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{{about|the normal [[Koopa Troopa]] shell|the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' item|[[Spiny Shell (Mario Kart)|Spiny Shell]]}}
{{about|the normal [[Koopa Troopa]] shell|the blue version of the [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]] which appears as a ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' item|[[Spiny Shell (blue)]]}}
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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:ShellNSMB.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:ShellNSMB.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|name=Blue Shell
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])  
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])  
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
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'''Blue Shells''', also known as '''Blue Koopa Shells'''<ref>''New Super Mario Bros.'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide, page 8.</ref>, are blue [[Koopa Troopa]] shells that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', one of the few games where they are actually worn by Koopa Troopas. They are a relatively rare type of [[shell]] that can make [[Yoshi]] sprout wings and fly upon putting one in its mouth.
'''Blue Shells''', also known as '''Blue Koopa Shells''',<ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 8.</ref> are blue [[Koopa Troopa]] shells that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. While occasionally worn by Koopa Troopas, they are more prevalent as [[List of items|items]] that [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] can use.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
Blue shells first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', either alone or on the back of a Koopa Troopa. As with other colors of shells, jumping on a Koopa Troopa will cause the shell to be removed, where it can then be held or [[Shell Toss|thrown]]. When [[Yoshi]] eats one, he will [[Winged Yoshi|grow wings]] and gain the ability to fly for a limited time, at the end of which he will [[swallow]] the shell. [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]] can gain this ability by eating a shell of any color. Yoshis can also spit the shell back out, in which case it will behave like a [[Green Shell]], flying out at high speed and defeating enemies in its way. If the player attempts to launch the shell back at a blue Koopa without a Shell, it will stop the shell and kick it back at the player. If a green or red Koopa without a Shell comes in contact with the Blue Shell (or kicks it right-side up if upside down), it will then jump in it and become that colored Koopa.
 
According to the Japanese Shogakukan guide for the game ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', Blue Shells from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' are filled with refreshing mints and have an herbal scent.<ref name=Sho>「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーのたまご」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg''), [[:File:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 61.jpg|page 61]].</ref>
 
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Blue shells appear again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', this time as a power-up. It turns Mario or Luigi into [[Shell Mario]] or Shell Luigi respectively upon contacting it. By using the Blue Shell, the player gains the ability to [[shell dash]]. While ducking or shell dashing, Shell Mario or Shell Luigi are invulnerable to almost anything, except for boss attacks and falling into a pit, poison, or lava. They can also [[Ground Pound]] on [[Spiny|Spinies]] to send them spinning in their shells, similarly to a Koopa Troopa when kicked.  Additionally, the power-up allows them to swim faster and with more precision, similar to the [[Frog Suit]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
 
The item can be collected by defeating a wandering [[Hammer Bro]], stomping the Blue Koopa Troopa found in the Ice Stage of the Mario vs. Luigi mode, hitting a [[Flying ? Block|Flying ? Block]], visiting a [[Toad House|Red Toad House]], or in a [[Roulette Block]]. However, it cannot be found in any of the normal [[? Block]]s in the game.
 
The ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide has an icon for Blue Shells in the legend for level maps, but it goes unused, as Blue Shells are not found in normal ? Blocks.
 
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', if [[Cosmic Mario]] picks up a Koopa Shell during [[Underwater Cosmic Mario Race|his race]] in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]], it will turn into a blue-colored shell.
 
====''Super Mario 3D World''====
Though the Blue Shell itself is not seen in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', the player can jump on a Koopa Troopa and steal its shell. A similar form of shell dashing exists in this game, but only with this held item and not as a power-up form. When shell dashing as [[Toad]] or [[Rosalina]], the shell's color turns dark or light blue respectively, similar to the Blue Shell's ''New Super Mario Bros.'' appearance.
 
