King Boom Boo (キングブーブ Kingubūbu?), also referred to as The King of Ghosts, is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a colossal ghost and the king of ghosts who leads the Boos and Boom Boos.
Appearance[]
King Boom Boo is a colossal spirit, being several times the size of the Boos. His overall appearance resembles that of the stereotypical ghost, possessing a white body with a sack-like shape and pointy turf on top of his head. Dominating his face is a large maw with blue lips, sharp white teeth, and a multicolored tongue. His eyes are also multicolored, but small and swollen with black pupils. Also, instead of legs, King Boom Boo has a wispy tail. He also has two arms with three claw-shaped fingers on his hands.
History[]
Past[]
In the deep past, King Boom Boo was rumored to once be a greed-driven king who hunted for an ancient talisman said to grant immortality at the cost of a sacrifice. As he and his forces ventured into the pyramid the talisman is said to be held, his men disappeared one by one, led to their untimely demise by the Boos haunting the pyramid. After the king arrived at the talisman's chamber alone, the Boos reminded him of the price that needed to be paid, but the king believed he had already paid that price.
Upon grabbing the talisman, the king transformed into a ghost, realizing the true sacrifice was his own life. He spent the rest of his eternal life as a lost and restless spirit, forever paying the price for his sinful greed.
Sonic Adventure 2[]
In Sonic Adventure 2, King Boom Boo had taken up residence in Dr. Eggman's pyramid base. While Knuckles the Echidna was searching for keys to the base's center, King Boom Boo attacked the echidna. With Knuckles using sunlight against the ghost though, King Boom Boo was defeated and dispersed into thin air.
Other game appearances[]
Sonic Rivals 2[]
In Sonic Rivals 2, King Boom Boo appears on a collectible card:
| Image | Card Number | Card | Challenge | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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85 | King Boom Boo | Win Tails Cup in Single Player | Tails' Captain Suit |
Sonic Runners[]
In Sonic Runners, King Boom Boo appears as a S Rare Fly Type Buddy which gives the player a thirty percent chances of having their score boosted when defeating enemies.
During the "Halloween" event, King Boom Boo was released by Dr. Eggman and fed some strange candy which brainwashed him into serving as the protector of Eggman's latest theme park project. Though King Boom Boo easily got rid of Team Sonic when they intervened, they returned with E-123 Omega whose searchlight could restore King Boom Boo to normal. While King Boom Boo destroyed Omega's first searchlight, he was restored to normal by a spare. Wanting revenge, King Boom Boo proceeded to chase after Eggman.
Team Sonic Racing[]
King Boom Boo, from Team Sonic Racing.
In Team Sonic Racing, King Boom Boo appears in the background of Boo's House. He first appears at the beginning of the entrance into the track's desert temple, where he is encouraging the player to enter. Later, he is seen flying past some pillars while watching the passing player. He also appears in one of the final rooms near the end of the track. Here, he floats In midair while making an ominous cackle. During the track's last lap, he arrives at the portal leading out of the desert temple and encourages the player to go through it.
Personality[]
King Boom Boo is sadistic and mischievous, laughing merrily when causing harm to others, but is nevertheless a friendly creature.[1] He also has a cowardly side, as when the odds would turn against him, he would resort to running away. He greatly hates sunlight and will try to hide from it. He appears incapable of coherent speech, only giving off babbles, grunts, and roars.
Powers and abilities[]
As a ghost, King Boom Boo has several supernatural powers. He is capable of levitation and can move with enough speed to keep up with Knuckles. He also possesses pyrokinetic abilities that enable him to either form blue fireballs and throw them like projectiles or blow blue flames from his mouth. He can as well transform into a dark shadow of himself which can move across any surface, though he can be removed from said surface by force which will make him revert back to his normal form. He can also seemingly turn himself invisible. He possesses a spirit physiology as well that causes him to evaporate whenever he takes too much damage while tangible.
King Boom Boo's strength is tied to the light; when in contact with darkness and shadows, his powers are at their peak, allowing him to become bigger, stronger, and invulnerable. Oppositely, he is weakened when in contact with sunlight, making him shrink and become vulnerable.
Relationships[]
Friends/allies[]
Neutral[]
Enemies[]
- Amy Rose
- Blaze the Cat
- Chao
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Silver the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Vector the Crocodile
- Team Dark
Battle[]
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King Boom Boo is encountered as the fourth boss in Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. He is fought by Knuckles the Echidna after clearing through Death Chamber. The fight takes place on a circular platform surrounding a large pillar.
