Editing Blue Shell

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|image=[[Image:ShellNSMB.png|200px]]
|name=Blue Shell
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[1990]]) 
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' ([[2009]])
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{{distinguish2|[[Parabuzzy]] or [[Buzzy]] shells}}
'''Blue Shells''' are blue [[Koopa Troopa]] shells that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It is one of the only games where they are actually worn by Koopa Troopas. The Koopa Troopas turn around when reaching a ledge. They also walk faster. They are a rare type of [[shell]], rarer than [[Red Shell]]s. It can make any [[Yoshi]] fly instantly upon putting one in its mouth.

Like other Koopa Troopa shells, the Blue Shell can be launched when the Koopa Troopa wearing it is [[jump]]ed on. It can also be held and [[Shell Toss|thrown]]. There are also flying Red Shells which appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.

In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', as well as in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', Blue Shells appear as items. They are usually collected in a pack of three. When used, they will be fired at the opposing players, however, they do not home in, like the Red Shell does. If the Blue Shell happens to hit a player, they will instantly freeze in one spot. This will render them unable to move, and, thus, unable to get the ball. The effects wear off after a few seconds. Unfortunately, these shells can freeze both the users teammates, or the user. If the shells fail to hit anyone, they will continue bouncing around the stage until they either hit a player, or just wear out on their own. A more effective version of this item is the [[Giant Blue Shell]].

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', there is a Blue Shell item. It is not used as a weapon, but as a power-up. The shell turns [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Shell Mario]] or Shell Luigi respectively. When ducking, Shell Mario/Luigi is invulnerable to almost anything. Also, they can [[Shell Dash]]. Blue-shelled Koopa Troopas that leave Blue Shell power-ups when stomped on appear in multiplayer. They respawn periodically. Some obstacles can also only be passed by using the unique Shell Dash the power up offers. If a single [[Brick Block]] is protected on the top, bottom, but not the sides, the Shell can smash it allowing access to otherwise inaccessible areas.

The Blue Shell appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', as an item found in the overworld and once in the [[Energy Hold]] in Bowser's Body. Mario can go in Blue Shells (and turn into Shell Mario from ''New Super Mario Bros.'') by striking [[Blue Shell Block|Blue Shell block]]s. Luigi can then hit Mario using his [[hammer]], and this will make Mario go into the shell, spinning straight forward. This can be used to hit blocks in areas which Mario and Luigi can't directly go into. It behaves similarly to [[Kooper]] and [[Koops|Koops's]] abilities in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]].

In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', a Blue Shell appears in the course ''[[Koopa Cape]]''.
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==In Spin-offs==
{{Main|Spiny Shell (Mario Kart)}}
[[File:MK7-Spiny-Shell.png|thumb|The blue Spiny Shell as it appears in ''Mario Kart 7''.]]
In spin-off games, such as ''Mario Kart'', there are blue colored shells with spikes, which are dangerous power-ups. They were called Spiny Shells in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Super Circuit]]''. Spiny Shells act similarly to Red Shells, as they knock over the target in front of the player who used it. However, it targets the one in first place, where the shell bowls over the [[kart]] and gets destroyed. Although a reliable item, the shell stops working if it hits a wall.  In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', this version of the Spiny Shell appears in the item list of the game. After homing in on a player, it will explode, affecting anyone within the blast radius.

In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the Spiny Shell had gained wings, allowing the item to fly over the course while avoiding all the obstacles around, as opposed to its former appearance, when it is destroyed when it hits an obstacle. After firing one, it flies over the track, homing in on the current contestant in first place. Once it reaches its destination, the shell hovers briefly over its target and then lands on the kart, blowing up everything in an area around the kart in an explosion. This winged version of the shell has appeared in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', however, the Spiny Shell is reverted to its wingless form, though now it will bowl through anything in the course to reach the first place person.

