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{{split|Boo Buddy Swarm|Little Boos}}
{{species infobox
{{redirect|Little Boo|the Boo Cluster from [[Yoshi's Story]]|[[Big & Little Boo]]|the Boo from [[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]|[[Li'l Boo]]}}
|image=[[File:PDSMBE-BooCrew-TeamImage.png|230px]]<br>A Boo Crew in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
{{species-infobox
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|title=Boo Buddy Swarm
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|image=[[File:Donut Ghost House.png]]
|variant_of=[[Boo]]
|parent_species=[[Boo]]
|comparable=[[Disappearing Boo Buddy]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[‎List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' ([[‎List of games by date#2012|2012]])
}}
}}
'''Boo Buddy Swarms'''<ref>"'''''BOO BUDDY SWARM''' Hit the Flying Prize Block when it dips low in the air. The Boo Buddies above you will dive down when you jump up to collect the Fire Flower.''" - ''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.4, page 53.</ref> are [[Boo]]s known for forming large groups to attack.
'''Boo Crews''', originally named '''Boo Buddies''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4|page=53|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=Winter 2002}}</ref> are [[Boo]]s formed in large groups.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario World''===
===''Super Mario World''===
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', they are found only in the [[Donut Ghost House]] and [[Forest Ghost House]]. They are usually transparent, which is when they are harmless, but periodically will turn opaque, which is when they are dangerous, to dive at [[Mario]]. They are indestructible and can only be avoided by the player.
[[File:Donut Ghost House.png|thumb|left|A Boo Crew in the Donut Ghost House in ''Super Mario World'']]
 
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Boo Crews are found only in the [[Donut Ghost House]] and [[Forest Ghost House]]. The cloud of Boos is usually transparent, which is when they are harmless, but individual ones will periodically turn opaque, which is when they are dangerous, to dive at [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. They are indestructible and can only be avoided by the player.
===''Yoshi's Story''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', swarms of miniature Boos called '''Little Boos'''<ref>''Yoshi's Story'' [[Nintendo Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]]. Pages 111 and 121.</ref> or '''Baby Boos'''<ref>"'''Baby Boos''': These itty-bitty ghosts haunt a chamber in Course 6-3. They are very similar to the basic Boo except that when one of them is harmed (intentionally or unintentionally), the entire group gathers to attack.."- [[Nintendo 64]] Game Secrets, 1999 Edition [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 110.</ref> appear in [[Ghost Castle]]. These tiny ghosts will swoop at [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] very rarely, unless he throws an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] at one of the members of the group. Then, all of the Boos will stop in their tracks and swoop at Yoshi. It is impossible to defeat all of the Boos, as more will just appear from off-screen. If Yoshi eats a [[Heart Fruit]] and does a [[Ground Pound]] near them, they will turn into [[Lucky Fruit]], much like [[Shy Guy]]s do. Unlike their ''Super Mario World'' counterparts, they don't turn transparent and can be destroyed.


===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
Boo Buddy Swarms appear in the [[Ghost Valley 1|Ghost]] [[Ghost Valley 2|Valley]] [[Ghost Valley 3|courses]] in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', [[Banshee Boardwalk]] in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', and [[Luigi's Mansion (DS)|Luigi's Mansion]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. However, the Boos don't hurt the players.
Boo Crews appear in the [[Ghost Valley]] courses in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''; [[N64 Banshee Boardwalk|Banshee Boardwalk]] in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''; and [[DS Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]] in ''Mario Kart DS'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''Mario Kart Tour''. However, the Boos do not hurt the players.


===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
[[File:Img scene03.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A Boo Buddy Swarm in [[The Enigmansion]], from ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''.]]
[[File:Img scene03.jpg|thumb|200px|A Boo Crew in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']]
A Boo Buddy Swarm reappears in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''.
A Boo Crew reappears in [[the Enigmansion]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. They appear in a brief cutscene that plays upon visiting the kitchen area of the mansion, where they hover around the area above the table. When a Boo notices Mario, the entire Boo Crew disappears. Mario then has to find all the individual members of the crew.
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===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Boo Crews appear as named in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as allies with a Dark attribute and sub-attribute. Their skill is "Boo Trick," which lets the player be able to move any orbs anywhere for six seconds except in Score Attack, while their awoken skill, "Twin Target," raises their attack and damages two opponents for each attribute the player clears four orbs.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ちびテレサ<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''), page 117.</ref>
|Jap=しゅうだんテレサ
|JapR=Chibi Teresa
|JapR=Shūdan Teresa
|JapM={{wp|Chibi (slang)|Chibi}} Boo (''Yoshi's Story'')}}
|JapM=Boo Collective
|Ita=Orda di Boo
|ItaM=Boo Hoard
|Fre=groupe de Boo<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/VSHpDuV Screenshots of ennemies from ''Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition'']</ref>
|FreM=Boo group
}}


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Latest revision as of 15:14, September 21, 2024

Boo Crew
Sprite of Boo Crew's team image, from Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.
A Boo Crew in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (2019)
Variant of Boo
Comparable

Boo Crews, originally named Boo Buddies,[1] are Boos formed in large groups.

History[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

A Boo Crew in the Donut Ghost House in Super Mario World

In Super Mario World, Boo Crews are found only in the Donut Ghost House and Forest Ghost House. The cloud of Boos is usually transparent, which is when they are harmless, but individual ones will periodically turn opaque, which is when they are dangerous, to dive at Mario or Luigi. They are indestructible and can only be avoided by the player.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Boo Crews appear in the Ghost Valley courses in Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart Tour; Banshee Boardwalk in Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart DS; and Luigi's Mansion in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart Tour. However, the Boos do not hurt the players.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

A Boo Crew in Paper Mario: Sticker Star.
A Boo Crew in Paper Mario: Sticker Star

A Boo Crew reappears in the Enigmansion in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They appear in a brief cutscene that plays upon visiting the kitchen area of the mansion, where they hover around the area above the table. When a Boo notices Mario, the entire Boo Crew disappears. Mario then has to find all the individual members of the crew.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]

Boo Crews appear as named in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as allies with a Dark attribute and sub-attribute. Their skill is "Boo Trick," which lets the player be able to move any orbs anywhere for six seconds except in Score Attack, while their awoken skill, "Twin Target," raises their attack and damages two opponents for each attribute the player clears four orbs.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese しゅうだんテレサ[?]
Shūdan Teresa
Boo Collective
French groupe de Boo[2] Boo group
Italian Orda di Boo[?] Boo Hoard

References[edit]

  1. ^ Winter 2002. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 4. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 53.
  2. ^ Screenshots of ennemies from Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition