Talk:Black Boo

Is this a character or a species? it seems like there is only one, and it is the one that races mario. A Link to the Present 19:10, 23 April 2011 (EDT)
 * There's just the one. 19:15, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

Is the name Black Boo official? Same goes for Green Boo and Red Boo. Zakor1138 01:19, 21 May 2012 (EDT)
 * The SMBD instruction manual mentioned "the legendary B lack B oo", so yeah, that one's official. I'm not sure about the other two, but Red Boo's probably named in whatever game provided the French name (my guess is SMS), at the very least. - 18:39, 22 May 2012 (EDT)

Merge?
Welp, this is the second Boo Proposal I made in the past 24 hours. Tying back to the Green Boo proposal I made a little while back, I don’t see a reason for this to be an article that’s separate from the main boo page. At the end of the day, the functionality of this boo is the same as the green boo’s original functionality: A recolor used to show an increase in difficulty. Yes, this one had a name in the manual, but this is where it becomes uncertain: It also has a Japanese name; Dark Boo. This shares the name with an existing enemy named Dark Boo as well, and the similarities between Dark boo and Black boo are even more noticeable(Similar Color, Same Japanese Name, Same function of being a stronger version of boo). So, I think this can go 3 different ways:


 * Option 1: Merge with Boo. You could make the argument that they’re merely a recolor of a boo used for difficulty purposes, and that there is a different between the Dark Boo’s functionality and the Black Boo’s Functionality(Racing you vs. Fighting you).


 * Option 2: Merge with Dark Boo. The similarities between them are greater than that of the regular White boo, to the point of the sharing a Japanese name.


 * Option 3: Do Nothing. The oppose option. You can also make the argument that it’s a separate named character, and therefore deserves it’s own separate article away from Boo and Dark Boo.

What do you think?

Proposer: Deadline: August 2, 2021, 23:59 GMT

Merge with Dark Boo

 * 1) I think this one makes the most sense, seeing as when you compare the 2, they’re basically the same(Even going so far as sharing their Japanese Name).

Comments
This one I'm unsure about (I didn't add the template). While the distinct yellow eyes add a pinch of credibility to it, the Dark Boo thing is likely a coincidence. Additionally, unlike Green Boo, this has an actual sourced name and is treated as a distinct entity, unlike say Red Boo which is a color variant. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 14:18, July 19, 2021 (EDT)
 * Yeah, I kind of expect this to not be as unanimous as the Green Boo one, seeing as it does have a name. But I might as well wait and see what happens. Somethingone (talk) 14:22, July 19, 2021 (EDT)

What I want to know is where that Japanese name even comes from. It was added by an anonymous user with no source. The English name actually has a source. Even if the Japanese name did have a source, I have a hard time buying that the Thousand-Year Door enemy is related to it. 17:51, July 19, 2021 (EDT)