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|image=[[File:Parabomb NSMBUD.png|200px]]<br>A Parabomb in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|image=[[File:ParabombNSMBU.png|200px]]<br>A Parabomb in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Bob-omb]]
|variant_of=[[Bob-omb]]
|variants=[[Glad Parabomb]]
|variants=[[Glad Parabomb]]
|comparable=[[Tail Bob-omb]]
|comparable=[[Parachute Galoomba]]<br>[[Tail Bob-omb]]
|relatives=[[Paper Macho Bob-omb]]
|relatives=[[Paper Macho Bob-omb]]
}}
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'''Parabombs''' (occasionally parsed as '''Para-bombs''' or '''Para Bombs'''<ref>''Yoshi's Safari'' instruction booklet, page 19.</ref>), also known as '''Parachute Bob-ombs''',<ref>[https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/character-packs-series-3-71394 Character Packs – Series 3]. ''LEGO''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref> are [[Bob-omb]]s with parachutes that appear in several ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games. They descend slowly from the sky, and once they land, they act like normal Bob-ombs.
'''Parabombs''' (occasionally formatted as '''Para-bombs''' or '''Para Bombs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi's Safari'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>), also known as '''Parachute Bob-ombs''',<ref>{{cite|url=www.lego.com/en-us/product/character-packs-series-3-71394|title=Character Packs – Series 3|publisher=LEGO|accessdate=August 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/world/?lang=en English|title=''Super Mario World'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-141758/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/world/?lang=en}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are [[Bob-omb]]s that descend slowly from the sky and become regular Bob-ombs upon touching the ground.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Parabomb SMW.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Parabomb SMW.png|frame|left]]
Para-bombs make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they descend from the sky and upon landing act like normal Bob-ombs.
Para-bombs are enemies in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They have their usual behavior of descending to the ground.


====''Super Mario 64 DS'' / ''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''Super Mario 64 DS'' / ''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:BOS Parabomb.png|frame]]
[[File:BOS Parabomb.png|frame]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', there is a [[minigame]] called [[Bob-omb Squad (minigame)|Bob-omb Squad]] where Para-bombs must be blown-up before they hit guarded flowers.
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', there is a [[minigame]] called [[Bob-omb Squad]], where Para-bombs must be blown up before they hit guarded flowers.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Parabombs first appear in [[World 8-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-5]], where they are one of the many hazards alongside [[Crowber]]s and [[lava]] geysers that [[Mario]] must be careful of. They act identical to their ''Super Mario World'' counterparts.
Parabombs are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They act identical to their ''Super Mario World'' counterparts. Parabombs are first encountered in [[World 8-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-5]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Parabombs reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', having the same function as in earlier games. They are occasionally shot out of [[cannon]]s. They appear only in [[World 2-B (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2-B]] and [[World 6-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-2]].
Para-bombs are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They have the same function as in earlier games. They are occasionally shot out of [[cannon]]s. They appear only in [[World 2-B (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2-B]] and [[World 6-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-2]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:ParabombNSMBU.png|thumb|right|100px|A Parabomb in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'']]
Para-bombs are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|shared port]]. Para-bombs act the same as in previous games. The appear only in [[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]], while ''New Super Luigi U'' includes them in both [[Current Event]] and [[Bowser Jr. Showdown]].
Parabombs reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', acting the same as in previous games. Their only appearance is in [[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]]. In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', Parabombs appear in [[Current Event]] and [[Bowser Jr. Showdown]].


====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Parabombs reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' where they can be made by placing a parachute on a Bob-omb. Since they do not appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', new sprites were made for them. They can be placed in pipes, [[Lakitu]]s, [[Bill Blaster]]s, and [[Bull's-Eye Blaster]]s. Unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', they cannot be placed in cannons.
Parabombs are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They can be made by placing a parachute on a Bob-omb. Newly designed sprites of them were created for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', since they appear in neither of the three games. Parabombs can be placed in pipes, [[Lakitu]]s, [[Bill Blaster]]s, and [[Bull's-Eye Blaster]]s, though not in cannons.
 
===''Yoshi's Safari''===
[[File:Para-Bomb.png|110px|thumb|Artwork of a Para Bomb from ''Yoshi's Safari'']]
Para Bombs are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''.


