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{{about|the recurring underwater enemy|the ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' microgame with the same name|[[Blooper (microgame)]]}}

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])

====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====

''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' have normal Bloobers, now half the size they were previously, along with featuring [[Blooper Nanny|Bloober]] with [[Blooper Baby|kids]]. They behave like an average Bloober, but are followed by three or four Bloober babies. The glowing Scattering Bloober can additionally send her children in every direction, making it more difficult to swim, and the children will return to her after a short time. Just like in ''Super Mario Bros.'', in this game Bloobers are originally white, but are pink in ''Super Mario All-Stars.''

[[File:3-3 NSMB.png|thumb|Four Bloopers in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]

====''Super Mario Maker'' series====

Several Bloobers made a small appearance in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story ''[[Love Flounders]]'', where they are among the group of sea creatures trying to get Mario to become [[Big Cheep Cheep#Nintendo Comics System|Bertha]]'s boyfriend, so one of them will not have to do so.

In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', some Bloobers try to attack Luigi while he is traveling through [[Water Land]], but he avoids them. Later, some more Bloobers appear in a pool of water Luigi falls into while exploring [[Iggy Koopa]]'s secret lab. The Bloobers spray Sleepy Ink at Luigi, but if he has a [[Frog Suit]], he can deflect the goop. After dispelling the ink, Luigi frightens the Bloobers away by making a scary face, and finds a pogo stick they were guarding.

===''Yoshi''===

===''Yoshi's Safari''===

In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', yellow-colored Bloobers appear as flying enemies who will try to harm Mario and [[Yoshi]] by ramming them; these Bloobers must be defeated by blasting them repeatedly with Mario's [[Super Scope]]. The [[King Gessō|mech]] built and utilized by [[Iggy Koopa]] resembles a large Bloober.

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], Bloopers can be encountered as enemies in the [[sea]] and in and near the [[Sunken Ship]], as well as one of the Battle Courses in [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]]. In the original game, they use the name "Bloober" whereas the remake uses their modern name. An extremely large Blooper, known as [[King Calamari]], also appears as a boss in the Treasure Room of the [[Sunken Ship]]. A Blooper with kids also appears in a flooded area with [[barrel]]s hiding the entrance to the [[Safety Ring (Super Mario RPG)|Safety Ring]], but Blooper babies are not fought and touching them results in a battle with its parent. In battle, Bloopers have low defense but high attack. As such, they can be easily defeated, but can do a good amount of damage. They also use their [[Ink Blast]] ability to do a large amount of damage. Despite being aggressive in most other games, Bloopers will flee from battle when physically attacked.

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', three large Bloopers appear in the [[Toad Town Tunnels]]. Here, they are called "Bloopers" for the first time in-game, as in all previous named appearances they were referred to as "Bloobers". The Bloopers guard specific areas; one is guarding the [[Shrink Stomp]] Badge, one guards the upper west side with the [[Warp Pipe]]s to [[Goomba Village (location)|Goomba Village]], [[Koopa Village]], and [[Dry Dry Outpost]], and one guards the lower east side with the [[Warp Pipe]]s to [[Yoshi's Village]], [[Shiver City]], [[Rip Cheato]]'s hidden room, and the [[Ultra Boots]]. Which one he fights when reaching these areas depends on if he has fought any of the others yet; the Blooper is always the first one seen, the [[Electro Blooper]] is the second to find, and the [[Super Blooper (boss)|Super Blooper]] always appears last. While the last two are optional, Mario must obtain the [[Ultra Boots]] during Chapter 6, thus requiring at least one Blooper battle.

[[File:Blooey TTYD sprite.png|thumb|left|Blooey, as seen in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'']]

[[Luigi]] also has a "partner" named [[Blooey]], who is a tough Blooper that Luigi accidentally threw into lava during his journey, thinking nothing of it. Blooey supposedly will keep following Luigi around until he gets his revenge, as he states. Blooey appears in Chapter 3. He surprisingly appears in Chapter 8 before the [[Shadow Queen]] is beaten, being darker and more forgiving to Luigi. [[Goombella]] notes that Blooey is a strange Blooper for the fact that he can live on land. However, Bloopers being able to live on land previously appeared in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', the original ''Paper Mario'', and ''Super Mario Sunshine''.

Bloopers, along with their boss [[Gooper Blooper]], appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', once again floating above ground. After one of the [[Royal Sticker]]s fall on Gooper Blooper, it turns him and his Bloopers into hostile [[Poison Blooper]]s that has polluted much of the sea. Some even help [[Kamek]] separate [[Wiggler]]'s body segments. Poison Bloopers can also be encountered as common enemies. They are one of the few enemies that have not been redesigned in this game.

