This article is about the boss fromPaper Mario. For the enemy fromYoshi's New Island, seeMega Kantera.

Big Lantern Ghost
Sprite fromPaper Mario
Species	Lantern Ghost
First appearance	Paper Mario (2000)

“So... I'll take you with me... ...to the deep dark...”

—Big Lantern Ghost,Paper Mario

TheBig Lantern Ghost is the mid-boss ofShy Guy's Toy Box fromPaper Mario. He is a giantLantern Ghost with a bandage on his forehead who resides in a dark room. After being defeated in battle, Mario learns that the Big Lantern Ghost had been holdingWatt prisoner inside of his lantern.

At the start of the battle, the Big Lantern Ghost cannot be attacked directly. In order to target him, the player must repeatedly attack the lantern that he holds in order to spread light through the room and render him visible for attack. Once the lantern's light is large enough, he will occasionally blow into the lantern to extinguish it and become unavailable to target again. The Big Lantern Ghost is also capable of casting a ring of light from his lantern, dealing two damage toMario and incapacitating his partner for several turns unless guarded against. Once the player defeats him, he flees and drops his lantern, which Watt is trapped in. After freeing her by breaking the lantern, Watt joins Mario's party as his sixth partner.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
Big Lantern Ghost
		Max HP	40	Attack	5	Defense	0
		Role	Boss	Type	Ground	Level	42
		Strong	None	Weak	None	Moves	Heavy Jump (5), Light Beam (2, Mario; 2, Partner), Lantern Extinguish
		Sleep?	40%, -1	Dizzy?	50%, -1	Shock?	60%, -1
		Shrink?	0%, 0	Stop?	60%, -2	Fright?	0%
		Air Lift?	0%	Hurricane?	0%	Coins	N/A
		Items	N/A	Run	N/A	Location(s)	Shy Guy's Toy Box
Tattle	This is a Big Lantern Ghost. He avoids attacks by hiding in the dark. Max HP: 40, Attack Power: 5, Defense Power: 0 Your friends, like (ahem) me, will also be damaged when he does the flash attack. The flash attack's power is 2. Hit the Lantern many times to make it brighter, then you'll be able to attack him. As soon as you can see, hit him right in the head!

Super Mario-kun flavor text

• 「大きなおしりでヒップドロップとかカンテラフラッシュとかいろいろ攻撃してくるけど、暗やみの攻撃は少しひきょうじゃないですか。だから、かぶりものをとってピカピカにしてやったのだ。」(He'llHip Drop you with his big butt or use the Lantern Flash attack, but the Darkness attack is a little unfair isn't it? That's why his headdress was taken away and he was made sparkly.)

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Names in other languages

• Shy Guys
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