- "Luigi: Did I catch the ball?"
- "Mario: What do you mean, "catch the ball"? You were the ball!"
- ― Super Mario World (The Yoshi Shuffle)
The power to inflate one's own body. Opposite to Deflation.
Also Called
- Body Inflation
- Inflatable Body
- Swelling Up
Capabilities
The user is able to inflate their body fully or partially, including only certain parts.
Applications
Associations
- Ball Mimicry
- Balloon Mimicry
- Bubble Mimicry
- Cartoon Physics
- Elasticity
- Flat Body - deflated
- Inflation Inducement
- Rubber Mimicry
- Size Enhancement
- Spherical Form
- Vacuum Breath
Limitations
- May be vulnerable to piercing or cutting damage.
- May also explode if user inflates too much or from attacks.
- De-inflation
Known Users
See Also: Be the Ball.
- Fugu (Sushi Pack)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10 Series); via spell casting in a hazmat suit
- CJ (The New Adventures of Nanoboy)
- Jake (Adventure Time)
- Bubbles (Angry Birds)
- King Puff (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Dulcy the Dragon (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog/Sonic SATAM)
- Wontu (Bakugan Brawlers: New Vestroia); Rapid Balloon
- The inflatable inhabitants of Balloon Land (Balloon Land)
- Mr.Patch (Banjo and Kazooie)
- Swellbellies (Banjo-Tooie)
- Bullfrag (Ben 10: Omniverse); limited to his chest
- Princess Buburina (Catnapped); through touch
- Dale (Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers); as Rubberbando
- Beppi the Clown (Cuphead); during second phase.
- Bouncing Boy (DC Comics)
- Composite Superman (DC Comics)
- Mammoth Miss (DC Comics)
- Mammoth Mutt (DC Comics/Krypto the Superdog)
- Lanky Kong (Donkey Kong)
- Froug (Dragon Ball)
- Krillin (Dragon Ball)
- Buffalord (Dreamworks Dragons)
- Muta (Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart)
- Loona (HOOD)
- Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget)
- Kirby (Kirby)
- Mikako Kon (MX0); via Balloon Girl's Magic
- Ultra-Women (Marvel Comics)
- Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony Series)
- Tonkotsu (Nagasarete Airantou)
- Chōji Akimichi (Naruto)
- Chōchō Akimichi (Boruto)
- Lola Pop (Nintendo Arms)
- Wadatsumi (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); via Gomu Gomu no Mi
- Gladius (One Piece); via Pamu Pamu no Mi
- Some balloon-based Pokémon, such as the Drifloon and Jigglypuff families (Pokémon)
- King Koo Koo (Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure); through uncontrolled laughter at others misfortune
- Puko (Sailor Moon SuperS)
- Pop Thorn (Skylanders)
- Bubbaleone (Slugterra)
- Mrs. Puff (SpongeBob Squarepants)
- SpongeBob Squarepants (SpongeBob Squarepants)
- Pink Yoshis (Super Mario Bros)
- Luigi (Super Mario); via P-Balloon
- Mario (Super Mario); via P-Balloon and Power Flower
- Helen Parr/Elastigirl (The Incredibles)
- Kablamus (The Mask: The Animated Series)
- Bertha Bombshell (Totally Spies)
- Beatrice (Touch Detective)
- Wario (Wario Land series)
- Nya (Zatch Bell!)
- Riya (Zatch Bell!)
- Tucker Williams/Mega Boy (Zoom)
- Ego (Annventure)
Known Objects
- Three Course Dinner Chewing Gum (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)
- D-Type Plugsuit (Evangelion)
- Power Balloon (Super Mario World)
Gallery
Luffy (One Piece) using Gomu Gomu no Fūsen.
Loona (HOOD)
a closer look at Loona (HOOD) when she inflates
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CJ (The New Adventures of Nanoboy)
Puko (Sailor Moon SuperS)
By swallowing special bees, Raleigh could bloat to a much greater size to squash and crush his foes.
Members of the Akimichi Clan, like Chōji (Naruto), can use their Expansion Jutsu to increase their roundness to use their Human Boulder technique.
Chōchō Akimichi (Boruto)
Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony Series) using toonforce physics to inflate her head and especially levitate herself.
Kirby (Kirby games) inflating himself to fly/float
Kablamus (The Mask animated series)
King Koo Koo (Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure)
Bubbles (Angry Birds)
SpongeBob Squarepants (SpongeBob Squarepants)
Mrs. Puff (SpongeBob Squarepants)
Yoshi (Super Mario Galaxy 2) after eating a special fruit
purple baby Yoshis (New Super Mario Bros U)
Mammoth Miss (DC Comics)
Krillin (Dragon Ball)
Froug (Dragon Ball)
Bertha Bombshell (Totally Spies)
Mikako Kon (MX0) can use Balloon Girl's Magic
Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi)
King Puff (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Dulcy the Dragon (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog/Sonic SATAM)
Betilla (Rayman Origins)
The Buffalord (Dreamworks Dragons) is able to inflate its body like a puffer-fish, making it incredibly hard to imprison and capture.
Mammoth Mutt (DC Comics/Krypto the Superdog)
Ego (Annventure)
Since Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10) can't cast spells in hazmat suit it ends up inflating instead.
Fugu (Sushi Pack)
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