Bugaboom

Bugaboom is a giant Mandibug that appeared as the boss of Honeyhive Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy and Puzzle Plank Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Bugaboom made his third cameo in Super Mario Bros: Warriors of the Mushroom Kingdom where he is fought in Mandibug Woods as the third boss of Barkwood Forest.

Appearance and Biology.

Bugaboom is a huge green Mandibug with six legs and eyes that have a demented look to them. Unlike most Mandibugs, its body is flat instead of rounded. Bugaboom can be best described as a beetle with one solid green shell and the ground pound symbol emblazoned on it. Also, Bugaboom has retractable mandibles which look like an ant's pincers.

Strategy.

on Mandibug Woods, Mario has to climb a hill up to an area with several Fling Flowers and two Bee Mushrooms with a ginormous tree with honeycombs on it that Mario can climb on. There is also a river of water that will deactivate the Bee Suit if touched by Mario.

Once Mario arrives in that area, Bugaboom drops from the sky and clicks its mandibles. It then proceeds to attack Mario. The only way to defeat Bugaboom is to jump, fly, or use a Fling Flower to get onto his back and then ground pound.

Bugaboom will then take flight and fly around in circles so that Mario can no longer jump on its back. The only ways to get up now are to use Bee Mario or a Fling Flower. If Mario ground pounds on Bugaboom when above it, Bugaboom will turn red with rage and start to fly faster and once every pass it will turn on its side and fire bombs at the ground. It is impossible to hit Bugaboom while on its side so Mario must wait until Bugaboom is going the right way and use a Bee Mushroom to hover above where it will be or aim with a Fling Flower which is considerably harder as Bugaboom is moving so fast. Once Mario ground pounds Bugaboom a third time, Bugaboom will explode.