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{{about|the species of goggle-wearing fish from [[Super Mario World]]|the Cheep Cheep-like enemies from [[Yoshi's Story]], misnamed as "Blurp"|[[Big Cheep Cheep]]}}
{{about|the species of goggle-wearing fish from [[Super Mario World]]|the Cheep Cheep-like enemies from [[Yoshi's Story]], misnamed as "Blurp"|[[Big Cheep Cheep]]}}
{{distinguish|Bukubuku|Glurp}}
{{distinguish|Bukubuku|Glurp}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Blurp
|title=Blurp
|image=[[File:Blurp.jpg|150px]]<br>Official artwork of a Blurp from ''[[Super Mario World]]''
|image=[[File:Blurp.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario World]]''
|derived_species=[[Cheep Chomp]]<br>[[Mad Blurp]]<br>[[Sand Cheep]]
|variants=[[Cheep Chomp]]<br>[[Mad Blurp]]<br>[[Sand Cheep]]
|parent_species=[[Cheep Cheep]]
|variant_of=[[Cheep Cheep]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
}}
'''Blurps''' are green colored, goggle-wearing fish that sometimes appear in underwater levels alongside [[Cheep Cheep]]s, of which they seem to be relatives, judging by their similar names in Japanese.
'''Blurps''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are green colored, goggle-wearing fish that sometimes appear in underwater levels alongside [[Cheep Cheep]]s, of which they seem to be relatives, judging by their similar names in Japanese.


==History==
==History==
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====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' ====
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' ====
[[File:BlurpL.gif|frame]]
[[File:BlurpL.gif|frame]]
Blurps first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they act as a behavioral variant for [[Cheep Cheep]]s, which in this game have only one coloration. Blurps swim endlessly in one direction, injuring [[Mario]] if one collides with him. They typically bob up and down a small bit as they swim. As Blurps are fairly weak, they can simply be defeated by shooting a [[fireball]] at them as [[Fire Mario]] or by bashing them with a cape as [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]. Blurps lack pectoral fins on their sprites in this game, but have them on their artwork. They sweat while they swim, implying that swimming as fast as they do puts some amount of strain on them. They reappear in the game's [[reissue]], ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', where, like most other enemies, they can be held in [[Yoshi]]'s mouth and spat out if [[Luigi]] rides him, which in their case can be used to defeat [[Urchin]]s.
Blurps are enemies in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its remake]]. They act as a behavioral variant for [[Cheep Cheep]]s, which in this game have only one coloration. Blurps swim endlessly in one direction, injuring [[Mario]] if one collides with him. They typically bob up and down a small bit as they swim. As Blurps are fairly weak, they can simply be defeated by shooting a [[fireball]] at them as [[Fire Mario]] or by bashing them with a cape as [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]. Blurps lack pectoral fins on their sprites in this game, but have them on their artwork. They sweat while they swim, implying that swimming as fast as they do puts some amount of strain on them. In the remake, they can be held in [[Yoshi]]'s mouth and spat out if [[Luigi]] rides him, which in their case can be used to defeat [[Urchin]]s.


====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====
====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====
[[File:SML2 Artwork - Blurp.png|thumb|Artwork of a Blurp from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''.]]
[[File:SML2 Artwork - Blurp.png|thumb|Artwork of a Blurp from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''.]]
Blurps are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Much like their ''Super Mario World'' counterparts, Blurps aimlessly swim in one direction and can be defeated by a fireball. In this game, they occasionally pause in their swimming. Blurps are found primarily in the [[Turtle Zone]], and also appear in [[Pumpkin Zone]] alongside statues of them and Cheep Cheeps. They again lack pectoral fins in-game, but still have them on the artwork. Additionally, their artwork depicts them as light teal with pink goggles and white lips instead of the normal grassy green with orange goggles and golden lips.


