Bob-omb
- This article is about the Mario enemy and item. For other bomb-related articles, seeBomb.
| Bob-omb | |
|---|---|
.png)  Artwork of a Bob-omb fromMario Party: Star Rush. | |
| Universe | Mario |
| Appears in | SSB Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
| Item class | Throwing/Explosive/Living |
| Article on Super Mario Wiki | Bob-omb |
| “ | When grabbed and thrown at an enemy, this item explodes, but if left alone, it will start walking around until its timer reaches zero... | ” |
| —Super Smash Bros.'s instruction manual | ||
Bob-ombs (ボム兵,Bomb Trooper) areenemies from theMario series.
Origin[edit]
Bob-ombs made their debut in the Japan-only gameYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (repurposed asSuper Mario Bros. 2 for international markets) as a common enemy, and have become a common enemy in laterMario games. They are bomb-like enemies with simple eyes that feature two little legs and a wind-up key on the back. Recurring members of the Bob-omb species areKing Bob-omb, monarch and leader of the Bob-ombs, andBob-omb Buddies, magenta-colored passive Bob-ombs friendly to Mario.
Bob-ombs simply walk around aimlessly and explode after a short time. Jumping on one (except inSuper Mario Bros. 2) causes it to become immobile, but it will also cause it to explode after a short time. In laterMario games, jumping on one can cause it to remain stationary without exploding. If they are left alone for too long, however, they will become mobile again. In either case, an immobile Bob-omb can be picked up and thrown, defeating enemies and destroying blocks with its explosion, which can also damage the player. If it is not thrown quickly enough, the Bob-omb explodes on its own, also damaging its holder. Bob-ombs have also appeared as an item consistently in theMario Kart series starting inDouble Dash!!, where they act akin to a grenade and exist in the weaker echelon of items, usually granted to players close to but not at first place. They were relegated toWario andWaluigi's signature item, not usable by any other player, inDouble Dash!!, before becoming universal items following the abandonment of the special item system.
InSuper Mario 64, Bob-ombs react toMario if he comes close enough to them by igniting themselves and chasing after him. They can also be grabbed, and when thrown they explode immediately upon coming into contact with the ground.
Overview[edit]
As an item[edit]
Bob-ombs debuted as an exploding/throwing/livingitem inSuper Smash Bros.
Bob-ombs can be picked up by any player and subsequently thrown at opponents. Being an explosive, the item can easily inflict largedamage andknockback to other players, but it can also potentially harm the attacker. Bob-ombs also explode if they are simply hit by an attack.
Starting inBrawl, when a Bob-omb is held by a player for a while, it will begin flashing red, and shortly after will automatically explode in the holder's hands. A held Bob-omb can also be detonated in the holder's hands if they are attacked and the attack hits the Bob-omb.
If a Bob-omb is not picked up, after a while, it will stand up and begin to walk back and forth on the platform it spawned on, turning around at edges. In this state, it will explode if it walks into a player. InSuper Smash Bros. 4, it is possible to pick up the item after it starts walking. If it has not exploded after a brief period of walking, it will stand still while flashing red, and then explode, causing damage and knockback to anyone nearby. InSSB4, if a Bob-omb is close to any fighters, it will walk towards them when it starts moving, making it more dangerous than in previous games.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Bob-ombs willmeteor smash opponents when thrown downward. Otherwise, the knockback is diagonally upward as with previous installments. In addition, Bob-omb explosions will no longer harm the user. Much likeGooey Bomb before it explodes, characters will have a surprised look if Bob-omb is about to explode near them.
The Bob-omb is also one of the various unusual itemsPeach can pluck via herVegetable special move. The chance of her plucking a Bob-omb is approximately 1/232 (0.43%), but in all games she has appeared in, it can potentially act as her most powerful attack.
In Sudden Death[edit]
FromMelee onwards, if aSudden Death match lasts for too long and a winner hasn't been announced, Bob-ombs will begin to fall from above the stage, instantly exploding upon striking players or the stage. They are intended to end a match more quickly, but can still be grabbed in midair. These Bob-ombs can be avoided bycamping in certain places on some stages, but on most stages there is no completely safe position that can be occupied indefinitely. They can also be avoided by stalling onedges, but this also cannot be done indefinitely except throughplanking. They cannot be absorbed or reflected.
The falling Bob-ombs do not appear inSuper Sudden Death inMelee.
