Editing Bub

{{about|the character from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|the enemy known as "Bub" in [[Super Mario 64]]|[[Cheep Cheep]]}}
{{character infobox
|title=Bub
|image=[[File:Bub.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|species= [[Bob-omb]]
}}
{{quote|Well, so... Think [[Mario|you]] can detect what I really want for my birthday?|Bub|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Bub''' is a character in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He is a young, bronze [[Bob-omb]] with an affinity for trains. Bub is the son of [[Goldbob]], president of [[Goldbobbington's]], and [[Sylvia (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Sylvia]], and he travels to various locations with his parents throughout the game.

==History==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[Mario]] and his [[Party member|party]] first meet Bub in [[Glitzville]] outside the [[Glitz Pit]] while he and his family are vacationing there.  Goldbob and Bub become quick fans of Mario after he begins rising through the ranks of the Glitz Pit, often referring to him to by his stage name, "The Great Gonzales".

Bub is next encountered on the [[Excess Express]] as it departs from [[Rogueport]] to head to [[Poshley Heights]].  On the train, Goldbob and Sylvia argue over what to get Bub for his birthday, with Goldbob wanting a house or a car to flaunt the family's wealth and Sylvia wanting to get him study materials to prepare him for the future. Their arguing seems of little concern to Bub, who actually just wants an [[Autograph|autograph]] of the [[Excess Express engineer]] since he someday hopes to become a train engineer himself. Seeing no hope in getting through to his parents, Bub asks Mario to get the autograph for him.  The engineer is flattered to oblige Bub's request, giving Mario the autograph. When Mario presents the autograph to him, Bub expresses his appreciation by giving Mario a [[Shine Sprite#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Shine Sprite]]. Goldbob and Sylvia are surprised to learn of their son's interests in trains, with Goldbob proclaiming he will buy Bub a solid gold train.  Sylvia apparently convinces Goldbob to tone down the gift as later that night Bub is excited that his parents are getting him a train ''set'' rather than an actual train, though Goldbob is adamant that the train set must be solid gold. Goldbob and Bub admire the Express outside as it is stopped at [[Riverside Station]].

At the start of the third day, Bub, along with his family and the other passengers and staff, goes missing, being absorbed into a hoard of [[Smorg]]s that attacks the train. Mario eventually defeats the Smorgs, causing them to blow away in the wind. After the incident, Bub and his family safely arrive in Poshley Heights. When [[Bowser]] and [[Kammy Koopa]] arrive in Poshley Heights, Bowser can optionally talk to Bub, who will ask him for his name: Evil King Extraordinaire, Businessman of Legend, or [[Koopa Koot]]. If Bowser answers "Evil King Extraordinaire", Bub will become terrified and flee.

[[File:PMTTYD NS Screenshot of Poshley Heights Shadow Queen Cutscene.png|thumb|Bub joins others in Poshley Heights to lend support to Mario in the remake]]
Later, Bub gets into an argument with Sylvia for not doing his homework. To apologize for the argument, he posts a [[Help me make up.|trouble]] at the [[Trouble Center]]. The trouble requests either [[Mushroom Cake]], [[Keel Mango]], or [[Fright Mask]] to present to Sylvia as a gift. If Mario chooses [[Mushroom Cake]], he will need [[Zess T.]] to mix a [[Mushroom#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Mushroom]] with a [[Cake Mix]], which can be bought from [[Pianta Parlor]], to make one. After delivering the item to Bub, he makes a [[Present (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|present]] out of the item, writes a letter, and asks Mario to deliver the present and letter to Sylvia. When Mario delivers the letter, Sylvia is so moved by it that she cries tears of joy and explains she was never angry at him; she was only being stern because she loves him and cares about his future. For solving the trouble, Bub rewards Mario with three [[Coin]]s, which he says are his "entire fortune".

During Mario's battle against the [[Shadow Queen]], Bub, his family, residents of Poshley Heights, and, in the remake, staff from the Excess Express gather outside of [[Poshley Sanctum]] to shout support into the [[Garnet Star]] to empower Mario and his partners.

In the original game's end credits [[Parade|parade]], Bub's silhouette can be seen with the Poshley Heights characters. In the remake, Bub runs across the stage gleefully holding the autograph while Goldbob and Sylvia walk behind him, followed by the Bob-ombs from Fahr Outpost.

====Letter to Sylvia====
<blockquote>
Dear lovely Mama... <br>
I'm sorry I didn't do my homework.<br>
From now on, I'll do my homework and try to be a good Bob-omb like Papa.<br>
And I will give you good food and a nice house...<br>
...and a pretty hat<br>
So please don't hate me.

From Bub
</blockquote>

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Excess Express Passengers SuperMarioKun.png|thumb|Bub in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Bub appears in volume 34 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' during the ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' arc. In it, Bub rides the Excess Express with only his father, and he asks Mario, not the engineer, for an autograph. Shortly after, Bub is trapped by Smorg alongside other passengers.

==Profiles==
*'''[[Tattle]]s:'''
**"''That's Bub the Bob-omb. He's from a very rich family, so he's kind of spoiled. Still, kids are kids, no matter how big their trust fund is... Aren't they?''"
**"''That's Bub the Bob-omb. He's from a very rich family, so he's kind of spoiled. He put in a request to help him make up with a certain someone.''" (alternate tattle for Bub when Mario takes on his [[Help me make up.|trouble]])

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMTTYDNS concept art characters 9.png|Concept art of the [[Excess Express]] passengers and staff, including Bub and his family
PPTTYD Bub GBA.png|[[Game Boy Advance]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=コナリキン
|JapR=Ko'narikin
|JapM=Portmanteau of「小」(''ko'', "child") and「成金」(''narikin'', "parvenu")
|Chi=小金公子
|ChiR=Xiǎojīn Gōngzǐ
|ChiM=From 「小金」 (''Xiǎojīn'', a Chinese name that can be translated as "small gold") and 「公子」 (''gōngzǐ'', young master)
|Dut=Bronz
|DutM=From ''bronzen'' ("bronze")
|Fre=Bairain
|FreM=A mixture between "Bob-Omb" and ''airain'' ("bronze")
|Ger=Bronzmuth
|GerM=From "bronze" and the German name "Helmuth"
|Ita=Bomb-ottino
|ItaM=From "Bob-omb" and ''bottino'' ("booty")
|Kor=소락부자
|KorR=Solakbuja
|KorM=Combination of "소" (''so'', small) and "벼락부자" (''byeolakbuja'', suddenly rich)
|Spa=Bombino
|SpaM=Pun on ''bomba'' ("bomb") and ''bambino'' (Italian word for "kid")
}}

==Trivia==
*Bub is one of few friendly Bob-ombs with a visible fuse; most friendly Bob-ombs wear hats or lack one entirely, including his parents and [[Lucky]]. 

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