|
|
| (141 intermediate revisions by 27 users not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| {{species-infobox
| | '''Boss Bass''' may refer to: |
| |image=[[File:BigBerthaDS.png]]
| | *[[Big Cheep Cheep]], originally known in English as Boss Bass and [[Big Bertha]]. |
| |parent_species=[[Cheep Cheep]]
| | *[[Cheep Chomp]], known as Boss Bass in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
| | {{disambig}} |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2010|2010]])
| |
| }}
| |
| A '''Boss Bass''' is a huge [[Cheep Cheep]] that eats seafarers.<ref>"''Even if Mario is Super, Boss Bass, the terror of the high seas, can swallow him whole.''" - ''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide'' for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', page 8.</ref> He has a mouth-brooding counterpart called [[Big Bertha]].
| |
| | |
| ==History==
| |
| ===''Super Mario'' series===
| |
| ====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
| |
| [[File:BossBassEatingMario.png|right|thumb]]
| |
| In this game, Boss Bass swim on the surface of the water trying to leap out and eat [[Mario]] if he gets too close. It does not matter the player is [[Small Mario]] or [[Super Mario]], or has any power-up equipped, as Boss Bass will defeat Mario instantly in one gulp even if he was [[Statue Mario]]. In both of the stages he appears in, the water level rises and sinks, making Mario an easy target. Throwing blocks, shells, [[hammer]]s, and [[fireball]]s can defeat him as well as tail attacks and [[Super Star]], but he'll eventually come back. However, in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4]]'', if the player has set the [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Cards|e-reader card]] that will make enemies hit by [[fireball]]s turn into [[coin]]s, and the player successfully hits Boss Bass with a fireball and collects the coin, Boss Bass will not return for the rest of the level.
| |
| {{br}}
| |
| ====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
| |
| [[File:Bubba.png|thumb]]
| |
| In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Boss Bass (known here as '''Bubba'''<ref>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', pages 12 & 108</ref>) appear in two places on [[Tiny-Huge Island]]. Like [[Cheep Cheep#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Cheep Cheep]], they have been redesigned with visible orange and yellow scales, and also wear sunglasses and have no tooth. They aim in on the player character with their mouth wide open, attempting to eat them. If a character is eaten, that character will lose a life, regardless of their current health. In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', their design was reverted to their original one, serving the same role and appearing in the same locations. This time, the one closest to the course's entrance can be defeated with a nearby [[Super Mushroom]].
| |
| {{br}}
| |
| | |
| ===''Mario Golf''===
| |
| [[File:BubbaGolf.png|thumb]]
| |
| In ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'', either a Boss Bass in its ''Super Mario 64'' design or a Cheep Cheep in its ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' design will jump out of the water if the ball lands in it. Boss Bass are also much smaller in this game.
| |
| {{br}}
| |
| ===''Mario Kart DS''===
| |
| [[File:BossBassDS.png|thumb|Boss Bass as seen in ''Mario Kart DS''.]]
| |
| A Boss Bass makes a small cameo in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', where he jumps out of the water and over the course in [[Banshee Boardwalk]]. Boss Bass replaces the Cheep Cheep from the original ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' version.
| |
| {{br}}
| |
| ===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
| |
| [[File:Boss Bass.gif|frame|left]] | |
| Boss Bass are also found in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They patrol their own little section of water, and periodically leap out in an attempt to swallow Yoshi whole. Yoshi will only be eaten while they are descending. There is also a mid-boss in World 3, [[Bessie Bass]]. | |
| {{br}}
| |
| ===''Mario Teaches Typing''===
| |
| [[File:Boss Bass from Mario Teaches Typing for MS-DOS.png|frame|left]]
| |
| During one of the underwater sections of ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'', Boss Bass will swim towards the player.
| |
| {{br}}
| |
| | |
| ===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
| |
| [[File:CartoonBigBertha.jpg|thumb|160px|A Boss Bass from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
| |
| Boss Bass made appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they usually chased after the good guys. Since they were never referred to by name, it is possible that they were intended to be Big Berthas, but they are not seen with [[Baby Cheep]]s.
| |
| | |
| ==Characteristics and traits==
| |
| Boss Bass apparently eat [[Cheep Cheep]]s, despite being a relative of theirs. They also have trouble distinguishing them from something else, as proven in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' when a [[Shayde]] said that he fell into the ocean once, but luckily could swim as well as a Cheep Cheep. Unfortunately, a Boss Bass thought that since he swam like a Cheep Cheep, he was a Cheep Cheep so the huge fish ate him.
| |
| | |
| ==Names in other languages==
| |
| {{foreignname
| |
| |Jap=<span class="explain" title="きょだい">巨大</span>プクプク<ref>[http://hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book3/P1212070114.JPG Scan of 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3完全攻略テクニックブック1」 (''Super Mario Bros. 3 Kanzen Kōryaku Technique Book 1'')]</ref><br>''Kyodai Pukupuku''<br>バクバク<ref>[http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ybAAAOSw0UdXsZ7-/s-l1600.jpg Scan of 「スーパーマリオ64DS任天堂公式ガイドブック」 ''(Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook)'']</ref><br>''Bakubaku''
| |
| |JapM=Giant Cheep Cheep; same as [[Big Bertha]] (originally)<br><br>onomatopoeia for chomping; same as [[Cheep Chomp]] (renamed)}}
| |
| | |
| ==See also==
| |
| *[[Big Bertha]]
| |
| *[[Cheep Chomp]]
| |
| *[[Blurp (Yoshi's Story)|Blurp (''Yoshi's Story'')]]
| |
| *[[Spike Bass]]
| |
| | |
| ==References==
| |
| <references/>
| |
| {{BoxTop}} | |
| {{Cheep Cheeps}}
| |
| {{SMB3}}
| |
| {{TAoSMB3}}
| |
| {{SM64}}
| |
| {{YIDS}}
| |
| [[Category:Fish]]
| |
| [[Category:Mario Golf 64]]
| |
| [[Category:Mario Kart DS]]
| |
| [[Category:Mario Teaches Typing]]
| |
| [[Category:Super Mario 64 Enemies]]
| |
| [[Category:Super Mario 64 Species]]
| |
| [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemies]]
| |
| [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3 Species]]
| |
| [[Category:Yoshi's Island DS Enemies]]
| |
| [[de:Boss Bass]]
| |