Blurps make a reappearance as underwater enemies in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Much like their ''Super Mario World'' counterparts, Blurps aimlessly swim in one direction and can be defeated by a fireball. In this game, they occasionally pause in their swimming. Blurps are found primarily in the [[Turtle Zone]], and also appear in [[Pumpkin Zone]] alongside statues of them and Cheep Cheeps. They again lack pectoral fins in-game, but still have them on the artwork. Additionally, their artwork depicts them as light teal with pink goggles and white lips instead of the normal grassy green with orange goggles and golden lips.
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Blurps, simply referred to as '''Cheep Cheeps''', reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', they act as the green Cheep Cheeps in the ''Super Mario World'' style, being the most basic of the two colors, swimming forward through the water or hopping along the surface, both endlessly in one direction. The behavior of all swimming Cheep Cheeps in this game is reminiscent of Blurps in ''Super Mario World'' due to gently bobbing as they swim, though they animate slower than Blurps did in that game.


====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2'' ====
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Blurps reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', replacing green Cheep Cheeps in the ''Super Mario World'' style. However, the voice heard when placing elements onto the course will still call them Cheep Cheeps. Like the other green Cheep Cheeps in the game, they swim back-and-forth a short distance while underwater, and simply hop along the bottom of the screen otherwise. Blurps reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they are still simply referred to as Cheep Cheeps, including in the description for the official course [[River Fish in the Forest]].
These Cheep Cheeps reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they retain their behavior in its predecessor; they are still simply referred to as Cheep Cheeps, including in the description for the official course [[River Fish in the Forest]].


===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
[[File:BlurpCartoon.jpg|thumb|left|A Blurp in "Mama Luigi".]]
[[File:BlurpCartoon.jpg|thumb|A Blurp in the ''Super Mario World'' television series episode "[[Mama Luigi]]".]]
 
What appears to be a Blurp appears in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television series]] episode "[[Mama Luigi]]" where [[Luigi]] is attacked by one, but defeats it with a single stomp. The appearance of the Blurp is closer to that of a [[Trouter]] from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Like its game appearance, the Blurp is green in color, has orange fins, and red lips, but the goggles are replaced with large white rings around yellow eyes, it lacks the white on its belly, and it has four sharp teeth.
A single Blurp appears in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television series]] episode "[[Mama Luigi]]" where [[Luigi]] is attacked by one, but defeats it with a single stomp. The appearance of the Blurp is closer to that of a [[Trouter]] from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Like its game appearance, the Blurp is green in color, has orange fins, and red lips, but the goggles are replaced with large white rings around yellow eyes, it lacks the white on its belly, and it has four sharp teeth.


===''Mario & Wario''===
===''Mario & Wario''===
Blurps cameo in ''[[Mario & Wario]]'' as a background element of [[Pukupuku Kai]], the sixth stage. As such, they have no interaction with any of the player characters.
Blurps cameo in ''[[Mario & Wario]]'' as a background element of [[Pukupuku Kai]], the sixth stage.


