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[[Image: Autobombershyguy.jpg|thumb|100px|An '''Autobomb''' with a Shy Guy driving it.]] | [[Image: Autobombershyguy.jpg|thumb|100px|An '''Autobomb''' with a Shy Guy driving it.]] | ||
'''Autobombs''' are large, gray, wheeled cannons which launch projectiles and can be ridden on. | '''Autobombs''' are large, gray, wheeled cannons which launch projectiles and can be ridden on. It is a personal favorite of [[Shy Guy]]s, and are the evil dreams' assault battery.<ref>Shyguy's<--sic--> favorite ride. It is also referred to as a “bad dream machine.”''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 26 (Autobomb description).</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Yume | ===''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''=== | ||
In ''[[Yume | In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', Autobombs were utilized by red Shy Guys as a means of transportation and offense. They would pursue and shoot fiery projectiles at the player. It can travel down steps but not up. If the Shy Guy was removed, the Autobomb will stop shooting and travel in a straight line. The player can then ride it, but not control it or pick it up. In some levels, riding an Autobomb was mandatory in order to cross large, spike-filled gaps. The Autobomb itself can be destroyed with a thrown object. | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''==== | ====''Super Mario Bros. 2''==== | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Autobombs are still manned by red [[Shy Guy]]s | In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Autobombs are still manned by red [[Shy Guy]]s and act the same way they do in '''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''. | ||
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''=== | ===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''=== | ||
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== Trivia == | ==Trivia== | ||
* The "M" emblazoned on the side of every Autobomb may stand for Mamu, the Japanese name of [[Wart]]. | |||
* The "M" emblazoned on the side of every Autobomb may stand for Mamu, the Japanese name of [[Wart]] | |||
==Names in other languages== | |||
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|Jap=ターボン<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 35.</ref> | |||
|JapR=Tābon}} | |||
==References== | |||
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{{BoxTop}} | {{BoxTop}} | ||
{{SMB2}} | {{SMB2}} | ||
{{The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Animated}} | {{The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Animated}} | ||
[[Category:Vehicles]] | [[Category:Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2]] | [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2]] | ||
Revision as of 01:11, March 25, 2015
Autobombs are large, gray, wheeled cannons which launch projectiles and can be ridden on. It is a personal favorite of Shy Guys, and are the evil dreams' assault battery.[1]
History
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic
In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Autobombs were utilized by red Shy Guys as a means of transportation and offense. They would pursue and shoot fiery projectiles at the player. It can travel down steps but not up. If the Shy Guy was removed, the Autobomb will stop shooting and travel in a straight line. The player can then ride it, but not control it or pick it up. In some levels, riding an Autobomb was mandatory in order to cross large, spike-filled gaps. The Autobomb itself can be destroyed with a thrown object.
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 2
In Super Mario Bros. 2, Autobombs are still manned by red Shy Guys and act the same way they do in 'Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
"Koopenstein"
In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Autobombs, never referred to by name, only made one appearance, in the episode "Koopenstein"; an Autobomb first appeared in the episode when Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool are captured by Mouser and a group of Shy Guys. Later, Toad, when surrounded by Shy Guys, manages to light the fuse of a nearby Autobomb using a Piranha Plant, causing it to blast the surrounding Shy Guys, creating a distraction that allowed Toad to escape.
Trivia
- The "M" emblazoned on the side of every Autobomb may stand for Mamu, the Japanese name of Wart.
Names in other languages
References
- ^ Shyguy's<--sic--> favorite ride. It is also referred to as a “bad dream machine.”" - Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet, page 26 (Autobomb description).
