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(I am Japanese. Even from a Japanese perspective, there is no sense that "ブッキー" and "バカ" are related as words. However, I felt it was important to leave a link to Kurashima's post, so I moved it elsewhere. If this opinion is ignored and changed again, no further action will be taken. I'm not good at English, so please feel free to correct any grammatical mistakes.)
 
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{{about|the character in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|the item in [[Mario Party: Island Tour]]|[[Booster (Mario Party: Island Tour)]]|the item in [[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]|[[Booster (Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure)]]}}
{{about|the character in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|the item in [[Mario Party: Island Tour]]|[[Booster (Mario Party: Island Tour)]]|the item in [[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]|[[Booster (Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure)]]}}
{{character infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Smrpg booster.gif|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMRPG NS Booster.png|160px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
|species=[[Human]]
|species=[[Human]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
}}
{{quote|I wonder when my next bride will fall from the sky?|Booster|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
{{quote|I wonder when my next bride will fall from the sky?|Booster|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
'''Booster''' is a character from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' who lives in [[Booster Tower]] with three [[Snifit (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Snifit]]s. He is of the seventh and current generation of Boosters. Despite his wealth, Booster would rather have fun and spend his days playing with his Snifits and others he invites to his tower.  
'''Booster''' is a character who appears only in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and its [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]. He lives in [[Booster Tower]] with three [[Snifster]]s. He is of the seventh and current generation of Boosters. Despite this background, Booster would rather have fun and spend his days playing with his Snifsters and others he invites to his tower.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
When [[Exor]] crashes into [[Bowser's Castle#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Bowser's Keep]], [[Mario]], [[Bowser]] and [[Princess Peach]] are sent flying in different directions. While Mario lands safely at [[Mario Bros.' House|his house]], Peach lands at Booster's Tower. In response to this, Booster decides he must marry this woman who fell from the sky. Booster locks Peach on the balcony of his tower, waiting until the time is right to marry her, despite her constant cries for help.
When [[Exor]] crashes into [[Bowser's Castle#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Bowser's Keep]], [[Mario]], [[Bowser]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] are sent flying in different directions. While Mario lands safely at [[Mario Bros.' House|his house]], Toadstool lands at Booster's Tower. In response to this, Booster decides he must marry this woman who fell from the sky. Booster locks Toadstool on the balcony of his tower, waiting until the time is right to marry her, despite her constant cries for help.


When Mario arrives at the tower, Booster thinks he is there to enjoy his tower. He meets Mario again higher up in the tower and determines that he is the "Mario" who Toadstool has been screaming about. Booster attempts to eliminate Mario with some [[Rob-omb]]s, but Mario can evade their explosions or leave the room altogether. In either situation, it causes Booster to cry as he leaves on his toy train.
When Mario arrives at the tower, Booster thinks he is there to enjoy his tower. He meets Mario again higher up in the tower and determines that he is the "Mario" who Peach has been screaming about. Booster attempts to eliminate Mario with some [[Rob-omb]]s, but Mario can evade their explosions or leave the room altogether. In either situation, it causes Booster to cry as he leaves on his toy train.


Upon reaching the top of Booster's Tower, Mario is forced to hide behind the curtains as Booster and his [[Snifit (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Snifits]] enter the room. He asks the Snifits if he should marry her and after one of the Snifits mentions that the wedding ceremony would be a great party, they all rehearse the wedding. Booster then realizes that Mario will show up and asks his Snifits to find the [[Mario doll]] behind the curtains. If Mario can avoid getting caught, Booster ignores him and finds his Mario doll, only to find he cannot reach it. Mario promptly jumps to retrieve it for him, and, out of gratitude, Booster gives him an exclusive item called the [[Amulet]]. If Mario gets discovered by the Snifits three times, he and his allies are forced to fight Booster.
Upon reaching the top of Booster's Tower, Mario is forced to hide behind the curtains as Booster and his [[Snifster]]s enter the room. He asks the Snifsters if he should marry her and after one of the Snifsters mentions that the wedding ceremony would be a great party, they all rehearse the wedding. Booster then realizes that Mario will show up and asks his Snifsters to find the [[Mario doll]] behind the curtains. If Mario can avoid getting caught, Booster ignores him and finds his Mario doll, only to find he cannot reach it. Mario promptly jumps to retrieve it for him, and, out of gratitude, Booster gives him an exclusive item called [[Booster's Charm]]. If Mario gets discovered by the Snifsters three times, he and his allies are forced to fight Booster.


