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{{character infobox
|image=[[Image:WormGuy.PNG{{!}}215px]] <br>'''Big Top''', in his usual place on [[MC Ballyhoo]]'s head.
|image=[[File:MP8 MCBallyhoo and Big Top Artwork.png|215px]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario Party 8''
|full_name=Big Top
|species=Living hat
|first_appearance=[[Mario Party 8{{!}}''Mario Party 8'']]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|affiliation=[[Star Carnival]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|species=Living Hat
|portrayed_by=[[Charles Martinet]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
}}
}}
'''Big Top''' is the talking hat of [[MC Ballyhoo]], and serves as his co-host in the [[Wii]] game ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. Big Top not only has the ability of speech, but also has a mind of his own. He later shared a [[trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' with Ballyhoo.
{{quote|My ears! Hurty-hurt! Too much talk! Not enough results!|Big Top|Mario Party 8}}


==What Big Top stores==
'''Big Top''' is a [[List of characters|character]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. He is [[MC Ballyhoo]]'s hat who serves as his cohost. Big Top also holds all of the [[coin]]s for [[Last Five Turns Event|Chump Charity]], stating that he was glad to get the load off his head. Big Top not only has the ability of speech but is also his own separate entity. Big Top's name comes from a phrase referring to large circus tents. The "Top" part of his name is also a reference to the fact that he is a top hat. His appearance bears a resemblance to the [[Bonneter]], but he is not confirmed to be a member of the species. Big Top is a dark-blue top hat with a strip of light blue close to the rim. He has a small mouth and two differently colored eyes: one teal, one pink. His eyes have rather big eyelashes.  
Despite its size, Big Top [[Wikipedia:Hammerspace|can hold a number of things inside of itself]].


* [[Coin]]s and [[Coin Bag]]s ([[Chump Charity]])
Big Top makes a few cameo appearances in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', he shares a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] with Ballyhoo. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Big Top and MC Ballyhoo appear as a Novice class [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].
* Tic-Tac Balls ([[Tic-Tac-Drop]])
* [[Star Rod]] (end of [[Star Battle Arena|Star Battle]])
* [[Candy (MP8)|Year's supply of Candy]] on a platform.
*Big Top also pops a propeller out of his head when Ballyhoo must take flight.


==Trophy Information from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
==Gallery==
''The two emcees of the Star Carnival, an event held once a year to determine the biggest superstar. Big Top (on top) and Ballyhoo (on bottom) provide all Star Carnival commentary, and while Ballyhoo is energetic and over the top, Big Top provides a reserved counterpoint to his partner's antics. Despite their conflicting personalities, they're inseparable.''
<gallery>
msatomdesu MC Ballyhoo Top Hat.png|Artwork by [[Masanori Sato]]
Big Top Talking.png|Screenshot from ''Mario Party 8''
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Profiles and statistics==
*Big Top is named after "big top", an alternate word for "carnival". The "Top" part of his name is also likely a reference to the fact that he is a hat.
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
{{SSBB trophy
|name=Ballyhoo & Big Top
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy184.png|100px]]
|appears_in='''Wii''' ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|unlock=Collect 55 songs
|desc=The two emcees of the Star Carnival, an event held once a year to determine the biggest superstar. Big Top (on top) and Ballyhoo (on bottom) provide all Star Carnival commentary, and while Ballyhoo is energetic and over the top, Big Top provides a reserved counterpoint to his partner's antics. Despite their conflicting personalities, they're inseparable.
}}
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Ballyhoo & Big Top
|image=[[File:Ballyhoo Sticker.png]]
|game=''Mario Party 8''
|effect=[Head] - Attack +10
}}
 
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
{{Spirit
|no=128
|name=MC Ballyhoo & Big Top
|image=[[File:SSBU MC Ballyhoo & Big Top Spirit.png|x100px]]
|series=''Mario Party'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}}
|slots=1
|class=Novice
|effects=[[Star Rod (Kirby)|Star Rod]] Equipped
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yoshi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]]
|conditions='''Rule:''' Item Tidal Wave
*Certain items will appear in large numbers after a little while
|stage=[[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]]
|song=Pandemonium
}}


