Editing Boo Guy

{{merge from|Polterguy}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMW2 Yoshis Island Boo Guy.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Boo Guy from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|variant_of=[[Shy Guy]]
|variants=[[Attack Ghost]]<br>[[Ghoul Guy]]<br>[[Greaper]]<br>[[Polterguy]]<br>[[Relay Heihō]]<br>[[Snifit (Super Mario 64)|Snifit (''Super Mario 64'')]]
|relatives=[[Ghost Guy]]
|comparable=[[Boo]]
}}
'''Boo Guys''' are ghostly-looking, [[Boo]]-like [[Shy Guy]]s that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They are white and wear the same masks as other Shy Guys, and have a wispy tail similar to Boos.
==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:Boo Guy SMW2YI sprite.png|frame|left]]
Boo Guys first appear in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', and are first found in [[Bigger Boo's Fort]]. As with Shy Guys, Boo Guys hover around slowly, and can also spawn from [[Warp Pipe]]s; colliding with one will cause [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to drop [[Baby Mario]]. To defeat a Boo Guy, the Yoshi can stomp on it or swallow it to make [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s. The Boo Guy can also be spat out causing it to roll on the ground and destroy any enemies in its path until it falls offscreen or collides with a wall.

[[File:Shy Guy mace.png|frame|left]]
In the background of some levels, particularly fort and castle levels, there are harmful traps that are handled by Boo Guys; the Boo Guys themselves are isolated within confined spaces in walls. Boo Guys that handle a [[ball and chain (windup)|ball and chain]] will drop it on the ground periodically. Once the ball hits the ground, the Boo Guy then takes time to wind the chain to pull it back up, dropping it again once it reaches the top. Other Boo Guys push a wheel in groups to operate a long, revolving [[Spinner|spiked ball]] or other mechanism. Sometimes, Boo Guys are stationed in long rows in the ceilings and pass bombs from one to another, dropping them on Yoshi when he is underneath ([[Relay Heihō]]).
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====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
Boo Guys reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. Though Boo Guys remain unchanged, only the regular variants appear. The wheel-pushing ones are replaced with normal Shy Guys.

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
Boo Guys return in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', where they have multiple roles as in their original appearance. Boo Guys that operate traps are seen early in the game and mostly appear in fort and castle-based courses. However, individual Boo Guys that act as enemies only appear in the level [[Crumble Rock Rumble]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
Boo Guys appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. They are found in [[Toadwood Forest]]. In battle, Boo Guys attack by splitting into two transparent copies: one is real, and the other is fake, and only the real Boo Guy can harm Mario or Luigi. They attack by rolling into Mario or Luigi, pointing at the target brother prior to attacking.

[[Ghoul Guy]]s, stronger and faster versions of the Boo Guys, appear in [[Shroob Castle]].
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===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
[[File:WoollyBooGuyHQ.png|thumb|A Boo Guy in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
Boo Guys return in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and can be eaten by Yoshi, forming a white [[yarn ball]]. In this game, Boo Guys are shown levitating at set heights higher off the ground than in previous appearances. In the level [[Spooky Scraps! Don't Get Spooked!]], Boo Guys turn into a spooky shadow with sharp teeth when behind the scraps; in this state, they chase Yoshi and cannot be eaten.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 食べてから吐き出すと、コウラのようにどこまでも転がってゆく。<ref name=Sho/> (''After you eat it and spit it out, it rolls away like a shell.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Basically Boo babies, Boo Guys can be found wherever the Boo family parties down.''<ref name=guide/>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' {{ruby|食|た}}べてからはき{{ruby|出|だ}}せば、コロコ口{{ruby|転|ころ}}がって{{ruby|敵|てき}}をまとめて{{ruby|倒|たお}}せる。{{ruby|天井|てんじょう}}に{{ruby|並|なら}}んでバケツリレーのように{{ruby|爆弾|ばくだん}}を{{ruby|運|はこ}}び、{{ruby|投下|とうか}}するものもいる。<ref name=Advance/> (''If spat after eating, it will roll around and take down enemies en masse. Some line up in the ceiling like a bucket relay to transfer a bomb, and drop it.'')

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 幽霊となって空中の低い位匾を漂うヘイホー。攻擊はしてこないが、急いで進みたいときに通行のじゃまになる。すばやく食べて進路の安全を確保しよう。<ref name=YNI/> (''A ghostly Shy Guy drifting low in the air. Although they do not attack, they can be a hindrance to your path when you want to proceed in a hurry. Eat them quickly to secure your path.'')

===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time bestiary|transcludesection=Boo Guy|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PiT Boo Guy.gif]]}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW2 Boo Guy crank.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
Icon SMW2-YI - The Deep, Underground Maze.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2YI Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a puzzle based on ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Puzzle1.jpg|Artwork used for a puzzle based on ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3-BooGuy.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
Yoshi's Island 6-6.PNG|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
BooGuyPiT.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
BooGuy YIDS.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
YNI Boo Guy.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
SpookyScrapsDon'tGetSpooked.png|Both forms of Boo Guys in Spooky Scraps! Don't Get Spooked! in ''Yoshi's Woolly World''
1UP Studio Welcome Candidate Staff Party 2023 Artwork.jpg|Group artwork for the candidate welcome party of [[1-UP Studio]] in 2023
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{nw|ゆーれいヘイホー<ref name=Sho>「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''), [[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P5.jpg|page 5]].</ref><ref name=Advance>「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''), [[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P23.png|page 23]].</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSrk4JIW47U&t=1m24s Omoide Theater, ''Yoshi Wool World'']</ref>}}
|JapR={{wp|Yūrei}} Heihō
|JapM=Ghost Shy Guy
|Jap2=レイホー
|Jap2R=Reihō
|Jap2M=Same as [[Greaper]] (''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'')
|SpaA=Guy bú (''Yoshi's Woolly World'')
|SpaAM=Boo Guy
|SpaE=Fanto Guy
|SpaE2=Boo Guy
|SpaEM=From ''fantasma'' (ghost) and Shy Guy
|SpaE2M=Boo Guy (''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', ''Yoshi's Woolly World'')
|FreA=Boo Maskache
|FreAM=Boo Shy Guy
|FreE=Boo Maskass
|FreEM=Boo Shy Guy
|Ger=Buu-Guy
|GerM=Boo Guy
|Ita=Tipo Boo
|ItaM=Boo Guy
|Kor=유령헤이호
|KorR=Yuryeong-Heiho
|KorM=Ghost Shy Guy
}}

==Trivia==
*The ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' [[Nintendo Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]] describes these enemies as "basically Boo babies",<ref name=guide>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. [[media:SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|Page 126]].</ref> whereas at least one Japanese guide instead calls them Shy Guy ghosts.<ref name=YNI>「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), {{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P26.jpg|page 26}}.</ref>
*A Boo Guy appears in the concept art of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', suggesting they may have been planned to appear in the game somewhere early in development.<ref>https://nintendoeverything.com/new-super-mario-odyssey-concept-art-shows-a-ton-of-scrapped-costume-ideas/</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Shy Guys]]
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[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Woolly World enemies]]
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