Editing Boom Boom

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|image=[[File:DMW-BoomBoom.png|150px]]<br>Boom Boom in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])

|latest_portrayal=[[Sho Murata]] ([[List of games by date#2016|2016]]-present)

'''Boom Boom''' (sometimes parsed '''Boom-Boom''' or '''BOOM-BOOM'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Nintendo Power Strategy Guide, page 9.</ref>) is one of [[Bowser]]'s henchmen and an antagonist in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] and among [[Mario]]'s most persistent foes. While often depicted as an individual, sometimes he is shown as an entire species, also called Boom Booms. Boom Boom first debuted in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where he often battles Mario or [[Luigi]] in [[fortress]]es. Boom Boom then later made his return appearance in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' as one of the two secondary antagonists who often appears in airships, along with his partner [[Pom Pom]], a female Boom Boom who acts the other secondary antagonist in the game. After ''Super Mario 3D Land'', Boom Boom reappeared in later games more often. Compared to [[Koopa (species)#Bowser's species|Bowser's species]], he has a complete shell instead of a carapace not directly connected to his plastron, and the shell itself may not have spikes on it, depending on the game. Additionally, he has enormous hands that he swings around as fists as his primary form of attack.

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[[File:Boom Boom SMB3 battle.png|thumb|left|Boom Boom in [[Water Land|World 3]] of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]

Boom Boom makes his first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], where he helps Bowser and the Koopalings invade the [[Mushroom World]]'s seven kingdoms. He appears in the fortresses of each kingdom, fighting Mario and Luigi to prevent them from going any closer to the Koopalings. However, the Mario Bros. prevail, and his fortresses get destroyed thanks to the [[Magic Ball]]s he dropped. After he fails to protect the Koopalings, Boom Boom also appears in many levels in [[Dark Land]]; specifically in [[World 8-Fortress]] and all the [[Dark Land#Battleships|battleships]], [[airship]]s, and [[tank]]s - except for the first tank set, which is instead manned by a [[Boomerang Bro]]. Due to palette inconsistencies between locations in the original version, he appears dark brown in most places, blue and gray in {{world-link|2|fort|World 2-Fortress}}, tan with white details in {{world-link|6|fort|World 6-Fortress 2}} 2, and tan with lighter tan details in vehicle levels, though later versions have him consistently tan.

In battle, Boom Boom begins by simply walking left and right towards Mario, occasionally crouching down and showing his large spikes, then leaping. After being hit, he either starts to charge and jump very high or flies with his winged arms; the latter strategy first appeared in [[Water Land]]'s first fortress. After a second hit, Boom Boom walks left and right again, but very quickly, possibly as a desperation tactic. After the third hit, he releases a [[Magic Ball]], which destroys the fortress Boom Boom is in when Mario or Luigi touch it, and opens a lock or makes a bridge appear elsewhere on the map.

To defeat Boom Boom, Mario has to [[jump]] on his head three times to eliminate him, hit him with five [[fireball]]s from a [[Fire Mario|Fire Flower]], or score five hits with [[hammer]]s from the [[Hammer Mario|Hammer Suit]] (which he can do with as little as one hammer if his aim was precise enough).

Because of ambiguity in the language used in the instruction manuals of the original ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and [[Super Mario All-Stars|its]] [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|ports]], it is unknown whether there is a different Boom Boom in each fortress or if they are all the same one. Additionally, two [[World-e]] levels ([[Swinging Bars of Doom]] and [[Ice Cubed]]) in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4]]'' make the player fight two Boom Booms at once. He also acts as the key art for the World-e level [[Treacherous Halls]].

[[File:SM3DL - Pom Pom and Boom Boom Artwork.png|thumb|right|Boom Boom with Pom Pom in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'']]

After 23 years of absence, Boom Boom makes his return in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', along with a new, boomerang-wielding, female partner named [[Pom Pom]]. In this game, Boom Boom now has an audible voice for the first time, which is quite deep. In an interview, Koichi Hayashida explained that "when Tanooki Mario appeared, some members of the team wanted to include Boom Boom and the Koopalings. Then we created a type of gameplay where the enemy follows as you run around the room, and we thought this would be interesting, so we used Boom Boom to put it into the game."<ref>http://m.ign.com/articles/1213654</ref>

[[File:SM3DL W7.png|thumb|left|250px|Boom Boom and his allies chase after Princess Peach.]]

