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[[File:S Battle Dojo Balloon Battle promo 2.jpg|thumb|Balloons in the [[Battle Dojo]]]]

'''Balloons''' are destroyable items that appear in {{S}}{{'s}} [[tutorial]], various {{OV}} [[mission]]s, {{OC}} missions, {{OE}} stations, {{RotM}}, and the [[Battle Dojo]]. They also appeared in the tutorial of the [[E3 2014 Splatoon demo|E3 2014 ''Splatoon'' demo]].

==Appearance==
Balloons come in a variety of colors, tied to a weighted string that keeps them suspended in mid-air. In the Battle Dojo, balloons come in multiple colors are decorated with the Battle Dojo logo. Balloons in the [[tutorial]] and the [[E3 2014 Splatoon demo|E3 2014 ''Splatoon'' demo]]'s tutorial have the [[Turf War]] logo, and balloons in {{OV}} have the Octo Valley logo. Balloons with [[Power Egg]]s in them are typically orange with with the "[[Company#"Earthworks"|Earthworks]]" salmon logo on them. Balloons in the Octo Valley and {{RotM}} hub areas that offer challenges for additional rewards have a question mark logo with spots and cartoon eyes.

In {{OE}}, two new types of balloons were introduced. Target balloons resemble foil balloons instead of rubber ones, and have a target on them, while fail balloons are red foil balloons with black duct tape on them that resembles an "X".

==Use==
Balloons act as targets for testing weapons and the game's controls, as they can be popped by shooting at them with [[ink]]. In the [[Battle Dojo]], popping a balloon awards one point normally, and two points during the last minute of the battle. In {{OV}}, balloons often contain [[Power Egg]]s, which are automatically collected when they are popped.

In Octo Canyon, balloons are found in sectors, both that will grant players Power Eggs, or even [[Sunken Scroll]]s. When the first colored balloon is popped, an arrow will tell the player where the next set of balloons are. The player then has to follow the balloons and pop them in the amount of time, otherwise, the balloons will float away, and the player will have to start again back from the beginning. Once the player has popped the last set of balloons, a Scroll will appear from inside the balloon, and the player can collect it.

In the {{OE}}, a new type of balloon known as a "fail balloon" is introduced, and it is exclusive to {{OctoExpansionStation|G|05}} [[Bustalicious Station]]. If Agent 8 pops it, the liquid bag on their ink tank will explode, losing them a life. They are tougher than most balloons.

In each of the [[site]]s of [[Alterna]] in {{RotM}} is a green balloon that will reward the player with a sunken scroll after a short time trial to pop balloons across the island. Doing so subsequent times will reward the player with some [[Power Egg]]s.

