Lob-omb
| Dream Team enemy | |
|---|---|
| Lob-omb | |
| |
| Location(s) | Dreamy Dozing Sands |
| Role | Common |
| Position | Normal |
| Level | 11 |
| HP | 42 |
| Power | 64 |
| Defense | 70 |
| Speed | 42 |
| Weakness | None |
| Experience | 10 (12) |
| Coins | 14 (100%) |
| Item drop | Supersyrup Jar (5%) Thick Gloves (3%) |
| No Hitter | 14 |
| World | Dream |
Lob-ombs are a type of Bob-omb that appear in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. They are yellow and cube-shaped, with green eyes and wheels for feet. Uncommonly for Dream World enemies, they do not appear on the field, forcing Mario and Dreamy Luigi to enter a battle with a Skipdrill or Dreamy Sandoon in order for them to fight one. The name Lob-omb is a play on "lob" (which means to throw) and "Bob-omb."
In battle, a Lob-omb may attack by moving in front of Mario a fair distance away, and lobbing a bomb at him. Mario must face the bomb and hammer it away in order to avoid taking damage; if the bomb is knocked forward, it will usually explode near some enemies, damaging them in the process. If the Lob-omb jumps before it lobs, the bomb will end up behind Mario. If the Lob-omb lobs the bomb with its right arm, the bomb will end up by Mario's right, in the foreground. If the Lob-omb lobs the bomb with its left arm, the bomb will end up by Mario's left, in the background. If the Lob-omb lobs the bomb with both arms, the bomb will end up in front of Mario.
A Lob-omb may also take out three bombs, with the real bomb having an explosion mark on it; the Lob-omb will turn them all around in an attempt to prevent the player from knowing which one is real. The Lob-omb will juggle them either clockwise or counter-clockwise before throwing them one after the other at Mario; the real bomb straight towards Mario, who must hammer it back at the Lob-omb and avoid taking damage. The Lob-omb's bombs can easily make Mario dizzy.
If a Lob-omb is defeated, it starts to spark. Afterward, at the end of the turn, it explodes, damaging any nearby enemies: 44 damage to other Lob-ombs, around 21 to 53 damage to any nearby Dreamy Sandoons, and around 20 to 46 damage to any nearby Skipdrills.
A stronger version of Lob-ombs called Lob-ombs R appear later on in the game.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボムポイ[?] Bomupoi |
Play on「ポイ」(poi, onomatopoeia for tossing sound) and「ボム兵」(Bomuhei, Bob-omb) | |
| German | Wurf-omb[?] | From "wurf" (throw) and "Bob-omb" | |
| Italian | Bombot[?] | From "bomba" (bomb) and "robot" | |
| Portuguese | Rob-bomba[?] | Play on "robô" (robot) and "Bob-bomba" (Bob-omb) | |
| Russian | Робомбист[?] Robombist |
From "робот" (robot) and "бомбист" (bombist, bomber) | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Rob-omba[?] | Rob-omb | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Robo-bomb[?] | From "robot" and "Bob-omb" |
| 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 |
