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{{character infobox | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|200px]]<br>The Bubbles [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | |image=[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|200px]]<br>The Bubbles [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | ||
|species= | |species=Bubble fish | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]], overall)<br>''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}'' (1984, ''Clu Clu Land'' series) | |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]]) | |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)]]}} | {{about|the character who first appears in ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''|uses of the word "bubble"|[[Bubble (disambiguation)]]}} | ||
'''Bubbles''', also known as '''Groopy''', is a red | '''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== | ==History== | ||
===''VS. Pinball''=== | ===''VS. Pinball''=== | ||
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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. | 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 | Since ''[[Arcade Archives]] Pinball'' only emulates the original Japanese version of ''VS. Pinball'', Bubbles does not appear in that rerelease. | ||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
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Bubbles appears as a [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''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 | According to series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]], before the [[Ice Climbers]] were chosen to represent the "retro" gaming era, Bubbles was considered as a potential character instead, among other candidates such as the fighter from ''{{wp|Urban Champion}}'', [[Balloon Fighter]] from ''{{wp|Balloon Fight}}'', an ''{{wp|Excitebike}}'' racer, and Ayumi Tachibana from the ''{{wp|Famicom Detective Club}}'' series. Sakurai decided against 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=== | ===''WarioWare'' series=== | ||
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{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
==''Mario'' | ==''Super Mario'' franchise appearances== | ||
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|Jap=グルッピー | |Jap=グルッピー | ||
|JapR=Guruppī | |JapR=Guruppī | ||
|JapM=Groopy | |JapM=Groopy / Gloopy | ||
}} | }} | ||