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| {{about|a form of transportation in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]] games|the recurring object in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]|[[Hot-air balloon]]|the Yoshi transformation|[[Hot-Air Balloon Yoshi]]}}
| | [[File:HotAirBalloon.PNG|thumb|right|A set of '''Hot Air Balloons''', from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]] |
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| | [[File:BowserBalloon.png|thumb|left]] |
| |image=[[File:Hot Air Balloon DKC2 artwork.jpg]]<br>Artwork of a Hot Air Balloon for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | '''Hot Air Balloons''' have appeared in a few ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' games. They made their first cameo in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' in the introduction where [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Princess Peach]] ride a balloon to go to [[Dinosaur Land]] for a vacation. The balloons make another appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where Mario rescues Princess Peach. Mario and Peach escape in the balloon, but Luigi is unable to board prior to liftoff. [[Blue Toad (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Blue Toad]] and [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Yellow Toad]] then allow Luigi into their balloon, and they fly away to safety. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest#Differences in the Game Boy Advance version|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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| '''Hot Air Balloons'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> (also parsed as '''Hot-Air Balloons''')<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 15.</ref> are large balloons used for crossing large portions of [[lava]]. They first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and return in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. | |
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| ==History==
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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| In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Hot Air Balloons appear only in [[Red-Hot Ride]], as a key feature for making it through the level. [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can stand on a Hot Air Balloon and lean either left or right to control its movement. If the [[Kong]]s stand at the edge of a Hot Air Balloon, the animation of them about to fall off is shown, even though they cannot walk off of a Hot Air Balloon. By default, a Hot Air Balloon slowly descends into the lava, but it can be suspended in midair if it is floating at the top of a thermal column, which come in varying heights. Most Hot Air Balloons start off at the top of a thermal column. Throughout Red-Hot Ride, the Kongs must maneuver the Hot Air Balloon past a series of enemies, especially [[Zinger]]s, until reaching the next Hot Air Balloon or the ground. Some of the Hot Air Balloons have a [[DK Barrel]] on it, or even either one of two enemies: [[Kruncha]] or [[Neek]]. Although they walk back and forth on a Hot Air Balloon, this does not affect the direction of its movement.
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
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| In ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', Hot Air Balloons, function identically as before, although their appearance is slightly wider. They appear in only two [[level]]s, both taking place in a volcanic environment: [[Redhot Ride]] and [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Fiery Furnace]]. There are no thermal columns along the way, so a Hot Air Balloon cannot be suspended back in midair.
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| ==Profiles==
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
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| *'''[[Virtual Console]] manual bio:''' "''Jump on these to cross perilous gaps. Press {{button|3ds|Padleftright}} to move left or right. The balloons will gradually start to descend after you jump on them.''"
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| | Hot Air Balloons also appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', in which they are helpful in letting the monkeys traverse across the [[lava]] pool. They only appear in [[Red Hot Ride]] in ''Diddy's Kong Quest'', but they appear in another level, [[Fiery Furnace]], in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' as well. The Hot Air Balloon also appeared in [[Test for the Best]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <center><gallery> |
| Hot Air Balloon.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
| | File:HotAirBalloon2.png|''Super Mario World'' |
| Red-Hot Ride DKC2.png|The Kongs riding on a Hot Air Balloon in Red-Hot Ride in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | File:Hot_Air_Balloon_DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' |
| Hot Air Balloon DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite
| | File:HotAirBalloon65.gif|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' |
| Redhot Ride DKL2.png|Diddy Kong riding a Hot Air Balloon in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
| | File:TestBestMT.jpg|''Mario Party 8'' |
| </gallery> | | </gallery></center> |
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | {{NIWA|DKWiki=1}} |
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| | [[Category:Objects]] |
| |Jap={{ruby|熱気球|ねつききゅう}}<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet, page 20.</ref>
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| |JapR=Netsukikyū
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| |JapM=Hot Air Balloon
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| |Ita=Pallone di aria calda<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', GIG's Italian manual</ref><ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual, pag. 15</ref><br>Mongolfiera<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'', European manual, pag. 113</ref>
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| |ItaM=Hot air balloon (meant as "balloon full of hot air")<br>Hot-air balloon (like an actual {{wp|Hot air balloon|balloon-aircraft}})
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Aircraft]] | | [[Category:Aircraft]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest objects]] | | [[Category:Super Mario World]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 objects]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2]] |
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