Bloomp
| Bloomp | |||
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_-_SMBW.png) _-_SMBW.png) Rendered game models of green and pink Bloomps | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) | ||
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Bloomps are fish-like enemies resembling balloons in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Their name is likely a combination of "balloon" and "blimp". They appear prominently in a level with their own name, Bloomps of the Desert Skies. They simply float through the air in one direction and allow for the player to jump off them as platforms, which causes the enemy to lose air and shrink a little bit every time. If a Bloomp is stomped on enough, or if it is jumped into from below, it will pop. They cannot damage the player, and instead push the player or other enemies forward in their direction of travel.[1]
Bloomps come in green, purple, cyan, and gray varieties. The green and purple Bloomps both fly through the air, with purple ones being faster. [2] Cyan and gray Bloomps are only found during the Wonder Effect of Bloomps of the Desert Skies. Gray Bloomps are tied to walls, and remain stationary, but always contain items, along with a burst of confetti. As the player is in Balloon form during this Wonder Effect, these gray Bloomps can only be popped using a Super Star. Large-sized Bloomps also appear during the Wonder Effects of Flight of the Bloomps and Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure.
Bloomps may also contain coins that can be obtained by simply jumping on it once, causing its coin to shoot out of its body. Devices resembling cannons and Bill Blasters can be seen inflating and launching Bloomps.[2][3]
It is rumored that Bowser mistook and misplaced Bloomps with Bullet Bills.[4]
Gallery
A purple Bloomp near a green Bloomp
A green Bloomp with a coin inside
Gray Bloomps attached to a wheel during a Wonder Effect
Cyan and green Bloomps during a Wonder Effect
Model
Giant Bloomp model
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | G:/romfs/Model/EnemyKillerBalloon.bfres.zs | KillerBalloon | Balloon Bullet Bill |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | G:/romfs/Pack/Actor/EnemyBalloonKiller.pack.zs | BalloonKiller | Balloon Bullet Bill |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ブースケ[?] Būsuke |
Possibly from "blimp" or partial voicing of「風船」(fūsen, balloon), and「 |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 气球鱼[?] Qìqiú Yú |
Balloon Fish | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 氣球魚[?] Qìqiú Yú |
Balloon Fish | |
| French | Globallon[?] | Portmanteau of "globe" (sphere) and "ballon" (balloon) | |
| German | Balloink[?] | Portmanteau of "Ball" (ball) and possibly "yoink" (a colloquialism for "to hop") | |
| Italian | Pallonello[?] | Portmanteau of "palloncino" (balloon) and possibly "nasello" (hake) | |
| Korean | 풍돌이[?] Pungdol-i |
Possibly from "풍풍" (pung-pung, an onomatopoeia used to imitate the sound of bursting) or "風船" (pungseon, Hanja form of "balloon") and Korean affectionate honorific "~돌이" (-dol'i) | |
| Portuguese | Robalão[?] | Portmanteau of "robalo" (common snook fish) and "balão" (balloon) | |
| Russian | Сдуля[?] Sdulya |
From "сдувать" (sduvat, to deflate) and possibly "дуля" (dulya, small pear or a gesture used to protect oneself from evil forces or to show grossly that somebody is not getting something) | |
| Spanish | Globoink[?] | Portmanteau of "globo" (balloon) and the onomatopoeia "boink" (bouncing) |
References
- ^ [1], YouTube
- ^ a b PPE PL (August 31, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder - gameplay. Gamescom 2023. YouTube. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo of America (August 31, 2023). Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct 8.31.2023. YouTube. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ マリオたちの行く手を阻む。フラワー王国の個性豊かな敵キャラクターをご紹介。～その2～【ワンダーの世界へ Vol.14】. Nintendo. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