[[File:Booster's ancestors SMRPG.png|thumb|Portraits of Booster's ancestors.]]
[[File:Booster's ancestors SMRPG.png|thumb|Portraits of Booster's ancestors.]]
Booster starts the battle accompanied by his three Snifits, but he cannot be attacked and does not act. Once the Snifits are defeated, Booster becomes vulnerable and begins the fight proper. Booster either attacks or throw a bomb at one character, the latter of which hits with 1.5x the power of his normal attack, until his HP is reduced to 500. When this happens, Booster incorporates two new attacks to his arsenal: the first is [[Spritz Bomb]], which hits one character for 2x the power of his normal attack. The second and more dangerous attack is one exclusive to him called [[Loco Express]]. It hits one character for 4x the power of his normal attack.  
Booster starts the battle accompanied by his three Snifsters, but he cannot be attacked and does not act. Once the Snifsters are defeated, Booster becomes vulnerable and begins the fight proper. Booster either attacks or throw a bomb at one character, the latter of which hits with 1.5x the power of his normal attack, until his HP is reduced to 500. When this happens, Booster incorporates two new attacks to his arsenal: the first is [[Spritz Bomb]], which hits one character for 2x the power of his normal attack. The second and more dangerous attack is one exclusive to him called [[Loco Express]]. It hits one character for 4x the power of his normal attack.  


Regardless, Booster ends the rehearsal and opens the door to the balcony using the player's [[Fourth wall|save file's name]] as the password. He takes Princess Toadstool and goes to [[Booster Hill]]. Mario gives chase, but he has to first battle Booster's clown minions, [[Grate Guy]] and [[Knife Guy]]. After dispatching them, Mario chases Booster up Booster Hill to [[Marrymore]], the marriage resort where Booster plans to marry Toadstool. He takes over the wedding hall and kicks out [[Raz]], [[Raini]], and their guests. When Mario and Bowser barge into the wedding hall, they cause Toadstool to lose some of her belongings. Depending on how fast Mario collects the belongings, Booster may kiss Bowser, the lectern, or Mario. Later, Booster eats [[Raspberry]], the bottom half of [[Bundt]], and cries because of how delicious it is. With this, the wedding concludes and Booster and his Snifits return to Booster's Tower.
Regardless, Booster ends the rehearsal and opens the door to the balcony using the password, which in the original game is the name of the player's save file and in the remake is the player's Nintendo Switch profile username. He takes Princess Peach and goes to [[Booster Hill]]. Mario gives chase, but he has to first battle Booster's clown minions, [[Grate Guy]] and [[Knife Guy]]. After dispatching them, Mario chases Booster up Booster Hill to [[Marrymore]], the marriage resort where Booster plans to marry Peach. He takes over the wedding hall and kicks out [[Raz]], [[Raini]], and their guests. When Mario and Bowser barge into the wedding hall, they cause Peach to lose some of her belongings. Depending on how fast Mario collects the belongings, Booster may kiss Bowser, the lectern, or Mario. Later, Booster eats Raspberry, the bottom half of the [[Cake (boss)|cake]], and cries because of how delicious it is. With this, the wedding concludes and Booster and his Snifsters return to Booster's Tower.


