Editing Bob-omb Buddy

{{redirect|Red Bob-omb|the character from [[Super Mario-kun]]|[[Red Bob-omb (character)]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Bomb omb Buddy Artwork - Super Mario Galaxy 2.png|180px]]<br>Artwork of a Bob-omb Buddy from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variant_of=[[Bob-omb]]
|notable=[[Bob-omba]]<br>[[Red Bob-omb (character)|Red Bob-omb]]
}}
{{quote|Ready for blast-off! Come on, hop in the [[cannon]]!|Bob-omb Buddy|Super Mario 64}}
'''Bob-omb Buddies''' (sometimes called '''Red Bob-ombs''', '''Pink Bob-ombs''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980610064256/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/2-3.html|title=Course 2 - Star 3: Shoot in the Wild Blue|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> or '''Buddy Bob-ombs''')<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 188|page=77|date=February 2005|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are recurring allies to [[Mario]] of the [[Bob-omb]] species, introduced in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They can be differentiated from the foes by their distinct pink or red color, their silver-colored caps on their tops, instead of the usual fuse, and their silver windup keys, signifying their pacifist and peaceful nature. Similar red or pink Bob-ombs appear among others colors in certain games, such as ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', but are not treated specifically as Bob-omb Buddies.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64''====
[[File:Bob-OmbBuddySM64.png|thumb|100px|A Bob-omb Buddy, as seen in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']]
In ''Super Mario 64'', the Bob-omb Buddies help Mario by opening [[cannon]]s for him, and they are shown to have a longstanding rivalry with the Bob-ombs, as this was the first time both groups were at war.
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|[[File:SM64 BB Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Bob-omb Battlefield]] ×2, at the starting point
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|[[File:SM64 WF Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Whomp's Fortress]], at the edge of the shallow pool
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|[[File:SM64 JRB Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Jolly Roger Bay]], on the platforms to the right
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|[[File:SM64 CCM Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Cool, Cool Mountain]], on a platform near the [[Ski Lift|gondola]]
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|[[File:SM64 SSL Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Shifting Sand Land]], in the far corner near the oasis
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|[[File:SM64 SL Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Snowman's Land]], inside the igloo
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|[[File:SM64 WDW Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Wet-Dry World]], on the orange platform at the top*
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|[[File:SM64 TTM Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Tall, Tall Mountain]], under a cliff
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|[[File:SM64 THI Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Tiny-Huge Island]], at the edge of a [[Cheep Chomp|Bubba]] pool (only on the tiny island)
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|[[File:SM64 RR Bob-omb Buddy.png|180px]]
|[[Rainbow Ride]], at the top of the maze
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|[[File:WingMarioOverTheRainbow.png|180px]]
|[[Over the Rainbows|Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]], on the large pink platform
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>This Bob-omb Buddy was relocated in the DS version, close to the highest [[Crystal Tap]]. Instead, the [[Star Sphere]] of this course is now located on this platform.

====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Bob-omb Buddy Sprite - Super Mario 64 DS.png|thumb|Model of a Bob-omb Buddy in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
Bob-omb Buddies reappear in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', serving the same role that they had in the original game. However, additional Bob-omb Buddies have been placed in the courses that can either help Mario and his allies by giving the locations of the eight [[Red Coin]]s in whatever level they are in, or detect the three [[cap]]s that the player can use to transform into other players. Bob-omb Buddies have updated designs in this game. They wear shoes, unlike the Bob-omb Buddies in ''Super Mario 64'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They also have little fuses that are hard to see on their caps. In addition, Bob-omb Buddies appear in several [[minigame]]s in this game.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Bob-omb buddy NSMB.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Bob-omb Buddies appear in a number of minigames, including [[Sort or 'Splode]] and [[Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!]], some of which were carried over from ''Super Mario 64 DS''. They are also known in this game as '''red Bob-ombs'''.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Bob-omb Buddy Screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Mario near a Bob-omb Buddy in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
Bob-omb Buddies reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Their only appearance in a [[galaxy]] is in the [[Throwback Galaxy]], where they give Mario information. In the first mission, [[Return of the Whomp King]], they ask Mario to defeat the [[Whomp King]] for them. Later on in the second and third missions, [[Silver Stars in the Whomp Fortress]] and [[Whomp Silver Star Speed Run]], respectively, one Bob-omb Buddy hides five [[Silver Star]]s around the fortress, and Mario has to go find them. One of the Bob-omb Buddies mentions that Mario looks familiar, referencing ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]]. This happens even with [[Luigi]].

One Bob-omb Buddy makes an additional appearance on [[Starship Mario]], standing on a stump after Mario completes the first mission in the Throwback Galaxy. He asks if Mario has ever been to a Secret World, which is later revealed to be [[World S]].

