Bobbery
- “Oh, by Blabberton's beard!”
- —Admiral Bobbery, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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 Scarlette, a female Bob-omb, died of a mysterious illness prior to the events of the game.
History
Background
Many years prior to the start of the game, Admiral Bobbery is infatuated with a Bob-omb named Scarlette. He loves her madly and proudly. Admiral Bobbery is a renowned sailor and spends most of his time traveling around the sea. Scarlette always waits patiently for his return.
However, on a particularly icy winter, Scarlette feels ill (the case is unknown, though it quickly turns serious). She is getting extremely sick and starts to approach death. Admiral Bobbery is out to sea at this time and by the time he returns, Scarlette is dead. Admiral Bobbery blames himself, thinking that he could have nursed her back to health if he isn't gone. This haunts Admiral Bobbery all the time, giving him nightmares. Not long before her death, she gives Podley an Old Letter, telling him to give it to Admiral Bobbery. He intends to give it to him, though when he saw him in sadness, he couldn't do it. From this time to the start of Chapter 5, the letter is kept in Podley's Place. What Admiral Bobbery does afterwords is unknown, though he eventually stays in denial at Rogueport.
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
After needing a navigator to get to Keelhaul Key, Mario meets up with Admiral Bobbery. After checking once with Professor Frankly, he returns to him asking him for help. He admits that he is Admiral Bobbery, but still refuses.
Advised by Professor Frankly, Mario goes to Podley's Place. After hearing about Admiral Bobbery's depressing tale, he gives him the Old Letter and requests him to get it to him. After returning the letter, Admiral Bobbery agrees to join Mario.
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 and blowing up costs FP, though it's her FP standard. But his main move is blowing up and his FP standard is throwing time bombs.
However, when the ship sinks and the crew ends up on Keelhaul Key, Admiral Bobbery is thought to be dead, but Mario finds him near a palm tree, battling two Embers. He defeats them and he states that he is about to die, asking him to bring him some Chuckola Cola as his last request.
When Mario brings the Chuckola Cola, his partner realizes that Admiral Bobbery is just asleep rather than dead. He hits him with his hammer to wake him up. Afterwords, Bobbery joins Mario in his adventure. After defeating the Shadow Queen, he joins Cortez and sails the seas with him.
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 his fortress.
Attacks and Stats
| Attack | Flower Points Needed | Effect | To Attack | Bobbery's Hit Points | Attack Power | Move Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomb | None | Attacks single enemy | Hold down  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 will explode after 1 turn. | Press with the proper timing.
|
Level 1: 20 Level 2: 30 Level 3: 40 |
Level 1: N/A Level 2: 3 Level 3: 3 |
Initial |
| Hold Fast | 4 | Direct-attackers that touch Admiral Bobbery get damaged in battle. | Press as the stars light up.
|
Level 2: 30 Level 3: 40 |
N/A | Super Rank |
| Bob-ombast | 9 | Damages all enemies in battle. | Press repeatedly to fill the gauge.
|
Level 3: 40 | Level 1: N/A Level 2: N/A Level 3: 8 |
Ultra Rank |
Catch Card
- 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!"
- 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
- (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?
- (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?
Names in Other Languages
Trivia
- 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.
- Out of all the partners in the game, Admiral Bobbery has the highest HP total.
- Replenishing Bob-ombs like Admiral Bobbery (exploding, then coming back) seem to be slightly hurt after exploding, as after he attacks, he lands sitting. If the player looks fast, for a split second, Admiral Bobbery's eyes are X-ed out. That means "KO'ed".
- Admiral Bobbery is the only character who doesn't go to sleep during Luigi's stories.
- Admiral Bobbery's house is the only house in Rogueport that has a chimney.
- If the player got Ms. Mowz to join Mario's party before Admiral Bobbery, his sprite would be shown instead of Ms. Mowz in the party menu.
- Admiral Bobbery may be from Fahr Outpost seeing as Fahr Outpost Mayor says "Haven't seen you in a quite some time."
- Admiral Bobbery's sprite in the X-Naut Fortress dressing room with the sprite easter egg looks more pre-made than other characters do.
