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|title=Balloon Boo
|title=Balloon Boo
|image=[[File:NSMBDS Balloon Boo Sprite.png|140px]]
|image=[[File:NSMBDS Balloon Boo Sprite.png|140px]]<br>Sprite from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
|variant_of=[[Big Boo]]
|variant_of=[[Big Boo]]
|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:NSMBDS Balloon Boo Screenshot.png|thumb|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, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 11.</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] that have only appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they are only encountered in {{world-link|4|ghostn|World 4-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}. They are [[Boo]]s with pink cheeks, and their tail resembles a balloon nozzle, akin to their name. The level contains five Balloon Boos; thus, only five appear in the whole game.


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. Balloon Boos can be defeated with a [[Blue Shell]] or a [[Mega Mushroom]].
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
NSMBBalloonBooModel.png|Model from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMBDS Balloon Boo Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=プープーテレサ<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Shogakukan book]</ref>
|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
|JapR=Pūpū Teresa
|JapM=Portmanteau of「プープー」(''pūpū'', onomatopoeia for puffing) and「テレサ」(''Teresa'', [[Boo]])
|JapM=From「プープー」(''pūpū'', onomatopoeia for puffing) and「テレサ」(''Teresa'', "[[Boo]]")
|Ger=Ballon-Buu
|Ger=Ballon-Buu
|GerM=Balloon Boo
|GerM=Balloon Boo
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|Spa=Boo Globo
|Spa=Boo Globo
|SpaM=Balloon Boo
|SpaM=Balloon Boo
|Ita=Boo Palloncino<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 115</ref>
|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
|ItaM=Balloon Boo
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*When [[Mega Mario]] (or Mega Luigi) comes into contact with a Balloon Boo, it flies away in a circular motion, similar to a balloon propelling air erratically when it is released.<ref>Eric Fortes (January 16, 2018). [https://youtu.be/F9P_LWpvnZY?t=183 Funny Mario Montages: Mega Mushroom Montage]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Air creatures]]
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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.