If Mario returns to the balcony on Booster's Tower after the events of Marrymore, Booster can be seen with his Snifits. He stares at the sky, thinking another potential wife may eventually fall down to him. Later, if Mario returns after the events of [[Nimbus Land]], [[Valentina]] is seen on the balcony. She rejects Booster at first, but Booster whispers something into her ear and she falls in love with him. When she approaches him, Booster tries to distance himself from her. Viewing the balcony after this point shows them standing together.
If Mario returns to the balcony on Booster's Tower after the events of Marrymore, Booster can be seen with his Snifsters. He stares at the sky, thinking another potential wife may eventually fall down to him. Later, if Mario returns after the events of [[Nimbus Land]], [[Valentina]] is seen on the balcony. She rejects Booster at first, but Booster whispers something into her ear and she falls in love with him. When she approaches him, Booster tries to distance himself from her. Viewing the balcony after this point shows them standing together.


In the ending, the two are wed with [[Dodo]] presiding over the wedding. Booster seems to get nervous with Valentina constantly getting closer to him, and he flees the wedding. In the [[parade]] during the credits, Booster rides his train. He notices that his Snifits are chasing after a [[Beetle (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|beetle]] and jumps out of the train to join them. Afterwards, he rides in the [[Koopa Clown Car]] as Bowser chases after him.
In the ending, the two are wed with [[Dodo]] presiding over the wedding. Booster seems to get nervous with Valentina constantly getting closer to him, and he flees the wedding. In the [[parade]] during the credits, Booster rides his train. He notices that his Snifsters are chasing after a [[Beetle (Super Mario RPG)|beetle]] and jumps out of the train to join them. Afterwards, he rides in the [[Koopa Clown Car]] as Bowser chases after him.


==Personality==
==General information==
Booster is a bit crazy and relies on his [[Snifit (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Snifit]]s to do all his work and explain things to him. He tends to be either ignorant or even naïve at the time. He does not realize that Toadstool is yelling for help until he encounters Mario the second time or when Toadstool is crying at Marrymore. He thinks drinking punch and eating cake is complicated and proposes to boil the wedding cake in order to eat it.
===Personality===
Booster is an eccentric and immature figure, relying on his [[Snifster]]s to do all his work and explain things to him. He has a collection of dolls that he likes to play with, using these to rehearse real-world scenarios, and designs his tower around various child-oriented attractions, most prominently a ridable toy train that he uses to traverse the area. He tends to be ignorant and/or naïve much of the time, thinking that Peach's calls for help are her way of expressing happiness, only realizing the truth when he encounters Mario the second time. Furthermore, when Peach is crying at Marrymore, he believes that she is leaking fluid, and his Snifsters have to explain that she is upset. He thinks drinking punch and eating cake is complicated and proposes to boil the wedding cake in order to eat it. Despite his character arc revolving around his desire for a wife, he seems to display little interest in romance and is more interested in the rites and rituals of marriage, which he treats as a game. As soon as he eats [[Cake (boss)|Raspberry]], he considers his wedding to Peach successfully over, despite the fact that no ceremony was held, and he leaves Peach behind, not understanding that a marriage involves a couple living together after the fact. The Nintendo Switch remake additionally shows that he lacks financial responsibility: his biographies in the [[Monster List]] indicate that he is constantly in debt as a result of the costs needed to maintain [[Booster Tower|his tower]], but he continues to spend money on his pet projects.
 
