Giga Bell

Giga Bell
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Appears in	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Effect	Transforms Mario into Giga Cat Mario
Variant of	Super Bell

“When the beast awakens, so shall I...”

—Giga Bell, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

The corrupted Lakeside Giga Bell

Giga Bells are power-ups that appear in the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. A Giga Bell transforms Mario into Giga Cat Mario, but its power can be accessed only by collecting Cat Shines. Unlike most power-ups in the Super Mario series, Giga Bells are capable of speech. They resemble standard Super Bells but are much larger, with cat ears and whiskers, green eyes, and a more orange coloration in their active state, with their dormant state depicting them as grayed-out and stone-like. When they become available for use, they emit a ring similar to but much deeper than that of Super Bells, in addition to a low-pitched meow.

After Bowser Jr. covers Bowser with splotchy goop and turns him into Fury Bowser, the goop spreads throughout Lake Lapcat, including onto the three Giga Bells of the area. Each Giga Bell has four major islands surrounding it, which altogether comprise each of three major regions: the Lakeside, Ruins, and Wasteland. The Lakeside region is available to explore after Mario collects the "Make the Lighthouse Shine" Cat Shine on Fur Step Island. After Fury Bowser is defeated once, the Ruins region and its Giga Bell appear. After he is defeated three times, the Wasteland region and its Giga Bell appear.

Each Giga Bell rests on a pedestal with a short staircase leading to the top. The sides of each pedestal are designed after cat legs and feet, and resemble the Great Sphinx of Giza. Several coin piles appear on the highest step of the staircase. When a Giga Bell is first encountered, it is corrupted by black goop, and Mario takes damage if he touches it. Mario must collect a specific number of Cat Shines to cleanse all available Giga Bells of goop, which is displayed if Mario stands in front of it. This number is initially five, and it grows after each time Fury Bowser is defeated, changing to 15, then 20, then 40, and finally 50 Cat Shines required to activate the Giga Bells. After all five missions have been completed on an island, leaving and returning to it displays the text "(number) to awaken (Japanese: 目覚めよ！ギガベル, Mezameyo! Giga Beru)," indicating how many Cat Shines are left to collect to activate any available Giga Bells.

When enough Cat Shines are collected to meet the required number, their power removes some goop from every available Giga Bell, revealing a stone-like appearance. The Giga Bells then remain inactive until Fury Bowser rises out of the Fury Sun and begins rampaging. Once a rampage begins, any available Giga Bells immediately become available for use, signified by a cutscene showing them activate and a bright light appearing over each one. If a rampage ends before Mario collects a Giga Bell, it returns to its inactive state. If Mario collects a Giga Bell during a rampage, a cutscene showing him transforming from Cat Mario into Giga Cat Mario plays, regardless of the power-up form he was in before the cutscene. This enables him to battle Fury Bowser directly.

In the final boss battle of the campaign, Giant Bowser gathers all three Giga Bells to prevent Mario from using them and encases them in a crystal ball. Mario must ram Plessie into this ball four times to break it, while Giant Bowser stops them by jumping away from Mario while holding the crystal ball and by attacking. When the ball breaks, Mario and Plessie simultaneously collect all three Giga Bells, which causes both of them to transform. Mario becomes Giga Cat Mario and Plessie transforms into his own giant Cat form. Together, they defeat Bowser and return him to normal.

After the main story of the campaign is completed, all three Giga Bells are completely cleansed of goop. Their tops are then accessible, and ground-pounding atop a Giga Bell in this state rewards the player with a Super Bell.

Quotes

• "The beast's fury has grown too strong. The light of the Cat Shines can no longer keep it at bay..."
• "You are ready. Go! Cleanse the beast of its fury with the full power of the Cat Shines!"

Play Nintendo

• "What's bigger than Cat Mario? Giga Cat Mario! Transform with this mighty power-up and you will 'purr' right through any obstacle. Be careful, though, because Fury Bowser is close!"

