Character Sheet: King Boo (Main 3D Games)

KING BOO

Now, let's move on to all newcomers to the roster, either by being introduced in these last five games, or by finally gaining enough source material to be upgraded to the status of playable character. In the end, my count is thirteen new characters, two of whom are echo fighters.

8e. Toadette
17e. King Boo
24. F.L.U.D.D. Mario
25. Rosalina & Luma
26. Cappy
27. Bowser Jr.
28. Shadow Mario
29. Pianta
30. Blooper
31. Monty Mole
32. Honeybee
33. Petey Piranha
34. The Broodals

Alright, next up is King Boo, who, although having a larger role in other games, only has one appearance as a boss in Super Mario Sunshine, in which he doesn't even really look like himself. I included King Boo here as an echo fighter, primarily because although there is not much difference really between King Boo and his ordinary minions, I do feel he is distinct enough as a character on his own to warrant a separate slot.

King Boo will be slightly larger and heavier than regular Boos, with larger hitboxes and so on. His boss battle on top of a giant roulette table and slot machine should be considered in this, as they were for the regular Boos before, but that's about it.

Here is the moveset as based upon Boo's:

Standard B: Vanish
King Boo does the same vanishing trick as the regular Boo, becoming intangible and impervious to harm.

Side B: Jalapeno

This will function more or less like Bomb Boo, but instead he will swing out a jalapeno, the pepper used to defeat him in his Sunshine boss battle.

Up B: Boo String

Same as Boo's up B, but more fitting, I suppose. King Boo will call upon a number of Boos to stretch out and grab a ledge for him. His string will likely be longer as he can command all Boos to do his bidding.

Down B: Slot Machine

Basically the same as Boo's down B, except instead of a block, King Boo will turn into his slot machine, slamming down with much heavier force.

Final Smash: Roulette

King Boo's giant roulette table will take up the screen, just like the regular Boo's final smash, except King Boo himself will be on top of the slot machine instead of Big Boo.

Entrance: Emerge from a painting (Come on, what else are you going to do?).

Taunts: I think it might be fun to have his face momentarily become that of his Sunshine incarnation. Also he might warp himself and the air around him, mirroring the way he takes Luigi into their final battle in Luigi's mansion.

Next up: Let's start covering the gimmick-representing characters for each game, starting with F.L.U.D.D. Mario, an entirely new moveset based upon Mario's appearance in Sunshine.