Tail Boo

Tail Boos are a Boo variant that appear in Super Mario 3D Land on the Nintendo 3DS. They look much like regular Boos, but they sport striped, puffy tails like that of a tanuki. The tails are granted to the Boos by Super Leaves, much like how Mario and Luigi have used them in several games.

Tail Boos behave in much the same manner as regular Boos, pursuing Mario while he is not looking at them. If Mario turns toward a Tail Boo, it will perform a spin before stopping in place. The tail gives the Boo a better chance of hitting Mario before pausing in place.

Like standard Boos, Tail Boos cannot be defeated by most of Mario's power-ups, though they can be defeated when Mario is using a Super Star or an Invincibility Leaf. Upon defeat, Tail Boos will often drop Super Leaves.