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{{about|the Cheep Cheep|the character from the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros. film]]|[[Big Bertha (film character)]]|the [[Blaster]] from [[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]|[[Big Bertha (Blaster)]]}}
{{distinguish|Boss Bass|Cheep Chomp}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:BossBass_SMB3.jpg|250px]]<br>Artwork of Big Bertha and a [[Baby Cheep]] (also shared for 
|parent_species=[[Cheep Cheep]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[2010]])
|variants=[[Baby Cheep]]
|relatives=[[Boss Bass]]<br>[[Bubba]]<br>[[Cheep Chomp]]<br>[[Mega Cheep Cheep]]<br>[[Porcupuffer]]<br>[[Spike Bass]]
}}
'''Big Berthas'''<ref>As stated in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide</ref><ref>As stated in the ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima Guide</ref><ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' Internal Filename</ref> are huge mouth-brooding<ref>"''This giant fish is a mouth breeder, so it spits babies out of its mouth at Mario.''" - ''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide'' for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', page 9.</ref> [[Cheep Cheep]]s that live deep in the sea. She has a man-eating counterpart called [[Boss Bass]]. All Big Berthas seem to be mother fish, as she always carries Baby Cheeps in her mouth, occasionally letting them out. After a few seconds, the Baby Cheep will return to its mother's mouth. Her male counterpart, Boss Bass, is an aggressive hunter that swims on the surface, never seen in deep water.

==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Big Berthas appear in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Big Berthas always carry [[Baby Cheep]]s in their mouth, occasionally letting them out. After a few seconds, the baby returns into its parent's mouth.

===''Nintendo Comics System''===
'''Bertha''', a character influenced by the Big Bertha species, plays a prominent role in two ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' stories. In her first appearance, [[Love Flounders]], she falls in love with [[Frog Mario]] after being tricked by [[Stanley the Talking Fish]]. She eventually realizes Stanley was lying, but is consoled by Mario, who states he wants to be friends with Bertha, not lovers. Bertha later reappears in [[Fins and Roses]], this time dating Stanley. She foils [[Wendy O. Koopa]]'s plans by knocking the Koopa's bomb back at her.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{hover|巨大|きょだい}}プクプク ♀<ref>{{media link|Big Bertha SMB3 Technique Book 4 name ref.jpg|Scan of 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3完全攻略テクニックブック4」 (''Super Mario Bros. 3 Kanzen Kōryaku Technique Book 4'')}}</ref>
|JapR=Kyodai Pukupuku ♀
|JapM=Giant Cheep Cheep (female); same as [[Boss Bass]]
}}

==Trivia==
*A character named [[Big Bertha (film character)|Big Bertha]] was featured in the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' movie]]. Like the fish in the game, she wore all red, and like the character in the comics, she had a crush on Mario.

==References==
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