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|image=[[File:Bobbery1.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:PMTTYD NS Admiral Bobbery Artwork.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[2004]])
|species=[[Bob-omb]]
|species=[[Bob-omb]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' (as a [[Catch Card]]/picture) ([[2007]])
|full_name=Admiral Bobbery
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
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{{quote|Oh, by Blabberton's beard!|Admiral Bobbery|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
{{quote|Oh, by Blabberton's beard!|Bobbery|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
 
'''Admiral Bobbery''', usually referred to as '''Bobbery''', is an English-accented [[Bob-omb]] who is [[Mario]]'s sixth (or seventh, depending on whether the player has completed [[Ms. Mowz]]'s trouble at this point) partner in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. His wind-up key is the helm of a ship. He is a widower whose wife, a female Bob-omb named [[Scarlette]], died of a mysterious illness prior to the events of the game.
'''Admiral Bobbery''' (usually just referred to as '''Bobbery''') is a [[Bob-omb]] who is [[Mario]]'s sixth partner in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. His wife [[List of Implied Characters#Scarlette|Scarlette]], a female Bob-omb, died of a mysterious illness prior to the events of the game.
 
==History==
==History==
===Background===
===Background===
[[File:BobberyPMTTYD.png|thumb|A sprite of Admiral Bobbery.]]
[[File:PMTTYD Admiral Bobbery Sprite.png|thumb|A sprite of Bobbery in the original game]]
Many years prior to the start of the game, Admiral Bobbery was infatuated with a [[Bob-omb]] named Scarlette. He loved her madly and proudly, only matched by his love of the sea. A renowned sailor, Admiral Bobbery spent most of his time traveling on the oceans, and Scarlette would patiently await his return.
Many years prior to the start of the game, Bobbery was infatuated with a [[Bob-omb]] named [[Scarlette]]. He loved her madly and proudly, only matched by his love of the sea. A renowned sailor, Bobbery spent most of his time traveling on the oceans, and Scarlette would patiently await his return.


One particularly icy winter, Scarlette fell ill while Admiral Bobbery was out at sea. Her condition rapidly deteriorated, and by the time Bobbery returned, she was dead. Aghast and deeply saddened, Admiral Bobbery blamed himself for Scarlette's death, thinking that he could have nursed her back to health had he been there. Tormented by nightmares of Scarlette, Bobbery eventually vowed to never sail again out of guilt for his perceived failure to his beloved.
One particularly icy winter, Scarlette fell ill while Bobbery was out at sea. Her condition rapidly deteriorated, and by the time Bobbery returned, she was dead. Aghast and deeply saddened, Bobbery blamed himself for Scarlette's death, thinking that he could have nursed her back to health had he been there. Tormented by nightmares of Scarlette, Bobbery fell into depression and eventually vowed to never sail again out of guilt for his perceived failure to his beloved.


Unbeknownst to Bobbery, Scarlette gave [[Podley]] an [[Old Letter]] prior to her death, telling him to give it to her beloved. Podley agreed to her last request, but found himself unable to do it when he saw how depressed Bobbery was. Nonetheless, he tried to help his old friend however he could. By [[Paper_Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 5: The Key to Pirate|Chapter 5]], Admiral Bobbery appears to have settled down in [[Rogueport]], drowning his grief in the bar.
Unbeknownst to Bobbery, Scarlette gave [[Podley]] an [[Old Letter]] prior to her death, telling him to give it to her beloved. Podley agreed to her last request, but found himself unable to do it when he saw how depressed Bobbery was, implying that he thought the letter would only make Bobbery feel worse. Nonetheless, he tried to help his old friend however he could. When introduced in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 5: The Key to Pirate|Chapter 5]], Bobbery appears to have settled down in [[Rogueport]], drowning his grief in the bar.


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Needing a navigator to get to [[Keelhaul Key]], Mario meets up with Admiral Bobbery, who denies his identity. After checking with [[Professor Frankly]], Mario returns to renew his request to the old sailor; he admits that he is Admiral Bobbery, but still refuses to help.
Bobbery can optionally be visited during [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls|Chapter 4]] once Mario learns Tube Mode.  


Further advice from Professor Frankly sends Mario to [[Podley's Place]]. After hearing Admiral Bobbery's depressing tale, Mario receives the Old Letter from Podley, who requests that Mario give it to Bobbery. Upon reading the letter, which contains Scarlette's encouragement for him to embrace his other love of the sea, Admiral Bobbery agrees to join Mario.
In Chapter 5, Mario meets up with Bobbery needing a navigator to get to [[Keelhaul Key]], though he denies his identity. After checking with [[Professor Frankly]], Mario returns to renew his request to the old sailor; he admits that he is Bobbery, but still refuses to help.


However, the ship is attacked by [[Ember]]s during the voyage and sinks; when the survivors wash up on the shores of Keelhaul Key, Bobbery is declared missing along with [[Four-Eyes]] and a [[Toad]]. The three are found soon after by Mario during an island exploration, once again being attacked by the pirate ghosts - the admiral makes a heroic sacrifice by distracting the ghosts and allowing the others to escape back to camp.
Further advice from Professor Frankly sends Mario to [[Podley's Place]]. After hearing Bobbery's depressing tale, Mario receives the Old Letter from Podley, who requests that Mario give it to Bobbery. Upon reading the letter, which contains Scarlette's encouragement for him to embrace his other love of the sea, Bobbery agrees to join Mario.


