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[[Image:Circling_Boo_Buddies.PNG|thumb|right|'''Circling Boo Buddies'''.]]
{{about|the circular group of Boos|the regular Boos also referred to as "Boo Buddies"|[[Boo]]}}
'''Circling Boo Buddies''' are a formation of many [[Boo]]s found in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They chase and circle around [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], slowing down their process. Touching any single one of the Boos that make up a Boo circle can prove to be fatal for the Mario Bros.. The only way to get rid of them was to touch them while they are invincible from a [[Star (item)|Star]] or by going to another room. Thankfully, they only appear in small rooms in [[Ghost House]]s.  
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMM-NSMBU-Boo-Circle.png|260px]]<br>Circling Boo Buddies in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style of ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|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>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=51|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</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.


Boo Buddies also make an appearance in [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]] (after an 18-year long absence, not counting remakes), in the [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)#World 5 Ghost House|World 5 Ghost House]], where they act as they did in [[Super Mario World]].
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]], [[Deepsea Ruins]], [[Spinning Spirit House]], 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]]s. 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>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</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)
Monster Boos SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 5|volume 5]]
Safari Circling Boos.png|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
SMA2 Boos Circle.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
Boo Circle NSMBW.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBU Boo Buddy Render.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
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)
</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
|Ger=Tanzender Buu<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>
|GerM=Dancing Boo
|Kor=원을 그리는 부끄부끄
|KorR=Woneul Geurineun Bukkeubukkeu
|KorM=Circle-formed Boos
|Ita=Boo Buddies
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=1991|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario World''
|Ita2=Cerchio di Boo
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrWZm9v3AHo|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Sfide: Svolazzando tra i fantasmi (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=February 20, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ita2M=Boo circle
|Ita3=Anello di Boo
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdM_isRra48|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Giungla gassata 5 - Nuota con una Stella per una serie di 1-Up (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=January 18, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Ring of Boos
|Ita3N=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|Ita4=Banda di Boo
|Ita4C=<ref>''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', Italian localization.</ref>
|Ita4M=Boo gang
|Ita4N=''Super Mario Maker 2''
|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
|Fre=Bande de Boos
|FreM=Boos Crew
|Fre2=Ronde de Boos
|Fre2M=Round of Boos
}}
 
==References==
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Another similar Boo formation is the [[Boo Buddy Snake]].
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This article is about the circular group of Boos. For the regular Boos also referred to as "Boo Buddies", see Boo.
Boo Buddies
SMM-NSMBU-Boo-Circle.png
Circling Boo Buddies in the New Super Mario Bros. U style of Super Mario Maker
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021)
Variant of Boo
Comparable

Boo Buddies, also known as Circling Boo Buddies,[1] are a spinning circular formation of Boos 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, Peepas fulfill the role of Boo Buddies. Similarly, in Super Mario Galaxy 2, there are groups of Octoboos which behave just like Boo Buddies. A similar Boo formation is the Boo Buddy Snake.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

In Super Mario World, Circling Boo Buddies appear in small rooms in Ghost Houses 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[edit]

Circling Boo Buddies also make an appearance in World 5-Ghost House 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[edit]

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, Deepsea Ruins, Spinning Spirit House, and Spinning Platforms of Doom.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Spinning Boo Buddies! level in Super Mario Maker
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 Pipes, Bill Blasters, Blocks, Lakitu's Clouds and 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 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 Boos' attacks is to separate their copies and move in a motion similar to that of Boo Buddies.

Mario Tennis Aces[edit]

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[edit]

Boo Buddies make a cameo in WarioWare Gold, where a Boo must be shaken in Level 3 of the Super Mario Maker microgame to make it become a group of Boo Buddies.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Boo Buddies making a small appearance in the Mario Kart Tour version of SNES Ghost Valley 1
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[edit]

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

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

  • 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![2]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 輪になるテレサ[?]
Wa ni Naru Teresa
Circle-formed Boos
Chinese (simplified) 圆阵害羞幽灵[?]
Yuánzhèn Hàixiūyōulíng
Circular Array Boos
Chinese (traditional) 圓陣害羞幽靈[?]
Yuánzhèn Hàixiūyōulíng
Circular Array Boos
Dutch Boo Buddy's[?] Boo Buddies
French Bande de Boos[?] Boos Crew
Ronde de Boos[?] Round of Boos
German Tanzender Buu[3] Dancing Boo
Italian Boo Buddies[4] - Super Mario World
Cerchio di Boo[5] Boo circle New Super Mario Bros. U
Anello di Boo[6] Ring of Boos New Super Mario Bros. U
Banda di Boo[7] Boo gang Super Mario Maker 2
Korean 원을 그리는 부끄부끄[?]
Woneul Geurineun Bukkeubukkeu
Circle-formed Boos
Russian Бу-дружищи[?]
Bu-druzhishchi
Boo Buddies
Spanish (NOA) Banda de boos[?] Boo band

References[edit]

  1. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 51.
  2. ^ 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  3. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
  4. ^ 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo (Italian). Page 24.
  5. ^ Canale New Super Mario Bros. U (February 20, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Sfide: Svolazzando tra i fantasmi (Wii U). YouTube (Italian).
  6. ^ Canale New Super Mario Bros. U (January 18, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Giungla gassata 5 - Nuota con una Stella per una serie di 1-Up (Wii U). YouTube (Italian).
  7. ^ Super Mario Maker 2, Italian localization.