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|image=[[File:BabyBlooperNSMBU.png|210px]]<br>A Blooper Baby in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|image=[[File:BabyBlooperNSMBU.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|parent_species=[[Blooper]]
|variant_of=[[Blooper]]
|related=[[Blooper Nanny]]
|relatives=[[Blooper Nanny]]<br>[[Super Blooper (boss)|Super Blooper]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
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'''Blooper Babies''', also written as '''Bloober babies''', are infant [[Blooper]]s. In most of their appearances they are often seen alongside [[Blooper Nanny|Blooper Nannies]], a species of female Bloopers who release multiple Blooper Babies when they glow, afterwards Blooper Babies will follow their mother and help her pursue [[Mario]].  
'''Blooper Babies''', alternatively '''Bloober babies''' or '''Baby Bloopers''',<ref>{{cite|quote=The most miniscule meanies that you'll come across in any Super Mario adventure are Super Mario Bros. 3's Micro Goombas, Baby Bloopers and Baby Cheeps, measuring only eight pixels by eight pixels.|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=156|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=August 1991}}</ref> are infant [[Blooper]]s. In most of their appearances they are often seen alongside [[Blooper Nanny|Blooper Nannies]], a species of Blooper who releases multiple Blooper Babies when it glows, afterwards Blooper Babies will follow their parent and help it pursue [[Mario]].
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
[[File:Bloopernanny.jpg|thumb|left||200px|A Scattering Bloober with four kids]]
[[File:Bloopernanny.jpg|thumb|left||200px|A Bloober with kids]]
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they are released by glowing [[Blooper Nanny|Scattering Bloober]]s, and swim in a straight line after released.
They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and reappear in its enhanced port ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they are children of [[Blooper Nanny|Bloobers with kids]] and swim in a gentle outward spiral when released by [[Blooper Nanny|Scattering Bloober]]s. Upon release from the latter, they can even swim through walls and above the water's surface unimpeded, though regardless of where they swim, they disappear after a few moments, spawning back at the Scattering Bloober.


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
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====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Blooper Babies reappear [[World 3-5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 3-5]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' along with Blooper Nannies. They behave the same way as in preceding titles.
Blooper Babies reappear in [[World 3-5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 3-5]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' along with Blooper Nannies. They behave the same way as in preceding titles.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Blooper Babies, as well as Blooper Nannies, appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', being featured prominently in the level [[Blooper's Secret Lair]]. They behave the same as in past games. As Blooper Nannies don't appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', Blooper Babies are absent as well.
Blooper Babies, as well as Blooper Nannies, appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. It is one of the rarest enemies in the game, only appearing in the secret level [[Blooper's Secret Lair]]. They behave the same as in past games. As Blooper Nannies do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', Blooper Babies are absent as well. Their artwork depicts them with pupils, despite being notably absent in-game.


====''Super Mario Maker'' series====
====''Super Mario Maker'' series====
Blooper Babies reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''  along with Blooper Nannies. Unlike previous games, the Blooper Nannies do not release them at Mario.
Blooper Babies reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''  along with Blooper Nannies. They were given new sprites for the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'' styles, where they hadn't appeared. Unlike previous games, the Blooper Nannies do not release them at Mario. If a Blooper Nanny is enlarged with a [[Super Mushroom]], the Blooper Babies stay the same size.


===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:BlooperNannyCartoon.jpg|thumb|Bloober babies swimming with a Scattering Bloober, from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
[[File:BlooperNannyCartoon.jpg|thumb|A Bloober with kids from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "[[Oh, Brother!]]".]]
Bloober babies make a few rare appearances on ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they appear alongside Scattering Bloobers. In "[[Oh, Brother!]]", Bloober babies are seen following a Scattering Bloober in [[Pipe Land]], just like in the game. In "[[Recycled Koopa]]", A [[Koopa Zombie]] releases Bloober babies from a ketchup bottle, after squeezing it.
Bloober babies make a few rare appearances on ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they appear alongside their parents. In "[[Oh, Brother!]]", a Bloober with kids is seen in [[Pipe Land]], just like in the game. In "[[Recycled Koopa]]", a [[Koopa Zombie]] releases Bloober babies from a ketchup bottle after squeezing it.


