Boo Blah
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| Boo Blah | |||
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 Artwork of two Boo Blahs from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch, 2019, overall) Yoshi's New Island (2014, extended Mario franchise) | ||
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A Boo Blah[1] is a kind of ghost that appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (and its remake) and Yoshi's New Island. This creature sticks to the ceiling or the floor and stretches out periodically, similarly to Stretches from Super Mario Bros. 3. Boo Blahs are generally invincible, though they hurt the player only if they make contact with them while they are extended. Stomping them stuns them for a brief period of time, and by holding the jump button, a Yoshi can bounce off them. They can be defeated by using a POW Block or a cloud item. Also, there is an unused variant that has a Piro Dangle on its head, which was used in an earlier build of the game.[2]
Colored Boo Blahs appear in both of the later versions of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening in the optional Color Dungeon. For The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, they are localized as Camo Goblins,[3] and for the Nintendo Switch remake, they are localized as Goo Specters.[4] They appear in red, green, and blue versions and disguise in their small forms against same-colored floors, pursuing Link before stretching out.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Lurking in the stonework of Bigger Boo's castle, the Boo Blah's "Boo!" is worse than its bite.[1]
Gallery
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yellow Yoshi jumping over a Boo Blah in Bigger Boo's Fort
The unused enemy combo
Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | びよ～んおばけ[5][6] Biyo~n Obake ビヨーンおばけ[7][8] Biyōn Obake |
From「びよんびよん」(biyon-biyon, onomatopoeia for stretching) and「お化け」(obake) Alternate spelling (The Legend of Zelda series) |
References
- ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 126.
- ^ potatoTeto (July 24, 2020). Twitter post featuring gameplay of a Yoshi's Island prototype. Twitter. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Hollinger, Elizabeth M., and James M. Ratkos. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 106.
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Dreamer Art Book
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario: Yossy Island), page 7.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオアドバンス3」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Advance 3), page 20.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島DX」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima), page 101.
- ^ 「ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島 完全攻略本」 (Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima – Kanzen Kōryakubon), page 130.
