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(This is true of other aerial enemies, leading me to believe this is a coincidence. Also, the sound effects in the linked video are not heard in-game.)
 
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{{distinguish|Boo Balloon}}
{{distinguish|Boo Balloon}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Balloon Boo
|title=Balloon Boo
|image=[[File:NSMBDS Balloon Boo Sprite.png|140px]]
|image=[[File:NSMBDS Balloon Boo Sprite.png|140px]]
|parent_species=[[Big Boo]]
|variant_of=[[Big Boo]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
}}
}}
[[File:NSMBDS Balloon Boo Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Some Boos and a Balloon Boo.]]
[[File:NSMBDS Balloon Boo Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Some Boos and a Balloon Boo]]
'''Balloon Boos'''<ref>Loe, C. (2006). ''Official Nintendo New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide''. Nintendo of America, Inc. (''[[Nintendo Power]]''). pg 11.</ref> are enemies that have only appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they are only encountered in {{world-link|4|ghost|World 4-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}. They are [[Boo]]s with pink cheeks, and their tail resembles a balloon nozzle, akin to their name. Only five appear in the whole game.
'''Balloon Boos'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 11.</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] that appear only in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they are encountered only in {{world-link|4|ghostn|World 4-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}. They are [[Big Boo]]s with pink cheeks, and their tails resemble balloon knots, akin to their name. The [[level]] contains five Balloon Boos. They appear large at first, but when looked away from, they approach the player while expelling air and shrinking; otherwise, they stop and inflate by inhaling air at a rather slow rate, until they have assumed their massive appearance once more. Balloon Boos continue to chase [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] even when they have reached their minimum size. Balloon Boos can be defeated with a [[Blue Shell]] or a [[Mega Mushroom]].


They appear large at first, but when looked away from, they approach to the player while expelling air and shrinking. Otherwise, they stop and inflate by inhaling air at a rather slow rate, until it has assumed its massive appearance once more. Balloon Boos will continue to chase [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] even when they have reached their minimum size; they will also only chase them if they are in the same room (i.e. there are no walls between them). Balloon Boos can be defeated with a [[Blue Shell]] or a [[Mega Mushroom]].  
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBBalloonBooModel.png|Model from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=プープーテレサ<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Shogakukan book]</ref>
|Jap=プープーテレサ<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Shogakukan book]</ref>
|JapR=Pūpū Teresa
|JapR=Pūpū Teresa
|JapM="Whew Boo", ''pūpū'' for blowing sound.
|JapM=From「プープー」(''pūpū'', onomatopoeia for puffing) and「テレサ」(''Teresa'', [[Boo]])
|Ger=Ballon-Buu
|Ger=Ballon-Buu
|GerM=Balloon Boo
|GerM=Balloon Boo
|Fre=Ballon Boo
|FreM=Boo Balloon
|Spa=Boo Globo
|SpaM=Balloon Boo
|Ita=Boo Palloncino<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 115</ref>
|ItaM=Balloon Boo
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*When [[Mega Mario]] (or Mega Luigi) comes into contact with a Balloon Boo, like the [[Goal Pole]], it flies away in a circular motion, similar to a balloon propelling air erratically when it is released. {{ref needed}}


==References==
==References==
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{{NSMB}}
[[Category:Boos]]
[[Category:Boos]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Enemies]]
[[Category:Balloons]]
[[Category:Air creatures]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. enemies]]
[[de:Ballon Buu]]
[[de:Ballon Buu]]
[[it:Boo Palloncino (New Super Mario Bros.)]]
[[it:Boo Palloncino]]

Latest revision as of 03:09, February 13, 2024

Not to be confused with Boo Balloon.
Balloon Boo
NSMBDS Balloon Boo Sprite.png
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Variant of Big Boo
Some Boos and a Balloon Boo

Balloon Boos[1] are enemies that appear only in New Super Mario Bros., where they are encountered only in World 4-Ghost House. They are Big Boos with pink cheeks, and their tails resemble balloon knots, akin to their name. The level contains five Balloon Boos. They appear large at first, but when looked away from, they approach the player while expelling air and shrinking; otherwise, they stop and inflate by inhaling air at a rather slow rate, until they have assumed their massive appearance once more. Balloon Boos continue to chase Mario or Luigi even when they have reached their minimum size. Balloon Boos can be defeated with a Blue Shell or a Mega Mushroom.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese プープーテレサ[2]
Pūpū Teresa
From「プープー」(pūpū, onomatopoeia for puffing) and「テレサ」(Teresa, Boo)

French Ballon Boo
Boo Balloon
German Ballon-Buu
Balloon Boo
Italian Boo Palloncino[3]
Balloon Boo
Spanish Boo Globo
Balloon Boo

References[edit]

  1. ^ Loe, Casey. New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Page 11.
  2. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Shogakukan book
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 115