{MPS}} | {{MPS}} | ||
{{SMBW}} | {{SMBW}} | ||
{{SMPJ | {{SMPJ}}}} | ||
[[Category:Boos|*]] | [[Category:Boos|*]] | ||
[[Category:Playable characters]] | [[Category:Playable characters]] |