Alarm Bob-omb
| Alarm Bob-omb | |
|---|---|
 Sprite fromMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | |
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) |
| Variant of | Bob-omb |
Alarm Bob-ombs are a species ofBob-omb that appear inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake,Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. The Bob-ombs resemble small black-and-gold alarm clocks with wind-up keys and feet; their faces have round button-noses and clock hands that are angled to resemble angry eyes. The remake's shading also shows they have flat faces.Prima Games' strategy guide forBowser's Inside Story erroneously refers to the bell on Alarm Bob-omb's head as a spike, and thatMario andLuigi cannotjump on it, even though they are safe to jump on in battle.
Alarm Bob-ombs only appear in battle alongsideNaplocks inPeach's Castle, while it is underFawful's control.
Battle[edit]
Their only form of attack is to dash back and forth across the screen in front ofBowser, hopping in place often and making an irritating beeping noise. Bowser mustpunch them when they line up with him to damage them and stop the attack; the explosion can damage anddizzy him. If not stopped soon enough, it begins to flash red and ring louder, alerting any Naplock that is present and sleeping; if there is one, it will reach out to hit the Alarm Bob-omb on its head, canceling the attack themselves. Alarm Bob-ombs explode upon defeat or successfully running into Bowser, and the explosion will wake up all sleeping Naplocks in the battle; this gives them thePOW-Up status in the original game, or the Dizzy status in the remake.
Bowser can inhale Alarm Bob-ombs viaVacuum Block. InsideBowser's body, they use the same attack on the Mario Bros., who must counter with theirhammers. Since there are no Naplocks to turn it off here, they must land thecounterattack quickly before it turns red and runs into them; the explosion will do significant damage anddizzy Mario or Luigi.
Alarm Bob-ombs return inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where they additionally appear as enemies in theBowser Jr.'s Journey mode. They only appear in the levelExplosive Troops for one battle. Alarm Bob-ombs are melee troopers and are weak againstBroozers.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alarm Bob-omb | ||||||||
 | HP | 123 (185) | POW | 112 (280) | DEF | 146 (219) | SPEED | 112 |
| Coins | 50 (75) | Level | 27 | Fire | Normal | Burn? | Normal | |
| Role | Common | Battled by | Anyone | Location(s) | Peach's Castle | Dizzy? | Normal | |
| Stat down? | Normal | KO? | Normal | Experience | 170 | Item drop | Ultra Nut - 3.75% Max Nut - 1.25% | |
| Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW. | ||||||||
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alarm Bob-omb | ||||||||||
| HP | 123 | POW | 112 | DEF | 146 | SPEED | 112 | Experience | 170 |
| Fire | Normal | Jump | Normal | Hammer | Normal | Battled by | Anyone | Coins | 50 | |
| Burn | 1x | Dizzy | 1x | Stat down | 1x | Speed down | 1x | Item drop | Ultra Nut - 10% Max Nut - 25% | |
| Level 24 | Location(s) | Peach's Castle | ||||||||
- Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile:Mechanical creatures that cause trouble when they explode. It seems they're easy to break with punches.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウルヘイ[?] Uruhei | Play on「うるさい」(urusai, meaning "noisy" and the Japanese interjection "be quiet!") and「ボム兵」(Bomuhei,Bob-omb) | |
| French(Canadian) | Bob-omb à retardement[?] | Time Bob-Omb | |
| French(European) | Bob-oucan[?] | Pun on "Bob-omb" and "boucan" (racket) | |
| German | Weck-omb[?] | From "wecker" (alarm clock) and "Bob-omb" | |
| Italian | Crono Bob-omba[?] | Chrono Bob-omb | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Bob-omba de T.[?] | From "tiempo" (time) and "Bob-omb" | |
| Spanish(European) | Bob-ombalarmo[?] | From "Bob-omb" and "alarma" (alarm) |