Boom Boom, Pom Pom, Bowser, and the Koopa Troop, invade the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] to kidnap [[Princess Peach]], and take most of the [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]] during a storm. Mario receives a letter from Bowser and goes after them. After the defeat of the first [[Tail Bowser]], Boom Boom appears in some airships, where he encounters and fights Mario. Like most bosses, Boom Boom can return after each defeat. After he is defeated in Worlds 2 and 3, Pom Pom replaces him in Worlds 4 and 6.

Princess Peach attempts to escape from Bowser, but Boom Boom and the Koopa Troop chase her down, recapture her, and lock her within a cage. He returns in World 7 and battles Mario in his airship, alongside Pom Pom. Both are defeated, however.

 

 

The official European and Oceanian websites refer to both Boom Boom and Pom Pom in the plural sense<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS/SUPER-MARIO-3D-LAND--274908.html Nintendo.co.uk's page on ''SM3DL'' reads]: "''Boom Booms lie in wait for Mario on the battleship.''" and "''Pom Poms lead Mario a merry dance''". (Retrieved January 21, 2013)</ref>. Therefore, it's possible that the player is fighting different individuals in each airship, although the Prima guide and the American website<ref name="SM3DL NA">[http://supermario3dland.nintendo.com/ Nintendo.com's page on ''SM3DL'' reads]: "''Boom Boom & Pom Pom [...] may look tough, but they're a bit of a pushover''". (Retrieved January 21, 2013)</ref> use the singular, and only one Boom Boom or Pom Pom is seen onscreen at any given time.

Boom Boom returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where multiple are shown on the world map; the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide states that these are all the same individual. Unlike Boom Boom's design in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', he once again possesses spikes on his shell, as in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

Just like the [[Koopalings]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Boom Boom stands on top of the fortress on the map and when the player enters, he cackles and then jumps inside. He is the [[tower]] boss for the majority of the worlds, with the exception of [[Screwtop Tower]] and [[Slide Lift Tower]], where [[Boss Sumo Bro]] and [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] respectively, will act as the bosses in Boom Boom's stead.

[[File:Boom Boom NSMBU Model.png|thumb|A Boom Boom in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.]]

*[[Sparkling Waters]] and [[Frosted Glacier]]: Will grant Boom Boom the ability to jump, similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

*[[Soda Jungle]]:  Will make Boom Boom larger.

*[[Rock-Candy Mines]]: Will transform Boom Boom's arms into wings, similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

Boom Boom reappears as the boss of [[World 2 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 2]], as the second boss of [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 6]], and in [[Boss Blitz|World Flower-12: Boss Blitz]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. In World 2 and World 6, Boom Boom is the leader of the tank armies returning from ''Super Mario Bros 3'', as Airships do not return. In the first fight, he fights with the same strategy as in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', only that his spinning lasts longer. After the first hit, he turns nearly invisible, but can slightly be seen, while spinning and in his shell. After the second hit, he becomes even harder to see. In World 6, he loses his invisibility, but learns to copy his shell while spinning after the first hit, and spins even longer. After the second hit, he conjures two shells. In World Flower-12, he maintains the same pattern as in World 2. He once again takes three hits to beat for each battle. In the Ending, he is upset about Bowser (who is trapped in a bottle), and Pom Pom tries to cheer him up.

Boom Boom also makes a brief appearance in the level [[Mystery House Marathon]] in [[World Crown]], where he guards the penultimate star. However, he's defeated after only one hit, similar to his ''3D Land'' Mystery Box appearance.