[[File:PMCS Blooper.png|thumb|A Blooper in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'']]

In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', Bloopers appear as a common enemy in [[Plum Park]], [[Vortex Island]], [[Lighthouse Island]], and [[Fortune Island]]. In the last three areas, Bloopers are replaced with Boos when Mario enters the [[parallel world]]. In the game, Mario can encounter regular Bloopers, [[Blooper 10-Stack]]s, and [[Poison Blooper]]s.

In ''[[Mario Party]]'', Bloobers appear in the [[minigame]]s [[Mushroom Mix-Up]], [[Bumper Balls]], and [[Bombs Away (minigame)|Bombs Away]], taking away any losing characters who fall into the water. Additionally, they appear in the minigame [[Treasure Divers]] as a hazard.

In ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', a picture of a Bloober is depicted on the central platform of [[Torpedo Targets]], and a Bloober appears as one of the fossilized characters in [[Crazy Cutters]]. In the desert area of the [[Mystery Land]] board, there is a drawing in the sand in the shape of a Bloober. Reprising their role from some previous minigames in ''Mario Party'', Bloobers also take losing characters in [[Abandon Ship (minigame)|Abandon Ship]], Bumper Balls and Bombs Away offscreen. Lastly, a mechanical Bloober appears in the bottom right portion of the [[Space Land]] board.

While regular Bloopers do not appear in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', a [[Big Blooper|Giant Blooper]] appears in the minigame [[Blooper Scooper]] and several pages of the [[Miracle Book]] (one which is referencing Blooper Scooper). In Blooper Scooper, the Giant Blooper destroys the ship players are on and creates a vortex. Players need to avoid swimming too close to the Blooper in the vortex as well as avoid hitting floating ship crates that stun them. The Giant Blooper periodically shoots tentacles from the water and spins them to create additional obstacles for the players.

Blooper is the only playable character in ''Mario Party 8'' to not return as a playable character in later installments.

The ''Mario Golf'' games show a number of minor Blooper appearances. In ''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'' for the [[Game Boy Color]], balls that result in a Water Hazard cause a Bloober to appear. [[Blooper Bay]], which appears in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', is named after them, and they are one of many characters referenced by the game's scoreboard. In ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', a Blooper appears in the sea in the [[Palms|Palms Club Practice Center]]. The player must shoot three shots at it, causing a [[Custom Ticket|Custom Ticket B]] to be washed up on the shore. Blooper's name can appear in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' on the tournament scoreboard.

Bloopers make an appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' in the [[Seabed]], where they use their classic zigzagging style of movement. These Bloopers attack by running into Mario or Luigi and damaging them. To defend, the Bros. need to [[hammer]] the Bloopers that they encounter. [[Elite Pestnut]]s and, more rarely, [[Goomdiver]]s, can sometimes appear in battle with them. Bloopers are weak to [[Thunderhand]], though they can only be hit by an [[Advanced Command|Advanced]] [[Thunder Bros.]] due to them being high up in the air, so a solo Thunderhand attack and a normal Thunder Bros. attack (unless the second [[Action Command]] is not inputted correctly in the original game) will not hit them.

A new type of robotic Bloopers, called [[Mecha-Blooper]]s, also appear in the game, being found in the Seabed and the underwater portions of [[Gwarhar Lagoon]]. These Bloopers attack with their arms, which are actually five [[Bullet Bill]]s that are launched at Mario and Luigi, counterattack immediately when they are attacked, and are weak to [[Thunderhand|electricity]].

In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', after a Blooper squirts ink onto the screen, the player can wipe it off themselves by dragging their finger on the touch screen. Dash Panel and Mushroom boosts can also get rid of the ink like in previous games, in addition to [[Mini-Turbo]]s and [[Jump Boost]]s. In addition, the Super Blooper kart returns in this game. A new golden variant known as the [[Gold Blooper]] also debuts in this game while a kart based on the Blooper space shuttles in ''Mario Kart 8'''s Rainbow Road also appears called the [[Blooper Shuttle]]. The Lucky Seven also returns in the game as the [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special item]] of various characters. The player can now repel a Blooper with the [[Super Horn]], which will reward the player with points.

Bloopers make an appearance in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' in [[Bloocheep Sea]] and Coin Hunter's [[Mario Classic 2-2]] stage.

In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], a Blooper first appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', although only in the form of a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]. Another trophy of Blooper appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''. In both games, the Blooper trophy can be obtained at random in any of the single-player modes. Similarly, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features a Novice class Shield-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] of a Blooper, and when equipped, the fighter's weight is reduced, increasing their speed but making them easier to launch. In [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], the spirit can be found in the [[smashwiki:Light Realm|Light Realm]]. The corresponding spirit battle has three tiny [[Inkling]] boys as opponents on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage.

