Swob

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Swob
Sprite fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species	Bob-omb
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

“I want us to have 22 kids, enough for two soccer teams, SHA-BLOOIE!”

—Swob,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)

Swob is aBob-omb that lives atFahr Outpost during the events ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He says whatever is on his mind when spoken to. Swob also has atrouble and seems to have once been in love withBobolink. His trouble, which is the final trouble on the list of troubles, requires the player to reach level 50 of thePit of 100 Trials and blow up the graffiti on the wall.

Tattle[edit]

"That's Swob. He's the type of guy that just says whatever he's thinking, y'know? To be honest, I kinda like people like that."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ボムロフ^[1] Bomurofu	Portmanteau of「ボム兵」(Bomuhei, "Bob-omb") and the Russian surname "Bobrov"
Chinese (simplified)	炸弹罗夫^[2] Zhàdànluófū	From 「炸弹兵」 (Zhàdàn Bīng, "Bob-omb") and the Japanese name
Chinese (traditional)	炸彈羅夫^[3] Zhàdànluófū	From 「炸彈兵」 (Zhàdàn Bīng, "Bob-omb") and the Japanese name
Dutch	Bombanoff^[4]	Frombomba ("bomb") with the Russian name ending "-noff"
French	Bombonoff^[5]^[6]	Frombombe ("bomb") with the Russian name ending "-noff"
German	Bombov^[7]	Similar to the Japanese name
Italian	Petardo^[8]	Firecracker
Korean	폭블로프^[9] Pogbeullopeu	Derived from "폭탄병" (Poktanbyeong, "Bob-omb") and the Japanese name
Spanish (NOA)	Bombato^[10]	-
Spanish (NOE)	Bombanov^[11]	Frombomba ("bomb") and the Russian name ending "-nov"

References[edit]

^「サイハテ村のボムへい　ボムロフよ」–Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo Co. (Japanese).
^"这是边境之村的炸弹兵炸弹罗夫哦。" –Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Simplified Chinese).
^「他是邊境之村的炸彈兵，叫做炸彈羅夫喔。」–Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Traditional Chinese).
^"Dat is Bombanoff, het soort kerel dat nooit nadenkt voor hij iets zegt." –Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo of Europe (Dutch).
^"C'est Bombonoff, de Perduvostok." –Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
^"Bombonoff, de Perduvostok." –Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo of Europe (French).
^"Bombov aus Großfrostheim." –Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo of Europe (German).
^"Lui è Petardo, un abitante di Bomburgo." –Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
^"땅끝 마을의 폭탄병 폭브로프야" –Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo of Korea (Korean).
^"Es Bombato, un Bob-omba que dice las cosas tal como las siente." –Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
^"Es Bombanov, un Bob-omb que dice las cosas tal como las siente." –Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch).Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish).

[Edit] Bob-ombs
Characters	Bobbery •Bobolink •Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King) •Bob-omb gang •Bob-omba •Bomberto •Bombette •Bruce •Bub •Fahr Outpost mayor •Fred •Gattai monster •General White •Gob •Goldbob •Jerry •King Bob-omb •Lucky •Master Crash •Mecha King Bob-omb •Nob •Pa-Patch •Proto Mecha King Bob-omb •Red Bob-omb •Rob •Scarlette •Swob •Sylvia •The Bob-omb Squad
Species and variants	Alarm Bob-omb •Baboom •Black Pit Bob-Omb •Bob-omb •Bob-omb Buddy •Bob-omb Car •Bob-omb Fish •Bob-ulk •Bomb Bud •Bomb Net •Bomb Plant •Bulky Bob-omb •Buzz-Bomb •Chuckya •Dark Fawful Bomb •Designbomb •Dreamy Bob-omb •Fly Bomb •Giga Bob-omb •Glad Bob-omb •Glad Parabomb •Goombomb •Kab-omb •King Bomb •Lethal Bob-omb •Lob-omb •Lob-omb R •Mega Bob-omb •Mezzo Bomb •Microbomb •Onpu Bomu •Paper Bob-omb •Paper Macho Bob-omb •Parabomb •Rob-omb •Shiny Bob-omb •Shroob-omb •Smell Bob-omb •Tail Bob-omb •Time Bob-omb
Related items	Bob-omb Cannon •Bob-omb dispenser •Bob-omb Orb •Bob-omb Parafoil •Bomb •Double Bob-ombs

