Spooky Speedster
| Spooky Speedster | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| Species | Big Boo |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “Ehee hee hee! So you're after it too? Well, you'll have to race me for it!”
- —Spooky Speedster, Super Mario Galaxy
The Spooky Speedster, referred to as Spooky for short in the description for his trading card, is a rival character in Super Mario Galaxy. He is an Atomic Boo who wears a helmet and an orange visor. The Spooky Speedster is first encountered in the Ghostly Galaxy, where Mario races him in the Boo Race Zone during "A Very Spooky Sprint," and reappears in Boo's Boneyard Galaxy. When Mario meets the Spooky Speedster, he calls the Power Star "it," assuming Mario is also after "it," and when at the start of a race, the Spooky Speedster pulls his visor down over his eyes. In both cases, when Mario is first to cross the finish area, the Spooky Speedster gives him the Power Star, otherwise he loses a life.
Along with Cosmic Mario, the Spooky Speedster is a rough equivalent to Koopa the Quick and Il Piantissimo, characters who similarly race Mario for a reward.
ProfilesEdit
Super Mario Galaxy trading cardEdit
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Spooky Speedster | Mario encounters this restless spirit deep in the Ghostly Galaxy. Spooky Speedster is a Boo that challenges Mario to a race through the cosmos for a Power Star. Mario must use Pull Stars to navigate the creepy, bone-ridden course. If he beats him, Spooky will graciously award the celestial prize. |
GalleryEdit
Model
The Spooky Speedster races Mario in the Ghostly Galaxy.
The Spooky Speedster begins racing Boo Mario.
Boo Mario is taking a shortcut.
Names in other languagesEdit
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テレサレーサー[1][2] Teresa Rēsā |
Boo Racer | |
| French | L'Esprit de la Traversée fantôme[3] | The Spirit of the Phantom Crossing | |
| Spooky Speedster[4] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Buu Huu Wettläufer[5][6] | Boo Racer | |
| Italian | Gara Boo[5][7] | Race(r) Boo | |
| Fantasmagorico[8] | Phantasmagorical, likely ascribed in error from Tragitto Fantasmagorico ("Racing the Spooky Speedster") | Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide | |
| Spanish | Spooky Speedster[9] | - | |
| Boo Corredor[10] | Boo Runner | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia |
NotesEdit
- Though the Spooky Speedster says he is also racing for the Power Star, when Mario wins, he appears to already have it.
- The theme that plays when the Spooky Speedster is racing Mario is a 3
4-time arrangement of the standard minigame theme. - During the race, when the Spooky Speedster is close to Mario, drums play with the music.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Aoyagi, Masayuki, editor (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシーコンプリートガイド』(Super Mario Galaxy Complete Guide). Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-7577-3943-7. Page 11.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 126.
- ^ 2010. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (French Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (French). Page 11.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 126.
- ^ a b In-game name for "A Very Spooky Sprint" from Super Mario Galaxy.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 126.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 126.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 143-45, 254.
- ^ 2009. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (Spanish Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (European Spanish). Page 11.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 126.