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{{Location-infobox
{{location infobox
|name=Boo Woods
|image=[[File:MSS Luigi's Mansion Overview.jpg|250px]]
|image=Slug Mansion.jpg
|first_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|width=250px
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|greaterloc=[[Mushroom World]]
|ruler=[[King Boo]]
|ruler=[[King Boo]]
|inhabitants=[[Boo]]s, Various ghosts, [[Human]] Spirits.
|inhabitants=[[Boo]]s, various [[ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghost]]s, human spirits, [[Professor E. Gadd]]
|first_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[2011]])
}}
}}
'''Boo Woods''' is a location in the [[Mushroom World]] and was first featured in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. Boo Woods is extremely large and full of many dead trees; [[Professor Elvin Gadd|E. Gadd]]'s lab is found here along with [[Luigi's Mansion (place)|the mansion]] [[Luigi]] won. Boo Woods also appears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''; in these games it has a large swamp and some of the trees can move around. As the name implies, [[Boo]]s haunt this area along with the leader of this area, [[King Boo]].
{{quote|I hear there's an affordable lab at the edge of the Boo Woods.|Elvin Gadd (past)|Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time}}
The '''Boo Woods''' are a location first featured in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. The Boo Woods are extremely large and full of many dead trees; [[Professor E. Gadd]]'s [[lab]] is found here along with [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|the mansion]] that [[Luigi]] won. The Boo Woods also appear in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''; in these games, the woods have a large swamp and some of the trees can move around. As the name implies, [[Boo]]s haunt this area along with the leader of this area, [[King Boo]].


==History==
==History==
===Background===
===Background===
[[Image:LM Luigi's Map.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Luigi|Luigi's]] map from [[King Boo]] is inaccurate in terms of '''Boo Woods''' appearance, but accurately lead him to his [[Luigi's Mansion (place)|mansion]].]]
[[File:LM Luigi's Map.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Luigi]]'s map from [[King Boo]] is inaccurate in terms of the Boo Woods appearance, but it accurately leads him to [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|his mansion]].]]
Boo Woods was first named when [[Young E. Gadd]] mentioned it in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. After his lab was destroyed by the volcano of [[Thwomp Mountain]], he says he's got "a hankering to do some paranormal research" and that he plans to move to "an affordable lab at the edge of Boo Woods".
The Boo Woods are first named when [[Elvin Gadd (past)|Elvin Gadd of the past]] mentions them in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. After his lab is destroyed by the volcano of [[Thwomp Volcano]], he says that he has "a hankering to do some paranormal research" and that he plans to move to "an affordable lab at the edge of the Boo Woods."
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===''Luigi Mansion===
===''Luigi's Mansion''===
[[File:Courtyard.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Boo Woods as it appears in ''Luigi's Mansion''.]]
[[File:LM Courtyard.png|thumb|200px|The Boo Woods as they appear in ''Luigi's Mansion'']]
Prior the events of ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', [[Mario]] went to Boo Woods to go to a mansion that Luigi owns, waiting for his brother to meet him there. However, he went missing. In the beginning of the game, Luigi went to Boo Woods to find his mansion he won in a contest he didn't even enter. In the game, Boo Woods appears more like a background more than an actual location. Luigi can go outside to the courtyards of the mansion, where Boo Woods is seen. The woods can also be seen in the balcony of the mansion.
Prior to the events of ''Luigi's Mansion'', [[Mario]] goes to the Boo Woods to go to a mansion that Luigi owns, waiting for him to meet him there. However, he goes missing. In the beginning of the game, Luigi goes to the Boo Woods to find his mansion he won in a contest he did not enter. In the game, the Boo Woods appear more like a background than an actual location. Luigi can go outside to the courtyards of the mansion, where the Boo Woods are seen. The woods can also be seen in the balcony of the mansion.
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===''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon===
===''Mario Super Sluggers''===
[[File:LuigisMansioncourtyard.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Boo Woods as it surrounds the courtyards of Luigi's Mansion in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''.]]
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Boo Woods is set to appear in the upcoming [[Nintendo 3DS]] game, ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. Like in the prequel, the woods can be seen in the courtyard of the mansion.
In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', Luigi's stadium is set within the Boo Woods, located in front of the mansion. Dead trees surround the ballpark, and the outfield contains gravestones and [[ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghost]]s that serve as obstacles to fielders.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
Although not present in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Boo Woods made appearances in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''.
[[File:LuigiMansionMK7.png|thumb|200px|The Boo Woods and Luigi's Mansion in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'']]
The Boo Woods make appearances in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' on the [[DS Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]] course. Outside the mansion are the Boo Woods, which have a graveyard surrounding the mansion and, beyond it, a swamp of mud with [[Walking Tree]]s that act as obstacles.