Booster is also shown to be egotistical and aggressive. On top of having an entire tower dedicated to himself, much of his behavior is oriented around personal pleasure even when it comes at the expense of others. This is most prominently illustrated in his attitude towards Peach, failing to acknowledge that she does not want to marry him and only worrying about the possibility of Mario disrupting the ceremony. Additionally, he forcibly clears out the Marrymore chapel in the middle of [[Raz]] and [[Raini]]'s wedding and has his Snifsters barricade the building shut, aiming to keep it to himself while he gets married.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
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===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Booster}}
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Booster 2}}
{|class="wikitable"
!Colspan=2|Other stats for Engine 023 Booster<ref>{{cite|url=sites.google.com/site/supermariorpgspeedruns/switch/misc-stats-and-data|title=Misc. stats and data|publisher=Super Mario RPG Speedruns|language=en|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
!FP
|0
|-
!Attack
|75
|-
!Defense
|120
|-
!Magic Attack
|1
|-
!Magic Defense
|80
|-
!Speed
|25
|-
!Evade
|0%?
|-
!Spells
|None
|-
!Special Moves
|Loco Express 023
|-
!Element Resistances
|None
|-
!Status Resistances
|Sleep
|-
!Other Resistances
|Lamb's Lure/Sheep Attack, Geno Whirl, Pure Water, Yoshi Cookie
|-
!Coins
|100
|}
{{Multilang profile
{{Multilang profile
|columns=1
|columns=1
|type=website
|type=website
|Jap=ブッキータワーに住む、ヒゲづらの男。突然空から降ってきたももいろのおじょうさんと結婚しようとしている。<br>「さて。 てんくうから はなよめが ふってきた きょうこのごろ!」
|Jap=ブッキータワーに住む、ヒゲづらの男。突然空から降ってきたももいろのおじょうさんと結婚しようとしている。<br>「さて。 てんくうから はなよめが ふってきた きょうこのごろ!」
|JapM=A bearded man who lives in Booster Tower. He is about to marry a peach-colored lady who suddenly fell from the sky.<br>"Right! Now, about the bride from the sky..."
|JapM=A bearded man who lives in Booster Tower. He is about to marry a peach-colored lady who suddenly fell from the sky.<br>"Right! Now, about the girl in my life, who thinks I should marry her?"
}}
}}
==Quotes==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
:''For a full list of quotes, see [[List of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars quotes#Booster|here]]''.
===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
;Post-game wishes on Star Hill
*"''I've got something special to show off.''"
*"''[[Geno|That doll]] was something special.''" (after having been defeated as Engine 023 Booster)


