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{{distinguish|Ghost Block}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:PinkBoo.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Boo Block from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]
|image=[[File:PinkBoo.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
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|comparable=[[Red Boo]]
|comparable=[[Red Boo]]
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A '''Boo Block'''<ref>Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide. Page 10.</ref><ref name=web>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009233502/http://www.yoshisstory.com/6-3.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 22, 2015.</ref> (originally known as a '''Boo Buddy Block''',<ref name=MM>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 51.</ref> also known as a '''Block Boo'''<ref name=web/><ref>"'''''Block Boos:''' These Boos turn into blocks when you turn to face them. They are too valuable as blocks, so why bother defeating them?''" - Prima Bath. ''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'', and ''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 110 and 79, respectively.</ref>) is a type of [[Boo]] capable of transforming into a [[block]] called a Ghost Block<ref name=MM/> when threatened.
'''Block Boos''',<ref name=web>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19991009233502/http://www.yoshisstory.com/6-3.html|title=''Yoshi's Story'' official website|accessdate=May 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote='''Block Boos:''' These Boos turn into blocks when you turn to face them. They are too valuable as blocks, so why bother defeating them?'|author=Prima Bath|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition''|date=April 7, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2103-8|page=110|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=79|date=April 21, 1999|author=Prima Bath|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=0-7615-2083-X}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Sunshine'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233320/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en}}</ref> also named '''Boo Blocks'''<ref name=web/><ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=10|date=1998|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (originally known as '''Boo Buddy Blocks'''),<ref name=MM>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=51|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are [[Boo]]s that can turn into a [[block]] called a Ghost Block.<ref name=MM/>


==History==
==History==
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====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Bbblock.gif|frame]]
[[File:Bbblock.gif|frame]]
Boo Buddy Blocks first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When looked at, a Boo Buddy Block seems to be a normal, gray block but with a unique stone design. When [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] takes his eyes off it, however, it slowly begins to transform into a Boo and follow him. When the Boo Buddy Block is in its block form, it can be [[jump]]ed off. Doing this is required to clear a certain [[Ghost House]], the [[Choco-Ghost House]], as Mario or Luigi must lure several Boo Buddy Blocks into the proper positions so that he can jump off them to reach the high ledge where the exit door awaits.
Boo Buddy Blocks are enemies in ''Super Mario World''. When looked at, they take the form of stone-like blocks, which are usable as platforms, but behave like Boos otherwise, chasing the player character whenever he looks away. A Boo Buddy Block is used to reach the exit of [[Choco-Ghost House]].<ref>{{cite|timestamp=01:42|url=youtu.be/HI6NyK7Dtvs?feature=shared&t=102|title=How to beat Choco-Ghost House in ''Super Mario World''|author=Dykas Kong|date=August 11, 2018|publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4|author=Tsuboike, Yoshio, et al.|date=Winter 2002|page=59|quote=Guide the Boo Buddy Blocks so that they are positioned below the exit door.|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>


====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:SMS Boo Block.png|thumb|A Pink Boo in block form]]
[[File:SMS Boo Block.png|thumb|Block form in ''Super Mario Sunshine'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Boo Blocks are known as '''Pink Boos'''<ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 20.</ref> in English, and they bear a resemblance to [[Red Boo]]s due to their color. Like normal Boos in this game, they do not care if Mario looks at them, instead turning into Ghost Blocks only if sprayed with [[F.L.U.D.D.]]'s water or a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]'s [[juice]]. Ghost Blocks look very similar to [[Yoshi Platform]]s, though their eyes can still be seen on one side. After a lengthy period of time, they revert to their normal form. When not a block, they meanderingly patrol a small area in a similar manner to the Boos in the game, though in a less wide range. They appear solely in [[Hotel Delfino]], specifically around the central pillar in [[The Hotel Lobby's Secret]] and over a large pool-like bathtub under an air vent in [[Mysterious Hotel Delfino]].
'''Pink Boos'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=20|publisher=Prima Games|date=September 3, 2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Their recolor makes them look like [[Red Boo]]s. They are found around the central pillar of [[Hotel Delfino]] in "[[The Hotel Lobby's Secret]]" and near a bathtub in "[[Mysterious Hotel Delfino]]." Pink Boos are unaffected when looked at, like Boos, and move similarly but with less range. Pink Boos become Ghost Blocks, which look like [[Yoshi Platform]]s with a visible pair of eyes, temporarily by spraying either water from [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] or [[juice]] from [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] at them.


