Editing Balloon (Sonic the Hedgehog)

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|image=[[File:M&SATOWG Dream Gliding Individual Shadow screenshot.png|300px]]<br>[[Shadow (character)|Shadow]] approaching some Balloons in Dream Gliding (Individual) in the Wii version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''<br>[[File:M&SOWG Good Egg Galaxy.png|300px]]<br>Shadow approaching some Balloons in Dream Ski Jumping (Individual) in the Wii version of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''
|first_appearance=''[[Sonicretro:Sonic Jam|Sonic Jam]]'' (1997, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' (Nintendo DS)]] ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]], [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Sonicretro:Sonic Lost World|Sonic Lost World]]'' (2013, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'' (Wii)]] ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
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'''Balloons''' are an item from the ''{{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' franchise that function similarly to airborne [[Item Box]]es and allow the player to collect items when hit. Their only appearances in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are a few [[Dream Event]]s in earlier games of the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]].

==History==
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''===
Balloons appear in the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'', where they appear in [[Dream Basketball]] and [[Dream Shooting]]. In Dream Basketball, when collected, Balloons cause all of the player's baskets to be lined up to perform combo shots. When Balloons are obtained in Dream Shooting, the power of the player's shots are increased for a short amount of time and deal double damage to tarets.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
In the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', Balloons appear instead of Item Boxes in the [[Dream Ski Jumping (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Ski Jumping (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Ski Jumping and the [[Dream Gliding (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Gliding (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Gliding.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Fre=Ballon
|FreM=Balloon
|Ger=Ballon
|GerM=Balloon
|Ita=Palloncino
|ItaM=Balloon
|Spa=Globo
|SpaM=Balloon
}}

==External links==
*{{fandom|sonic|Floating Item Box|Floating Item Box at the Sonic Wiki Zone}}
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