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'''Thunder Cloud'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 67, page 95.</ref> is the [[Coma Zone|Round 5]] boss of ''[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!]]'', formed out of three [[Madbomber]]s. It floats slowly around in any directions. It attacks by shooting lightnings in four different directions when [[Bomberman]] or [[Wario]] are directing near Thunder Cloud. In order to defeat it, Bomberman or Wario must lay [[bomb]]s down near Thunder Cloud to have it get hit by the blast. After six hits, Thunder Cloud is defeated and the protagonist moves to the next stage.
'''Thunder Cloud'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=December 1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 67|page=95}}</ref> is a [[List of bosses|boss]] in ''[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!]]''. He is the [[Coma Zone|Round 5]] boss, formed out of three [[Madbomber]]s. He floats slowly around in any directions. He attacks by shooting lightnings in four different directions when [[Bomberman]] or [[Wario]] are directing near Thunder Cloud. In order to defeat him, Bomberman or Wario must lay [[bomb]]s down near Thunder Cloud to have him get hit by the blast. After six hits, Thunder Cloud is defeated and the protagonist moves to the next stage.
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=イナピカリン<ref>''Bomberman GB'' instruction booklet, page 14.</ref>
|Jap=イナピカリン<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Bomberman GB'' instruction booklet|page=14|date=1994}}</ref>
|JapR=Inapikarin
|JapR=Inapikarin
|JapM=Portmanteau of「稲妻」(''inazuma'', lightning) and a derivation of「ピカり」(''pikari'', with a flash)
|JapM=Portmanteau of「稲妻」(''inazuma'', lightning) and an endearing form of「ピカり」(''pikari'', with a flash)
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*According to game designer Norio Ohkubo, the boss was tentatively named「サンダー杉山」(''Sandā Sugiyama'', Thunder Sugiyama), after a {{wp|Tsuneharu Sugiyama|Japanese wrestler}} that often appeared on children's television.<ref>nori_bomber (August 7, 2023). [https://twitter.com/nori_bomber/status/1688551636548177920 Tweet by Norio Ohkubo]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved September 2, 2023.</ref>
*According to game designer Norio Ohkubo, the boss was tentatively named「サンダー杉山」(''Sandā Sugiyama'', Thunder Sugiyama), after a {{wp|Tsuneharu Sugiyama|Japanese wrestler}} that often appeared on children's television.<ref>{{cite|language=ja|author=nori_bomber|date=August 7, 2023|url=x.com/nori_bomber/status/1688551636548177920|title=#適当なネーミング選手権<br><br>#ボンバーマンGB のボス。発売時にはイナピカリンって名前になってるけど<br><br>サンダー杉山って仮称にしたのよ。昭和の子どもには懐かしい、おはようこどもショーにも出てたプロレスラーなんだよ。|publisher=X|accessdate=September 2, 2023}}</ref>


==References==
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Thunder Cloud
Thunder Cloud
Species Madbombers
First appearance Bomberman GB (1994, Bomberman franchise)
Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994, Super Mario franchise)
Inapikarin.PNG

Thunder Cloud[1] is a boss in Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!. He is the Round 5 boss, formed out of three Madbombers. He floats slowly around in any directions. He attacks by shooting lightnings in four different directions when Bomberman or Wario are directing near Thunder Cloud. In order to defeat him, Bomberman or Wario must lay bombs down near Thunder Cloud to have him get hit by the blast. After six hits, Thunder Cloud is defeated and the protagonist moves to the next stage.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese イナピカリン[2]
Inapikarin
Portmanteau of「稲妻」(inazuma, lightning) and an endearing form of「ピカり」(pikari, with a flash)

Trivia[edit]

  • According to game designer Norio Ohkubo, the boss was tentatively named「サンダー杉山」(Sandā Sugiyama, Thunder Sugiyama), after a Japanese wrestler that often appeared on children's television.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ December 1994. Nintendo Power Volume 67. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 95.
  2. ^ 1994. Bomberman GB instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 14.
  3. ^ nori_bomber (August 7, 2023). #適当なネーミング選手権

    #ボンバーマンGB のボス。発売時にはイナピカリンって名前になってるけど

    サンダー杉山って仮称にしたのよ。昭和の子どもには懐かしい、おはようこどもショーにも出てたプロレスラーなんだよ。
    . X (Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2023.