Bob-omb

Bob-ombs are a species found throughout the Mario series; they are small bomb-shaped beings who can create explosions by detonating themselves.

Super Mario Bros. 2
In Super Mario Bros. 2. Black Bob-ombs are generic enemies that make frequent appearances. They light their fuse upon being provoked, often achieved by jumping on them. Depending on the game, they walk in a straight line or follow the player in an attempt to cause damage when they explode, which occurs shortly afterwards.

Super Mario 64
Red Bob-ombs are friendly, and are found in Super Mario 64 among other games. They are known to give advice, open cannons for use and operate various devices in an attempt to help Mario. In the first level, Bob-omb battlefield, the Red Bob-ombs were locked in a war against the generic black bob-ombs and their King, whom Mario had to destroy to get the games first power star.

Mario Party series
In the Mario Party series, they appear in many mini-games. One also appears in Mario Party 4 to announce that a Battle Minigame is about to happen, replacing Goomba from the previous game. In Mario Party 5, they appear in orbs to throw to another space. If you step on that space, you'll lose coins. They also appear in the 4 player Minigame Dodge Bomb as an item to throw and in another 4 player minigame called Rumble Fumble, where they are an obstacle to the players. A weapon in super dual mode is called Bob-omb Cannon, which shot Bob-bombs. Another weapon in super dual mode is Bob-bomb wall, which is a very secret weapon. Bob-omb has been in most of the other Mario games alongside Goomba and Koopa. Typically, they are in minigames as something to avoid or throw at other people. Although the Bobomb's are known to be hostile, none seems to know why or how. They are commonly seen as servants to Bowser and even the other various villains in the series.

Mario Kart
The Bob-omb is one of the items obtainable from Item Boxes. It can be thrown ahead of you, only to explode when someone drives past it. If no one drives by within a few seconds, it will explode on its own. Anyone caught in the blast will be spun out briefly. This item is normally obtained if you are in 2nd-6th place. Bob-ombs also star in their own Battle game in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Bob-omb Blast. In this game, drivers go through item boxes that only have Bob-ombs. Each kart can carry up to 10 (5 for each character on the kart). The Bob-ombs function the same way they do in races, and the players throw Bob-ombs at each other to gain points. In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Wario and Waluigi have this as their Special Item.

Bob-ombs Gallery
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