[Edit] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo GameCube /Nintendo Switch)
Main characters		Bobbery •Flurrie •Goombella •Koops •Mario •Ms. Mowz •Princess Peach •Vivian •X-Nauts •Yoshi Kid
Species		Bub-ulb •Craw •Crow •Doogan •Duplighost •Glitz Pit Security •Jabbi •Little Mouser •Nibbles •Para-bomb •Penguin •Pianta •Pig •Puni •Ratooey •Smorg •Toad •Twilighter •Yoshi
Chapters		Prologue •Chapter 1 •Chapter 2 •Chapter 3 •Chapter 4 •Chapter 5 •Chapter 6 •Chapter 7 •Chapter 8
Crystal Stars		Diamond Star •Emerald Star •Gold Star •Ruby Star •Sapphire Star •Garnet Star •Crystal Star
Bosses	Regular	Blooper •Bowser •Gloomtail •Gold Fuzzy •Grodus •Kammy Koopa •Lord Crump •Rawk Hawk •The Iron Adonis Twins •Three Shadows (Beldam •Marilyn •Vivian/Doopliss)
	Chapter	Hooktail •Magnus von Grapple •Macho Grubba •Doopliss •Cortez •Smorg •Magnus von Grapple 2.0 •Shadow Queen
	Optional	Atomic Boo •Bonetail •Gus •Prince Mush^a •Whacka^a
Non-playable characters	Rogueport	Arfur •Bomberto •Chet Rippo •Darkly •Dazzle •Eddy the Mask •Goomez •Goomfrey •Goomther •Grifty •Herb T. •Ian Foomus^a •Lahla •Laki •Larson •Lucky •Luigi and his party (Blooey ·Hayzee ·Jerry ·Screamy ·Torque) •Lumpy •McGoomba •Merlee •Merlon •Merluvlee •Mousimilian •Peeka •Pianta syndicate (Don Pianta ·Francesca ·Frankie ·Rocko ·Tony ·Vinny) •Plenn T. •Podley •Professor Frankly •Robbo Thieves (Garf ·Goose ·Gus ·Ishnail ·Pierre) •Swindell •Toadsworth •Wonky •Zess T.
	Glitz Pit teams	The Bob-omb Squad (Master Crash) •Chomp Country •Craw-Daddy •The Dead Bones •The Destructors •The Fuzz •The Goomba Bros. •Hamma, Bamma, and Flare (Hamma Jamma) •The Hand-It-Overs (Bandy Andy) •The Iron Adonis Twins •The Koopinator •The KP Koopas (King K) •The Magikoopa Masters •The Mind-Bogglers •The Poker Faces •The Pokey Triplets •The Punk Rocks (Cleftor) •Rawk Hawk •The Shellshockers (Shellshock) •Spike Storm •The Tiny Spinies (Spiky Joe) •Wings of Night (Sir Swoop)
	Other / wandering	Battle Master^a •Bootler •Bub •Bub-ulber •Businessman •Charlieton •Chef Shimi •Chestnut King •Creepy Steeple Boo •Doe T. •Doopliss's parrot •Dupree •Eve •Excess Express conductor •Excess Express engineer •Excess Express waitress •Fahr Outpost mayor •Flavio •Flo •Francesca •Frankie •Fred •General White •Ghost T. •Glitzville reporter •Gloomer •Gob •Goldbob •Goom Goom •Grubba •Heff T. •Jabble •Johnson •Jolene •Koopie Koo •Koopley •Koopook •Korvallis •Kroop •Lady Bow •Mayor Dour •Maude •Mover •Mr. Hoggle •Niff T. •Nob •Pa-Patch •Parakarry •Pennington •Petuni •Pine T. Jr. •Pine T. Sr. •Podler •Porter •Prince Mush •Pungent •Pungry •Punio •Puniper •Puni elder •Rob •Scarlette •Stewart •Swob •Sylvia •TEC •Thriff T. •Toad sailor •Toad sailor's brother •Toad salesman^a •Toadette •Toadia •Toce T. •Toodles •Traveling Sisters Three •Twilight Shop manager •Twilight Shop manager's wife •Whacka •Zip Toad