Gallery

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  The Lakeside Giga Bell in the initial reveal trailer for the campaign

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  Plessie jumping near the Lakeside Giga Bell

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  Cat Mario and Bowser Jr. watching the inactive Lakeside Giga Bell

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  The inactive Ruins Giga Bell cleansed of goop

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  The Lakeside Giga Bell becoming active during Fury Bowser's rampage

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  Mario running towards the Lakeside Giga Bell

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  Giga Cat Mario and Plessie breaking the crystal holding the three Giga Bells

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  Artwork of Mario and Princess Peach in their Cat forms over 2D art of various items, including the Giga Bell

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  Desktop wallpaper depicting 2D art of various items, including Giga Bells

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  Smartphone wallpaper depicting 2D art of various items, including Giga Bells

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  A model of the Giga Bell

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  Pictogram used to represent the Giga Bell in a video overviewing Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury power-ups on the Play Nintendo YouTube channel

See also

• Invincibility Bell
• Lucky Bell

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ギガベル Giga Beru	Giga Bell
Chinese (Simplified)	巨型铃铛 Jùxíng Língdang	Giant Bell
Chinese (Traditional)	巨型鈴鐺 Jùxíng Língdang	Giant Bell
Dutch	Gigabel	Giga Bell
French	Giga cloche	Giga Bell
German	Giga-Glocke	Giga Bell
Italian	Gigacampana	Giga Bell
Korean	기가벨 Gigabel	Giga Bell
Portuguese	Gigaguizo	Giga Jingle Bell
Russian	Гигаколокольчик Gigakolokol'chik	Giga Bell
Spanish	Gigacampana	Giga Bell

Lakeside Giga Bell

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	はまべのギガベル Hamabe No Giga Beru	Giga Bell on the beach
Chinese (Simplified)	海边巨型铃铛 Hǎibiān jùxíng língdāng	Giga Bell on the beach
Chinese (Traditional)	海邊巨型鈴鐺 Hǎibiān jùxíng língdāng	Giga Bell on the beach
Dutch	Strand-gigabel	Beach Giga Bell
French	Giga cloche des sables	Giga Bell of the sands
German	Strand-Giga-Glocke	Beach Giga Bell
Italian	Gigacampana della riva	Giga Bell of the shore
Korean	해변의 기가벨 Haebyeon-ui gigabel	Giga Bell on the beach
Portuguese	Gigaguizo costeiro	Coastal Giga Bell
Russian	Гигаколокольчик озера Gigakolokol'chik ozera	Giga Bell of the lake
Spanish	Gigacampana de la playa	Giga Bell of the beach

Ruins Giga Bell

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	いせきのギガベル Iseki No Giga Beru	Giga Bell in the Ruins
Chinese (Simplified)	遗迹巨型铃铛 Yíjì jùxíng língdāng	Giga Bell of the ruins
Chinese (Traditional)	遺跡巨型鈴鐺 Yíjī jùxíng língdāng	Giga Bell of the ruins
Dutch	Ruïne-gigabel	Ruin Giga Bell
French	Giga cloche des ruines	Giga Bell of the ruins
German	Ruinen-Giga-Glocke	Ruins Giga Bell
Italian	Gigacampana delle rovine	Giga Bell of the ruins
Korean	유적의 기가벨 Yujeog-ui gigabel	Giga Bell of the ruins
Portuguese	Gigaguizo das ruínas	Giga Bell of the ruins
Russian	Гигаколокольчик развалин Gigakolokol'chik razvalin	Giga Bell of the ruins
Spanish	Gigacampana de las ruinas	Giga Bell of the ruins

Wasteland Giga Bell

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	あれちのギガベル Arechi No Giga Beru	Giga Bell in the Wasteland
Chinese (Simplified)	荒地巨型铃铛 Huāngdì jùxíng língdāng	Giga Bell in the Wasteland
Chinese (Traditional)	荒地巨型鈴鐺 Huāngdì jùxíng língdāng	Giga Bell in the Wasteland
Dutch	Rots-gigabel	Rock Giga Bell
French	Giga cloche des rocs	Giga Bell of the rocks
German	Ödland-Giga-Glocke	Waterland Giga Bell
Italian	Gigacampana della piana	Giga Bell of the plain
Korean	황무지의 기가벨 Hwangmujiui gigabel	Giga Bell of the Wasteland
Portuguese	Gigaguizo do planalto	Giga Bell of the plateau
Russian	Гигаколокольчик пустоши Gigakolokol'chik pustoshi	Giga Bell of the wasteland
Spanish	Gigacampana del acantilado	Giga Bell of the cliff