Editing Boo Buddies

{{about|the circular group of Boos|the regular Boos also referred to as "Boo Buddies"|[[Boo]]}}
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:Boo Circle NSMBW.png|200px]]<br>Circling Boo Buddies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|parent_species=[[Boo]]
|related=[[Boo Buddy Snake]]<br>[[Boo Buddy Swarm]]<br>[[Octoboo]]<br>[[Peepa]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[‎List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
'''Boo Buddies''', also known as '''Circling Boo Buddies''',<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 51.</ref> are a spinning circular formation of [[Boo]]s with different facial expressions, first found in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Boo Buddies have a large gap in the formation. There are smaller gaps between Boos.

In games such as ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', [[Peepa]]s fulfill the role of Boo Buddies. Similarly, in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', there are groups of [[Octoboo]]s which behave just like Boo Buddies. A similar Boo formation is the [[Boo Buddy Snake]].

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
In ''Super Mario World'', Circling Boo Buddies appear in small rooms in [[Ghost House]]s and other haunted areas, including swamps and shipwrecks. This variant first appears in the [[Donut Secret House|Secret House of Donut Plains]] Touching any one of the buddies can damage the Mario Bros. Unlike regular Boos, they do not become shy when looked at, suggesting Boos have more confidence in groups.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Circling Boo Buddies also make an appearance in {{world-link|5|ghost|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they can be found with different numbers of Boos and form larger or smaller circles. They can be defeated by drilling them as [[Propeller Mario]], unlike regular Boos.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
They return in various haunted areas of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', acting the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
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====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Boo Buddies reappear under their current name — which itself was previously used for regular Boos in ''Super Mario World'' — in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. This variant of Boos can be made in the Course Maker by shaking a Boo. Like many objects, they can be enlarged with a [[Super Mushroom]] and given wings, the latter of which will make them move in and out when they are circling. They can be placed in [[Warp Pipe]]s, [[Bill Blaster]]s, [[Block]]s, [[Lakitu's Cloud]]s and [[Track (object)|tracks]]. Because of the fact that these Boo Buddies did not appear before ''Super Mario World'', new sprites have been made for the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' game style. Also, Boo Buddies do not make facial expressions unlike in other games.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Boo Buddies act and can be used in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' the same way as in ''Super Mario Maker''. In addition, they behave like regular Boos in the nighttime ground theme, following the player if their back is turned.

===''Yoshi's Safari''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', a trio of Circling Boo Buddies appear as the second phase of the [[Big Boo]] fight. Here, the player must shoot at the one with an open mouth to defeat them.

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
A single group of Boo Buddies appears in the [[Gloomy Woods]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', when the player is controlling [[Luigi]] after [[Mario]] and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] disappear. They are invisible, hence their movements can only be tracked by their shadows. If Luigi touches one of the Boos, they will appear and scare him, causing him to run away. Additionally, one of the [[Paper Boo]]s' attacks is to separate their copies and move in a motion similar to that of Boo Buddies.

===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
Boo Buddies appear in the [[Boo Hunt]] co-op challenge of ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. They circle high and/or low, and can be hit for coins. However, they will take coins if players take too long.

===''WarioWare Gold''===
Boo Buddies make a cameo in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', where a Boo must be shaken in Level 3 of the [[Super Mario Maker (microgame)|Super Mario Maker]] [[microgame]] to make it become a group of Boo Buddies.

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', a round of Boo Buddies can be seen circling around the shortcut behind the [[wooden cutout]] in [[Ghost Valley 1|SNES Ghost Valley 1]]. They do not affect gameplay.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW Circling Boo Buddies.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Cape Mario - KC Mario manga.png|''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' (Kodansha manga)
Safari Circling Boos.png|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
CirclingBooBuddiesNSMBU.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
SMM-SMB-Boo-Circle.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SMM-SMB3-Boo-Circle.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SMM-SMW-Boo-Circle.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SMM-NSMBU-Boo-Circle.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=輪になるテレサ
|JapR=Wa ni Naru Teresa
|JapM=Circle-formed Boos
|Dut=Boo Buddy's
|DutM=Boo Buddies
|Kor=원을 그리는 부끄부끄
|KorR=Woneul geurineun bukkeubukkeu
|KorM=Circle-formed Boos
|SpaA=Banda de boos
|SpaAM=
|Rus=Бу-дружищи
|RusR=Bu-druzhishchi
|RusM=Boo Buddies
|ChiS=圆阵害羞幽灵
|ChiSR=Yuánzhèn Hàixiūyōulíng
|ChiSM=Circular Array Boos
|ChiT=圓陣害羞幽靈
|ChiTR=Yuánzhèn Hàixiūyōulíng
|ChiTM=Circular Array Boos
}}

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