Big Lantern Ghost
- This article is about the boss from Paper Mario. For the enemy from Yoshi's New Island, see Mega Kantera.
| Big Lantern Ghost | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Paper Mario | |
| Species | Lantern Ghost |
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) |
- “So... I'll take you with me... ...to the deep dark...”
- —Big Lantern Ghost, Paper Mario
The Big Lantern Ghost is the mid-boss of Shy Guy's Toy Box from Paper Mario. He is a giant Lantern Ghost with a bandage on his forehead who resides in a dark room. After being defeated in battle, Mario learns that the Big Lantern Ghost had been holding Watt prisoner inside of his lantern.
At the start of the battle, the Big Lantern Ghost cannot be attacked directly. In order to target him, the player must repeatedly attack the lantern that he holds in order to spread light through the room and render him visible for attack. Once the lantern's light is large enough, he will occasionally blow into the lantern to extinguish it and become unavailable to target again. The Big Lantern Ghost is also capable of casting a ring of light from his lantern, dealing two damage to Mario and incapacitating his partner for several turns unless guarded against. Once the player defeats him, he flees and drops his lantern, which Watt is trapped in. After freeing her by breaking the lantern, Watt joins Mario's party as his sixth partner.
Profiles and statistics
Paper Mario
| Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lantern Ghost | |||||||||
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Max HP | 40 | Attack | 5 | Defense | 0 | |||
| Role | Boss | Type | Ground | Level | 42 | ||||
| Strong | None | Weak | None | Moves | Heavy Jump (5), Light Beam (2, Mario; 2, Partner), Lantern Extinguish | ||||
| Sleep? | 40%, -1 | Dizzy? | 50%, -1 | Shock? | 60%, -1 | ||||
| Shrink? | 0%, 0 | Stop? | 60%, -2 | Fright? | 0% | ||||
| Air Lift? | 0% | Hurricane? | 0% | Coins | N/A | ||||
| Items | N/A | Run | N/A | Location(s) | Shy Guy's Toy Box | ||||
| Tattle | This is a Big Lantern Ghost. He avoids attacks by hiding in the dark. Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 Your friends, like (ahem) me, will also be damaged when he does the flash attack. The flash attack's power is 2. Hit the Lantern many times to make it brighter, then you'll be able to attack him. As soon as you can see, hit him right in the head! | ||||||||
Super Mario-kun flavor text
- 「大きなおしりでヒップドロップとかカンテラフラッシュとかいろいろ攻撃してくるけど、暗やみの攻撃は少しひきょうじゃないですか。だから、かぶりものをとってピカピカにしてやったのだ。」 (He'll Hip Drop you with his big butt or use the Lantern Flash attack, but the Darkness attack is a little unfair isn't it? That's why his headdress was taken away and he was made sparkly.)
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビッグカンテラくん[?] Biggu Kantera-kun |
Big Lantern Ghost | |
| Chinese | 大灯笼鬼[?] Dà Dēnglóngguǐ |
Big Lantern Ghost | |
| French | Fantô-lampe[?] | From fantôme ("ghost") and lampe ("lamp") | |
| German | Jack Laterna[?] | Pun on "Jack-o'-lantern" | |
| Spanish | Fantasma Candela[?] | Candle Ghost |