Damage output[edit]
| SSB | Melee | Brawl | SSB4 | Ultimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explosion | 31% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Throw | 36% | 25% | 32% | 32% | 31.6% |
| Up tilt throw | 37% | 33% | 30% | 33% | 30.6% |
| Down tilt throw | 31% | 34% | 25% | 25% | 30.6% |
| Dash throw | 40% | 34% | 34% | 33% | 33.5% |
| Forward smash throw | 40% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 33.5% |
| Up smash throw | 40% | 37% | 31% | 36% | 30.6% |
| Down smash throw | 31% | 38% | 25% | 25% | 30.6% |
| Air throw | 38% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 30.6% |
| Air side tilt throw | 38% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 31.6% |
| Air up tilt throw | 39% | 33% | 31% | 33% | 30.6% |
| Air down tilt throw | 40% | 34% | 30% | 30% | 30.6% |
| Air side smash throw | 40% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 33.5% |
| Air up smash throw | 41% | 33% | 31% | 33% | 30.6% |
| Air down smash throw | 40% | 34% | 30% | 30% | 30.6% |
InSmash Tour[edit]
The Bob-omb appears as a red trophy item. When used, the player will start the battle holding a Bob-omb.
InWorld of Light[edit]
In the vertically scrolling first phase of thefinal stage ofWorld of Light, 18 Bob-omb items, which activate and begin walking almost immediately upon appearing, are placed as obstacles during the ascent.
Trophies[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
- Bob-omb
- These little guys are just what they appear to be: walking bombs. Pick one up and hurl it for an incredibly potent attack. If no one picks them up, Bob-ombs light their own fuses and start wandering around armed and dangerous. In Super Mario 64, Bob-ombs chased Mario down once they noticed him.Pink Bob-ombs are nice and capable of speech.
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (10/88)
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
- Bob-omb
- A mobile bomb with a fuse on its head. It can be picked up and thrown as a powerful explosive, but if no one grabs it, it will tire of waiting and start wandering, then detonate whenever it likes. Its power and unpredictability make it an accident waiting to happen. In sudden-death matches that go on too long, Bob-ombs rain from the sky to move things along.
:Super Mario World
:Super Mario 64
InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]
The Bob-omb trophy appears in both versions. InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of theSuper Mario Bros. 2 & 3Trophy Box.
- Bob-omb
This enemy lacks any kind of subtlety—a fuse on its head, a slowly turning key in the back, and two short legs to carry its little bomb body. You can figure out what happens next. When a Bob-omb starts flashing, you better start running!
:Super Mario Bros. 3 (02/1990)
:New Super Mario Bros. U (11/2012)
A bomb for a body, burning fuse on top, two little legs and a wind-up key spinning away on the back... We probably don't need to tell you what's going on here. Now, that doesn't happen too often! Then again, who knows? Maybe some people will look at a Bob-omb and think it's an eight ball having an identity crisis.- :Super Mario Bros. 3 (08/1991)
- :New Super Mario Bros. U (11/2012)
Spirits[edit]
The Bob-omb appears inUltimate as an Advanced-classsupport spirit.
The Bob-omb Spirit Battle uses aKirby puppet fighter and is fought on theMushroom Kingdom stage. During the battle, the Bob-omb appears as the item while Kirby's throwing-type items have increased power. Also, Kirby has increased move speed, referencing how the Bob-ombs will run at the player in laterSuper Mario games.
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Cost | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 |  | Bob-omb |  | ★★ | 1 | Bob-omb Equipped | Super Mario Series |
In addition to the above, equipping the Linde, Paz Ortega Andrade, Bomb Man, or Risky Boots support spirits will give the player a Bob-omb at a start of their stock.
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Cost | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 628 |  | Linde | | ★★ | 1 | Bob-omb Equipped | Fire Emblem Series |
| 767 |  | Paz Ortega Andrade | | ★★ | 1 | Bob-omb Equipped | Metal Gear Solid Series |
| 879 |  | Bomb Man | | ★★ | 1 | Bob-omb Equipped | Mega Man Series |
| 1,297 |  | Risky Boots | | ★★ | 1 | Bob-omb Equipped | Shantae Series |
Gallery[edit]
A Bob-omb inSmash 64
A Bob-omb inMelee
Render of a Bob-omb fromBrawl.
A still Bob-omb beside a walking Bob-omb inSmash 4.
Render of a Bob-omb inUltimate.
King Dededeinhaling a Bob-omb inUltimate.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | ボムへい | Bomb Trooper |
 English | Bob-omb | — |
 French | Bob-omb | — |
 German | Bob-omb | — |
 Spanish (PAL) | Bob-omb | — |
 Spanish (NTSC) | Bob-omba | — |
 Italian | Bob-omba | — |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 炸弹兵 | Bomb Soldier |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 炸彈兵 | Bomb Soldier |
 Korean | 폭탄병 | Bomber |
 Dutch | Bob-omb | — |
 Russian | Боб-омб | Bob-omb |
 Portuguese | Bob-bomba | — |
Trivia[edit]
- Bob-ombs also appear as enemies in several games ofThe Legend of Zelda series, whereToon Link could use them to destroy obstacles and other enemies prior to his appearance inBrawl.
