Boss Bass: Difference between revisions

|image = [[File:Bossbass.png]]<br>A sprite of a Boss Bass for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' [[reissue|remake]]

|latest_appearance = ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' (2007, mentioned)<br>''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' ([[2006]], physical appearance)

A '''Boss Bass'''<ref>"''Even if Mario is Super, Boss Bass, the terror of the high seas, can swallow him whole.''" - ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 13, page 8.</ref><ref> As stated in the ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima Guide</ref><ref>As stated in the ''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide</ref><ref> As stated in the ''Yoshi's Island DS'' Prima Guide</ref> is a huge variant of [[Cheep Cheep]] which first appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. TheyBoss Basses are the male counterpartrelated to [[Big Bertha]]s, offrom which they can be differentiated in that Big Berthas are oftenthe confusedfemale equivalents who protect the [[Baby Cheep]]s underwater while a Boss Bass hunts for its prey on the water's withsurface.

In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', aBoss Basses are commonly found in [[Water Land]] and [[Giant Land]]. A Boss Bass swims on the surface of the water, tryingattempting to lunge out and eat [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if they areget too close. InIf somethe ofBoss theBass levelseats either Mario or Luigi, platformsthey riseinstantly andlose a falllife, making Boss Bass one of the few enemies capable of instantly defeating either Mario anor easyLuigi targetregardless of form. ThrowingMario blocksor andLuigi can defeat a Boss Bass by either using a projectile on it, such as a [[fireballFireball]]s canor defeata them[[Koopa Shell]], butor they'llfrom touching it while under the effects of the [[Starman]]. However, the Boss Bass is only temporarily defeated, as it eventuallyreturns comeshortly backafter.

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InA Boss Bass appears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', a Boss Bass makes a minor appearance in {{classic|N64|[[Banshee Boardwalk]]}}, in whichwhere it jumpscan be periodically seen jumping out of the water, arching over the course, beforeand then landing into the water on the other side. ThisThe replacesBoss Bass is harmless, considering that jumps are high rendering it completely harmless. It usually jumps whenever players race by the rolebridge ofand ais giantalso Cheepseen jumping during the course's introduction. The Boss Bass replaces the [[Giant Cheep-Cheep]] from the original course found in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''.

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]]''.

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