===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', Luigi can spot some Bloober babies if he falls into a body of water, and is pulled under by an [[Anchor]] he picked up.
In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', Luigi can spot some Bloober babies if he falls into a body of water, and is pulled under by an [[Anchor]] he picked up.


===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===  
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
Bloober babies appear again alongside a Scattering Bloober in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Touching one of them starts a battle with a normal Bloober.
Blooper babies appear again alongside a Blooper with kids in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Touching one of them starts a battle with a normal Blooper.


===''Paper Mario''===
===''Paper Mario''===
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Blooper Babies are released by the [[Super Blooper (boss)|Super Blooper]]. They attack in the same manner as [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]].
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Blooper Babies are released in pairs by the [[Super Blooper (boss)|Super Blooper]]. They attack in the same manner as [[Jungle Fuzzy|Jungle Fuzzies]] and [[Swoopula]]s, draining health from Mario up to five times until an [[Action Command]] bar is filled. However, if Mario is [[electrified]], they will not be able to latch on to him and will take damage whenever they try.


===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', Blooper Babies, referred to as '''mini-Bloopers''', appear during the [[Mega Blooper|Big Blooper]] Battle of World 2-4. They can be stepped on if timed with the beat, but if missed, ink will spill to the bottom on the screen, hindering visibility of arrows.
In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', Blooper Babies, referred to as '''mini-Bloopers''', appear during the [[Big Blooper]] Battle of World 2-4. They can be stepped on if timed with the beat, but if missed, ink will spill to the bottom on the screen, hindering visibility of arrows.


