Editing King Bob-omb

{{distinguish|King Bomb}}

{{character-infobox

|image=[[File:DMW-KingBobOmb.png|250px]]<br>In-game artwork of King Bob-omb from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])

{{quote|I'm the Big Bob-omb, baron of all blasting matter, king of ka-booms the world over!|King Bob-omb|Super Mario 64}}

'''King Bob-omb''' (formerly known as the '''Big Bob-omb''') is the king of the [[Bob-omb]]s who debuted in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', being the first boss fought in that game and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]]. Guarding the [[Power Star]], which [[Bowser]] entrusted him with, he does not give it up without fighting the player. After his debut, King Bob-omb became a recurring boss in later games, specifically spinoff games such as ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. King Bob-omb, like other certain bosses, takes pride in his royal status.

[[File:KingBobOmbSM64.png|thumb|left|The Big Bob-omb fighting Mario]]

[[File:BigBob-Omb.PNG|thumb|right|The Big Bob-omb's game model from ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]

Big Bob-omb first appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', specifically at the top of the mountain in [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]. In the game, [[Mario]] merely has to run around to the back of him, pick him up, and toss him three times. If Mario runs into the Big Bob-omb after tossing him, but before he gets back up, the former will take damage, likely to prevent the player from picking the king back up immediately. After the third throw, the Big Bob-omb will give up the [[Power Star]]. If he is thrown off the mountain or baited into walking off, he accuses Mario of cheating and the battle starts over. After defeating him, the [[Bob-omb Buddy]] at the beginning of the level will express gratitude and note that the Big Bob-omb is now "just a big dud," in other words, defeated.

 

In the remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Big Bob-omb is fought twice. The first time, he is encountered while playing as [[Yoshi]]. Instead of picking him up, Yoshi has to grab the [[Bob-omb]]s thrown at him with his tongue and spit them back at him before they explode in Yoshi's mouth. Yoshi can also lead a Bob-omb to explode next to him; if playing as one of the other three characters or wearing their caps, the original method from ''Super Mario 64'' can also be used. After being hit by three Bob-ombs, the Big Bob-omb is defeated. The second time, he can only be defeated by one of the three unlocked heroes using the same strategy as in ''Super Mario 64''. If the first mission is played as Mario, Luigi, or Wario, he says something different for each of them at the start and the end of the battle, relating to their mustaches; in the second mission, he uses identical dialogue for all characters. He also received a slight redesign, being given large white gloves and pointed shoes aside from the yellow spheres he had in earlier iterations. He retains this look in every subsequent appearance aside from.If you touch the king as soon as you knock him down, you will receive damage.

  ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', which ignores ''Super Mario 64 DS''{{'}}s redesigns in general.

[[File:King Bob-omb statue.png|thumb|The Big Bob-omb statue.]]

In ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', a statue of Big Bob-omb appears in the background of [[Mystery Land]], stuck in a sinkhole.

====''Mario Party 5''====

Two Big Bob-ombs make an appearance in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' in the [[minigame]] [[Defuse or Lose]], where the players have to defuse wires leading to each by [[Ground Pound]]ing them.

[[File:MPA King Bob-omb Sprite.png|thumb|left|Big Bob-omb in ''Mario Party Advance''.]]

Big Bob-omb makes another appearance in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. He is the leader of the [[Bob-omb Mafia]] which protects [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]], and lives in the basement of [[Mushroom Condo]]. When the player encounters him, he is sitting on a throne with two Bob-ombs next to him. He then challenges the player to the dice game, where the player and Big Bob-omb roll dice blocks, and the one with the higher number three times wins. If the player wins, they get the [[Gaddget]] [[Stress Press]]. The ending states that he retired and moved to the jungle, and [[Bob-omb (Mario Party Advance)|Bob-omb]] becomes his replacement.

Two Big Bob-ombs make a reappearance in the ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' minigame [[You're the Bob-omb]]. One of them blows up when the correct wire is detonated, causing the player who selected it to lose the minigame. Both can also blow up resulting in a tie.

[[File:MP9 Bombard King Bob-omb 1.png|250px|left|thumb|King Bob-omb in ''Mario Party 9''.]]

From ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' onward, Big Bob-omb is given his current name. In this game, he is the stage boss of [[Bob-omb Factory]]. He appears in the minigame [[Bombard King Bob-omb]], where four players have to throw [[Bob-omb]]s at him.

