Boss Sumo Bro
Artwork fromNew Super Mario Bros. U
Species	Sumo Bro
First appearance	New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025)

“Push! Shove! Win!”

—Boss Sumo Bro,Paper Mario: The Origami King

Boss Sumo Bro is an enlargedSumo Bro who first appears inNew Super Mario Bros. U. He looks like a regular Sumo Bro, but is larger, has his eyes squinted, has a ring around his spike and appears to wear twotsuna around his shoulders, the ceremonial rope typically worn by yokozuna sumo wrestlers around their waists.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Luigi U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Mario,Luigi, andBlue Toad fighting against Boss Sumo Bro

Boss Sumo Bro standing atop Screwtop Tower

InNew Super Mario Bros. U and its expansion,New Super Luigi U, the second tower ofRock-Candy Mines (calledScrewtop Tower inNew Super Mario Bros. U, andSumo Bro's Spinning Tower inNew Super Luigi U) appears to have no boss on top of it. However, when the player gets to the boss room, they find three floating platforms (with the floor under the side platforms slightly sunken in), fourNote Blocks built in the center of the floor, and, on the other end of the room, aSumo Bro.Magikoopa enters the room and enlarges the Sumo Bro to twice his original size, transforming him into Boss Sumo Bro. The strategy guide explains this is because of Boom Boom's previous defeats.

Like his original form, Boss Sumo Bro has a spiked head that makes it unsafe to jump on him, a black shell, and attacks by stomping the floor once, or, after a brief change in stance, twice in a row, with each stomping sending down sparks that spread electric shockwaves upon striking the floor. However, his eyes are now squinted much like how Sumo Bros squinted their eyes inSuper Mario World as opposed to the beady eyes normal Sumo Bros have in this game (though, in Boss Sumo Bro's case, his eyes are permanently squinted in an angry expression), and he gains a pair oftsuna on his shoulders, as well as the ability to jump.

In battle, Boss Sumo Bro can leap to and from any of the three platforms in the room. Given his increased strength, his stomps cause earthquakes that will stun the player if they are standing on any solid ground at the time (much like theground pounds ofSledge Bros,Morton Koopa Jr., andRoy Koopa), and his electric shockwaves travel across the entire floor rather than fizzling out after going a short distance. To attack him, the player must strike the platform he is standing on (the Note Blocks in the center of the floor, theflying squirrel form,Peachette, or the side platforms should be used when he is on the center platform, since it is higher than the other platforms). This would flip him on his shell, rendering him completely harmless even when touched and allowing the player to damage him by jumping on his exposed underside while he is stunned. As withBoom Boom, regardless of whether he is flipped or still actively moving around, the player can also pelt Boss Sumo Bro at any point in the fight (except for a short time when he is stunned after getting damaged) with sixfireballs (the equivalent of one belly stomp), since Sumo Bros. are no longer fireproof in this game. After three stomps to the underside or 18 fireballs, Boss Sumo Bro falls off the stage, defeated. Like all tower bosses, he is briefly shown atop his tower once the player exits the level and returns to the map, before being toppled over and replaced with a flag.

Boss Sumo Bro is the only boss inNew Super Mario Bros. U andNew Super Luigi U that does not normally appear on top of the tower in the world map. He does, however, briefly appear on top of the tower after his defeat from the player or if the player is defeated and returns to the world map.

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

InMario Golf: World Tour, a Boss Sumo Bro costume is available forMiis to wear, and they can also use a ball and set of golf clubs designed based on a Boss Sumo Bro.

Minecraft[edit]

Boss Sumo Bro inMinecraft

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft, Piglin Brutes are replaced by Boss Sumo Bros.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Origami Boss Sumo Bro

The Boss Sumo Bro appears as a boss inPaper Mario: The Origami King, having beenfolded into origami byKing Olly.

WhenMario,Olivia, andKamek try to enterBowser's Castle, a thundercloud with the Boss Sumo Bro on top appears and nearly strikes the former two with lightning, closing the path.Bowser Jr. attempts to get to the cloud in hisJunior Clown Car, but is cut up byScissors before he can reach it. If Mario attempts to walk under Boss Sumo Bro's cloud after this, Boss Sumo Bro strikes him with lightning and deals 36 damage. Once Bowser Jr. is restored to normal, the group uses the Junior Clown Car to get onto the cloud, and Mario and Olivia battle them.

When the battle starts, Boss Sumo Bro has moved to a smaller thundercloud, and six regularSumo Bros appear also on thunderclouds. Four of them will dismount and steal ON, +1,Fire Vellumental, and Attack icons from the battle rings, and taking them to the center. The other two Sumo Bros. will then use Thunder Guard, electrifying the two spaces in front of them; if Mario steps on an electrified space, he is dealt 8 damage and wastes his turn. Mario can attack the Sumo Bros. on foot by ending up in front of them, and must get back the icon they are holding by defeating them. If Mario is not in front of a Sumo Bro, Jump attacks will hit the Boss Sumo Bro andHammer attacks will do nothing. If aVellumental is used, it will hit only the enemies on foot; the Fire Vellumental deals 200 damage, instantly defeating such enemies, while theEarth Vellumental deals 100 damage, enough to instantly KO the normal Sumo Bros., but not the Boss Sumo Bro.

As with all spiked enemies, Boss Sumo Bro and his minions cannot be jumped on (except withIron Boots), with Mario taking 3 recoil damage if he tries, but he can be hit with anything else without an issue.

When the enemies attack, the Boss Sumo Bro and Sumo Bros. in the air use Thunder, the Sumo Bros. dealing 7-13 damage each, and the Boss Sumo Bro dealing 25-33 damage. However, if Mario has used the Earth Vellumental prior, he will completely avoid the attacks due to the Sumo Bros. not being high enough to hit him.

After all the Sumo Bros. on foot are defeated, the remaining enemies will dismount, the Sumo Bros. stealing both Vellumental spaces, and the Boss Sumo Brocharging up Heavy Thunder every turn, which deals 28-50 damage, but can also be avoided using the Earth Vellumental.

Super Mario Party Jamboree /Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV[edit]

Boss Sumo Bro inSuper Mario Party Jamboree

InSuper Mario Party Jamboree and its enhancedNintendo Switch 2 port, Boss Sumo Bro appears as the boss ofBoss Sumo Bro Blitzers. Players have to reassemble a broken circuit in order to damage them. If a player fails to reassemble the circuit, Boss Sumo Bro will attack them.

Statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Boss Sumo Bro
	HP			180			Moves	Location(s)
	Type			Flying, Spiked (on cloud) Grounded, Spiked (on ground)			Thunder (base 25, range 8 for closest ring and decreases by 2 for each ring farther away), Heavy Thunder (base 40 at closest ring, decreases by 4 for each ring farther away; range starts at 10 and decreases by 1 for ring farther away)	Shangri-Spa
	Role			Boss
	Item drops			None
							This bad boy is blocking the entrance to Bowser's Castle. Better bring your sturdiest boots to this lightning fight.

Gallery[edit]

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  New Super Mario Bros. U

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  Paper Mario: The Origami King

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  LEGOSuper Mario

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.

References[edit]

• Koopas
• Electrical creatures
• Fire creatures
• Wrestlers
• Large variants
• LEGO Super Mario characters
• New Super Mario Bros. U bosses
• Paper Mario: The Origami King bosses
• Super Mario Party Jamboree bosses