===''Mario Kart Tour''===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Blooper Babies makes a cameo appearance on the [[Blooper Hanafuda]] [[glider]]. This glider uses the same Blooper artwork from Mario Hanafuda.
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Blooper Babies makes a cameo appearance on the [[Blooper Hanafuda]] [[glider]]. This glider uses the same Blooper artwork from Mario Hanafuda.
In the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Blooper Babies make a cameo alongside Blooper Nannies as a mobile in the background of [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]]. The course returns in ''Mario Kart Tour''.
===LEGO ''Super Mario''===
In [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] Character Pack Series 6, one of the eight figure packs includes a Blooper Nanny and three Baby Bloopers, constructed of three pieces each.
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', illustrations of Blooper Babies can be seen on bags in a storefront window in both the {{file link|TSMBM Poster BG.jpg|teaser poster}} and in one scene of movie.
===Other appearances===
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Ink Sacs are replaced by a Blooper Baby item.
===Unused appearances===
====''Super Paper Mario''====
[[File:BlooperBaby SPM.png|thumb]]
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Blooper Baby graphics exist [[List of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|unused]]. Both it and the normal Blooper are labeled as test enemies.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
===''Paper Mario''===
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Blooper Baby|align=horizontal}}
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Blooper Baby|image=[[File:PM Blooper Baby idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Sea Side.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMB3 BlooperBaby.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3 Bloober Baby swim land.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (swimming)
SMB3 Bloober Baby flash land.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (scattering; {{file link|SMB3 Scattering Bloober flash diagram.png|alternatives}})
SMAS SMB3 Blooper Baby.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
SMMPB5 Activity4.jpg|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 5]]: Adventure in the Land of Rainbows''
SMRPG Bloober Baby.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
SMRPG Bloober Baby.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
SMA4 Blooper Baby.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
DDRMM Bloopers.png|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
Blooper Nanny NSMB2 Prima.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Blooper Nanny NSMB2 Prima.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMM-SMB-Baby-Blooper.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SMM-SMB-Baby-Blooper.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM-SMB-30th-Baby-Blooper.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
SMM-SMB3-Baby-Blooper.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style)
SMM-SMW-Baby-Blooper.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
SMM-NSMBU-Baby-Blooper.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
SMM Booklet Page 94 95.png|''Super Mario Maker'' idea book
SMM Booklet Page 94 95.png|''Super Mario Maker'' idea book
MH May 1.svg|''[[Mario Hanafuda]]''
MH May 1.svg|''[[Mario Hanafuda]]''
Bloopers - Super Mario Sticker.gif|Talking ''Super Mario'' Animated Stickers from [[LINE]]
Bloopers - Super Mario Sticker.gif|Talking ''Super Mario'' Animated Stickers from [[LINE]]
NL Calendar 8 2018.jpg|The August 2018 LINE calendar
NL Calendar 8 2018.jpg|The August 2018 LINE calendar
NL Calendar Wallpaper 8 2018.jpg|The August 2018 LINE calendar (wallpaper version)
PN Funny Printable Mother's Day Card thumb.jpg|[[Play Nintendo]]
PN Funny Printable Mother's Day Card banner.jpg|Play Nintendo
MKT Icon BlooperHanafuda.png|[[Blooper Hanafuda]] sprite from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT Icon BlooperHanafuda.png|[[Blooper Hanafuda]] sprite from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT Blooper Hanafuda.jpg|Blooper Babies appearance on the Blooper Hanafuda from ''Mario Kart Tour''
MKT Blooper Hanafuda.jpg|Blooper Babies appearance on the Blooper Hanafuda from ''Mario Kart Tour''
Panini SMTCC 126.jpg|[[Super Mario Trading Card Collection|''Super Mario'' Trading Card Collection]]
LSM Character Pack Series 6.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
SNW restroom.jpg|On the murals featured in the restrooms at [[Super Nintendo World]]
SNW Hollywood restroom.jpg|On the murals featured in the restrooms at Super Nintendo World
Blooper Baby 2D Artwork.jpg|2D artwork
SMB3 F40A Blooper Nanny Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
SMPJ image card minigame Sushi.jpg|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
Nintendo Magazine 2024 summer Wallpaper A.jpg|Wallpaper from ''Nintendo Magazine 2024 summer''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Naming==
===Etymology===
The German LEGO website for the Series 6 Character Pack that includes erroneously refers to baby Bloopers as "'''''Blooper-Sittern'''''," the German name for [[Blooper Nanny]].<ref>{{cite|date=2023|title=Mario-Charaktere-Serie 6 #71413|url=www.lego.com/de-de/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|language=de|publisher=LEGO|accessdate=30 Apr. 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230327132718/https://www.lego.com/de-de/product/character-packs-series-6-71413}}</ref> The same error occurs on the Hong Kong and Taiwanese websites, on which baby Bloopers are called「'''隻魷魷親子檔'''」(''Zhī Yóuyóu Qīnzǐ Dàng''), the Traditional Chinese name for Blooper Nanny.<ref>{{cite|date=2023|title=Pack surprise de personnage – Série 6 #71413|url=www.lego.com/zh-yw/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|language=zh-hant|publisher=LEGO|accessdate=30 Apr. 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230330060927/https://www.lego.com/zh-tw/product/character-packs-series-6-71413}}</ref>
 