In the DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', the Spiny Shell is also an item in [[Dream Canoe]].
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==Gallery==
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File:Shell blue.PNG|
File:True Blue Shell.png|''Super Mario Strikers''
File:NSMB Blueshell.png|A Blue Shell sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
Image:Blueshellmsc.PNG|''Mario Strikers Charged''
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==Trivia==
*The only non-enemy characters to wear a Blue Shell are [[Kooper]], [[Parakarry]], [[Koopley]], the [[Blue Paratroopa]]s, and the Mario Bros.. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' in the mission [[Underwater Cosmic Mario Race]], [[Cosmic Mario]]'s shell is blue.
*Even though [[Shell Mario]] has only been available in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]] and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', blue shells were much more common in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.  However, Mario could only use them like any ordinary Koopa shell.
*There are no ordinary [[Question Block|? Blocks]] that give blue shells.  They can only be found in [[Flying Question Block|Flying ? Block]]s, [[Roulette Block]]s, and [[Toad House]]s.
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+{{articleabout|the normal [[Koopa Troopa]] shell|the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' item|[[Spiny Shell (Mario Kart)|here]]}}
-{{about|the normal [[Koopa Troopa]] shell|the blue version of the [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]] which appears as a ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' item|[[Spiny Shell (blue)]]|generic instances of blue-colored shells|[[Koopa Shell]]}}
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-{{item infobox
+|image=[[Image:ShellNSMB.png|200px]]
-|image=[[File:ShellNSMB.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
+|name=Blue Shell
-|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
+|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[1990]])
-|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' ([[2009]])
-|variant_of=[[Koopa Shell]]
-|variants=[[big shell|Giant Shell]]
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-'''Blue Shells''', also known as '''Blue Koopa Shells''',<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=8|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref> are blue [[Koopa Troopa]] shells that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. While occasionally worn by Koopa Troopas, they are more prevalent as [[List of items|items]] that [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] can use.
+{{distinguish2|[[Parabuzzy]] or [[Buzzy]] shells}}
+'''Blue Shells''' are blue [[Koopa Troopa]] shells that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It is one of the only games where they are actually worn by Koopa Troopas. The Koopa Troopas turn around when reaching a ledge. They also walk faster. They are a rare type of [[shell]], rarer than [[Red Shell]]s. It can make any [[Yoshi]] fly instantly upon putting one in its mouth.
-==History==
+Like other Koopa Troopa shells, the Blue Shell can be launched when the Koopa Troopa wearing it is [[jump]]ed on. It can also be held and [[Shell Toss|thrown]]. There are also flying Red Shells which appear in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.
-===''Super Mario'' series===
-====''Super Mario World''====
-[[File:ShellBlue.png|frame|left]]
-Blue shells first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', either alone or on the back of a Koopa Troopa. As with other colors of shells, jumping on a Koopa Troopa will cause the shell to be removed, where it can then be held or [[Shell Toss|thrown]]. When [[Yoshi]] eats one, he will [[Winged Yoshi|grow wings]] and gain the ability to fly for a limited time, at the end of which he will [[swallow]] the shell. [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]] can gain this ability by eating a shell of any color. Yoshis can also spit the shell back out, in which case it will behave like a [[Green Shell]], flying out at high speed and defeating enemies in its way. If the player attempts to launch the shell back at a blue [[Unshelled Koopa Troopa|unshelled Koopa]], it will stop the shell and kick it back at the player. If a green or red unshelled Koopa comes in contact with the Blue Shell (or kicks it right-side up if upside down), it will then jump in it and become that colored Koopa.
-According to the Japanese Shogakukan guide for the game ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', Blue Shells from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' are filled with refreshing mints and have an herbal scent.<ref name=Sho>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=February 1, 1992|isbn=4-09-104196-5|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシーのたまご」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – [[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi's Egg]]'')|page={{file link|Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 61.jpg|61}}|language=ja}}</ref>