Venturing into the jungle once more leads the player to a near-death Bobbery, who thanks Mario for convincing him to take one last voyage out to sea before requesting a bottle of his favorite drink - [[Chuckola Cola]] - as his last wish. After exchanging a [[Coconut]] with Flavio for the drink and returning it to Bobbery, he consumes it and presumably passes on. However, it is quickly made apparent that the admiral is only asleep rather than dead - after a 'wake-up whack' from Mario's hammer, Bobbery joins the plumber's team as his next party member.
However, the ship is attacked by [[Ember]]s during the voyage and sinks; when the survivors wash up on the shores of Keelhaul Key, Bobbery is declared missing along with [[Lord Crump|Four-Eyes]] and the [[Toad sailor]]. The three are found soon after by Mario during an island exploration, once again being attacked by the pirate ghosts - the admiral makes a heroic sacrifice by distracting the ghosts and allowing the others to escape back to camp.


A retired [[Bob-omb]] sea captain, Admiral Bobbery assists Mario in his quest with his bomb-related attacks and abilities. Outside of battle, he uses the same attack as [[Bombette]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' to explode and blow up cracks. However, unlike Admiral Bobbery's counterpart, he can be thrown onto high ledges to explode. Also, her main move is a [[Body Slam (Paper Mario)|Body Slam]] and blowing up costs [[Flower Point|FP]], though it's her FP standard but Bobbery's main move is blowing up and his FP standard is throwing time bombs.
Venturing into the jungle once more leads the player to a near-death Bobbery, who thanks Mario for convincing him to take one last voyage out to sea before requesting a bottle of his favorite drink - [[Chuckola Cola (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Chuckola Cola]] - as his last wish. After exchanging a [[Coconut]] with Flavio for the drink and returning it to Bobbery, he consumes it and presumably passes on. However, it is quickly made apparent that the admiral is only asleep rather than dead - after a 'wake-up whack' from Mario's hammer, Bobbery joins his team as his next party member.


The admiral also proves useful when Mario and co. visit [[Fahr Outpost]] in search of the cannon that can shoot them to the moon, as he helps to improve relations between Mario and the resident Bob-ombs and explains their situation to the mayor. It is during this sequence that Bobbery reveals he once visited the outpost before, though the details of the trip are never given.
[[File:PMTTYD BombSquad.png|thumb|Bobbery using Bomb Squad]]
A retired [[Bob-omb]] sea captain, Bobbery assists Mario in his quest with his bomb-related attacks and abilities. Out of all the partners in the game, he has the highest [[Heart Point|HP]] total (with 20 in Initial Rank, 30 in Super Rank, and 40 in Ultra Rank), has the highest attack power, and is the only one who can give himself the [[Payback]] status effect. Despite Bob-omb enemies having defense, Bobbery does not have default defense, unlike [[Koops]]. In battle, Bobbery is also useful for clearing fog by using his Bomb move or by using [[Appeal]]. Outside of battle, he uses the same ability as [[Bombette]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' to explode and blow up cracks. However, unlike Bombette, he can be thrown onto high ledges to explode and Mario can also hold {{button|gcn|x}} to hold Bobbery in place.


After defeating the [[Shadow Queen]], Admiral Bobbery joins [[Cortez]] and sails the seas with him.
He also proves useful when Mario and co. visit [[Fahr Outpost]] in search of the cannon that can shoot them to the moon, as he helps to improve relations between Mario and the resident Bob-ombs and explains their situation to the mayor. It is during this sequence that Bobbery reveals he once visited the outpost before, though the details of the trip are never given. Despite these hints being given, in the prologue of Chapter 7 when Professor Frankly mentions the only way to reach the [[Moon]] is by using the cannon in Fahr Outpost, Bobbery says, ''"This Fahr Outpost already sounds like it will be a bother to reach,"'' claiming he knows no bounds of its area; this is fixed in the remake, where Bobbery instead says he once saw a cannon during a visit to Fahr Outpost.


After defeating the [[Shadow Queen]], Bobbery joins [[Cortez]] and sails the seas with him.
[[Goombella]]'s field [[tattle]]s on Bobbery are viewable after Mario stumbles into Bobbery's house in [[Rogueport]], at Rogueport harbor before taking off to [[Keelhaul Key]] aboard the [[S.S. Flavion]], and again in Keelhaul Key before Bobbery joins Mario's party.


