Editing Stretch

{{about|the type of Boo that first appeared in [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|the type of Shy Guy that appears in [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Yoshi's Island]]|[[Stretch (Shy Guy)]]|the [[microgame]] from [[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]|[[S-T-R-E-T-C-H!]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Stretch SMR.png|150px]]<br>In-game artwork of a Stretch from ''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Boo]]
|comparable=[[Boo Blah]]<br>[[Jelly Ghost]]
}}{{quote2|The gravity on this planet is all over the place, and it's inhabited by spectral Stretches!|[[Rosalina|Stargazer]]|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''}}
'''Stretches''' are a variant of [[Boo]]s that are attached to solid platforms. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. 

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:StretchSMB3.gif|frame|left]]
[[File:SMB3_Stretch.jpg|thumb|150px|Artwork of a Stretch]]
In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Stretches are only found in {{world-link|3|fortress|World 3-Fortress 2}} 2 and {{world-link|6|fortress|World 6-Fortress 3}} 3. Stretches can often be found in groups. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] tries to pass a Stretch, it rises from the top and bottom of its platform and tries to hit him by moving left to right. Stretches can be defeated only with a [[Super Star|Starman]] or [[hammer]]s thrown by [[Hammer Mario]].

In {{world-link|7|fortress|World 7-Fortress 1}} 1, Stretches themselves do not appear, as the entire castle is devoid of enemies aside from Boom Boom. However, the white platforms that would contain them do appear.
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====''Super Mario Maker'' series====
[[File:StretchNSMBUStyle-SMM.png|left|thumb|150px|In-game screenshot of Stretches]]
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After a long absence, Stretches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS port]] (verbally referred to as "Boos"), and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. In the course editor, a Boo will automatically become a Stretch if it is placed on top of or just below a solid [[block]]. In this game, they can be placed on any surface, and will pop up more periodically, making them more of an enemy than in their original appearance from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Their appearance is slightly different, and they are not connected to a white platform anymore. New sprites for Stretches have been made in all styles. However, they cannot accept [[Super Mushroom]]s as attempting to give them a Super Mushroom will turn the Stretch into a [[Big Boo]] rather than bigger Stretches, and giving them wings will make them faster and will teleport to the next platform in its direction once it reaches a platform’s edge. Stretches can be defeated in ''Super Mario Maker'' like normal Boos, with either a [[Super Star]] or a [[Goomba's Shoe]].
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In ''Super Mario Maker 2'', Stretches stop moving when looked at in the nighttime ground theme.
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====''Super Mario Run''====
[[File:StretchSMR.png|left|frame]]
Stretches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', where they are usually found in [[Ghost House]]s and act like they did in ''Super Mario Maker''. They have the same appearance as the Stretches in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style from ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.

===''Nintendo Comics System''===
[[File:FunandSunFashions=StretchAndSpandex.png|thumb|A Stretch, as depicted in the ''Nintendo Comics System'']]
A single Stretch appears in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' short "[[In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions]]" in an advertisement for swimwear, which depicts it lifting weights on a beach. The Stretch is considerably different than its in-game counterparts, featuring only one face markedly different from that of a Boo's, hands and feet, and a uniform Z shape.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=ネッチー (JP) / Stretch (EN)
|shusshin=ゴースト族
|seikaku=ねばり強い
|tojo_gemu=3
|desc='''<big>床にひそむおばけだ</big><br>
ネッチーは、白い床から顔を出す、いじ悪なおばけだ。左右に動きながら、マリオの通行を妨害する。ファイアやシッポでは倒せないので、すきを見て走り抜けよう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/rnlgM20.jpeg Page 144].</ref>
|origin=Ghost clan
|disposition=Steadfast
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>An obake lurking on the floor</big><br>
''Stretch is a tormenting obake that emerges from the white floor. He moves left and right, blocking Mario's path. Since he cannot be defeated by fire or a tail, watch for an opportunity to run past him.''
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===''Super Mario Maker''===
*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:''' "''Creepy crawlies''—''Drag a Boo to the ground and watch it transform into a Stretch, a crawling menace that pops out of nowhere to give you a scare. You can even hang them from the ceiling!''"<ref>[https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/super-mario-maker-ghost-house-tips/ Super Mario Maker Ghost House Tips]. ''Play Nintendo''. Retrieved July 4, 2020.</ref>

===''Super Mario Run''===
*'''Notebook bio:''' "''This ghost really likes sticking to blocks, suddenly appearing and disappearing as it moves randomly.''"

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMM-NSMBU-Stretch.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
NL Calendar 9 2016.jpg|The September 2016 [[LINE]] calendar
NL Calendar Wallpaper 9 2016.jpg|The September 2016 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
NL Calendar 4 2018.jpg|The April 2018 LINE calendar
NL Calendar Wallpaper 4 2018.jpg|The April 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
NL Calendar 1 2019.jpg|The January 2019 LINE calendar
NL Calendar Wallpaper 1 2019.jpg|The January 2019 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
SMB3 F40A Stretch Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ネッチー<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 40</ref>
|JapR=Necchī
|JapM=Derived from「ねちねち」(''nechi-nechi'', Japanese ideophone for something sticky); officially romanized as "Netchi"<ref>''Super Mario Maker 2'' internal name (<tt>Netchi</tt>)</ref>
|SpaA=Bú estirado
|SpaAM=Stretched Boo
|SpaE=Boo Estirado
|SpaEM=Stretched Boo
|Fre=Flexcible
|FreM=Pun on "flexible"
|Dut=Stretch
|Ger=Buu-Laken
|GerM=Boo Sheet
|Ita=Stretch<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual. Page 39.</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual. Page 28.</ref>
|Ita2=Piattaforma Boo
|Ita2M=Boo (on a) Platform
|PorA=Obustáculo
|PorAM=Pun on ''obstáculo'' ("obstacle") and ''Bu'' ("[[Boo]]")
|Rus=Тянучка
|RusR=Tyanuchka
|RusM=Stretcher
|Kor=네치 <small>(''Super Mario All-Stars'')</small>
|KorR=Nechi
|Kor2=끈쭈기 <small>(''Super Mario Run'')</small>
|Kor2R=Kkeunjjugi
|KorM=Transliterated from the Japanese name
|Kor2M=Possibly originated from "끈적끈적" (''kkeunjeok-kkeunjeok'', "sticky") and "쭉쭉" (''jjuk-jjuk'', "stretchy"), combined with the noun-deriving suffix "~이" (''-i'')
|ChiS=拉伸幽灵
|ChiSR=Lāshēn Yōulíng
|ChiSM=Stretched Ghost
|ChiT=拉伸幽靈
|ChiTR=Lāshēn Yōulíng
|ChiTM=Stretched Ghost
}}

==References==
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