Blimp Fruit

Blimp Fruit
First appearance	Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Effect	Turns Yoshi into Blimp Yoshi.

“This taste delicious, yes?”

—Whittle, Super Mario Galaxy 2

Blimp Fruits are special fruits appearing only in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They resemble light blue fruits with a small stem. Along with the Dash Pepper and the Bulb Berry, only Yoshi is able to consume this item. When Yoshi consumes the fruit, he changes from green to light blue and swells (taking the form of Blimp Yoshi), similar to the Balloon Mario power-up. Blimp Yoshi can propel himself upward by exhaling the air inside him or hover in the same place. Like Bee Mario, a meter appears to show how long Yoshi can stay afloat. Once the meter empties, Yoshi reverts back to normal. Blimp Fruits play a key role in the Tall Trunk Galaxy, and are also found in Starshine Beach Galaxy and Flash Black Galaxy, and in an area near the end of Bowser's Galaxy Generator.

Profiles

Super Mario Galaxy 2

• North American website bio: "When eaten, this rare fruit sends Yoshi into the sky like a hot air balloon. Mario can ride big blue Blimp Yoshi all the way up, but even tasty power-ups like this lose their air after a short while."

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  Mario and Yoshi near a Blimp Fruit in Tall Trunk Galaxy.

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  Luigi and Yoshi about to get a Blimp Fruit in Starshine Beach Galaxy.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	バルーンフルーツ[?] Barūn Furūtsu	Balloon Fruit
French	Fruit Ballon[?]	Balloon Fruit
German	Blasebalg-Beere[?]	Bellows Berry
Italian	Frutto Bolla[?]	Bubble Fruit
Spanish	Fruta Globo[?]	Balloon Fruit

See also

• Power Balloon