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{{distinguish|Boo Balloon}}
{{distinguish|Boo Balloon}}
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|title=Balloon Boo
|image=[[File:BalloonBoo.PNG|140px]]
|image=[[File:NSMBDS Balloon Boo Sprite.png|140px]]<br>Sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
|species_origin=[[Boo]]
|variant_of=[[Big Boo]]
|related=[[Big Boo]]s
|comparable=[[Boo Balloon]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
}}
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[[File:BalloonBoo NSMB.png|thumb|180px|left|Some Boos and a Balloon Boo.]]
'''Balloon Boos'''<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=11|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They are [[Big Boo]]s with pink cheeks, and their tails resemble balloon knots, akin to their name. They are encountered only in {{world-link|4|ghostn|World 4-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, which contains five of them. They appear large at first, but when looked away from, they approach the player while expelling air and shrinking; otherwise, they stop and inflate by inhaling air at a rather slow rate, until they have assumed their massive appearance once more. Balloon Boos continue to chase [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] even when they have reached their minimum size. Balloon Boos can be defeated with a [[Blue Shell]] or a [[Mega Mushroom]].
'''Balloon Boos'''<ref>Loe, C. (2006). ''Official Nintendo New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide''.  Nintendo of America, Inc. (''[[Nintendo Power]]''). pg 13.</ref> are enemies that appear only in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they are encountered in {{world-link|4|ghost|World 4-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}. They are [[Boo]]s with pink cheeks, and their tail resembles that of a balloon, akin to their name.


They appear large at first, but when looked away from, they approach to the player while expelling air and shrinking. Otherwise, they stop and inflate by inhaling air at a rather slow rate, until it has assumed its massive appearance once more. Balloon Boos will continue to chase [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] even when they have reached their minimum size; they will also only chase them if they are in the same room (i.e. there are no walls between them). Balloon Boos can be defeated with a [[Blue Shell]] or a [[Mega Mushroom]].
==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBBalloonBooModel.png|Model from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMBDS Balloon Boo Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
*When [[Mega Mario]] (or Mega Luigi) collides with a Balloon Boo, it pops and soars away in circles, somewhat reminiscent to destroying a [[Goal Pole]] with this same form.
{{foreign names
|Jap=プープーテレサ<ref>{{cite|author=Shogakukan editors|title=「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』|url=i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg|date=2006|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=18|isbn=4-091063-07-1}}</ref>
|JapR=Pūpū Teresa
|JapM=From「プープー」(''pūpū'', onomatopoeia for puffing) and「テレサ」(''Teresa'', "[[Boo]]")
|Ger=Ballon-Buu
|GerM=Balloon Boo
|Fre=Ballon Boo
|FreM=Boo Balloon
|Spa=Boo Globo
|SpaM=Balloon Boo
|Ita=Boo Palloncino<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=115}}</ref>
|ItaM=Balloon Boo
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Boos]]
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[[Category:Undead]]
[[Category:Balloons]]
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[[Category:Air creatures]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Species]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. enemies]]
[[Category:Koopa Troop]]
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[[it:Boo Palloncino]]

Latest revision as of 21:02, November 3, 2024

Not to be confused with Boo Balloon.
Balloon Boo
NSMBDS Balloon Boo Sprite.png
Sprite from New Super Mario Bros.
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Variant of Big Boo
Comparable

Balloon Boos[1] are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. They are Big Boos with pink cheeks, and their tails resemble balloon knots, akin to their name. They are encountered only in World 4-Ghost House, which contains five of them. They appear large at first, but when looked away from, they approach the player while expelling air and shrinking; otherwise, they stop and inflate by inhaling air at a rather slow rate, until they have assumed their massive appearance once more. Balloon Boos continue to chase Mario or Luigi even when they have reached their minimum size. Balloon Boos can be defeated with a Blue Shell or a Mega Mushroom.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese プープーテレサ[2]
Pūpū Teresa
From「プープー」(pūpū, onomatopoeia for puffing) and「テレサ」(Teresa, "Boo")
French Ballon Boo[?] Boo Balloon
German Ballon-Buu[?] Balloon Boo
Italian Boo Palloncino[3] Balloon Boo
Spanish Boo Globo[?] Balloon Boo

References[edit]

  1. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 11.
  2. ^ Shogakukan editors (2006). 「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 18.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 115.