Editing Air Cheep

{{species-infobox
|image=[[File:MLBISBJJAirCheep.png]]<br>Sprite of an Air Cheep from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' ([[List of games#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games#2018|2018]])
|variant_of=[[Cheep Cheep]]
}}
'''Air Cheeps''' are a type of [[Cheep Cheep]] that have been influenced by the [[Dark Star]] that appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. They are round, purple Cheep Cheeps with a black star marking on their face, a pair of wings on their sides and a cork on the top of their head to keep the air inside.

==History==
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In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story  + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Air Cheeps are found only in the [[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Airway]] of [[Bowser's body]]. As such, they are only fought by [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]].

In battle, they have two methods of attacking; in their first attack, they will float to the top screen above a bro similar to a [[Nooz]], attempting to crush them as they descend towards them. However, they may release air from their mouths, making them fly up and delaying the attack by a few seconds. This attack is countered with the [[hammer]], and can make Mario and Luigi [[dizzy]] when it hits them.

In their second attack, the Air Cheep puffs up to a tremendous size. It will then attempt to run over one of the bros. This attack can be countered with the hammer. If one manages to hit the cork on the Air Cheep's head, the cork will fall off and the Air Cheep will fly around like a balloon and deflate. In this state, it cannot attack, and its [[defense]] is lowered. It is also possible to attack deflated Air Cheeps with a hammer. After a few turns, the Air Cheep will get another cork and re-inflate itself. This attack can notably allow Mario or Luigi (at common levels) to defeat the Air Cheep without attacking it, on the first turn of battle. This is done by not hitting the cork and repeatedly counterattacking.

==Statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bestiary|transcludesection=Air Cheep|align=horizontal|image=[[File:MLBISAir Cheep.gif]]}}
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Air Cheep|align=horizontal|}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Air Cheep (deflated)|align=horizontal|}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Happy New Year MLBIS.jpg|New Year's card made by developers of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=エアプク
|JapR=Ea Puku
|JapM=Air Puku, "Puku" being derived from「プクプク」(''Pukupuku'', [[Cheep Cheep#Names in other languages|Cheep Cheep]])
|SpaA=Cheep Inflado
|SpaAM=Inflated Cheep
|SpaE=Globocheep
|SpaEM=Cheepballoon
|FraE=Air Cheep
|FraEM=Identical to the English Name
|FraA=Aquazo volant
|FraAM=Flying Cheep
|Ger=Finster-Cheep
|GerM=Dark Cheep
|Ita=Pesce Alato
|ItaM=Winged Fish
}}
{{Cheep Cheeps}}
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[[Category:Cheep Cheeps]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemies]]
[[de:Finster-Cheep]]
[[it:Pesce Alato]]