====''Super Paper Mario''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Admiral Bobbery appears as a [[Catch Card]] won by winning the [[Duel of 100]] in the [[Sammer's Kingdom]]. He also makes a very brief appearance during the introduction where he, along with all the other partners from the previous ''Paper Mario'' installments are in a photo at [[Mario's House]]. Lastly, [[Francis]] has a plush toy of Admiral Bobbery at [[Fort Francis|his fortress]].
[[File:SPM Francis 2nd Room.png|thumb|left|Admiral Bobbery's plush from ''Super Paper Mario]]''
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Admiral Bobbery appears as a [[Catch Card]] won by winning the [[Duel of 100]] in the [[Sammer's Kingdom]]. He also makes a very brief appearance during the introduction where he, along with all the other partners from the previous ''Paper Mario'' installments are in a photo at the [[Mario Bros.' House]]. Lastly, [[Francis]] has a plush toy of Bobbery at [[Fort Francis|his fortress]]. He along with all of Mario's partners from the first two games were [[list of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|planned]] to appear in this game but were removed for unknown reasons.
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
Although not directly referenced, he is alluded to in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. If Mario examines the steering wheel in the wheelhouse of [[the Princess Peach]] with [[Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Bob-omb]], the latter comments, "I used to dream of being a ship captain... ooh, or an admiral! I bet I'd be a pretty cool admiral."
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
{{rewrite-expand|section=yes|Summary of what he does}}
Bobbery appears during the ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' arc of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Unlike in the original game, he is not a widower, as Scarlette is revealed to still be alive.


==Attacks and Stats==
==Profiles and statistics==
{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
|-style="background: #ABC;"
*'''In-game description:''' ''Bobbery is a salty old Bob-omb sailor who was once married to the lovely Scarlette. Press {{button|gcn|X}} to make him take a few steps forward and then explode. His blasts can even flip switches.''
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Admiral Bobbery is a salty old Bob-omb sailor who was once married to the lovely Scarlette. Press the X Button to pick him up and throw him. After walking a few steps, he'll explode (you can expedite the process by pressing X again).''<ref>{{cite|author=Thomason, Steve|url=archive.org/details/papermariothethousandyeardoorplayersguide_201909/page/n13/mode/2up|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' Nintendo Player's Guide|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=October 1, 2004|isbn=1-930206-51-8}}</ref>
*'''[[Tattle]]s:'''
**'''Rogueport, Bobbery's house''': ''That's a Bob-omb sailor. The workers at the docks say he’s some kind of legend. I heard he was stubborn, but who knew he’d give us this much trouble? Seriously! It’d be nice if [[Professor Frankly]] could tell us something about him... ''
**'''Rogueport harbor''': ''That's Admiral Bobbery. All the dock workers call him a legendary helmsman. I don't know if that's true, but he definitely seems like the most capable sailor here! I know he's been through a lot, but I'm glad we brought him around, aren't you?''
**'''Keelhaul Key''': ''That's Admiral Bobbery. He came with us on the ship, don't you remember? He washed ashore with the rest of us... but he seems hurt. You think he's doing OK?''
Bobbery has the following attacks and stats:
;HP
*Initial: 20 HP
*Super Rank: 30 HP
*Ultra Rank: 40 HP
;Attacks
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!width="10%"|Attack
!width="10%"|Attack
!width="10%"|Flower Points Needed
!width="10%"|Flower Points required
!width="10%"|Effect
!width="10%"|Effect
!width="10%"|To Attack
!width="10%"|To Attack
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!width="10%"|Move Ranks
!width="10%"|Move Ranks
|-
|-
|[[Bomb (attack)|Bomb]]
|[[Bomb (Paper Mario series)|Bomb]]
| 0
|0
|Attacks single enemy
|Attacks single enemy
|Hold down {{button|gcn|A}} to fill the gauge.
|Hold down {{button|gcn|A}} to fill the gauge.
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|[[Bomb Squad]]
|[[Bomb Squad]]
|3
|3
|Releases 3 time bombs that will explode after 1 turn.
|Releases 3 time bombs that explode after 1 turn.
|Press {{button|gcn|A}} with the proper timing.
|Press {{button|gcn|A}} with the proper timing.
|Level 1: 20<br>Level 2: 30<br>Level 3: 40
|Level 1: 20<br>Level 2: 30<br>Level 3: 40
|Level 1: N/A<br>Level 2: 3<br>Level 3: 3
|Level 1: 3<br>Level 2: 3<br>Level 3: 3
|Initial
|Initial
|-
|-
|[[Hold Fast]]
|[[Hold Fast]]
|4
|4
|Direct-attackers that touch Admiral Bobbery get damaged in battle.
|Direct-attackers that touch Bobbery get damaged in battle.
|Press {{button|gcn|A}} as the stars light up.
|Press {{button|gcn|A}} as the stars light up.
|Level 2: 30<br>Level 3: 40
|Level 2: 30<br>Level 3: 40
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|}
|}


==Catch Card==
===''Super Paper Mario''===
[[File:BobberyCard.png|thumb|70px|Bobbery's Catch Card.]]
{|class="wikitable"align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#f9f9f9;color:black"
|-
!colspan=2|[[Catch Card]]
|-
|[[File:SPM Bobbery Catch Card.png|center|70px]]
|
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Description:''' "It's Admiral Bobbery from the last Paper Mario adventure. This salty dog knew how to blast his enemies broadside!"
*'''Card Description:''' ''It's Admiral Bobbery from the last Paper Mario adventure. This salty dog knew how to blast his enemies broadside!''
*'''How to Obtain the Card:''' The Duel of 100 in [[Sammer's Kingdom]] needs to be completed in order to obtain all ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' partner cards from [[King Sammer]].
|}


