Kūchū Gessō

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Kūchū Gessō
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels sprite
General information
Variant of	Blooper
Appearances
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. 2 (Famicom Disk System) (1986)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999)

Kūchū Gessōs are an airborne variant of Bloopers that move around in midair much like how they do underwater. Kūchū Gessōs first appear in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, and have also appeared in its remakes.

Kūchū Gessō are first encountered in World 1-3. Mario or Luigi can defeat a Kūchū Gessō by jumping on it, throwing a fireball at it while in their Fire form, or touching a Kūchū Gessō while temporarily invincible via a Starman. Defeating a Kūchū Gessō earns Mario or Luigi 1000 points.

In the original Family Computer Disk System version, Kūchū Gessō are featured in a light pink color, and are decorated with light brown pixels. In the Super Mario All-Stars remake, both Kūchū Gessō and Bloopers are a hot pink color. In Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, Kūchū Gessō have a similar appearance as in the Family Computer Disk System version, but are slightly darker.

Gallery

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  Super Mario All-Stars sprite (shared with Blooper)

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  Super Mario Bros. Deluxe sprite

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	空中ゲッソー Kūchū Gessō	Sky Blooper

Trivia

• In the Super Mario Maker games, regular Bloopers will act like Kūchū Gessō in any non-water environments.