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMRPG NS Booster.png|[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
SMRPG Booster Artwork.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
SMRPG NS Enemies Lineup Artwork.png|''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
SMRPG Booster Finds Mario.png|Booster finding Mario behind the curtains
SMRPG Booster Finds Mario.png|Booster finding Mario behind the curtains
SMRPG Booster Battle.png|Booster's battle
SMRPG Booster Battle.png|Booster's battle
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SMRPG Booster Hill.png|Mario reaching Booster at Booster Hill
SMRPG Booster Hill.png|Mario reaching Booster at Booster Hill
Eating Rasp.gif|Booster eating Raspberry at the wedding hall in Marrymore
Eating Rasp.gif|Booster eating Raspberry at the wedding hall in Marrymore
Booster2.png|Snifit 1 catches Mario hiding behind the curtains in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Switch remake]]
Booster2.png|Snifster 1 catches Mario hiding behind the curtains in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Switch remake]]
SMKun 50 Booster.png|Booster in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|Jap=ブッキー
|Jap=ブッキー
|JapR=Bukkī
|JapR=Bukkī
|JapM=Derived from「武器」(buki, weapon); rendered "Bookie" in the Shogakukan guide<ref>''Super Mario RPG'' Final Edition, page 2. "'''''The Bookie Tower'''''"</ref> and at least one English-language preview<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 38, page 70.</ref>
|JapM=Possibly derived from「不器用」(''bukiyō'', "inept") or「不器量」(''bukiryō'', "ugly"); rendered "Bookie" in the Shogakukan guide<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1996|page=2|title=''スーパーマリオRPG - FINAL EDITION 任天堂公式ガイドブック''|isbn=4091025382|quote='''The Bookie Tower'''}}</ref> and at least one English-language preview<ref>{{cite|date=November 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 38|page=70}}</ref>
|Dut=Booster<ref>[https://youtu.be/QV9ib5SCwPk ''Super Mario RPG – Nieuwe gevechtsfuncties (Nintendo Switch)'']</ref>
|Chi=武奇
|DutM=-
|ChiR=Wǔqí
|Fre=Booster<ref>[https://youtu.be/ZIEz4Zj_fv4 Super Mario RPG – ''Nouvelles fonctionnalités en combat (Nintendo Switch)'']</ref>
|ChiM=From「武」(military) and transliteration of his Japanese name
|FreM=-
|Dut=Booster
|Ger=Borsto<ref>[https://youtu.be/P9OUgjBgtQg ''Super Mario RPG – Neue Kampffunktionen (Nintendo Switch)'']</ref>
|Fre=Booster
|GerM=
|Ger=Borsto
|Ita=Booster<ref>[https://youtu.be/RVxb1QhOiVQ ''Super Mario RPG – Nuove meccaniche di combattimento (Nintendo Switch)'']</ref>
|GerM=Masculine form of ''Borste'' ("bristle"), possibly referring to his beard
|ItaM=-
|Ita=Booster
|Spa=Costarugo<ref>[https://youtu.be/0AmwkPQ1mZ4 ''Super Mario RPG – Nuevas funciones de combate (Nintendo Switch)'']</ref>
|Kor=부키
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''costa'' (coast) and ''tarugo'' (blockhead)
|KorR=Buki
|KorM=Transliteration of his Japanese name
|Spa=Costarugo
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''costa'' ("coast") and ''tarugo'' ("blockhead")
}}
;Booster (When Caught)
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブッキー(カーテンかくれんぼ失敗)
|JapR=Bukkī (Kāten Kakurenbo Shippai)
|JapM=Booster (Curtain Hide and Seek Failure)
|ChiS=武奇(窗帘捉迷藏失败)
|ChiSR=Wǔqí (Chuānglián zhuōmícáng shībài)
|ChiSM=Booster (Curtain Hide and Seek Failure)
|ChiT=武奇(窗簾捉迷藏失敗)
|ChiTR=Wǔqí (Chuānglián zhuōmícáng shībài)
|ChiTM=Booster (Curtain Hide and Seek Failure)
|Dut=Booster (gevangen)
|DutM=Booster (caught)
|Fre=Booster (Mario découvert)
|FreM=Booster (Mario exposed)
|Ger=Borsto (dingfest)
|GerM=Booster (apprehended)
|Ita=Booster (catturato)
|ItaM=Booster (caught)
|Kor=부키(커튼 숨바꼭질 실패)
|KorR=Buki (Keoteun Sumbakkokjil Silpae)
|KorM=Booster (Curtain Hide and Seek Failure)
|Spa=Costarugo (cuando te pilla)
|SpaM=Booster (when he catches you)
}}
;Engine 023 Booster
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブッキー(ブキ023)
|JapR=Bukkī (Buki023)
|JapM=Booster (Buki 023); "Buki" refers to Booster's original train,「ブキ96」(''Buki 96''), while "023" refers to the remake's release year.
|Chi=武奇(武奇023)
|ChiR=Wǔqí (Wǔqí023)
|ChiM=Booster (Booster 023)
|Dut=Booster (Turbotrein 023)
|DutM=Booster (Turbotrain 023)
|Fre=Booster (Loco 023)
|Ger=Borsto mit Borstolok 023
|GerM=Booster with Borstolok 023; ''Borstolok'' comes from ''Borsto'' ("Booster") and ''Lokomotive'' ("locomotive")
|Ita=Treno Booster 023
|ItaM=Booster Train 023
|Kor=부키(부키023)
|KorR=Buki (Buki023)
|KorM=Booster (Booster 023)
|Spa=Costarugo (Expreso 023)
|SpaM=Booster (023 Express)
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Booster's Japanese name 「ブッキー」 is very similar to 「武器」 (weapon), but he is one of the characters along with [[Croco]] who has not joined the [[Smithy Gang]] at all for some reason<ref>kurashimakaz (March 10, 2021). [https://twitter.com/kurashimakaz/status/1369697859868659714 Twitter post by Kazuyuki Kurashima with an early relationship chart]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved March 27, 2022.</ref>.
*Booster bears a striking resemblance to both [[Wario]] and ''{{wp|Final Fantasy IV}}''{{'}}s {{fandom|finalfantasy|Cid Pollendina|Cid}}, having bared teeth, a similar nose to Wario's, straggly beard, and horned helmet as Cid had in his original artwork by {{wp|Yoshitaka Amano}}.
*Booster bears a striking resemblance to both [[Wario]] and ''{{wp|Final Fantasy IV}}''{{'}}s {{fandom|finalfantasy|Cid Pollendina|Cid}}, having bared teeth, a similar nose to Wario's, straggly beard, and horned helmet as Cid had in his original artwork by {{wp|Yoshitaka Amano}}.
*Booster is in the Booster the Sixth portrait when he relinquishes the [[Elder Key]]. According to the [[Dr. Topper]] quiz, he is the 7th generation.
*Booster is in the Booster the Sixth portrait when he relinquishes the [[Elder Key]]. According to the [[Dr. Topper]] quiz, he is the 7th generation.
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[[it:Booster]]

