Hoohooros

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This article is about the boss in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga that uses Pillars. For the Pillars in Super Mario World, see Pillar.
Hoohooros
Sprite of Hoohooros from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
Sprite of Hoohooros in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
“...Now for your next challenge. You must defeat me!”
Hoohooros, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Hoohooros's sprite in the overworld of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Hoohooros's sprite in the overworld of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Hoohooros's sprite in the overworld of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Hoohooros's sprite in the overworld of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Hoohooros's sprites between games.

Hoohooros is the ancient stone guardian of Hoohoo Mountain that appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. It was built by the ancient Hoohoo civilization. Hoohooros resembles the top half of a man, albeit more angular and grey (gold in its normal form), and without any visible hands or fingers at the ends of its arms. Its name is a pun on "hoohoo."

When Mario and Luigi meet Hoohooros, the stone idol tests the brothers' ability to use the Spin Jump technique through a timed minigame: the Mario Bros. must get 10 Hoohoo Spirits within a time limit of 30 seconds (35 seconds in the remake) using their Spin Jump, without falling on the ground once. After completing the minigame, it gives the Bros. their next test: fight the stone guardian itself. It then takes on a darker and more shadowy form before starting the battle. Upon defeat, Hoohooros congratulates them and allows Mario and Luigi to proceed with their next "test" of reaching the mountain's summit. The surrounding Hooroglyphs glow as a platform extends out for the Bros. to High Jump onto and resume their climb.

Battle[edit]

At the start of the battle, Hoohooros hides within one of two Hooroglyph-covered pillars. Each of the pillars attack by drawing energy from the ground or the other pillar, and fire a laser at Mario or Luigi which must be dodged by jumping. Destroying the pillar Hoohooros is hiding under causes it to move to the other pillar and summon another to replace it (Hoohooros will have an ellipsis appear above its head a few seconds before it moves). This requires the Bros. to break the other pillar first; destroying Hoohooros's pillar after will cause him to move out into the open, where it can be damaged. While exposed, Hoohooros attacks by firing a laser beam that sweeps across the ground; the Mario Bros. must jump over it one at a time. After a couple of turns, the stone guardian attempts to move to the other pillar as usual, but remains exposed if it is not present.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Hoohooros gains the Fury status upon losing half its HP or more, and begins attacking faster and more often each turn like most other bosses.

Statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Hoohooros
Hoohooros from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga HP 45 POW 28 Defense 30
Speed 32 Experience 30 Coins 20
Location Hoohoo Mountain Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 30% Stun? 30% Burn? 30%
Level 6 Role Boss Item drop 1-Up Mushroom – 100%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Pillar
One of the pillars found in the battle with Hoohooros. HP 2 POW 18 Defense 999
Speed 22 Experience 0 Coins 2 (0)
Location Hoohoo Mountain Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 0% Stun? 0% Burn? 0%
Level 99 Role Support Item drop None – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Hoohooros
Hoohooros HP 56 POW 36 DEF 18 SPEED 15 Experience 36
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 20
Stat down 30% Dizzy 30% Burn 30% Speed down 30% Item drop None (0%)
Hoohooros Slacks (100%)
Hoohooros Slacks (100%)
Level           6 Location(s) Hoohoo Mountain
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Pillar
Sprite of a Pillar from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 3 POW 20 DEF 24 SPEED 18 Experience 0
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 0
Stat down 0% Dizzy 0% Burn 0% Speed down 0% Item drop None (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           6 Location(s) Hoohoo Mountain

Names in other languages[edit]

Hoohooros[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ウフロス
Ufurosu
From「ウフッ」(ufu, an onomatopoeia for chuckling) and possibly "-ρος" (-ros)

Chinese 呵呵罗斯
Hēhēluósī
Hoohooros

French Ufross
-
German Felsstrahler
Rock Beamer
Italian Totem Tiritera
Hoohoo Totem (Tiritera being the Italian name of Hoohoo Village and Mountain)
Korean 후훗로스
Huhut-roseu
From the Japanese name

Spanish Ufros
-

Pillar[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese はしら
Hashira
Pillar

German Pfeiler
Pillar
Italian Colonna Tiritera
Hoohoo Pillar (Tiritera being the Italian name of Hoohoo Village and Mountain)
Korean 기둥
Gidung
Pillar

Spanish Pilar
Pillar

Trivia[edit]

  • In the E3 2003 demo of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Hoohooros is given the rough translation of "Ufross".[1] Additionally, the boss dialog is given a rough translation.[2]
  • There is a glitch that can trigger if Mario and Luigi destroy the pillar that Hoohooros is hiding under with one of their Bros. Attacks and learn that Bros. Attack's Advanced Command. If that happens when the opposite pillar is still out of commission, instead of attacking, it will watch the Bros. forever. To fix this glitch, the player must turn off the Game Boy Advance.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hard4Games (October 24, 2023). LOST BETA VERSION! Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. YouTube. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Skawo (October 25, 2023). [TCRF] Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Demo Indepth Look - Part 2. YouTube. Retrieved October 26, 2023.