==Tattle==
==Gallery==
*(Rogueport) ''That's Admiral Bobbery. All the dock workers call him a legendary helmsman. I don't know if that's true, but he definitely seems like the most capable sailor here! I know he's been through a lot, but I'm glad we brought him around, aren't you?''
<gallery>
*(Keelhaul Key) ''That's Admiral Bobbery. He came with us on the ship, don't you remember? He washed ashore with the rest of us... but he seems hurt. You think he's doing OK?''
PMTTYD Bobbery Artwork.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
PMTTYD Bobbery Joins.png
PMTTYDNS The End.jpg|Bobbery with the rest of the cast in the ending credits parade
Bobbery8bit.jpg|Bobbery's 8-bit sprite appearance in the [[X-Naut Fortress]]
TTYDPartnersHD.png|Photo of the partners from the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
PMTTYDNS Profile Admiral Bobbery.jpg|Character profile card
PMTTYDNS concept art characters 8.png|Concept artwork
PMTTYDNS concept art Ch5 4.png|Concept artwork for [[Keelhaul Key]]
Bobbery Instagram.jpg|Promotional character introduction
Nintendo Magazine Summer 2024 TTYD Relationship Chart.png|Bobbery on the Nintendo Magazine for summer 2024, showing a relationship chart featuring many characters from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
</gallery>


==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=バレル
|Jap=バレル
|JapR=bareru
|JapR=Bareru
|JapM="Barrel", a loanword from English.
|JapM="Barrel", a loanword from English
|ChiS=巴列尔
|ChiSR=Bāliè'ěr
|ChiSM=Transliteration of Japanese name
|ChiT=巴列爾<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo HK官方頻道|date=April 25, 2024|title=紙片瑪利歐RPG 介紹影片（香港）|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5FxUKg1ieU|publisher=Youtube|language=zh-hant|accessdate=April 25, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Bāliè'ěr
|ChiTM=Transliteration of Japanese name
|Dut=Bobbery
|Ger=Bart-omb
|Ger=Bart-omb
|GerM=Beard-omb
|GerM=Play on ''Bart'' ("beard") and "Bob-omb"
|Spa=Bombard
|Spa=Bombard
|SpaM=Pun of the word ''bombardeo'', which means "bombing".<br>It can also be a pun on "bomb" and "Luard", a sailor from the song "La balada de Luard el mariner".
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''bomb'' and ''Luard'' (a sailor from the song "La balada de Luard el mariner"); also a clipping of ''bombardeo'' ("bombing")
|Ita=Cannonio
|Ita=Cannonio
|ItaM=Pun of the word ''cannone'', which means "cannon" in Italian.
|ItaM=From ''cannone'' ("cannon") and the noun-deriving suffix ''-io''
|Fra=Bombart
|Fre=Bombart
|FraM=Pun of the name "Bart" (short for "Bartholomew") and the word "bombe" meaning bomb, or the word "bombarder", meaning "to bombard"}}
|FreM=Pun on ''bombe'' ("bomb") and short for "Bartholomew", or ''bombarder'' ("to bombard")
|Kor=폭탄선장
|KorR=Poktan Seonjang
|KorM=Captain Bomb
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Better old bobbery.PNG|thumb|A possible early version of Admiral Bobbery.]]
[[File:Admiral Bobbery TTYD early.png|thumb|An early variant of Bobbery]]
*The picture to the right could be an early design of Admiral Bobbery before his sailor design was made. This Admiral Bobbery resembles a soldier more than a sailor and can be found within the game's sprite resources.
*Graphics for an earlier soldier-like version of Bobbery can be found in the game's code. This version also has respective unused menu graphics.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|url=tcrf.net/Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door/Early_Graphics|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''|publisher=TCRF|accessdate=May 22, 2024}}</ref> In the Nintendo Switch remake, this design is shown in Bobbery's concept art.
*Out of all the partners in the game, Admiral Bobbery has the highest [[Heart Point|HP]] total.
*Bobbery is referenced by [[nookipedia:Gulliver|Gulliver]], in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]''. If the [[nookipedia:Player|player]] agrees to help him, he occasionally says, ''"I haven't seen such a noble skipper since Bobbery of Rogueport!"''
*Admiral Bobbery is the only character who doesn't go to sleep during [[Luigi]]'s [[Super Luigi series|stories]].
*In the GameCube version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Bobbery is the only partner that does not fall asleep while [[Luigi]] is telling his stories. This was fixed in the Nintendo Switch remake.<ref>{{cite|quote=In the original version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Bobbery is the only partner who does not fall asleep during Luigi's stories, likely due to an oversight. This was fixed in the Switch version, though whether this is an improvement is up to individual interpretation.|author=Supper Mario Broth|url=https://x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1794378284383473826|title=Supper Mario Broth on X|publisher=X|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref>
*Bobbery is referenced by the character [[nookipedia:Gulliver|Gulliver]], in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]''.
*If the player recruits Ms. Mowz into the party before Bobbery and then uses a healing item on a partner outside of battle, Bobbery's name is listed above Ms. Mowz, even if he has not joined the party yet.
 
