Tail Boo

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Tail Boo
Artwork of a Tail Boo from Super Mario 3D Land
Artwork for Super Mario 3D Land
First appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Variant of Boo

Tail Boos are enemies introduced in Super Mario 3D Land. They are Boos with white and gray tails granted by Super Leaves.

History[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Tail Boos are enemies in Super Mario 3D Land. They are first encountered in World 4-4. Tail Boos follow the player and when the player looks at one to stop it, it will perform a tail whip as it stops. Its bio on the North American website for the game erroneously claims that they will swing their tail while pursuing the player. Like regular Boos, Tail Boos can be defeated only from invincibility granted from either a Super Star or an Invincibility Leaf. Certain Tail Boos drop either a Super Leaf or a Statue Leaf upon defeat.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Sprite of a Tail Boo from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Tail Boos reappear as both enemies and usable minions in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Tail Boos are flying troopers, and attack by running into enemies. Their special attack, Spin Cycle, allows them to attack enemies by spinning their tails.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Tail Boos reappear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where they are allies and enemies in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode. They return as flying troopers, and they use Spin Cycle again. They are weak against Ninjis.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English:
      The Tanooki-tailed Boo may still be scared of you when you're facing him—but if you turn around, he'll charge head on, tail swinging.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

  • Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: A rare type of boo with a tail. Getting hit with said tail really smarts!

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

  • Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: "A rare type of boo with a tail. Getting hit with the swinging tail really smarts!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese しっぽテレサ[?]
Shippo Teresa
Tail Boo
French Boo à Queue[?] Boo with tail
German Tanuki-Buu-Huu[?] Tanuki Boo
Italian Boo Giracoda[?] -
Spanish Boo Tanuki[?] Tanuki Boo

See also[edit]