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[[File:Bookend.png|thumb|right|A '''Bookend''' coming after [[Mario]].]]
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A '''Bookend''' is a large living book with sharp teeth that comes out of book shelves and flies toward [[Mario]]. The green books disappear if they hit anything, including Mario. They are found solely in [[Big Boo's Haunt]] in the games ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
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'''Bookends'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland Scott, and Dan Owsen|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|publisher=[[Nintendo Power]]|language=en-us|page=10, 52, and 54}}</ref> are large living book enemies appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Their name is taken from {{wp|bookend|a word}} referring to a shelving accessory used to keep a row of books upright.
 
==History==
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
[[File:Bookend.png|thumb|left|A Bookend about to attack Mario in ''Super Mario 64'']]
Bookends appear only in the course [[Big Boo's Haunt]]. There are two types of Bookends. Members of the first type possess sharp teeth and disguise themselves as regular books within a bookshelf. If [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] gets close enough, they slide out, open their mouths, and charge through the air at him to attack. The green books disappear if they hit anything, including the player character. Attacking them gives the player character a [[Blue Coin]] and destroys the books. Members of the second type are found in only one room, the library, where they are found in infinite numbers. Members of this type are smaller, never open their mouths, and fly quickly from one shelf to the other in order to attack the player character. If the player character inputs the sequence to open the hidden door incorrectly, a Bookend hits him instead. Getting attacked by either type of Bookend results in losing two wedges of [[Health Meter|health]].
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Bookends often only come out if Mario gets too close to them, and they attack faster as the plumber is closer to them. If Mario [[Jump]]s below the possessed books, they disappear and release a [[Blue Coin]]. If Mario is hit by a Bookend, he loses two life points. They are different foes from [[Creepy Castle]]'s [[Ghost Book]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.
===''Mario Party'' series===
Bookends have a few minor appearances in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', Bookends appear in [[King Boo's Haunted Hideaway]], where they hover around in the rooms instead of lunging at players. In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', Bookends are enemies in the minigame [[Book Bash]], where they flap at the player character down the corridor as they make their way to [[Kamek]].


Bookends made cameo appearances in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' in [[King Boo's Haunted Hideaway]], where they would hover around in the rooms instead of lunging at the players.
==Names in other languages==
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==Names in Other Languages==
|Jap=キラーブック<ref>[http://hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book9/P140325214.JPG Scan of 「スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド」 (''Super Mario 64 Kanzen Clear Guide'')]</ref>
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|JapR=Kirā Bukku
|Jap=キラーブック<br />''Kiraabukku''
|JapM=Killer Book; compare [[Mad Piano#Names in other languages|Killer Piano]]
|JapM=Killer Book
|Ger=Vampuch{{ref needed}}
|GerM=From ''vamp'' ("vampire") and ''buch'' ("book")
|Ita=Mad Libro<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|language=Italian|page=86}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mad Book
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Revision as of 11:10, June 27, 2024

Bookend
BookendSM64.png
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Relatives
Comparable

Bookends[1] are large living book enemies appearing in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Their name is taken from a word referring to a shelving accessory used to keep a row of books upright.

History

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

Mario jumping away from a Bookend.
A Bookend about to attack Mario in Super Mario 64

Bookends appear only in the course Big Boo's Haunt. There are two types of Bookends. Members of the first type possess sharp teeth and disguise themselves as regular books within a bookshelf. If Mario, Luigi, or Wario gets close enough, they slide out, open their mouths, and charge through the air at him to attack. The green books disappear if they hit anything, including the player character. Attacking them gives the player character a Blue Coin and destroys the books. Members of the second type are found in only one room, the library, where they are found in infinite numbers. Members of this type are smaller, never open their mouths, and fly quickly from one shelf to the other in order to attack the player character. If the player character inputs the sequence to open the hidden door incorrectly, a Bookend hits him instead. Getting attacked by either type of Bookend results in losing two wedges of health.

Mario Party series

Bookends have a few minor appearances in the Mario Party series. In Mario Party 8, Bookends appear in King Boo's Haunted Hideaway, where they hover around in the rooms instead of lunging at players. In Mario Party DS, Bookends are enemies in the minigame Book Bash, where they flap at the player character down the corridor as they make their way to Kamek.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キラーブック[2]
Kirā Bukku
Killer Book; compare Killer Piano
German Vampuch[citation needed] From vamp ("vampire") and buch ("book")
Italian Mad Libro[3] Mad Book

References

  1. ^ Pelland Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo Power (American English). Page 10, 52, and 54.
  2. ^ Scan of 「スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド」 (Super Mario 64 Kanzen Clear Guide)
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 86.