==References==
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Bobbery
Artwork of Bobbery from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Full name Admiral Bobbery
Species Bob-omb
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Oh, by Blabberton's beard!”
—Bobbery, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Admiral Bobbery, usually referred to as Bobbery, is an English-accented Bob-omb who is Mario's sixth (or seventh, depending on whether the player has completed Ms. Mowz's trouble at this point) partner in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. His wind-up key is the helm of a ship. He is a widower whose wife, a female Bob-omb named Scarlette, died of a mysterious illness prior to the events of the game.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

Bobbery
A sprite of Bobbery in the original game

Many years prior to the start of the game, Bobbery was infatuated with a Bob-omb named Scarlette. He loved her madly and proudly, only matched by his love of the sea. A renowned sailor, Bobbery spent most of his time traveling on the oceans, and Scarlette would patiently await his return.

One particularly icy winter, Scarlette fell ill while Bobbery was out at sea. Her condition rapidly deteriorated, and by the time Bobbery returned, she was dead. Aghast and deeply saddened, Bobbery blamed himself for Scarlette's death, thinking that he could have nursed her back to health had he been there. Tormented by nightmares of Scarlette, Bobbery fell into depression and eventually vowed to never sail again out of guilt for his perceived failure to his beloved.

Unbeknownst to Bobbery, Scarlette gave Podley an Old Letter prior to her death, telling him to give it to her beloved. Podley agreed to her last request, but found himself unable to do it when he saw how depressed Bobbery was, implying that he thought the letter would only make Bobbery feel worse. Nonetheless, he tried to help his old friend however he could. When introduced in Chapter 5, Bobbery appears to have settled down in Rogueport, drowning his grief in the bar.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Bobbery can optionally be visited during Chapter 4 once Mario learns Tube Mode.

In Chapter 5, Mario meets up with Bobbery needing a navigator to get to Keelhaul Key, though he denies his identity. After checking with Professor Frankly, Mario returns to renew his request to the old sailor; he admits that he is Bobbery, but still refuses to help.

Further advice from Professor Frankly sends Mario to Podley's Place. After hearing Bobbery's depressing tale, Mario receives the Old Letter from Podley, who requests that Mario give it to Bobbery. Upon reading the letter, which contains Scarlette's encouragement for him to embrace his other love of the sea, Bobbery agrees to join Mario.

However, the ship is attacked by Embers during the voyage and sinks; when the survivors wash up on the shores of Keelhaul Key, Bobbery is declared missing along with Four-Eyes and the Toad sailor. The three are found soon after by Mario during an island exploration, once again being attacked by the pirate ghosts - the admiral makes a heroic sacrifice by distracting the ghosts and allowing the others to escape back to camp.

Venturing into the jungle once more leads the player to a near-death Bobbery, who thanks Mario for convincing him to take one last voyage out to sea before requesting a bottle of his favorite drink - Chuckola Cola - as his last wish. After exchanging a Coconut with Flavio for the drink and returning it to Bobbery, he consumes it and presumably passes on. However, it is quickly made apparent that the admiral is only asleep rather than dead - after a 'wake-up whack' from Mario's hammer, Bobbery joins his team as his next party member.

Bomb Squad in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Bobbery using Bomb Squad

A retired Bob-omb sea captain, Bobbery assists Mario in his quest with his bomb-related attacks and abilities. Out of all the partners in the game, he has the highest HP total (with 20 in Initial Rank, 30 in Super Rank, and 40 in Ultra Rank), has the highest attack power, and is the only one who can give himself the Payback status effect. Despite Bob-omb enemies having defense, Bobbery does not have default defense, unlike Koops. In battle, Bobbery is also useful for clearing fog by using his Bomb move or by using Appeal. Outside of battle, he uses the same ability as Bombette from Paper Mario to explode and blow up cracks. However, unlike Bombette, he can be thrown onto high ledges to explode and Mario can also hold X Button to hold Bobbery in place.

He also proves useful when Mario and co. visit Fahr Outpost in search of the cannon that can shoot them to the moon, as he helps to improve relations between Mario and the resident Bob-ombs and explains their situation to the mayor. It is during this sequence that Bobbery reveals he once visited the outpost before, though the details of the trip are never given. Despite these hints being given, in the prologue of Chapter 7 when Professor Frankly mentions the only way to reach the Moon is by using the cannon in Fahr Outpost, Bobbery says, "This Fahr Outpost already sounds like it will be a bother to reach," claiming he knows no bounds of its area; this is fixed in the remake, where Bobbery instead says he once saw a cannon during a visit to Fahr Outpost.

After defeating the Shadow Queen, Bobbery joins Cortez and sails the seas with him.