- The noise Bob-ombs make when they wander inMelee onward resembles the noiseGreen and Red Shells made inSuper Smash Bros.
- InSuper Smash Bros., usingFox'sReflector on a walking Bob-omb will make itone-hit KO him. Alongside theHome-Run Bat, it is the only item in the game which can perform a one-hit KO.
- InBrawl, the Bob-omb is slightly bugged; if thrown at an opponent, causing it to explode, the timer for the automatic explosion won't be disabled until the explosion despawns. As such, if a thrown Bob-omb hits an opponent right as it was about to explode automatically, it will not only deal the damage from being thrown at the opponent, but will also deal an additional 25% damage, the damage of the automatic explosion, hitting the opponent twice.
- InSuper Smash Bros. 4 andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, a walking Bob-omb can bereflected. This Bob-omb will not explode upon contact with the owner of the reflector until it turns around, but will still explode for teammates.[1]
- InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, CPUs will have odd behavior when they happen to hold a Bob-omb; they may either throw it as soon as they pick it up (which is dangerous) or go to a random location and never throw the Bob-omb, most likely leading to their death. This erratic behavior also happens inTraining Mode with CPUs that are not in "Attack" mode.
| Items inSuper Smash Bros. (64) | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Beam Sword ·Bob-omb ·Bumper ·Fan ·Fire Flower ·Green Shell ·Hammer ·Heart Container ·Home-Run Bat ·Maxim Tomato ·Motion-Sensor Bomb ·Poké Ball ·Ray Gun ·Red Shell ·Star Rod ·Starman |
| Containers | Barrel ·Capsule ·Crate ·Egg |
| Items inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Assist Trophy ·Banana Peel ·Beam Sword ·Blast Box ·Bob-omb ·Bumper ·Bunny Hood ·Cracker Launcher ·Deku Nut ·Dragoon ·Fan ·Fire Flower ·Food ·Franklin Badge ·Freezie ·Golden Hammer ·Gooey Bomb ·Green Shell ·Hammer ·Heart Container ·Home-Run Bat ·Hothead ·Lightning Bolt ·Lip's Stick ·Maxim Tomato ·Metal Box ·Motion-Sensor Bomb ·Mr. Saturn ·Pitfall ·Poison Mushroom ·Poké Ball ·Ray Gun ·Screw Attack ·Smart Bomb ·Smash Ball ·Smoke Ball ·Soccer Ball ·Spring ·Star Rod ·Starman ·Super Mushroom ·Super Scope ·Superspicy Curry ·Team Healer ·Timer ·Unira ·Warp Star |
| Containers | Barrel ·Capsule ·Crate ·Party Ball ·Sandbag ·Rolling Crates |
| The Subspace Emissary | Key ·Stock Ball ·Trophy Stand |
| Collectibles | CD ·Coins ·Sticker ·Trophy |
| Other | Smash Coins and Bills |
| Smash Tour | |
|---|---|
| Red items | Back Shield ·Black Knight ·Bob-omb ·Boo ·Bunny Hood ·Daisy (Baseball) ·Darkrai ·Dixie Kong ·DK Barrel ·Energy Tank ·Franklin Badge ·Hammer ·Home-Run Bat ·Kat & Ana ·Latias & Latios ·Magnus ·Majora's Mask ·Mecha-Fiora ·Metal Box ·Mr. Resetti ·Mr. Saturn ·Ore Club ·Phosphora ·Plasm Wraith ·Poison Mushroom ·Rocket Belt ·Sidestepper ·Steel Diver ·Super Mushroom ·Super Scope ·Ultimate Chimera ·Wolfen ·X Bomb |
| Blue items | Ashley ·Boss Galaga ·Bus to the City ·Chain Chomp ·Dillon ·Doc Louis ·Excitebike ·Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion) ·Great Fox ·Isabelle ·POW Block ·Riki ·Snorlax ·Super Star ·Tetra ·Timmy & Tommy ·Tingle ·Yellow Wollywog ·Zinger |
| Green items | Porky Minch ·Proto Man ·Substitute Doll |
| Random events | Banzai Bill ·Flying Man ·Iridescent Glint Beetle ·Kamek ·Koffing ·Metal Face ·Metroid ·Nabbit ·Reaper ·Ridley ·Souflee ·Tac ·Yellow Devil |
