Editing Blue Balloon

{{about|the blue-colored balloons from the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]] games|the blue-colored balloons from [[Diddy Kong Racing]] and [[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]|[[Weapon Balloon]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Blue Balloon - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|150px]]
|description=Original: Grants three extra lives.<br>New: ''"Automatically refills your air meter when it's empty."''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{quote|This brand-new Blue Balloon has everything you need for some excellent underwater air time!|Funky Kong|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze}}

A '''Blue Balloon''' is an item in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. It is identical to a [[Red Balloon]], except, as its name indicates, it is colored blue. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', it serves as a type of Extra Life Balloon<ref>"''Extra Life Balloons come in three great flavors. Red Balloons give you one extra life, Green Balloons give you two and the elusive Blue Balloons give you three extra lives!''" &ndash; ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide, page 15.</ref> and grants three [[extra life|extra lives]].

Blue Balloons return with a different purpose in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]], where they can be obtained at [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]] for five [[Banana Coin]]s. If [[Donkey Kong]] (or [[Funky Kong]] in the [[Nintendo Switch]] version) equips a Blue Balloon, it grants extra air underwater.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Extra Life Balloons DKC art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Extra Life Balloons DKC2 artwork.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
DKC2Balloon.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
ExtraLifeBalloon DKC3.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
Blue Balloon DKC SNES.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Blue Extra Life Balloon DKC2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Blue Extra Life Balloon DKC3.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
DKC GBC Blue Balloon.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
DKC GBA Blue Balloon.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
DKC2 GBA Blue Balloon.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA)
DKC3 GBA Blue Balloon.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>

===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
LEGO SM-71425 Diddy Kong's Mine Cart Ride.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブルーバルーン
|JapR=Barū Barūn
|JapM=Blue Balloon
|Fre=Ballon Bleu
|FreM=Blue Balloon
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Balloons]]
[[Category:Collectibles]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong items]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country items]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest items]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! items]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze items]]
[[Category:LEGO Super Mario objects]]
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