A cat variation of Boom Boom known as '''Cat Boom Boom''' appears in the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''. He is fought twice in the [[Clawswipe Colosseum]]. His battle in his first encounter, titled, "Clash with Cat Boom Boom," is based on his battle in World 2 and Boss Blitz, while his second encounter, titled, "Final Bout with Cat Boom Boom," is based on his battle in World 6.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49iXShjxxa4&t=1292s]</ref>

[[File:Boom Boom SMR.png|thumb|left|150px|Boom Boom in his appearance for ''[[Super Mario Run]]'']]

Boom Boom reappears in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' as the boss of all three airship levels. He retains his appearance from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', but his only attack is running towards Mario. The fight in World 2 has no hazards, World 4 has [[Burner]]s, two on each side, and World 6 has Boom Boom jump every time he touches the ground.<ref>Nintendo Life (December 7, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5cKZ5eqKpY Super Mario Run Bowser & Boom Boom Boss on Giant iPad Pro]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 10, 2016.</ref> He may also be found in airship stages at the end of certain areas in [[Remix 10]]. Two Boom Booms are fought at the same time in [[Airship Plunder]], the ninth level of [[World Star (Super Mario Run)|World Star]]. One of these Boom Booms appears golden and shining, and it leaves a trail of coins behind it whenever it runs across the boss stage. Both Boom Booms must be defeated individually with three hits each.

[[File:BoomBoomMarioMaker2.png|thumb|300px|right|Boom Boom in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' game style of ''Super Mario Maker 2'']]

Boom Boom appears as an enemy in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Boom Boom appears in all styles, with the ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario World'' styles giving him new sprites. In the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'' styles, he behaves identically to their respective original games, though he now crouches when stomped on in the main four styles, even in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style; the ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario World'' styles use the same behavior as in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. When he is stomped twice, he dashes faster in the first three styles; in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style, he instead [[Spin Jump]]s like his appearance in [[Stoneslide Tower]] of the original game. If Boom Boom is given wings, he will fly across the screen and occasionally swoop down in an attempt to hurt the player, akin to his appearance in {{world-link|7|fortress|World 7-Fortress 1}}1 of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' in the first three styles or [[Grinding-Stone Tower]] in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style; in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style, he instead floats while spinning. Boom Boom can only be placed five times in a course.

[[File:CartoonBoomBoom.jpg|thumb|left|Boom Boom from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]

Boom Boom serve as the bosses of most of the tower courses in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. They are Light attribute characters, and their skill changes all Orbs into a random attribute. Their Awoken Skill increases the amount of time that the player has to move Orbs around.

After [[Bowser]] joins the player's party, a Boom Boom replaces him as the boss of {{world-link|8|bowserp|World 8-Bowser's Castle (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)}}. Likewise, after [[Bowser Jr.]] joins the player's party, a Boom Boom replaces him as the boss of {{world-link|6|towerp2|World 6-Tower 2 (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)}}, {{world-link|7|towerp2|World 7-Tower 2}}, and {{world-link|8|towerp3|World 8-Tower 3}}.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''====

[[File:Rio_Rugby.png|thumb|left|200px]]  

Boom Booms appear as teammates for Mario or Sonic's team in the Rugby event in the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. They have spiked shells and wear rugby helmets, which are either red, blue, or green, depending on the color of Mario or Sonic's team.

 

====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''====

[[File:Tokyoboomboom.png|thumb|A Boom Boom in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020'']]

Boom Booms reprise their roles as teammates in the Rugby Event in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''.

In the Super Mario Mash-up of ''[[Minecraft]]'', Boom Boom appears as a playable skin. Additionally, following the Nether Update, Piglins are replaced by Boom Boom.

Boom Boom and Pom Pom appear as supporting playable characters in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'', their ''Mario'' sports game playable debut. In soccer, they serve as the two selectable goalies. They additionally appear as team players in baseball, where they are classified as power type characters.

{{quote|Mario! This is Lord Bowser's island! Boom Boom says SCRAM!|Boom Boom|Mario Tennis Aces}}

[[File:Boom Boom Mario Tennis Aces.jpg|thumb|right|220px]]

Boom Boom makes his first appearance in the direct [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]] in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. He appears as an enemy in Story Mode on [[Inferno Island]], and needs to be defeated in a tennis match in order to progress. The conversations before and after the match against him mark the first time he has had dialogue in a game; he refers to himself in the third person and speaks in broken English.

