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[[Image:Bossbass.png|thumb|left|A '''Boss Bass'''.]]
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A '''Boss Bass''' is a huge [[Cheep-Cheep]] found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They swim on the surface of the water trying to lunge out and eat [[Mario]] when he gets too close. In some of the levels, platforms rise and fall, making Mario an easy target. Throwing blocks and [[fireball]]s can defeat them, but they'll eventually come back. However, in the GBA version, if the player has set on the e-reader card that will make enemies hit by fireballs turn into coins, and the player successfully hits Boss Bass with a fireball and collects the coin, Boss Bass will not return for the rest of the level.
|image = [[File:Bossbass.png]]<br>A sprite of a Boss Bass for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' [[reissue|remake]]
|first_appearance = ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[1988]])
|latest_appearance = ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[2006]])
|other_games = ''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Golf]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''<br>''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|powers = Swallowing
|weaknesses = [[Super Star|Starman]], [[Fireball]]
|variant_of = [[Cheep Cheep]]
|relatives = [[Big Bertha]]<br>[[Bubba]]<br>[[Cheep Chomp]]<br>[[Porcupuffer]]<br>[[Spike Bass]]
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A '''Boss Bass''' is a huge variant of [[Cheep Cheep]] which first appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are the male counterpart to [[Big Bertha]], of which they are often confused with.


==History==
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The [[Cheep-Chomp]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' has similar qualities to the Boss Bass. Another enemy in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', [[Spike Bass]]es, patrol the surface of water levels, similar to the Boss Bass. However, Spike Basses will not try to eat Mario.
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
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In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', a Boss Bass swims on the surface of the water trying to lunge out and eat [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if they are too close. In some of the levels, platforms rise and fall, making Mario an easy target. Throwing blocks and [[fireball]]s can defeat them, but they'll eventually come back.


In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', if the player has set on the [[e-Reader]] card that causes enemies hit by fireballs turn into coins and Mario or Luigi successfully hits Boss Bass with a fireball and collects the coin, Boss Bass does not return for the remainder of the level.
Boss Basses are also found in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', where they behave much as they do in SMB3. There is also a mid-boss known as [[Bessie Bass]], who, although she behaves like a Boss Bass, is really a [[Big Bertha]], since she is a female of the species.


===''Mario Kart DS''===
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Boss Bass apparently eat [[Cheep-Cheep]]s, despite being a relative of it. They also have trouble distinguishing them from something else, as proven in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' when a [[Shayde]] said that he fell into the ocean once, but luckily could swim as well as a Cheep-Cheep. Unfortunately, a Boss Bass thought that since he swam like a Cheep-Cheep, the huge fish ate him.
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In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', a Boss Bass makes a minor appearance in [[Banshee Boardwalk]], in which it jumps out of the water, arching over the course, before landing into the other side. This replaces the role of a giant Cheep Cheep from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''.
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[[Image:BossBassDS.png|thumb|Boss Bass as seen in ''Mario Kart DS''.]]
Boss Basses are similar in both appearance and behavior to the [[Blurp (Yoshi's Story)|Big Red Blurps]] from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''.


===''Yoshi's Island DS''===
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[[File:BossBassEatingMario.png|thumb|right|A Boss Bass about to eat Mario who proceeds to escape.]]
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Boss Basses make a returning appearance, and behave much like in ''Super Smash Bros. 3''. There is also a mid-boss named [[Bessie Bass]] who is a Big Bertha but behaves like a Boss Bass.
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A Boss Bass makes a small cameo in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', where it jumps out of the water and over the course in [[Banshee Boardwalk]]. This fish replaces the [[Cheep Cheep]] from the original ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' version.


==Relatives==
The female variety of Boss Bass is [[Big Bertha]].
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Boss Basses have several relatives aside from Big Berthas. The [[Cheep-Chomp]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' has similar qualities to the Boss Bass, and another enemy in the game, [[Spike Bass]]es, patrol the surface of water levels, similar to a Boss Bass. However, Spike Basses will not try to eat Mario. Boss Basses are similar in both appearance and behavior to the [[Blurp (Yoshi's Story)|Big Red Blurps]] from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''.


