a ghost?!", but he only says it with a little disbelief. Although it was never shown, it is possible that Knuckles is phasmophobic (the fear of ghost), as when he notices King Boom Boo, he says "What the.King Boom Boo is the only boss in Sonic Adventure 2 to have green text appear on-screen before facing him, most likely because the color looks ghoulish.King Boom Boo, along with his Boo/Boom Boo minions also made an appearance in Sonic the Comic Online, where he is only referred to as the "King of Ghosts".
#Sonic rivals 2 mimic ghost series
King Boom Boo appears alongside his minions in both the anime series Sonic X and the Sonic X comic book series by Archie Comics. King Boom Boos and his legions of Boom Boos as seen in Sonic X comicbook series. In the games, he appears incapable of coherent speech, only giving off babbles, grunts and roars. He also has a great aversion to sunlight and will try to hide from it. However, he also has a cowardly side, as when the odds would turn against him during his battle with Knuckles, he would resort to running away. King Boom Boo is malicious, sadistic and mischievous, laughing merrily when causing harm to others. King Boom Boo and his minions appear in the background of the track Boo's House. King Boom Boo then proceeded to chase after Eggman in vengeance. After discovering the candy was neutralized by strong light, they use E-123 Omega's searchlight to return everyone brainwashed by the candy back to normal. Team Sonic intervened, but King Boom Boo got the best of them. In the Halloween event, King Boom Boo was fed a strange candy by Eggman and brainwashed into serving him as the guard of his Halloween theme park. King Boom Boo appears as a S Rare Fly Type buddy which gives a thirty percent chance of having the player's score boosted when defeating enemies. King Boom Boo is a collectible card that can be contained by winning the Tails Cup in Single Player. After four hits, King Boom Boo disperses into air. If the player moves too fast when running from him, King Boom Boo will turn around and chase them from the other side. He can be damaged up to three times in one hourglass flip. Knuckles must chase his shadow across the room and dig it up, then run after him and punch him. King Boom Boo then retreats into the ground. Occasionally, the ghost stops to spew a huge blue wave of flames, and during that time Knuckles must stun King Boom Boo by moving behind him and punching a Boo holding an hourglass, activating the hourglass which opens panels in the ceiling, making light fill the room. In the boss battle, Knuckles runs around a circular arena while followed by King Boom Boo who throws blue fireballs at him (and may also attempt to bite him at close range). Knuckles encounters King Boom Boo while searching for keys to a door that Sonic, Tails, and Amy were trying to get through.