Editing Bubbles (Clu Clu Land)

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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|200px]]<br>The Bubbles [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|species=Bubble fish
|first_appearance=''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]], international version, overall)<br>''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}'' (1984, ''Clu Clu Land'' series)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]], cameo as [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]])
}}
{{about|the character who first appears in ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''|uses of the word "bubble"|[[Bubble (disambiguation)]]}}
'''Bubbles''', also known as '''Groopy'''<ref>''VS. Clu Clu Land'' / ''Clu Clu Land D'' "All Star Casts" attract mode</ref> or '''Gloopy''',<ref>''Arcade Archives Clu Clu Land'' manual</ref> is a red bubble fish who appears in the [[Nintendo]] game ''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}''. She has also made various appearances in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].
==History==
===''VS. Pinball''===
[[File:VS. Pinball gameplay.png|thumb|170px|''VS. Pinball'']]
Bubbles appears in the international version of ''[[VS. Pinball]]'', replacing the red [[Family BASIC#Sprites|Achilles]] from the Japanese version as the character that returns the ball into play if the player hatches three pink [[chick]]s and the ball falls below the bottom of [[scene B]]. This appearance predates her appearance in ''Clu Clu Land'' by about a month. She is depicted wearing no gloves and blue or green shoes instead of red gloves and orange shoes.

Since ''[[Arcade Archives]] Pinball'' only emulates the original Japanese version of ''VS. Pinball'', Bubbles does not appear in that rerelease.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Bubbles makes a cameo in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]. An [[Unira]], which is an enemy from ''Clu Clu Land'', is an item in the games ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

Bubbles appears as a [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

According to series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]], before the [[Ice Climbers]] were chosen to represent the "retro" gaming era, Bubbles was considered as one of the five characters before the Ice Climbers were confirmed, with the others being {{wp|Urban Champion}}, Balloon Fighter from ''{{wp|Balloon Fight}}'', an ''{{wp|Excitebike}}'' racer, and Ayumi Tachibana from the ''{{wp|Famicom Detective Club}}'' series. Sakurai cut Bubbles because he did not know how she would fight.<ref>Soma (April 29, 2016). [http://sourcegaming.info/2016/04/29/duflupdate/ The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash]. ''Source Gaming''. Retrieved August 15, 2021.</ref>

===''WarioWare'' series===
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====''WarioWare: Twisted!''====
Bubbles appears in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' in [[Clu Clu Land (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Clu Clu Land]], one of [[9-Volt]] and [[18-Volt]]'s [[microgame]]s. The player must rotate the screen to guide Bubbles to the item. If Bubbles misses the item, the player loses the microgame.

====''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''====
Bubbles appears in another microgame named [[Clu Clu Land (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)|Clu Clu Land]] in ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', where she must navigate through the level while avoiding [[Unira]]s and black holes.

====''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''====
In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', Bubbles appears in [[Clu Clu Land (WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase)|Clu Clu Land]], a microgame in 18-Volt's microgame set. The microgame involves Bubbles and some [[Unira]]s among some turnposts. Bubbles moves across the area, and the player must press {{button|wii|A}} while pointing a turnpost near Bubbles. She grabs the turnpost and changes her direction. The player must avoid the on-screen Uniras until time is up.
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===''DK: King of Swing''===
[[File:DKKOSBubblesSprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Bubble DKKoS select.png|frame]]
Bubbles ends up on [[Donkey Kong Island]] during the events of ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. Bubbles is the most well-rounded character in the game, and she has balanced stats of four in both [[Jump]] and Attack. To unlock Bubbles, the player must clear Diddy Kong Mode and collect all 24 medals. Bubbles can only be used in Jungle Jam Events.

===''Super Mario Maker''===
[[File:SMM-SMB-Bubbles.png|frame|left]]
Bubbles appears as an unlockable [[Mystery Mushroom]] costume for [[Costume Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. The costume was added in version 1.40, and can be unlocked by clearing [[Super Mario Maker#100 Mario Challenge|100 Mario Challenge]] on Super Expert difficulty.
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==''Super Mario'' franchise appearances==
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!width=40%|Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20%|Release date
!width=20%|System
|-
|''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''
|Cameo in international version
|1984
|[[VS. System]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|Cameo in [[microgame]]
|2004
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2005
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|Cameo in microgame
|2006
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
|Character stamp
|2009
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|Cameo in microgame
|2009
|Wii ([[WiiWare]])
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' ([[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.40|version 1.40]])
|Unlockable costume for [[Costume Mario]]
|2016
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Cameo as [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' trophy===
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|-
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=150px|Game!!|Description
|-
!Bubbles
|[[File:Trophy278.png|100px]]
|align=center|''Clu Clu Land''<br>10/85
|''The mysterious Bubbles can only move straight ahead and has problems stopping: she changes paths by sticking out her hand and grabbing a post on the way by. If Bubbles makes contact with a Sea Urchin, she'll pop and deflate like a balloon. Bubbles protects herself by shocking Sea Urchins and pushing them into walls to destroy them.''
|}

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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|-
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Name
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Image
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Series / game
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Type
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Class
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Strength / effect(s)
!rowspan=2 width=13%|How to obtain
!colspan=4 width=40%|Spirit battle
|-
!width=7%|Opponent(s)
!width=19%|Battle conditions
!width=7%|Stage
!width=7%|Song
|-
!Bubbles
|[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|100px]]
|''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}'' Series
|Support (2)
|Novice
|[[Screw Attack]] Equipped
|World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board
|[[Pac-Man|PAC-MAN]]
|'''Rule:''' Item: [[Unira]]
*The enemy is easily distracted by items
|[[75 m (stage)|75 m]] (Battlefield)
|Clu Clu Land
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=グルッピー
|JapR=Guruppī
|JapM=Groopy / Gloopy
}}

==References==
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{{DKKOS}}
[[Category:Pufferfish]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Characters from other Nintendo games]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong characters]]
[[Category:DK: King of Swing]]
[[Category:Pinball]]
[[Category:Super Mario Maker costumes]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Melee trophies]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]