Character Sheet: Booster

 BOOSTER

Are you guys excited? I'm excited. You should be too. You know why? Cause today we get to cover all the freakin' amazing characters from Super Mario RPG and the Paper Mario (pre-TOK) series, and even the not so amazing ones too. Here's the full list:

1. Cheep Cheep

2. Bob-Omb

3. Spike

4. Tiny Mouser

5. Mouser

6. Paper Mario

7. Mr. L

8. Geno

9. Mallow

10. Flurrie

11. Tippi & Pixls

12. Kersti

13. Huey

14. Merlon

15. Star Spirits

16. Smithy

17. Kammy Koopa

18. Sir Grodus

19. Count Bleck

20. Dimentio

21. Yaridovich

22. Axem Rangers

23. Lord Crump

24. The Shadow Sirens

25. O'Chunks

26. Mimi

27. Croco

28. Booster

29. Jonathan Jones

30. Valentina

31. Jr. Troopa

32. Doopliss

33. Rawk Hawk

34. Francis

35. Culex

So, today, we will cover Booster, a not-so-bright manchild who lives in a tower full of toys and kidnaps Peach to try and marry her. Technically, I was initially not going to include him as a playable character, as he didn't have much fightwise to work with, but after I was sorting through all the notes for the Super Mario RPG blog post, I realized that there's plenty within his toy tower to make a suitable moveset, and since the area they are the boss of helped flesh out Johnny Jones's moveset (coming next), I realized I couldn't play favorites just because Johnny's awesome and Booster is, well, not.

Booster himself has only a few attacks to himself, one where he drops a bunch of bombs on you, and another where he sends his toy train to run you over. His train is also used outside of battle, transporting him around his castle and through a racing minigame taking him to the wedding chapel in Marrymore. He also has a number of toy minions, including robotic marionettes, jesters that throw playing cards, and living magic wands, as well as his two main generals, Knife Guy and Grate Guy, a pair of clowns, one of whom uses throwing knives, and one of whom rides around on a ball. During the final showdown with him in Marrymore, his wedding cake comes to life and acts as the final boss (definitely Final Smash material).

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Throwing Knives

Basically, he will make use of Knife Guy's knife throwing skills, somewhat combined with the cards of his Jesters, but since they're both throwing projectile, I went with the deadlier option.

Side B: Loco Express

His toy train will appear and drive forward, plowing into enemies. He can ride it if he wishes. If you can manage a hit with it, the move can be deadly at low damage percentages.

Up B: Bouncy Ball

This one is based on Grate Guy's bouncy ball, although if you wish, the trampolines that appear throughout the game could best be applied to him, as they are toys in a sense.

Down B: Bomb Spritz

I figure enemies like Remo Cons and Orb Users can come into his moveset in other ways. This will act much like Bomb Spritz does in game, with a number of bombs appearing directly over the target's head and pouring onto them, exploding on impact.

Final Smash: Bundt Cake

His living cake will appear on the stage and attack, swiping at the opponents for a short time before disappearing. Chef Torte might appear as well.

Entrance: He will drive in on his train.

Taunts: Playing with various toys, talking briefly to a Snifit, so on.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll cover the scoundrel of the Seven Stars' seas, Jonathan Jones!