Blarggwich
| Blarggwich | |||
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 Sprite from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) | ||
| Variant of | Blargg Lift | ||
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A Blarggwich,[1] originally known as a Support Ghost,[2] is a monochrome, Flatbed Ferry-topped Blargg that first appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
History[edit]
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
Support Ghosts are rare, appearing in Sluggy The Unshaven's Fort only. A Yoshi can jump onto and freely move around atop the Flatbed Ferry carried on a Support Ghost's head. Once stepped on, it moves along a set course, occasionally stopping and stretching upward, leading the Yoshi to both traps and helpful items. A similar creature known as the liquid lift appears earlier in Salvo The Slime's Castle, and it is a water spirit that is thinner, lacks eyebrows, has smaller eyes, and moves in a gentle loop in a big room.
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
Blarggwiches reappear in Yoshi's New Island under their current name. One is featured as the main gimmick of the third world's special level, Ride the Blarggwich. A variant between two Flatbed Ferries also appears in Count Fang's Castle.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Blarggwiches return in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where they appear in the stage Yoshi's Island. This type perpetually acts as an extra platform over a deep pit, and players can jump onto it to avoid falling. However, it appears only at random moments.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: 頭のリフトでヨッシーを運んでくれる。完全自動なので、融通が効かないのがタマにキズ。[3] (It carries Yoshi with a lift on its head. Since it is fully automatic, it is not very flexible.)
- Player's Guide: Another spiritual mentor who has taken up residence in Sluggy's Fort, the Support Ghost provides solid footing for Yoshi.[2]
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide:
頭 のリフトでヨッシーを運 んでくれる。完全自動運転 なので、融通 がきかないのがタマにキズ。[4] (It carries Yoshi with a lift on its head. Since it is fully automated, it is not very flexible.)
Gallery[edit]
A Support Ghost acts as a platform in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウンババリフト[3][4] Unbaba Rifuto |
Blargg Lift | |
| Dutch | Blarggwich[5] | - | |
| French (NOA) | Blop Sandwich[6] | Sandwich Blargg | |
| French (NOE) | Blargg sandwich[7] | Sandwich Blargg | |
| Fantôme Aide[8] | Ghost Aid | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
| German | Quetsch-Blargg[9] | Squeeze Blargg | |
| Helfer[10] | Helper | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
| Italian | Blargg Sandwich[11] | - | |
| Fantasma Puntello[12] | Support Ghost | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
| Korean | 짜자잔리프트[13] Jjajajan Lipeuteu |
Blargg Lift | |
| Portuguese | Blargguíche[14] | Blarggwich; portmanteau of Blargg and sanduíche ("sandwich") | |
| Russian | Студнеборт[15] Studnebort |
Portmanteau between студень (studen', "jelly") and борт (bort, "board") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Blargüich[16] | Blarggwich; from "Blargg" and an alteration of sándwich ("sandwich") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Blarggcordeón[17] | Portmanteau of "Blargg" and acordeón ("accordion") | |
| Fantaforma[18] | Portmanteau between fantasma ("ghost") and plataforma ("platform") | Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
References[edit]
- ^ World 3-S: Ride the Blarggwich. Yoshi's New Island.
- ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
- ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 6.
- ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 14.
- ^ „Maak een stampsprong op de kop van een Blarggwich en hij geeft je een lift!” – Message Block in Ride the Blarggwich (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch).
- ^ « Effectuez une attaque rodéo sur un Blop Sandwich pour le faire s'étirer. » – Message Block in Ride the Blarggwich (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
- ^ « Un Blargg sandwich ne demande qu'à s'étirer ! » – Message Block in Ride the Blarggwich (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^ 12 Jun. 2007. Ile de Yoshi. Smash Bros. DOJO!! (French). Retrieved 20 Jul. 2025.
- ^ „Führe eine Stampf-attacke auf dem Quetsch-Blargg aus, und er erhebt sich!“ – Message Block in Ride the Blarggwich (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^ 12 Jun. 2007. Yoshi’s Island. Smash Bros. DOJO!! (German). Retrieved 20 Jul. 2025.
- ^ «Fai uno schianto a terra sopra Blargg Sandwich per farlo allungare verso l'alto!» – Message Block in Ride the Blarggwich (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ «Spesso i Tipi Timidi fanno la loro apparizione e il Fantasma Puntello può saltar fuori all’improvviso, per dare una mano al giocatore.» – 12 Jun. 2007. L'Isola di Yoshi. Smash Bros. DOJO!! (Italian). Retrieved 26 Nov. 2024.
- ^ In-game name for Ride the Blarggwich from Yoshi's New Island.
- ^ «Execute saltos bomba sobre uma Blargguíche para ela lhe dar uma boleia até às alturas!» – Message Block in Ride the Blarggwich (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Portuguese).
- ^ «Студнеброд способен вытягиваться вверх.» – Message Block in Ride the Blarggwich (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Russian).
- ^ "Salta sobre la cabeza de un blargüich para que te ayude a subir." – Message Block in Ride the Blarggwich (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ «Aplástale la cocorota a un blarggcordeón y se estirará hasta lo más alto.» – Message Block in Ride the Blarggwich (14 May 2014). Yoshi's New Island by Arzest. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
- ^ 12 Jun. 2007. Isla de Yoshi. Smash Bros. DOJO!! (European Spanish). Retrieved 20 Jul. 2025.
