Big Bully
- Not to be confused with King Bob-omb, also referred to as Bomb King.
| Big Bully | |||
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 A Big Bully as it appears in the Super Mario 3D World style of Super Mario Maker 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Bully | ||
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Big Bullies, or Bomb Kings,[1] are a variant of Bully that first appears in Super Mario 64. Like their normal counterparts, Big Bullies are black spheres with yellow horns and green round feet.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, there are two Big Bullies in Lethal Lava Land. They are fought in the first two missions, Boil the Big Bully and Bully the Bullies, respectively. When battling Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario, the Big Bully tries to shove him into the lava, but the Big Bully cannot injure him directly. The main difference with Big Bullies from their normal counterparts is that they are capable of knocking the player character back farther. Likewise, the player character cannot directly harm Big Bullies, so to defeat them, the player character has to knock them into the lava by either punching, kicking, or ground-pounding them.
In Boil the Big Bully, the player character must go to a square-shaped platform near the north-center of the course, which is where he encounters a Big Bully. If the player character knocks the Big Bully onto the sinking platform next to its own, it tries to return to its normal place and stops fighting the player character. When the player character defeats the Big Bully, he earns a Power Star.
In Bully the Bullies, the player character must go to a stone platform to the right of the platform with the first Big Bully. The player character must first defeat the three regular Bullies for the Big Bully to fall from the sky onto the platform. Like in the first battle, the player character must knock the Big Bully into the lava to get a Power Star.
In Super Mario 64 DS, Big Bullies have a metal collar at the bottom of each horn. They also have a red marking on a side of each eye. Similarly, Chief Chilly has a blue marking in the same places.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
While normal Big Bullies do not appear in Super Mario 3D World or its Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Prince Bully is one and fulfills a similar role.
Super Mario Maker 2
Big Bullies reappear in Super Mario Maker 2 exclusively in the Super Mario 3D World style, acting as they did in Super Mario 64. They can be created by giving Bullies a Super Mushroom to make them grow.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Big Bully" can appear on the leaderboard.
Mario Kart DS
In Mario Kart DS, a Big Bully is the boss of the first level of the Missions mode. Yoshi is the character selected to fight the Big Bully. Like with the other bosses, the Big Bully's appearance is retained from Super Mario 64 DS, although he is a lot bigger than in both versions of Super Mario 64, being around the size of Chief Chilly. In the battle, the Big Bully tries to charge Yoshi into the water. There are three balloons attached to Yoshi's kart, representing his health, so Yoshi loses a balloon if he falls into the water. Yoshi can attack the Big Bully by driving into an Item Box, which always gives him Triple Mushrooms. Yoshi must use the Triple Mushrooms to charge into the Big Bully, which knocks him back. When Yoshi knocks the Big Bully into the water, he wins the mission, and the Level 2 missions are unlocked.
Gallery
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64
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Mario Kart DS
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボスどんけつ[?] Bosu Donketsu |
Boss Bully | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 斗斗帮主[?] Dòudòu Bāngzhǔ |
Bully Boss [of a gang] | Super Mario 64 DS |
| 斗斗老大[2] Dòudòu Lǎodà |
Bully Boss | LEGO Super Mario | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 斗斗老大[3] Dòudòu Lǎodà |
Bully Boss | |
| French | Gros Moche[?] | Big Ugly | |
| Grand Voyou[?] | Big Bully | ||
| Grosse bombe à cornes[4] | Big horned bomb | ||
| Boss cornu[4] | Horned Boss | ||
| Grosse bombe[4] | Big bomb | ||
| German | Big Bully[5] | - | |
| Italian | Gran Bronco[?] | Big Bully | |
| Korean | 왕으샤[?] Wang eusya |
King Bully | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Chatão[?] | From chato ("annoying") and the augmentative suffix -ão | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Brigão Gigante[?] | Big Bully | |
| Russian | Большой Забияка[?] Bolshoj Zabijaka |
Big Bully | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Gran Bronco[?] | Big Bully |
Trivia
- According to Super Mario 64 source assets, the Big Bully's early name is Big Otos.
- Although Big Bullies do not appear in Super Mario 3D World, it has normal Bullies that are roughly the same size as the Big Bullies from Super Mario 64.
References
- ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 88.
- ^ 超级马力欧 64 问号砖块 71395 | 乐高®超级马力欧. LEGO.com CN (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ 隱藏在？磚塊中的《超級瑪利歐64》世界。「樂高®超級瑪利歐 64™ ？磚塊」預定於10月1日發售。. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c Nintendo official French magazine N1. Page 94. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 6.
