Character of the Week #26

Metal Mario · 01-09-2010, 06:54 PM

Blooper

First Appearance: Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)
Latest Appearance: New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii, 2009)

One of Mario's most famous sub-aquatic enemies, the squid-like Blooper makes a perilous nuisance of itself with its erratic, zig-zagging pattern of movement. It has been known to attack with ink and electricity, and can sometimes be spotted hauling a line of infants in its wake. A Fire Flower will make underwater levels a lot easier.

In Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, Bloopers inexplicably float about in the air in some sky-high levels. In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario can go "Blooper surfing" in Ricco Harbor, and also must contend with the menacing, pollution-spewing Gooper Blooper. Twice.

Bloopers are used as items in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. When deployed by a player, it squirts ink onto the screens of all human players, obscuring their view. It affects CPU players as well, causing them to swerve around on the track.

As unlikely as it may seem, Blooper is a playable character in both Mario Party 8 and Mario Super Sluggers.

Antisocial · 01-09-2010, 07:02 PM

Being chased by a Blooper is one of the scariest things that can happen to you in every 2-D Mario platformer.

Until you get under it.

Luigiman7 · 01-09-2010, 07:30 PM

Never liked these. Not because they're annoying, just because I don't like them.

Also, the blue Cheep Cheeps are more annoying than these.

Metal Mario · 01-09-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Leave Bond To Me

Also, the blue Cheep Cheeps are more annoying than these.

Those things are damn aggressive, no question.

PK FIRE! · 01-09-2010, 07:48 PM

Ugh the mother blooper and kids can be rather annoying at times. The time I was most bothered was the dark underwater level in SMBW.

- You stupid dog.

**Valigarmander** · 01-09-2010, 08:03 PM

These guys are pricks. They've probably gotten me more times than any other regular enemy.

Glux · 01-09-2010, 08:15 PM

That Mother Blooper is an annoying mother blooper.

Metal Mario · 01-09-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PK FIRE!

The time I was most bothered was the dark underwater level in SMBW.

I hate that level, especially the last section where you have to swim up a narrow shaft and get pushed into Bloopers and jellyfish by streaming jets of water.

Jere · 01-09-2010, 11:07 PM

Level 1-3 in SMB3 have the mother with the children in it.

I Toast it and it started falling of screen and im following it down because there is a bonus room down there, then the little bugger decides to make a last efort and scare me so i almost **** my pants and because of it being Lethal that moment takes my firepower away.

Dark Seraphim · 01-10-2010, 03:04 AM

It was weird when they made him a Playable character. I mean Drybones was cool in Mario Party . . . but I didn't really understand why they put Blooper in there, did he win some contest in Japan or something?

Metal Mario · 01-10-2010, 03:09 AM

I have no idea. I mean, at least Dry Bones has a semi-anthropomorphic body. But Blooper is just a big, squishy squid.

**Valigarmander** · 01-10-2010, 03:14 AM

Mario Party 9. Podoboo and ?-block appear as playable characters.

Microphone_Kirby · 01-10-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Seraphim

It was weird when they made him a Playable character. I mean Drybones was cool in Mario Party . . . but I didn't really understand why they put Blooper in there, did he win some contest in Japan or something?

It is a board game; it's merely a piece after all, like all the other characters, and since it is a board game, it wouldn't bother me if a Goomba was a playable character, and don't speak of any mini-game madness Goomba would create; it is ~~Sparta~~a video game after all.

In regards to ^, that would be an interesting idea...

Dark Seraphim · 01-10-2010, 01:11 PM

I think it would be cool if Bowser in the next Mario game changed based on certain power ups from his previous games, Baby Bowser, Dry Bowser, maybe even Star Rod Bowser and Giga Bowser, and in each form Bowser Rules change for the gameplay. Like Giga Bowser would sometimes just attack randomly, Star Rod Bowser would magically switch spaces . . .

I just think Bloober is weird though as a character, I mean he doesn't even have legs. Granted, I think Boo was a character once in Mario Party right? Although he at least has arms.