===Names in other languages===
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=チビゲッソー
|Jpn={{ruby|子|こ}}ゲッソー
|JapR=Chibi Gessō
|JpnR=Ko Gessō
|JapM=Mini Blooper
|JpnM=Child Blooper
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=1988|title=『Super Mario Bros. 3 取扱説明書』|format=PDF|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAACJ.pdf|language=ja|location=Kyoto|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|page=37}}</ref>
|Jpn2=チビゲッソー
|Jpn2R={{wp|Chibi (slang)|Chibi}} Gessō
|Jpn2M=Mini Blooper
|Jpn2N=''Paper Mario''
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|quote=チビゲッソーだ ビッグゲッソーに はきだされて マリオに すいつきに くるよ|translation=It's Chibi Gesso. He was thrown out by Big Gesso and is coming to Mario to pounce on him.|author=[[Goombario]] [[tattle|tattling]] during the battle with [[Super Blooper (boss)|Super Blooper]]|date=2000|title=''[[Paper Mario]]'' by [[Intelligent Systems]]|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}</ref>
|ChiS=小鱿鱿
|ChiSR=Xiǎo Yóuyóu
|ChiSM=Little Blooper
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|date=2022|title=角色包 – 系列 6 #71413|url=www.lego.com/zh-cn/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|publisher=LEGO|language=zh-hans|accessdate=18 Nov. 2022|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230216134409/https://www.lego.com/zh-cn/product/character-packs-series-6-71413}}</ref>
|ChiS2=乌贼宝宝
|ChiS2R=Wūzéi Bǎobǎo
|ChiS2M=Squid Baby
|ChiS2N=''Paper Mario''
|ChiS2C=<ref>In-game name displayed during battle against Super Blooper in the [[iQue]] version of ''Paper Mario''. {{cite|archive=www.bilibili.com/video/BV1eR4y1e77R/?share_source=copy_web|archivedate=3 Jan. 2023|archiver=Bilibili by 游乐熊趣玩}}</ref>
|Dut=Blooperunger
|DutM=
|DutC=<ref>{{cite|date=2023|title=Pack surprise de personnage – Série 6 #71413|url=www.lego.com/da-dk/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|language=da|publisher=LEGO|accessdate=30 Apr. 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250430194016/https://www.lego.com/da-dk/product/character-packs-series-6-71413?consent-modal=show&age-gate=grown_up}}</ref>
|Fre=Bébé Bloups
|FreM=Baby Blooper
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|quote=C'est un Bébé Bloups. Super Bloups les crache pour qu'ils absorbent tes PC.|author=Goombario tattling during the battle with Super Blooper|date=2001|title=''Paper Mario'' by Intelligent Systems|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2023|title=Pack surprise de personnage – Série 6 #71413|url=www.lego.com/fr-fr/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|language=fr|publisher=LEGO|accessdate=30 Apr. 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230216234332/https://www.lego.com/fr-fr/product/character-packs-series-6-71413}}</ref>
|Ger=Blooper Baby
|Ger=Blooper Baby
|GerM=-
|GerM=-
|Chi=乌贼宝宝
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Das ist ein Blooper Baby. Der Super Blooper spuckt sie aus und sie kommen, um dich auszusaugen.|author=Goombario tattling during the battle with Super Blooper|date=2001|title=''Paper Mario'' by Intelligent Systems|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH}}</ref>
|ChiR=Wūzéi Bǎobǎo
|Ita=Baby Calamako
|ChiM=Squid Baby
|ItaM=Baby Blooper
|Fre=Blooper Bébé
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=2023|title=Pack Personaggi - Serie 6 #71413|url=www.lego.com/it-it/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|language=it|publisher=LEGO|accessdate=30 Apr. 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230402111308/https://www.lego.com/it-it/product/character-packs-series-6-71413}}</ref>
|FreM=Baby Blooper
|Ita2=Piccolo Calamako
|Ita2M=Little Blooper
|Ita2N=''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Mush Mode description|date=2005|title=''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' by [[Konami]] and [[Hudson Soft]]|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH}}</ref>
|PorA=Bebê Blooper
|PorAM=Baby Blooper
|PorAC=<ref>{{cite|date=2023|title=Pacote de personagens – Série 6 #71413|url=kids.lego.com/pt-br/set/71413|language=pt-br|publisher=LEGO for kids|accessdate=6 May 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250507015527/https://kids.lego.com/pt-br/set/71413}}</ref>
|PorE=Blooper bebé
|PorEM=Blooper baby
|PorEC=<ref>{{cite|date=2023|title=Packs de Personagens – Série 6 #71413|url=www.lego.com/pt-pt/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|language=pt-pt|publisher=LEGO|accessdate=30 Apr. 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230527231337/https://www.lego.com/pt-pt/product/character-packs-series-6-71413}}</ref>
|Rom=Bebeluș Blooper
|RomM=Blooper baby, with ''bebeluș'' specifically referring to human infants; nonhuman juveniles would be referred to as ''pui''
|RomC=<ref>{{cite|date=2023|title=Pachete cu personaje – Seria 6 #71413|url=www.lego.com/ro-ro/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|publisher=LEGO|language=ro|accessdate=9 Jan. 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230107013538/https://www.lego.com/ro-ro/product/character-packs-series-6-71413}}</ref>
|Spa=Blooper bebé
|SpaM=Blooper baby
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|date=2023|title=Packs de Personajes: Edición 6 #71413|url=www.lego.com/es-mx/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|language=es-mx|publisher=LEGO|accessdate=30 Apr. 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230216231303/https://www.lego.com/es-mx/product/character-packs-series-6-71413}}</ref>
|Spa2=Bebé Blooper
|Spa2M=Baby Blooper
|Spa2N=''Paper Mario''
|Spa2C=<ref>{{cite|quote=Es un Bebé Blooper. Los escupen los Súper Blooper para absorber tu salud.|author=Goombario tattling during the battle with Super Blooper|date=2001|title=''Paper Mario'' by Intelligent Systems|language=es-es|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH}}</ref>
|Spa3=Blooper pequeño
|Spa3M=Little Blooper
|Spa3N=''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''
|Spa3C=<ref>{{cite|quote=Pisa a los Blooper pequeños cuando se alieneen con las flechas.|author=Mush Mode description|date=2005|title=''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix'' by Konami and Hudson Soft|language=es-es|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH}}</ref>
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==References==
[[File:BlooperBaby SPM.png|thumb]]
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*In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Blooper Baby graphics exist [[List of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|unused]]. Both it and the normal Blooper are labeled as test enemies.
 
