The Creepy Steeple Boo
| The Creepy Steeple Boo | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Species | Boo |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
The Creepy Steeple Boo is a character in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is the Boo that asks Mario "How many Boos just came out?" after Mario frees the 200 Boos from Creepy Steeple. He will drop an Ultra Mushroom and call Mario a "math nerd" if Mario guesses correctly, while if Mario gets it wrong (50 or 100) he will call Mario a "foolish mortal" and drop a coin. It is unknown if he was actually one of the Boos that joined in to make Atomic Boo, as he is presumably a friendly character throughout the game. It is also unknown if he was also referring to himself when he asks how many Boos came out.
Later, he sends Mario an email saying that he is thankful for Mario freeing him and his friends; he also reveals in the email that there are many secrets for Mario to find in his home of Creepy Steeple. This email shows his dislike for technology and seemingly frequent criticisms of himself.
In the remake, he can be found in the Creepy Steeple storeroom giving Mario quizzes after freeing the Boos trapped in the box.
Tattle (remake only)[edit]
"That’s a Boo. This guy loves quizzes, so he questions anyone who enters. If he never leaves this room, which seems to be the case… where is he getting all of this information?"
Email[edit]
- Mail?
Are you Mario? Did this e-mail...did you get this e-mail? Look, technology freaks me out, so if you're not Mario, please destroy this e-mail, OK? (GCN)
Are you Mario? Did this email... Did you get this email? Look, technology freaks me out, so if you're not Mario, please destroy this email, OK? (Switch)
But if you are, thanks for saving my captured friends. I figured I'd share a hot tip with you as thanks, so here it is: there's still lots of treasures in Creepy Steeple! (GCN)
But if you are, thanks for saving my captured friends. I figured I'd share a hot tip with you as thanks, so here it is— there's still lots of treasures in Creepy Steeple! (Switch)
Of course, knowing you, you've probably already found it all...ugh...I'm so useless... (GCN)
Of course, knowing you, you've probably already found it all... Ugh. I'm so useless... (Switch)
Well, enjoy your not-so-useless adventure.
The Creepy Steeple Boo (GCN)
-The Creepy Steeple Boo (Switch)
Quizzes (remake only)[edit]
Getting an answer incorrect will make the Boo leave until the player exits the storage room and reenters.
Quiz 1[edit]
This quiz is available after freeing the Boos trapped in the box under Creepy Steeple. Successfully answering the questions will make the Boo drop a Boo's Sheet as a reward.
| # | Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which townsperson is guarding the way to Rogueport’s east side? | Gus | Garf | Goose | Zess T. |
| 2 | Remember the villager-turned-pig you met when first arriving in Twilight Town? What’s his name? | King K | Dupree | Gloomer | Luigi |
| 3 | What will you find on the table if you stay at the inn in Twilight Town? | Golden Leaf | Peachy Peach | Dried Mushroom | Pork Chops |
Quiz 2[edit]
This quiz is available after completing Chapter 5. Successfully answering the questions will make the Boo drop a Peachy Peach as a reward.
| # | Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remember those stached statues? After three pounds on the red one, how many hits on the blue? | Two Hits | Four Hits | Six Hits | 64 Hits |
| 2 | At the bridge in Keelhaul Key, some sailors left Bobbery behind to escape. Who went straight back to camp first? | Crump | A Bob-omb | Flavio | A Toad |
| 3 | What’s the name of the Toad that opened a shop on Keelhaul Key? | Thriff T. | Pine T. Jr. | Pine T. Sr. | Charlieton |
Quiz 3[edit]
This quiz is available after completing Chapter 6. Successfully answering the questions will make the Boo drop an Ice Storm as a reward.
| # | Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What did the waitress on the Excess Express lose? | Gold Ring | Contact Lens | The Letter "p" | Shell Earrings |
| 2 | What sort of brain does Detective Pennington claim to have? | Golden | Exceedingly Rare | Improbably Large | Diamond |
| 3 | What’s the name of the hotel in Poshley Heights? | The Grand Poshley Hotel | Poshley Resorts Hotel | Royal Poshley Park Tower | Excess Bread & Breakfast |
Quiz 4[edit]
This quiz is available after completing Chapter 7. Successfully answering the questions will make the Boo drop a Shooting Star as a reward.
| # | Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bub’s father is named Goldbob. What’s his mother’s name? | Poshley | Sylvia | Toodles | Rawk Hawk |
| 2 | If you stay at the inn in Fahr Outpost, what will you find on the table? | Spicy Soup | Space Food | Snow Bunny | Poisoned Cake |
| 3 | Which Crystal Star was found inside the X-Naut Fortress? | Diamond Star | Mega Star | Movie Star | Crystal Star |
Quiz 5[edit]
This quiz is available after completing Chapter 8. Successfully answering the questions will make the Boo drop an Ultra Mushroom as a reward.
| # | Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is Hooktail in relation to Gloomtail from the Palace of Shadow? | Older Brother | Younger Brother | Younger Sister | Sweetheart |
| 2 | What is the name of the son mentioned in the letter held by the Dull Bones in Hooktail Castle? | Korvallis | Kolorado | Kooper | Koops |
| 3 | Which symbol appears on the black pillars inside The Great Tree? | Full Moon | Mushroom | Jabbi | Left-Facing Puni |
Quiz 6[edit]
This quiz is available immediately after passing the previous quiz. There are 15 questions this time. Successfully answering them will make the Boo drop a Money Money badge as a reward. The Boo will still give out 15 question quizzes after this but will ask random ones answered before, and will drop a single coin as a reward.
| # | Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goombella is in which year of her studies at the University of Goom? | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior |
| 2 | What’s the name of Puni shopkeeper in The Great Tree? | Pungent | Pungry | Punifred | Jabbula |
| 3 | What’s the name of the manager of the Glitzville fresh-juice shop? | Podley | Podler | Herb T. | Garson |
| 4 | In the Glitzville Glitz Pit, which team is described as “The Grim Death Burglars”? | The Shellshockers | The Koopinator | The Hand-It-Overs | The Bob-omb Squad |
| 5 | Which model of hammer did you obtain from the Glitzville Glitz Pit? | Hammer Mk II | Hammer Wrath 2004 | HAMMAWHACK 2005 | Slammin’ Hammer |
| 6 | How many crows can be found throughout all of Twilight Town? | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 7 | Which of these is NOT one of Luigi’s adventuring pals? | Torque | Blooey | Screamy | Heff T. |
| 8 | Which of these… things… does not have spikes on its head? | Spania | Spinia | Spunia | Bristle |
| 9 | Remember Lahla, the Boo who works at the parlor in Rogueport? Which of these things does she like? | Snow Bunnies | Coins | Icicle Pops | Honey Mushrooms |
| 10 | What time was shown on the clock when Mario's group first arrived at Riverside Station? | 3 O'clock | 5 O'clock | 6 O'clock | 7 O'clock |
| 11 | What is the name of the Fahr Outpost Bob-omb that judges personalities by studying people’s mustaches? | Rob | Nob | Fred | Swob |
| 12 | Which of these enemies can only be found in the X-Naut Fortress? | Yux | X-Yux | Z-Yux | Grodus X |
| 13 | Which of these enemies can be found in the Palace of Shadow? | Dark Wizzerd | Wizzerd | Elite Wizzerd | Gloomba |
| 14 | NOT counting Mario, how many of his partners wear a hat? | Zero | Two | Three | Four |
| 15 | How many Boos came out of the box located underneath Creepy Steeple? Total! | 50 | 100 | 200 | 400 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Boo dal Tempio dell'Orrore[?] | Boo from the Creepy Steeple |
Trivia[edit]
- The German localization of the Creepy Steeple Boo's quizzes contains two mistakes:
- In quiz 4, question 3, the Crystal Star is erroneously referred to as "Juwelenstern" (jewel star) instead of "Kristallstern" (crystal star), likely due to the Crystal Stars as a whole being known as "Sternjuwelen" (star jewels).
- In quiz 6, question 13, the names of Dark Wizzerd and Wizzerd are swapped, making Dark Wizzerd the wrong answer, even though it is the only answer to appear in the Palace of Shadow.
- Korvallis, a possible answer for question 2 in quiz 5, seems to be a portmanteau of "Koopa" and "Corvallis," a city in the American state of Oregon. This is similar to how the correct answer, Kolorado, is a portmanteau of "Koopa" and "Colorado," another American state.