===''Mario Party 3''===
===''Mario Party 3''===
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===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
Like various enemies of ''Super Mario World'', Blurps also return in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. Some of them are affected by the [[rage]] vibe of the [[Vibe Scepter]] and are called [[Mad Blurp]]s. They will pursue [[Princess Peach|Peach]] if she is in front of them. They are mainly encountered in groups. In this game, they have pectoral fins, but they are depicted as being white.
Blurps are enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. Some of them are affected by the [[rage]] vibe of the [[Vibe Scepter]] and are called [[Mad Blurp]]s. They will pursue [[Princess Peach|Peach]] if she is in front of them. They are mainly encountered in groups. In this game, they have pectoral fins, but are colored white.
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==Game appearances==
==List of appearances==
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| ''[[Super Mario World]]''
| ''[[Super Mario World]]''
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| [[Nintendo Switch]]
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
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==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ブクブク (JP) / Blurp (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Blurp Perfect.png|x200px]]
|shuzoku=アクア族
|seikaku=せっかち
|tojo_gemu=ワールド、ランド2
|desc='''<big>ゴーグルをつけて大忙し</big><br>
ゴーグルをつけたへんな魚。汗をかきながらいつも大忙しといった感じ。ななめに泳いだりせず、一直線に泳ぐので、安全な場所で通りすぎるのを待ってから進むといい。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|date=November 20, 1994|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|year=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/Fgnh4Jw.jpeg 189]|isbn=4-09-259067-9}}</ref>
|tribe=Aqua clan
|disposition=Impatient
|game_appearances=World, Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>Busy wearing goggles</big><br>
''A strange fish wearing goggles. They are always very busy and sweating. They do not swim diagonally but in a straight line, so it is best to wait for them to pass by in a safe place before proceeding.''
}}
===''Super Princess Peach''===
{{SPP enemy
|name=Blurp
|image=[[File:SPPBlurp.png]]
|levels=[[Hoo's Wood 2-9]]<br>[[Wavy Beach 5-2]]<br>[[Wavy Beach 5-3]]<br>[[Wavy Beach 5-5]]<br>[[Bowser's Villa 8-4]]
|number=40
|glossary=Wears goggles and approaches in the water.
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW Blurp.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMW Blurp.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Star World 2.png|''Super Mario World''
Mario Puzzle Artwork.png|Artwork used for a ''Mario'' puzzle.
Blurp SML2.gif|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
Blurp SML2.gif|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''
1993 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1993 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
MarioWarioBlurp.png|''[[Mario & Wario]]''
M&W-Level6BG.png|''Mario & Wario''
MP3 Deep Bloober Sea Board.png|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
SMA2 Blurp.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA2 Blurp.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SPPBlurp.png|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
SMM-SMW-DeepCheep.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SMM-SMW-DeepCheep.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SMM-SMW-DeepCheep-Wings.png|''Super Mario Maker''
SMM-SMW-DeepCheep-Wings.png|''Super Mario Maker''
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Star World 2.png|''Super Mario World''
M&W-Level6BG.png|''[[Mario & Wario]]''
MP3 Deep Bloober Sea Board.png|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
SMM2screenshot4.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
SMM2screenshot4.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
</gallery>
===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
Mario Puzzle Artwork.png|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' puzzle.
Mario Undōkai card 08.jpg|''[[Mario Undōkai]]'' trading card
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
SMPBS1 Activity3.jpg|''Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 1: Get Yoshi Back''
SMPBS1 Sticker Sheet.jpg|Sticker sheet from ''Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 1: Get Yoshi Back''
SMPBS3 Activity8.jpg|''Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 3: Dolphin's Ball''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|Jap=ブクブク
|Jap=ブクブク
|JapR=Bukubuku
|JapR=Bukubuku
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for bulging or bubbling noise, and a play of「プクプク」(''Pukupuku'', [[Cheep Cheep]]); romanized as "Buku Buku" in ''Super Mario World''
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for a bubbling noise, and also follows the format of「プクプク」(''Pukupuku'', "[[Cheep Cheep]]"); romanized as "Buku Buku" in ''Super Mario World''; shared with [[Bukubuku|an enemy]] from ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''
|Spa=El Blurp
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=30|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>
|SpaM=The Blurp
|ChiS=泡泡怪
|Fra=Blurp<br>Cheep Cheep (''Super Mario Maker 2'')
|ChiSR=Pàopào Guài
|FraM=-
|ChiSM=Bubble Creature, shared with [[Cheep Cheep]]
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170227153847/http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=July 27, 2024}}</ref>
|Fre=Blurp
|Fre2=Cheep Cheep
|Fre2N=''Super Mario Maker 2''
|Ger=Blurp
|Ger=Blurp
|GerM=-
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>
|Ita=Pesce Gulp
|Ita=Pesce Gulp
|ItaM=Gulp Fish
|ItaM=Gulp Fish
|Chi=泡泡怪<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|Spa=El Blurp
|ChiR=Pàopào Guài
|SpaM=The Blurp
|ChiM=Bubble Creature
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Bub 64.png|frame|A "[[Cheep Cheep|Bub]]" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']]
[[File:Bub 64.png|frame|A "[[Cheep Cheep|Bub]]" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']]
*In ''[[Mario Mania]]'', the names for Blurp and Cheep Cheep are swapped,<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 51.</ref> which may relate to how [[Big Cheep Cheep|large Cheep Cheeps]] were misidentified as "Blurps" in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. This is also the case throughout ''[[Nintendo Power Advance]]'' V.4's coverage of ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''.
*In ''[[Mario Mania]]'', the names for Blurp and Cheep Cheep are swapped,<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario Mania]]''|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=51}}</ref> which may relate to how [[Big Cheep Cheep|large Cheep Cheeps]] were misidentified as "Blurps" in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', as well as throughout ''[[Nintendo Power Advance]]'' V.4's coverage of ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''.
*The iteration of Cheep Cheep found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', known in English as "Bub," appears to be primarily visually based off Blurp, but orange instead of green. This design is additionally used in the first three ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games. ''Super Mario 64'' also introduces another eyewear-wearing fish called [[Cheep Chomp|Bubba]] with a similar Japanese name to Blurp, ''Bakubaku''. In fact, Bubba's name in source assets is simply "<tt>buku</tt>," indicating that at some point in development it may have been simply intended as Blurp.
*This iteration of the Cheep Cheep found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', known in English as "Bub," appears to be primarily visually based off Blurp, but orange instead of green. This design is additionally used in the first three ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games. ''Super Mario 64'' also introduces another eyewear-wearing fish called [[Cheep Chomp|Bubba]] with a similar Japanese name to Blurp, ''Bakubaku''. In fact, Bubba's name in source assets is simply "<tt>buku</tt>," indicating that at some point in development it may have been simply intended as Blurp.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:24, November 3, 2024

