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| {{about|the Big Boo boss from ''Super Mario World''|other iterations of Big Boo, some of which are bosses|[[Big Boo]]}}
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| {{character infobox
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| |image=[[File:Smw the big boo.png|250px]]<br>The Big Boo from ''[[Super Mario World]]''
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| |species=[[Big Boo]]
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| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
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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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| The '''Big Boo'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 72-73.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Super NES'' Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref> is a boss who looks just like a translucent [[Big Boo]], first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Despite the shared appearance, he acts differently from the normal enemies.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario World''===
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| [[File:Donut Secret House SMW.png|thumb|left|Mario fighting the Big Boo in ''Super Mario World'']]
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| In ''Super Mario World'', the Big Boo is a hidden boss found only in the secret door of the [[Donut Secret House]], which he inhabits. He has two normal [[Boo]]s that 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]] in a downward arching pattern rather than chasing him and does not even stop when being looked at. The Big Boo can be injured only 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 the 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 the [[Star World]]. Unlike the [[Koopalings]] and [[Reznor]]s, the Big Boo can be fought again at any time in the original without the use of the {{button|SNES|L}} and {{button|snes|R}} buttons on the map.
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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 whom Mario or Luigi has to fight against. He appears in the [[e-Reader]] levels [[Doors o' Plenty]] and [[Vexing Doors]], where he plays exactly the same role as in ''Super Mario World'', down to having two Boo allies for assistance. Unlike in ''Super Mario World'', however, the Big Boo now has the ability to hurt the brothers on contact, though only while he is solid. Also, the player does not have the ability to kick blocks upward and must instead [[jump]] to the Big Boo's level to kick blocks at him in midair. While Mario or Luigi must use [[Ice Block]]s instead of Grab Blocks, the method of defeating the Big Boo remains the same as in ''Super Mario World'' otherwise.
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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) and four vampire-like fangs (a characteristic shared by many Boos 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, a change shared with the Big Boo species.
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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 is that he does not fade away when he is defeated but appears visibly and falls down.
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| ==Video game appearances==
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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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| |[[United States of America|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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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| BigBoo SMW.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
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| SMA2 Big Boo.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
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| SMA4 Big Boo.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==See also==
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| *[[King Boo]]
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| *[[Boohemoth]]
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names
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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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| |Ger=Riesen-Buu-Huu (Super Mario World)
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| |GerM=Giant Boo (Super Mario World)
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| }}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]]-era [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]s, the Big Boo enemy is known as "Big Blue Boo"<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 51.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Super NES'' Player's Guide. Page 15.</ref> to differentiate from the Big Boo boss.
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Boos]]
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| [[Category:Optional bosses]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario World bosses]]
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| [[de:Blauer Maxi-Buu]]
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