===''Mario Strikers'' series===
[[File:MSC Blue Shell.png|thumb|A Blue Shell from ''Mario Strikers Charged'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' and ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', Blue Shells appear as items; in the latter game they are cyan and frosted with ice instead. They can be collected in a pack of three. When used, all three are fired at the opposing players, but do not home in like the Red Shell does. If a Blue Shell hits a player, they will instantly freeze in that spot, rendering them unable to move. The effects wear off after a few seconds. The shells are able to hit and freeze both the player's and opponent's team members. They will continue bouncing around the stage until they either hit a player or disappear after a set amount of time.
 
A more effective version of this item is the [[Giant Blue Shell]], which appears individually, and is able to run over players while continuing to move.


Like other Koopa Troopa shells, the Blue Shell can be launched when the Koopa Troopa wearing it is [[jump]]ed on. It can also be held and [[Shell Toss|thrown]].  
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
The Blue Shell appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its 3DS remake]] as an item found in the overworld and once in the [[Energy Hold]] in Bowser's Body. By striking [[shell block]]s, Mario can go in Blue Shells and turn into Shell Mario. Luigi can then hit Mario using his [[hammer]] to make Mario retract into the shell, spinning straight forward. This can be used to hit blocks in areas that Mario and Luigi cannot directly enter. Because the shell is so heavy, Mario cannot jump while wearing it. If he attempts to jump, he tosses the shell off of his body and it disappears. This serves a similar purpose to [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]'s field abilities in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'']] series.


==History==
===Unused appearances===
===''Paper Mario''===
====''Mario Kart 7''====
[[Kooper]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' utilized a blue Koopa shell, which was initially stolen by [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] before being retrieved by [[Mario]]. Although the next playable Koopa Troopa character, [[Koops]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', doesn't possess a blue shell himself, his father [[Koopley]] does, as did [[Kolorado]]'s [[Kolorado's father|father]]. The Blue Koopa shell apparently is capable of resisting stomach acids from within [[Hooktail|a dragon]]'s stomach tract for a long period of time, as evidenced by Koopley surviving being eaten by Hooktail by staying in his shell.
[[File:MK7BlueShellModel.png|thumb|100px]]
A model of a Blue Shell exists in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''{{'}}s game files.<ref>''[[tcrf:Mario Kart 7#Blue Shell|Mario Kart 7]]''. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved January 13, 2023.</ref>


===''Super Mario Strikers''===
==Names in other languages==
In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', as well as in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', Blue Shells appear as items. They are usually collected in a pack of three. When used, they will be fired at the opposing players, however, they do not home in, like the Red Shell does. If the Blue Shell happens to hit a player, they will instantly freeze in one spot. This will render them unable to move, and, thus, unable to get the ball. The effects wear off after a few seconds. Unfortunately, these shells can freeze both the user's teammates, or the user. If the shells fail to hit anyone, they will continue bouncing around the stage until they either hit a player, or just wear out on their own. A more effective version of this item is the [[Giant Blue Shell]].
{{foreign names
|Jap=青コウラ
|JapR=Ao Kōra
|JapM=Blue Shel
|Jap2=こうら<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/a2dj/newmario/index.html|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Japanese website|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros.'')</small>
|Jap2R=Kōral
|Jap2M=Shell
|Ger=Blauer Panzer
|GerM=Blue Shell
|Chi=龟壳<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/newmario.htm|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Chinese website|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}</ref>
|ChiR=Guīké
|ChiM=Shell
|Ita=Guscio Blu
|ItaM=Blue Shell
|Fre=Carapace Bleue
|FreM=Blue Shell
|Spa=Caparazón azul
|SpaM=Blue Shell
}}