===''Hotel Mario''===
===''Hotel Mario''===
[[File:HM Parabomb.png|frame|left]]
[[File:HM Parabomb.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', Parabombs can crash into enemies from above. They are similar to their counterparts from ''Super Mario World'', except they can follow Mario and [[Luigi]] while falling. If they hit a door, the door closes, making Mario and Luigi's task harder.
Parabombs are enemies in ''[[Hotel Mario]]''. They can crash into enemies from above, similarly to their counterparts from ''Super Mario World'', except they can follow Mario and [[Luigi]] while falling. A Parabomb can close a door by hitting it.
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===''Yoshi's Safari''===
[[File:Para-Bomb.png|110px|thumb|Artwork of a Para Bomb from ''Yoshi's Safari'']]
Para Bombs appear as enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''.


===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Booster]] throws Para-bombs from his train midway up [[Booster Tower]]. Touching one prompts a [[Rob-omb]] battle. Booster will continue throwing them until he runs out, causing him to leave in annoyance, or the player hides or leaves first, causing him to stop early and leave in dejection.
Para-bombs are obstacles in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. [[Booster]] throws them from his train midway up [[Booster Tower]]. Touching one prompts a [[Rob-omb]] battle. Booster will continue throwing them until he runs out, causing him to leave in annoyance, or the player hides or leaves first, causing him to stop early and leave in dejection.


===''Yoshi's Story''===
===''Yoshi's Story''===
Para Bombs reappear as enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', appearing during the fight with [[Baby Bowser]]. Yoshi must hit them with eggs to hurt the [[Ghost (Yoshi's Story)|ghost]].
Para-bombs are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They appear during the fight with [[Baby Bowser]], and hitting them with eggs is required to hurt the [[Ghost (Yoshi's Story)|ghost]].


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Parabombs make a brief cameo in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. When Mario and his partner are shot out of the [[big bomb cannon]] in the [[Fahr Outpost]], the hatch that holds the Bob-ombs opens up and releases the Bob-ombs. They come down slowly using red parachutes.
Para-bombs make a brief cameo in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. When Mario and his partner are shot out of [[Big Bob]] in [[Fahr Outpost]], the hatch that holds the Bob-ombs opens up and releases the Bob-ombs. They come down slowly using red parachutes.


====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
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===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
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Parabombs are enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They behave much in the same way as in ''Super Mario World''. There is also a variant of Parabomb named [[Glad Parabomb]].
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In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', Parabombs behave much in the same way as in ''Super Mario World''. There is also a variant of Parabomb named [[Glad Parabomb]].


===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
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===''Dr. Mario World''===
===''Dr. Mario World''===
Parabombs appear in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' as assistants. In both stage mode and versus mode, their effect is to transform two objects, mainly [[virus]]es, into [[exploder]]s when the stage starts, where the chance of activation is higher at higher levels (15%, 30%, 45%, 60%, and 80% from levels 1 to 5 respectively). Parabomb assistants are each rewarded after clearing the first area in [[World 15 (Dr. Mario World)|World 15]] and [[World 28]].
Parabombs are assistants in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. In both stage mode and versus mode, their effect is to transform two objects, mainly [[virus]]es, into [[exploder]]s when the stage starts, where the chance of activation is higher at higher levels (15%, 30%, 45%, 60%, and 80% from levels 1 to 5 respectively). Parabomb assistants are each rewarded after clearing the first area in [[World 15 (Dr. Mario World)|World 15]] and [[World 28]].


===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Parabombs appear as part of [[King Bob-omb]]'s Bob-ombs Away Special Shot, where they blow away nearby opponents' golf balls, and in the Battle Golf mode at Super Golf Stadium, where they can appear during the Bob-omb Rush if Rush Countdown is on. When that Rush event takes place, every player will be targeted by multiple Parabombs, with more being targeted for players with a higher rank compared to ones at a lower rank. The Parabombs in this game lack legs and a wind-up key.
Parabombs are obstacles in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''. Unlike their common design, Parabombs lack legs and a wind-up key. They appear as part of [[King Bob-omb]]'s Bob-ombs Away Special Shot, where they blow away nearby opponents' golf balls. Parabombs also appear in the Battle Golf mode at Super Golf Stadium, during the Bob-omb Rush event, in which players are targeted by multiple Parabombs, especially higher ranked ones.
 
