Stretch

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This article is about the type of Boo that appears in Super Mario Bros. 3. For the type of Shy Guy that appears in Yoshi's Island, see Stretch (Shy Guy).

Template:Species-infobox Stretches are Boos attached to solid platforms that first appeared in the game Super Mario Bros. 3.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3

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Super Mario Bros. 3 promotional artwork: A Stretch
Artwork of a Stretch

Stretches first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its respective remakes. They are found exclusively in fortresses and are more of an obstacle than an enemy. If the player attempts passing them, it will rise from the top and bottom of the platform and attempt to hit them by moving left to right. Stretches are often found in groups. Stretches can only be defeated with a Starman or hammers thrown by the Hammer form.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2

Stretch in Super Mario Maker.
In-game screenshot of a Stretch
SMM, SMB style
SMM, SMW style

After a long absence, Stretches reappear in Super Mario Maker, its 3DS port (verbally referred to as "Boos"), and its Nintendo Switch sequel. In the course editor, a Boo will automatically become a Stretch if it is placed on top of or just below a solid block. In this game, they can be placed on any surface, and will pop up more periodically, making them more of an enemy than in their original appearance from Super Mario Bros. 3. Their appearance is slightly different, and they are not connected to a white platform anymore. New sprites for Stretches have been made for the Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U styles. However, they cannot accept Super Mushrooms as attempting to give them a Super Mushroom will turn the Stretch into a Big Boo rather than bigger Stretches, and giving them wings will make them faster. Stretches can be defeated in Super Mario Maker like normal Boos, with either a Super Star or a Goomba's Shoe.

In Super Mario Maker 2, Stretches stop moving when looked at in the nighttime ground theme.

Super Mario Run

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Stretches reappear in Super Mario Run, where they are usually found in Ghost Houses and act like they did in Super Mario Maker. They have the same appearance as the Stretches in the New Super Mario Bros. U style from Super Mario Maker.

Nintendo Comics System

Extract from "In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions"
A Stretch, as depicted in the Nintendo Comics System

A single Stretch appeared in the Nintendo Comics System short "In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions" in an advertisement for swimwear, which depicted it lifting weights on a beach. The Stretch, which only had one face, was shaped like a "Z".

Official profile

Super Mario Run

  • Notebook bio: "This ghost really likes sticking to blocks, suddenly appearing and disappearing as it moves randomly."

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ネッチー[1]
Necchī
Likely from ねちねち (nechinechi, sticky)

Dutch Stretch
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German Buu-Laken
Boo Sheet
Italian Stretch (Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition instruction booklet)
Piattaforma Boo (Super Mario Run)
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Boo (on a) Platform
Korean 네치(Super Mario All-Stars)
끈쭈기 (Super Mario Run)
Nechi
Kkeunjjugi

Transliterated from the Japanese name.
Possibly originated from 끈적끈적 kkeunjeok-kkeunjeok meaning sticky and 쭉쭉 jjuk-jjuk meaning stretchy.

Portuguese Obustáculo
From obstáculo (obstacle) and Bu (Boo)
Russian Тянучка
Tyanuchka
Stretcher

Spanish (NOA) Bú estirado
Stretched Boo
Spanish (NOE) Boo Estirado
Stretched Boo

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet, page 40