===''New Super Mario Bros.''===
==Profiles and statistics==
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', there is a Blue Shell power-up. The shell turns [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Shell Mario]] or Shell Luigi respectively (when collecting it or [[Ground Pound|ground pounding]] the Koopa). The item can be collected via [[Hammer Bro]], [[Flying ? Block]], [[Mushroom House]], [[Roulette Block]], or the Blue Koopas found only in one level of the multiplayer mode. When ducking, Shell Mario/Luigi is invulnerable to almost anything. Also, they can [[Shell Dash]], allowing them to complete tasks (such as breaking blocks in particular locations) that would normally require a thrown Koopa Shell to achieve. Some obstacles can also only be passed by using the Shell Dash.
===''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – [[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi's Egg]]''===
青<br>
気分爽快ミント味のこうら。のどにさわやかで、八ーブの香りがする。大都会の雑踏などでこのこうらを食べると、あまりの爽快さに空をも飛んでしまうという。<ref name=Sho/>


===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
'''''Blue'''''<br>
The Blue Shell appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', as an item found in the overworld and once in the [[Energy Hold]] in Bowser's Body. Mario can go in Blue Shells (and turn into Shell Mario from ''New Super Mario Bros.'') by striking [[Blue Shell Block|Blue Shell block]]s. Luigi can then hit Mario using his [[hammer]], and this will make Mario go into the shell, spinning straight forward. This can be used to hit blocks in areas which Mario and Luigi can't directly go into.
''A fresh-feeling, mint-filled shell. It's refreshing in the throat, and has a herbal scent. It is said that if you eat this shell in a big city crowd, you'll fly in the sky from the sheer exhilaration.''
To toss the Blue Shell, Mario must jump. It behaves similarly to [[Kooper]] and [[Koops|Koops's]] abilities in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Shell blue.PNG|
Strikers Blue Shell Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
File:True Blue Shell.png|''Super Mario Strikers''
True Blue Shell.png|''Super Mario Strikers''
File:NSMB Blueshell.png|A Blue Shell sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMB Blue Shell.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
File:Blueshellmsc.PNG|''Mario Strikers Charged''
NSMB Blueshell.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==See also==
*There are no ordinary [[? Block]]s that give Blue Shells. They can only be found in [[Flying ? Block]]s, [[Roulette Block]]s, and [[Toad House]]s.
*[[Penguin Suit]]
**Similarly, the Prima guide has an icon for Blue Shells in the map legend, but it is not used in the entire guide.
*Though the Blue Shell itself does not appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', players using Toad/Rosalina can jump on a Koopa Troopa and steal their shell and when using it, the shell color turns dark blue (Toad) or light blue (Rosalina) very much like the Blue Shell in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
*In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', if the player races [[Cosmic Mario]] in [[Sea Slide Galaxy]], Cosmic Mario will have a Blue Shell if he manages to pick up a Koopa Shell.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:30, March 9, 2024

This article is about the normal Koopa Troopa shell. For the blue version of the Spiny Shell which appears as a Mario Kart item, see Spiny Shell (blue).
Blue Shell
Artwork of a Blue Shell from New Super Mario Bros.
Artwork from New Super Mario Bros.
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)

Blue Shells, also known as Blue Koopa Shells,[1] are blue Koopa Troopa shells that first appear in Super Mario World. While occasionally worn by Koopa Troopas, they are more prevalent as items that Mario or Luigi can use.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

Blue shells first appear in Super Mario World, either alone or on the back of a Koopa Troopa. As with other colors of shells, jumping on a Koopa Troopa will cause the shell to be removed, where it can then be held or thrown. When Yoshi eats one, he will grow wings and gain the ability to fly for a limited time, at the end of which he will swallow the shell. Blue Yoshi can gain this ability by eating a shell of any color. Yoshis can also spit the shell back out, in which case it will behave like a Green Shell, flying out at high speed and defeating enemies in its way. If the player attempts to launch the shell back at a blue Koopa without a Shell, it will stop the shell and kick it back at the player. If a green or red Koopa without a Shell comes in contact with the Blue Shell (or kicks it right-side up if upside down), it will then jump in it and become that colored Koopa.

