5. Boos Conceptual Design Was inspired By Takashi Tezukas Wife
Within the Super Mario franchise, the ghostly forms known as Boos were originally created by Yoshi designer Takashi Tezuka. Their appearance was endearingly inspired by Tezukas wife after a common dispute in the home. According to an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto regarding Super Mario Bros. 3, Tezuka had been spending an enormous amount of time in the office working on his miraculous creations, that his wife was more than a little frustrated when his home life started to take the back seat. Tezukas wife was not known for her angry outbursts, so when he wandered in from a late night at the Nintendo office, he got a little surprise when she suddenly erupted in frustration. From that moment on, the Boos were created so that when Mario looks them in the eye they quiver and shy away, but when his back his turned their wrath is unleashed. Its odd to think a domestic dispute can inspire such an event, but its even stranger when you realise Boos iconic high-pitched cackle is just Bowsers infamous laugh alarmingly sped up.