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| {{about|the enemy known as "Cannon" in ''Super Princess Peach''|other uses|[[Cannon (disambiguation)]]}}
| | [[Image:Kaboomba.PNG|right|frame|Ready to fire]] |
| {{Distinguish|Ka-Goomba!}}
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| {{species infobox
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| |image=[[File:SMW2 YI Kaboomba.png|240px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
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| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
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| |variant_of=[[Cannon]]
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| |variants=[[Calm Cannon]]
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| |comparable=[[Bomubomu]]<br>[[Shortfuse]]
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| }}
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| '''Kaboombas'''<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127}}}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. These walking [[cannon]]s attack by shooting heavy [[cannonball]]s that fall to the ground and explode after a few seconds. Their name seems to be a portmanteau of "kaboom" and "[[Goomba]]", despite Kaboombas having no relation to Goombas other than being walking enemies.
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| ==History==
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| ===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
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| In the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' games]], a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can safely stand on a Kaboomba, and while he cannot eat it, Yoshi can defeat it with an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] or a [[Ground Pound]].
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| In ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', Kaboombas appear only in [[The Cave Of The Mystery Maze]] and [[Raphael The Raven's Castle]], while in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Kaboombas appear in [[Bowser's Castle Break-In]].
| | A '''Kaboomba''' is a walking cannon enemy in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They shoot cannons that explode after a few seconds. They only appear in the deep undergound maze level and [[Raphael the Raven]]'s Castle. |
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| ===''Super Princess Peach''===
| | Kaboombas would go on to be featured in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' under the name "[[Cannon]]". The [[Calm Cannon]], a sleeping variety of Kaboomba, also appeared. |
| Kaboombas also appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where they are named '''Cannons'''. The [[Calm Cannon]], a sleeping variety, also appears. | |
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| ===Unused appearances===
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| ====''Super Mario World''====
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| Kaboombas and an unused big variant were originally designed during the development of ''[[Super Mario World]]'',<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Frieze|date=July 24, 2020|url=x.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286736928117796864|title=X post showing pre-release ''Super Mario World'' assets|publisher=X|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref> where they would have shot [[Green Shell]]s.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=lx5|date=July 24, 2020|url=x.com/TheLX5/status/1287226806941122571|title=X post showing an object viewer for pre-release ''Super Mario World'' tiles|publisher=X|accessdate=July 25, 2020}}</ref> They would have had white shoes, which also appear in early assets of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba|Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
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| ==Profiles==
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| ===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
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| *'''Shogakukan guide:''' 歩きながら弾をポロポロ落とす、しまりのないヤツ。近よると危険。<ref name=Sho/> (''A clumsy guy who drops projectiles while walking. Dangerous to approach.'')
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| *'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''He strolls slowly, but unleashes a painful payload. It's pretty easy to evade this cantering cannon.''<ref name=guide/>
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| *'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 発射された弾は飲みこめないので要注意。上に乗ることもできるが、弾に当たりやすくキケンだ。タマゴで倒すか、逃げよう。<ref name=Advance/> (''Be careful, as the fired projectiles cannot be swallowed. You can ride on top of it, but it is dangerous because it is easy to get hit by a projectile. Use an egg to defeat it or run away.'')
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| ====''Yoshi's New Island''====
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| *'''Shogakukan guide:''' 正面の斜め上に弾を放ちながら、ゆっくり歩く。弾は山なりに飛ぶが、飛距離は短い。弾がじゃまになって動きにくいので、本体をヒップドロップで倒そう。<ref name=YNI>{{cite|date=August 9, 2014|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese)|isbn=978-4-09-106542-1|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P20.jpg|20}}}}</ref> (''They walk slowly while shooting projectiles diagonally up in front of them. The projectiles fly in a steep angle, but the distance is short. Since the projectiles are a nuisance and make it difficult to move, Hip Drop the main body to defeat it.'')
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| ===''Super Princess Peach''===
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| {{rewrite-expand|section=y|add level appearances}}
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| {{SPP enemy
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| |name=Kaboomba
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| |altname=Cannon
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| |image=[[File:SPPCannon.png]]
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| |levels=-
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| |number=63
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| |glossary=An annoying enemy that attacks with cannonballs.
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| }}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Kaboomba.PNG|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
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| SMA3 Kaboomba.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
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| SPPCannon.png|''Super Princess Peach''
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| Baby Bowser's Castle Break-In2.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jpn=大砲くん<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|date=September 20, 1995|isbn=4-09-102523-4|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg|7}}}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P17.png|17}}|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</ref> / たいほうくん<ref name=YNI/>
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| |JpnR=Taihō-kun
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| |JpnM=[[Cannon]]{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|-kun}}
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| |Ita=Cannone Jr.
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| |ItaM=Cannon Jr.
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| |Fre=Canon
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| |FreM=Cannon
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| }}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] description for the Kaboomba is erroneously accompanied by an image of a cannonball fired from a Kaboomba, instead of the enemy itself.
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{YI}}
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| {{SPP}}
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| {{YNI}}
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| [[Category:Explosives]] | |
| [[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]
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| [[Category:Super Princess Peach enemies]]
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| [[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]
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| [[Category:Yoshi's New Island enemies]]
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| [[it:Cannone Jr.]]
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