Balloon
- For the sub weapon resembling a balloon, see Burst Bomb.
Balloons are destroyable items that appear in Splatoon's tutorial, various Octo Valley missions, Octo Canyon missions, Octo Expansion stations, Return of the Mammalians, and the Battle Dojo. They also appeared in the tutorial of the 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's tutorial have the Turf War logo, and balloons in Octo Valley have the Octo Valley logo. Balloons with Power Eggs in them are typically orange with with the Earthworks salmon logo on them. Balloons in the Octo Valley and Return of the Mammalians hub areas that offer challenges for additional rewards have a question mark logo with spots and cartoon eyes.
In Octo Expansion, 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 Octo Valley, balloons often contain Power Eggs, 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 Scrolls. 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 Octo Expansion, a new type of balloon known as a "fail balloon" is introduced, and it is exclusive to G05 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 sites of Alterna in Return of the Mammalians 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 Eggs.
Appearances
| Level | Power Eggs |
|---|---|
| #01: Octotrooper Hideout | ✗ |
| #02: Lair of the Octoballs | ✓ |
| #03: Rise of the Octocopters | ✗ |
| #B1: The Mighty Octostomp! | ✗ |
| #04: Gusher Gauntlet | ✓ |
| #05: Floating Sponge Garden | ✓ |
| #06: Propeller-Lift Playground | ✓ |
| #07: Spreader Splatfest | ✓ |
| #08: Octoling Invasion | ✗ |
| #09: Unidentified Flying Object | ✓ |
| #B2: The Dreaded Octonozzle! | ✗ |
| #10: Inkrail Skyscape | ✓ |
| #11: Inkvisible Avenues | ✗ |
| #12: Flooder Junkyard | ✓ |
| #13: Shifting Splatforms | ✓ |
| #14: Octoling Assault | ✗ |
| #15: Undeniable Flying Object | ✓ |
| #B3: The Rampaging Octowhirl! | ✗ |
| #16: Propeller-Lift Fortress | ✓ |
| #17: Octosniper Ramparts | ✓ |
| #18: Spinning Spreaders | ✓ |
| #19: Tumbling Splatforms | ✓ |
| #20: Octoling Uprising | ✗ |
| #21: Unwelcome Flying Object | ✓ |
| #B4: The Ravenous Octomaw! | ✗ |
| #22: Splat-Switch Revolution | ✗ |
| #23: Spongy Observatory | ✓ |
| #24: Pinwheel Power Plant | ✓ |
| #25: Far-Flung Flooders | ✓ |
| #26: Octoling Onslaught | ✗ |
| #27: Unavoidable Flying Object | ✗ |
| #B5: Enter the Octobot King! | ✗ |
Gallery
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Render of a balloon from the single-player campaigns
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Balloons in the Battle Dojo.
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Another view of the balloons.
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More balloons in the Battle Dojo, with a different color.
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A target balloon from the Octo Expansion.
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A fail balloon from Bustalicious Station.
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The balloon mem cake.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
風船 Fūsen |
Balloon |
 Dutch |
Ballon | Balloon |
 French |
Ballon | Balloon |
 German |
Ballon | Balloon |
 Italian |
Palloncino | Balloon |
 Russian |
Шарик Sharik |
Balloon |
 Spanish (NOE) |
Globo | Balloon |
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese |
ダメ風船 Dame fūsen |
No-good balloon |
| Dutch |
Blunderballon | Blunder balloon |
 French (NOA) |
Ballon d'échec | Failure balloon |
 French (NOE) |
Cata-ballon | Cata-balloon[a] |
| German |
Nieten-Ballon | Blank[b] balloon |
| Italian |
Sballoncino | From sbagliato ("failed", "wrong") and palloncino ("balloon"). Also translates as "dis-balloon", "not a balloon" or the contrary of balloon. |
| Russian |
Фэйл-шарик Feyl-sharik |
Fail balloon |
 Spanish |
Globo prohibido | Forbidden balloon |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
失败气球 | Failure balloon |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
失敗氣球 | Failure balloon |
 Korean |
불량 풍선 bullyang pungseon |
Error Balloon |
Translation notes
Internal names
| Internal name | Meaning |
|---|---|
 Msn_BreakableObj_08 [1]
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References
Mechanics
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