===''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
Parabombs makes their first ''Mario Party'' appearance in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''. They appear in the background of the board [[Mario's Rainbow Castle]] where they fall out of the sky whenever [[Impostor Bowser]] takes over the central tower.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>パラボム</big><br>
{{PBMCD profile
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}''' ウエポン族<br>
|name=パラボム (JP) / Para-bomb (EN)
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}''' まじめ<br>
|artwork=[[File:Parabomb Perfect.png|x200px]]
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' ワールド<br>
|shuzoku=ウエポン{{ruby||ぞく}}
'''<big>ボム兵が空から舞い降りる</big><br>
|seikaku=まじめ
空中訓練を受けて緞えられたボム兵(P207)。パラシュートを使い、空から降りてくる。地上に降りると近づいてきて、自爆しようとする。集団で降りてくるので、相手にせず進もう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/CFXNZBx.jpeg page 163].</ref>
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''<big>ボム{{ruby|兵|へい}}が{{ruby|空|そら}}から{{ruby||}}{{ruby||}}りる</big><br>
{{ruby|空中訓練|くうちゅうくんれん}}を{{ruby|受|う}}けて{{ruby|緞|きた}}えられたボム{{ruby|兵|へい}}(P207)。パラシュートを{{ruby|使|つか}}い、{{ruby|空|そら}}から{{ruby|降|お}}りてくる。{{ruby|地上|ちじょう}}に{{ruby|降|お}}りると{{ruby|近|ちか}}づいてきて、{{ruby|自爆|じばく}}しようとする。{{ruby|集団|しゅうだん}}で{{ruby|降|お}}りてくるので、{{ruby|相手|あいて}}にせず{{ruby|進|すす}}もう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/CFXNZBx.jpeg 163]}}</ref>
|tribe=Weapon clan
|disposition=Serious
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>Bomb soldiers descend from the sky</big><br>
''A Bob-omb (P207) who has undergone aerial training. They use parachutes to descend from the sky. When they land on the ground, they approach you and try to self-destruct. They will descend in groups, so do not fight them and continue on your way.''
}}


'''''<big>Parabomb</big>'''''<br>
===''Super Princess Peach''===
''Tribe: Weapon clan''<br>
{{SPP enemy
''Disposition: Serious''<br>
|name=Parabomb
''Game appearances: World''<br>
|image=[[File:SPPParabomb.png]]
'''''<big>Bomb soldiers descend from the sky</big><br>
|levels=[[Ladida Plains 1-5]]<br>[[Hoo's Wood 2-9]]<br>[[Fury Volcano 4-2]]<br>[[Wavy Beach 5-4]]<br>[[Giddy Sky 7-2]]
''A Bob-omb (P207) who has undergone aerial training. They use parachutes to descend from the sky. When they land on the ground, they approach you and try to self-destruct. They will descend in groups, so do not fight them and continue on your way.''
|number=67
|glossary=A Bob-omb with a parachute. Stomp on it to blow it up.
}}


