Boards (Super Mario Galaxy)

Boards are a group of four ostensibly sentient Signposts that appear in Super Mario Galaxy. They are named Gil Board, Bill Board, Phil Board, and Jill Board respectively, and all of them teach Mario how to perform a certain move.
==Profile==
===Physical description===
All four Boards have the same appearance as a regular wooden Signpost with a letter pinned to it. By extension, every Board has an identical appearance to one another. Jill Board is supposedly female, given her name, whereas the other three Boards all have a name generally given to males.
===Behavior===
When talked to, every Board says "Hey!" before talking to Mario. Aside from being able to talk, Boards have little difference from regular Signposts. A few of them show up in multiple galaxies, namely Bill Board, but it is not shown whether they appear in several galaxies at once or travel between them accordingly. Given that several galaxies can be explored in a nonlinear order, galaxies with the same gimmick also feature the same Board, allowing Mario to learn about the gimmick regardless of which order he explores
===Etymology===
Every Board has a name that is a pun of "billboard." They have a first name, followed by "Board." Bill Board is pronounced the same as billboard, but is still a pun because Bill is the first name.
==In Super Mario Galaxy==
Gil Board is the first Board whom Mario encounters. He appears in Honeyhive Galaxy, where he teaches Mario how to perform a Wall Jump.
Bill Board is second Board encountered. He appears in four galaxies—Rolling Green Galaxy, Melty Molten Galaxy, Rolling Gizmo Galaxy, and Grand Finale Galaxy—and makes the most appearances out of the other Boards. In the first three Galaxies that Bill Board appears, he teaches Mario how to use the Star Board. In the Grand Finale Galaxy, Bill Board makes an appearance at the celebration. Here, Bill Board tells Mario that he lives in a nice world, but laments that he is a sign, as there is little he can do as once.
Phil Board is the third Board encountered. He is encountered in the Bubble Breeze Galaxy and the Bubble Blast Galaxy, and in both locations, Phil Board teaches Mario how to control his movement while inside of a Bubble.
Jill Board is the fourth and final Board. She appears in Boo's Boneyard Galaxy, where she teaches Mario about using the Boo Mushroom.
==In Super Mario Galaxy 2==
Bill Board is the only Board who makes a reappearance. He appears in the Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy, where he teaches Mario how to use the Star Ball, just as he did in Super Mario Galaxy.
Category:Characters in Super Mario Galaxy
Category:Characters in Super Mario Galaxy 2