Air Bag
| Air Bag | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 An Air Bag attached to a Mystery Crate | |||
| First appearance | Yoshi's Story (1997) | ||
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Air Bags,[1] also called Balloon-in-the-Boxes[2] and once referred to as balloon bullies,[3] are giant pink balloons appearing from Mystery Crates in Yoshi's Story. Their name is based on the name of the real-life airbag, found in vehicles to prevent injury during a collision. An Air Bag can be revealed by shooting an egg at an unmovable crate. Air Bags attack by blowing air at a Yoshi. To defeat one, the Yoshi must throw an egg at the bandages on its belly. Air quickly rushes out of the Air Bag, which shrinks until it disappears, leaving a melon. Air Bags appear only in the level Surprise!!
An Air Bag also appears in the 19th volume of Super Mario-kun as an obstacle protecting a Special Heart. Red Yoshi defeats it when one of his shoes accidentally flies off and impacts the Air Bag's bandage.
Profiles and statistics
- Website: This one huffs and puffs. Look just below his eyes. X marks the spot where his treasure lies.[4]
- Shogakukan guide: フーフーと息をふきかける風船オバケ。ばんそうこうは要チェック！[5](A balloon obake that breathes on you with a whoosh. Check out the band-aid!)
- Nintendo 64 Spieleberater: Der aufgeblasene Ballonkopf hat ne schlecht geflickte, schwache stelle in der Pelle! [6](The inflated balloonhead has a badly patched, weak spot in its skin!)
Gallery
Model from Yoshi's Story
Surprise!! level icon in Yoshi's Story
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Gros Ballon[7] | Big Balloon | |
| German | Blasilo[6] | From blasen ("to blow") and "Silo" |
Trivia
- In an issue of Club Nintendo, the Air Bags are described as mini-bosses.[8]
References
- ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland (1998). Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10.
- ^ "When smelling a Question Mark Box fails to excite Yoshi, you know how you have to get creative. In this course, tossing an egg at the odorless Question Mark Box (like the second one) causes a Balloon-in-the-Box to pop out. Smacking his X-shaped bandage with two eggs will make him burst, thus freeing the melon he’s hoarding." – Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 101-102.
- ^ January 1998. Nintendo Power Issue 104. Nintendo of America (American English). Page [https://www.superluigibros.com/images/media/nintendopower/104_yoshistoryfeature//yoshis_story_nintendopower104_pg7.jpg 16.
- ^ Yoshi's Story: Page 1, Beginning. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived March 1, 2000, 19:01:42 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 4.
- ^ a b Nintendo 64 Yoshi's Story Spieleberater. Page 19.
- ^ Official French Nintendo magazine.[page number needed]
- ^ "Para vencer más fácil a los minijefes de la 2a. parte de nivel [los que salgan de algunas cajas azules],[...]" (To more easily beat the minibosses in the 2nd part of the level [the ones that come out of some blue boxes],[...])[page number needed]" – Club Nintendo Ano 07 No 03.