Latest revision as of 23:40, December 21, 2024

This article is about the character in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. For the item in Mario Party: Island Tour, see Booster (Mario Party: Island Tour). For the item in Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure, see Booster (Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure).
Booster
Artwork of Booster from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
Artwork from Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Species Human
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
“I wonder when my next bride will fall from the sky?”
Booster, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Booster is a character who appears only in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its Nintendo Switch remake. He lives in Booster Tower with three Snifsters. He is of the seventh and current generation of Boosters. Despite this background, Booster would rather have fun and spend his days playing with his Snifsters and others he invites to his tower.

History[edit]

When Exor crashes into Bowser's Keep, Mario, Bowser and Princess Peach are sent flying in different directions. While Mario lands safely at his house, Peach lands at Booster's Tower. In response to this, Booster decides he must marry this woman who fell from the sky. Booster locks Peach on the balcony of his tower, waiting until the time is right to marry her, despite her constant cries for help.

When Mario arrives at the tower, Booster thinks he is there to enjoy his tower. He meets Mario again higher up in the tower and determines that he is the "Mario" who Peach has been screaming about. Booster attempts to eliminate Mario with some Rob-ombs, but Mario can evade their explosions or leave the room altogether. In either situation, it causes Booster to cry as he leaves on his toy train.

Upon reaching the top of Booster's Tower, Mario is forced to hide behind the curtains as Booster and his Snifsters enter the room. He asks the Snifsters if he should marry her and after one of the Snifsters mentions that the wedding ceremony would be a great party, they all rehearse the wedding. Booster then realizes that Mario will show up and asks his Snifsters to find the Mario doll behind the curtains. If Mario can avoid getting caught, Booster ignores him and finds his Mario doll, only to find he cannot reach it. Mario promptly jumps to retrieve it for him, and, out of gratitude, Booster gives him an exclusive item called Booster's Charm. If Mario gets discovered by the Snifsters three times, he and his allies are forced to fight Booster.

Booster's ancestors from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
Portraits of Booster's ancestors.

Booster starts the battle accompanied by his three Snifsters, but he cannot be attacked and does not act. Once the Snifsters are defeated, Booster becomes vulnerable and begins the fight proper. Booster either attacks or throw a bomb at one character, the latter of which hits with 1.5x the power of his normal attack, until his HP is reduced to 500. When this happens, Booster incorporates two new attacks to his arsenal: the first is Spritz Bomb, which hits one character for 2x the power of his normal attack. The second and more dangerous attack is one exclusive to him called Loco Express. It hits one character for 4x the power of his normal attack.

Regardless, Booster ends the rehearsal and opens the door to the balcony using the password, which in the original game is the name of the player's save file and in the remake is the player's Nintendo Switch profile username. He takes Princess Peach and goes to Booster Hill. Mario gives chase, but he has to first battle Booster's clown minions, Grate Guy and Knife Guy. After dispatching them, Mario chases Booster up Booster Hill to Marrymore, the marriage resort where Booster plans to marry Peach. He takes over the wedding hall and kicks out Raz, Raini, and their guests. When Mario and Bowser barge into the wedding hall, they cause Peach to lose some of her belongings. Depending on how fast Mario collects the belongings, Booster may kiss Bowser, the lectern, or Mario. Later, Booster eats Raspberry, the bottom half of the cake, and cries because of how delicious it is. With this, the wedding concludes and Booster and his Snifsters return to Booster's Tower.

