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[[File:balloonbullyart64.jpg|thumb|200px|A Balloon Bully]]
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|image=[[file:balloonbullyart64.jpg|150px]]<br>A Balloon Bully in ''Yoshi's Story''
A '''Balloon Bully'''<ref>''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide, page 119.</ref>, or '''Mr Clown'''<ref>''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue 67, page 29. "'''''MR CLOWN'''''"</ref>, is a helpful character found in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They are large balloons, which are found in mechanical crates or [[? Bubble]]s. Three of them are found in the game: two in stage 1-2, [[Surprise!!]], and one in stage 6-2, [[Lift Castle]]. When [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] fires an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] at one, it expands into a balloon-like creature with a log on its head. Yoshi can ride them to reach otherwise inaccessible items. When Yoshi stands on this log, players can use the Control Stick to control the Balloon Bully's movement. If Yoshi leaves a Balloon Bully's lift, it remains stationary for a few seconds, then it will slowly sink to the ground.
|first_appearance=''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|relatives=[[Air Bag]]
|comparable=[[Blarggwich]]}}
A '''Balloon Bully''',<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason; Munson, Terry; Pelland, Scott|title=''Yoshi's Story'' Player's Guide|page=119|date=1998|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> or '''Mr Clown''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue 67|page=29|date=April 1998}}</ref> is a character found in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. Despite "bully" being in its name, it is a helpful creature. Balloon Bullies are large blue balloons, which are found in mechanical crates or [[? Bubble]]s. Three of them are found in the game: two in [[Surprise!!]] and one in the [[Lift Castle]]. When a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] fires an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] at a ? Bubble containing a Balloon Bully, the ? Bubble falls and expands into a balloon-like creature with a log on its head. The Yoshi can ride a Balloon Bully to reach otherwise inaccessible items. When the Yoshi stands on its log, the player can use the Control Stick to control the Balloon Bully's movement. If the Yoshi leaves a Balloon Bully's lift, it will remain stationary for a few seconds, then it will slowly sink to the ground.
 
Artwork for Balloon Bully is used in ''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]''.
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==Profiles==
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' ビヨ〜ンとのびたりちぢんだり。オバケ界のクシャおじさん。<ref name=Sho/>(''It bouncily stretches and shrinks. A foolish old man of the {{wp|obake}} world.'')
*'''Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:''' ''Er ist etwas scheu und verbirgt sich meist hinter Fragezeichenbällen. Habe ich ihn aber befreit, freut er sich so sehr, daß er sich erkenntlich zeigt und mich als lebender Lift in luftige Höhen transportiert, wo es meist etwas Leckeres oder gar Wertvolles zu finden gibt. Doch wie gesagt, er ist sehr scheu, oft werde ich ihn nicht zu Gesicht bekommen.'' <ref name=German>{{cite|title=Nintendo 64 ''Yoshi's Story'' Spieleberater|page={{file link|Yoshis Story German Guide Allies.png|17}}|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref> (''He is a bit shy and usually hides behind ? Bubbles. But when I have freed him, he is so happy that he shows his gratitude and transports me as a living elevator to lofty heights, where there is usually something tasty or even valuable to find. But as I said, he is very shy, often I will not get to see him.'')
==Gallery==
<gallery>
BalloonBullyYS.png|Sprite from ''Yoshi's Story''
Story Balloon Bully box.png|Boxed sprite from ''Yoshi's Story''
ShogakukanBalloonBully.jpg|Artwork from ''Yoshi's Story''
BalloonBullyMarioArtist.jpg|''Mario Artist: Paint Studio''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=リフトさん<ref>[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P4.jpg|「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 4.]]</ref>
|Jpn=リフトさん<ref name=Sho>{{cite|page=[[Media:Yoshi Story Shogakukan P4.jpg|4]]|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーストーリー」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Story'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Rifuto San
|JpnR=Rifuto-san
|JapM=Lift {{wp|Japanese honorifics#San|San}}
|JpnM=Lift{{wp|Japanese honorifics#San|-san}}
|Ger=Doglihot
|Ger=Doglihot<ref name=German/>
|GerM=
|GerM=Possibly from the English words "glide" and "hot" (as in hot air balloon)
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:04, January 7, 2025

Balloon Bully
Balloon Bully
A Balloon Bully in Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Relatives
Comparable

A Balloon Bully,[1] or Mr Clown,[2] is a character found in Yoshi's Story. Despite "bully" being in its name, it is a helpful creature. Balloon Bullies are large blue balloons, which are found in mechanical crates or ? Bubbles. Three of them are found in the game: two in Surprise!! and one in the Lift Castle. When a Yoshi fires an egg at a ? Bubble containing a Balloon Bully, the ? Bubble falls and expands into a balloon-like creature with a log on its head. The Yoshi can ride a Balloon Bully to reach otherwise inaccessible items. When the Yoshi stands on its log, the player can use the Control Stick to control the Balloon Bully's movement. If the Yoshi leaves a Balloon Bully's lift, it will remain stationary for a few seconds, then it will slowly sink to the ground.

Artwork for Balloon Bully is used in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.

Profiles[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: ビヨ〜ンとのびたりちぢんだり。オバケ界のクシャおじさん。[3](It bouncily stretches and shrinks. A foolish old man of the obake world.)
  • Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Er ist etwas scheu und verbirgt sich meist hinter Fragezeichenbällen. Habe ich ihn aber befreit, freut er sich so sehr, daß er sich erkenntlich zeigt und mich als lebender Lift in luftige Höhen transportiert, wo es meist etwas Leckeres oder gar Wertvolles zu finden gibt. Doch wie gesagt, er ist sehr scheu, oft werde ich ihn nicht zu Gesicht bekommen. [4] (He is a bit shy and usually hides behind ? Bubbles. But when I have freed him, he is so happy that he shows his gratitude and transports me as a living elevator to lofty heights, where there is usually something tasty or even valuable to find. But as I said, he is very shy, often I will not get to see him.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese リフトさん[3]
Rifuto-san
Lift-san
German Doglihot[4] Possibly from the English words "glide" and "hot" (as in hot air balloon)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leung, Jason; Munson, Terry; Pelland, Scott (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 119.
  2. ^ April 1998. Official UK Nintendo Magazine Issue 67. Page 29.
  3. ^ a b 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーストーリー」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Story). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 4.
  4. ^ a b Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 17Media:Yoshis Story German Guide Allies.png.