== Appearances ==
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Octo Valley (mode)|Octo Valley]]
|-
!Level
!Power<br>Eggs
|-
|#01: [[Octotrooper Hideout]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#02: [[Lair of the Octoballs]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#03: [[Rise of the Octocopters]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#B1: [[The Mighty Octostomp!]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#04: [[Gusher Gauntlet]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#05: [[Floating Sponge Garden]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#06: [[Propeller-Lift Playground]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#07: [[Spreader Splatfest]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#08: [[Octoling Invasion]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#09: [[Unidentified Flying Object]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#B2: [[The Dreaded Octonozzle!]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#10: [[Inkrail Skyscape]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#11: [[Inkvisible Avenues]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#12: [[Flooder Junkyard]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#13: [[Shifting Splatforms]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#14: [[Octoling Assault]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#15: [[Undeniable Flying Object]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#B3: [[The Rampaging Octowhirl!]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#16: [[Propeller-Lift Fortress]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#17: [[Octosniper Ramparts]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#18: [[Spinning Spreaders]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#19: [[Tumbling Splatforms]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#20: [[Octoling Uprising]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#21: [[Unwelcome Flying Object]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#B4: [[The Ravenous Octomaw!]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#22: [[Splat-Switch Revolution]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#23: [[Spongy Observatory]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#24: [[Pinwheel Power Plant]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#25: [[Far-Flung Flooders]]
|{{Yea}}
|-
|#26: [[Octoling Onslaught]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#27: [[Unavoidable Flying Object]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|#B5: [[Enter the Octobot King!]]
|{{Nay}}
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Level
! rowspan="2" |Power<br>Eggs
! rowspan="2" |Containing<br>items
! colspan="2" |Tethered to enemies
! rowspan="2" |Target
! rowspan="2" |Fail
|-
!Empty
!Containing
|-
| colspan="7" |
===Octo Canyon===
|-
|'''[[Tentakeel Outpost]] (Sector #1)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|[[Return of the Octarians]] (Mission #01) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Welcome to Octopia]] (Mission #02) || || || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Sunset Octocopter]] (Mission #03) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|'''[[Suction-Cup Lookout]] (Sector #2)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|[[Enter the Octohurler]] (Mission #04) || || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[The Octopark]] (Mission #05) || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|[[Octozeppelin Invasion]] (Mission #06) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Back-Alley Cleanup]] (Mission #07) || {{Yea}} || || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Spinning Campground]] (Mission #08) || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|[[Octoling Strike]] (Mission #09) || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|'''[[Beaker's Depot]] (Sector #3)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|[[Octoseeker Shakedown]] (Mission #10) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[The Floating Garden]] (Mission #11) || || {{Yea}} || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Octo-Resort Spring]] (Mission #12) || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|[[Dancing Floors]] (Mission #13) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Parking Garage]] (Mission #14) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|'''[[Slimeskin Garrison]] (Sector #4)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|[[Secret Bowling Alley]] (Mission #16) || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|[[Octocommander Fortress]] (Mission #17) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Towering Heights]] (Mission #18) || || || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[The Experimentorium]] (Mission #19) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Propellerland]] (Mission #20) || || || {{Yea}} || || ||
|-
|[[Octolings Ahoy!]] (Mission #21) || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|'''[[Cephalon HQ]] (Sector #5)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|[[Underground Expressway]] (Mission #22) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[The Octogalaxy]] (Mission #23) || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|[[Transfer Junction]] (Mission #24) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Platform Madhouse]] (Mission #25) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
|[[Paradise Lanes]] (Mission #26) || {{Yea}} || || || {{Yea}} || ||
|-
| colspan="7" |
===''Octo Expansion''===
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|A|00}} [[Abandoned Station]]
|
|
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|A|06}} [[Bounce with Me Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|B|10}} [[Ink 'n' Slide Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|B|12}} [[Brute Rollup Station]]
