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Not to be confused with Balloony, a contestant in Battle for Dream Island.
OH, C'MON!
Balloon, labeled The Forgivable (formerly The Manipulative One), is a male contestant on Inanimate Insanity and was the team captain of Team Chickenleg. He was eliminated in "Sugar Rush" in a contestant vote, with all of his teammates voting against him.
He returned to compete in Inanimate Insanity II and was a member of The Grand Slams until his elimination in "Kick the Bucket", alongside Nickel.
He once again returned to compete in Inanimate Insanity Invitational, and was a member of The Sinkers until moving to The NEW Pinkers before the merge and later in the finale. His disloyal, cutthroat, and unpredictable gameplay made him a silent threat, and although his plead to the jury gained him respect, it did not rack enough votes to secure the win, which resulted in him losing to Cabby in a 7-6-2 vote, placing him as the runner-up of the season. He is voiced by Ben Cross.
Appearance[]
Balloon is a round, salmon red, stringless balloon. The neck of the balloon is positioned between his legs. He is one of the bigger characters, his height becoming more apparent when standing next to shorter characters (like Nickel). He is filled with helium.
Personality[]
In the first season, Balloon is regarded as the most manipulative and spiteful character, as well as the most hated of the objects (until Taco somehow took his place in the finale). Balloon was extremely unkind, mean and rude to members of Team Chickenleg, even as the team captain. Balloon rendered others useless and made extremely derogatory and bad remarks about them to the point that he could make outbursts of profanity.
Balloon makes a return to Inanimate Insanity II with a completely different outlook. He became a much nicer character and wanted to help out with challenges such as in "Marsh on Mars." Balloon is also very charitable and assisting, making an attempt to save Box from sinking after being knocked into the pool by Toilet in "Tri Your Best."
Balloon in Inanimate Insanity Invitational had quite the personality change, wanting to be more genuine and had no problem standing up for himself.
Abilities[]
- Quick Air Release: He can deflate himself to release air, causing him to go flying at a rapid speed, he uses this ability multiple times. He can also inflate as shown in S3 E16.
- Levitation: Balloon can be seen being able to float in air several times, due to being made up of helium.
- Slow Falling: Since Balloon is made up of helium, he falls slower than the rest of contestants.
Site Bio[]
Balloon back in Season 1 was known to be very bossy. He enjoyed manipulating other players into doing what he says, mostly because he believed that he was the most important player on Team Chickenleg since he was the team captain. This caused many of the contestants on the show to have a major dislike for Balloon. Now in Season 2, Balloon strives to redeem himself and doesn't want to be known for his bad ways in the past. He hopes to gain the trust of his team members and start a new.
Initially a ruthless competitor, Balloon relied on manipulative and demanding tactics to advance himself in the game… to little avail... OH C’MON!! He has since seen the error of his ways and strives to be more kin friendship and has an intense desire to rise above his past demons. Unfortunately, he is continuously labeled as untrustworthy by other competitors in his pursuit of allies. Is his personal transformation truly genuine, or is he merely full of hot air?
Coverage[]
Vote Status[]
Season 1 Votes[]
| Episode | EP # | Votes | Total Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Sugar Rush" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 86.7% |
| "Double Digit Desert" | 10 | 10 (to rejoin) | 386 | 2.59% |
| Total: | 16 votes | |||
Season 2 Votes[]
| Episode | EP # | Votes | Total Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Cooking for the Grater Good" | 4 | 163 | 4010 | 4.06% |
| "A Kick in the Right Direction" | 5 | 155 | 3853 | 4.02% |
| "Theft and Battery" | 8 | 768 | 5688 | 13.5% |
| "Rain On Your Charade" | 9 | 1063 | 7348 | 14.46% |
| "Kick the Bucket" | 11 | 5 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Total: | 2154 votes | |||
Popularity Poll[]
| Votes | Total Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 872 (to join) | 22513 | 3.87% |
Season 3 Immunity Votes[]
| Episode | EP # | Votes | Total Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Snapshot Showdown" | 3 | 2625 | 7136 | 36.79% |
| "Try Not To Laugh Challenge" | 5/6 | 6079 | 12933 | 47% |
| "Best Served Cold" | 7 | 4173 | 10041 | 41.56% |
| "I Am Chocolate!" | 10 | 4609 | 36413 | 12.66% |
| "Pesty Besties" | 11 | 1361 | 16250 | 8.38% |
| "Home Is Where the Heart Is" | 12 | 2153 | 14986 | 14.37% |
| Total Number of Season 3 Votes: | 21000 | |||
Season 3 Elimination Votes[]
| Episode | EP # | Votes | Total Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Snapshot Showdown" | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16.67% |
| "Pesty Besties" | 11 | 4 | 9 | 44.4% |
| "You Can't Do This Forever" | 19 | 6 (to win) | 15 | 44% |
| Total Number of Season 3 Votes: | 5 | |||
Trivia[]
Competition[]
- Balloon has competed in more episodes of Inanimate Insanity than any other contestant, competing in 37 episodes, compared to Paintbrush's 34 and Nickel's 32.