Goombella's field tattles on Bobbery are viewable after Mario stumbles into Bobbery's house in Rogueport, at Rogueport harbor before taking off to Keelhaul Key aboard the S.S. Flavion, and again in Keelhaul Key before Bobbery joins Mario's party.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Admiral Bobbery's plush from Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Admiral Bobbery appears as a Catch Card won by winning the Duel of 100 in the Sammer's Kingdom. He also makes a very brief appearance during the introduction where he, along with all the other partners from the previous Paper Mario installments are in a photo at the Mario Bros.' House. Lastly, Francis has a plush toy of Bobbery at his fortress. He along with all of Mario's partners from the first two games were planned to appear in this game but were removed for unknown reasons.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Although not directly referenced, he is alluded to in Paper Mario: The Origami King. If Mario examines the steering wheel in the wheelhouse of the Princess Peach with Bob-omb, the latter comments, "I used to dream of being a ship captain... ooh, or an admiral! I bet I'd be a pretty cool admiral."

Super Mario-kun[edit]

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Summary of what he does

Bobbery appears during the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc of Super Mario-kun. Unlike in the original game, he is not a widower, as Scarlette is revealed to still be alive.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

  • In-game description: Bobbery is a salty old Bob-omb sailor who was once married to the lovely Scarlette. Press X Button to make him take a few steps forward and then explode. His blasts can even flip switches.
  • Player's Guide: Admiral Bobbery is a salty old Bob-omb sailor who was once married to the lovely Scarlette. Press the X Button to pick him up and throw him. After walking a few steps, he'll explode (you can expedite the process by pressing X again).[1]
  • Tattles:
    • Rogueport, Bobbery's house: That's a Bob-omb sailor. The workers at the docks say he’s some kind of legend. I heard he was stubborn, but who knew he’d give us this much trouble? Seriously! It’d be nice if Professor Frankly could tell us something about him...
    • Rogueport harbor: That's Admiral Bobbery. All the dock workers call him a legendary helmsman. I don't know if that's true, but he definitely seems like the most capable sailor here! I know he's been through a lot, but I'm glad we brought him around, aren't you?
    • Keelhaul Key: That's Admiral Bobbery. He came with us on the ship, don't you remember? He washed ashore with the rest of us... but he seems hurt. You think he's doing OK?

Bobbery has the following attacks and stats:

HP
  • Initial: 20 HP
  • Super Rank: 30 HP
  • Ultra Rank: 40 HP
Attacks
Attack Flower Points required Effect To Attack Bobbery's Hit Points Attack Power Move Ranks
Bomb 0 Attacks single enemy Hold down A Button to fill the gauge. Level 1: 20
Level 2: 30
Level 3: 40 		Level 1: 1-4
Level 2: 2-5
Level 3: 3-6 		Initial
Bomb Squad 3 Releases 3 time bombs that explode after 1 turn. Press A Button with the proper timing. Level 1: 20
Level 2: 30
Level 3: 40 		Level 1: 3
Level 2: 3
Level 3: 3 		Initial
Hold Fast 4 Direct-attackers that touch Bobbery get damaged in battle. Press A Button as the stars light up. Level 2: 30
Level 3: 40 		N/A Super Rank
Bob-ombast 9 Damages all enemies in battle. Press A Button repeatedly to fill the gauge. Level 3: 40 Level 1: N/A
Level 2: N/A
Level 3: 8 		Ultra Rank

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Catch Card
The Catch Card of Admiral Bobbery in Super Paper Mario
  • Card Type: Rare
  • Card Description: It's Admiral Bobbery from the last Paper Mario adventure. This salty dog knew how to blast his enemies broadside!

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バレル[?]
Bareru 		"Barrel", a loanword from English
Chinese (simplified) 巴列尔[?]
Bāliè'ěr 		Transliteration of Japanese name
Chinese (traditional) 巴列爾[2]
Bāliè'ěr 		Transliteration of Japanese name
Dutch Bobbery[?] -
French Bombart[?] Pun on bombe ("bomb") and short for "Bartholomew", or bombarder ("to bombard")
German Bart-omb[?] Play on Bart ("beard") and "Bob-omb"
Italian Cannonio[?] From cannone ("cannon") and the noun-deriving suffix -io
Korean 폭탄선장[?]
Poktan Seonjang 		Captain Bomb
Spanish Bombard[?] Portmanteau of bomb and Luard (a sailor from the song "La balada de Luard el mariner"); also a clipping of bombardeo ("bombing")

Trivia[edit]

