Giga Bell

Giga Bell
The Giga Bell after it has been awakened
First appearance	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Effect	Transforms Mario into Giga Cat Mario

The corrupted Lakeside Giga Bell

Giga Bells are power-ups that appear in the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. A Giga Bell transforms Mario into Giga Cat Mario, but its power can only be accessed by collecting Cat Shines. Unlike most power-ups in the Super Mario franchise, Giga Bells are capable of speech. They resemble standard Super Bells, but are much larger, with cat ears and whiskers, green eyes, and a more orange coloration in their active state, with their dormant state depicting them as grayed-out and stone-like. When they become available for use, they emit a ring similar to but much deeper than that of Super Bells, in addition to a low-pitched meow.

After Bowser Jr. covers Bowser with black goop and turns him into Fury Bowser, the goop spreads throughout Lake Lapcat, including onto the three Giga Bells of the area. Each Giga Bell has four major islands surrounding it, which altogether comprise each of three major regions: the Lakeside, Ruins, and Wasteland. The Lakeside region is available to explore after Mario collects the "Make the Lighthouse Shine" Cat Shine on Fur Step Island. After Fury Bowser is defeated once, the Ruins region and its Giga Bell will appear. After he is defeated three times, the Wasteland region and its Giga Bell will appear.

Each Giga Bell rests on a pedestal with a short staircase leading to the top. Several coin piles appear on the highest step. When a Giga Bell is first encountered, it will be corrupted by black goop, and Mario takes damage if he touches it. Mario must collect a specific number of Cat Shines to cleanse all available Giga Bells of goop, which is displayed if Mario stands in front of it. This number is initially five, and grows after each time Fury Bowser is defeated, changing to fifteen, then twenty, then forty, and finally fifty Cat Shines required to activate the Giga Bells. After all five missions have been completed on an island, leaving and returning to it will display the text "(number) to awaken (Japanese: 目覚めよ！ギガベル, Mezameyo! Giga Beru)", indicating how many Cat Shines are left to collect to activate any available Giga Bells.

When enough Cat Shines are collected to meet the required number, their power will remove some goop from every available Giga Bell, revealing a stone-like appearance. The Giga Bells will then remain inactive until Fury Bowser rises out of the Fury Sun and begins rampaging. Once a rampage begins, any available Giga Bells will immediately become available for use, signified by a cutscene showing them activate and a bright light appearing over each one. If a rampage ends before Mario collects a Giga Bell, it will return to its inactive state. If Mario collects a Giga Bell during a rampage, a cutscene plays showing him transforming from Cat Mario into Giga Cat Mario, regardless of the power-up form he was in before the cutscene. This enables him to battle Fury Bowser directly.

In the final boss battle of the campaign, Giant Bowser gathers all three Giga Bells to prevent Mario from using them and encases them in a crystal ball. Mario must ram Plessie into this ball multiple times until it breaks. Plessie and Mario then simultaneously collect all three Giga Bells, at which point Plessie enters his own Cat form, defeating Bowser and returning him to normal.

After the main story of the campaign is completed, all three Giga Bells are completely cleansed of goop. Their tops are now accessible, and Ground Pounding atop a Giga Bell in this state rewards the player with a Super Bell.

Quotes

• "The beast's fury has grown too strong. The light of the Cat Shines can no longer keep it at bay..."
• "You are ready. Go! Cleanse the beast of its fury with the full power of the Cat Shines!"

Play Nintendo

• "What's bigger than Cat Mario? Giga Cat Mario! Transform with this mighty power-up and you will 'purr' right through any obstacle. Be careful, though, because Fury Bowser is close!"

Gallery

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  The Lakeside Giga Bell in the initial reveal trailer for the campaign

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  Plessie jumping near the Lakeside Giga Bell

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  Cat Mario and Bowser Jr. watching the inactive Lakeside Giga Bell

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  The inactive Ruins Giga Bell cleansed of goop

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  The Lakeside Giga Bell becoming active during Fury Bowser's rampage

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  Mario running towards the Lakeside Giga Bell

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  Giga Cat Mario and Plessie breaking the crystal holding the three Giga Bells

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  Artwork of Mario and Princess Peach in their Cat forms over 2D art of various items, including the Giga Bell

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  Desktop wallpaper depicting 2D art of various items, including Giga Bells

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  Smartphone wallpaper depicting 2D art of various items, including Giga Bells

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  A model of the Giga Bell

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  Pictogram used to represent the Giga Bell in a video overviewing Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury power-ups on the Play Nintendo YouTube channel

See also

• Invincibility Bell
• Lucky Bell
• Super Bell

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ギガベル[?] Giga Beru	Giga Bell
Chinese (simplified)	巨型铃铛 Jùxíng Língdang	Giant Bell
Chinese (traditional)	巨型鈴鐺 Jùxíng Língdang	Giant Bell
Dutch	Gigabel[?]	Giga Bell
German	Giga-Glocke[?]	Giga Bell
Italian	Gigacampana[?]	Giga Bell
Korean	기가벨[?] Gigabel	Giga Bell
Portuguese	Gigaguizo[?]	Giga Jingle Bell
Russian	Гигаколокольчик Gigakolokol'chik	Giga Bell
Spanish	Gigacampana[?]	Giga Bell

Lakeside Giga Bell

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	はまべのギガベル[?] Hamabe No Giga Beru	Giga Bell on the beach
Dutch	Strand-gigabel[?]	Beach Giga Bell
Spanish	Gigacampana de la playa[?]	Giga Bell of the beach

Ruins Giga Bell

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	いせきのギガベル[?] Iseki No Giga Beru	Giga Bell in the Ruins
Dutch	Ruïne-gigabel[?]	Ruin Giga Bell
Spanish	Gigacampana de las ruinas[?]	Giga Bell of the ruins

Wasteland Giga Bell

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	あれちのギガベル[?] Arechi No Giga Beru	Giga Bell in the Wasteland
Dutch	Rots-gigabel[?]	Rock Giga Bell
Spanish	Gigacampana del acantilado[?]	Giga Bell of the cliff