Bomubomu
| Bomubomu | |||
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 Artwork fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
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Bomubomu[1], generically referred to ascannonball-spitting creatures,[2] areenemies inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Thesepig-like creatures walk left and right, shootingcannonballs from theircannon-shaped snouts, which are aimed horizontally or diagonally upwards, depending on whereMario is when it stops. Mario canjump on these cannonballs to destroy them. Bomubomu can be defeated with a jump or afireball. The color of Bomubomu and the cannonballs they fire have three different sets depending on the stage they are encountered, but they otherwise share completely identical behavior. They have light bodies and light balls in theSpace Zone'sfirst stage, light bodies and dark balls in theMario Zone'ssecond stage, and dark bodies and dark balls in the Mario Zone'sfinal stage.
Profiles[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ボムボム (JP) / Bomubomu (EN) | |||
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ビースト | Tribe | Beast clan | |
| おおらか | Disposition | Composed | |
| ランド２ | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| He's going to burst out a cannon ball. A cannon pig that shoots out balls from its large mouth. It shoots bowling ball-like heavy balls left, right, and diagonally upward at Mario. There are three different colors of Bomubomu, called Bomubomu 1, 2, and 3, respectively. | |||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Screenshot fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボムボム[4] Bomubomu | A pun on「ブーブー」(būbū, onomatopoeia for a pig's oink) and possibly "bomb" and "bonbon" | |
| ボムボム1・2・3[4] Bomubomu 1 2 3 | Bomubomu 1, 2, 3; referring to the three respective types, though it is not fully clear which one is which, as the Shogakukan guide erroneously refers to the version in the Mario Zone's second stage as both「ボムボム2」[5] (Bomubomu 2) and「ボムボム3」[6] (Bomubomu 3) | ||
| French | Bomb Bomb[?] | - | |
| Groin Groin[7] | Snout Snout | ||
| German | Bombom 123[?] | - | |
| Italian | Bomubomu[8] | - |
References[edit]
- ^Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^"Cannonball-spitting creatures cause havoc here. Jump out of the way." – December 1992.Nintendo Power Volume 43.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
- ^1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page208.
- ^ab1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 12.
- ^1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 72.
- ^1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 73.
- ^July 4, 2018.Super Mario Encyclopedia.Soleil Productions (French). ISBN2302070046. Page 76.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 76.
