Blooper

Blooper
Sprite LALADX
Main appearance(s)	Link's Awakening
Habitat(s)	Catfish's Maw
Effective weapon(s)	Any

Bloopers are enemies in Link's Awakening and directly based on the Blooper enemies from the Mario series. In the English-language version of the original Link's Awakening and Link's Awakening DX they are known as Bloobers, a previous name that was used for the creature in the Mario series at the time of the game's release.

Characteristics

Bloopers are squid-like enemies that are encountered in an underwater passage of Catfish's Maw. Unlike Cheep-Cheeps, which slowly swim back and forth in a set path, Bloopers move in diagonal, lurching motions towards Link, making them harder to avoid. Bloopers only appear in one passageway leading to the dungeon's Nightmare Key, and always appear in pairs. Unlike their Mario counterparts, they can be dealt with easily using any weapon in Link's arsenal, with the Sword being the most immediately effective.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	ゲッソー (Gessō)	Pun on the Japanese word for squid tentacles, げそ
	German	Blooper	Name of the Mario series enemy

See Also

• Cheep-Cheep