===''Super Mario-kun''===
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[[File:Red Bob-omb SMKun.png|thumb|Red Bob-omb in ''Super Mario-kun''.]]
In the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' arc in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', which extends between [[Super Mario-kun Volume 15|Volume 15]] and [[Super Mario-kun Volume 19|Volume 19]], Mario is accompanied by a Bob-omb Buddy simply named [[Red Bob-omb (character)|Red Bob-omb]]. Unlike in the game, he has a mouth, arms, and can explode on command, like the Bob-omb companions from the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series.

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party''====
Bob-omb Buddies (known in-game as Red Bob-ombs) appear in the [[Wario's Battle Canyon]] board in ''[[Mario Party]]''. Like Black [[Bob-omb]]s, they blast the player off in a cannon. If the player lands on a [[Event Space|Happening Space]], they will move the cannons to a different direction. In this game, they are colored red instead of pink.

====''Mario Party 2''====
Bob-omb Buddies (known simply as '''Aliens''') appear in [[Mystery Land]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]''. In this game, they are extraterrestrials. They warp the player to another location. They are also seen in the end, where one is turned back from a statue to an alien by the Superstar.

====''Mario Party 3''====
Bob-omb Buddies appear as background characters in the second course of [[Dizzy Dinghies]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''.

====''Mario Party Advance''====
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[[File:MPA Bob-omba.png|frame]]
In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', a Bob-omb Buddy localized in English as "[[Bob-omba]]" appears.

===''Mario Golf'' (Game Boy Color)===
In the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'', a Bob-omb Buddy operates a [[cannon]] that launches the player to [[Peach's Castle]].

===''Mario Tennis''===
[[File:Bob-omb_Buddy_MG.png|thumb|A Bob-omb Buddy in the Game Boy Color version of ''Mario Tennis'']]
Several Bob-omb Buddies can be found along the ends of certain courts in the [[Nintendo 64]] version of [[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Tennis'']], along with the standard Bob-ombs, and will explode if a tennis ball goes through them. In the [[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]], a Bob-omb Buddy can be seen inside the castle in Mario World during the story mode of the Mario Tour, standing at the entrance to Peach's Castle and telling the player which way to go to return to the world below.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Bob-omb Buddy can be seen on the Starship Mario [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM64 Asset Sprite Cannon Lid.png|[[Cannon|Cannon lid]] sprite from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SM64 Artwork Bob-omb Buddy 1.png|Artwork form ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 Artwork Bob-omb Buddy 2.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario 64''
Red Bob-omb SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' ([[Red Bob-omb (character)|Red Bob-omb]])
Battleparty.jpg|Artwork for [[Wario's Battle Canyon]] from ''[[Mario Party]]''
MPA Bob-omba Icon.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' ([[Bob-omba]])
Bob-omba MPA.png|''Mario Party Advance'' (Bob-omba)
NSMB Minigame Sprite Bob-omb Buddy.png|Sprite from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!]])
StarshipMario.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SSBU Starship Mario Spirit.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
SMG2 Bob-omb Buddy.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
SMAGPB3 Cover.jpg|''Super Mario Adventure Game Picture Book 3: Take down the Bomb King!''
SMAGPB3 Activity1.png|''Super Mario Adventure Game Picture Book 3: Take down the Bomb King!''
SMAGPB3 Activity3.png|''Super Mario Adventure Game Picture Book 3: Take down the Bomb King!''
Mario Pictures Book Ukiki.jpg|''Super Mario Adventure Game Picture Book 5: Lost Penguin''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|赤|あか}}いボム{{ruby|兵|へい}}<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオ{{ruby|６４|六十四（ろくじゅうよん）}} (''Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon'') instruction booklet|page=18|language=ja|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JapR=Akai Bomuhei
|Jap2=赤ボムへい<br>あかボムへい
|Jap2R=Aka Bomuhei
|JapM=Red Bob-omb
|Jap2M=Red Bob-omb
|ChiS=红色炸弹兵<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/11011.htm|title=iQue web page for ''Super Mario 64''|publisher=iQue|accessdate=May 22, 2024|language=zh-hans}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Hóngsè Zhàdànbīng
|ChiSM=Red Bob-omb
|ChiT=紅炸彈兵
|ChiTR=Hóng Zhàdànbīng
|ChiTM=Red Bob-omb
|Fre=Bob-omb rose
|FreM=Pink Bob-omb
|Ger=Rosa Bob-omb
|GerM=Pink Bob-omb
|Ger2=Buddy<ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=6}}</ref>
|Ger2M=Buddy
|Ita=Buon-omba
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''buono'' ("good") and ''bomba'' ("bomb")
|Kor=빨간폭탄병
|KorR=Ppalgan-Poktanbyeong
|KorM=Red Bomb Soldier
|SpaE=Bob-omb Rojo
|SpaEM=Red Bob-omb
}}

==References==
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