| “ | I'm going to kill you! | „ |
| ~ Hallyboo's first words to Joey after materializing into the real world |
| “ | Piracy... is no party! | „ |
| ~ DJ Hallyboo before killing Joey |
| “ | Ladies and gentleman! Let's give a warm welcome... To the fool who thought they were above the law. | „ |
| ~ DJ Hallyboo at the beginning of "Host Hoedown WITH LYRICS" |
DJ Hallyboo is the main antagonist of Joey Perleoni's Mario Party DS Anti-Piracy ARG, and a minor antagonist in the ARG's sequel, MPDSAP: Postgame. His nature is seemingly evil, but he sides with the authorities in the ARG and not the apparent "criminals" that pirated Mario Party DS. In the finale, he is played by TimVideo326 and voiced by Juno Songs who also did a lyrical cover of his theme, Host Hoedown.
Appearance[]
DJ Hallyboo's head is completely blue, with a round nose and a mouth with two teeth sticking out and orange lips. Aside from the artwork that appears before Host Hoedown, his eyes are never seen. For clothing, he wears a dark blue top with a neat tie on the front and black-and-white striped sleeves. His hat is also dark blue, and (not seen in Host Hoedown) shows an evil-looking face with a nasty grin. Some of this detail is hidden away during the Host Hoedown minigame. It's also noted that he is usually seen carrying a microphone with him, hence his role as a host.
When he manifests into reality in the finale of the ARG, differences come into play. For one, his top is now seen to be a burgundy color instead of the blue from in-game. He also wears black trousers, what looked to be trainers and was about the same size as a normal human adult.
Synopsis[]
The first video revolving around his existence is in Joey Perleoni's video "Personified Host", where, like with previous Anti-Piracy videos of its kind, Luigi is lagging behind in Score Scuffle. As such, DJ Hallyboo becomes aware of the pirated copy, and mentions that a good host doesn't let things slide. The starting screen for the Host Hoedown minigame is shown before the game crashes.
The following video, called "Host Hoedown", finally makes his appearance known, and the minigame he owns too. In it, Joey is tasked with writing apology letters towards DJ Hallyboo to stay in the game, but when it reaches the word "Criminal", the minigame becomes impossible, and crashes when Luigi is crushed by a Thwomp.
The last video is the last time DJ Hallyboo makes an appearance. Because it's mostly live-action, it's revealed that Joey was emulating the game on his computer, and after being beaten, he used a TASBot to cheat at the game, until the words "You" "Won't" "Like" "My" "True" "Form" appeared, and DJ Hallyboo manifested, starting with his hand. He closed the lid of Joey's laptop and flung his desk over, knocking over Joey and bringing in his microphone in the process.
After a moment of silence, DJ Hallyboo remarks that he's going to kill Joey, which prompts the latter to flee and drive off in his car. The DJ simply walks after him, not being seen in Joey's rear-view mirror, which gives him temporary relief, until the roof window is seen, showing Hallyboo had climbed on top of the car. In panic, Joey quickly slammed the brakes, throwing DJ Hallyboo off. Seconds later, Joey's car drove by and seemingly destroyed the DJ, but moments later, Hallyboo reappeared in front of him, forcing him to get out of the car and continue running.
After a bit of a chase, DJ Hallyboo forces Joey into a minigame called "Soccer Survival" (based on the minigame of the same name within Mario Party DS), where he's being chased by a giant football. After being hit by it, Joey flees again, apologizing in panic. But DJ Hallyboo, not convinced and claiming that doesn't cut it, continues pursuing him, using the DS's Anti-Piracy Self Reporter to call a police officer onto him, who arrives accompanied by the Toad seen in a McDonald's advert video. After finally being cornered, Joey explains the reasons for the piracy; all because Mario Party DS hasn't been resold in over 13 years, and that it can't be bought on any current Nintendo platforms, and asks why it's such a big deal if he had pirated the game. It wouldn't have affected Nintendo in reality anyway, since they wouldn't lose money from a game they don't make anymore.
DJ Hallyboo then remarks the ARG's main phrase, "Piracy... is No Party!", before attacking Joey and sucking him inside his DS, saying he didn't learn his lesson before destroying the whole thing. He is commended for his efforts by the officer, even when the McDonald's Toad gets in a mood over not shooting Joey. When the officer ponders about how DJ Hallyboo is there in the first place, he simply says, patting the officer's shoulder, "There are some questions that are better left unanswered". In the credits, he is seen walking off with the happy officer.
Other Appearances[]
Main Articles: DJ Hallyboo (Mario's Madness) DJ Hallyboo also appears as the antagonist of Host Hoedown WITH LYRICS by Juno Songs, recalling previous Anti-Piracy videos by Joey. This would then lead to Juno himself becoming the official voice actor for the character.
He also makes an appearance in the Friday Night Funkin' mod Mario's Madness in the song No Party.
Quotes[]
| “ | Looks like you didn't learn your lesson, Mister Perleoni. | „ |
| ~ DJ Hallyboo after sucking Joey into his DS |
| “ | And that's that! | „ |
| ~ DJ Hallyboo after smashing the DS |
Trivia[]
- He is initially based on MC Ballyhoo from Mario Party 8.
- Proof of this comes from the Host Hoedown video, where he has similar/matching voice clips (aside from the opera-singing) to MC Ballyhoo.
- The same goes for his hat, Tigbop, being based on Big Top.
- The name of his hat is Tigbop.[1]
- DJ Hallyboo is pansexual.[2]