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'''Bigger Boo''' is the mid-boss of [[World 2 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 2]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. He is encountered by [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] at the end of World 2-4, [[Bigger Boo's Fort]], starting out as a normal [[Big Boo]]. However, [[Kamek]] arrives and uses his magic to increase the size of the Boo. He does not attack Yoshi, instead floating around the room and chasing him when he is not looking, and he can still be stopped by facing his direction, though he also turns intangible, meaning that he cannot be attacked. The player must toss [[Yoshi Egg|eggs]] in a way that they ricochet off the walls and into him while facing away from him, though with each hit Bigger Boo increases in size. After hitting him five times, Bigger Boo's size increases to a point where he explodes, defeating him. | '''Bigger Boo''' is the mid-boss of [[World 2 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 2]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. He is encountered by [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] at the end of World 2-4, [[Bigger Boo's Fort]], starting out as a normal [[Big Boo]]. However, [[Kamek]] arrives and uses his magic to increase the size of the Boo. He does not attack Yoshi, instead floating around the room and chasing him when he is not looking, and he can still be stopped by facing his direction, though he also turns intangible, meaning that he cannot be attacked. The player must toss [[Yoshi Egg|eggs]] in a way that they ricochet off the walls and into him while facing away from him, though with each hit Bigger Boo increases in size. After hitting him five times, Bigger Boo's size increases to a point where he explodes, defeating him. | ||
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==Profiles and statistics== | |||
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*'''Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''Now here's a real back-biter. Bigger Boo closes his eyes and almost fades into the stonework when Yoshi looks at him. Turn around, though, and he'll swoop down for a dino dinner! Say "Boo!" to Bigger Boo by making the fanciest collection of bank shots this side of the world billiards championship.''<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 17.</ref> | |||
*'''Super Power Club Cards bio:'''<ref>{{media link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref> | |||
**'''Description:''' ''This hungry ghoul will keep getting bigger and bigger until he squishes you in a corner.'' | |||
**'''Favorite TV Show:''' ''{{wp|Growing Pains|Growing Pains}}'' | |||
**'''How to Beat Him:''' ''Look away from his big mug and bounce your eggs off the wall. Five or six hits should burst Bigger Boo's bubble. If you need more eggs, eat the bats flying around the room.'' | |||
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' まかい合うと透明になってすり抜けられる。弱点はやっぱり背中。<ref>「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), {{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P8.jpg|page 8}}.</ref> (''When engaged, they become invisible and can slip through. The weak point is still the back.'') | |||
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- This article is about the Yoshi's Island boss. For the recurring species of large Boos, see Big Boo.
Bigger Boo | |
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Artwork of Bigger Boo from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | |
Species | Big Boo |
First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
Latest appearance | Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) |
Bigger Boo is the mid-boss of World 2 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. He is encountered by Yellow Yoshi at the end of World 2-4, Bigger Boo's Fort, starting out as a normal Big Boo. However, Kamek arrives and uses his magic to increase the size of the Boo. He does not attack Yoshi, instead floating around the room and chasing him when he is not looking, and he can still be stopped by facing his direction, though he also turns intangible, meaning that he cannot be attacked. The player must toss eggs in a way that they ricochet off the walls and into him while facing away from him, though with each hit Bigger Boo increases in size. After hitting him five times, Bigger Boo's size increases to a point where he explodes, defeating him.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Now here's a real back-biter. Bigger Boo closes his eyes and almost fades into the stonework when Yoshi looks at him. Turn around, though, and he'll swoop down for a dino dinner! Say "Boo!" to Bigger Boo by making the fanciest collection of bank shots this side of the world billiards championship.[1]
- Super Power Club Cards bio:[2]
- Description: This hungry ghoul will keep getting bigger and bigger until he squishes you in a corner.
- Favorite TV Show: Growing Pains
- How to Beat Him: Look away from his big mug and bounce your eggs off the wall. Five or six hits should burst Bigger Boo's bubble. If you need more eggs, eat the bats flying around the room.
- Shogakukan guide: まかい合うと透明になってすり抜けられる。弱点はやっぱり背中。[3] (When engaged, they become invisible and can slip through. The weak point is still the back.)
Gallery
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | びっくりテレサ Bikkuri Teresa |
From「びっくり」(bikkuri, to be frightened) and「テレサ」(Teresa, Boo);「びっくり」is likely a play on「ビッグ」(biggu, big), referring to size, to differentiate from normal Big Boo |
Chinese | 嘘嘘魔鬼 Xūxū Móguǐ |
Pun on "嘘嘘鬼" (Xūxūguǐ, Boo) and "魔鬼" (móguǐ, devil) |
German | Buu Huu |
Same name as the Boo species in German |
Italian | SuperBoo |
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Spanish | Bumba-Boo |
Boom-Boo |
References
- ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 17.
- ^ Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island
- ^ 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 8 .