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{{species infobox
|title=Foo
|image=[[File:FooNSMBU.png|200px]]<br>A Foo in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|image=[[File:FooNSMBU.png|200px]]<br>A '''Foo''', as it appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
|sub_species=[[Ty-Foo]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' (April 26, 2020 update) (2020)
|related=[[Fwoosh]]
|variant_of=[[Fwoosh]]
[[Stonk]]
|comparable=[[Stonk]]
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'''Foos''' are white cloud-like enemies that appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. They produce fog that can obscure the player's view. Foos can be defeated with any kind of attack. Their name comes from the Japanese onomatopoeia for blowing sounds.
[[File:NSMBW Foo Render.png|left|thumb]]
 
'''Foos''' are white cloud-like enemies that first appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They produce fog that can obscure the player's view. Foos can be defeated with any kind of attack. Their name is derived from [[Fwoosh]], another wind-blowing enemy from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]].
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==History==
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
===''Super Mario'' series===
[[File:7-5nsmbwii.png|230px|thumb|left|A group of '''Foos''' fire clouds at [[Mario]].]]
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' marks Foos' debut appearance. They act much like a [[Fwoosh]] from  ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]], though Foo's [[wind]] only produces fog, and does not blow [[Mario]] away. They appear only in [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-5]].
[[File:NSMBW World 7-5 Screenshot.png|230px|thumb|left|A group of Foos fire clouds at [[Mario]]]]
''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' marks Foos' debut appearance. They appear only in [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-5]], and create fog periodically. The fog vanishes after a few seconds and can be blown away either by [[Spin Jump]]ing or by propelling as [[Propeller Mario]].


The fog vanishes after a few seconds and can be blown away by [[Spin Jump]]ing or propelling [[Propeller Mario]].
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
 
===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Foos appear only in [[Snaking above Mist Valley]] and behave the same as they did previously.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Foos appear only in [[Snaking above Mist Valley]] and behave the same as they did previously.


====''New Super Luigi U''====
=====''New Super Luigi U''=====
Foos also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. Here, they are only found in [[Three-Headed Snake Block]].
Foos also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. Here, they are only found in [[Three-Headed Snake Block]].


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===''Mario Party 10''===
Foos play a role in the ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' minigame [[Foo Me Once]], where they blow fog to obscure the buttons displayed on the platforms which the players need to remember in order to safely traverse across.
 
===''Dr. Mario World''===
In ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', Foos appear in the background of World 15 once an area has been cleared.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBW Enemy Concept Art.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' concept art
NSMBW World 7-5 Foo.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 2 Sets.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
PN LEGO Super Mario Match-up Foo.jpg|LEGO ''Super Mario''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''<br>''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|file1=<tt>1 Data/files/Object/huhu.arc</tt><br><tt>content/Common/actor/huhu.szs</tt>
|name1=huhu
|meaning1=Diminutive of [[Fwoosh#Names in other languages|Hyuhyu]] and based on「フーフー」(''fūfū'', Japanese mimetic word for blowing air)
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=キリフキー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 144 and 209.</ref>
|JapR=Kirifukī
|JapM=Comes from「霧吹き」(''kirifuki'', "vaporizer")
|ChiS=吐雾云
|ChiSR=Tǔ Wù Yún
|ChiSM=Spit fog cloud
|ChiT=吐霧雲<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_201117_01.html 「樂高®超級瑪利歐™」的新商品即將登場！預定於2021年1月1日發售。] ''Nintendo''. Retrieved November 17, 2020.</ref>
|ChiTR=Tǔ Wù Yún
|ChiTM=Spit fog cloud
|FreE=Woosh
|FreEM=Onomatopoeia for a gentle wind blowing
|Ger=Wuschi
|GerM=From ''wischi-waschi'' ("wishy-washy")
|Ita=Refolotto
|ItaM=From ''refolo'' ("gust") and diminutive suffix ''-etto''
|Kor=안개뿌미
|KorR=Angae Ppumi
|KorM=From "안개" (''angae'', "fog") + "뿜다" (''ppumda'', "to gush out") and possibly the noun-deriving suffix "~이" (''-i'')
|Por=Nublino
|PorM=From ''nublado'' ("cloudy") and diminutive suffix ''-ino''
|Rus=Пых
|RusR=Pykh
|RusM=Puff
|SpaE=Nébulo
|SpaEM=From ''nebuloso'' ("cloudy")
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:43, April 13, 2024

Foo
FooNSMBU.png
A Foo in New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Dr. Mario World (April 26, 2020 update) (2020)
Variant of Fwoosh
Comparable
NSMBW Foo Render.png

Foos are white cloud-like enemies that first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They produce fog that can obscure the player's view. Foos can be defeated with any kind of attack. Their name is derived from Fwoosh, another wind-blowing enemy from Super Mario 64 and its remake.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

A group of Foos fire clouds at Mario

New Super Mario Bros. Wii marks Foos' debut appearance. They appear only in World 7-5, and create fog periodically. The fog vanishes after a few seconds and can be blown away either by Spin Jumping or by propelling as Propeller Mario.

New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. U, Foos appear only in Snaking above Mist Valley and behave the same as they did previously.

New Super Luigi U[edit]

Foos also appear in New Super Luigi U. Here, they are only found in Three-Headed Snake Block.

Mario Party 10[edit]

Foos play a role in the Mario Party 10 minigame Foo Me Once, where they blow fog to obscure the buttons displayed on the platforms which the players need to remember in order to safely traverse across.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

In Dr. Mario World, Foos appear in the background of World 15 once an area has been cleared.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. U		 1 Data/files/Object/huhu.arc
content/Common/actor/huhu.szs		 huhu Diminutive of Hyuhyu and based on「フーフー」(fūfū, Japanese mimetic word for blowing air)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese キリフキー[1]
Kirifukī
 Comes from「霧吹き」(kirifuki, "vaporizer")

Chinese (simplified) 吐雾云
Tǔ Wù Yún
 Spit fog cloud

Chinese (traditional) 吐霧雲[2]
Tǔ Wù Yún
 Spit fog cloud

French (NOE) Woosh
 Onomatopoeia for a gentle wind blowing
German Wuschi
 From wischi-waschi ("wishy-washy")
Italian Refolotto
 From refolo ("gust") and diminutive suffix -etto
Korean 안개뿌미
Angae Ppumi
 From "안개" (angae, "fog") + "뿜다" (ppumda, "to gush out") and possibly the noun-deriving suffix "~이" (-i)

Portuguese Nublino
 From nublado ("cloudy") and diminutive suffix -ino
Russian Пых
Pykh
 Puff

Spanish (NOE) Nébulo
 From nebuloso ("cloudy")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, pages 144 and 209.
  2. ^ 「樂高®超級瑪利歐™」的新商品即將登場！預定於2021年1月1日發售。 Nintendo. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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