Autobomb

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Autobomb
Concept artwork of an Autobomb with a regular Shy Guy riding on it, from Super Mario Advance.
Artwork of an Autobomb with a Shyguy driving it fromSuper Mario Advance
First appearanceYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988,Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearanceUltimate NES Remix (2014)
Comparable

Autobombs are large, wheeled cannons which launch projectiles and can be ridden on. Its name is possibly a portmanteau of "automobile" and "bomb". It is a personal favorite ofShyguys.[1][2]

History[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic /Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Artwork of Autobomb with Shy Guy. The sprite scan shows them in an area they do not appear in the final game. Additionally, the "M" on it is smaller and red instead of white, which carried over to subsequent artwork.
OriginalYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic artwork and sprite

InYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic andSuper Mario Bros. 2, Autobombs are utilized by redShyguys as a means of transportation and offense. They pursue and shoot fiery projectiles at the player. It can travel down steps but not up. If the Shyguy is removed, the Autobomb stops shooting and travels in a straight line. The player can then ride it, but not control it or pick it up. In some levels, riding an Autobomb is mandatory in order to cross large,spike-filled gaps. The Autobomb itself can be destroyed with a thrown object. Autobombs were originally black, white and red, but were recolored to a shade of teal in theSuper Mario All-Stars version, and light gray inSuper Mario Advance.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

Autobomb
An Autobomb inThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

InThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Autobombs, never referred to by name, only made an appearance in the episode "Koopenstein". An Autobomb first appeared in the episode whenMario,Luigi andPrincess Toadstool are captured byMouser and a group of Shyguys. Later,Toad, when surrounded by Shyguys, manages to light the fuse of a nearby Autobomb using aPiranha Plant, causing it to blast the surrounding Shyguys, creating a distraction that allowed Toad to escape.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

  • Instruction Booklet bio:Shyguy’s favorite ride. It is also referred to as a “bad dream machine.”[2]

Super Mario Advance[edit]

  • Instruction Booklet bio:These cannons-on-wheels can be very helpful. Steal them away and use them to cross areas with spiked floors.[3]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ターボン (JP) / Tābon (EN)
A Autobomb from Super Mario Bros. 2.
Original text (Japanese)Translation
種族しゅぞくメカ族TribeMecha clan
性格せいかく冷酷DispositionRuthless
登場とうじょうゲームUSAGame appearancesUSA
火の玉を打つ自走砲

移動しながら、火の玉を撃ってくる大砲。車輪がついていて、左右に動いている。上に乗って移動することも何能。頭の上にハイホーレッド(P199)をのせている。アメリカ名はオートボム。[4]:101

Self-propelled cannon shooting fireballs

A cannon that shoots fireballs while moving. It has wheels and moves left and right. It is also possible to ride on it in motion. It has a Red Shyguy on top of its head. Its American name is Autobomb.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest.

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseターボン[1][4]:225
Tābon		Possibly a portmanteau of "turbo" and「ボン」(bon, Japanese onomatopoeia equivalent to "kaboom")
オートボム[5][4]:225
Ōtobomu		Transliteration of the English nameSuper Mario USA,Super Mario All-Stars
Chinese(Simplified)移动炸弹[6]
Yídòng Zhàdàn		Autobomb
DutchAutobomb[7]-
FrenchAutobomb[7][8]:52-
GermanAutobomb[9][10][8]:32-
ItalianAutobomba[8]:112[11][12]Autobomb
Autobomb[13]-Super Mario Bros. 2
Korean오토범[14]
Otobeom		Transliteration of the English name
SpanishAutobomba[8]:92Autobomb
Autobomb[15]-Super Mario Bros. 2

Notes[edit]

  • In the original instruction booklet, the "M" emblazoned on the side is red and a different shape on the sprite, whereas it is white in-game.[1][2] While the artwork is redrawn in later releases, it is still depicted as red instead of white. Said "M" may also stand for Mamu, the Japanese name ofWart, or Muu, the original name ofSubcon.
  • TheYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet states that the Autobomb shoots the shells of bad dreams, and that because of that, it is also known as a terrifying stroller.[2] This may be a remnant of earlier versions of the game where Autobombs shotBullet Bill–like rounds instead of fireballs, which can be seen in pre-release material.[16] TheSuper Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet removes mention of projectiles and instead states that it is also known as a "bad dream machine."[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^abc「ヘイホーの愛用者あいようしゃだ。悪夢あくむの砲弾ほうだんを撃うつので恐怖きょうふのうば車ぐろえとも呼よばれている。」 ("Heiho's regular favorite. It shoots the shells of bad dreams, so it is also referred to as a terrifying stroller.") –Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Page 35 (ターボン).
  2. ^abcde"Shyguy's favorite ride. It is also referred to as a ‘bad dream machine.’" –Super Mario Bros. 2 English instruction booklet (PDF).Nintendo (English). Page 26 (Autobomb description). Retrieved July 9, 2024 from nintendo.co.jp.
  3. ^Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet (English) (PDF).Nintendo. Page 12. Retrieved from thegameisafootarcade.com.
  4. ^abcPerfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten.Shogakukan (Japanese). Page101 and225. Retrieved from Imgur.
  5. ^Itoi, Shigesato, Ryo Kagawa (APE), Hideaki Nishitani, Masatoshi Watanabe, Koichi Sugiyama (Supersonic), Junichiro Okubo, and Shigeo Tanabe (Shogakukan), editors (1993). 『任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオコレクション』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-102444-0. Page 141.
  6. ^From the ending scenes ofSuper Mario Advance as localized byiQue. 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013).神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译.Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Archived February 26, 2017, 16:11:09 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  7. ^ab1989.Super Mario Bros. 2 Handleiding /mode d'emploi. Brussels:Nintendo (Dutch, French). Page 30.
  8. ^abcd2001.Super Mario Advance Instruction Booklet (PDF). Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian).
  9. ^1990.Super Mario Bros. 2 Speilanleitung. Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 27.
  10. ^Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors (1992).Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power. Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). ISBN3-929034-02-6. Page 118.
  11. ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Bros. 2" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 67.
  12. ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Bros. 2" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN979-1259575760. Page 67.
  13. ^1989.Super Mario Bros. 2 Libretto di Istruzioni. Oleggio Castello:Nintendo (Italian). Page 26. (Archived 27 Jan. 2024 via Mario's Castle by Alessandro "Stormkyleis" Imbesi.)
  14. ^「슈퍼 마리오 브라더즈 2」 한국판 사용설명서(일부)
  15. ^1989.Super Mario Bros. 2 Libro de Intrucciones. Madrid:Nintendo (Spanish). Page 26.
  16. ^Prerelease:Yume Koujou: Doki Doki Panic.The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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