Boom Boom also appears as a Defense-type playable character, meaning he excels at returning shots. He became available for all players on March 1, 2019, although he could be unlocked earlier by participating in the February 2019 online tournament. Boom Boom has the fastest sideways movement in the game, although he is very slow when moving vertically on the court. His movement and victory animations reference his original sprite animation from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. In his entrance animation, an [[anchor]] is lowered onto the court while he holds onto it; he then jumps off of it and rises into the air with a spinning attack similar to the one he uses in the 3D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games. He also uses this attack in his [[Special Shot]], Spiteful Strike. His horizontal [[Trick Shot]] is named Twist 'n' Boom, while his vertical Trick Shot is named Boom Twirl; Twist 'n' Boom has significantly more range than Boom Twirl does, fitting with his theme of being good at moving horizontally and bad at moving vertically. His [[emblem]] depicts one of his arms.

===''Super Mario Party''===

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Boom Boom appears as an Advanced-class Attack-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] with one support slot. The image representing the spirit is a render from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. In [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], the spirit is encountered on the Light Realm map at the entrance to the [[smashwiki:Molten Fortress|Molten Fortress]]. The puppet fighter is a giant [[Squirtle]], fought on the Battlefield version of the [[Unova Pokémon League]] stage.

The spirit be enhanced at level 99 into "Boom Boom & [[Pom Pom]]", an Ace-class spirit that makes the user's smash attacks more powerful during battle.

Boom Boom debut in the [[Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario'' series]] as assistants in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. In stage mode, his effect is to grant a chance that an object, mainly a virus, is transformed into an [[exploder]] at stage start, where the chance of it happening is greater at higher levels. In versus mode, their effect is to instead grant a chance that the lowest row of objects are eliminated when an object reaches the second-to-last row, where the chance of it happening is greater at higher levels, with a chance it can reactivate if it failed the first time whenever the condition is met again. Once this versus mode effect activated, it will not activate again for the duration of the match.

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[[File:Boom Boom SMB3 artwork.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Boom Boom flailing his arms in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]

Boom Boom was originally a Koopa with tan or brown skin, although ''Super Mario 3D Land'' made his limbs yellow. In the original NES version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Boom Boom in [[Desert Land]]'s fortress was colored gray due to color limitations. He has long flailing arms and is built like [[Roy Koopa|Roy]] or [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]. He has a rounded snout with two protruding teeth, large legs and padded feet like the [[Koopalings]], and is roughly their height as well, the main difference being his belly being fully covered by his shell's plastron, which is connected to the carapace. As of ''Super Mario 3D Land'', his carapace is red, but in that game, ''Super Mario 3D World'', and ''Bowser's Fury'', it lacks the spikes seen in his other appearances. He is also larger than Mario in recent games. Also, since ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', his hands have visible claws.

In ''Super Mario Maker 2'', Boom Boom receives new designs to match the ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario World '' styles: the former is very close to his original design in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', but with more rotund body proportions and an open mouth; the latter depicts him with a darker head and limbs than his other designs.

Boom Boom is Bowser's faithful servant. He is a powerhouse with a short-temper, although his profiles usually point out that he is easily defeated by taking three stomps to the head. Boom Boom can give orders to the [[Koopa Troop]] with Bowser, like to capture the fleeing Princess Peach in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. In most of his appearances, Boom Boom is partnered with Pom Pom; the two are shown to work together very well. Likewise, Boom Boom does not get along with Mario and his friends due their interferences in Bowser's plans and their victories against him.

Boom Boom has unique abilities different from other Koopas. In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', he is capable of jumping higher, running fast and turning his arms into wings to fly (although the wings simply sprout from his head in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''{{'}}s ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' theme). He can also expose his spikes on his shell. Boom Boom flails his arms while dashing in an attempt to hurt Mario.

In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', Boom Boom displays a mostly new set of abilities. He can now spin with his arms extended, which can create a trail of flames, but the attack will leave him dizzy after a while. He also spins in his shell to attack Mario, similar to the Koopalings. Boom Boom can shake his airship just by stomping the floor or hitting the wall with his spinning shell. In ''Super Mario 3D World'', he has the ability to turn invisible and create up to two large duplicates of his red shell that spin across the arena while he attacks with his usual spin attack. He can also teleport across the arena, performing a hand sign similar to Pom Pom before doing so after recovering from being dizzy.

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