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|title=Octoboo
|image=[[File:SMG2 Octoboo Artwork.png|150px]]
|image=[[Image:Octoboo2.png|100px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|species_origin=[[Octoomba]]s
|variant_of=[[Octoomba]]<br>[[Ghost Goomba]]
|related=[[Boo]]<br>
|comparable=[[Boo Buddies]]<br>[[Jammyfish]]<br>[[Peepa]]
[[Octoomba]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])
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[[Image:Octoboo.png|thumb|left|Octoboos from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
'''Octoboos'''<ref>Browne, Catherine. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 28.</ref> are [[Boo]]s shaped like [[Octoomba]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They primarily move around by floating in a set area. Octoboos cannot be defeated, but they become transparent 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''' are an undead ghost variant of [[Octoomba]]s appearing in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear in the [[Haunty Halls Galaxy]] and [[Boo Moon 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]].  


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, and they can also become transparent when the player uses a [[Spin]] on them or a tongue grab from [[Yoshi]], thus avoiding any attack. Octoboos make small [[Octoomba]] sounds if Mario or Luigi is close to them. If Mario or Luigi spins close to one, it will disappear for one or two seconds and reappear again. while disappeared, the characters can go through them. Unlike most members of the octoomba family, they don't spit rocks.  
[[File:SMG2 Octoboo Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Octoboos from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
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 [[Boo Buddies|Circling Boo Buddies]] or [[Peepa]]s in later games. In [[Haunting the Howling Tower]], [[Boo Mario]] has to avoid these enemies to progress through the area.  
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in Other Languages==
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|Jap=テレボー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section, page 160.</ref>
|Jap=テレボー<br>''terebou''
|JapR=Terebō
|JapM=Terebou
|JapM=Portmanteau of「テレサ」(''Teresa'', [[Boo#Names in other languages|Boo]]) and「タコボー」(''Takobō'', [[Octoomba#Names in other languages|Octoomba]]); shared with [[Boo, Goo, Bones, and Kipp|a Boo character]]
|Ger=Oktobuu
|Ger=Oktobuu
|GerM=Portmanteau of "Oktumba" ([[Octoomba]]) and "Buu Huu" ([[Boo]])
|GerM=Portmanteau of "Oktumba" (Octoomba) and "Buu Huu" (Boo)
|Ita=Poliboo
|Ita=Poliboo
|ItaM=From "Polipoomba" ([[Octoomba]]) and [[Boo]]
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "Polipoomba" (Octoomba) and "Boo"
|Fra=Poulboo}}
|Fre=Poulboo
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|FreM=Portmanteau of "Poulba" (Octoomba) and "Boo"
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Revision as of 23:55, January 7, 2024

Octoboo
Octoboo's art
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Variant of Octoomba
Ghost Goomba
Comparable

Octoboos[1] are Boos shaped like Octoombas that appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They primarily move around by floating in a set area. Octoboos cannot be defeated, but they become transparent 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 from Super Mario Galaxy 2.

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 Haunting the Howling Tower, Boo Mario has to avoid these enemies to progress through the area.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese テレボー[2]
Terebō
Portmanteau of「テレサ」(Teresa, Boo) and「タコボー」(Takobō, Octoomba); shared with a Boo character

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

References

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 28.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section, page 160.