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{{about|the [[Beanish]] character from [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]|other uses of "bubble"|[[Bubble (disambiguation)]]}}
|image=[[File:Bubbles.gif]]<br>Bubbles dancing, as seen in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
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|image=[[File:MLSSBMBubbles.png]]<br>Bubbles, as he appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''.
|species=[[Beanish]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|species=[[Beanish]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
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{{about|the [[Beanish]] character from [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]|other uses of "bubble"|[[Bubble (disambiguation)]]}}
{{quote|What do idiots drink? So-duhhhh! What do sodas call their dads? Pop! A hippie's favorite soda? Granola cola!|Bubbles|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga}}
{{quote|What do idiots drink? So-duhhhh! What do sodas call their dads? Pop! A hippie's favorite soda? Granola cola!|Bubbles|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga}}
[[File:MLSS-Bubbles Statue.PNG|frame|left|A statue of Bubbles showing him in different clothing]]
'''Bubbles''' is an old [[Beanish]] man who appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. Bubbles is the founder of [[Chuckola Cola, Inc.]], the distributor of the world-famous [[Chuckola Cola (Mario & Luigi series)|Chuckola Cola]], and statues of him can be seen throughout the [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]]. Bubbles himself appears rather eccentric; he wears an old [[bean]] costume with a prominently visible zipper on the back, is seen pirouetting often, and claims to have spent the past millennium in seclusion trying to perfect his soda.
Bubbles' best soda is his rare [[Chuckola Reserve]]; according to him, the key to creating great Chuckola Cola is telling jokes to the brew, allowing the beverage to laugh and carbonate. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] eventually meet him during their quest to acquire some Chuckola Reserve to save [[Queen Bean]] from a [[Belly Blech]]-based disease.


[[File:MLSS-Bubbles Statue.PNG|frame|left|A statue of Bubbles showing him without his bean suit]]
In the English versions, Bubbles' speech patterns are based on American comedian {{wp|Jerry Lewis}}, with his French background referencing Lewis' popularity in France.
'''Bubbles''' is an old [[Beanish]] who founded [[Chuckola Cola, Inc.]], the distributor of the world-famous [[Chuckola Cola (Mario & Luigi series)|Chuckola Cola]]. He appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. According to Bubbles, the key to creating great Chuckola Cola is telling jokes to the brew, allowing the beverage to laugh and carbonate. Bubbles' best soda is his rare [[Chuckola Reserve]], a brew he personally tells the jokes to. Bubbles has a younger brother named [[Boddle]], the president of the [[Yoshi Fan Club]]. Bubbles also wears a bean costume, with its zipper prominently displayed on his back.  
==History==
[[File:Bubbles.gif|frame|right]]
When [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] finally arrive at Bubbles' shrine in [[Mother Chuckalola]], they discover the old man himself telling jokes to the Chuckola Reserve, which reacts by bubbling and "laughing." Bubbles introduces himself as the "ultimate comedian," and confirms that the barrel of soda he was telling jokes to is indeed the Chuckola Reserve they seek, and that it is their to enjoy. When the Mario Bros. respond with silence, he explains that he has spent the past millennium telling jokes so that the Chuckola Reserve could mature and become the greatest soda of all.


When [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] arrive in Bubbles' shrine in [[Mother Chuckalola]] to acquire some Chuckola Reserve to save [[Queen Bean]] from a [[Belly Blech]]-based disease, Bubbles' soda reached perfection and became a living monster, the [[Chuckolator]].  
Bubbles mentions that because of the soda's reputation, it tends to attract "rude guests." He then shows the Bros. the fate that awaits such thieves: the captured [[Popple]] and [[Rookie]] drop down from the ceiling, tied up and stuck in barrels. Popple then yells that the Chuckola Reserve is no ordinary beverage before the soda itself comes to life as the [[Chuckolator]], and sends both him and Rookie flying while Bubbles marvels over its magnificence. Bubbles then reveals that his jokes have bred more "hidden soda power" over the millennium, and proceeds to send the Chuckolator after the Mario Bros., insisting that they "fully experience the texture, taste, and aroma" of his famous Reserve.


Though the player does not fight Bubbles himself, when the Chuckolator reaches critical [[Heart Point|HP]], Bubbles will dance every few turns and tell it a joke, restoring its health.
[[File:MLSSBubblesTellsAJoke.png|thumb|left|Bubbles telling a joke to the Chuckolator in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.]]As the Mario Bros. fight the Chuckolator and eventually lower its [[Heart Point|HP]], it takes on a smaller, weakened form. Before each of its turns in this stage, Bubbles may dance in and tell the Chuckolator a joke, causing it to laugh and restoring a random amount of health. The Chuckolator will resume its previous form if it regains enough HP this way.


When the Mario Bros. defeat the soda, Bubbles is so outraged that he causes the floor to collapse, leaving the Mario Bros. to fall into a cave. If the Bros. go back to the woods, they find that Bubbles is nowhere to be seen. He does not appear in the game afterwards, but he is mentioned by his brother, Boddle.
When the Mario Bros. defeat the Chuckolator, it returns to its normal form, and Bubbles is so outraged at the defeat of his masterpiece that he jumps around the area, stomping the floor hard enough to collapse it and drop both the Reserve and the Mario Bros. into an underground cave. After this, Bubbles does not appear for the rest of the game, though Mario and Luigi briefly mistake [[Boddle]] for Bubbles; Boddle reveals that he is Bubbles's younger brother.


