Air Bag
- Not to be confused with Windbag (enemy).
| Air Bag | |||
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 An Air Bag attached to a Mystery Crate | |||
| First appearance | Yoshi's Story (1997) | ||
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Air Bags,[1] also called Balloon-in-the-Boxes[2] and once referred to as balloon bullies,[3] are giant pink balloon enemies that reside in Mystery Crates in Yoshi's Story. Their name is based on the name of the real-life airbag, found in vehicles to prevent injury during a collision.
History[edit]
Yoshi's Story[edit]
Exclusively found in the second half of the Page 1 level Surprise!!, Air Bags are found within Mystery Crates that the Baby Yoshis cannot push or destroy via ground-pounding. Air Bags can be revealed by shooting an egg or one of Huffin Puffin's chicks at the crates. Once revealed, Air Bags attack by blowing a strong gust of air at a Yoshi that deals no damage, but it can risk pushing them into enemies. To defeat an Air Bag, the Yoshi must throw an egg or one of Huffin Puffin's chicks at the pair of bandages on its belly twice. Upon defeat, the bandages fall off and the Air Bag deflates until it disappears, leaving a melon.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
An Air Bag also appears in the 19th volume of Super Mario-kun as an obstacle protecting a Special Heart. Red Yoshi defeats it when one of his shoes accidentally flies off and impacts the Air Bag's bandage.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
- Website: This one huffs and puffs. Look just below his eyes. X marks the spot where his treasure lies.[4]
- Shogakukan guide: フーフーと息をふきかける風船オバケ。ばんそうこうは要チェック！[5](A balloon obake that breathes on you with a whoosh. Check out the band-aid!)
- Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Der aufgeblasene Ballonkopf hat ne schlecht geflickte, schwache stelle in der Pelle! [6](The inflated balloonhead has a badly patched, weak spot in its skin!)
- Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64: Un petit défi : lancez un œuf devant les caisses ornées d'un point d'interrogation. Un gros ballon apparaît. Tirez sur le pansement... Vous avez gagné le melon ![7] (A little challenge : throw an egg in front of box decorated with a question mark. A big balloon appears. pull on the bandage... You win the melon !)
Gallery[edit]
Model from Yoshi's Story
Surprise!! level icon in Yoshi's Story
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビックリン[5] Bikkurin |
Portmanteau of「びっくり」(bikkuri, surprise) and Japanese endearing diminutive「~りん」(-rin) | |
| French | Gros Ballon[7] | Big Balloon | |
| German | Blasilo[6] | From blasen ("to blow") and "Silo" |
Trivia[edit]
- In an issue of Club Nintendo, the Air Bags are described as mini-bosses.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10.
- ^ "When smelling a Question Mark Box fails to excite Yoshi, you know how you have to get creative. In this course, tossing an egg at the odorless Question Mark Box (like the second one) causes a Balloon-in-the-Box to pop out. Smacking his X-shaped bandage with two eggs will make him burst, thus freeing the melon he’s hoarding." – Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 101-102.
- ^ January 1998. Nintendo Power Issue 104. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
- ^ Yoshi's Story: Page 1, Beginning. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived March 1, 2000, 19:01:42 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 4.
- ^ a b Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Page 19.
- ^ a b 1998. Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64. Issue 4. Nintendo and EMAP France (French). Page 25.
- ^ "Para vencer más fácil a los minijefes de la 2a. parte de nivel [los que salgan de algunas cajas azules],[...]" (To more easily beat the minibosses in the 2nd part of the level [the ones that come out of some blue boxes],[...])[page number needed]" – Club Nintendo Ano 07 No 03.
