(a.k.a. Boo Diddly, Boo Buddy, Li'l Boo.)
AUTHOR:
David Mitchell
(Revision History)
GAMES: SMB3, SMW, SMW2, SMRPG, SM64, YS, PM, SMS, ML, PM2, ML2, SPP, NSMB, SPM, SMG.
TYPE: Ghost.
TURF: Castles, Ghost Houses.
AFFILIATIONS: Koopa Troop.
CLOSE RELATIVES: Bigger Boo, Big Boo, Doopliss, Pink Boo.
SKILLS AND ATTACKS: Scream, Lightning Orb, Flinch (they hide behind their arms), Disappear, Willy Wisp, S'crow Bell, Eerie Jig.
STRENGTHS: Strong against Jump, Thunder and Fear attacks. Strong against most magic.
WEAKNESSES: Weak against Pure Water, fire, Geno, eggs and vacuums.
BACKGROUND:
Boos or Boo Buddies come in a lot of shapes and sizes, but they all look like puffy white ghosts and they're all tricky. Most of the time Boo Buddies appear in groups, but single ones can be found in many places too.
Boos love to play tricks on people and scare them, but when faced by someone with a lot of courage, they hide or shrink away. They like to haunt old buildings and a single castle or mansion can be haunted by dozens or hundreds of Boos!
Boos ocassionally work for Bowser because they are always up for some trouble, but most of them are more closely associated with King Boo.
There are also relatively peaceful Boos like Bow and her mansion of friends.
EVOLUTION:
Boos first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 as white, puffy ghosts with big faces and their appearance hasn't changed a lot over the years even though they went n to star in more games than almost any other monster.
In Super Mario World they had some new facial expressions but otherwise looked the same - they were also named Boo Buddies this time. The ones in Super Mario Land 2 look about the same but are a bit smaller.
In Yoshi's Island they shrank quite a bit, and they have baby-like smiles on
their faces. The Super Mario RPG version has a blue mouth and is called L'il
Boo...it might actually be a separate species.
In Super Mario 64 Boo Buddies grew again, becoming almost as big as Mario - only
to shrink back to their previously tiny size in Yoshi's Story, then back to
a size that was somewhere inbetween in Paper Mario. The Paper Mario Boos are
probably my favourite, and this may be the first game where they were just called
"Boos".
In Luigi's Mansion Boos became a bit more ghost-like and transparent but were
otherwise the same as before. Super Mario Sunshine is actually the first game
to really change the Boo design much - in this game their tongues hang way
out and they have big blue eyes. They're pretty dopey looking!
OTHER BACKGROUND INFO:
"Boo is too shy to look anyone in the face. But when you turn around..." -Super Mario Bros. 3 Instruction Manual
"You may remember the Boo Buddies from Super Mario Bros. 3. This time there's a whole horde of them! And among 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!" -Super Mario World Instruction Manual
"Stomp Boos to defeat them and earn coins. You can also avoid them - just pay attention when they blink into tranparency." - Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide
QUOTES: Click here.
STATS AND STRATEGIES: Click here.
FOOTNOTES AND TRIVIA:
In Super Mario Bros. 3, Boo was called "Boo Diddly", a parody of musician Bo Diddly's name.
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