This article is about the type of Boo that first appeared inSuper Mario Bros. 3. For other uses, seeStretch (disambiguation).

Stretch
In-game artwork of a Stretch fromSuper Mario Run
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Variant of	Boo
Comparable Boo Blah Jelly Ghost

“The gravity on this planet is all over the place, and it's inhabited by spectral Stretches!”

—Stargazer,Super Mario Maker 2

Stretches are variants ofBoos attached to solid platforms that appear in theSuper Mario series, debuting inSuper Mario Bros. 3.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3

Original design of a Stretch forSuper Mario Bros. 3

InSuper Mario Bros. 3, Stretches are enemies encountered inWorld 3-Fortress 2 andWorld 6-Fortress 3. Stretches can often be found in groups, and only appear from a unique, ghostly white platform. IfMario orLuigi tries to pass a Stretch, it rises from the top or bottom of its platform in a random position and tries to hit him by moving left to right. Once a Stretch has traveled the full length of the platform in both directions, it retracts. Many platforms have a Stretch on both the top and the bottom, though not all do so. Stretches can be defeated only with aStarman orhammers thrown byHammer Mario.

InWorld 7-Fortress 1, Stretches themselves do not appear, as the entire castle is devoid of enemies aside from Boom Boom. However, the white platforms that would contain them do appear.

Super Mario Maker series

Stretches reappear inSuper Mario Maker andits Nintendo 3DS port, 27 years following its previous appearance for the former, marking the longest gap between appearances for an enemy in the franchise. In the course editor, a Boo will automatically become a Stretch if it is placed on top of or just below a solidblock. Due to this trait, they are referred to by labels and the editor voice simply asBoos inSuper Mario Maker, as they do not have a separate selection icon; they are the only enemy variation in the game to have a trait like this.

In these games, they can be placed on any surface, and will pop up more periodically, making them more of an enemy than in their original appearance fromSuper Mario Bros. 3. Their appearance is slightly different, and they are not connected to a white platform anymore. New sprites for Stretches have been made in all styles. However, they cannot acceptSuper Mushrooms, as attempting to give them a Super Mushroom will just turn the Stretch into aBig Boo, rather than bigger Stretches. Giving them wings will make them faster and will teleport to the next platform in its direction once it reaches a platform's edge. Stretches can be defeated inSuper Mario Maker like normal Boos, with either aSuper Star or aGoomba's Shoe.

InSuper Mario Maker 2, they are correctly referred to as Stretch, unlike inSuper Mario Maker andSuper Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. Stretches can now be stomped on by the player wearing aDry Bones Shell or hit by ahammer fromBuilder Mario to defeat them. In the nighttime Ground theme, they stop moving when looked at.

A Boo being given a parachute will cancel out it becoming a Stretch; this is the only way to place down a Boo one tile below a ceiling or above a floor without becoming a Stretch. Taking the parachute off under these conditions, however, will turn it into a Stretch again.

Super Mario Run

Stretches reappear inSuper Mario Run, where they are usually found inGhost Houses and act like they did inSuper Mario Maker. They have the same appearance as the Stretches in theNew Super Mario Bros. U style fromSuper Mario Maker.

Nintendo Comics System

A Stretch, as depicted in theNintendo Comics System

A single Stretch appears in theNintendo Comics System short "In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions" in an advertisement for swimwear, which depicts it lifting weights on a beach. The Stretch is considerably different than its in-game counterparts, featuring only one face markedly different from that of a Boo's, hands and feet, and a uniform Z shape.

Profiles and statistics

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

ネッチー (JP) / Stretch (EN)
	Original text (Japanese)		Translation
	種族しゅぞく	ゴースト族ぞく	Tribe	Ghost clan
	性格せいかく	ねばり強づよい	Disposition	Steadfast
	登場とうじょうゲーム	３	Game appearances	3
	床ゆかにひそむおばけだ ネッチーは、白しろい床ゆかから顔かおを出だす、いじ悪わるなおばけだ。左右さゆうに動うごきながら、マリオの通行つうこうを妨害ぼうがいする。ファイアやシッポでは倒たおせないので、すきを見みて走はしり抜ぬけよう。[1]		A ghost lurking on the floor Stretch is a tormenting ghost that emerges from the white floor. He moves left and right, blocking Mario's path. Since he cannot be defeated by fire or a tail, watch for an opportunity to run past him.

Super Mario Maker

• Play Nintendo:Creepy crawlies—Drag a Boo to the ground and watch it transform into a Stretch, a crawling menace that pops out of nowhere to give you a scare. You can even hang them from the ceiling!^[2]

Super Mario Run

• Notebook bio:This ghost really likes sticking to blocks, suddenly appearing and disappearing as it moves randomly.

Gallery

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  Super Mario Bros. 3

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  Super Mario Bros. 3

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  Super Mario Bros. 3

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  Super Mario Maker (New Super Mario Bros. U style)

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  Screenshot fromSuper Mario Maker (New Super Mario Bros. U style)

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  The September 2016LINE calendar

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  The September 2016 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)

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  The April 2018 LINE calendar

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  The April 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)

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  The January 2019 LINE calendar

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  The January 2019 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)

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  Super Mario Bros. 3 (Famicom 40th Anniversary)

Names in other languages

References

• Boos
• Slimes
• Nintendo Comics System
• Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies
• Super Mario Bros. 3 enemies
• Super Mario Maker enemies
• Super Mario Maker 2 enemies
• Super Mario Run enemies

• Articles with unsourced foreign names