Metal Mario · 01-10-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Microphone_Kirby

It is a board game; it's merely a piece after all, like all the other characters

In board game play, sure. But I still can't picture how Blooper works during mini-game play. Y'know, when you have to run somewhere, or grab something......or something.

Luigiman7 · 01-10-2010, 08:35 PM

He floats above the ground, and he picks up/punches/kicks with his side tentacles.

Duh.

01-09-2010, 06:54 PM	#1
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Character of the Week #26 Blooper First Appearance: Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985) Latest Appearance: New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii, 2009) One of Mario's most famous sub-aquatic enemies, the squid-like Blooper makes a perilous nuisance of itself with its erratic, zig-zagging pattern of movement. It has been known to attack with ink and electricity, and can sometimes be spotted hauling a line of infants in its wake. A Fire Flower will make underwater levels a lot easier. In Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, Bloopers inexplicably float about in the air in some sky-high levels. In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario can go "Blooper surfing" in Ricco Harbor, and also must contend with the menacing, pollution-spewing Gooper Blooper. Twice. Bloopers are used as items in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. When deployed by a player, it squirts ink onto the screens of all human players, obscuring their view. It affects CPU players as well, causing them to swerve around on the track. As unlikely as it may seem, Blooper is a playable character in both Mario Party 8 and Mario Super Sluggers.

01-09-2010, 07:30 PM	#3
Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Never liked these. Not because they're annoying, just because I don't like them. Also, the blue Cheep Cheeps are more annoying than these. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

01-10-2010, 08:35 PM	#16
Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	He floats above the ground, and he picks up/punches/kicks with his side tentacles. Duh. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

01-09-2010, 07:02 PM	#2
Antisocial Janitor Join Date: May 2000 Gender: Posts: 11,471 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1,296 Times in 536 Posts	FIREBALL IT. FIREBALL IT QUICKLY. Being chased by a Blooper is one of the scariest things that can happen to you in every 2-D Mario platformer. Until you get under it.

01-09-2010, 07:48 PM	#5
PK FIRE! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: On the run. Gender: Posts: 9,544 Thanks: 175 Thanked 150 Times in 120 Posts	Ugh the mother blooper and kids can be rather annoying at times. The time I was most bothered was the dark underwater level in SMBW. - You stupid dog.

01-09-2010, 08:03 PM	#6
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	These guys are pricks. They've probably gotten me more times than any other regular enemy.

01-09-2010, 08:15 PM	#7
Glux Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Home Gender: Posts: 7,122 Thanks: 647 Thanked 360 Times in 236 Posts Blog Entries: 3	That Mother Blooper is an annoying mother blooper.

01-09-2010, 11:07 PM	#9
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,650 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Level 1-3 in SMB3 have the mother with the children in it. I Toast it and it started falling of screen and im following it down because there is a bonus room down there, then the little bugger decides to make a last efort and scare me so i almost **** my pants and because of it being Lethal that moment takes my firepower away.

01-10-2010, 03:04 AM	#10
Dark Seraphim Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Gender: Posts: 431 Thanks: 4 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	It was weird when they made him a Playable character. I mean Drybones was cool in Mario Party . . . but I didn't really understand why they put Blooper in there, did he win some contest in Japan or something?

01-10-2010, 03:09 AM	#11
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	I have no idea. I mean, at least Dry Bones has a semi-anthropomorphic body. But Blooper is just a big, squishy squid.

01-10-2010, 03:14 AM	#12
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Mario Party 9. Podoboo and ?-block appear as playable characters.

01-10-2010, 01:11 PM	#14
Dark Seraphim Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Gender: Posts: 431 Thanks: 4 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	I think it would be cool if Bowser in the next Mario game changed based on certain power ups from his previous games, Baby Bowser, Dry Bowser, maybe even Star Rod Bowser and Giga Bowser, and in each form Bowser Rules change for the gameplay. Like Giga Bowser would sometimes just attack randomly, Star Rod Bowser would magically switch spaces . . . I just think Bloober is weird though as a character, I mean he doesn't even have legs. Granted, I think Boo was a character once in Mario Party right? Although he at least has arms.