====''Mario Kart DS====
==Names in other languages==
In ''Mario Kart DS'', outside the mansion is Boo Woods, which has a graveyard surrounding the mansion and beyond it, a swamp of mud with strange walking trees. When a character runs into one of these trees, instead of spinning out or rolling over, the character instead will just get stuck on the tree as if it were a wall.
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|Jap=テレサの森
====''Mario Kart 7====
|JapR=Teresa no Mori
Boo Woods also appears in ''Mario Kart 7'', along with the retro course of ''Mario Kart DS'', Luigi's Mansion.
|JapM=Boo Woods
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|Spa=Bosque Boo
 
|SpaM=Boo Woods
==Trivia==
|Ita=Selva Boo
*Boo Woods is extremely similar looking to [[Forever Forest]], which may mean that Boos prefer dark, spooky forests to other places, as they live there also.
|ItaM=Boo Woods
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[[Category:Forests and Jungles]]
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[[Category:Haunted forests]]
[[Category:Swamps]]
[[Category:Luigi's Mansion locations]]
[[it:Selva Boo]]

Latest revision as of 15:35, November 12, 2024

Boo Woods
Luigi's Mansion from Mario Super Sluggers
First appearance Luigi's Mansion (2001)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (2019)
Ruler King Boo
Inhabitants Boos, various ghosts, human spirits, Professor E. Gadd
“I hear there's an affordable lab at the edge of the Boo Woods.”
Elvin Gadd (past), Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

The Boo Woods are a location first featured in Luigi's Mansion. The Boo Woods are extremely large and full of many dead trees; Professor E. Gadd's lab is found here along with the mansion that Luigi won. The Boo Woods also appear in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart Tour; in these games, the woods have a large swamp and some of the trees can move around. As the name implies, Boos haunt this area along with the leader of this area, King Boo.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

Luigi looking at his map after winning a "contest."
Luigi's map from King Boo is inaccurate in terms of the Boo Woods appearance, but it accurately leads him to his mansion.

The Boo Woods are first named when Elvin Gadd of the past mentions them in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. After his lab is destroyed by the volcano of Thwomp Volcano, he says that he has "a hankering to do some paranormal research" and that he plans to move to "an affordable lab at the edge of the Boo Woods."

Luigi's Mansion[edit]

Luigi passing through the Courtyard.
The Boo Woods as they appear in Luigi's Mansion

Prior to the events of Luigi's Mansion, Mario goes to the Boo Woods to go to a mansion that Luigi owns, waiting for him to meet him there. However, he goes missing. In the beginning of the game, Luigi goes to the Boo Woods to find his mansion he won in a contest he did not enter. In the game, the Boo Woods appear more like a background than an actual location. Luigi can go outside to the courtyards of the mansion, where the Boo Woods are seen. The woods can also be seen in the balcony of the mansion.

Mario Super Sluggers[edit]

Main article: Luigi's Mansion (baseball stadium)

In Mario Super Sluggers, Luigi's stadium is set within the Boo Woods, located in front of the mansion. Dead trees surround the ballpark, and the outfield contains gravestones and ghosts that serve as obstacles to fielders.

Mario Kart series[edit]

The Boo Woods and Luigi's Mansion in Mario Kart 7

The Boo Woods make appearances in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart Tour on the Luigi's Mansion course. Outside the mansion are the Boo Woods, which have a graveyard surrounding the mansion and, beyond it, a swamp of mud with Walking Trees that act as obstacles.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese テレサの森[?]
Teresa no Mori
Boo Woods
Italian Selva Boo[?] Boo Woods
Spanish Bosque Boo[?] Boo Woods