+In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', as well as in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', Blue Shells appear as items. They are usually collected in a pack of three. When used, they will be fired at the opposing players, however, they do not home in, like the Red Shell does. If the Blue Shell happens to hit a player, they will instantly freeze in one spot. This will render them unable to move, and, thus, unable to get the ball. The effects wear off after a few seconds. Unfortunately, these shells can freeze both the users teammates, or the user. If the shells fail to hit anyone, they will continue bouncing around the stage until they either hit a player, or just wear out on their own. A more effective version of this item is the [[Giant Blue Shell]].
-====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
+In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', there is a Blue Shell item. It is not used as a weapon, but as a power-up. The shell turns [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] into [[Shell Mario]] or Shell Luigi respectively. When ducking, Shell Mario/Luigi is invulnerable to almost anything. Also, they can [[Shell Dash]]. Blue-shelled Koopa Troopas that leave Blue Shell power-ups when stomped on appear in multiplayer. They respawn periodically. Some obstacles can also only be passed by using the unique Shell Dash the power up offers. If a single [[Brick Block]] is protected on the top, bottom, but not the sides, the Shell can smash it allowing access to otherwise inaccessible areas.
-Blue shells appear again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', this time as a power-up. It turns Mario or Luigi into [[Shell Mario]] or Shell Luigi respectively upon contacting it. By using the Blue Shell, the player gains the ability to [[shell dash]]. While ducking or shell dashing, Shell Mario or Shell Luigi are invulnerable to almost anything, except for boss attacks (if hit by [[Bowser]], Mario will be knocked out of the shell dash, albeit still keeping the power-up), falling into a pit, poison, or lava. They can also [[Ground Pound]] on [[Spiny|Spinies]] to send them spinning in their shells, similarly to a Koopa Troopa when kicked.  Additionally, the power-up allows them to swim faster and with more precision, similar to the [[Frog Suit]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
-The item can be collected by defeating a wandering [[Hammer Bro]], stomping the Blue Koopa Troopa found in the Ice Stage of the Mario vs. Luigi mode, hitting a [[Flying ? Block|Flying ? Block]], visiting a [[Toad House|Red Toad House]], or in a [[Roulette Block]]. However, it cannot be found in any of the normal [[? Block]]s in the game.
+The Blue Shell appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', as an item found in the overworld and once in the [[Energy Hold]] in Bowser's Body. Mario can go in Blue Shells (and turn into Shell Mario from ''New Super Mario Bros.'') by striking [[Blue Shell Block|Blue Shell block]]s. Luigi can then hit Mario using his [[hammer]], and this will make Mario go into the shell, spinning straight forward. This can be used to hit blocks in areas which Mario and Luigi can't directly go into. It behaves similarly to [[Kooper]] and [[Koops|Koops's]] abilities in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]].
-The ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide has an icon for Blue Shells in the legend for level maps, but it goes unused, as Blue Shells are not found in normal ? Blocks.
+In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', a Blue Shell appears in the course ''[[Koopa Cape]]''.
+<br clear=all>
-===''Mario Strikers'' series===
+==In Spin-offs==
-[[File:MSC Blue Shell.png|thumb|A Blue Shell from ''Mario Strikers Charged'']]
+{{Main|Spiny Shell (Mario Kart)}}
-In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' and ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', Blue Shells appear as items; in the latter game they are cyan and frosted with ice instead. They can be collected in a pack of three. When used, all three are fired at the opposing players, but do not home in like the Red Shell does. If a Blue Shell hits a player, they will instantly freeze in that spot, rendering them unable to move. The effects wear off after a few seconds. The shells are able to hit and freeze both the player's and opponent's team members. They will continue bouncing around the stage until they either hit a player or disappear after a set amount of time.
+[[File:MK7-Spiny-Shell.png|thumb|The blue Spiny Shell as it appears in ''Mario Kart 7''.]]
+In spin-off games, such as ''Mario Kart'', there are blue colored shells with spikes, which are dangerous power-ups. They were called Spiny Shells in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Super Circuit]]''. Spiny Shells act similarly to Red Shells, as they knock over the target in front of the player who used it. However, it targets the one in first place, where the shell bowls over the [[kart]] and gets destroyed. Although a reliable item, the shell stops working if it hits a wall.  In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', this version of the Spiny Shell appears in the item list of the game. After homing in on a player, it will explode, affecting anyone within the blast radius.