===''Dr. Mario World''===
===''Dr. Mario World''===
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SMW Artwork Parabomb.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMW Artwork Parabomb.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Safari Parabomb.png|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
Safari Parabomb.png|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
Parabomb SuperMarioKun.jpg|Volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''
Parabomb SuperMarioKun.jpg|Volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
SMMPB4 Maze5.jpg|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 4]]: Princess Peach Disappeared''
SMMPB4 Maze5.jpg|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 4]]: Princess Peach Disappeared''
Mario Puzzle Artwork.png|Artwork used for a ''Mario'' puzzle
Mario Puzzle Artwork.png|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' puzzle
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 3.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 3.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
Mario Undōkai card 10.jpg|''[[Mario Undōkai]]'' trading card
Mario Undōkai card 10.jpg|''[[Mario Undōkai]]'' trading card
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
YSParabomb.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
YSParabomb.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
Bob-omb Squad.png|Parabombs in the [[Bob-omb Squad (minigame)|Bob-omb Squad]] minigame from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
Bob-omb Squad.png|Parabombs in the minigame [[Bob-omb Squad]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMBW World 8-5 Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW Asset Model Parabomb.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW World 8-5 Screenshot.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMB2-W2-B.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
NSMB2-W2-B.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
MLPJ Parabombs.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
MLPJ Parabombs.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
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NSSM Cover.jpg|''Nurie Selection Super Mario''
NSSM Cover.jpg|''Nurie Selection Super Mario''
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Supernintendoworldpowerupbandkeychallenge-c.jpg|[[Super Nintendo World]]
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LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 3 Sets.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
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|JapR=Parabomu
|JapR=Parabomu
|JapM=Parabomb, officially romanized as "Para Bom"<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese ending cast roll</ref>
|JapM=Parabomb, officially romanized as "Para Bom"<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese ending cast roll</ref>
|ChiS=炸弹空降兵<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref> (''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'')<br>''Zhàdàn Kōngjiàngbīng''<br>空降炸弹兵 (since ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'')<br>''Kōngjiàng Zhàdànbīnɡ''
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=28|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>
|ChiSM=From on "炸弹兵" (''Zhàdànbīnɡ'', Bob-omb) and "空降兵" (''kōngjiàngbīng'', paratrooper)<br><br>Airborne Bob-omb<br><br>
|ChiS=炸弹空降兵<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170227153847/http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> (''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'')
|ChiSR=Zhàdàn Kōngjiàngbīng
|ChiS2=空降炸弹兵 (since ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'')
|ChiS2R=Kōngjiàng Zhàdànbīnɡ
|ChiSM=From on "炸弹兵" (''Zhàdànbīnɡ'', "Bob-omb") and "空降兵" (''kōngjiàngbīng'', "paratrooper")
|ChiS2M=Airborne Bob-omb
|ChiT=空降炸彈兵
|ChiT=空降炸彈兵
|ChiTR=Kōngjiàng Zhàdànbīnɡ
|ChiTR=Kōngjiàng Zhàdànbīnɡ
|ChiTM=Airborne Bob-omb
|ChiTM=Airborne Bob-omb
|Fra=Parabomb
|Fre=Parabomb
|FraM=Parabomb
|FreM=Parabomb
|FraE=Bob-omb parachute
|FreE=Bob-omb parachute
|FraEM=Parachute Bob-omb
|FreEM=Parachute Bob-omb
|Ger=Para-Bomb<br>Fallschirm-Bob-omb
|Ger=Para-Bomb<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>
|GerM=Para-Bomb<br>
|Ger2=Fallschirm-Bob-omb
|Ita=Bob-omba parà
|GerM=Para-Bomb
|ItaM=Para Bob-omb (from ''paracadute'', parachute)
|Ger2M=Para-Bomb
|Ita=Bob-omba Parà
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ClRRscbbtY|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Castello di Peach CASTELLO 1 - Vs Bowser con Gioco assistito (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=March 12, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Para Bob-omb; from ''paracadute'' ("parachute")
|Kor=파라폭탄
|Kor=파라폭탄
|KorR=Parapoktan
|KorR=Parapoktan
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|SpaA=Parabomba
|SpaA=Parabomba
|SpaAM=Parabomb
|SpaAM=Parabomb
|SpaE=Para-bomb<br>Bob-omb Paracaidista
|SpaE=Para-bomb
|SpaEM=Para-Bomb<br>Parachuting Bob-omb
|SpaE2=Bob-omb Paracaidista
|SpaEM=Para-Bomb
|SpaE2M=Parachuting Bob-omb
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:YoshiNES-Bobomb.png|frame]][[File:WWG Parachute Bomb.png|frame]]
[[File:YoshiNES-Bobomb.png|frame]][[File:WWG Parachute Bomb.png|frame]]
*In the NES version of ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', regular Bob-ombs use Parabomb's ''Super Mario World'' sprite, but without the parachute.
*In the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', regular Bob-ombs use Parabomb's ''Super Mario World'' sprite, but without the parachute.
*In the returning microgame [[Crossing Guard]] from ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', in the version of ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' in the level 3 of this microgame, some bombs landing with a parachute, are similar to a Parabomb.
*In the third level of the ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' microgame [[Crossing Guard (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Crossing Guard]], a returning microgame from ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', some bombs landing with a parachute are similar to a Parabomb.
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Latest revision as of 08:10, December 6, 2024

Parabomb
ParabombNSMBU.png
A Parabomb in New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Variant of Bob-omb
Variants
Relatives
Comparable

Parabombs (occasionally formatted as Para-bombs or Para Bombs[1]), also known as Parachute Bob-ombs,[2][3] are enemies introduced in Super Mario World. They are Bob-ombs that descend slowly from the sky and become regular Bob-ombs upon touching the ground.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

Sprite of a Para-bomb from Super Mario World

Para-bombs are enemies in Super Mario World. They have their usual behavior of descending to the ground.

