Bō
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| Bō | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from the Japanese strategy guide for Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | |
| First appearance | Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun ("Great strategy!! Destroy the head-fortress?!") (1995) |
| Variant of | Lava Bubble |
Bō are a type of Podoboo found in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3.
History[edit]
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]
Just like the original Podoboos, they are fireballs that jump from lava, and will damage Wario upon contact. They are indestructible.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
In the Super Mario Kodansha manga, a group of Bō appear just in one panel in the first chapter of Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 2, when Devil's Head makes his first apparition.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
In Super Mario-kun, a Bō is the chapter antagonist of the first chapter of volume 12. Depicted with feet, a large mouth, and large eyes with a thick black border (similarly to Fry Guy), the Bō is the one operating the magma flow in Stove Canyon. After Mario and Yoshi use urine and mucus to stop the lava from progressing, a Bō pops out from the magma flow. It explains that, with or without the flowing magma, Mario is doomed to fail without water. He tries to punch some water from the ground, only to find flamable petroil. With that, Bō burns the group and then creates a lava dragon. While escaping, Mario, Yoshi, and Wario find a water fountain and open it, only to be hit by boiling hot water from one side and the magma dragon from the other side, which end up encasing the three in obsidian. Bō celebrates its victory, but Mario and the others emerge from the obsidian inside a Big Block where they found the Capri Sea Pearl, an endless source of fresh water which floods the Stove Canyon and extinguishes Bō.
In the following chapter, Bō are responsible for rolling out and in the tongue of the Devil's Head robot. During the fight, the robot then spits the Bō out to burn Mario and his friends while igniting the Konotako on top of them and blow them up.
Profiles[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ボウッ (JP) / Bō (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ゴースト族 | Tribe | Ghost clan | |
| Disposition | Reckless | ||
| ランド３ | Game appearances | Land 3 | |
バブル（Ｐ１６２）の |
A fireball that leaps out of the flame pond A type of Lava Bubble. It leaps straight out of the flame pond of Stove Canyon. Try to rush through and you'll get burned. Let's approach the pond, then jump when Bō falls. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
A Bō in Course No.25 from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボウッ Bō |
From「ボウッと」(bō'tto, Japanese onomatopoeia for something flaring up) | [2][1][3][page number needed] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 202.
- ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (6 Oct. 1994). Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 1, Super Mario, vol. 25. Tokyo: Kodansha (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319539-2. Page 7.
- ^ 「スーパーマリオランド3 ワリオランド攻略ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land Kōryaku Guidebook)
| Lava Bubbles | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Czar Dragon |
| Variants | Big Lava Bubble • Black Lava Bubble • Bō • Ember • Fireball (New Super Mario Bros. 2) • Lava Babble • Lava Blobble • Lava Blubble • Lava Bubble • Lava Ghost • Paper Macho Lava Bubble • Phantom Ember • Podoboo Tower • Poison Bubble |
| Relatives | Fire Bar • Fire Snake • Fireball (Donkey Kong) |
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