Broozer

Broozer (also known as Boozer or Boxer) is a boxing ghost found in the game New Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. U, and Paper Mario: Sticker Star. In each of these games, they only appear in a few levels. In New Super Mario Bros., they have huge grimaces on their faces, and in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they are perpetually scowling.

In New Super Mario Bros., they are found in two locations: 5-Ghost House and 5-C. Broozers blindly run into the direction of Mario (or Luigi), punching at anything in their way. These enemies can be useful, and they can punch unbreakable bricks, allowing Mario to reach items and Star Coins that could not otherwise be reached. Mario must jump on a Broozer three times to defeat it. However, a Ground Pound, being hit by Mario doing a Shell Dash, or a Fireball can defeat these enemies in one hit. Also, because of their unusually bad traction, Broozers often can be forced to fall into gaps in the floor by running past their target and being unable to stop.

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they appear in World 7's Ghost House. They have the same function as they did in New Super Mario Bros., only this time, in addition to breaking bricks, it can also knock over barrels and cause them to roll down stairs. They are imperative to finding level 7-6, as Mario must lure one to bust open a hidden, unseen door so he can take the secret exit and unlock the level.

In New Super Mario Bros. U they appear in two Ghost Houses, the Which-Way Labyrinth in Soda Jungle, and later appear in Spinning Spirit House in Meringue Clouds. Their behavior is the same like prequels in the series.

Broozers make their Paper Mario series debut in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. Two of them appear in Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla, where they are battled alongside a Boomerang Bro.. They attack by hitting barrels into Mario, and floating up to him and punching him. After taking some damage, they will start flailing their arms around, dealing damage to Mario if he tries to attack them up close, therefore preventing Mario to do any direct attacks. The Rampage mode ends in a few turns. Then they revert back to their normal attack pattern. After winning the battle, there is a chance two barrels will appear.

Trivia

 * Broozer is derived from the word "bruiser".
 * Broozer is similar to Chargin' Chuck; they are both able to break through blocks, both take three jumps to defeat, and both chase Mario if he gets close to them.