==Gallery==
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==Names in Other Languages==
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BossBass_SMB3.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' artwork of Mario using a stick to try and escape from a Boss Bass's mouth
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BossBassEatingMario.png|A Boss Bass attempting to eat Mario in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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BossBassDS.png|A Boss Bass jumping over Banshee Boardwalk in ''Mario Kart DS''
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=Kyodai Pukupuku ♂
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==Trivia==
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*Despite being a large variant of a Cheep Cheep, a Boss Bass eats smaller ones. They also have trouble distinguishing them from something else, as proven in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' when a [[Shayde]] said that he fell into the ocean once, but luckily could swim as well as a Cheep-Cheep. Unfortunately, a Boss Bass thought that since he swam like a Cheep-Cheep, the huge fish ate him.

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Revision as of 00:57, June 13, 2022

It has been requested that this article be rewritten. Reason: clarify difference and similarities between Boss Basses and their relatives and counterparts

Not to be confused with Big Bertha or Cheep Chomp.
Boss Bass

A sprite of a Boss Bass for Super Mario Bros. 3's Super Mario All-Stars remake
General information
Variant of Cheep Cheep
Powers Swallowing
Weaknesses Starman, Fireball
Appearances
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island DS (2006)
Similar entities
Relatives
Big Bertha
Bubba
Cheep Chomp
Porcupuffer
Spike Bass

A Boss Bass is a huge variant of Cheep Cheep which first appears in Super Mario Bros. 3. They are the male counterpart to Big Bertha, of which they are often confused with.

History

Super Mario Bros. 3

In Super Mario Bros. 3, a Boss Bass swims on the surface of the water trying to lunge out and eat Mario or Luigi if they are too close. In some of the levels, platforms rise and fall, making Mario an easy target. Throwing blocks and fireballs can defeat them, but they'll eventually come back.

In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, if the player has set on the e-Reader card that causes enemies hit by fireballs turn into coins and Mario or Luigi successfully hits Boss Bass with a fireball and collects the coin, Boss Bass does not return for the remainder of the level.

Mario Kart DS

In Mario Kart DS, a Boss Bass makes a minor appearance in Banshee Boardwalk, in which it jumps out of the water, arching over the course, before landing into the other side. This replaces the role of a giant Cheep Cheep from Mario Kart 64.

Yoshi's Island DS

In Yoshi's Island DS, Boss Basses make a returning appearance, and behave much like in Super Smash Bros. 3. There is also a mid-boss named Bessie Bass who is a Big Bertha but behaves like a Boss Bass.

Relatives

Boss Basses have several relatives aside from Big Berthas. The Cheep-Chomp from New Super Mario Bros. has similar qualities to the Boss Bass, and another enemy in the game, Spike Basses, patrol the surface of water levels, similar to a Boss Bass. However, Spike Basses will not try to eat Mario. Boss Basses are similar in both appearance and behavior to the Big Red Blurps from Yoshi's Story.

Gallery

  • Super Mario Bros. 3 artwork of Mario using a stick to try and escape from a Boss Bass's mouth

    Super Mario Bros. 3 artwork of Mario using a stick to try and escape from a Boss Bass's mouth

  • A Boss Bass attempting to eat Mario in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

    A Boss Bass attempting to eat Mario in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

  • A Boss Bass jumping over Banshee Boardwalk in Mario Kart DS

    A Boss Bass jumping over Banshee Boardwalk in Mario Kart DS

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese Kyodai Pukupuku ♂

Trivia

  • Despite being a large variant of a Cheep Cheep, a Boss Bass eats smaller ones. They also have trouble distinguishing them from something else, as proven in Super Paper Mario when a Shayde said that he fell into the ocean once, but luckily could swim as well as a Cheep-Cheep. Unfortunately, a Boss Bass thought that since he swam like a Cheep-Cheep, the huge fish ate him.
Cheep Cheeps
Characters
Bessie Bass • Cheepskipper • Chef Shimi • Coach • Furious Fred de Fillet • Kipp • Porcupuffer • Sashimie • Sushie • Stewart • Ultra Pukupuku
Species
Air Cheep • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Blurp • Boss Bass • Bubba • Cheep Chomp • Deep Cheep • Eep Cheep • Fish Bone • Gold Cheep Cheep • Green Cheep Cheep • Honebōn • Jean de Fillet • Lava Cheep Cheep • Mad Blurp • Mecha Cheep • Mega Cheep Cheep • Mega Deep Cheep • Mega Eep Cheep • Mr. Kipper • Needle Bomb • Porcupuffer • Puffer-Cheep • Sad Cheep Cheep • Sand Cheep • Small Cheep Cheep • Spike Bass • Spiny Cheep Cheep

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