Early sprite of Admiral Bobbery unused in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
An early variant of Bobbery
  • Graphics for an earlier soldier-like version of Bobbery can be found in the game's code. This version also has respective unused menu graphics.[3] In the Nintendo Switch remake, this design is shown in Bobbery's concept art.
  • Bobbery is referenced by Gulliver, in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. If the player agrees to help him, he occasionally says, "I haven't seen such a noble skipper since Bobbery of Rogueport!"
  • In the GameCube version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Bobbery is the only partner that does not fall asleep while Luigi is telling his stories. This was fixed in the Nintendo Switch remake.[4]
  • If the player recruits Ms. Mowz into the party before Bobbery and then uses a healing item on a partner outside of battle, Bobbery's name is listed above Ms. Mowz, even if he has not joined the party yet.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thomason, Steve (October 1, 2004). Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. ISBN 1-930206-51-8. Page 17.
  2. ^ Nintendo HK官方頻道 (April 25, 2024). 紙片瑪利歐RPG 介紹影片（香港）. Youtube (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. ^ TCRF. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. TCRF. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "In the original version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Bobbery is the only partner who does not fall asleep during Luigi's stories, likely due to an oversight. This was fixed in the Switch version, though whether this is an improvement is up to individual interpretation." – Supper Mario Broth. Supper Mario Broth on X. X. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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Bob-ombs
Characters Bobbery • Bobolink • Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King) • Bob-omb gang • Bob-omba • Bomberto • Bombette • Bruce • Bub • Fahr Outpost mayor • Fred • Gattai monster • General White • Gob • Goldbob • Jerry • King Bob-omb • Lucky • Master Crash • Mecha King Bob-omb • Nob • Pa-Patch • Proto Mecha King Bob-omb • Red Bob-omb • Rob • Scarlette • Swob • Sylvia • The Bob-omb Squad
Species and variants Alarm Bob-omb • Baboom • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Buddy • Bob-omb Car • Bob-omb Fish • Bob-ulk • Bomb Bud • Bomb Net • Bomb Plant • Bombite • Bulky Bob-omb • Buzz-Bomb • Chuckya • Dark Fawful Bomb • Designbomb • Dreamy Bob-omb • Fly Bomb • Giga Bob-omb • Glad Bob-omb • Glad Parabomb • Goombomb • Kab-omb • King Bomb • Lethal Bob-omb • Lob-omb • Lob-omb R • Mega Bob-omb • Mezzo Bomb • Microbomb • Onpu Bomu • Paper Bob-omb • Paper Macho Bob-omb • Parabomb • Rob-omb • Shiny Bob-omb • Shroob-omb • Smell Bob-omb • Tail Bob-omb • Time Bob-omb
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo GameCube) / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Main characters Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian • Yoshi Kid
Species Bub-ulb • Craw • Crow • Doogan • Duplighost • Glitz Pit Security • Jabbi • Little Mouser • Luff • Nibbles • Para-bomb • Penguin • Pianta • Pig • Puni • Ratooey • Smorg • Toad • Twilighter • Yoshi
Chapters Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Crystal Stars Diamond Star • Emerald Star • Gold Star • Ruby Star • Sapphire Star • Garnet Star • Crystal Star
Bosses Beldam • Blooper • Bowser • Doopliss • Gloomtail • Gold Fuzzy • Grodus • Kammy Koopa • Lord Crump • Marilyn • Rawk Hawk • The Iron Adonis Twins • Three Shadows • Vivian
Chapter bosses Cortez • Doopliss • Hooktail • Macho Grubba • Magnus von Grapple • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Shadow Queen • Smorg
Optional bosses Atomic Boo • Bonetail • Gus • Prince Musha • Whackaa
Minor characters Arfur • Audience • Bandy Andy • Battle Mastera • Blooey • The Bob-omb Squad • Bomberto • Bootler • Bub • Bub-ulber • Businessman • Charlieton • Chef Shimi • Chestnut King • Chet Rippo • Chomp Country • Cleftor • Craw-Daddy • Creepy Steeple Boo • Darkly • Dazzle • The Dead Bones • The Destructors • Doe T. • Don Pianta • Doopliss's parrot • Dupree • Eddy the Mask • Eve • Excess Express conductor • Excess Express engineer • Excess Express waitress • Fahr Outpost mayor • Flavio • Flo • Francesca • Frankie • Fred • The Fuzz • Garf • General White • Ghost T. • Glitzville reporter • Gloomer • Gob • Goldbob • Goom Goom • The Goomba Bros. • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goomther • Goose • Grifty • Grubba • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare • Hamma Jamma • The Hand-It-Overs • Hayzee • Heff T. • Herb T. • Ian Foomusa • Ishnail • Jabble • Jerry • Johnson • Jolene • King K • Koopie Koo • The Koopinator • Koopley • Koopook • Korvallis • The KP Koopas • Kroop • Lady Bow • Lahla • Laki • Larson • Lucky • Luigi • Lumpy • The Magikoopa Masters • Master Crash • Mayor Dour • McGoomba • Merlee • Merlon • Merluvlee • Maude • The Mind-Bogglers • Mousimilian • Mover • Mr. Hoggle • Niff T. • Nob • Pa-Patch • Parakarry • Peeka • Pennington • Petuni • Pianta syndicate • Pierre • Pine T. Jr. • Pine T. Sr. • Plenn T. • Podler • Podley • The Poker Faces • The Pokey Triplets • Porter • Prince Mush • Professor Frankly • Pungent • Pungry • Punio • Puniper • Puni elder • The Punk Rocks • Rob • Robbo Thieves • Rocko • Scarlette • Screamy • Shellshock • The Shellshockers • Sir Swoop • Spike Storm • Spiky Joe • Stewart • Swindell • Swob • Sylvia • TEC • Thriff T. • The Tiny Spinies • Toad sailor • Toad sailor's brother • Toad salesmana • Toadette • Toadia • Toadsworth • Toce T. • Tony • Toodles • Torque • Traveling Sisters Three • Twilight Shop manager • Twilight Shop manager's wife • Vinny • Whacka • Wings of Night • Wonky • Zess T. • Zip Toad
