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m (Since Mario Portal has a pretty good grasp on things, and in light of the「巨大顔なしビリキュー」internal name too, I'm open to splitting -if- this is considered a variant of Big Amp.)
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{{split|Big Amp|Zap Ball}}
{{about|the enemy from the Super Mario franchise|the boss from DK: Jungle Climber|[[Mega Amp]]}}
{{about|the enemy from the [[Mario (franchise)|Mario]] franchise|the boss from [[DK: Jungle Climber]]|[[Mega Amp]]}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Close-up Screenshot.png]]<br>A Big Amp from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|image=[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Close-up Screenshot.png|200x200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 5]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 5]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Amp]]
|variant_of=[[Amp]]
|relatives=[[Zap Ball]]
|comparable=[[Hothead]]
}}
}}
'''Big Amps'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 28.</ref> are, as the name would suggest, a larger variety of [[Amp]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. Despite the size difference, they have the same behavior as well as semblance as their ordinary counterparts, with the exception of both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
'''Big Amps'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|date=November 18, 2012|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2|page=28}}</ref> are a variety of [[Amp]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. While they are a larger size, Big Amps have the same behavior and appearance as their ordinary counterparts. Another large Amp called a [[Zap Ball]] appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
==History==
==History==
===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 5''====
====''Mario Party 5''====
[[File:Yoshi Electrocuted 5.png|thumb|right|150px|Big Amps from ''Mario Party 5'']]
[[File:Yoshi Electrocuted 5.png|thumb|150px|Big Amps from ''Mario Party 5'']]
Large variants of Amps first appear in ''Mario Party 5'' in [[Shock Absorbers (Mario Party 5)|Shock Absorbers]], along with regular Amps. They are slightly bigger than the regular Amps, and much like the regular Amps, coming into contact with them electrocutes a character.
Large variants of Amps first appear in ''Mario Party 5'' in [[Shock Absorbers (Mario Party 5)|Shock Absorbers]], along with regular Amps. They are slightly bigger than the regular Amps, and much like the regular Amps, coming into contact with them electrocutes a character.


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====''Mario Party 10''====
====''Mario Party 10''====
Big Amps reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in [[Kamek's Rocket Rampage]]. After [[Kamek]] loses half of his health, he uses [[Banzai Bill]]s that deal three points per hit and Big Amps that deal two points per hit.
Big Amps reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in [[Kamek's Rocket Rampage]]. After [[Kamek]] loses half of his health, he uses [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]]s that deal three points per hit and Big Amps that deal two points per hit.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
Big Amps are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They occur frequently in [[Snake Block Tower]] alongside their original counterparts. Big Amps do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
[[File:SMG Big Amp.png|thumb|150px|A Zap Ball in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'']]
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Big Amps, referred to as '''Zap Balls''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref>  appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', though they no longer have any visible facial features, unlike the regular Amps. Despite this, their behavior is identical to their smaller counterparts.
 
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Big Amps, again referred to as Zap Balls,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', appearing in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]].
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Several Big Amps from [[Snake Block Tower]]]]
Big Amps also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', frequently in [[Snake Block Tower]] alongside their original counterparts.
 
They are one of the very few enemies not to return in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Additional names==
==Names in other languages==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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|meaning1=Big Amp
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
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|name2=巨大顔なしビリキュー (''Kyodaigaonashi Birikyū'')
|meaning2=Giant Faceless Amp
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビリビリボール<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 128 and 161.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Jpn=でかビリキュー
|JapR=Biribiri Bōru
|JpnR=Deka Birikyū
|JapM=Electrified Ball
|JpnM=Big Amp
|Jap2=でかビリキュー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 210.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=210}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Deka Birikyū
|Fre=Grand Amp
|Jap2M=Big Amp
|FreM=Big Amp
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|publisher=Soleil Productions|language=fr|isbn=2302070046|page=210}}</ref>
|Ger=Riesen-Sparky
|Ger=Riesen-Sparky
|GerM=Giant Amp
|GerM=Giant Amp
|Ita=Amperino Gigante<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 128</ref>
|Ita=Mega Amperino
|ItaM=Giant Amp
|ItaM=Mega Amp
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=210}}</ref>
}}
}}


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[[Category:Mario Party 10]]
[[Category:Mario Party 10]]
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[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]
[[de:Riesen-Sparky]]
[[de:Riesen-Sparky]]
[[it:Amperino gigante]]
[[it:Amperino gigante]]

Latest revision as of 08:00, April 1, 2025

This article is about the enemy from the Super Mario franchise. For the boss from DK: Jungle Climber, see Mega Amp.
Big Amp
Big Amp.
Screenshot from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Mario Party 5 (2003)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Variant of Amp
Relatives
Comparable

Big Amps[1] are a variety of Amps first appearing in Mario Party 5. While they are a larger size, Big Amps have the same behavior and appearance as their ordinary counterparts. Another large Amp called a Zap Ball appears in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.

History[edit]

Mario Party series[edit]

Mario Party 5[edit]

Shock Absorbers from Mario Party 5
Big Amps from Mario Party 5

Large variants of Amps first appear in Mario Party 5 in Shock Absorbers, along with regular Amps. They are slightly bigger than the regular Amps, and much like the regular Amps, coming into contact with them electrocutes a character.

Mario Party 6[edit]

A single Big Amp makes a cameo appearance in Mario Party 6, during the intro of Circuit Maximus. This Big Amp is noticeably larger than its predecessors from the previous game.

Mario Party 10[edit]

Big Amps reappear in Mario Party 10 in Kamek's Rocket Rampage. After Kamek loses half of his health, he uses Banzai Bills that deal three points per hit and Big Amps that deal two points per hit.

New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]

Big Amps are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. U. They occur frequently in Snake Block Tower alongside their original counterparts. Big Amps do not appear in New Super Luigi U.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese でかビリキュー[2]
Deka Birikyū
Big Amp
French Grand Amp[3] Big Amp
German Riesen-Sparky[?] Giant Amp
Italian Mega Amperino[4] Mega Amp

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 28.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 210.
  3. ^ July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 210.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 210.