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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|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]])
|comparable=[[Chair]]
|relatives=[[Mad Piano]]
|comparable=[[Book]]<br>[[Chair]]
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'''Bookends'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]. Pages 10, 52, and 54.</ref> are large living books in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]].
'''Bookends'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland Scott, and Dan Owsen|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|publisher=[[Nintendo Power]]|language=en-us|page=10, 52, and 54}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They are living book creatures. Their name is taken from {{iw|wikipedia|bookend|a word}} referring to a shelving accessory used to keep a row of books upright.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
[[File:Bookend.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:Bookend.png|thumb|left|A Bookend about to attack Mario in ''Super Mario 64'']]
Bookends appear only in the course [[Big Boo's Haunt]]. There are two types of Bookends. Members of the first type possess sharp teeth and disguise themselves as regular books within a bookshelf. They slide out if [[Mario]] gets close enough, open their mouths, and charge through the air at him to attack. The green books disappear if they hit anything, including Mario. Attacking them gives Mario a [[Blue Coin]] and destroys the books. The second type is found in only one room, the library, where they are found in infinite numbers. This type is smaller, never opens its mouth, and flies quickly from one shelf to the other in order to attack Mario. If Mario inputs the sequence to open the hidden door incorrectly, a Bookend will hit him instead. Getting attacked by either type of Bookend results in losing two wedges of [[Health Meter|health]]. In the DS version, both types of Bookends do the same thing to [[Luigi]] and [[Wario]].
Bookends appear only in the course [[Big Boo's Haunt]]. There are two types of Bookends. Members of the first type possess sharp teeth and disguise themselves as regular books within a bookshelf. If [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] gets close enough, they slide out, open their mouths, and charge through the air at him to attack. The green books disappear if they hit anything, including the player character. Attacking them gives the player character a [[Blue Coin]] and destroys the books. Members of the second type are found in only one room, the library, where they are found in infinite numbers. Members of this type are smaller, never open their mouths, and fly quickly from one shelf to the other in order to attack the player character. If the player character inputs the sequence to open the hidden door incorrectly, a Bookend hits him instead. Getting attacked by either type of Bookend results in losing two wedges of [[Health Meter|health]].
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===''Mario Party 8''===
===''Mario Party'' series===
Bookends also appear in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' in [[King Boo's Haunted Hideaway]]. They hover around in the rooms instead of lunging at players.
Bookends have a few minor appearances in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', Bookends appear in [[King Boo's Haunted Hideaway]], where they hover around in the rooms instead of lunging at players. In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', Bookends are enemies in the minigame [[Book Bash]], where they flap at the player character down the corridor as they make their way to [[Kamek]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Big Boo's Haunt side image SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Kirā Bukku
|JapR=Kirā Bukku
|JapM=Killer Book; compare [[Mad Piano#Names in other languages|Killer Piano]]
|JapM=Killer Book; compare [[Mad Piano#Names in other languages|Killer Piano]]
|Ger=Vampuch{{ref needed}}
|Ger=Vampuch
|GerM=From "vamp" (vampire) and "buch" (book)
|GerM=From ''vamp'' ("vampire") and ''buch'' ("book")
|Ita=Mad Libro<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 86</ref>
|Ger2=Taddäus<ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=9}}</ref>
|Ita=Mad Libro<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=86}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mad Book
|ItaM=Mad Book
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Latest revision as of 18:56, October 26, 2024

Bookend
BookendSM64.png
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Relatives
Comparable

Bookends[1] are enemies in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. They are living book creatures. Their name is taken from a word referring to a shelving accessory used to keep a row of books upright.

History[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Mario jumping away from a Bookend.
A Bookend about to attack Mario in Super Mario 64

Bookends appear only in the course Big Boo's Haunt. There are two types of Bookends. Members of the first type possess sharp teeth and disguise themselves as regular books within a bookshelf. If Mario, Luigi, or Wario gets close enough, they slide out, open their mouths, and charge through the air at him to attack. The green books disappear if they hit anything, including the player character. Attacking them gives the player character a Blue Coin and destroys the books. Members of the second type are found in only one room, the library, where they are found in infinite numbers. Members of this type are smaller, never open their mouths, and fly quickly from one shelf to the other in order to attack the player character. If the player character inputs the sequence to open the hidden door incorrectly, a Bookend hits him instead. Getting attacked by either type of Bookend results in losing two wedges of health.

Mario Party series[edit]

Bookends have a few minor appearances in the Mario Party series. In Mario Party 8, Bookends appear in King Boo's Haunted Hideaway, where they hover around in the rooms instead of lunging at players. In Mario Party DS, Bookends are enemies in the minigame Book Bash, where they flap at the player character down the corridor as they make their way to Kamek.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キラーブック[2]
Kirā Bukku
Killer Book; compare Killer Piano
German Vampuch[?] From vamp ("vampire") and buch ("book")
Taddäus[3] -
Italian Mad Libro[4] Mad Book

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pelland Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo Power (American English). Page 10, 52, and 54.
  2. ^ Scan of 「スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド」 (Super Mario 64 Kanzen Clear Guide)
  3. ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 9.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 86.