Water Balloon

This item is no longer obtainable.

There's no way to get this item in-game, but as long as you have it you should be fine.
There might be other ways to obtain this item, but it might not be ever available again.

"The classic puddle of water. Possibly the pinnacle of slapstick comedy. The invisible disarmer, the ruiner of days. Now weaponised and 100% abusable. This unsuspecting balloon is not here to cool you off, and it is not here to make friends."

―Kelvin_YTP

Summary

The Water Balloon is a troll item, similar to the Eggs and Pumpkin Pie, that can be bought for 20 Tickets during the Summer 2020 Event. However, the Water Balloon is a much more effective trolling device as it will spawn a small AOE that lasts for a short period of time, and can trip multiple people.

Basically, if you want to be hated by everyone, use this item. However, you can use this tactically against zombies, and survivors in Free For All in tight and small areas like vent.

Background Story

Life in SANI Virus was not at all fun. Survivors got bored of attacking the same zombies over and over again. Some decided that they wanted to break social norms and began attacking their own survivors. While this solution does solve overpopulation, the population in the SANI dwindled.

Some companies invented the Water Balloon to solve this problem. Now, instead of killing their own kind, survivors can now laugh at the pain of someone falling over.

What's that? The survivors are using the Water Balloon to drown people? Well, that's not a problem. Those people should learn how to swim.

Tips

The Water Balloon forms a puddle when it hits a surface. This includes the floor, doors and walls. This puddle will trip zombies and survivors alike.
- Therefore, it can be used against zombies when they are forced through a chokepoint or door.
  - These can also be used on zombie spawns to trip zombies as they spawn.
- Conversely, it can be used against survivors at chokepoint, like on a Quest.
The trip effect of the Water Balloon works in Bosses and Quests.
This is extremely useful in Free For All, as you can throw this at a spot where players often run through to score an easy kill.
You can use the Give Command to give you many Water Balloons to throw at people.
- However, you can only use the command to bring in three balloons maximum.
For extra trolling fun, you can throw this at survivors near close edges or bottomless pits.
- This is not considered teamkilling, so don't be afraid to use it for this purpose, as there will be no consequences.
- People may Vote Kick you though.
While the Water Balloon deals zero damage, players can get hurt if they fall a significant distance from this.
You can use the Water Balloon while trying to get a Supply Box, Gifts or special Chests, such as the Jacksplot Chest, to eliminate competition.
The Pumpkin Bot and Bunny mounts allow you to walk over the water puddle without getting tripped, so long the puddle is on the floor and your legs do not touch the puddle.

Trivia

This is the third item that can be used to trip other survivors.
The puddles formed by the Water Balloon appear in R2DA Wipeout II and R2DA Wipeout III.
The Water Balloon itself is a recoloured version of the Water Balloon gear found in the ROBLOX catalog.
There is around a 1% chance for a rare sound effect to play when tripped by the Water Balloon.
- The SFX is from the Banana Peel gear on the ROBLOX catalog.
On R2DA Wipeout II and R2DA Wipeout III, there are similar permanent water puddles on the map that can also trip players.