Editing Kaboom

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Kaboom.png|x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|variant_of=[[Klobber]]
|derived_subjects=[[Klasp]]<br>[[Kracka]]
}}
'''Kabooms''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. They are [[Kremling]]s and a variant of [[Klobber]] that disguise themselves as ordinary [[TNT Barrel]]s and pop out when a character gets close.

Kabooms were originally planned to have successors named [[Kracka]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', but went unused, and the rope-climbing [[Klasp]]s are the only successor, though Krackas do appear in the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]].

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
Kabooms are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. They first appear in [[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Ghostly Grove]] and commonly appear in [[level]]s of the later [[world]]s, especially the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]] and [[K. Rool's Keep]]. Like Klobbers, a Kaboom hides in its barrel and pops out whenever [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] get close before running their way, attempting to harm them. Kabooms can be told apart from TNT Barrels because the "N" of "TNT" is flipped, until the Kaboom is jumped on. If a Kaboom crashes into the player character, it explodes, defeating it and damaging the [[Kong]]. Alternatively, a Kaboom can be defeated without taking damage by using either a [[barrel]] or a [[Cannonball|kannonball]] at it, or by stomping the Kaboom (before it re-emerges after a few seconds) and throwing it. Kabooms are defeated in the same manner as Klobbers if they touch spikes in [[Klobber Karnage (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Klobber Karnage]], which does not cause them to explode. Kabooms are one of the few entities absent from the end credits, but the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]] rectifies this by listing one with a Klobber.

===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:Kaboom DK64 screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
Kabooms, also named '''TNT Bombers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=41|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us|quote=TNT Bombers will leap onto the cart. Speed under them to stay safe.}}</ref> or "'''TNT Barrels'''",<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, et al.|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page={{file link|DK64 Prima 16.jpg|16}}}}</ref> return in ''Donkey Kong 64''. Besides a larger redesign lacking earrings, TNT Bombers are otherwise similar as before, disguising themselves as TNT Barrels (which lack fuses, unlike real ones) and damaging a Kong on contact.

TNT Bomber have differences from before. They are defeated from either an [[orange]], a musical instrument move, a projectile from a Kong's weapon, or a [[Super Slam]], which also damages the player character. TNT Bombers also receive voice acting and say "C'mon" in a high-pitched voice while pursuing a Kong and "Uh oh" before self-destructing. After exploding, a TNT Bomber remains only from a pile of ash with two blinking eyes on top.

TNT Bombers are first shown during Diddy's segment of the [[DK Rap]], where Diddy simultaneously defeats three of them by throwing an [[orange]] at them. During the game itself, TNT Bombers first appear in the later segment of [[Mine Cart Ride#Diddy's Mine Cart Ride|Diddy's Mine Cart Ride]], where they jump out of edges at random as an attempt to crash into him. If a TNT Bomber successfully hits into Diddy, he loses a few [[DK Coin]]s. [[Angry Aztec]] and [[Gloomy Galleon]] are the only two levels where TNT Bombers appear.
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==Profiles and statistics==
{{DKC GBA enemy
|game=dkc2
|name=Kaboom
|image=[[File:Kaboom DKC2GBA.png]]
|worlds=-
|levels=[[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Ghostly Grove]]<br>[[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Web Woods]]<br>[[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Arctic Abyss]]<br>[[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech's Sprint]]<br>[[Klobber Karnage (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Klobber Karnage]]
|page=5
|photo_location=In the second part of [[Klobber Karnage (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Klobber Karnage]]
}}
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=This sly Kremling loves explosive surprises. Watch out for [[TNT Barrel]]s-Kaboom may pop out just before you reach them.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' manual|page=30|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref>}}

*'''Instruction booklet''' (Game Boy Advance): ''This sly Kremling loves explosive surprises. Be careful with [[TNT Barrel]]—he might pop out as you try to grab them.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=22|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Nintendo}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Kaboom DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
DK64 Kaboom.png|''Donkey Kong 64'' render
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ボムクロバー
|JpnR=Bomu Kurobā
|Jpn2=カブーン
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|DK64 Shogakukan P12.jpg|12}}|date=February 20, 2000|isbn=4-09-102831-4}}</ref>
|Jpn2R=Kabūn
|JpnM=Bomb Klobber
|JpnN=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'
|Jpn2M=Kaboom
|Jpn2N=''Donkey Kong 64'', ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' for the Game Boy Advance
|Ita=Coccoboom
|ItaM=From ''coccodrillo'' ("crocodile") and "kaboom"
|Spa=Kaboom
}}

==References==
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{{Kremlings}}
{{DKC2}}
{{DK64}}
[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Explosives]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong 64 enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]]
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