King Bob-omb next appears in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' as the fourth boss of the [[Bowser's Tower]] mode (being faced off against on the twentieth floor). His boss minigame is [[King Bob-omb's Court of Chaos]].

[[File:MPSR - King Bob-omb's Boom D'etat.jpg|thumb|King Bob-omb in ''Mario Party: Star Rush''.]]

King Bob-omb reappears in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' once again as a boss in the minigame [[King Bob-omb's Boom D'état]]. To defeat him, players must fire bombs at him by loading them into the cannons on the platform until his health is fully depleted.

 

In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', two King Bob-ombs reappear in the minigame [[Defuse or Lose]] from ''Mario Party 5'', having the same role as in the original game.

[[File:SMP King Bob-omb's Powderkeg Mine.jpg|thumb|left|250px|King Bob-omb on his board from ''Super Mario Party'']]

King Bob-omb appears in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'' on the board, [[King Bob-omb's Powderkeg Mine]]. If any players land on an [[Event Space]], a countdown will tick down. If the countdown reaches 0, King Bob-omb will explode, causing any player around him to lose half of their coins. After the explosion, King Bob-omb will return, and the countdown restarts. Unlike previous ''Mario Party'' installments, here King Bob-omb's voice reuses voice clips from older games such as ''Super Mario 64''. In the Partner Party version of the board, Gold Rush Mine, the spaces which trigger the countdown are completely random each round, and are not labeled, so landing anywhere within the vicinity of King Bob-omb has the chance to trigger a countdown and/or explosion.  

[[File:BigBob-OmbMKDS.png‎|thumb|Big Bob-omb in ''Mario Kart DS''.]]

In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Big Bob-omb is a boss in Mission Mode. Similar to ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the player has to pick up Bob-ombs and throw them at him three times to defeat him. However, his move set is altered to fit ''Mario Kart DS''. He is battled in Mission 5, and [[Wario]] is the playable character.

[[File:MKAGPDX Bowsers Factory Bomb Storage.png|left|thumb|200px|King Bob-omb in Bowser's Factory]]

In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', King Bob-omb is a non-playable character and appears in [[Bowser's Castle (arcade)| Bowser's Factory]] course.

[[File:MKT King Bob-omb.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|King Bob-omb throwing a Green Shell at Mario in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

King Bob-omb appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as the opponent in the '''Vs. Mega''' challenge of the [[Dry Bones Cup]] in the [[Wild West Tour]], in a similar vein to [[Hammer Bro]] and [[Nabbit]]'s debuts in the [[Baby Rosalina Tour]] and the [[Exploration Tour]], respectively. He uses a brand new item called the [[Giga Bob-omb]] as his special item throughout the race. He became playable in the [[Pirate Tour]], marking his playable debut in the ''Mario Kart'' series and the ''Mario'' series in general. Starting with the [[Rosalina Tour]], King Bob-omb became a regular High-End driver.

King Bob-omb appears in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' on a golf course in [[Peach's Castle Grounds]]. Hitting him causes him to get up and flee from the course instead of exploding. In Ring Attack, the golfer must hit a ring that is circling him to complete the hole successfully.

While King Bob-omb himself does not appear in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', one of the names that can appear on the tournament scoreboard is "King Bob-omb".

King Bob-omb has been confirmed to appear as a playable character in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' on the game's official website.<ref>[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/730453671263076403/811741883025850378/image0.png Revision text before it was later edited out.]</ref>

====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====

King Bob-omb is an item in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' in the minigame, [[Bob-omb Derby]]. When a player smacks and get a homerun with him, he causes large fireworks and around 400-500 points for the player.

 

In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', King Bob-omb is a stage obstacle on the [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]] stadium, which he throws [[Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] down onto the field. He rides a vehicle similar to the [[Koopa Clown Car]]. He can also interfere with the player's hit. Once again, in the minigame Bob-omb Derby, he plays the same role he had in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''====

King Bob-omb appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]].

 

King Bob-omb appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The fight in order to capture him takes place on [[Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros.)|Peach's Castle]], and features [[Kirby]] with a dark recolor and bright yellow eyes, made to resemble King Bob-omb. He can also be summoned using a [[Shake King]] and [[Bob-omb]] core.

[[File:M&L Paper Jam King Bob-omb.png|250px|thumb|King Bob-omb in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''.]]

King Bob-omb appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' as the boss of [[Mount Brrr]], making his official ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series debut and first appearance in an RPG overall. He is placed in charge of the paper terrain operation on Mount Brrr, and retains his voice clips and regal demeanor from ''Super Mario 64''. When King Bob-omb finds that the Mario Bros. have discovered his operations, he threatens to self-destruct, forcing the trio to battle him.

