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{{about|the enemy from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] franchise|the boss from [[DK: Jungle Climber]]|[[Mega Amp]]}}
{{about|the enemy from the Super Mario franchise|the boss from DK: Jungle Climber|[[Mega Amp]]}}
{{redirect|Zap Ball|the similarly named item from the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series|[[Zap Orb]]}}
{{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]]
|variants=[[Electric Ball]]
|relatives=[[Zap Ball]]
|comparable=[[Hothead]]
|comparable=[[Hothead]]
}}
}}
'''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, 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===
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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.
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]]'']]
Big Amps, referred to as '''Zap Balls''',<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en}}</ref> are enemies 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; Zap Balls also have a smaller version of themselves that is only slightly larger than normal Amps. There is also another similar obstacle called the [[Electric Ball]].
=====Appearances=====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
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|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=9|Normal
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!colspan=7|Missions
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Fountain]]
|[[Space Junk Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Pull Star Path]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Kamella's Airship Attack]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Tarantox's Tangled Web]]||[[File:Smg icon speedycomet.png|link=Pull Star Path Speed Run]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Purple Coin Spacewalk]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance]]
|-
|[[Battlerock Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlerock Barrage]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Breaking into the Battlerock]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Topmaniac's Daredevil Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins on the Battlerock]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlerock's Garbage Dump]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi under the Saucer]]
|-
|[[Kitchen (Super Mario Galaxy)|Kitchen]]
|[[Buoy Base Galaxy]]
|[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Floating Fortress]]||[[File:Smg icon greenstar.png|link=The Secret of Buoy Base]]
|-
|[[Bedroom (Super Mario Galaxy)|Bedroom]]
|[[Gusty Garden Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Bunnies in the Wind]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Major Burrows's Daredevil Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coins on the Puzzle Cube]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Golden Chomp]]
|-
|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Toy Time Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Mario Meets Mario]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Bouncing Down Cake Lane]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Fast Foes of Toy Time]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi's Purple Coins]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Flipswitch Chain]]
|-
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=9|Smaller
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!colspan=7|Missions
|-
|[[Comet Observatory]]
|[[Bubble Blast Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=The Electric Labyrinth]]
|}
</div>
 
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Big Amp.png|thumb|120px|left|A Zap Ball in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'']]
Big Amps, again referred to as Zap Balls,<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233946/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are encountered in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]], where some travel in circles like in the previous game, while others float in place in space segments, similar to [[Mikey Mine|Space Mine]]s.
=====Appearances=====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Worlds
!Galaxies
!colspan=3|Missions
|-
|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Space Storm Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Follow Me, Bob-omb]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=To the Top of Topman's Tower]]||[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=C'mere, Topman]]
|}
</div>
</div>
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
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==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG2 Space Storm Electric Field.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Naming==
==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''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt><br><tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|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
|Jpn=ビッグビリキュー
|Jpn=でかビリキュー
|JpnR=Biggu Birikyū
|JpnR=Deka Birikyū
|JpnM=Big Amp
|JpnM=Big Amp
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=December 18, 2007|title=''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-227115-9|page=403}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=December 21, 2007|title=''Super Mario Galaxy Complete Guide''|publisher=Enterbrain|language=ja|isbn=978-4-7577-3943-7|page=365}}</ref>
|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>
|JpnN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Fre=Grand Amp
|Jpn2=巨大顔なしビリキュー
|FreM=Big Amp
|Jpn2R=Kyodaigaonashi Birikyū
|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>
|Jpn2M=Giant Faceless Amp
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|date=December 30, 2007|title=''Nintendo Game Kōryakubon - Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=Mainichi Communications|language=ja|isbn=978-4-8399-2700-4|page=14}}</ref>
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Jpn3=ビリビリボール
|Jpn3R=Biribiri Bōru
|Jpn3M=Electrified Ball (taken from [[Electric Ball]])
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|date=January 5, 2008|title=''Super Mario Galaxy The Complete Guide''|publisher=MediaWorks|language=ja|isbn=978-4-8402-4157-1|page=107}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=July 4, 2010|title=''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Mario Galaxy 2''|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-227145-6|page=461}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=128 and 161}}</ref>
|Jpn3N=''Super Mario Galaxy'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Jpn4=でかビリキュー
|Jpn4R=Deka Birikyū
|Jpn4M=Big Amp
|Jpn4C=<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>
|Jpn4N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Fre=Sphère électrique
|FreM=Electric sphere
|FreC=<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 179</ref>
|FreN=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Fre2=Boule électrifiée
|Fre2M=Electric ball
|Fre2C=<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 108</ref>
|Fre2N=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Fre3=Grand Amp
|Fre3M=Big Amp
|Fre3C=<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=Sfera elettrica
|Ita=Mega Amperino
|ItaM=Electric sphere
|ItaM=Mega Amp
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2. Guida strategica ufficiale''|author=Catherine Browne|publisher=Prima Games & Multiplayer Edizioni||language=it|isbn=9788863551198|page=177-178}}</ref>
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=210}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ita2=Amperino Gigante
|Ita2M=Giant Amp
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=128}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Ita3=Elettrosfera
|Ita3M=Electrosphere; same as [[Lightning Orb]]
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=161}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ita4=Mega Amperino
|Ita4M=Mega Amp
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=210}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
}}
}}


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