Balloon Fish
Balloon Fish, written asballoon fish inSplatoon 3, are a gameplay mechanic inOcto Valley,Octo Canyon, theOcto Expansion,Return of the Mammalians, andSide Order.
Description
The Balloon Fish are white balloons modeled after pufferfish. They have a round appearance, small fins, and ability to expand, much like real pufferfish. They have a small splatter of the player's currentink color on the top and a small, similarly coloredAmmo Knights logo on the bottom. Two tiny white dots in the ink above the balloon's tie give the impression of eyes and a mouth.
Balloon Fish are found anchored in place on surfaces and can only be popped by ink matching the color painted on top of them. Upon being hit, the balloon will expand and explode in the player's ink, heavily damaging anything within range. They quickly and infinitely regenerate for repeated use.
Appearances
Octo Valley
- Octotrooper Hideout (Mission #01)
- Lair of the Octoballs (Mission #02)
- Spreader Splatfest (Mission #07)
- Unidentified Flying Object (Mission #09)
- Inkvisible Avenues (Mission #11)
- Spongy Observatory (Mission #23)
- Unavoidable Flying Object (Mission #27)
- Enter the Octobot King! (Final Boss)
Octo Canyon
- Return of the Octarians (Mission #01)
- Welcome to Octopia (Mission #02)
- Octoseeker Shakedown (Mission #10)
- The Octogalaxy (Mission #23)
- Platform Madhouse (Mission #25)
- Paradise Lanes (Mission #26)
- Octoling Workout (Mission #27)
Octo Expansion
- A00Abandoned Station
- B01A03Wassup 8-Ball Station
- B11Tubular 8-Ball Station
- C02Shrinky Ink Station
- C08Right Round Station
- C11Abracadabra Station
- D01B15Ink from Above Station
- D02One-Shot Station
- E03Don't Ralph Station
- E04Heinous 8-Ball Station
- E05Hypercolor Station
- F04C05Stamped-Up Station
- G06A01Gnarly Rails Station
- G08Freakazoid Station
- H01D03Slap Bracelet Station
- I02Dinky Ink Station
- I06All Eyez Station
- I07G07Ride with Me Station
- Escape03Belly Phase
Return of the Mammalians
- No. 1Octarians in the Crater? YIKES!
- 0000After Alterna
- 0106Zip, Splat, and Jump
- 0107Become One with Your Smallfry
- 0108What Caused the Big Bang? YOU!
- 0207The Ink-Conservation Project
- 0303Ink Wheels—Experience Tomorrow's Technology Today!
- 0304Try Curling! Alterna's 11th Most Popular Athleisure Activity!
- 0403Let's Put a Pin in That
- 0512You'll Go Far If You Shoot Far
- 0513Learn to Reflect, and This One Is in the Bank
- 0604Conserve Ink—Splat Sustainably
- 0609Dive and Dash
- 0610Mission: Fly-Fishin'
- Rocket 01Alterna Space Center: Entrance
Side Order
- Escape-Artist.Floor
- Pyramid.Floor
- Field-of-Explosions.Floor
- Orbit-Rail.Floor
- Explosion-Festival.Floor
- Forward-Momentum.Floor
Gallery
A Balloon Fish in-game.
A Balloon Fish as seen from a different angle.
A Balloon Fish in the final boss battle,Enter the Octobot King!.
AnInkling shooting a Balloon Fish.
TheAmmo Knights logo on a Balloon Fish.
Official art of a Balloon Fish.
A Balloon Fish inSide Order.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | ボム風船 Bomu Fūsen | Bomb Balloon |
 Dutch | Ballonvis | Balloon fish |
 French | Fugu explosif | Explosive puffer fish[a] |
 German | Ballonfisch | Balloon fish |
 Italian | Pesce bomba | Fish bomb |
 Russian | Рыбошарик Rybosharik | Fish balloon |
 Spanish | Pez bomba | Fish bomb |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 炸弹气球 Zhàdàn qìqiú | Bomb balloon |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 炸彈氣球 Zhàdàn qìqiú | Bomb balloon |
 Korean | 물고기 풍선 mulgogi pungseon | Fish balloon |
Translation notes
- ↑Fugu is another word forpoisson-ballon (literally "balloon fish"), both French words for puffer fish.
Internal names
| Internal name | Meaning |
|---|---|
 Msn_CourseObj_06[1] |
References
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