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===Personality===
King Boo is shown to strongly dislike both Mario and Luigi. He claims this is due to the trouble the duo has caused him in the past, presumably referring to all the Boos the Mario Bros. had defeated, as King Boo had not been in any games prior to ''Luigi's Mansion''. His hatred grows towards them in later games, especially Luigi after the latter defeats him in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and subsequent sequels. This grudge towards Luigi is reflected in his interactions with the plumber, such as when he childishly insults him in the ''Luigi's Mansion'' games and insists on racing against him in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', fully aware of how afraid Luigi is of ghosts. However, this is mostly limited to the ''Luigi's Mansion'' series as he is not shown to have this same hatred in games like ''Mario & Luigi Paper Jam''.
He says that he fears nothing except the [[Poltergust 3000]], although in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' he also admits that Wario's face scares him. In the ''Mario and Sonic'' series, he has a superiority complex and is quite prideful. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', he claims that he is unbeatable at the [[Alpine Skiing]] event. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', he claims to have beaten Mario before.
King Boo loves to scare and toy with his opponents, rather than defeating them quickly. In ''Luigi's Mansion'', he chooses to use his powers to blow Luigi back to the foyer instead of trying to finish him off while at maximum power, and enjoys watching Mario struggle from within the painting he was trapped in, stating Mario's desperate attempts to break free were "satisfying."
Despite his huge size and immense power, he still covers his face in fear when looked at, much like a normal Boo, showing that he still has a shy nature like his minions; however, also like a normal Boo, he attacks when his foe's back is turned. King Boo has a distinct cackle, which is significantly lower in pitch than other Boos. He also has an echo in his roar.
King Boo usually considers his Boo minions as friends and cares for them. This is shown in ''Luigi's Mansion'' where he goes to free [[Boolossus]] after he is captured by [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]], and 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.
After breaking out of the portrait he was placed in at the end of ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', he displays a complete disregard for anything that interferes with his revenge against the Mario Bros. and displays several sociopathic traits, including a disregard for others' well being, and at one point nearly causing the world itself to collapse. Additionally, he no longer cares about his Boo minions, as not only does he not show any concern for them in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', but he even indirectly calls them useless in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''. He also does not care for ghosts that are not Boos, instead using them in his plans as tools rather than subjects. Even [[Hellen Gravely]], a ghost who adores him, is seen as nothing more than a pawn or, at best, someone to whom he is indifferent. Professor E. Gadd comments on how King Boo had redecorated the [[Treacherous Mansion]] to make it scarier. He also goes into fits of rage when his plans do not go the way he wants. In ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'', King Boo also has a bit of a sarcastic demeanor as well, as when formally revealing himself to Luigi before fighting him, he references his previous defeat at the hands of Luigi as "Good times", despite clearly being angry and vengeful over it. In ''Luigi's Mansion 3'', King Boo impersonates Mario and Luigi's Italian accent saying, "It's-a me, King Boo!" and uses false comfort towards Luigi. Also in said game, he is shown to have a degree of cunning, as it is strongly implied that he deliberately had Hellen Gravely guard only Mario's portrait in anticipation of Luigi defeating her, and that he could then use [[Princess Peach]]'s portrait as bait to draw out the Mario Brothers in order to recapture all the portraits, with him very nearly succeeding in this endeavor.
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