Bloomp
| Bloomp | |||
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_-_SMBW.png) _-_SMBW.png) Rendered game models of green and purple 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. Like Hoppos, they cannot damage the player, and instead push the player or other enemies forward in their direction of travel.
Bloomps come in green, purple, cyan, and gray varieties. The green and purple Bloomps both fly through the air, with purple ones being faster. 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 are used to inflate and launch Bloomps.
It is rumored that Bowser mistook and misplaced Bloomps with Bullet Bills.[1]
Gallery
A tiny 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
A giant green Bloomp 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「 |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 气球鱼[?] Qìqiú Yú |
Balloon Fish | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 氣球魚[?] Qìqiú Yú |
Balloon Fish | |
| Dutch | Bloomp[?] | - | |
| French | Globallon[?] | Portmanteau of globe ("sphere") and ballon ("balloon") | |
| German | Balloink[?] | Blend on "Ball" and possibly the bouncing onomatopoeia "boink" | |
| 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, dialectal word for "small pear" and the rude gesture "fig sign") | |
| Spanish | Globoink[?] | Portmanteau of globo ("balloon") and the bouncing onomatopoeia "boink" |
References
- ^ 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.