King Bob-omb's boss fight is unique in that it involves a special countdown timer, similarly to [[Pi'illodium]]. If King Bob-omb is not defeated within four minutes (three minutes in the Boss Battle Ring), he explodes and deals a lot of damage to potentially cause a [[Game Over|game over]]. If at least one Bro survives the final explosion, the party does not gain any [[Experience Point|EXP]] or coins. He attacks by throwing Bob-ombs at the trio which if stomped on will turn around and damage King Bob-omb, attempting to pick up Mario or Luigi before throwing them at Paper Mario which can be prevented by hammering his hand right as the bro is about to be picked up, or by rallying a large red bomb at Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario in a sequence which is knocked back with the hammer. If the trio successfully counter the red bomb rally, King Bob-omb's timer will be set back by a minute, to King Bob-omb's shock; most likely due to his unbalanced state afterwards. All of King Bob-omb's attacks have a high chance to give a Dizzy status if not counter-attacked. Due to the timer in the battle, [[Boo Biscuit]]s cannot be used; due to his crown, he is immune to [[Jump]] attacks and certain [[Bros. Attack]]s, such as [[Rocket Blast]] or the second half of [[Mega Thwonk]].

King Bob-omb also appears in the post-game level [[A Mighty Melee]] where he is fought in the first and third rounds. In the first round, he must be defeated in under 60 seconds and in the third round he fights alongside [[Broque Madame]] and must be defeated in under 90 seconds. During this level, his special skills cannot be denied much like a [[Malatone Formula:X]]-infected enemy, despite not being infected himself.

King Bob-omb appears as an assistant in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', though unlike most assistants, he is obtained solely through winning battle boxes in the game's versus mode (in a similar vein to [[Banzai Bill]]).

===Physical description===

King Bob-omb has a large, circular, explosive body. The color of his body is black just like in the first games, but is sometimes shown in a dark purple tint like in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. His large eyes and body shape are identical to a Bob-omb's, although he has no visible wind-up keys or fuses (as he wears a large bejeweled crown), and he has a large white mustache. Originally, he was depicted with yellow spheres as hands and smooth shoes, but this was changed to white gloves and pointed shoes and he has retained this appearance from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' onward. His method of attack, which involves throwing his opponents, is like that of [[Chuckya]], an enemy similar in appearance; he is also defeated in a very similar way. In his artwork for ''Mario Party: Star Rush'', King Bob-omb has visible scratches on his body.

===''Mario Kart Tour''===

 

 

 

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====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' trophy====

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!width="10%"|Name

!King Bob-omb

|[[File:KingBobOmbTrophy3DS.png|100px]]

|''The Bob-ombs are soldiers, and King Bob-omb is their general. Not only does he have a magnificent mustache, a shiny crown, and no key in his back, he also has two arms perfect for winding up his Bob-omb troops. Someone has to do that, right?''

|''The ruler of all Bob-ombs. What makes him different from his explosive subjects is his size, his moustache and the fact that he has a crown. He also doesn't have a wind-up key on his back. Instead, he's got two arms, which he presumably uses to wind up his subjects...And now you know who does that job!''

|}

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit====

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!King Bob-omb

|[[File:SMP - King Bob-omb.png|100px]]

|''Super Mario'' Series

|Primary (1)

|Advanced

|'''{{color|Attack|red}}'''<br>Throw Power ↑

|Summoned with a Shake King and Bob-omb core; Spirit Board

|Giant [[Kirby]]

|align=left|'''Rule:''' Item: [[Bob-omb]]

|[[Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros.)|Peach's Castle]]

|Main Theme - Super Mario 64 ''(original)''

|}

*'''Stage mode:''' "''Grants 5%/10%/15%/20%/25% chance viruses (2) will be eliminated on stage start.''"

*'''Versus mode:''' "''If you send viruses to your opponent, grants 4%/8%/12%/16%/20% chance of sending an extra row.''"