Enemies Bandit (Badge · Big) • Bill Blaster (Bombshell) • Blooper • Bob-omb (Bob-ulk · Bulky) • Boo (Atomic · Dark) • Bristle (Dark) • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) · Spike Top (Red)) • Chain-Chomp (Red) • Cleft (Bald (Hyper) · Hyper · Iron · Moon) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Dark Craw • Dry Bones (Dark · Dull · Red) • Ember (Lava Bubble · Phantom) • Fire Bar • Fuzzy (Green · Flower · Horde) • Goomba (Gloomba (Para · Spiky) · Hyper (Para · Spiky) · Para · Spiky) • Goomboarda • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para) · Koopatrol (Dark) · KP (Para) · Para · Shady (Para)) • Lakitu (Dark) • Magikoopa (Green · Red · White) • Pale Piranha (Frost · Piranha Plant · Putrid) • Pider (Arantula) • Pokey (Poison) • Ruff Puff (Dark · Ice · Poison) • Spinia (Spania · Spunia) • Spiny (Sky-Blue) • Swooper (Swampire · Swoopula) • Wizzerd (Dark · Elite) • X-Fist (Punch) • X-Naut (Elite · PhD · Platoon) • Yux (Grodus X · Mini · X-Yux (Mini) · Z-Yux (Mini))
Locations Boggly Woods • Broadshroom • Circuit Break Island • Creepy Steeple • Deepdown Depot • Excess Express • Fahr Outpost • Flurrie's House • Fresh Juice Shop • Glitz Pit • Glitzville • Goomstar Temple • Great Tree • Grimble Forest • Hatesong Tower • Herb T.'s place • Hooktail Castle • Hot Dog Stand • Inn • Item Shop • Jazzafrazz Town • Keelhaul Key • Keelhaul Galleria • Lovely Howz of Badges • Mario Bros.' House • Moon • Netherworld • Niff T.'s shop • Northwinds Mart • Palace of Shadow • Palace of Shadow Tower • Path to Fahr Outpost • Path to Shhwonk Fortress • Petalburg • Petal Meadows • Pianta Parlor • Pirate's Grotto • Pit of 100 Trials • Podley's Place • Plumpbelly Village • Poshley Heights • Poshley Sanctum • Pudding Continent • Pungent's Great Tree Shop • Rapturous Ruins • Riverside Station • Rogueport • Rogueport Underground • Rumblebump Volcano • Sales Stall • Shhwonk Fortress • Souvenir shop • Strudel Continent • Toad Bros. Bazaar • Trouble Center • Twilight Shop • Twilight Town • Twilight Trail • Waffle Kingdom • Westside Goods • X-Naut Fortress
Bowser levels World 1 • World 2 • World 3
Moves Action Command • Appeal • Art Attack • Boat Mode • Bob-ombast • Body Slam • Bomb • Bomb Squad • Charge • Clock Out • Dodgy Fog • Earth Tremor • Fiery Jinx • First Strike • Flee • Gale Force • Ground Pound • Guard • Gulp • Headbonk • Hold Fast • Infatuate • Jump • Kiss Thief • Lip Lock • Love Slap • Mini-Egg • Multibonk • Paper Mode • Plane Mode • Power Lift • Power Shell • Rally Wink • Shade Fist • Shell Shield • Shell Slam • Shell Toss • Showstopper • Smooch • Spring Jump • Stampede • Stylish move • Super Hammer • Superguard • Supernova • Sweet Feast • Sweet Treat • Tattle • Tease • Tube Mode • Ultra Hammer • Veil
Objects Badge • Big Bob • Black chest • Black Skull • Boat panel • Brick block • Candy Pop • Cheep Blimp • Chomp Rock • Cog • Coin • Coin block • Coral • Crystal Ball • Elevator • Flagpole • Flower • Heart • Hidden block • Koopa Clown Car • Meat • Metal Block • Pianta token • Plane panel • Power-draining machine • Recovery block • S.S. Flavion • Save Block • Shine Block • Star Piece • Stone Block • Stone keys • Switch • Teleporter • The Thousand-Year Door • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe • X-Naut ship • Yellow Block
Stats / statuses Allergic • Badge Point • Burn • Charged • Confused • Danger • Defense • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Dodgy • Electrified • Fast • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Huge • Immobilized • Invisible • Payback • Peril • Poison • Power • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Regeneration • Sleep • Slow • Soft • Star Point • Star Power • Tiny
Miscellaneous 65th Trivia Quiz-Off • 66th Trivia Quiz-Off • Art Gallerya • Badges • Bestiary (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Boom-bassa-boom Festival • Bingo! • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Flash game • Gallery (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Glitches (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Goldbobbington's • Happy Lucky Lottery • Koopa Clan • Level up • Luigi Fan Club • Jazzafrazz Town Drama Slam • Mist • Parade • Partner Hintsa • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–F · G–K · L–R · S–Z) • Recipes • Rogueport Direct Mail Service • Rogueport Restoration Committee • Selling prices • Shine Sprites • Shops • Sound Gallerya • Staff (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Stump Petuni • Tattles (Nintendo Switch) • Treasure chest locations • University of Goom • Unnamed NPCs • X-Nauts
a Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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