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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Mario Party Star Rush King Boo.png|250px]]<br>Solo artwork of King Boo for ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|first_appearance = ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[2003]])
|latest_appearance = ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' (version 2.0.0) ([[2021]])
|species=[[Boo]]
|portrayed_by=[[Toru Asakawa]]
}}
{{quote|Eee hee hee...I am
'''King Boo''' is the leader of the [[Boo]]s and an ally of [[Bowser]], whom he has aided him in his various schemes. King Boo is similar to [[Big Boo]]s in that he is larger than regular Boos, although as his royal title would suggest, King Boo is even more powerful than Big Boos. Despite being regular enemies, [[Boohemoth]]s are even more powerful than King Boo as they cannot be defeated.
▲There are two other King Boos who debuted prior to the main King Boo's introduction in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. The first [[King Boo (Luigi's Mansion series)|King Boo]] was introduced in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and is the [[Luigi's Mansion (series)|titular series]]' main antagonist. The second King Boo specifically appears as a boss in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''; he was named King Boo by the American localization team, and his Japanese name is {{nihongo|ボステレサ|Bosu Teresa|Boss Boo}}, which is also the case for [[Big Boo]] in some appearances.
==History==
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King Boo reappears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', available as of the 2019 [[Halloween Tour (2019)|Halloween Tour]]. He is classified as a Super driver, and his [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]] is the [[Lucky Seven]].
The game also features two other playable variants of King Boo. '''[[King Boo (Luigi's Mansion series)|King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)]]''', also introduced to the game in the 2019 Halloween Tour, uses his design from ''Luigi's Mansion 3''. This variant is listed as a High-End character and has the [[Bob-omb Cannon]] special skill. '''King Boo (Gold)''' was introduced for the 2020 [[Halloween Tour (2020)|Halloween Tour]], sporting a golden body and blue-jeweled silver crown. Also listed as a High-End driver, he uses the [[Coin Box]] as his special skill and, like other metallic characters, a distorting filter is applied to his voice. Unlike most characters, King Boo's head icon is recycled from ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', rather than having a new one that uses his in-game model. Similarly, the head icons for his ''Luigi's Mansion'' and gold counterparts also use their in-game artwork.
In pre-release materials, including the [[List of Mario Kart Tour beta elements|beta test]], King Boo was classified as a Super Rare (High-End) driver and his special skill was the [[Double Bob-ombs]], sharing his change in classification between the beta test and final game with Rosalina.
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===''Super Mario 64 DS''===
[[File:SM64DS BBH Kingboo.png|thumb|left|Mario encountering King Boo in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
King Boo appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''{{'}}s [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. As the boss who locked [[Luigi]] away, he captures a part of
In English and other localizations of the game, King Boo is incorrectly called [[Big Boo]], even though he is clearly different from the Big Boo of Big Boo's Haunt. Internally, they do use the same model, with a modifier denoting the presence of the crown.
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===''Mario Baseball'' series===
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King Boo usually considers his Boo minions as friends and cares for them. An example of this is in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' when he threatens to hurt [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] if the Mario Brothers dared to hurt his [[Paper Boo]] minion in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. He also has good [[chemistry]] with the playable Boo in the [[Mario Baseball (series)|''Mario Baseball'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', King Boo says that he finds little Boos cute.
In the ''Mario
===Powers and abilities===
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==Game appearances==
{| class="table
!Title !! Role !! Year of release !! Release medium
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|Unlockable playable character
|2003
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
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|Boss
|2005
|[[Nintendo DS]]
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|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
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|Cameo
|2007
|[[Arcade]]
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|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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|Rival
|2013
|[[Wii U]]
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|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
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|Boss
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
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|Assistant (update)
|2019
|[[iOS]] / [[Android]]
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|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
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