Barribad
| Barribad | |||
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 Sprite from Super Paper Mario | |||
| First appearance | Super Paper Mario (2007) | ||
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The Barribad is an enemy in Super Paper Mario. It is encountered in the Whoa Zone. Its name is derived from "barrier", referring to its method of protection, and is also a pun on "very bad". It appears similar to the Yux species from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and due to this and the similar Japanese names, is likely inspired by Yux. The Barribad projects an impenetrable barrier around itself when Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser, or Luigi approach, and shoots rings of energy at them. However, by flipping to 3D, the player can go around the barrier, switch to 2D, and defeat it. An alternative is to use Barry, which will reflect the energy back at them and destroy them, Thoreau can pick it up and throw it at a wall, Slim can walk towards the Barribad as the force field fades, at that point which the Barribad will form the force field around the player and itself, allowing the player to defeat it inside its own force field, Fleep can daze it for a few moments, then attack the Barribad before it recovers and Bowser can also breathe fire at it. Only one is found in the game, making it and the Dark Barribad the rarest enemies in Super Paper Mario.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Paper Mario[edit]
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Max HP | 4 | Role | Common | Location(s) | Whoa Zone (4-4) | |||
| Attack | 2 | Card type | Common | ||||||
| Defense | 0 | Items | Block Block | Card location(s) | Card Shop; Catch Card/SP | ||||
| Score | 600 | ||||||||
| Card description | A round enemy that wraps itself in a force field. Round face, square shield... Triangle brain? | ||||||||
| List of Catch Cards 140 141 142 |
Tattle | That's a Barribad. It can shield itself with a strong barrier...Max HP is 4 and Attack is 2. It also shoots rings of energy from its mouth...You can't break its barrier, but you can flip to get places it might not want you to... | |||||||
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | バリバー[?] Baribā |
Derived from English word "barrier" | |
| French | Barry R[?] | Pun on "barrière" (barrier) | |
| German | Sobös[?] | From "so" plus "bös" (bad) | |
| Italian | Barripallo[?] | From "barriera" (barrier) and masculine form of "palla" (ball) | |
| Korean | 바리바[?] Bariba |
Same as Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Barriet[?] | Derivation of "barrier" |