Bubbles also appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. Along with reprising his role in the main game, he also sends Bowser's minions down into a cave during ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser''.
Bubbles plays an additional role in the 3DS remake's ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode, where he sends the Goomba Squad down into a cave. In addition, defeating the Chuckolator rewards the Bros. with the [[Bubbles Badge]], an item named after him that restores [[Bros. Points]] automatically.
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== Names in other languages ==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|Jap=バッカーラ
|Jap=バッカーラ
|JapR=Bakkāra
|JapR=Bakkāra
|JapM=
|JapM=Derived from "{{wp|Dionysus|Bacchus}}" and possibly「からから」(''karakara'', an onomatopoeia for louder laughter)
|Fra=Baramkar
|Chi=玻玻
|FraM= Pun on "Carambar", a candy with jokes on its wrappers
|ChiR=Bōbō
|ChiM=From「玻璃」(''bōlí'', "glass")
|Fre=Baramkar
|FreM=Anagram of "{{wp|Carambar}}"
|Ger=Invino Veritas
|Ger=Invino Veritas
|GerM= Pun on the Latin phrase "In vino veritas", meaning "In wine [there is the] truth"
|GerM=Pun on the Latin phrase ''In vino veritas'' ("In wine lies the truth")
|Ita=Frizzo
|ItaM=Masculine form of ''frizzante'' ("fizzy")
|Kor=박칼라
|KorR=Bakkalla
|KorM=From the Japanese name
|Spa=Riseñor
|Spa=Riseñor
|SpaM=Pun of Risa (Laugh) and Señor (Mister)
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''risa'' ("laugh") and ''Señor'' ("Mister"); also a pun on ''ruiseñor'' ("mockingbird")
|Ita=Frizzo
}}
|ItaM=Pun on ''frizzante'' (fizzy)}}
 
==Trivia==
* In the English versions, Bubbles' speech patterns are based on American comedian Jerry Lewis.  This coupled with the French background for Bubbles are a reference to Lewis' popularity in France.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:27, August 29, 2024

This article is about the Beanish character from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. For other uses of "bubble", see Bubble (disambiguation).
Bubbles
Sprite of Bubbles from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Bubbles, as he appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
Species Beanish
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
“What do idiots drink? So-duhhhh! What do sodas call their dads? Pop! A hippie's favorite soda? Granola cola!”
Bubbles, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Bubbles statue
A statue of Bubbles showing him in different clothing

Bubbles is an old Beanish man who appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Bubbles is the founder of Chuckola Cola, Inc., the distributor of the world-famous Chuckola Cola, and statues of him can be seen throughout the Chateau de Chucklehuck. Bubbles himself appears rather eccentric; he wears an old bean costume with a prominently visible zipper on the back, is seen pirouetting often, and claims to have spent the past millennium in seclusion trying to perfect his soda.

Bubbles' best soda is his rare Chuckola Reserve; according to him, the key to creating great Chuckola Cola is telling jokes to the brew, allowing the beverage to laugh and carbonate. Mario and Luigi eventually meet him during their quest to acquire some Chuckola Reserve to save Queen Bean from a Belly Blech-based disease.

In the English versions, Bubbles' speech patterns are based on American comedian Jerry Lewis, with his French background referencing Lewis' popularity in France.

HistoryEdit

When Mario and Luigi finally arrive at Bubbles' shrine in Mother Chuckalola, they discover the old man himself telling jokes to the Chuckola Reserve, which reacts by bubbling and "laughing." Bubbles introduces himself as the "ultimate comedian," and confirms that the barrel of soda he was telling jokes to is indeed the Chuckola Reserve they seek, and that it is their to enjoy. When the Mario Bros. respond with silence, he explains that he has spent the past millennium telling jokes so that the Chuckola Reserve could mature and become the greatest soda of all.

Bubbles mentions that because of the soda's reputation, it tends to attract "rude guests." He then shows the Bros. the fate that awaits such thieves: the captured Popple and Rookie drop down from the ceiling, tied up and stuck in barrels. Popple then yells that the Chuckola Reserve is no ordinary beverage before the soda itself comes to life as the Chuckolator, and sends both him and Rookie flying while Bubbles marvels over its magnificence. Bubbles then reveals that his jokes have bred more "hidden soda power" over the millennium, and proceeds to send the Chuckolator after the Mario Bros., insisting that they "fully experience the texture, taste, and aroma" of his famous Reserve.

 
Bubbles telling a joke to the Chuckolator in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

As the Mario Bros. fight the Chuckolator and eventually lower its HP, it takes on a smaller, weakened form. Before each of its turns in this stage, Bubbles may dance in and tell the Chuckolator a joke, causing it to laugh and restoring a random amount of health. The Chuckolator will resume its previous form if it regains enough HP this way.

When the Mario Bros. defeat the Chuckolator, it returns to its normal form, and Bubbles is so outraged at the defeat of his masterpiece that he jumps around the area, stomping the floor hard enough to collapse it and drop both the Reserve and the Mario Bros. into an underground cave. After this, Bubbles does not appear for the rest of the game, though Mario and Luigi briefly mistake Boddle for Bubbles; Boddle reveals that he is Bubbles's younger brother.

Bubbles plays an additional role in the 3DS remake's Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode, where he sends the Goomba Squad down into a cave. In addition, defeating the Chuckolator rewards the Bros. with the Bubbles Badge, an item named after him that restores Bros. Points automatically.

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バッカーラ[?]
Bakkāra
Derived from "Bacchus" and possibly「からから」(karakara, an onomatopoeia for louder laughter)
Chinese 玻玻[?]
Bōbō
From「玻璃」(bōlí, "glass")
French Baramkar[?] Anagram of "Carambar"
German Invino Veritas[?] Pun on the Latin phrase In vino veritas ("In wine lies the truth")
Italian Frizzo[?] Masculine form of frizzante ("fizzy")
Korean 박칼라[?]
Bakkalla
From the Japanese name
Spanish Riseñor[?] Portmanteau of risa ("laugh") and Señor ("Mister"); also a pun on ruiseñor ("mockingbird")