Air Bag

Air Bags, also called Balloon-in-the-Boxes and once referred to as a Balloon Bully, are giant pink balloons that appear out of Mystery Crates in Yoshi's Story. Their name is based on the name of the real-life, found in vehicles to prevent injury during a collision. An Air Bag can be revealed by shooting an egg at an unmovable crate. Air Bags attack by blowing air at a Yoshi. To defeat one, the Yoshi must throw an egg at the bandages on its belly. Air quickly rushes out of the Air Bag, which shrinks until it disappears, leaving a melon. Air Bags appear only in the level Surprise!!

An Air Bag also appears in the 19th volume of the Super Mario-kun manga as an obstacle protecting a Special Heart. Red Yoshi defeats it when one of his shoes accidentally flies off and impacts the Air Bag's bandage.

Profiles and statistics

 * Website: This one huffs and puffs. Look just below his eyes. X marks the spot where his treasure lies.
 * Shogakukan guide: フーフーと息をふきかける風船オバケ. ばんそうこうは要チェック！ (A balloon that breathes on you with a whoosh. Check out the band-aid!)
 * Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Der aufgeblasene Ballonkopf hat ne schlecht geflickte, schwache stelle in der Pelle! (The inflated balloonhead has a badly patched, weak spot in its skin!)

Trivia

 * In an issue of Club Nintendo, the Air Bags are described as mini-bosses.