Blooey
| Blooey | |
|---|---|
 Blooey's sprite from theNintendo Switch version ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Species | Blooper |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “YOU'LL PAY, LUIGI!”
- —Blooey,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Blooey, known to his friends as the "White Torpedo", is a feistyBlooper who joinsLuigi on his quest to rescuePrincess Eclair inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is shown to have animosity towards Luigi.Mario first meets them in the plaza inRogueport, where Luigi details their escapades inRumblebump Volcano. Although Luigi claims to have successfully thrown Blooey at a monster, killing the golem, he actually tripped and sent Blooey crashing intolava, turning Blooey golden tan.
Blooey returns near the end of the game, even darker colored than before. He appears to have abandoned his grudge against Luigi, but judging from his laughter over Luigi's tale, and the later revelation in theSuper Luigi series that Princess Eclair was betrothed to theChestnut King all along, it would seem that he is simply satisfied with Luigi's misfortune.
Quotes[edit]
- Goombella: "That's Luigi's Blooper friend, Blooey. It's totally weird to find Bloopers on dry land. He seems peeved though... I wonder why he looks all fried to a golden crisp?"
- Blooey: "Hey there, I'm Blooey. ...And this guy is a total liar! Don't listen to him! You heard his story, right? Well, he did TRY to throw me, but he completely tripped! And what happens?! I end up landing in lava! LAVA, man! You think that feels good? Thanks to him, you can stick a fork in me! I'm well-done! My pale skin's crispified! I'll NEVER forgive this guy! I'm gonna make him pay if it takes my whole lifetime! That's the ONLY reason I'm still hanging around with him. YOU'LL PAY, LUIGI!"
- Goombella: "That's Luigi's Blooper friend, Blooey. It's totally weird to find Bloopers on dry land. He seems jolly to be fried to a golden crisp, though... Did something good happen?"
- Blooey: "Hey! You! Remember me? It’s me, Blooey! Maaaan, that last battle was hairy! You have no idea! I was burnt to a crisp, but I was actually kinda relieved, if you can believe that! But if you want the whole story, you should just ask Luigi here! Wahahaha!"
Gallery[edit]
Blooey's sprite in the GameCube version
Blooey's appearance in the GameCube version after Chapter 7
Blooey after Chapter 7 in theNintendo Switch remake
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キック[1] Kikku | Kick; also possibly from an anagram of「クッキー」(kukkī, "cookie"), referring to his color | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 奇库[?] Qíkù | Kick | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 奇庫[?] Qíkù | Kick | |
| Dutch | Bloopie[?] | FromBlooper | |
| French | Episseiche[?] | Possibly fromépicé ("spicy") andseiche ("cuttlefish") | |
| German | Gloom[?] | - | |
| Italian | Calamaboh[?] | FromCalamako ("Blooper") andboh (an expression meaning "I don't know") | |
| Korean | 킥[?] Kig | Kick | |
| Spanish | Sepi[?] | Pun onsepia ("cuttlefish") and the color "sepia", referring to his color |
Notes[edit]
- In the Italian version of the game, Blooey's comment about Luigi throwing him in the lava is translated differently. He claims he was one of the monsters that tried to harm him, but when trying to assault him, he tripped into the volcano crater, so he joined Luigi to get revenge for his burnt white appearance.[2] This is changed in the remake, where he states that he was thrown at the monster statue, missed the target, and fell into the lava.
References[edit]
- ^"Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door From Japanese to English". (June 1, 2014).The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^«Io sono Calamaboh. Questo spilungone ha sempre una gran fortuna! Quando stavo per colpirlo sono inciampato... e sono finito dritto dritto dentro il cratere del vulcano!!! Per fortuna non mi sono carbonizzato! Ma la mia povera pelle bianca... Non gliela farò passare liscia! Prima o poi gli darò una lezione! Perciò resto ancora un po' con lui.» ("I'm Blooey. This beanpole is really lucky! When I was about to hit him I tripped... and fell straight into the volcano crater!!! Luckily I wasn't burnt to a crisp! But my poor white skin... I will not let this slide! I will make him pay! So, for now, I'll follow him.") – Blooey (14 Nov. 2004).Paper Mario: Il Portale Millenario.Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
