Editing Red Bob-omb (character)

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:MarioKart Solo SuperMarioKun 16.png|200px]]<br>Mario with Red Bob-omb and Yoshi on a kart
|species=[[Bob-omb Buddy]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 15|Volume 15]] (1996)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 60|Volume 60]] (2024)
}}
'''Red Bob-omb'''<ref>"Luigi and Yoshi are Mario's constant companions. In some games, however, those regulars step aside from make room for guest stars like the Red Bob-omb, or the baby Yoshis."; ''[[Super Mario Manga Mania]]''.</ref> is a [[Bob-omb Buddy]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' as one of the major allies in the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' arc, covered between [[Super Mario-kun Volume 15|Volume 15]] and [[Super Mario-kun Volume 19|Volume 19]].

Differently from an in-game Bob-omb Buddy, Red Bob-omb has arms, a mouth, and more expressive and detailed eyes (these last two details are also given to [[Bombette]] and [[Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Bobby]] in later volumes).

Mario first meets him during his first visit to [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], where he saves him from the [[Chain Chomp]] that he landed on, by exploding on command. Mario asks him if he saw a crowned person (referring to [[Princess Peach]]) and, thinking he was talking about [[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]], Red Bob-omb directs him to the mountain. Mario starts the dangerous climb, only to discover that Red Bob-omb reached the top first thanks to the [[Warp|Warp Point]]. This becomes a running gag for the character, suggesting a difficult way to achieve something, revealing an easier way only after Mario has gone through some painful experiences: for example, in [[Jolly Roger Bay]], he saves Mario from drowning by creating a [[bubble]] with a fart, and only after Mario uses it to breathe he reveals that collecting [[coin]]s works just as fine.

Like many allies before and after him, Red Bob-omb does not take much part in the action, mostly accompanying Mario for the area and giving suggestions on how to beat an enemy or boss. He accompanies Mario almost exclusively in the worlds inside the [[painting]]s, rarely getting inside [[Peach's Castle]], implying that he takes a longer route to reach Mario to the next area. Most of the time, in front of a difficult obstacle, Mario just tosses Red Bob-omb to blow it up, and Yoshi is often seen munching on him.

In later volumes, Red Bob-omb appears with other secondary characters when the achievements of the manga are covered, such as the 30th anniversary of serialization in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 57|Volume 57]] and the reading of mail from the fans in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 60|Volume 60]].

==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|赤|あか}}ボム
|JpnC=<ref>{{File link|Red Bob-omb SMKun.png}}</ref>
|JpnR=Aka Bomu
|JpnM=Red Bomb
|Ita=Bob-omba rossa
|ItaM=Red bob-omb; the name is in feminine form instead of the neutral gender form
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Manga Mania|Super Mario Mangamania]]''|date=March 9, 2022|page=8|isbn=978-88349-07122|publisher=Edizioni BD|author=Colombo, Alessandro|language=it|quote="''Mario ha dei compagni fissi, come Luigi o Yoshi, ma ogni tanto appaiono anche altri amici che fanno squadra con lui solo per la durata di quello specifico gioco. Nel caso del mio fumetto, succede nel volume 15 con la bob-omba rossa, nei volumi 19 e 20 circa con baby Yoshi e via dicendo.''"}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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{{Bob-ombs}}
[[Category:Bob-ombs]]
[[Category:Allies]]
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