| “ | Hmm, hold on. I asked for a red ball. This is a maroon ball. | ” |
Multiple maroon balls appear throughout the Battle for Dream Island series. They are similar in color to red balls, but they are not considered to actually be red. The appearance of maroon balls serves as a running gag.
Maroon balls are first seen in "Don't Lose Your Marbles". They are similar to but are not red balls, and contestants commonly confuse them as such. Maroon balls will cause a person who hands them in as a red ball to lose 10 points from their score as a penalty. They are most likely owned by the Announcer.
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In "Don't Lose Your Marbles", the contestants must locate red balls, however, whoever brings maroon balls to the Announcer loses 10 points. Match brings a maroon ball to the Announcer, and goes down the ranks due to the 10 point penalty she is given before kicking it away. Leafy found a maroon ball, without knowing it was a maroon ball, and gave it to Ice Cube, causing her to lose 10 points, and want revenge on Leafy. Eraser finds one and loses points. He ends up being the last person to find a ball, taking so long that it turns to night. He eventually finds a ball, but it's so dark the Announcer can't tell if it's red or maroon. Eraser then accidentally sets it on fire with Firey. The Announcer eventually believes it is a red ball, awarding Eraser 1 point.
In "Hurtful!", Leafy and Bubble attempt to find a ball in the Episode 13 section of the challenge. However, Leafy finds a maroon ball and cannot continue, while Bubble goes ahead.
Quotes[]
- "OMG, seriously?" - Match (In reaction to her 10 Point penalty)
- "Oh my gosh, Ice Cube, I'm so sorry!" - Leafy (In reaction to Ice Cube's penalty)
- "What?! Maroon and red are the same!" - Eraser (In reaction to both his penalty, and the cause being the difference between red and maroon)
- "Oh no, this is a maroon ball!" - Leafy (Reenacting Announcer's possible response to her finding a maroon ball in the episode 13 section of "Hurtful!")
Trivia[]
- Maroon is a tone of red, and sometimes it's counted as red (including all tones of it).
- It is unknown if Eraser's final ball is red or maroon, as it is too dark to see, and Firey eventually set it on fire. However, the Announcer accepts it as red on Eraser's word.
- The maroon ball appears in "The Four is Lava" as a recommended character.
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