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Blooper Baby
Baby Blooper
Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Party Jamboree (cameo) (2024)
Variant of Blooper
Relatives

Blooper Babies, alternatively Bloober babies or Baby Bloopers,[1] are infant Bloopers. In most of their appearances they are often seen alongside Blooper Nannies, a species of Blooper who releases multiple Blooper Babies when it glows, afterwards Blooper Babies will follow their parent and help it pursue Mario.

History

Super Mario series

 
A Bloober with kids

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

They first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 and reappear in its enhanced port Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, where they are children of Bloobers with kids and swim in a gentle outward spiral when released by Scattering Bloobers. Upon release from the latter, they can even swim through walls and above the water's surface unimpeded, though regardless of where they swim, they disappear after a few moments, spawning back at the Scattering Bloober.

New Super Mario Bros.

They appear in New Super Mario Bros. along with Blooper Nanny where they behave exactly the same as in Super Mario Bros. 3. They only appear in large numbers in a bonus room of World 3-3.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Blooper Babies and Blooper Nanny reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii where they behave in the same way as in New Super Mario Bros. In this appearance they appear to lack pupils. They can only be found in World 4-4.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Blooper Babies reappear in World 3-5 of New Super Mario Bros. 2 along with Blooper Nannies. They behave the same way as in preceding titles.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Blooper Babies, as well as Blooper Nannies, appear in New Super Mario Bros. U. It is one of the rarest enemies in the game, only appearing in the secret level Blooper's Secret Lair. They behave the same as in past games. As Blooper Nannies do not appear in New Super Luigi U, Blooper Babies are absent as well. Their artwork depicts them with pupils, despite being notably absent in-game.

