Dark Boo
Sprite of a Dark Boo from theNintendo Switch remake ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of	Boo
Variants Dark Dark Boo

Dark Boos areenemies introduced inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They are a purple variant ofBoos appearing only in a few of the role-playing games.

History[edit]

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Dark Boos as seen inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in thePoshley Sanctum

Dark Boos are enemies inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They appear only in the hidden spot of thePoshley Sanctum and in thePit of 100 Trials on levels 51-59. Dark Boos have the same moves as their white counterparts, although they have moreHP andattack power.

AnAtomic Boo-like variant of a Dark Boo was planned to appear in the game, but wasscrapped.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Dark Boos are enemies inSuper Paper Mario. They are encountered inUnderwhere Road and in a few rooms of theFlipside Pit of 100 Trials. Here, they hide in 3-D, waiting for the player to walk by. Then, theyflip to 2-D and sneak attack them. While in 3D, they act just like regular Boos, turning intangible when looked at and chasing the player when not. Shadowy versions of Dark Boos, calledDark Dark Boos, can be found in theFlopside Pit of 100 Trials.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Dark Boos are enemies inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time. They are encountered in theGritzy Caves area. Dark Boos attack only by appearing behind a brother and ramming him, similarly, except Dark Boos are faster and inflict more damage. If a Dark Boo opens its right eye, the attack is aimed atMario, but if its left eye is opened, the attack is aimed atLuigi. If one of the Mario Bros. is attacked, the Dark Boo steals either a normalItem or aBros. Item and willflee with the item on the next turn if not defeated quickly. They are usually encountered in large groups, rarely appearing alongside other enemies. Dark Boos are resilient toBro Flowers,Ice Flowers andMix Flowers. Unlike the ones in thePaper Mario series, Dark Boos lack yellow eyes and the blue mouth/tongue.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Boo
	Max HP	8	Attack	5	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Poshley Sanctum,Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 51-59)	Role	Common	Level	24
	Sleep?	40%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	40%
	Tiny?	85%	Stop?	40%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	40%	Fright?	40%
	Gale Force?	85%	KO?	10%	Moves	Scare (5), Outta Sight (makes user or ally invisible for one turn), Float (makes user and all allies invulnerable to ground attacks)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 4	Items	Dizzy Dial,Honey Syrup (drop only),Power Punch,Slow Shroom,Tasty Tonic (drop only),Thunder Rage,Volt Shroom (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 73	Log	A creepy-looking Boo with high HP and Attack. Get it before it turns invisible!
	Tattle	That's a Dark Boo. Purple just looks... so wrong. These Boos are SO creepy. Max HP is 8, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. Its HP and Attack are high, but they're just like ordinary Boos otherwise. So, just attack it like a normal Boo. Get it before it turns invisible!

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Boo
	Max HP	8	Attack	5	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Poshley Sanctum,Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 51-59)	Role	Common	Level	24
	Sleep?	40%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	40%
	Tiny?	85%	Stop?	40%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	40%	Fright?	40%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	10%	Moves	Scare (5), Outta Sight (makes user or ally invisible for one turn), Float (makes user and all allies invulnerable to ground attacks)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	0 - 4	Items	Dizzy Dial,Honey Syrup (drop only),Power Punch,Slow Mushroom,Tasty Tonic (drop only),Thunder Rage,Volt Mushroom (drop only)
Tattle Log #: 76	Log	A creepy-looking Boo with high HP and Attack. Get it before it turns invisible!
	Tattle	That's a Dark Boo. Purple just looks... so wrong. These Boos are SO creepy. Max HP is 8, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. Its HP and Attack are high, but they're just like ordinary Boos otherwise. So, just attack it like a normal Boo. Get it before it turns invisible!

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Boo
	Max HP	13	Role	Common	Location(s)	Underwhere Road (7-2),Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Rooms 56, 62 and 85)
	Attack	2	Card type	Common
	Defense	0	Items	Catch Card	Card location(s)	Card Shop; Catch Card/SP; Chapter 7-2: Found on a top-right platform of the second area with the Dark Boos and Underhands.
	Score	700
	Card description	This ghastly ghost hates being stared at. Unlike other Boos, it will turn around in front of you.
List of Catch Cards     92      93      94	Tattle	That's a Dark Boo. It likes the dark even more than other Boos... Max HP 13 and Attack is 2. When it sees someone, it gets in their face... I wonder...do you think it looks forward all day to startling people?

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Dark Boo
	HP	45	POW	57	Defense	54
	Experience	20	Coins	6	Speed	39
	Location(s)	Gritzy Caves	Role	Common	Item drop	Trampoline – 12% 1-Up Mushroom – 3%
	Level	15	Battled by	Anyone
Notice:Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Gallery[edit]

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  Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

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  Catch Card

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Boos
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemies
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemies
• Super Paper Mario enemies

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