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{{about|the circular group of Boos|the regular Boos also referred to as "Boo Buddies"|[[Boo]]}}
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:Boo Circle NSMBW.png|200px]]<br>Circling Boo Buddies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variant_of=[[Boo]]
|comparable=[[Boo Buddy Snake]]<br>[[Octoboo]]<br>[[Peepa]]
}}
'''Boo Buddies''', also known as '''Circling Boo Buddies''',<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 51.</ref> are a spinning circular formation of [[Boo]]s with different facial expressions, first found in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. The circle has a single large gap and several small gaps between the individual Boo Buddies, allowing [[Mario]] to jump through. Unlike normal Boos, Boo Buddies do not stop moving when Mario faces them.

In games such as ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', [[Peepa]]s fulfill the role of Boo Buddies. Similarly, in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', there are groups of [[Octoboo]]s which behave just like Boo Buddies. A similar Boo formation is the [[Boo Buddy Snake]].

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
In ''Super Mario World'', Circling Boo Buddies appear in small rooms in [[Ghost House]]s and other haunted areas, including swamps and shipwrecks. They first appear in the [[Donut Secret House]]. Touching any one of the buddies can damage the Mario Bros. Unlike regular Boos, they do not cover their face when Mario looks at them.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Circling Boo Buddies also make an appearance in {{world-link|5|ghost|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where they can be found with different numbers of Boos and form larger or smaller circles. They can be defeated by drilling them as [[Propeller Mario]], unlike regular Boos.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
This species returns in various haunted areas of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', acting the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They appear in the levels [[Haunted Shipwreck]], [[Swaying Ghost House]], [[Painted Swampland]], [[Spinning Spirit House]], [[Deepsea Ruins]], and [[Spinning Platforms of Doom]].

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
[[File:SMM-3-4-Spinning-Boo-Buddies.jpg|thumb|Large-sized Boo Buddies as seen in ''Super Mario Maker'', in [[Spinning Boo Buddies!]]]]
Boo Buddies reappear under their current name — which itself was previously used for regular Boos in ''Super Mario World'' — in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. This variant of Boos can be made in the Course Maker by shaking a Boo. Like many objects, they can be enlarged with a [[Super Mushroom]] and given wings, the latter of which will make them move in and out when they are circling. They can be placed in [[Warp Pipe]]s, [[Bill Blaster]]s, [[Block]]s, [[Lakitu's Cloud]]s and [[Track (object)|tracks]]. Because of the fact that these Boo Buddies did not appear before ''Super Mario World'', new sprites have been made for the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' game style. Also, Boo Buddies do not make facial expressions unlike in other games.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Boo Buddies act and can be used in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' the same way as in ''Super Mario Maker''. In addition, they behave like regular Boos in the nighttime ground theme, following the player if their back is turned.

===''Yoshi's Safari''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', a trio of Circling Boo Buddies appear as the second phase of the [[Big Boo]] fight. Here, the player must shoot at the one with an open mouth to defeat them.

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
A single group of Boo Buddies appears in the [[Gloomy Woods]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', when the player is controlling [[Luigi]] after [[Mario]] and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] disappear. They are invisible, hence their movements can only be tracked by their shadows. If Luigi touches one of the Boos, they will appear and scare him, causing him to run away. Additionally, one of the [[Paper Boo]]s' attacks is to separate their copies and move in a motion similar to that of Boo Buddies.

===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
Boo Buddies appear in the [[Boo Hunt]] co-op challenge of ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. They circle high and/or low, and can be hit for coins. However, they will take coins if players take too long.

===''WarioWare Gold''===
Boo Buddies make a cameo in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', where a Boo must be shaken in Level 3 of the [[Super Mario Maker (microgame)|Super Mario Maker]] [[microgame]] to make it become a group of Boo Buddies.

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
[[File:MKT Boo Buddies.jpg|thumb|130px|[[Shy Guy|Pink Shy Guy]] near some faint Boo Buddies in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'']] In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', a round of faint Boo Buddies can be seen circling around the shortcut behind the [[wooden cutout]] in [[SNES Ghost Valley 1]]. They only appear if the player is near the shortcut and they do not affect gameplay.

===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
Boo Buddies appear in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' as part of Boo's Special Dash, Carousel Dash.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World''===
*'''''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet:''' ''You may remember the Boo Buddies from [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]. This time there's a whole horde of them! And amongst them there's a huge spook called The Big Boo. But don't worry, if you look at them, they act shy and turn away. Cute, aren't they? But watch it ... they're dangerous!''<ref>''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet, pg. 24''</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW Circling Boo Buddies.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Cape Mario - KC Mario manga.png|''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' (Kodansha manga)
Safari Circling Boos.png|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
SMA2 Boos Circle.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
NSMBU The Boo Ballet Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
SMM-SMB-Boo-Circle.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM-SMB3-Boo-Circle.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style)
SMM-SMW-Boo-Circle.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario World'' style)
SMM-NSMBU-Boo-Circle.png|''Super Mario Maker''  (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=輪になるテレサ
|JapR=Wa ni Naru Teresa
|JapM=Circle-formed Boos
|Dut=Boo Buddy's
|DutM=Boo Buddies
|Kor=원을 그리는 부끄부끄
|KorR=Woneul geurineun bukkeubukkeu
|KorM=Circle-formed Boos
|Ita=Banda di Boo
|ItaM=Boo Band
|SpaA=Banda de boos
|SpaAM=Boo band
|Rus=Бу-дружищи
|RusR=Bu-druzhishchi
|RusM=Boo Buddies
|ChiS=圆阵害羞幽灵
|ChiSR=Yuánzhèn Hàixiūyōulíng
|ChiSM=Circular Array Boos
|ChiT=圓陣害羞幽靈
|ChiTR=Yuánzhèn Hàixiūyōulíng
|ChiTM=Circular Array Boos
|Fra=Bande de Boos
|FraM=Boos Crew
}}

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