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{{about|the enemy from the [[Mario (franchise)|Mario]] franchise|the boss from [[DK: Jungle Climber]]|[[Mega Amp]]}}
{{about|the enemy from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] franchise|the boss from [[DK: Jungle Climber]]|[[Mega Amp]]}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Close-up Screenshot.png]]<br>A Big Amp from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|image=[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Close-up Screenshot.png]]<br>A Big Amp from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
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|variant_of=[[Amp]]
|variant_of=[[Amp]]
}}
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'''Big Amps'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 28.</ref> are, as the name would suggest, a larger variety of [[Amp]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. Despite the size difference, they have the same behavior as well as semblance as their ordinary counterparts, with the exception of both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
'''Big Amps'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=28|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> are a variety of [[Amp]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. While they are a larger size, Big Amps have the same behavior and appearance as their ordinary counterparts, with the exception of both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 5''====
====''Mario Party 5''====
[[File:Yoshi Electrocuted 5.png|thumb|right|150px|Big Amps from ''Mario Party 5'']]
[[File:Yoshi Electrocuted 5.png|thumb|150px|Big Amps from ''Mario Party 5'']]
Large variants of Amps first appear in ''Mario Party 5'' in [[Shock Absorbers (Mario Party 5)|Shock Absorbers]], along with regular Amps. They are slightly bigger than the regular Amps, and much like the regular Amps, coming into contact with them electrocutes a character.
Large variants of Amps first appear in ''Mario Party 5'' in [[Shock Absorbers (Mario Party 5)|Shock Absorbers]], along with regular Amps. They are slightly bigger than the regular Amps, and much like the regular Amps, coming into contact with them electrocutes a character.


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===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Big Amp.png|thumb|150px|A Big Amp in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'']]
[[File:SMG Big Amp.png|thumb|150px|A Zap Ball in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'']]
Big Amps appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', though they no longer have any visible facial features, unlike the regular Amps. Despite this, their behavior is identical to their smaller counterparts.
Big Amps, referred to as '''Zap Balls''',<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233909/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', though they no longer have any visible facial features, unlike the regular Amps. Despite this, their behavior is identical to their smaller counterparts.


====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Big Amps return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', appearing in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]].
Big Amps, again referred to as Zap Balls,<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233946/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are encountered in the [[Space Storm Galaxy]] only.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
[[File:NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Several Big Amps from [[Snake Block Tower]]]]
Big Amps are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They occur frequently in [[Snake Block Tower]] alongside their original counterparts. Big Amps do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
Big Amps also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', frequently in [[Snake Block Tower]] alongside their original counterparts.
 
They are one of the very few enemies not to return in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png| Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Asset Model Big Amp.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
NSMBU Big Amp Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビリビリボール<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 128 and 161.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Jap=ビリビリボール<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=128 and 161|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|JapR=Biribiri Bōru
|JapR=Biribiri Bōru
|JapM=Electrified Ball
|JapM=Electrified Ball
|Jap2=でかビリキュー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 210.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|Jap2=でかビリキュー<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=210|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|Jap2R=Deka Birikyū
|Jap2R=Deka Birikyū
|Jap2M=Big Amp
|Jap2M=Big Amp
|Ger=Riesen-Sparky
|Ger=Riesen-Sparky
|GerM=Giant Amp
|GerM=Giant Amp
|Ita=Amperino Gigante<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 128</ref>
|Ita=Sfera elettrica<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' PRIMA Guide|page=177-178}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|ItaM=Giant Amp
|Ita2=Amperino Gigante<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=128}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy'')</small>
|Ita3=Elettrosfera<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=161}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Ita4=Mega Amperino<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=210}}</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|ItaM=Electric sphere
|Ita2M=Giant Amp
|Ita3M=Electrosphere; same as [[Lightning Orb]]
|Ita4M=Mega Amp
}}
}}


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