Enemies		Bandit (Badge ·Big) •Bill Blaster (Bombshell) •Blooper •Bob-omb (Bob-ulk ·Bulky) •Boo (Atomic ·Dark) •Bristle (Dark) •Bullet Bill (Bombshell) •Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) ·Spike Top (Red)) •Chain-Chomp (Red) •Cleft (Bald (Hyper) ·Hyper ·Iron ·Moon) •Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) •Dark Craw •Dry Bones (Dark ·Dull ·Red) •Ember (Lava Bubble ·Phantom) •Fire Bar •Fuzzy (Green ·Flower ·Horde) •Goomba (Gloomba (Para- ·Spiky) ·Hyper (Para- ·Spiky) ·Para- ·Spiky) •Goomboard^a •Hammer Bro (Boomerang ·Fire) •Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para-) ·Koopatrol (Dark) ·KP (Para-) ·Para- ·Shady (Para-)) •Lakitu (Dark) •Magikoopa (Green ·Red ·White) •Pale Piranha (Frost ·Piranha Plant ·Putrid) •Pider (Arantula) •Pokey (Poison) •Ruff Puff (Dark ·Ice ·Poison) •Spinia (Spania ·Spunia) •Spiny (Sky-Blue) •Swooper (Swampire ·Swoopula) •Wizzerd (Dark ·Elite) •X-Naut (Elite ·PhD ·platoon) •Yux (Grodus X ·Mini ·X-Yux (Mini) ·Z-Yux (Mini))
Locations	Rogueport	Lovely Howz of Badges •Niff T.'s shop •Pianta Parlor •Podley's Place •Rogueport Underground (Deepdown Depot ·Herb T.'s place ·Pit of 100 Trials) •Trouble Center •Toad Bros. Bazaar •Westside Goods
	Chapter 1	Petal Meadows •Petalburg • (Path to)Shhwonk Fortress •Hooktail Castle
	Chapter 2	Boggly Woods (Flurrie's House) •Great Tree (Pungent's Great Tree Shop)
	Chapter 3	Glitzville (Fresh Juice Shop ·Hot Dog Stand ·Souvenir shop) •Glitz Pit
	Chapter 4	Twilight Town (Twilight Shop) •Twilight Trail •Creepy Steeple
	Chapter 5	Keelhaul Key (Keelhaul Galleria) •Pirate's Grotto
	Chapter 6	Excess Express (Sales Stall) •Riverside Station •Poshley Heights (Poshley Sanctum)
	Chapter 7	(Path to)Fahr Outpost (Northwinds Mart) •Moon (X-Naut Fortress)
	Chapter 8	Palace of Shadow (Palace of Shadow Tower)
	Bowser	World 1 •World 2 •World 3
	Miscellaneous	Bowser's Castle •Inn •Item Shop •Mario Bros.' House
Items and objects	Items	Badge •Coin •Flower •Heart •Meat •Pianta token •Shine Sprite •Star Piece •Stone keys
Items and objects	Objects	Big Bob •Black chest •Black Skull •Boat panel •Brick block •Candy Pop •Cheep Blimp •Chomp Rock •Cog •Coin block •Coral •Crystal Ball •Elevator •Flagpole •Hidden block •Koopa Clown Car •Metal Block •Plane panel •Power-draining machine •Recovery block •S.S. Flavion •Save Block •Shine Block •Stone Block •Switch •Teleporter •The Thousand-Year Door •Treasure chest •Warp Pipe •Waterfall •X-Naut ship •Yellow Block
Moves	General	Action Command •Appeal •Charge •First Strike •Flee •Guard •Stylish move •Superguard
	Mario	Jump (Spin ·Spring) •Hammer (Super ·Ultra) •Plane Mode •Paper Mode •Tube Mode •Boat Mode
	Special	Sweet Treat •Earth Tremor •Clock Out •Power Lift •Art Attack •Sweet Feast •Showstopper •Supernova
	Goombella	Headbonk •Tattle •Multibonk •Rally Wink
	Koops	Shell Toss •Power Shell •Shell Shield •Shell Slam
	Flurrie	Body Slam •Gale Force •Lip Lock •Dodgy Fog
	Yoshi Kid	Ground Pound •Gulp •Mini-Egg •Stampede
	Vivian	Shade Fist •Veil •Fiery Jinx •Infatuate
	Bobbery	Bomb •Bomb Squad •Hold Fast •Bob-ombast
	Ms. Mowz	Love Slap •Kiss Thief •Tease •Smooch
Game mechanics	Stats	Badge Point •Defense •Flower Point •Heart Point •Power •Star Point •Star Power
	Status effects	Allergic •Burn •Charged •Confused •Danger •DEF-Up •Dizzy •Dodgy •Electrified •Fast •Frozen •Huge •Immobilized •Invisible •Payback •Peril •Poison •POW-Down •POW-Up •Prohibited Command •Regeneration •Sleep •Slow •Soft •Tiny
	Battle	Audience •Bingo! •Level up •Stage
	Minigames	65th Trivia Quiz-Off •66th Trivia Quiz-Off •Happy Lucky Lottery •Pianta Parlor games •Stump Petuni
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Miscellaneous		Flash game •Parade •Rogueport Direct Mail Service
^a Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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