Super Mario Maker series

Blooper Babies reappear in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2 along with Blooper Nannies. They were given new sprites for the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World styles, where they hadn't appeared. Unlike previous games, the Blooper Nannies do not release them at Mario. If a Blooper Nanny is enlarged with a Super Mushroom, the Blooper Babies stay the same size.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

 
A Bloober with kids from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Oh, Brother!".

Bloober babies make a few rare appearances on The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where they appear alongside their parents. In "Oh, Brother!", a Bloober with kids is seen in Pipe Land, just like in the game. In "Recycled Koopa", a Koopa Zombie releases Bloober babies from a ketchup bottle after squeezing it.

Nintendo Adventure Books

In Leaping Lizards, Luigi can spot some Bloober babies if he falls into a body of water, and is pulled under by an Anchor he picked up.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Blooper babies appear again alongside a Blooper with kids in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Touching one of them starts a battle with a normal Blooper.

Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, Blooper Babies are released in pairs by the Super Blooper. They attack in the same manner as Jungle Fuzzies and Swoopulas, draining health from Mario up to five times until an Action Command bar is filled. However, if Mario is electrified, they will not be able to latch on to him and will take damage whenever they try.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

In Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, Blooper Babies, referred to as mini-Bloopers, appear during the Big Blooper Battle of World 2-4. They can be stepped on if timed with the beat, but if missed, ink will spill to the bottom on the screen, hindering visibility of arrows.

Mario Kart series

In Mario Kart Tour, Blooper Babies makes a cameo appearance on the Blooper Hanafuda glider. This glider uses the same Blooper artwork from Mario Hanafuda.

In the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Blooper Babies make a cameo alongside Blooper Nannies as a mobile in the background of Squeaky Clean Sprint. The course returns in Mario Kart Tour.

LEGO Super Mario

In LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 6, one of the eight figure packs includes a Blooper Nanny and three Baby Bloopers, constructed of three pieces each.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, illustrations of Blooper Babies can be seen on bags in a storefront window in both the teaser posterMedia:TSMBM Poster BG.jpg and in one scene of movie.

Other appearances

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, Ink Sacs are replaced by a Blooper Baby item.

Unused appearances

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Blooper Baby graphics exist unused. Both it and the normal Blooper are labeled as test enemies.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario

Paper Mario enemy
Blooper Baby
  Max HP 6 Attack 2 Defense 0
Role Support Type Flying Level 1
Strong None Weak None Moves Kissy-Kissy (2x5, recovers health according to damage)
Sleep? 100%, -1 Dizzy? 100%, 0 Shock? 100%, -1
Shrink? 0%, -1 Stop? 100%, -2 Fright? 0%
Air Lift? 0% Hurricane? 0% Coins N/A
Items N/A Run N/A Location(s) Toad Town Tunnels
Tattle This is a Blooper Baby. Super Blooper spits 'em out and they come to drain you. Max HP: 6, Attack Power: 2, Defense Power: 0 We need to beat 'em quickly so they can't drain us dry. They're so cute, though!

Gallery

Naming

Etymology

The German LEGO website for the Series 6 Character Pack that includes erroneously refers to baby Bloopers as "Blooper-Sittern," the German name for Blooper Nanny.[2] The same error occurs on the Hong Kong and Taiwanese websites, on which baby Bloopers are called「隻魷魷親子檔」(Zhī Yóuyóu Qīnzǐ Dàng), the Traditional Chinese name for Blooper Nanny.[3]