This article is about the species of goggle-wearing fish from Super Mario World. For the Cheep Cheep-like enemies from Yoshi's Story, misnamed as "Blurp", see Big Cheep Cheep.
Not to be confused with Bukubuku or Glurp.
Blurp
This is a picture of a Blurp.
Artwork from Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Variant of Cheep Cheep
Variants

Blurps are enemies introduced in Super Mario World. They are green colored, goggle-wearing fish that sometimes appear in underwater levels alongside Cheep Cheeps, of which they seem to be relatives, judging by their similar names in Japanese.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

Blurp

Blurps are enemies in Super Mario World and its remake. They act as a behavioral variant for Cheep Cheeps, which in this game have only one coloration. Blurps swim endlessly in one direction, injuring Mario if one collides with him. They typically bob up and down a small bit as they swim. As Blurps are fairly weak, they can simply be defeated by shooting a fireball at them as Fire Mario or by bashing them with a cape as Caped Mario. Blurps lack pectoral fins on their sprites in this game, but have them on their artwork. They sweat while they swim, implying that swimming as fast as they do puts some amount of strain on them. In the remake, they can be held in Yoshi's mouth and spat out if Luigi rides him, which in their case can be used to defeat Urchins.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]

Artwork of a Blurp, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork of a Blurp from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

Blurps are enemies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Much like their Super Mario World counterparts, Blurps aimlessly swim in one direction and can be defeated by a fireball. In this game, they occasionally pause in their swimming. Blurps are found primarily in the Turtle Zone, and also appear in Pumpkin Zone alongside statues of them and Cheep Cheeps. They again lack pectoral fins in-game, but still have them on the artwork. Additionally, their artwork depicts them as light teal with pink goggles and white lips instead of the normal grassy green with orange goggles and golden lips.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Blurps, simply referred to as Cheep Cheeps, reappear in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, they act as the green Cheep Cheeps in the Super Mario World style, being the most basic of the two colors, swimming forward through the water or hopping along the surface, both endlessly in one direction. The behavior of all swimming Cheep Cheeps in this game is reminiscent of Blurps in Super Mario World due to gently bobbing as they swim, though they animate slower than Blurps did in that game.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

These Cheep Cheeps reappear in Super Mario Maker 2, where they retain their behavior in its predecessor; they are still simply referred to as Cheep Cheeps, including in the description for the official course River Fish in the Forest.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

Luigi about to stomp a Blurp.
A Blurp in the Super Mario World television series episode "Mama Luigi".

