Dark Boo

Dark Boo
Sprite from Super Paper Mario
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of	Boo
Variants Dark Dark Boo

Dark Boos are purple-colored Boos introduced in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They later appear in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time and Super Paper Mario.

History

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Dark Boos as seen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in the Poshley Sanctum

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Dark Boos may be found only in the hidden spot of the Poshley Sanctum, and also in the Pit of 100 Trials on levels 51-59. Dark Boos have the same moves as their white counterparts, although they have more HP and attack power.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Dark Boos can be found in Underwhere Road and in a few rooms of the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials. Here, they hide in 3-D, waiting for the player to walk by. Then, they flip to 2-D and sneak attack them. While in 3D, they act just like regular Boos, turning intangible when looked at and chasing the player when not. Shadowy versions of Dark Boos, called Dark Dark Boos, can be found in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Dark Boos reappear in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time in the Gritzy Caves area, once again stronger than a normal Boo. A Dark Boo's only attack has it appear behind a brother and ram him, similar to their regular counterparts, albeit much faster. If it opens up its right eye, the attack is aimed at Mario. If it opens up its left eye, the attack is aimed at Luigi. If one of the Mario Bros. is attacked, the Dark Boo steals either a normal Item or a Bros. Item and will flee with the item on the next turn if not defeated quickly. They are usually encountered in large groups, rarely appearing alongside other enemies. Dark Boos are resilient to Bro Flowers, Ice Flowers and Mix Flowers. Unlike the ones in the Paper Mario series, Dark Boos lack yellow eyes and the blue mouth/tongue.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Boo
	Max HP	8	Attack	5	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Poshley Sanctum, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 51-59)	Role	Common	Level	24
	Sleep?	40%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	40%
	Tiny?	85%	Stop?	40%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	40%	Fright?	40%
	Gale Force?	85%	KO?	10%	Moves	Scare (5), Outta Sight (makes user or ally invisible for one turn), Float (makes user and all allies invulnerable to ground attacks)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 4	Items	Dizzy Dial, Honey Syrup (drop only), Power Punch, Slow Shroom, Tasty Tonic (drop only), Thunder Rage, Volt Shroom (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 73	Log	A creepy-looking Boo with high HP and Attack. Get it before it turns invisible!
	Tattle	That's a Dark Boo. Purple just looks... so wrong. These Boos are SO creepy. Max HP is 8, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. Its HP and Attack are high, but they're just like ordinary Boos otherwise. So, just attack it like a normal Boo. Get it before it turns invisible!

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Boo
	Max HP	8	Attack	5	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Poshley Sanctum, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 51-59)	Role	Common	Level	24
	Sleep?	40%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	40%
	Tiny?	85%	Stop?	40%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	40%	Fright?	40%
	Gale Force?	85%	KO?	10%	Moves	Scare (5), Outta Sight (makes user or ally invisible for one turn), Float (makes user and all allies invulnerable to ground attacks)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 4	Items	Dizzy Dial, Honey Syrup (drop only), Power Punch, Slow Mushroom, Tasty Tonic (drop only), Thunder Rage, Volt Mushroom (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 76	Log	A creepy-looking Boo with high HP and Attack. Get it before it turns invisible!
	Tattle	That's a Dark Boo. Purple just looks... so wrong. These Boos are SO creepy. Max HP is 8, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. Its HP and Attack are high, but they're just like ordinary Boos otherwise. So, just attack it like a normal Boo. Get it before it turns invisible!

Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Boo
	Max HP	13	Role	Common	Location(s)	Underwhere Road (7-2), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Rooms 56, 62 and 85)
	Attack	2	Card type	Common
	Defense	0	Items	Catch Card	Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP; Chapter 7-2: Found on a top-right platform of the second area with the Dark Boos and Underhands.
	Score	700
	Card description	This ghastly ghost hates being stared at. Unlike other Boos, it will turn around in front of you.
List of Catch Cards     92      93      94	Tattle	That's a Dark Boo. It likes the dark even more than other Boos... Max HP 13 and Attack is 2. When it sees someone, it gets in their face... I wonder...do you think it looks forward all day to startling people?

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Dark Boo
	HP	45	POW	57	Defense	54
	Experience	20	Coins	6	Speed	39
	Location(s)	Gritzy Caves	Role	Common	Item drop	Trampoline – 12% 1-Up Mushroom – 3%
	Level	15	Battled by	Anyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ダークテレサ (Paper Mario series)[?] Dāku Teresa	Dark Boo
	テレテレサ (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time) Tereteresa	Pun on「照れる」(tereru, "to be shy") and「テレサ」(Teresa, "Boo")
Chinese (simplified)	暗色害羞幽灵[?] Ànsè Hàixiū Yōulíng	Dark Boo
Chinese (traditional)	暗色害羞幽靈[?] Ànsè Hàixiū Yōulíng	Dark Boo
French	Boo Noctal[?]	Nocturnal Boo
German	Finster-Buu (Paper Mario series) Finsterbuu (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)[?]	Dark Boo
Italian	Boo Scuro[?]	Dark Boo
Korean	창피부끄 (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)[?] Changpibukkeu	Portmanteau of "창피하다" (changpihada, "to be embarrassed") and "부끄부끄" (Bukkeu-Bukkeu, "Boo")
	다크부끄 (Paper Mario series)[?] Dakeu Bukkeu	Dark Boo
Spanish	Boo Oscuro[?]	Dark Boo