Editing Bubbles (Clu Clu Land)

{{about|the character who first appears in ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''|uses of the word "bubble"|[[Bubble (disambiguation)]]}}
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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|200px]]<br>The Bubbles [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|species=Bubble fish
|first_appearance=''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]], international version, overall)<br>''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}'' (1984, ''Clu Clu Land'' series)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]], cameo as [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]])
}}
'''Bubbles''', also known as '''Groopy'''<ref>''VS. Clu Clu Land'' / ''Clu Clu Land D'' "All Star Casts" attract mode</ref> or '''Gloopy''',<ref>''Arcade Archives Clu Clu Land'' manual</ref> is a crossover character from ''{{iw|nwiki|Clu Clu Land}}''. She is a red bubble fish who has made various appearances in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].
==History==
===''VS. Pinball''===
[[File:VS. Pinball gameplay.png|thumb|170px|''VS. Pinball'']]
Bubbles appears in the international version of ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]'', replacing the red [[Family BASIC#Sprites|Achilles]] from the Japanese version as the character that returns the ball into play if the player hatches three pink [[chick]]s and the ball falls below the bottom of [[scene B]]. This appearance predates her appearance in ''Clu Clu Land'' by about a month. She is depicted wearing no gloves and blue or green shoes instead of red gloves and orange shoes.

Since ''[[Arcade Archives]] Pinball'' only emulates the original Japanese version of ''VS. Pinball'', Bubbles does not appear in that rerelease.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Bubbles makes a cameo in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]. An [[Unira]], which is an enemy from ''Clu Clu Land'', is an item in the games ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

Bubbles appears as a [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

According to series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]], before the [[Ice Climbers]] were chosen to represent the "retro" gaming era, Bubbles was considered as a potential character instead, among other candidates such as the fighter from ''{{iw|nwiki|Urban Champion}}'', [[Balloon Fighter]] from ''{{iw|nwiki|Balloon Fight}}'', an ''{{iw|nwiki|Excitebike}}'' racer, and Ayumi Tachibana from the ''{{iw|nwiki|Famicom Detective Club}}'' series. Sakurai decided against Bubbles because he did not know how she would fight.<ref>{{cite|author=Soma|date=April 29, 2016|url=sourcegaming.info/2016/04/29/duflupdate|title=The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash|publisher=Source Gaming|accessdate=August 15, 2021}}</ref>

===''WarioWare'' series===
[[File:CCLGame.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase'']]
Bubbles is featured in a few [[microgame]]s of the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]. In ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', she appears in [[Clu Clu Land (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Clu Clu Land]], where the player must rotate the screen to guide Bubbles to the item, though if Bubbles misses the item, the player loses. In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', Bubbles appears in a different microgame titled [[Clu Clu Land (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)|Clu Clu Land]], where she must navigate through the level while avoiding [[Unira]]s and black holes. In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', Bubbles appears in another microgame titled [[Clu Clu Land (WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase)|Clu Clu Land]], where the player must press {{button|wii|A}} while pointing a turnpost near Bubbles to have her grab the turnpost and change her direction, all while avoiding Uniras until time runs out.

===''DK: King of Swing''===
[[File:DKKOSBubblesSprite.png|frame|left]]
Bubbles ends up on [[Donkey Kong Island]] during the events of ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. Bubbles is the most well-rounded character in the game, and she has balanced stats of four in both [[Jump]] and Attack. To unlock Bubbles, the player must clear Diddy Kong Mode and collect all 24 medals. Bubbles can only be used in Jungle Jam Events.

===''Super Mario Maker''===
[[File:SMM-SMB-Bubbles.png|frame|left]]
Bubbles appears as an unlockable [[Mystery Mushroom]] costume for [[Costume Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. The costume was added in version 1.40, and can be unlocked by clearing [[Super Mario Maker#100 Mario Challenge|100 Mario Challenge]] on Super Expert difficulty.
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==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
{{appearances list
|title1=''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''
|role1=Cameo in international version
|release1=1984
|format1=[[VS. System]]
|title2=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|role2=Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
|release2=2001
|format2=[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|title3=''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|role3=Cameo in [[microgame]]
|release3=2004
|format3=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|title4=''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|role4=Unlockable playable character
|release4=2005
|format4=Game Boy Advance
|title5=''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|role5=Cameo in microgame
|release5=2006
|format5=[[Wii]]
|title6=''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
|role6=Character stamp
|release6=2009
|format6=[[Nintendo DS]]
|title7=''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|role7=Cameo in microgame
|release7=2009
|format7=Wii ([[WiiWare]])
|title8=''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' ([[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.40|version 1.40]])
|role8=Unlockable costume for [[Costume Mario]]
|release8=2016
|format8=[[Wii U]]
|title9=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|role9=Cameo as [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]
|release9=2018
|format9=[[Nintendo Switch]]
}}

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{{SSBM trophy
|name=Bubbles
|image=[[File:Trophy278.png|100px]]
|game=''Clu Clu Land''<br>10/85
|desc=The mysterious Bubbles can only move straight ahead and has problems stopping: she changes paths by sticking out her hand and grabbing a post on the way by. If Bubbles makes contact with a Sea Urchin, she'll pop and deflate like a balloon. Bubbles protects herself by shocking Sea Urchins and pushing them into walls to destroy them.
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{Spirit
|no=1121
|name=Bubbles
|image=[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}}
|slots=2
|class=Novice
|effects=[[Screw Attack]] Equipped
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}); {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents={{iw|smashwiki|Pac-Man (SSBU)|PAC-MAN}}
|conditions='''Rule:''' Item: [[Unira]]
*The enemy is easily distracted by items
|stage=[[75 m (stage)|75 m]] ({{iw|smashwiki|Battlefield form|Battlefield}})
|song=Clu Clu Land
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
CluCluWario.png|Screenshot from ''WarioWare: Twisted!''
Bubble DKKoS select.png|Sprite from ''DK: King of Swing''
WWSM Clu Clu Land.png|Screenshot from ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=グルッピー
|JapR=Guruppī
|JapM=Groopy / Gloopy
}}

==References==
<references/>
{{Crossover characters}}
{{DKKOS}}
[[Category:Pufferfish]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Characters from other Nintendo games]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong characters]]
[[Category:DK: King of Swing]]
[[Category:Pinball]]
[[Category:Super Mario Maker costumes]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Melee trophies]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]