Editing Bobbery

|image=[[File:PMTTYD NS Admiral Bobbery Artwork.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)

{{quote|Oh, by Blabberton's beard!|Bobbery|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}

'''Admiral Bobbery''', usually referred to as '''Bobbery''', is an English-accented [[Bob-omb]] who is [[Mario]]'s sixth (or seventh, depending on whether the player has completed [[Ms. Mowz]]'s trouble at this point) partner in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. His wind-up key is the helm of a ship. He is a widower whose wife, a female Bob-omb named [[Scarlette]], died of a mysterious illness prior to the events of the game.

[[File:PMTTYD Admiral Bobbery Sprite.png|thumb|A sprite of Bobbery in the original game]]

Many years prior to the start of the game, Bobbery was infatuated with a [[Bob-omb]] named [[Scarlette]]. He loved her madly and proudly, only matched by his love of the sea. A renowned sailor, Bobbery spent most of his time traveling on the oceans, and Scarlette would patiently await his return.

One particularly icy winter, Scarlette fell ill while Bobbery was out at sea. Her condition rapidly deteriorated, and by the time Bobbery returned, she was dead. Aghast and deeply saddened, Bobbery blamed himself for Scarlette's death, thinking that he could have nursed her back to health had he been there. Tormented by nightmares of Scarlette, Bobbery fell into depression and eventually vowed to never sail again out of guilt for his perceived failure to his beloved.

Unbeknownst to Bobbery, Scarlette gave [[Podley]] an [[Old Letter]] prior to her death, telling him to give it to her beloved. Podley agreed to her last request, but found himself unable to do it when he saw how depressed Bobbery was, implying that he thought the letter would only make Bobbery feel worse. Nonetheless, he tried to help his old friend however he could. When introduced in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 5: The Key to Pirate|Chapter 5]], Bobbery appears to have settled down in [[Rogueport]], drowning his grief in the bar.

In Chapter 5, Mario meets up with Bobbery needing a navigator to get to [[Keelhaul Key]], though he denies his identity. After checking with [[Professor Frankly]], Mario returns to renew his request to the old sailor; he admits that he is Bobbery, but still refuses to help.

Further advice from Professor Frankly sends Mario to [[Podley's Place]]. After hearing Bobbery's depressing tale, Mario receives the Old Letter from Podley, who requests that Mario give it to Bobbery. Upon reading the letter, which contains Scarlette's encouragement for him to embrace his other love of the sea, Bobbery agrees to join Mario.

[[File:PMTTYD BombSquad.png|thumb|Bobbery using Bomb Squad]]

A retired [[Bob-omb]] sea captain, Bobbery assists Mario in his quest with his bomb-related attacks and abilities. Out of all the partners in the game, he has the highest [[Heart Point|HP]] total (with 20 in Initial Rank, 30 in Super Rank, and 40 in Ultra Rank), has the highest attack power, and is the only one who can give himself the [[Payback]] status effect. Despite Bob-omb enemies having defense, Bobbery does not have default defense, unlike [[Koops]]. In battle, Bobbery is also useful for clearing fog by using his Bomb move or by using [[Appeal]]. Outside of battle, he uses the same ability as [[Bombette]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' to explode and blow up cracks. However, unlike Bombette, he can be thrown onto high ledges to explode and Mario can also hold {{button|gcn|x}} to hold Bobbery in place.

After defeating the [[Shadow Queen]], Bobbery joins [[Cortez]] and sails the seas with him.

 

[[Goombella]]'s field [[tattle]]s on Bobbery are viewable after Mario stumbles into Bobbery's house in [[Rogueport]], at Rogueport harbor before taking off to [[Keelhaul Key]] aboard the [[S.S. Flavion]], and again in Keelhaul Key before Bobbery joins Mario's party.

[[File:SPM Francis 2nd Room.png|thumb|left|Bobbery's plush from ''Super Paper Mario]]''

In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Bobbery appears as a [[Catch Card]] won by winning the [[Duel of 100]] in the [[Sammer's Kingdom]]. He also makes a very brief appearance during the introduction where he, along with all the other partners from the previous ''Paper Mario'' installments are in a photo at the [[Mario Bros.' House]]. Lastly, [[Francis]] has a plush toy of Bobbery at [[Fort Francis|his fortress]]. He along with all of Mario's partners from the first two games were [[List of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|planned]] to appear in this game but were removed for unknown reasons.

Bobbery has the following attacks and stats:

|Direct-attackers that touch Bobbery get damaged in battle.

[[File:Admiral Bobbery TTYD early.png|thumb|An early variant of Bobbery]]

*Graphics for an earlier soldier-like version of Bobbery can be found in the game's code. This version also has respective unused menu graphics.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|url=tcrf.net/Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door/Early_Graphics|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''|publisher=TCRF|accessdate=May 22, 2024}}</ref> In the Nintendo Switch remake, this design is shown in Bobbery's concept art.