A Big Blooper based on the boss from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' appears as a hazard in the [[Paper Mario (stage)|Paper Mario]] stage, first appearing in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and later returning in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

Blooper is an unlockable playable character in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. Blooper is on the [[Mario Fireballs]] as a balanced character. To unlock Blooper in Challenge Mode, players should go to the top edge of the dock in Mario Stadium from where the Warp Pipe is and where they saved [[Baby Luigi]]. They have to use Princess Peach to find Blooper and for it to come out of the water. Blooper challenges players to a scouting mission before it joins their team roster. The scout mission is to get a double play with it at batting. It also can be unlocked by completing all the practice tutorials. Its bat is solid white with a picture of its eyes on it. Blooper has good chemistry with [[Boo]], [[Wiggler]], and [[Petey Piranha]]. Blooper has bad chemistry with [[Birdo]].

A Blooper appears in its original ''Super Mario Bros.'' appearance in the ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' [[microgame]] named after itself, [[Blooper (microgame)|Blooper]]. In the microgame, Mario must avoid the Blooper while trying to collect all the [[coin]]s. They are also the icon used for the "Fah-Fah" instrument in the [[Super MakerMatic 21#Music editing|music creator]].

In the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]], a Blooper first makes a minor appearance in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', being a blue Chance Shot. This Chance Shot causes the ball to make a strong curve across the court. Returning the Chance Shot can cause the opponent to spin briefly. A Blooper makes its second appearance in the series in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', as a playable character post-launch, being classified as a tricky character. He was originally unlocked by participating in an online tournament from August 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018, and was automatically unlocked for everyone after September 1, 2018.<ref>Nintendo (June 18, 2018). [https://youtu.be/C7Z0kmbxwgE Mario Tennis Aces - Blooper - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 23, 2018.</ref> Blooper also appears in Adventure Mode as an opponent in [[The Sort-Of Sea Monster]]. Unlike its previous playable appearances, he slides across the ground rather than floating.

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===

In the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]], Bloopers first in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' as an item in the [[Plus Event]], [[Football Plus]]. Here, the Blooper obscures the view of all members of the opposing team for a short amount of time, except for the goalkeeper who remains unaffected. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', Bloopers are one of the enemies that Mario has to avoid in the 2D minigame, [[Museum Sneak]].

In the [[Mario + Rabbids (series)|''Mario + Rabbids'' series]], Bloopers only make a few minor appearances. In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', Bloopers are first seen making minor appearances throughout [[Sherbet Desert]], and a few of them are blocked within ice formations during the second level, [[Undergarment Gulch]]. Additionally, pictures of Bloopers appear on boxes at the start of the level [[Call of Sherbet Mountain]]. A Rocket known as the [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Blooper Shooter|Blooper Shooter]] has a design resembling a Blooper. In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', two Bloopers appear swimming in the helmet of the giant diver suit at [[Mt. Spout]], where they can be seen performing the same charging attack from ''Super Mario 3D World''.

===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===

[[Takko]], a new variant of Bloopers, appear in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''. They do not attack or harm Yoshi, and cannot be defeated or turned into eggs; they can instead be used as springboards. When used in this manner, Takko expel ink, which scares away Shy Guys. Yoshi can also carry Takko in his mouth, and spit them into a new position. However, if a Takko is left in the same position for too long, it will teleport back to its original spot.

===Other appearances===

==List of appearances==

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|Nintendo DS

|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''

|Jap=ゲッソー<ref>{{cite|date=2020|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/smb/index.html|title=CHARACTERS of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2''|publisher=Nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=March 4, 2021|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210211215851/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/smb/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2020|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/index.html|title=CHARACTERS of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series (official Japanese character index)|publisher=Nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=March 4, 2021|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210203040822/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/index.html}}</ref><ref name=Sunshine>{{cite|date=2020|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/sunshine/index.html|title=CHARACTERS of ''Super Mario Sunshine''|publisher=Nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=March 4, 2021|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210208034010/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/sunshine/index.html}}</ref>

|JapM=Derived from「下足」(''geso'', "squid tentacles"); officially romanized as "Gesso"

|ChiS=乌贼怪

|ChiS2=鱿鱿 <small>(since ''Mario Tennis Aces'')</small>

|Dut=Blooper

|Fre=Bloups

|Fre2=Méga Bloups <small>(''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'')</small>

|Fre3=Bloober<ref name=smbtllbloo>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]''|page=19, 27}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'')</small>

|Fre4=Bulle<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''|page=36}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>

|Fre4M=Bubble

|Ger=Blooper

|Ger2=Blubber

|Ger2M=Comes from ''blubbern'' ("to bubble") and was used when the English name was Bloober

|Ita=Calamako<br>Kalamako <small>(''[[Super Mario Run]]'' [[Kingdom Builder]] statue)</small>

|Ita2=Bloober <small>(''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet)</small>

|KorM=Repetition of "징오" (''jing'o''), which is from the partial anagram of "오징어" (''ojing'eo'', "squid")

|Jap={{hover|空中|くうちゅう}}ゲッソー<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 3|page=54}}</ref>

|Fre=Bloober aérien<ref name=smbtllbloo/>

|FreM=Aerial Blooper

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