Names in other languages

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゲッソー[4]
Ko Gessō
Child Blooper
チビゲッソー[5]
Chibi Gessō
Mini Blooper Paper Mario
Chinese (simplified) 小鱿鱿[6]
Xiǎo Yóuyóu
Little Blooper
乌贼宝宝[7]
Wūzéi Bǎobǎo
Squid Baby Paper Mario
Dutch Blooperunger[8] ?
French Bébé Bloups[9][10] Baby Blooper
German Blooper Baby[11] -
Italian Baby Calamako[12] Baby Blooper
Piccolo Calamako[13] Little Blooper Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Portuguese (NOA) Bebê Blooper[14] Baby Blooper
Portuguese (NOE) Blooper bebé[15] Blooper baby
Romanian Bebeluș Blooper[16] Blooper baby, with bebeluș specifically referring to human infants; nonhuman juveniles would be referred to as pui
Spanish Blooper bebé[17] Blooper baby
Bebé Blooper[18] Baby Blooper Paper Mario
Blooper pequeño[19] Little Blooper Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

References

  1. ^ "The most miniscule meanies that you'll come across in any Super Mario adventure are Super Mario Bros. 3's Micro Goombas, Baby Bloopers and Baby Cheeps, measuring only eight pixels by eight pixels." – August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 156.
  2. ^ 2023. Mario-Charaktere-Serie 6 #71413. LEGO (German). Retrieved 30 Apr. 2025. (Archived March 27, 2023, 13:27:18 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ 2023. Pack surprise de personnage – Série 6 #71413. LEGO (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 30 Apr. 2025. (Archived March 30, 2023, 06:09:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ 1988. 『Super Mario Bros. 3 取扱説明書』 (PDF). Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 37.
  5. ^ チビゲッソーだ ビッグゲッソーに はきだされて マリオに すいつきに くるよ」("It's Chibi Gesso. He was thrown out by Big Gesso and is coming to Mario to pounce on him.") – Goombario tattling during the battle with Super Blooper (2000). Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese).
  6. ^ 2022. 角色包 – 系列 6 #71413. LEGO (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 18 Nov. 2022. (Archived February 16, 2023, 13:44:09 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  7. ^ In-game name displayed during battle against Super Blooper in the iQue version of Paper Mario. (Archived 3 Jan. 2023 via Bilibili by 游乐熊趣玩.)
  8. ^ 2023. Pack surprise de personnage – Série 6 #71413. LEGO (Danish). Retrieved 30 Apr. 2025. (Archived April 30, 2025, 19:40:16 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  9. ^ "C'est un Bébé Bloups. Super Bloups les crache pour qu'ils absorbent tes PC." – Goombario tattling during the battle with Super Blooper (2001). Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
  10. ^ 2023. Pack surprise de personnage – Série 6 #71413. LEGO (French). Retrieved 30 Apr. 2025. (Archived February 16, 2023, 23:43:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  11. ^ "Das ist ein Blooper Baby. Der Super Blooper spuckt sie aus und sie kommen, um dich auszusaugen." – Goombario tattling during the battle with Super Blooper (2001). Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
  12. ^ 2023. Pack Personaggi - Serie 6 #71413. LEGO (Italian). Retrieved 30 Apr. 2025. (Archived April 2, 2023, 11:13:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  13. ^ Mush Mode description (2005). Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix by Konami and Hudson Soft. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
  14. ^ 2023. Pacote de personagens – Série 6 #71413. LEGO for kids (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 May 2025. (Archived May 7, 2025, 01:55:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  15. ^ 2023. Packs de Personagens – Série 6 #71413. LEGO (European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 Apr. 2025. (Archived May 27, 2023, 23:13:37 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  16. ^ 2023. Pachete cu personaje – Seria 6 #71413. LEGO (Romanian). Retrieved 9 Jan. 2023. (Archived January 7, 2023, 01:35:38 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  17. ^ 2023. Packs de Personajes: Edición 6 #71413. LEGO (Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 30 Apr. 2025. (Archived February 16, 2023, 23:13:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  18. ^ "Es un Bebé Blooper. Los escupen los Súper Blooper para absorber tu salud." – Goombario tattling during the battle with Super Blooper (2001). Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
  19. ^ "Pisa a los Blooper pequeños cuando se alieneen con las flechas." – Mush Mode description (2005). Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix by Konami and Hudson Soft. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).