Boo Woods
| Boo Woods | |
|---|---|
| |
| First appearance | Luigi's Mansion (2001) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (2019) |
| Ruler | King Boo |
| Inhabitants | Boos, various ghosts, human spirits, Professor E. Gadd |
- “I hear there's an affordable lab at the edge of the Boo Woods.”
- —Elvin Gadd (past), Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
The Boo Woods are a location first featured in Luigi's Mansion. The Boo Woods are extremely large and full of many dead trees; Professor E. Gadd's lab is found here along with the mansion that Luigi won. The Boo Woods also appear in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart Tour; in these games, the woods have a large swamp and some of the trees can move around. As the name implies, Boos haunt this area along with the leader of this area, King Boo.
History[edit]
Background[edit]
The Boo Woods are first named when Elvin Gadd of the past mentions them in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. After his lab is destroyed by the volcano of Thwomp Volcano, he says that he has "a hankering to do some paranormal research" and that he plans to move to "an affordable lab at the edge of the Boo Woods."
Luigi's Mansion[edit]
Prior to the events of Luigi's Mansion, Mario goes to the Boo Woods to go to a mansion that Luigi owns, waiting for him to meet him there. However, he goes missing. In the beginning of the game, Luigi goes to the Boo Woods to find his mansion he won in a contest he did not enter. In the game, the Boo Woods appear more like a background than an actual location. Luigi can go outside to the courtyards of the mansion, where the Boo Woods are seen. The woods can also be seen in the balcony of the mansion.
Mario Super Sluggers[edit]
- Main article: Luigi's Mansion (baseball stadium)
In Mario Super Sluggers, Luigi's stadium is set within the Boo Woods, located in front of the mansion. Dead trees surround the ballpark, and the outfield contains gravestones and ghosts that serve as obstacles to fielders.
Mario Kart series[edit]
The Boo Woods make appearances in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart Tour on the Luigi's Mansion course. Outside the mansion are the Boo Woods, which have a graveyard surrounding the mansion and, beyond it, a swamp of mud with Walking Trees that act as obstacles.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テレサの森[?] Teresa no Mori |
Boo Woods | |
| Italian | Selva Boo[?] | Boo Woods | |
| Spanish | Bosque Boo[?] | Boo Woods |