Super Mario 64 DS / New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

A Parabomb

In Super Mario 64 DS and New Super Mario Bros., there is a minigame called Bob-omb Squad, where Para-bombs must be blown up before they hit guarded flowers.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Parabombs are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They act identical to their Super Mario World counterparts. Parabombs are first encountered in World 8-5.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Para-bombs are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. 2. They have the same function as in earlier games. They are occasionally shot out of cannons. They appear only in World 2-B and World 6-2.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Para-bombs are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their shared port. Para-bombs act the same as in previous games. The appear only in Red-Hot Elevator Ride, while New Super Luigi U includes them in both Current Event and Bowser Jr. Showdown.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Parabombs are enemies in Super Mario Maker 2. They can be made by placing a parachute on a Bob-omb. Newly designed sprites of them were created for Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario 3D World, since they appear in neither of the three games. Parabombs can be placed in pipes, Lakitus, Bill Blasters, and Bull's-Eye Blasters, though not in cannons.

Yoshi's Safari[edit]

Para Bomb
Artwork of a Para Bomb from Yoshi's Safari

Para Bombs are enemies in Yoshi's Safari.

Hotel Mario[edit]

Parabomb from Hotel Mario.

Parabombs are enemies in Hotel Mario. They can crash into enemies from above, similarly to their counterparts from Super Mario World, except they can follow Mario and Luigi while falling. A Parabomb can close a door by hitting it.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Para-bombs are obstacles in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Booster throws them from his train midway up Booster Tower. Touching one prompts a Rob-omb battle. Booster will continue throwing them until he runs out, causing him to leave in annoyance, or the player hides or leaves first, causing him to stop early and leave in dejection.

Yoshi's Story[edit]

Para-bombs are enemies in Yoshi's Story. They appear during the fight with Baby Bowser, and hitting them with eggs is required to hurt the ghost.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Para-bombs make a brief cameo in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. When Mario and his partner are shot out of Big Bob in Fahr Outpost, the hatch that holds the Bob-ombs opens up and releases the Bob-ombs. They come down slowly using red parachutes.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Parabombs falling from the sky in Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Parabombs appear in Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the Nintendo 3DS. They are found in Goomba Fortress. The cannons that appear blast the Parabombs from the tower after a Goomba wakes up a sleeping group of Bob-ombs using a trumpet. Once they hit the ground, they attack like normal Bob-ombs. Many Parabombs actually miss the desired area and fall into what seems to be a bottomless pit. After Mario beats the Megasparkle Goomba, Parabombs do not appear anymore. At the rest stop in Bowser's Snow Fort's mine cart ride, Shiny Bob-ombs drop into battle in the form of a Parabomb.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Main article: Paper Macho Bob-omb

While regular Parabombs do not appear in Paper Mario: The Origami King, Paper Macho variants of Bob-ombs resemble Parabombs, parachuting in Hotfoot Crater during the section where Mario escapes from the small Paper Macho Goombas. When they land, they chase Mario upon detection and explode after a short period of time.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Parabombs are enemies in Super Princess Peach. They behave much in the same way as in Super Mario World. There is also a variant of Parabomb named Glad Parabomb.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, paper versions of Parabombs appear in the Cannonball Chuck minigame in the arcade. They are seen suspended in mid-air after Mario throws the cannonball with Luigi on it. If the cannonball hits a Parabomb, the minigame ends.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

Parabombs are assistants in Dr. Mario World. In both stage mode and versus mode, their effect is to transform two objects, mainly viruses, into exploders when the stage starts, where the chance of activation is higher at higher levels (15%, 30%, 45%, 60%, and 80% from levels 1 to 5 respectively). Parabomb assistants are each rewarded after clearing the first area in World 15 and World 28.

Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]

Parabombs are obstacles in Mario Golf: Super Rush. Unlike their common design, Parabombs lack legs and a wind-up key. They appear as part of King Bob-omb's Bob-ombs Away Special Shot, where they blow away nearby opponents' golf balls. Parabombs also appear in the Battle Golf mode at Super Golf Stadium, during the Bob-omb Rush event, in which players are targeted by multiple Parabombs, especially higher ranked ones.

Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]

Parabombs makes their first Mario Party appearance in Super Mario Party Jamboree. They appear in the background of the board Mario's Rainbow Castle where they fall out of the sky whenever Impostor Bowser takes over the central tower.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

パラボム (JP) / Para-bomb (EN)
A Parabomb from Super Mario World.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ウエポンぞく Tribe Weapon clan
性格せいかく まじめ Disposition Serious
登場とうじょうゲーム ワールド Game appearances World
ボムへいそらからりる

空中訓練くうちゅうくんれんけてきたえられたボムへい(P207)。パラシュートを使つかい、そらからりてくる。地上ちじょうりるとちかづいてきて、自爆じばくしようとする。集団しゅうだんりてくるので、相手あいてにせずすすもう。[4]

Bomb soldiers descend from the sky

A Bob-omb (P207) who has undergone aerial training. They use parachutes to descend from the sky. When they land on the ground, they approach you and try to self-destruct. They will descend in groups, so do not fight them and continue on your way.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Parabomb
A Parabomb from Super Princess Peach
Vibe Vibeless Levels Ladida Plains 1-5
Hoo's Wood 2-9
Fury Volcano 4-2
Wavy Beach 5-4
Giddy Sky 7-2
Glossary number 67 Glossary entry A Bob-omb with a parachute. Stomp on it to blow it up.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

  • Stage mode: "Grants 15%/30%/45%/60%/80% chance exploders (2) will appear on stage start."
  • Versus mode: "Grants 15%/30%/45%/60%/80% chance exploders (2) will appear on stage start."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パラボム[6]
Parabomu
Parabomb, officially romanized as "Para Bom"[5]
Chinese (simplified) 炸弹空降兵[7] (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2)
Zhàdàn Kōngjiàngbīng
From on "炸弹兵" (Zhàdànbīnɡ, "Bob-omb") and "空降兵" (kōngjiàngbīng, "paratrooper")
空降炸弹兵 (since New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe)[?]
Kōngjiàng Zhàdànbīnɡ
Airborne Bob-omb
Chinese (traditional) 空降炸彈兵[?]
Kōngjiàng Zhàdànbīnɡ
Airborne Bob-omb
French Parabomb[?] Parabomb
French (NOE) Bob-omb parachute[?] Parachute Bob-omb
German Para-Bomb[8] Para-Bomb
Fallschirm-Bob-omb[?]
Italian Bob-omba Parà[9] Para Bob-omb; from paracadute ("parachute")
Korean 파라폭탄[?]
Parapoktan
Parabomb
Portuguese Parabomba[?] Parabomb
Portuguese (NOE) Bob-bomba Paraquedista[?] Parachuting Bob-omb
Spanish (NOA) Parabomba[?] Parabomb
Spanish (NOE) Para-bomb[?] Para-Bomb
Bob-omb Paracaidista[?] Parachuting Bob-omb

Trivia[edit]

Sprite of a Bob-omb, from the NES version of Yoshi, reused from Parabomb's Super Mario World sprite.
A bomb with parachute from the microgame Crossing Guard.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1993. Yoshi's Safari instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  2. ^ Character Packs – Series 3. LEGO. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ English Super Mario World entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:17:58 UTC via archive.today.)
  4. ^ November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 163.
  5. ^ Super Mario World Japanese ending cast roll
  6. ^ Kagawa, Ryo (APE/Shigesato Itoi), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors (1991). "UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-104117-5. Page 28.
  7. ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. Baidu Tieba. Archived February 27, 2017, 15:38:47 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
  9. ^ Canale New Super Mario Bros. U (March 12, 2013). New Super Mario Bros. U - Castello di Peach CASTELLO 1 - Vs Bowser con Gioco assistito (Wii U). YouTube (Italian).