Editing Stretch

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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Stretch SMR.png|150px]]<br>In-game artwork of a Stretch from ''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Boo]]
|comparable=[[Boo Blah]]<br>[[Jelly Ghost]]
}}{{quote|The gravity on this planet is all over the place, and it's inhabited by spectral Stretches!|[[Rosalina|Stargazer]]|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''}}
'''Stretches''' are variants of [[Boo]]s attached to solid platforms that appear in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], debuting in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3_Stretch.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Original design of a Stretch for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Stretches are enemies encountered in {{world link|3|fortress|World 3-Fortress 2}} 2 and {{world link|6|fortress|World 6-Fortress 3}} 3. Stretches can often be found in groups, and only appear from a unique, ghostly white platform. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] tries to pass a Stretch, it rises from the top and bottom of its platform and tries to hit him by moving left to right. Stretches can be defeated only with a [[Super Star|Starman]] or [[hammer]]s thrown by [[Hammer Mario]].

In {{world link|7|fortress|World 7-Fortress 1}} 1, Stretches themselves do not appear, as the entire castle is devoid of enemies aside from Boom Boom. However, the white platforms that would contain them do appear.
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====''Super Mario Maker'' series====
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Stretches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS port]], 27 years following its previous appearance for the former, marking the longest gap between appearances for an enemy in the franchise. In the course editor, a Boo will automatically become a Stretch if it is placed on top of or just below a solid [[block]]. Due to this trait, they are referred to by labels and the editor voice simply as '''Boos''' in ''Super Mario Maker'', as they do not have a separate selection icon; they are the only enemy variation in the game to have a trait like this. 

In these games, they can be placed on any surface, and will pop up more periodically, making them more of an enemy than in their original appearance from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Their appearance is slightly different, and they are not connected to a white platform anymore. New sprites for Stretches have been made in all styles. However, they cannot accept [[Super Mushroom]]s, as attempting to give them a Super Mushroom will just turn the Stretch into a [[Big Boo]], rather than bigger Stretches. Giving them wings will make them faster and will teleport to the next platform in its direction once it reaches a platform's edge. Stretches can be defeated in ''Super Mario Maker'' like normal Boos, with either a [[Super Star]] or a [[Goomba's Shoe]].
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In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', they are correctly referred to as Stretch, unlike in ''Super Mario Maker'' and ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''. Stretches can now be stomped on by the player wearing a [[Dry Bones Shell]] or hit by a [[hammer]] from [[Builder Mario]] to defeat them. In the nighttime Ground theme, they stop moving when looked at.

A Boo being given a parachute will cancel out it becoming a Stretch; this is the only way to place down a Boo one tile below a ceiling or above a floor without becoming a Stretch. Taking the parachute off under these conditions, however, will turn it into a Stretch again.

====''Super Mario Run''====
[[File:StretchSMR.png|left|frame]]
Stretches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', where they are usually found in [[Ghost House]]s and act like they did in ''Super Mario Maker''. They have the same appearance as the Stretches in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style from ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.
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===''Nintendo Comics System''===
[[File:FunandSunFashions=StretchAndSpandex.png|thumb|A Stretch, as depicted in the ''Nintendo Comics System'']]
A single Stretch appears in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' short "[[In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions]]" in an advertisement for swimwear, which depicts it lifting weights on a beach. The Stretch is considerably different than its in-game counterparts, featuring only one face markedly different from that of a Boo's, hands and feet, and a uniform Z shape.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ネッチー (JP) / Stretch (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Stretch Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=ゴースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=ねばり{{ruby|強|づよ}}い
|tojo_gemu=３
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|床|ゆか}}にひそむおばけだ</big><br>
ネッチーは、{{ruby|白|しろ}}い{{ruby|床|ゆか}}から{{ruby|顔|かお}}を{{ruby|出|だ}}す、いじ{{ruby|悪|わる}}なおばけだ。{{ruby|左右|さゆう}}に{{ruby|動|うご}}きながら、マリオの{{ruby|通行|つうこう}}を{{ruby|妨害|ぼうがい}}する。ファイアやシッポでは{{ruby|倒|たお}}せないので、すきを{{ruby|見|み}}て{{ruby|走|はし}}り{{ruby|抜|ぬ}}けよう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/rnlgM20.jpeg 144]}}</ref>
|tribe=Ghost clan
|disposition=Steadfast
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>A ghost lurking on the floor</big><br>
''Stretch is a tormenting ghost that emerges from the white floor. He moves left and right, blocking Mario's path. Since he cannot be defeated by fire or a tail, watch for an opportunity to run past him.''
}}

