Bouldergeist (Super Mario Galaxy & Galaxy 2)

Bouldergeist is a spirit who takes the form of large rock golem/monster-like creature and boss in Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2, he is the main boss of Ghostly Galaxy, which is the first level of the third area and is overall the eleventh stage of the game, is the first boss of that area and is overall the tenth boss of the game, he later reappears in Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the Boss Blitz Galaxy as the fourth/penultimate boss of that Galaxy.

In a game as popular as Super Mario Galaxy, Bouldergeist (Along side Megaleg) is often considered as one of the best bosses in the game, and is one of the many highlights as a whole.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) Bouldergeist has a really cool design, he's a ghost who takes the form of arock monster, which is something you don't really see much in a Mario game.
 * 2) Excellent atmosphere.
 * 3) Very hunting an intense music that plays, which fits really well.
 * 4) The way you damage Bouldergeist is very creative, you use the Boo Bombs to infect damage on him.
 * 5) The attacks that Bouldergeist unleashes is really cool looking, one example is his rock pillars.
 * 6) In the second phase of the battle, Bouldergeist creates hands, which makes him even more cool looking.
 * 7) Also in this phase he gains two new attacks that involves his hands, now preforming punches and hand slams.
 * 8) Bouldergeist has quite a lot of HP, having four hit-points and two phase, which equals eight hit-points, so this will be a very long but satisfying battle.
 * 9) Overall very challenging but fun battle.
 * 10) Bouldergeist was so popular that he reappears in Boss Blitz Galaxy, which is a boss rush in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Bad Quality

 * 1) The fight with Bouldergeist in the Dare Devil run can be considered too challenging to many players.

Tips

 * 1) During the sequence were Bouldergeist is summing rocks, you can destroy them with Starbits to gain a bit of a breather, tho be careful as to not hit the black rocks with the Boo Bombs.
 * 2) During the second phase, it is very possible to grab two Boo Bombs at once, allowing to do double the damage.

Trivia

 * Bouldergeist's name is an amalgamation of 'Boulder' and 'Poltergeist', which fits due to his design.