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|image=[[File:Blue Balloon - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png]] | |image=[[File:Blue Balloon - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png]] | ||
|description=''" | |description=Original: Grants three extra lives.<br>New: ''"Automatically refills your air meter when it's empty."'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | ||
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The '''Blue Balloon''' is an item in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series. It is identical to a [[Red Balloon]], except, as its name indicates, it is colored blue. In the first three ''Donkey Kong Country'' games, it serves as a type of Extra Life Balloon<ref>"''Extra Life Balloons come in three great flavors. Red Balloons give you one extra life, Green Balloons give you two and the elusive Blue Balloons give you three extra lives!''" - The Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide, page 15.</ref> and grants three [[extra life|extra lives]]. | The '''Blue Balloon''' is an item in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series. It is identical to a [[Red Balloon]], except, as its name indicates, it is colored blue. In the first three ''Donkey Kong Country'' games, it serves as a type of Extra Life Balloon<ref>"''Extra Life Balloons come in three great flavors. Red Balloons give you one extra life, Green Balloons give you two and the elusive Blue Balloons give you three extra lives!''" - The Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide, page 15.</ref> and grants three [[extra life|extra lives]]. | ||
It is retooled with a different purpose in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', where it can be obtained at [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]] for | It is retooled with a different purpose in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', where it can be obtained at [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]] for five [[Banana Coin]]s. If [[Donkey Kong]] (or [[Funky Kong]] in the [[Nintendo Switch]] version) equips a Blue Balloon, it grants extra air underwater. | ||
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Blue Extra Life Balloon DKC3.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' | Blue Extra Life Balloon DKC3.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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Revision as of 10:37, August 1, 2019
- This article is about the blue-colored balloons from the Donkey Kong Country games. For the blue balloons from Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS, see Weapon Balloon.
- “This brand-new Blue Balloon has everything you need for some excellent underwater air time!”
- —Funky Kong, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
The Blue Balloon is an item in the Donkey Kong Country series. It is identical to a Red Balloon, except, as its name indicates, it is colored blue. In the first three Donkey Kong Country games, it serves as a type of Extra Life Balloon[1] and grants three extra lives.
It is retooled with a different purpose in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, where it can be obtained at Funky's Fly 'n' Buy for five Banana Coins. If Donkey Kong (or Funky Kong in the Nintendo Switch version) equips a Blue Balloon, it grants extra air underwater.
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バルーバルーン Barū Barūn |
Blue Balloon |
References
- ^ "Extra Life Balloons come in three great flavors. Red Balloons give you one extra life, Green Balloons give you two and the elusive Blue Balloons give you three extra lives!" - The Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide, page 15.