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|B|16}} [[Pop Rock Station]]
|
|
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|C|11}} [[Abracadabra Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|D|04}} [[Mad Props Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|D|09}} [[Goose Station]]
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|E|03}} [[Don't Ralph Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|E|08}} [[Da Bomb Station]]
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|E|09}} [[Squee-G Funk Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|F|03}} [[Pop Star Station]]
|
|
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|F|05}} [[Popalicious Station]]
|
|
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|F|06}} [[Duh-Oh Station]]
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|G|02}} [[Hasta La Vista Station]]
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|G|05}} [[Bustalicious Station]]
|
|
|
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|G|08}} [[Freakazoid Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|H|01}} {{OctoExpansionStation|D|03}}[[Slap Bracelet Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|I|01}}{{OctoExpansionStation|G|01}} [[Toastmaster Station]]
|
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|I|04}} [[Can't Touch This Station]]
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|I|07}}{{OctoExpansionStation|G|07}} [[Ride with Me Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|I|09}}{{OctoExpansionStation|B|02}} [[Poppin' Fresh Station]]
|
|
|
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|J|07}} [[Outrageous Station]]
|{{Yea}}
|
|
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|
|
|-
|{{OctoExpansionStation|Escape| 06}} [[Peristalsis Phase]]
|
|{{Yea}}
|
|
|
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|-
| colspan="7" |
===Return of the Mammalians===
|-
|{{RotMMission|Crater|1}} [[Octarians in the Crater? YIKES!]] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|'''[[Future Utopia Island]] (Island #01)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|00|00}} [[After Alterna]] || || || || || {{Yea}} ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|01|01}} [[Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice]] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|'''[[Cozy & Safe Factory]] (Island #02)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|'''[[Cryogenic Hopetown]] (Island #03)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|03|06}} [[Time Trial and Errors]] || || || || || {{Yea}} ||
|-
|'''[[Landfill Dreamland]] (Island #04)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|04|01}} [[Propellered to Greatness]] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|04|03}} [[Let's Put a Pin in That]] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|04|08}} [[Easy Ride, Tricky Targets]] || || || || || {{Yea}} ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|04|10}} [[Ink Fast, Hotshot]] || || || || || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}}
|-
|'''[[Eco-Forest Treehills]] (Island #05)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|05|08}} [[Making Waves with Splashdowns]] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|05|10}} [[Shooter on Rails]] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|05|11}} [[Simply Zipcastic!]] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|'''[[Happiness Research Lab]] (Island #06)''' || {{Yea}} || {{Yea}} || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|06|06}} [[Keep It Rolling]] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|06|10}} [[Mission: Fly-Fishin']] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|-
|{{RotMMission|Rocket|01}} [[Alterna Space Center: Entrance]] || {{Yea}} || || || || ||
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Balloon Artwork.jpg|Render of a balloon from the single-player campaigns
S Battle Dojo Balloon Battle promo 4.jpg|Balloons in the Battle Dojo.
S Battle Dojo Balloon Battle promo 1.jpg|Another view of the balloons.
S Battle Dojo Balloon Battle promo 3.jpg|More balloons in the Battle Dojo, with a different color.
Target Balloon.jpg|A target balloon from the {{OE}}.
Fail Balloon Screenshot.jpg|A fail balloon from [[Bustalicious Station]].
OE Mem Cake Balloon.png|The balloon [[mem cake]].
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Translation needed}}
{{Localized name
|title=Balloon
|Jap=風船
|JapR=Fūsen
|JapM=Balloon
|Dut=Ballon
|DutM=Balloon
|Ger=Ballon
|GerM=Balloon
|Ita=Palloncino
|ItaM=Balloon
|Rus=Шарик
|RusR=Sharik
|RusM=Balloon
|SpaE=Globo
|SpaEM=Balloon
|Fra=Ballon|FraM=Balloon}}
{{Localized name
|title=Fail balloon
|Jap=ダメ風船
|JapR=Dame fūsen
|JapM=No-good balloon
|Dut=Blunderballon
|DutM=Blunder balloon
|FreA=Ballon d'échec
|FreAM=Failure balloon
|FreE=Cata-ballon
|FreEM=Cata-balloon<ref group="notes">From "catastrophe".</ref>
|Ger=Nieten-Ballon
|GerM=Blank<ref group="notes">As in a blank (i.e. non-winning) lottery ticket.</ref> balloon
|Ita=Sballoncino
|ItaM=From ''sbagliato'' ("failed", "wrong") and ''palloncino'' ("balloon"). Also translates as "dis-balloon", "not a balloon" or the contrary of balloon.
|Rus=Фэйл-шарик
|RusR=Feyl-sharik
|RusM=Fail balloon
|Spa=Globo prohibido
|SpaM=Forbidden balloon
|SpaA=<!--Spanish (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name-->
|SpaAM=Forbidden balloon
|ChiS=失败气球
|ChiSR=
|ChiSM=Failure balloon
|ChiT=失敗氣球
|ChiTR=
|ChiTM=Failure balloon
|Kor=불량 풍선
|KorR=bullyang pungseon
|KorM=Error Balloon
}}
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===Translation notes===
<references group="notes" />

===Internal names===
{{Internal name
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==References==
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[[Category:Octo Valley]]
[[Category:Octo Canyon]]
[[Category:Octo Expansion]]
[[Category:Return of the Mammalians]]
[[Category:Mechanics]]