What appears to be a Blurp appears in the Super Mario World television series episode "Mama Luigi" where Luigi is attacked by one, but defeats it with a single stomp. The appearance of the Blurp is closer to that of a Trouter from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Like its game appearance, the Blurp is green in color, has orange fins, and red lips, but the goggles are replaced with large white rings around yellow eyes, it lacks the white on its belly, and it has four sharp teeth.

Mario & Wario[edit]

Blurps cameo in Mario & Wario as a background element of Pukupuku Kai, the sixth stage.

Mario Party 3[edit]

In Mario Party 3, a Blurp can be seen in the scenery for Deep Bloober Sea, alongside some similar-designed Cheep Cheeps.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Sprite of a Sand Cheep from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
A Sand Cheep

A sand-dwelling variety of Blurp known as the Sand Cheep appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake. It appears to be a normal Blurp with a fake shark fin strapped to its back. It later appears in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time where it is thrown by Shrooba Divers.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Blurps are enemies in Super Princess Peach. Some of them are affected by the rage vibe of the Vibe Scepter and are called Mad Blurps. They will pursue Peach if she is in front of them. They are mainly encountered in groups. In this game, they have pectoral fins, but are colored white.

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release Date System/Format
Super Mario World Enemy 1990 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Enemy 1992 Game Boy
Mario & Wario Background element 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Enemy 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario Party 3 Background element 2000 Nintendo 64
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Enemy 2001 Game Boy Advance
Super Princess Peach Enemy 2005 Nintendo DS
Super Mario Maker Enemy 2015 Wii U
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Enemy 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Maker 2 Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ブクブク (JP) / Blurp (EN)
A Blurp from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく アクア族 Tribe Aqua clan
性格せいかく せっかち Disposition Impatient
登場とうじょうゲーム ワールド、ランド2 Game appearances World, Land 2
ゴーグルをつけて大忙し

ゴーグルをつけたへんな魚。汗をかきながらいつも大忙しといった感じ。ななめに泳いだりせず、一直線に泳ぐので、安全な場所で通りすぎるのを待ってから進むといい。[1]

Busy wearing goggles

A strange fish wearing goggles. They are always very busy and sweating. They do not swim diagonally but in a straight line, so it is best to wait for them to pass by in a safe place before proceeding.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Blurp
A Blurp from Super Princess Peach
Vibe Vibeless Levels Hoo's Wood 2-9
Wavy Beach 5-2
Wavy Beach 5-3
Wavy Beach 5-5
Bowser's Villa 8-4
Glossary number 40 Glossary entry Wears goggles and approaches in the water.

Gallery[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブクブク[2]
Bukubuku
Japanese onomatopoeia for a bubbling noise, and also follows the format of「プクプク」(Pukupuku, "Cheep Cheep"); romanized as "Buku Buku" in Super Mario World; shared with an enemy from Donkey Kong
Chinese (simplified) 泡泡怪[3]
Pàopào Guài
Bubble Creature, shared with Cheep Cheep
French Blurp[?] -
Cheep Cheep[?] Super Mario Maker 2
German Blurp[4] -
Italian Pesce Gulp[?] Gulp Fish
Spanish El Blurp[?] The Blurp

Trivia[edit]

  • In Mario Mania, the names for Blurp and Cheep Cheep are swapped,[5] which may relate to how large Cheep Cheeps were misidentified as "Blurps" in Yoshi's Story, as well as throughout Nintendo Power Advance V.4's coverage of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.
  • This iteration of the Cheep Cheep found in Super Mario 64, known in English as "Bub," appears to be primarily visually based off Blurp, but orange instead of green. This design is additionally used in the first three Mario Party games. Super Mario 64 also introduces another eyewear-wearing fish called Bubba with a similar Japanese name to Blurp, Bakubaku. In fact, Bubba's name in source assets is simply "buku," indicating that at some point in development it may have been simply intended as Blurp.

References[edit]

  1. ^ November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 189.
  2. ^ Kagawa, Ryo (APE/Shigesato Itoi), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors (1991). "UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-104117-5. Page 30.
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