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| {{articleabout|the Big Boo boss from ''Super Mario World''|the actual giant species of Boos|[[Big Boo]]|the enemy from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''|[[Boo#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|here]]}}
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| {{character-infobox
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| |title=Big Boo
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| |image=[[File:Smw the big boo.png|250px]]<br>'''Big Boo''' from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
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| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
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| |species=[[Big Boo]]
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
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| }}
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| '''Big Boo'''<ref>''Mario Mania'', pgs. 72-73.</ref> is a boss who first appears in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Despite that, he looks just like a translucent [[Big Boo]], except that he is white in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' while normal Big Boos are blue. The Big Boo is actually the first notable character to be a ghostly boss.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario World''====
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| [[File:Donut Secret House.PNG|thumb|left|Mario fighting Big Boo in ''Super Mario World''.]] | |
| The Big Boo first appears in ''Super Mario World''. Here, he is a hidden boss only found in the secret door of the [[Donut Secret House]], which he inhabits. He has two normal [[Boo]]s which accompany him in battle. The way he behaves is slightly different from that of other Big Boos: he floats in the air above and around Mario rather than chasing him and does not even stop when being looked at. The Big Boo can only be injured when he is visible, so Mario has to throw a [[Grab Block]] at him at the right moment. Once hurt, he puts his hands on his face and becomes almost invisible so Mario cannot injure Big Boo. He then moves somewhere else and reappears with his face uncovered. The Big Boo needs to be hit three times to be defeated. Mario or Luigi can touch the boss without being hurt, but must be wary of the normal Boos. Once the Big Boo is defeated, a new path is revealed on the overworld, leading to [[Star World]]. Unlike the [[Koopalings]], the Big Boo is always available to fight Mario anytime by re-entering the Ghost House and going to him.
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| ====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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| The Big Boo reappears in the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|enhanced port]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The Big Boo appears again as a boss who Mario has to fight against. He appears only in the [[e-Reader]]'s scanned level [[Doors o' Plenty]] where he plays the exact same role to that of ''Super Mario World'' except this time he could hurt Mario or Luigi by touching him. He is again alongside his two Boo allies for assistance in the same way. However, this battle is notably more difficult than it was in ''Super Mario World'', as the player does not have the ability to kick blocks upward and must jump to the Big Boo's level to kick blocks at it in midair. Instead of using Grab Blocks, Mario must use [[Ice Block]]s and throw at him three times to defeat Big Boo.
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| ==Characteristics==
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| ===Physical appearance===
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| The Big Boo's appearance rarely changes throughout his video game history. In his debut in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', the Big Boo has white eyes shrouded in darkness (except the artwork shows his eyes to be black), a red tongue, and four, vampire-like fangs (a characteristic shared by many [[Boo]]s in the 16-bit era). His appearance stays the same through ''Super Mario World''. In ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'', he is shown to be white, unlike the Big Boo species, which appear to be blue.
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| ===Traits and abilities===
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| In addition to possessing the abilities of other Boos (including the abilities to teleport and to pass through walls), the Big Boo can become translucent and less visible so nothing can touch him. He can also reside in places where it is bright. Another difference between him and other Boos he does not fade away when he's defeated but appears visibly and falls down.
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| ==Video game appearances==
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| !width=50%|Title
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| !width=20%|Description
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| !width=20%|Original Release Date
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| | ''[[Super Mario World]]''
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| |Boss
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| |[[Japan]]:<br>November 21, [[List of games by date#1990|1990]]
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| |[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
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| | ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
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| |Boss
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| |[[USA]]:<br>December, [[List of games by date#1994|1994]]
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| |[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
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| | ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
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| |Boss
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| | Japan:<br>December 14, [[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
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| | [[Game Boy Advance]]
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| | ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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| |Boss
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| | Japan:<br>July 21, [[List of games by date#2003|2003]]
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| | [[Game Boy Advance]]
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| |}
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{Foreignname
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| |Jap=アトミックテレサ
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| |JapR=Atomikku Teresa
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| |JapM=Atomic Boo
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| |FraA=Gros Boo
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| |FraAM=Big Boo
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| |Ita=Il Re Boo
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| |ItaM=The King Boo
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| }}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Despite having only two regular-sized [[Boo]]s aid him in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', his artwork shows a third Boo.
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| *In ''[[Nintendo Power#Player's Guides|Mario Mania]]'', two entries alternatively list "'''The Big Boo'''" for the special Big Boo and "'''Big Blue Boo'''" for the enemy variant.<ref>''Mario Mania'', pg. 51.</ref> It is possible that the boss was supposed to have a unique name that was mixed up in localization.
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| *Big Boo seems to be the fifth biggest Boo after [[King Boo]], [[Boohemoth]], [[Boolossus]], and [[Bigger Boo]].
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| ==See also==
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| *[[King Boo]]
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| *[[Boohemoth]]
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{BoxTop}}
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| {{Boos}}
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| {{SMW}}
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| [[Category:Enemies]]
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| [[Category:Boos]]
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| [[Category:Bosses]]
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| [[Category:Optional Bosses]]
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| [[Category:Undead]]
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| [[Category:Characters]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]
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