Motley Bossblob

Template:Character-infobox Motley Bossblob is a boss introduced in Super Mario 3D World. They are a jester who uses gelatinous blobs to transform into a large clown-like monster. Their name is derived from the word "motley" which refers to an assortment, referring to the many blobs that make up their clown form, but it also refers to a jester's costume, which they wear. They make their first appearance in World 6-C: Motley Bossblob's Big Battle.

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Double Mario fighting against Motley Bossblob.

Motley Bossblob serves as the second boss of World 6. In this boss-only course, Motley Bossblob gathers large gelatinous blobs to transform themself into a large clown-like monster. They will then try to jump on the player. On the last jump, Motley will split into many smaller blobs along with their jester form, where they will be vulnerable to attack. The player must defeat them by attacking the fleeing jester when they are defenseless, while avoiding the blobs that hurt the player. The player can also attack or step on the smaller blobs to make their clown monster form smaller when they combine next time. The more blobs that get attacked, the smaller they get. Every time the boss splits, a set of Double Cherries will appear. After three hits, Motley Bossblob is defeated and the Warp Pipe to the Goal Pole is revealed.

Motley Bossblob reappears in World Bowser-A: Motley Bossblob's Encore and World Flower-12: Boss Blitz with a similar strategy. Their jumps will now create shockwaves which can damage the player.

Description

Motley Bossblob looks somewhat similar to the Koopalings, Boom Boom, and Pom Pom in appearance, and has two downward-pointing fangs.His lower face is a slightly lighter shade than his body. They wear a jester's costume consisting of a sleeveless striped robe with a pointed lower edge and a two-pointed jester hat. Their robe has a white collar with a golden disk on it. They wear a golden bracelet on each arm, and carries a scepter, similar to the Magikoopas'. His pupils are star-shaped and match the colors of the costume on each side. In each appearance, they and their blobs (and thus, the giant form) have different colors; in their first appearance in 6-C, they wear red and blue, have beige scales and has a silver form, in Bowser-A, they wear green and purple with pink scales and have a gold form, and in Flower-12, they wear teal and ruby red with green scales, and have a red form. The color of the magic energy in their scepter also changes with each fight.

When their blobs combine, they form a large clown-like being. Its body is rotund and covered in a checkerboard pattern. It lacks a neck and shoulders, and its face is set in a permanent deranged grin. It has a hat, collar, and bracelets that match the outfit of the boss inside. The blobs' eyes carry into the clown form and match the shape of Motley's pupils.

Gallery

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  Artwork of the giant form seen in the first encounter.

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  Motley fleeing after the blobs split.

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  Motley Bossblob's second appearance.

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  The giant form, golden, in the second encounter.

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  Motley Bossblob's third appearance.

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  The giant form, now red, in the third fight.