Tail Boo

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Template:Species-infobox Tail Boos are Boos with tails granted by Super Leaves that appear in Super Mario 3D Land and the Minion side modes of the Mario & Luigi series. Their tails are white and grey, unlike Tanooki Mario and other tailed enemies, who have brown and beige tails.

History

Super Mario 3D Land

Tail Boos first appear in Super Mario 3D Land in the level World 4-4. They follow the player and when the player looks at one to stop it, it will perform a tail whip as it stops. They can only be defeated from invincibility granted from either a Super Star or a Invincibility Leaf, just like normal Boos. Certain Tail Boos drop either a Super Leaf or a Statue Leaf upon defeat.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Sprite of a Tail Boo from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Tail Boos reappear as both enemies and usable minions in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Tail Boos are flying troopers, and attack by running into enemies. Their special attack, Spin Cycle, allows them to attack enemies by spinning their tails.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Tail Boos reappear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where they are allies and enemies in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode. They return as flying troopers, and they use Spin Cycle again. They are weak against Ninjis.

Profiles

Super Mario 3D Land

  • North American website bio: "The Tanooki-tailed Boo may still be scared of you when you're facing him—but if you turn around, he'll charge head on, tail swinging."

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

  • Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: A rare type of boo with a tail. Getting hit with said tail really smarts!

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

  • Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: "A rare type of boo with a tail. Getting hit with the swinging tail really smarts!"

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese しっぽテレサ[?]
Shippo Teresa
Tail Boo
German Tanuki-Buu-Huu[?] Tanuki Boo
Italian Boo Giracoda[?] ?
Portuguese Bú Tanooki[?] Tanuki Boo
Spanish Boo Tanuki[?] Tanuki Boo

See also