If Mario returns to the balcony on Booster's Tower after the events of Marrymore, Booster can be seen with his Snifsters. He stares at the sky, thinking another potential wife may eventually fall down to him. Later, if Mario returns after the events of Nimbus Land, Valentina is seen on the balcony. She rejects Booster at first, but Booster whispers something into her ear and she falls in love with him. When she approaches him, Booster tries to distance himself from her. Viewing the balcony after this point shows them standing together.

In the ending, the two are wed with Dodo presiding over the wedding. Booster seems to get nervous with Valentina constantly getting closer to him, and he flees the wedding. In the parade during the credits, Booster rides his train. He notices that his Snifsters are chasing after a beetle and jumps out of the train to join them. Afterwards, he rides in the Koopa Clown Car as Bowser chases after him.

General information[edit]

Personality[edit]

Booster is an eccentric and immature figure, relying on his Snifsters to do all his work and explain things to him. He has a collection of dolls that he likes to play with, using these to rehearse real-world scenarios, and designs his tower around various child-oriented attractions, most prominently a ridable toy train that he uses to traverse the area. He tends to be ignorant and/or naïve much of the time, thinking that Peach's calls for help are her way of expressing happiness, only realizing the truth when he encounters Mario the second time. Furthermore, when Peach is crying at Marrymore, he believes that she is leaking fluid, and his Snifsters have to explain that she is upset. He thinks drinking punch and eating cake is complicated and proposes to boil the wedding cake in order to eat it. Despite his character arc revolving around his desire for a wife, he seems to display little interest in romance and is more interested in the rites and rituals of marriage, which he treats as a game. As soon as he eats Raspberry, he considers his wedding to Peach successfully over, despite the fact that no ceremony was held, and he leaves Peach behind, not understanding that a marriage involves a couple living together after the fact. The Nintendo Switch remake additionally shows that he lacks financial responsibility: his biographies in the Monster List indicate that he is constantly in debt as a result of the costs needed to maintain his tower, but he continues to spend money on his pet projects.

Booster is also shown to be egotistical and aggressive. On top of having an entire tower dedicated to himself, much of his behavior is oriented around personal pleasure even when it comes at the expense of others. This is most prominently illustrated in his attitude towards Peach, failing to acknowledge that she does not want to marry him and only worrying about the possibility of Mario disrupting the ceremony. Additionally, he forcibly clears out the Marrymore chapel in the middle of Raz and Raini's wedding and has his Snifsters barricade the building shut, aiming to keep it to himself while he gets married.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Booster
Battle idle animation of Booster from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 800 FP 2 Speed 24
Location(s) Booster Tower Attack 75 Magic attack 1
Role Boss Defense 55 Magic defense 40
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells None
Weak Jump Strong Sleep, Critical Sp. attacks Spritz Bomb, Loco Express, "Bomb Toss" (Alone)
Coins 100 Exp. points 60 Items Flower Box (25%)
Psychopath "This is like realizing you're outside without your clothes on!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Booster (When Caught)
Artwork of Booster from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 800 Weak Elements Jump Drops Flower Box
Exp. 60 Weak Statuses FearPoisonMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Booster Tower
Monster List profile Due to mounting expenses for tower and train maintenance, he doesn't have the coins to repair his busted door. It's been marked "will not fix."
Thought Peek "I feel like it's the last day of summer, and I just remembered all the homework I had."
Animations
Super Mario RPG enemy
Engine 023 Booster
Artwork of Booster from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 3800 Weak Elements Jump Drops N/A
Exp. 60 Weak Statuses FearPoisonMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Booster Tower
Monster List profile He sold his favorite game to a boy in the Mushroom Kingdom for 100 coins to raise funds. Do you suppose the boy is playing that game even now?
Thought Peek "I feel like I just knocked my prized Impossible Grade model off the shelf while cleaning it."
Animations
Other stats for Engine 023 Booster[1]
FP 0
Attack 75
Defense 120
Magic Attack 1
Magic Defense 80
Speed 25
Evade 0%?
Spells None
Special Moves Loco Express 023
Element Resistances None
Status Resistances Sleep
Other Resistances Lamb's Lure/Sheep Attack, Geno Whirl, Pure Water, Yoshi Cookie
Coins 100
  • Website description:
    • Japanese:
      ブッキータワーに住む、ヒゲづらの男。突然空から降ってきたももいろのおじょうさんと結婚しようとしている。
      「さて。 てんくうから はなよめが ふってきた きょうこのごろ!」