===''Yoshi's Story''===
===''Yoshi's Story''===
[[File:YSBooBlock.png|frame|left]]
[[File:YSBooBlock.png|frame|left]]
Boo Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They appear solely in Stage 6-3: [[Ghost Castle]]. Their Ghost Block form is redesigned with pink and white stripes rather than being a solid gray block. In addition, they take a different appearance from normal Boos when a Yoshi is looking away.
Boo Blocks are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They look different from Boos, and their Ghost Block form is now depicted with pink and white stripes. They are found only in [[Ghost Castle]].
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===''Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land''===
===''Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land''===
{{stub|At which point of the OVA do they appear? Also specify its role.|section=y}}
In ''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]'', when the Boos turn into Ghost Blocks, they still show their faces, unlike in the original game, where their faces disappear.
In ''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]'', when the Boos turn into Ghost Blocks, they still show their faces, unlike in the original game, where their faces disappear.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Yoshi's Story''===
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Den lass' ich immer warten, bis er steinhart wird, und dann hüpf' ich drauf... voll praktisch!'' <ref name=German/> (''I always let it wait until it becomes hard as a rock, and then I jump on it... fully practical!'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブロックテレサ<ref>「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), pages 114 & 116.</ref><ref>Shogakukan. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [https://i.imgur.com/63brkWn.jpg Page 21.]</ref>
|Jpn=ブロックテレサ
|JapR=Burokku Teresa
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=October 19, 2015|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook]]'', ''Super Mario World'' section|page=56|location=Tokyo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|location=Tokyo|date=February 20, 1998|isbn=4-09-102619-2|title=「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=114, 116|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=October 10, 2002|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|title=「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/63brkWn.jpg 21]|isbn=4-09-106064-1}}</ref>
|JapM=Block Boo
|JpnR=Burokku Teresa
|Ger=Block-Buu<ref name=German>German ''Yoshi's Story'' guide, {{media link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|page 19}}.</ref><br>Rosa Buu Huu (''Super Mario Sunshine'')
|JpnM=Block Boo
|GerM=Block Boo<br>Pink Boo
|Ger=Block-Buu
|Ita=Boocco<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 56</ref> (''Super Mario World'')<br>Blocco Boo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 100</ref> (''Super Mario Sunshine'')
|GerC=<ref name=German>{{cite|title=''Yoshi's Story'' German instruction booklet|page={{file link|Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png|19}}}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mix between ''Boo'' and ''Blocco'' (Block)<br>Boo Block
|GerN=''Yoshi's Story''
|Ger2=Rosa Buu Huu
|Ger2N=''Super Mario Sunshine''
|GerM=Block Boo
|Ger2M=Pink Boo
|Ita=Boo Rosa
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=8890092211|page=20}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Sunshine''
|Ita2=Boocco
|Ita2C=<ref name=smbeit>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X}}</ref>{{ref page|56}}
|Ita2N=''Super Mario World''
|Ita3=Blocco Boo
|Ita3C=<ref name=smbeit/>{{ref page|100}}
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Sunshine'' (''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'')
|ItaM=Pink Boo
|Ita2M=Portmanteau of "Boo" and ''blocco'' ("block")
|Ita3M=Boo Block
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Notes==
*Blocks with Boo faces appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' in the [[Energy Hold]]. However, instead of turning into enemy Boos, these become invisible.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' includes blocks with Boo faces in the [[Energy Hold]], though they become invisible instead of a Boo.