Boss guide[]
To begin with, King Boom Boo chases Knuckles around the arena. If the player gets too far in front of him, King Boom Boo will turn around and chase from the other direction of the area. King Boom Boo will throw blue fireballs while chasing Knuckles. After a while, he will pause to fire a jet of flame from his mouth, the player should quickly get behind him at this point to see a smaller Boo carrying an Hourglass. Hit the Boo and it will drop the Hourglass, opening up a hatch at the top of the temple. When sunshine pours in, King Boom Boo shrinks down to a shadow and tries to escape along the surface of the platform, including the walls and the ground. Stand on top of his shadow to hold him in place, then Dig into it to chase a weakened King Boom Boo out of the ground. As King Boom Boo then flees around the place, catch up to him and attack by Punching to deal damage. Act fast though, because when the ceiling hatch closes, King Boom Boo will regain his strength. However, if the player can get next to him after a punch, they can hit a second time before the window shuts.
Repeat this strategy but be careful; after each hit King Boom Boo will become faster and the sand in the Hourglass will run out quicker. Land four hits to defeat King Boom Boo.
Music[]
| Name | Artist(s) | Length | Music track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boss: Masters of the Desert | Jun Senoue | 1:56 |
Trivia[]
- When fighting him, the player can see a picture of a Nintendo Boo from the Mario games and a regular Boom Boo on the wall.
- There is a glitch in this boss battle: if the player pauses the game when the window on the roof of King Boom Boo's arena is opened, the sky will change from blue to black. If the player resumes the game, the sky will return to its normal color. However, if the player restarts the game from the pause menu, the sky will stay black for the rest of the fight.
- Strangely, if the player restarts the battle, a scene features a Boo lifting the Hourglass will appear, which does not happen otherwise.
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Sonic X[]
King Boom Boo, from Sonic X.
In Sonic X, King Boom Boo was a legendary subject and the leader of the Booms and Boom Boos, with whom he haunted an ancient castle in the United States. Once, he and his minions confronted Sonic and his friends upon being awoken from their sleep when the castle's talisman that kept them trapped in another world was removed from its pedestal by the heroes. Nevertheless, the ghosts were forced back to their sleep when the talisman was returned to the pedestal.
TailsTube[]
The human who possibly became King Boom Boo, as seen in Tails' ghost story.
The ninth episode of the TailsTube web series features a story that describes a possible origin for King Boom Boo, though whether or not it is officially considered to be his backstory is unconfirmed. The story claims that King Boom Boo was once a corrupt human king. Led by greed, the King brought his men to what would become the Hidden Base in search of a talisman that grants eternal life in exchange for a sacrifice, which the King planned to pay with the lives of his loyal guards. As the King approached the talisman, his guards were dragged one by one into the darkness of the pyramid, meeting their demise. Believing their deaths had successfully paid the price, the King grabbed the talisman only to discover the life he must sacrifice was his own, dooming him to live eternally as a restless spirit.
Trivia[]
- King Boom Boo's presence can be seen at the giant pillars in Pumpkin Hill and in Aquatic Mine.
- King Boom Boo was suggested as a new character for issues of the Archie Comics following Sonic the Hedgehog #134, but the plot line in which he was intended to feature was cut.
- King Boom Boo is the only boss in Sonic Adventure 2 to have green text appear on-screen before the fight.
- While not explicitly shown, it is arguable that Knuckles was afraid of King Boom Boo, as when he notices him, he says "What the... a ghost?!", but he only says it with a little shock and disbelief. However, in an unused line, Knuckles says "What?! A ghost!" in a more frightened tone, and in the Japanese version, Knuckles says "O-Obake!" meaning "G-Ghost!" and he is clearly scared.
Errors[]
- During the Halloween update of Sonic Runners, King Boom Boo had been incorrectly named "King Boob Boo". Developers apologized for the issue and fixed this. The name was most likely translated incorrectly from the Japanese name キングブーブ (Kingu Buubu?), in which the last word in the name reads similarly to the incorrect word.
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- ↑ Sonic Channel (1 July 2016). Act:002 オバケのお礼参り. Sonic Channel. Retrieved on 11 May 2023. "今回登場したオバケ達は『ソニックアドベンチャー2』で登場した「ブー」「ブーブ」、そして「キングブーブ」ですね。アニメ『ソニック X』でも登場しましたし、結構ご存知の方も多いのでは？ピラミッドに住む彼ら......どうやらアノ砂時計は彼らにとっても大事な家具（？）になってたようです。結構いいヤツらみたいですが......テイルスにとっては、やっぱり恐怖の対象でしかないんですね～。[The ghosts that appeared this time are 'Boo', 'Boom Boo', and 'King Boom Boo' that appeared in Sonic Adventure 2. They also appeared in the anime Sonic X, so many people know them, right? They live in pyramids... It seems that the hourglass has become an important piece of furniture (?) for them. They seem to be pretty good guys, but to Tails, they're nothing more than objects of fear.]"