| Balloon Trip | |
|---|---|
 The Villager flying in Skyloft. | |
| User | Villager |
| Universe | Animal Crossing, Balloon Fight |
Balloon Trip (バルーントリップ, Barūntorippu) is Villager's up special move. When activating this move, Villager will put on a hat similar to the one worn by the Balloon Fighters in Balloon Fight. Villager can then fly around the stage for a short period of time to recover by using the two attached balloons. After a few seconds, the balloons will pop, leaving the Villager helpless. This appears to be an extremely gimpable move, however: the balloons can be popped by other players, immediately ending the recovery and the Villager falls faster when helpless. There additionally does not appear to be any way to damage other opponents with this move.
Origin
While the Balloon Fight Hat never makes an appearance in Animal Crossing, the game does. In the GCN version of Animal Crossing, the player can obtain the Balloon Fight Retro Game from Tom Nook's store, Crazy Redd's, or underground. The game can then be placed in the player's house and played.
Red balloons like those in the move also appear in Animal Crossing. One balloon will fly over the town every hour, and the player can use the slingshot to pop these balloons and release a present. Villager's balloons can also be popped by attacks.
Gallery
The balloons being popped by Fox.
The balloons bursting on their own
- VillagerBalloonFly.jpg
- VillagerBalloonRecover.jpg
- StarBits.png
Villager sporting blue balloons rather than red ones.
Balloon Trip in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Trivia
- Villager's helpless animation is a reference to the losing animation from Balloon Fight.
- The color of the balloons depends on which port the player is in (red for P1, blue for P2, yellow for P3, green for P4, and grey for CPU).