==References==
==References==
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{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
[[Category:Boos]]
[[Category:Boos]]
[[Category:Shapeshifters]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario World enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario World enemies]]

Latest revision as of 08:54, March 12, 2025

Not to be confused with Ghost Block.
Block Boo
Block Boo
Artwork from Super Mario Sunshine
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Boo
Comparable

Block Boos,[1][2][3][4] also named Boo Blocks[1][5] (originally known as Boo Buddy Blocks),[6] are enemies introduced in Super Mario World. They are Boos that can turn into a block called a Ghost Block.[6]

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

A Boo Buddy Block

Boo Buddy Blocks are enemies in Super Mario World. When looked at, they take the form of stone-like blocks, which are usable as platforms, but behave like Boos otherwise, chasing the player character whenever he looks away. A Boo Buddy Block is used to reach the exit of Choco-Ghost House.[7][8]

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

A Ghost Block
Block form in Super Mario Sunshine

Pink Boos[9] are enemies in Super Mario Sunshine. Their recolor makes them look like Red Boos. They are found around the central pillar of Hotel Delfino in "The Hotel Lobby's Secret" and near a bathtub in "Mysterious Hotel Delfino." Pink Boos are unaffected when looked at, like Boos, and move similarly but with less range. Pink Boos become Ghost Blocks, which look like Yoshi Platforms with a visible pair of eyes, temporarily by spraying either water from FLUDD or juice from Yoshi at them.

Yoshi's Story[edit]

Sprite of a Ghost Block from Yoshi's Story

Boo Blocks are enemies in Yoshi's Story. They look different from Boos, and their Ghost Block form is now depicted with pink and white stripes. They are found only in Ghost Castle.

Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land[edit]

This section is a stub. Please consider expanding it to include any missing information. Specifics: At which point of the OVA do they appear? Also specify its role.

In Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land, when the Boos turn into Ghost Blocks, they still show their faces, unlike in the original game, where their faces disappear.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Yoshi's Story[edit]

  • Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Den lass' ich immer warten, bis er steinhart wird, und dann hüpf' ich drauf... voll praktisch! [10] (I always let it wait until it becomes hard as a rock, and then I jump on it... fully practical!)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブロックテレサ[11][12][13]
Burokku Teresa
Block Boo
German Block-Buu[10] Block Boo Yoshi's Story
Rosa Buu Huu[?] Pink Boo Super Mario Sunshine
Italian Boo Rosa[14] Pink Boo Super Mario Sunshine
Boocco[15]:56 Portmanteau of "Boo" and blocco ("block") Super Mario World
Blocco Boo[15]:100 Boo Block Super Mario Sunshine (Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia)

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Yoshi's Story official website. Archived October 9, 1999, 23:35:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Block Boos: These Boos turn into blocks when you turn to face them. They are too valuable as blocks, so why bother defeating them?'" – Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 110.
  3. ^ Prima Bath (April 21, 1999). Ultimate Nintendo 64 Pocket Power Guide, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-2083-X. Page 79.
  4. ^ English Super Mario Sunshine entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:33:20 UTC via archive.today.)
  5. ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10.
  6. ^ a b August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 51.
  7. ^ Dykas Kong (August 11, 2018). How to beat Choco-Ghost House in Super Mario World (01:42). YouTube.
  8. ^ "Guide the Boo Buddy Blocks so that they are positioned below the exit door." – Tsuboike, Yoshio, et al. (Winter 2002). Nintendo Power Advance Volume 4. Nintendo of America. Page 59.
  9. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 20.
  10. ^ a b Yoshi's Story German instruction booklet. Page 19Media:Yoshi's Story German Guide Enemies.png.
  11. ^ October 19, 2015. 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 56.
  12. ^ February 20, 1998. 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102619-2. Page 114, 116.
  13. ^ October 10, 2002. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106064-1. Page 21.
  14. ^ 2002. Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 8890092211. Page 20.
  15. ^ a b November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.