Ink
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Generic ink appears in the Super Mario franchise, where it is typically produced by species such as Bloopers and Inky Piranha Plants. It is commonly deployed by an opponent or some other source to smudge the player's screen and create a visual obstruction, mainly in Mario Kart games.
History[edit]
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart DS introduces the Blooper item to the series, which reappears in many subsequent Mario Kart games. Once deployed, the Blooper attacks every driver in front of the user, coating them with ink and obscuring their view. The ink wears off on its own after a short period, but drivers can clear it early by receiving a boost from a Dash Mushroom or Dash Panel, by transforming into a Bullet Bill, or by activating a Super Star. In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ink can additionally be cleared away by submerging oneself into water.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
In Mario Kart Tour, the player can fully remove ink from their view with any speed boost, be it from a Mini-Turbo or Jump Boost. Alternatively, they can gradually wipe it off by stroking the screen.
In this game, Inky Piranha Plants spit out blobs of ink that create piles on the ground. The ink piles act similarly to oil slicks and puddles, causing drivers that touch them while in a regular state to spin out, with the additional property of covering their view. If a driver is under the effect of a Mega Mushroom, Super Star, or Frenzy, they can drive over an ink pile completely unaffected. Before reaching the ground, the ink blobs can be destroyed with a variety of items, including a Banana, a Shell, a Bob-omb, a Super Horn, or Super Bell; this action awards bonus points.[1]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
Super Mario 3D Land debuts Inky Piranha Plants, which attempt to shoot balls of ink directly at the player's screen to obscure their view, as Bloopers do in Mario Kart games. The player can blow into the system's microphone to remove the ink blots or wait for them to fade off on their own. The Inky Piranha Plants face a fixed direction, always aiming where the camera is bound to scroll in front of them; the ink projectiles only splatter across the screen if they intersect with the camera, otherwise they despawn.
Super Mario Run[edit]
Tapping on a Blooper Statue causes it to squirt ink at the screen, creating a single ink blot. The position and shape of the ink blot is slightly randomized, but it is always placed around the position of the Blooper Statue. It briefly sticks there before vanishing, and slowly slides downward during that time. Despite the ink being stuck to the screen, it stays with the Blooper Statue if the screen is scrolled. The presence of the ink blot does not impede the player, except that the Blooper Statue cannot be tapped while the ink blot it created is still active. The ink blot does not persist if the player switches to a completely different menu. If the player opens a menu that only causes the kingdom to fade out, such as the Notebook, then the ink blot will prematurely vanish when the kingdom is returned to.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]
- Main article: Ink (status effect)
Ink is employed in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as part of a status effect inflicted by several enemies. It physically sticks to a character, though without affecting the player's screen like in other Super Mario games. Characters contaminated with ink temporarily lose the ability to use weapons.
Super Nintendo World[edit]
At the Super Nintendo World theme park, ink sprayed by a Blooper in the underwater cave section of Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge causes the environment to be briefly obscured entirely.
Hello, Mario![edit]
In the Hello, Mario! game, ink sprayed by a Blooper temporarily appears on the screen and covers all of Mario's face except his eyes. It additionally causes the music to be distorted.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
A Blooper inking Luigi (Mario Kart DS)
A Blooper inking Baby Luigi (Mario Kart 8)
Screenshots[edit]
Drivers covered with Blooper ink in Mario Kart Tour
Ball of ink spat by an Inky Piranha Plant in Mario Kart Tour
Ink pile in Mario Kart Tour
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | インク Inku | Ink | [2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 墨水 mòshuǐ (Mandarin) mak6 seoi2 (Cantonese) | Ink | [3] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 墨水 mòshuǐ (Mandarin) mak6 seoi2 (Cantonese) | [4] | ||
| French | Boule d'encre | Ball of ink | Refers to projectiles released by Inky Piranha Plants. | [5] |
| German | Tinte | Ink | [6] | |
| Italian | Inchiostro | Ink | [7] | |
| Korean | 잉크 Ingkeu | Ink | [8] | |
| Portuguese | Tinta | Ink | [9] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Tinta | Ink | [10] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | [11] |
References[edit]
- ^ Koopa con Carne (September 29, 2026). Destroying ink balls in Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
- ^ 「インク」 action in Mario Kart Tour. Japanese. (Screenshot.)
- ^ "墨水" action in Mario Kart Tour. Simplified Chinese. (Screenshot.)
- ^ 「墨水」 action in Mario Kart Tour. Traditional Chinese. (Screenshot.)
- ^ « Boule d'encre percutée » action in Mario Kart Tour. French. (Screenshot.)
- ^ „Tinte“ action in Mario Kart Tour. German. (Screenshot.)
- ^ «Inchiostro» action in Mario Kart Tour. Italian. (Screenshot.)
- ^ "잉크" action in Mario Kart Tour. Korean. (Screenshot.)
- ^ «Tinta» action in Mario Kart Tour. Portuguese. (Screenshot.)
- ^ "Tinta" action in Mario Kart Tour. Latin American Spanish. (Screenshot.)
- ^ «Tinta» action in Mario Kart Tour. European Spanish. (Screenshot.)