===''Super Mario Maker''===
*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:''' ''Creepy crawlies''—''Drag a Boo to the ground and watch it transform into a Stretch, a crawling menace that pops out of nowhere to give you a scare. You can even hang them from the ceiling!''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20151030194314/http://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/super-mario-maker-ghost-house-tips|title=Super Mario Maker Ghost House Tips|publisher=Play Nintendo|language=en-us|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref>

===''Super Mario Run''===
*'''Notebook bio:''' ''This ghost really likes sticking to blocks, suddenly appearing and disappearing as it moves randomly.''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMB3 Sprite Stretch.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
StretchSMB3.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMM-NSMBU-Stretch.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
StretchNSMBUStyle-SMM.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Maker'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
NL Calendar 9 2016.jpg|The September 2016 [[LINE]] calendar
NL Calendar Wallpaper 9 2016.jpg|The September 2016 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
NL Calendar 4 2018.jpg|The April 2018 LINE calendar
NL Calendar Wallpaper 4 2018.jpg|The April 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
NL Calendar 1 2019.jpg|The January 2019 LINE calendar
NL Calendar Wallpaper 1 2019.jpg|The January 2019 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
SMB3 F40A Stretch Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ネッチー
|JpnR=Netchī
|JpnM=Derived from「ねちねち」(''nechi-nechi'', Japanese ideophone for something sticky); officially romanized as "Netchi"<ref>''Super Mario Maker 2'' internal name (<tt>Netchi</tt>)</ref>
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=40|language=ja|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|ChiS=拉伸幽灵
|ChiSR=Lāshēn Yōulíng
|ChiSM=Stretched Ghost
|ChiT=拉伸幽靈
|ChiTR=Lāshēn Yōulíng
|ChiTM=Stretched Ghost
|Dut=Stretch
|Fre=Flexcible
|FreM=Pun on "flexible"
|Ger=Buu-Laken
|GerM=Boo Sheet
|Ita=Stretch
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|date=1991|language=it|page=39}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2010|language=it|page=28}}</ref>
|ItaN={{a|SMB3}}, ''Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition''
|Ita2=Piattaforma Boo
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Run''|author=Diario - Nemici|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2016|language=it|quote=Piattaforma Boo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=36}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Maker 2''|author=Stargazer|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2019|language=it|quote=Questo pianeta ha una gravità tutta particolare ed è abitato da spettrali piattaforme Boo!}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Boo (on a) platform
|Ita2N=Since {{a|SMR}}
|Kor=네치
|KorR=Nechi
|KorM=Transliterated from the Japanese name
|KorN=''Super Mario All-Stars''
|Kor2=끈쭈기
|Kor2R=Kkeunjjugi
|Kor2M=Possibly originated from "끈적끈적" (''kkeunjeok-kkeunjeok'', "sticky") and "쭉쭉" (''jjuk-jjuk'', "stretchy"), combined with the noun-deriving suffix "~이" (''-i'')
|Kor2N=''Super Mario Run''
|PorA=Obustáculo
|PorAM=Pun on ''obstáculo'' ("obstacle") and ''Bu'' ("[[Boo]]")
|Rus=Тянучка
|RusR=Tyanuchka
|RusM=Stretcher
|SpaA=Bú estirado
|SpaAM=Stretched Boo
|SpaE=Boo Estirado
|SpaEM=Stretched Boo
}}

==References==
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