Not to be confused withNoko Bombette.

Bombette
Artwork fromPaper Mario
Species	Bob-omb
First appearance	Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (photograph cameo) (2024)

“I have a little score to settle with thoseKoopa Bros.!”

—Bombette,Paper Mario

Bombette is one ofMario'spartners who appears inPaper Mario, and the third party member encountered in the game. She is a pinkBob-omb (most likely aBob-omb Buddy) with a ponytail-shaped fuse and a white heart-shaped turn knob with no holes. Her name is a simple combination of "bomb" and "-ette," a suffix used to denote a female subject.

Bombette first appears amongst the other friendly Bob-ombs imprisoned in a room within theKoopa Bros. Fortress; upon meeting her, she demonstrates an eagerness to get back at theKoopa Bros. for capturing her. She can be used to destroy cracked walls and other similar obstacles in the overworld, a role that would be carried over in the next two games of thePaper Mario series; the role is taken byAdmiral Bobbery inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and thePixlBoomer inSuper Paper Mario.

Bombette and all of the other partners fromPaper Mario were meant to make an appearance inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but she and all the others (except forLady Bow andParakarry) were removed for unknown reasons. A sprite for Bombette, as well as the other helper characters from the firstPaper Mario,has been found in the game's files. Bombette and the partners from bothPaper Mario andPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door also haveunused data inSuper Paper Mario.

History

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

A portrait of Bombette exploding

“Mario rescued me. So I figured the least I could do was help him even the score with Bowser, King of the Koopas!”

—Bombette,Paper Mario

When Mario goes to the Koopa Bros. Fortress,Yellow Ninjakoopa traps Mario in a cell. Here, Mario meets Bombette, who was imprisoned in the fortress for exploding next to theKoopa Bros.; she helps Mario by demonstrating her field ability, walking over next to a crack in the wall and exploding to make an escape route out of the cell, and then joins Mario's party. After she helps Mario defeat the Koopa Bros., she decides to join Mario's party permanently and aid him on the quest to find theStar Spirits. Prior to these events, Bombette had broken up with another Bob-omb namedBruce; he constantly looks for a chance to get back together with her, only to be met with constant and comical refusal each time.

A cracked boulder for Bombette

Her field ability, in addition to destroying walls, can also be used to flip switches and attack enemies; both this andKooper's field move are the only ways that Mario's partners can score aFirst Strike. In battle, Bombette canBody Slam foes or explode on them by using herBomb attack. After upgrading, she can learn more powerful moves likePower Bomb, which hits all enemies on the ground, orMega Bomb, which hits every enemy in battle.

When Bombette blows up a particular cracked wall inCrystal Palace, fourBombette imposters show up, whose quotes always end with stars, hearts, extra exclamation points or question marks, and extra periods. These are signs that the Bombettes are fake; the real Bombette quickly loses patience with the charade and begs Mario to hit the imposters with his hammer. After Mario exposes the fakes, the real Bombette tells him that if he had hit her, she was going to bomb him the next time he napped. If Mario hits the real Bombette, however, she calls him terrible, and they must fight the Duplighosts.

Bombette receivesthree letters at theToad Town Post Office throughout the game: one invitation letter from theDry Dry Railroad Transportation Department, and two love letters from Bruce.

Duplighosts andLee can transform into Bombette along with Mario's other partners, in which case her name appears as "Bombette???"

Super Paper Mario

Bombette's unused sprite fromSuper Paper Mario

InSuper Paper Mario, Bombette appears as aCatch Card found on the 40th floor of theFlopside Pit of 100 Trials. She and all the other partners from thePaper Mario series could also be seen very briefly at the beginning of the game, in a photograph at theMario Bros.' House.

Super Mario-kun

Bombette inSuper Mario-kun

Bombette is the only party member fromPaper Mario to not appear in the game arc present inSuper Mario-kun. However, in the last three chapters ofvolume 26, a special and shorter version of the events ofPaper Mario are told. At the end of the second chapter, Mario, Goombario and Kooper are captured by the Koopa Bros. and they meet Bombette in the cell. In the third chapter, Bombette presents herself to them. After she explains, she is a friendly Bob-omb. Due to her not wanting to explode because she is a self-proclaimed "elegant lady", Mario has to kick her against the cracked wall to free him and his friends. Bombette then accompanies them, not having a relevant role for the rest of the chapter. Like many other Bob-ombs in the manga, she has a mouth and more expressive eyes, but she is lacking her ponytail-fuse.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

The name "Bombette" can appear on the leaderboard at times inMario Golf: Toadstool Tour.

Unused appearances

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Although she does not appear in the game, there are unused sprites of Bombette inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario

• Tattle:She's named Bombette. That pink is adorable! She does seem to be pretty strong willed. Her future boyfriend might be in for some trouble!
• In-game bio:Hot-headed Bombette was once jailed in Koopa Bros. Fortress. Her specialty is blasting open cracked walls and rocks. Press. She'll walk off and explode, creating openings. Press while she's walking to make her blow up on the spot.
• Instruction booklet:Her special ability is exploding, but don't worry—she'll return to normal right away.^[1]
• Player's Guide:If you're facing a wall with nowhere to go, Bombette may be able to help you find your path. The helpful Bob-omb can blow open walls and rocks that already show some signs of stress or fracture. She has an explosive fighting style and can damage any enemy on the ground.^[2]

The following is Bombette's attacks and stats:

Attack	Flower Points needed	Effect	Action Command	Attack Power	Move Ranks
Body Slam	None	Charges at the frontmost grounded enemy.	Hold down to fill the gauge	Base Rank: 1/2 Super Rank: 2/3 Ultra Rank: 3/5	Base Rank
Bomb	3	Explodes at the frontmost grounded enemy.	Press repeatedly to fill the gauge	Base Rank: 1-5 Super Rank: 1-6 Ultra Rank: 1-7	Base Rank
Power Bomb	6	Explodes over all grounded enemies	Press repeatedly to fill the gauge	Super Rank: 1-6 Ultra Rank: 1-7	Super Rank
Mega Bomb	8	Explodes over all enemies	Press repeatedly to fill the gauge	Ultra Rank: 1-7	Ultra Rank

Values in bold are for perfectly executed action commands.

Super Paper Mario

Catch Card
	Card Type: Rare Card Description:Bombette was Paper Mario's bombastic starlet. Who knew a pink Bob-omb could pack such a punch?

Gallery

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  Bombette being attacked by aGoomba

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  Bombette imprisoned

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  Bombette prepares to explode the prison wall

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  Bombette ready to blow up a wall

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  Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (unused)

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  Nintendo Switch Online

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  Bombette's portrait from theNintendo Switch version ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Notes

• Bombette was featured in a 2015 press release made byNintendo for Women's History Month, which highlighted some of the company's female characters.^[3]

Names in other languages

References

• Bob-ombs
• Playable characters
• Paper Mario characters
• Paper Mario series party members
• Super Mario-kun characters

• Articles with unsourced foreign names