Editing Bombette

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|image=[[File:PM Bombette.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario''

|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) (photograph cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

Bombette first appears amongst the other friendly Bob-ombs imprisoned in a room within the [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]]; upon meeting her, she demonstrates an eagerness to get back at the [[Koopa Bros.]] for capturing her. She can be used to destroy cracked walls and other similar obstacles in the overworld, a role that would be carried over in the next two games of the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]; the role is taken by [[Bobbery|Admiral Bobbery]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and the [[Pixl]] [[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.

Bombette and all of the other partners from ''Paper Mario'' were meant to make an appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', but she and all the others (except for [[Lady Bow]] and [[Parakarry]]) were removed for unknown reasons. A sprite for Bombette, as well as the other helper characters from the first ''Paper Mario'', [[list of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|has been found in the game's files]]. Bombette and the partners from both ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' also have [[list of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|unused data]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.

[[File:Bombette Sprite.png|frame|left]]

[[File:Bombette Portrait.png|thumb|A portrait of Bombette exploding]]

{{quote|Mario rescued me. So I figured the least I could do was help him even the score with Bowser, King of the Koopas!|Bombette|Paper Mario}}

When Mario goes to the Koopa Bros. Fortress, [[Yellow Ninjakoopa]] traps Mario in a cell. Here, Mario meets Bombette, who was imprisoned in the fortress for exploding next to the [[Koopa Bros.]]; she helps Mario by demonstrating her field ability, walking over next to a crack in the wall and exploding to make an escape route out of the cell, and then joins Mario's party. After she helps Mario defeat the Koopa Bros., she decides to join Mario's party permanently and aid him on the quest to find the [[Star Spirit]]s. Prior to these events, Bombette had broken up with another Bob-omb named [[Bruce]]; he constantly looks for a chance to get back together with her, only to be met with constant and comical refusal each time.

[[File:PM Cracked Rock Render.png|thumb|left|A cracked boulder for Bombette]]

Her field ability, in addition to destroying walls, can also be used to flip switches and attack enemies; both this and [[Kooper]]'s field move are the only ways that Mario's partners can score a [[First Strike]]. In battle, Bombette can [[Body Slam (Paper Mario)|Body Slam]] foes or explode on them by using her [[Bomb (Paper Mario series)|Bomb]] attack. After upgrading, she can learn more powerful moves like [[Power Bomb]], which hits all enemies on the ground, or [[Mega Bomb]], which hits every enemy in battle.

When Bombette blows up a particular cracked wall in [[Crystal Palace]], four [[Duplighost|Bombette imposters]] show up, whose quotes always end with stars, hearts, extra exclamation points or question marks, and extra periods. These are signs that the Bombettes are fake; the real Bombette quickly loses patience with the charade and begs Mario to hit the imposters with his hammer. After Mario exposes the fakes, the real Bombette tells him that if he had hit her, she was going to bomb him the next time he napped. If Mario hits the real Bombette, however, she calls him terrible, and they must fight the Duplighosts.

Bombette receives [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Bombette|three letters]] at the [[Toad Town Post Office]] throughout the game: one invitation letter from the [[Dry Dry Railroad]] Transportation Department, and two love letters from Bruce.

[[Duplighost]]s and [[Lee]] can transform into Bombette along with Mario's other partners, in which case her name appears as "Bombette???"

[[File:Bombette-SPM.png|thumb|Bombette's unused sprite from ''Super Paper Mario'']]

===Unused appearances===

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====

Although she does not appear in the game, there are unused sprites of Bombette in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.

==Profiles and statistics==

===''Paper Mario''===

*'''In-game bio:''' ''Hot-headed Bombette was once jailed in Koopa Bros. Fortress. Her specialty is blasting open cracked walls and rocks. Press {{button|n64|Cdown}}. She'll walk off and explode, creating openings. Press {{button|n64|Cdown}} while she's walking to make her blow up on the spot.''

*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Her special ability is exploding, but don't worry—she'll return to normal right away.''<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/USA/NMQE/NMQE_E.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Paper Mario'' Instruction Booklet|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2001}}</ref>

*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''If you're facing a wall with nowhere to go, Bombette may be able to help you find your path. The helpful Bob-omb can blow open walls and rocks that already show some signs of stress or fracture. She has an explosive fighting style and can damage any enemy on the ground.''<ref>{{cite|author=Averill, Alan, Jason Leung, and Jennifer Villarreal|title=''Paper Mario'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide|page=13|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-07-0}}</ref>

 

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!width="10%"|Flower Points needed

!width="10%"|Action Command

!width="10%"|Attack Power

|Charges at the frontmost grounded enemy.

|Base Rank: 1/'''2'''<br>Super Rank: 2/'''3'''<br>Ultra Rank: 3/'''5'''

|Explodes at the frontmost grounded enemy.

|Base Rank: 1-'''5'''<br>Super Rank: 1-'''6'''<br>Ultra Rank: 1-'''7'''

|Explodes over all grounded enemies

|Explodes over all enemies

 

===''Super Paper Mario''===

!colspan=2|[[Catch Card]]

|[[File:SPM Bombette Catch Card.png|center|70px]]

*'''Card Description:''' ''Bombette was Paper Mario's bombastic starlet. Who knew a pink Bob-omb could pack such a punch?''

 

 

|JapM=Pinky; shared with [[Spoiled Rotten]]

|ChiM=Bomb Girl

|FreM=Portmanteau of ''bombe'' ("bomb") and the common female name "Ninette"

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