According to the Japanese Shogakukan guide for the game Yoshi, Blue Shells from Super Mario World are filled with refreshing mints and have an herbal scent.[2]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Blue shells appear again in New Super Mario Bros., this time as a power-up. It turns Mario or Luigi into Shell Mario or Shell Luigi respectively upon contacting it. By using the Blue Shell, the player gains the ability to shell dash. While ducking or shell dashing, Shell Mario or Shell Luigi are invulnerable to almost anything, except for boss attacks and falling into a pit, poison, or lava. They can also Ground Pound on Spinies to send them spinning in their shells, similarly to a Koopa Troopa when kicked. Additionally, the power-up allows them to swim faster and with more precision, similar to the Frog Suit from Super Mario Bros. 3.

The item can be collected by defeating a wandering Hammer Bro, stomping the Blue Koopa Troopa found in the Ice Stage of the Mario vs. Luigi mode, hitting a Flying ? Block, visiting a Red Toad House, or in a Roulette Block. However, it cannot be found in any of the normal ? Blocks in the game.

The New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide has an icon for Blue Shells in the legend for level maps, but it goes unused, as Blue Shells are not found in normal ? Blocks.

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy, if Cosmic Mario picks up a Koopa Shell during his race in the Sea Slide Galaxy, it will turn into a blue-colored shell.

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

Though the Blue Shell itself is not seen in Super Mario 3D World, the player can jump on a Koopa Troopa and steal its shell. A similar form of shell dashing exists in this game, but only with this held item and not as a power-up form. When shell dashing as Toad or Rosalina, the shell's color turns dark or light blue respectively, similar to the Blue Shell's New Super Mario Bros. appearance.

Mario Strikers series[edit]

A Blue Shell from Mario Strikers Charged

In Super Mario Strikers and Mario Strikers Charged, Blue Shells appear as items; in the latter game they are cyan and frosted with ice instead. They can be collected in a pack of three. When used, all three are fired at the opposing players, but do not home in like the Red Shell does. If a Blue Shell hits a player, they will instantly freeze in that spot, rendering them unable to move. The effects wear off after a few seconds. The shells are able to hit and freeze both the player's and opponent's team members. They will continue bouncing around the stage until they either hit a player or disappear after a set amount of time.

A more effective version of this item is the Giant Blue Shell, which appears individually, and is able to run over players while continuing to move.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

The Blue Shell appears in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its 3DS remake as an item found in the overworld and once in the Energy Hold in Bowser's Body. By striking shell blocks, Mario can go in Blue Shells and turn into Shell Mario. Luigi can then hit Mario using his hammer to make Mario retract into the shell, spinning straight forward. This can be used to hit blocks in areas that Mario and Luigi cannot directly enter. Because the shell is so heavy, Mario cannot jump while wearing it. If he attempts to jump, he tosses the shell off of his body and it disappears. This serves a similar purpose to Kooper and Koops's field abilities in the Paper Mario series.

Unused appearances[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

An unused model of a Blue Shell from Mario Kart 7.

A model of a Blue Shell exists in Mario Kart 7's game files.[3]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 青コウラ
Ao Kōra
こうら[4] (New Super Mario Bros.)
Kōral
Blue Shel

Shell

Chinese 龟壳[5]
Guīké
Shell

French Carapace Bleue
Blue Shell
German Blauer Panzer
Blue Shell
Italian Guscio Blu
Blue Shell
Spanish Caparazón azul
Blue Shell

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg[edit]


気分爽快ミント味のこうら。のどにさわやかで、八ーブの香りがする。大都会の雑踏などでこのこうらを食べると、あまりの爽快さに空をも飛んでしまうという。[2]

Blue
A fresh-feeling, mint-filled shell. It's refreshing in the throat, and has a herbal scent. It is said that if you eat this shell in a big city crowd, you'll fly in the sky from the sheer exhilaration.

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Loe, Casey. New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Page 8.
  2. ^ a b 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーのたまご」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg), page 61.
  3. ^ Mario Kart 7. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  4. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Japanese website. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  5. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Chinese website. Retrieved December 20, 2019.