- Balloon has never been voted out by viewers, as he was voted out in Season 1, 2 and 3 only by contestants.
- He is also the only contestant to have this trait, as Nickel and Paintbrush were both voted out by viewers in Season 1.
- Balloon is one of two contestants that were in both Season 1 and 2 to not be eliminated via. viewer voting. The other contestant is Marshmallow, since she was disqualified during Season 2 by leaving the premises of the show.
- Balloon got his first-ever elimination viewer vote in "Tri Your Best", along with 162 other votes in the same episode.
- Balloon is the only contestant on Team Chickenleg to compete on Inanimate Insanity II.
- Coincidentally, he was the team captain of Team Chickenleg.
- Balloon was planned to receive in 3rd place in Season 1, with a final 3 of Balloon, Salt, and Knife. Due to complications at the time with his previous voice actor, Balloon was voted out via a contestant vote early into Season 1.
- Balloon is one of the only 2 contestants from both Season 1 and Season 2 that never made to the merge; the other one being Nickel.
- As of "I Am Chocolate!", He has finally reached the merge of a season along with Nickel.
- Additionally, Balloon has been eliminated back-to-back with Nickel in both seasons. The two were almost eliminated back to back in Season 3, with Nickel placing 4th and Balloon placing 2nd.
- Balloon is one of the only contestants to appear in all 3 seasons, the others being Nickel and Paintbrush.
- Balloon is also the only contestant of these three to make it to the Finals in any season.
General[]
- Running Gag:
- Balloon has been popped a total of eleven times throughout the series in: "The Arena of Death", "One-Shot Wonder", "Sugar Rush", "Double Digit Desert", "The Penultimate Poll", "Breaking the Ice", "Cooking for the Grater Good", "Let Er' R.I.P.", "Theft and Battery", and "A Jury of Your Fears".
- Strangely enough Balloon did pop himself in "The Great Bluish Bake Off", only this time he didn't die, and still fortunate enough to survive despite already being deflated.
- Balloon has been popped a total of eleven times throughout the series in: "The Arena of Death", "One-Shot Wonder", "Sugar Rush", "Double Digit Desert", "The Penultimate Poll", "Breaking the Ice", "Cooking for the Grater Good", "Let Er' R.I.P.", "Theft and Battery", and "A Jury of Your Fears".
- Despite saying that he is salmon, the only time he was ever salmon was in his shine from Late Season 2.
- His actual body colors are: Coral Reef (S1), Sunset Orange (S2), and Grapefruit (S3) respectively.
- In the Inanimate Answers episode BALLOON VS THE POPPER, it was seemingly implied that Balloon was Arospec, with this being confirmed by Justin Chapman on his Tumblr. However, this information is currently Not Canon.
- Balloon has the highest-pitched voice of all characters.
- Balloon's character page on the website reveals he enjoys classical music, but pop music makes him nervous. (No pun)
- His character page states that Balloon is not afraid of heights, as falling doesn't scare him, and his favorite spot is noted to be on top of a mountain.
- If Balloon feels pressured, his website page states that he can cling to walls using static electricity.
- Balloon was originally going to be changed into a girl, similarly to Lightbulb, but this was declined due to creative differences between Adam and Nate. This was also seen in The Inanimate Insanity Secrets video.
- Originally, Balloon was not going to be in Season 2, but he was added in to develop a new personality.
- Balloon owns a standard wristwatch, shown in "Theft and Battery".
- Not counting deleted scenes, Balloon is one of the three contestants who have canonically used strong language, the others are Paper and Pickle, if also not counting one of the trees who appeared in "A Lemony Lesson".
- Including deleted scenes, however, Nickel can be added.
- In the CartoonMania episode, "Acknowledgement", Balloon can be seen as one of the Webtoon Hall of Fame's statues to represent the show.
Gallery
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| Team Chickenleg |
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 Members: Balloon (c) • Pickle • Taco • OJ • Bow • Pepper • Bomb • Salt • Paper |
| The Grand Slams |
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 Members (as of II Season 2 Episode 15):
Knife • Suitcase |
| The Sinkers |
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Members: Lifering • Box • Tea Kettle • Blueberry • Nickel • Balloon
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