==List of appearances by date==

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! width=40% | Title

! width=20% | Description

! width=20% | Release Date

! width=20% | System/Format

| ''[[Super Mario 64]]''

| Boss

| Japan:<br>June 23, [[List of games by date#1996|1996]]

| [[Nintendo 64]]

| ''[[Mario Party 2]]''

| Non-Playable Character

| Japan:<br>December 17, [[List of games by date#1999|1999]]

| Nintendo 64

| ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''

| Non-Playable Character

| North America:<br>July 28, [[List of games by date#2003|2003]]

| [[Nintendo GameCube]]

| ''[[Mario Party 5]]''

| Non-Playable Character/Cameo

| North America:<br>November 11, [[List of games by date#2003|2003]]

| Nintendo GameCube

| ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''

| Boss

| North America:<br>November 21, [[List of games by date#2004|2004]]

| [[Nintendo DS]]

| ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''

| Non-Playable Character

| Japan:<br>January 13, [[List of games by date#2005|2005]]

| [[Game Boy Advance]]

| ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''

| Non-Playable Character

| Japan:<br>July 21, [[List of games by date#2005|2005]]

| Nintendo GameCube

| ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''

| Boss

| North America:<br>November 14, [[List of games by date#2005|2005]]

| Nintendo DS

| ''[[Mario Party 8]]''

| Non-Playable Character

| North America:<br>May 29, [[List of games by date#2007|2007]]

| [[Wii]]

| ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''

| Non-Playable Character

| Japan:<br>June 19, [[List of games by date#2008|2008]]

| Wii

| ''[[Mario Party 9]]''

| Boss

| Europe:<br>March 2, [[List of games by date#2012|2012]]

| Wii

| ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''

| Non-Playable Character

| Japan:<br>July 25, [[List of games by date#2013|2013]]

| Arcade

| ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''

| Boss

| North America:<br>November 22, [[List of games by date#2013|2013]]

| [[Nintendo 3DS]]

| ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''

| Name mentioned

| Japan:<br>May 1, [[List of games by date#2014|2014]]

| Nintendo 3DS

| ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''

| Trophy

| Japan:<br>September 13, [[List of games by date#2014|2014]]

| Nintendo 3DS

| ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]

| Boss

| Japan:<br>December 3, [[List of games by date#2015|2015]]

| Nintendo 3DS

| ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''

| 3D pixel art in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack world

| Japan:<br>December 17, [[List of games by date#2016|2016]]

| [[Wii U]]

| ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]

| Boss

| Europe:<br>October 7, [[List of games by date#2016|2016]]

| Nintendo 3DS

| ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''

| 3D pixel art in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack world

| North America:<br>May 11, [[List of games by date#2017|2017]]

| [[Nintendo Switch]]

| ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''

| Non-Playable Character

| North America:<br>November 10, [[List of games by date#2017|2017]]

| Nintendo 3DS

| ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''

| 3D pixel art in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack world

| North America:<br>September 13, [[List of games by date#2017|2017]]

| [[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]

| ''[[Super Mario Party]]''

| Non-Playable Character

| Japan:<br>October 5, [[List of games by date#2018|2018]]

| Nintendo Switch

| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''

| Spirit

| Worldwide:<br>December 7, [[List of games by date#2018|2018]]

| Nintendo Switch

| ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''

| Boss

| Japan:<br>December 27, [[List of games by date#2018|2018]]

| Nintendo 3DS

| ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''

| Assistant

| Worldwide:<br>July 9, [[List of games by date#2019|2019]]

| iOS/Android

| ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

| Rival (update)<br>Unlockable playable character (update)

| Worldwide:<br>July 28, [[List of games by date#2020|2020]] (Wild West Tour)<br>August 11, [[List of games by date#2020|2020]] (Pirate Tour)

| iOS/Android

| ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''

| Boss

| Worldwide:<br>September 18, [[List of games by date#2020|2020]]

| Nintendo Switch

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|Fra=Roi Bob-omb<br/>Gros Bob-omb

|FraM=King Bob-omb<br/>Big Bob-omb

|SpaA=Rey Bob-omba

|SpaAM=King Bob-omb

|SpaE=Rey Bob-omb

|Ita=Re Bob-omba<br/>Boss Bob-omba

|ItaM=King Bob-omb<br/>Boss Bob-omb

|Rus=Король Боб-омб

|RusR= Korol' Bob-omb

|RusM= King Bob-omb

|ChiS=炸弹国王<br>''Zhàdàn Guówáng''<br>炸弹王 (since ''Super Mario Party'')<br>''Zhàdàn Wáng''

|ChiSM=King Bomb

|ChiT=炸彈王<ref>https://www.nintendo.com.hk/ssqj/minigame/index.html</ref>

|ChiTR=Zhàdàn Wáng

|ChiTM=King Bomb

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