Bob-omb Cannon

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Bob-omb Cannon
Bob-omb Cannon from Mario Kart Tour
Artwork from Mario Kart Tour
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (2019)
Variant of Cannon
“Talk about some real fire power!”
Lakitu, Mario Kart Tour News Vol. 3: Where did Lakitu go?[1]

Bob-omb Cannons are enemy artillery in the Super Mario series and special items in Mario Kart Tour. They are cannons that exclusively fire Bob-ombs—never cannonballs. In Super Mario Bros. 3 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, this trait is shared with some normal cannons without them being recognized as a separate object.[2]

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Bob-omb Cannons are the only type of enemy cannon in New Super Mario Bros. 2 and appear only in the secret course World 2-B. They are angled diagonally and fire Para-bombs into the sky that slowly drift down. Some Bob-omb Cannons rotate left and right between fires.

New Super Luigi U[edit]

Bob-omb Cannons are one of the few obstacles to appear in New Super Luigi U that do not appear in New Super Mario Bros. U. In this title, they look identical to the normal mortars from the latter game, but they exclusively fire Bob-ombs. They appear only in Bowser Jr. Showdown, alongside the giant cannons. Normal cannons do not appear in New Super Luigi U.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Black Shy Guy using the Bob-omb Cannon on 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R in Mario Kart Tour
Black Shy Guy using the Bob-omb Cannon

In Mario Kart Tour, the Bob-omb Cannon is the special skill of Black Shy Guy, Mario (Happi), Builder Toad, Peach (Explorer), King Boo (Luigi's Mansion), Wario (Hiker), Dry Bowser (Gold), Bowser Jr. (Pirate), Birdo (Black), Waluigi (Vampire), and the Castle, Brown, and Spike Mii Racing Suits. Wario, Waluigi, and Diddy Kong also have access to the item in Take them out quick! bonus challenges. When used, it appears on the front of the player's kart and shoots out Bob-ombs in front of it. Once ten Bob-ombs are fired, the cannon disappears. During a Bob-omb Cannon Frenzy, Bob-ombs surround the player and the cannon shoots three Bob-ombs each time it fires. When Bob-omb Cannon+ is active, a second cannon is added, allowing the player to shoot even more Bob-ombs.

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

  • Tips & Tricks: A dangerous cannon fueled by red-hot coals! Continually shoots out Bob-ombs in front of your kart for a set time.
  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: Clever use of the Bob-omb Cannon can leave your opponents scrambling off-track as you cruise on by![3]
  • Driver info: This blaster automatically launches a volley of Bob-ombs. Handle with care!
  • Driver info (Bob-omb Cannon+): Adds another Bob-omb Cannon, allowing you to fire even more Bob-ombs.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ボムへい大砲[4]
Bomuhei Taihō
Bob-omb Cannon New Super Mario Bros. 2
ボムへいキャノン[?]
Bomuhei Kyanon
Mario Kart Tour
Chinese (simplified) 炸弹兵加农[?]
Zhàdànbīng Jiānóng
Bob-omb Cannon
Chinese (traditional) 炸彈兵加農[?]
Zhàdànbīng Jiānóng
Bob-omb Cannon
French Canon à Bob-ombs[?] Bob-omb Cannon
German Bob-omb-Kanone[?] Bob-omb Cannon
Italian Cannone Bob-omba[?] Bob-omb Cannon
Korean 폭탄병캐넌[?]
Poktanbyeong Kaeneon
Bob-omb Cannon
Portuguese Canhão Bob-bomba[?] Bob-omb Cannon
Spanish (NOA) Cañón Bob-omba[?] Bob-omb Cannon
Spanish (NOE) Cañón Bob-omb[?] Bob-omb Cannon

References[edit]

  1. ^ GaplekBehemoth (June 26, 2020). All Volumes of Mario Kart Tour News - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 41, 151.
  3. ^ mariokarttourEN (October 27, 2019). Post. Twitter. Retrieved March 19, 2020. (Archived October 26, 2019, 23:08:54 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ "New Super Mario Bros. 2" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Page 201.