      (Translation: A bearded man who lives in Booster Tower. He is about to marry a peach-colored lady who suddenly fell from the sky.
      "Right! Now, about the girl in my life, who thinks I should marry her?"
      )

Quotes[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

For a full list of quotes, see here.

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Post-game wishes on Star Hill
  • "I've got something special to show off."
  • "That doll was something special." (after having been defeated as Engine 023 Booster)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブッキー[?]
Bukkī
Possibly derived from「不器用」(bukiyō, "inept") or「不器量」(bukiryō, "ugly"); rendered "Bookie" in the Shogakukan guide[2] and at least one English-language preview[3]
Chinese 武奇[?]
Wǔqí
From「武」(military) and transliteration of his Japanese name
Dutch Booster[?] -
French Booster[?] -
German Borsto[?] Masculine form of Borste ("bristle"), possibly referring to his beard
Italian Booster[?] -
Korean 부키[?]
Buki
Transliteration of his Japanese name
Spanish Costarugo[?] Portmanteau of costa ("coast") and tarugo ("blockhead")
Booster (When Caught)
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブッキー(カーテンかくれんぼ失敗)[?]
Bukkī (Kāten Kakurenbo Shippai)
Booster (Curtain Hide and Seek Failure)
Chinese (simplified) 武奇(窗帘捉迷藏失败)[?]
Wǔqí (Chuānglián zhuōmícáng shībài)
Booster (Curtain Hide and Seek Failure)
Chinese (traditional) 武奇(窗簾捉迷藏失敗)[?]
Wǔqí (Chuānglián zhuōmícáng shībài)
Booster (Curtain Hide and Seek Failure)
Dutch Booster (gevangen)[?] Booster (caught)
French Booster (Mario découvert)[?] Booster (Mario exposed)
German Borsto (dingfest)[?] Booster (apprehended)
Italian Booster (catturato)[?] Booster (caught)
Korean 부키(커튼 숨바꼭질 실패)[?]
Buki (Keoteun Sumbakkokjil Silpae)
Booster (Curtain Hide and Seek Failure)
Spanish Costarugo (cuando te pilla)[?] Booster (when he catches you)
Engine 023 Booster
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブッキー(ブキ023)[?]
Bukkī (Buki023)
Booster (Buki 023); "Buki" refers to Booster's original train,「ブキ96」(Buki 96), while "023" refers to the remake's release year.
Chinese 武奇(武奇023)[?]
Wǔqí (Wǔqí023)
Booster (Booster 023)
Dutch Booster (Turbotrein 023)[?] Booster (Turbotrain 023)
French Booster (Loco 023)[?] -
German Borsto mit Borstolok 023[?] Booster with Borstolok 023; Borstolok comes from Borsto ("Booster") and Lokomotive ("locomotive")
Italian Treno Booster 023[?] Booster Train 023
Korean 부키(부키023)[?]
Buki (Buki023)
Booster (Booster 023)
Spanish Costarugo (Expreso 023)[?] Booster (023 Express)

Trivia[edit]

  • Booster bears a striking resemblance to both Wario and Final Fantasy IV's Cid, having bared teeth, a similar nose to Wario's, straggly beard, and horned helmet as Cid had in his original artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
  • Booster is in the Booster the Sixth portrait when he relinquishes the Elder Key. According to the Dr. Topper quiz, he is the 7th generation.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Misc. stats and data. Super Mario RPG Speedruns (English). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ The Bookie Tower」– 1996. スーパーマリオRPG - FINAL EDITION 任天堂公式ガイドブック. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4091025382. Page 2.
  3. ^ November 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 38. Page 70.