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'''Octoboos'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. 2010. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Premiere Edition guide. Page 28.</ref> are an undead ghost variant of [[Octoomba]]s appearing in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear in the [[Haunty Halls Galaxy]], [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], and [[Flash Black Galaxy]] as regular enemies. In the first mission [[A Glimmer of Bulb Berry]], they are the first enemies to be encountered, and they can be found in groups while encircling a select area, behaving somewhat like [[Circling Boo Buddies]] or [[Peepa|Peepas]] in later games.  
'''Octoboos'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. 2010. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Premiere Edition guide. Page 28.</ref> are the ghosts of [[Octoomba]]s appearing in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They primarily move around by floating in a set area. Octoboos cannot be defeated; they become transparent, however when the player uses a [[Spin]] near them or from [[Yoshi]]'s tongue. Octoboos also make small [[Octoomba]] sounds if Mario or Luigi is close to them. Unlike most members of the Octoomba family, they do not spit rocks.
 
Octoboos appear in [[Haunty Halls Galaxy]], [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], and [[Flash Black Galaxy]] as regular enemies. In [[A Glimmer of Bulb Berry]], they are the first enemies to be encountered. They can be found in groups while encircling a select area, behaving somewhat like [[Circling Boo Buddies]] or [[Peepa|Peepas]] in later games. In [[Sneaking Down the Creepy Corridor]], [[Boo Mario]] has to avoid these enemies to progress through the area.  


[[File:Octoboo.png|thumb|left|Octoboos from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
[[File:Octoboo.png|thumb|left|Octoboos from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
In the second mission [[Sneaking Down the Creepy Corridor]], [[Boo Mario]] has to avoid these enemies to progress through the area. Octoboos resemble white, legless Octoombas with ghostly tails. They primarily move around by floating in a set area. Octoboos cannot be defeated; they become transparent, however when the player uses a [[Spin]] near them or from [[Yoshi]]'s tongue. Octoboos also make small [[Octoomba]] sounds if Mario or Luigi is close to them. Unlike most members of the Octoomba family, they don't spit rocks.
 
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Template:Species-infobox Octoboos[1] are the ghosts of Octoombas appearing in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They primarily move around by floating in a set area. Octoboos cannot be defeated; they become transparent, however when the player uses a Spin near them or from Yoshi's tongue. Octoboos also make small Octoomba sounds if Mario or Luigi is close to them. Unlike most members of the Octoomba family, they do not spit rocks.

Octoboos appear in Haunty Halls Galaxy, Boo Moon Galaxy, and Flash Black Galaxy as regular enemies. In A Glimmer of Bulb Berry, they are the first enemies to be encountered. They can be found in groups while encircling a select area, behaving somewhat like Circling Boo Buddies or Peepas in later games. In Sneaking Down the Creepy Corridor, Boo Mario has to avoid these enemies to progress through the area.

File:Octoboo.png
Octoboos from Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese テレボー
Terebō

A portmanteau of teresa and takobō, "Boo" and "Octoomba".

German Oktobuu
Portmanteau of "Oktumba" (Octoomba) and "Buu Huu" (Boo)
Italian Poliboo
From "Polipoomba" (Octoomba) and Boo

References

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine. 2010. Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima Premiere Edition guide. Page 28.

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