== Foreign Names ==
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
{{Foreignname|
{{multilang profile
|Jap=トーレ<br />Tore
|type=game
|JapM=
|Eng='''MC Ballyhoo and Big Top:''' [[MC Ballyhoo]] is on the mic, while Big Top is on his head. Together, they act as guides at the Star Carnival.
}}
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トーレ
|JapR=Tōre
|JapM=Both this and [[MC Ballyhoo]]'s Japanese name「コンドゥ」(''Kondu'') are from ''conduttore'' (Italian word for "host")
|Fre=Gai Lurin
|FreM=Pun on ''galurin'' ("hat") and ''gai'' ("happy")
|Ger=Kopftopf
|Ger=Kopftopf
|GerM="Head Pot"}}
|GerM=Play on ''Kochtopf'' ("cooking pot") and ''Kopf'' ("head")
|Ita=Joe Cilindro
|ItaM=Joe Top Hat
|Kor=지기
|KorR=Jigi
|Rus=Шляпище
|RusR=Shlyapische
|RusM=From "шляпа" (''shlyapa'', "brimmed hat") and Russian augmentative "-ище" (''-ische'')
|Spa=Capirón
|SpaM=From ''capirote'' ("hood") with augmentative suffix "-ón"
}}


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{{MP8}}
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Latest revision as of 07:41, October 3, 2024

Big Top
MC Ballyhoo and Big Top
Artwork from Mario Party 8
Species Living hat
First appearance Mario Party 8 (2007)
Latest appearance Mario Party Superstars (cameo) (2021)
Portrayed by Charles Martinet
“My ears! Hurty-hurt! Too much talk! Not enough results!”
Big Top, Mario Party 8

Big Top is a character in Mario Party 8. He is MC Ballyhoo's hat who serves as his cohost. Big Top also holds all of the coins for Chump Charity, stating that he was glad to get the load off his head. Big Top not only has the ability of speech but is also his own separate entity. Big Top's name comes from a phrase referring to large circus tents. The "Top" part of his name is also a reference to the fact that he is a top hat. His appearance bears a resemblance to the Bonneter, but he is not confirmed to be a member of the species. Big Top is a dark-blue top hat with a strip of light blue close to the rim. He has a small mouth and two differently colored eyes: one teal, one pink. His eyes have rather big eyelashes.

Big Top makes a few cameo appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he shares a trophy with Ballyhoo. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Big Top and MC Ballyhoo appear as a Novice class spirit.

Gallery[edit]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Trophy
Ballyhoo & Big Top
BrawlTrophy184.png
Appears in:
Wii Mario Party 8
How to unlock: Collect 55 songs
The two emcees of the Star Carnival, an event held once a year to determine the biggest superstar. Big Top (on top) and Ballyhoo (on bottom) provide all Star Carnival commentary, and while Ballyhoo is energetic and over the top, Big Top provides a reserved counterpoint to his partner's antics. Despite their conflicting personalities, they're inseparable.
Sticker
Ballyhoo & Big Top
Ballyhoo
Artwork from: Mario Party 8
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Head] - Attack +10
Usable by: Anyone

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#128 MC Ballyhoo & Big Top
MC Ballyhoo and Big Top's Spirit sprite from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Series/game Mario Party Series
Type Support
Slots 1
Class Novice
Strength / effect(s) Star Rod Equipped
How to obtain Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach
Conditions

Rule: Item Tidal Wave

  • Certain items will appear in large numbers after a little while
Stage Mario Circuit
Song Pandemonium

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • In-game description
    • English:
      MC Ballyhoo and Big Top: MC Ballyhoo is on the mic, while Big Top is on his head. Together, they act as guides at the Star Carnival.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トーレ[?]
Tōre
Both this and MC Ballyhoo's Japanese name「コンドゥ」(Kondu) are from conduttore (Italian word for "host")
French Gai Lurin[?] Pun on galurin ("hat") and gai ("happy")
German Kopftopf[?] Play on Kochtopf ("cooking pot") and Kopf ("head")
Italian Joe Cilindro[?] Joe Top Hat
Korean 지기[?]
Jigi
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Russian Шляпище[?]
Shlyapische
From "шляпа" (shlyapa, "brimmed hat") and Russian augmentative "-ище" (-ische)
Spanish Capirón[?] From capirote ("hood") with augmentative suffix "-ón"