Bookend
| Bookend | |||
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 Model from Super Mario 64 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Bookends[1] are enemies encountered within Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. They are living book creatures with sharp teeth that disguise themselves as regular books within a bookshelf. Their name is derived from a word referring to a shelving accessory used to keep a row of books upright. If a Bookend is nearby, it slides out, opens its mouth, and charges at the player character to attack.[2] Attacking a Bookend destroys it and releases a Blue Coin.[2] If a Bookend hurts the player character, the latter loses two wedges of health. An unlimited number of smaller Bookends appear in the library, never opening their mouths as they launch between shelves.[3][4]
The only other appearance of Bookends is in two games of the Mario Party series: Mario Party 8, where they hover around the rooms of King Boo's Haunted Hideaway, and Mario Party DS, where "flying books"[5] fly at the player character on their way to Kamek during the minigame Book Bash, attempting to hinder them.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot from Super Mario 64
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キラーブック[6] Kirā Bukku |
Killer Book; compare Killer Piano | |
| German | Vampuch[?] | From vamp ("vampire") and buch ("book") | |
| Taddäus[7] | - | ||
| Italian | Mad Libro[8] | Mad Book |
References[edit]
- ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo Power (American English). Page 10, 52, and 54.
- ^ a b MrGamingZone (September 10, 2011). Super Mario 64 - Big Boos Haunt - 100 Coins - 42/120 (02:54). YouTube (English).
- ^ "Here, called Bookends fly off the shelves, flapping madly at our well-read hero." – Pelland, et al. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 52.
- ^ packattack04082 (August 13, 2016). Super Mario 64 100% Walkthrough Part 5 - Big Boo's Haunt (08:48). YouTube (English).
- ^ "Flying books and sliding bookcases will keep you on your toes." – Book Bash instructions (2007). Mario Party DS. Nintendo (English).
- ^ Motomiya, Shusuke (One Up),Yasuhiro Nemoto, Hideki Endo, Yuta Naoi, and Noriko Tsuyuki, editors (December 24, 1996). 「キャラクター図鑑」 in 『スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド』. Tokyo: Media Factory (Japanese). ISBN 4-88991-411-0. Page 13.
- ^ 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 9.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 86.