-A more effective version of this item is the blue [[big shell|Giant Shell]], which appears individually, and is able to run over players while continuing to move.
+In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the Spiny Shell had gained wings, allowing the item to fly over the course while avoiding all the obstacles around, as opposed to its former appearance, when it is destroyed when it hits an obstacle. After firing one, it flies over the track, homing in on the current contestant in first place. Once it reaches its destination, the shell hovers briefly over its target and then lands on the kart, blowing up everything in an area around the kart in an explosion. This winged version of the shell has appeared in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', however, the Spiny Shell is reverted to its wingless form, though now it will bowl through anything in the course to reach the first place person.
-===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
+In the DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', the Spiny Shell is also an item in [[Dream Canoe]].
-The Blue Shell appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its remake]] as an item found in the overworld and once in the [[Energy Hold]] in Bowser's Body. By striking [[shell block]]s, Mario can go in Blue Shells and turn into Shell Mario. Luigi can then hit Mario using his [[hammer]] to make Mario retract into the shell, spinning straight forward. This can be used to hit blocks in areas that Mario and Luigi cannot directly enter. Because the shell is so heavy, Mario cannot jump while wearing it. If he attempts to jump, he tosses the shell off of his body and it disappears. This serves a similar purpose to [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]'s field abilities in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'']] series.
+{{br|right}}
-===Unused appearances===
-====''Mario Kart 7''====
-[[File:MK7BlueShellModel.png|thumb|100px]]
-A model of a Blue Shell exists in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''{{'}}s game files.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[tcrf:Mario Kart 7#Blue Shell|Mario Kart 7]]''|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=January 13, 2023}}</ref>
-==Profiles and statistics==
-===''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – [[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi's Egg]]''===
-青<br>
-気分爽快ミント味のこうら。のどにさわやかで、八ーブの香りがする。大都会の雑踏などでこのこうらを食べると、あまりの爽快さに空をも飛んでしまうという。<ref name=Sho/>
-'''''Blue'''''<br>
-''A fresh-feeling, mint-filled shell. It's refreshing in the throat, and has a herbal scent. It is said that if you eat this shell in a big city crowd, you'll fly in the sky from the sheer exhilaration.''
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery>
+<center><gallery>
-Strikers Blue Shell Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
+File:Shell blue.PNG|
-True Blue Shell.png|''Super Mario Strikers''
+File:True Blue Shell.png|''Super Mario Strikers''
-NSMB Blue Shell.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
+File:NSMB Blueshell.png|A Blue Shell sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
-NSMB Blueshell.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
+Image:Blueshellmsc.PNG|''Mario Strikers Charged''
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+</gallery></center>
-==Names in other languages==
-{{foreign names
-|Jpn=青コウラ
-|JpnR=Ao Kōra
-|JpnM=Blue Shell
-|Jpn2=こうら<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/a2dj/newmario/index.html|title=New スーパーマリオブラザーズ|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}</ref>
-|Jpn2N=''New Super Mario Bros.''
-|Jpn2R=Kōra
-|Jpn2M=Shell
-|Ger=Blauer Panzer
-|GerM=Blue Shell
-|Chi=龟壳<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/newmario.htm|title=New 超级马力欧兄弟|language=zh-hans|accessdate=June 3, 2024|publisher=[[iQue]]}}</ref>
-|ChiR=Guīké
-|ChiM=Shell
-|Ita=Guscio blu
-|ItaM=Blue shell
-|Fre=Carapace Bleue
-|FreM=Blue Shell
-|Spa=Caparazón azul
-|SpaM=Blue Shell
-}}
-==References==
-<references/>
-{{SMW}}
+==Trivia==
+*The only non-enemy characters to wear a Blue Shell are [[Kooper]], [[Parakarry]], [[Koopley]], the [[Blue Paratroopa]]s, and the Mario Bros.. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' in the mission [[Underwater Cosmic Mario Race]], [[Cosmic Mario]]'s shell is blue.
+*Even though [[Shell Mario]] has only been available in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]] and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', blue shells were much more common in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.  However, Mario could only use them like any ordinary Koopa shell.
+*There are no ordinary [[Question Block|? Blocks]] that give blue shells.  They can only be found in [[Flying Question Block|Flying ? Block]]s, [[Roulette Block]]s, and [[Toad House]]s.
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