Big Bob-omb

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“I'm the Big Bob-omb, baron of all blasting matter, king of ka-booms the world over! Incredible! You made it this far even without a mustache. I commend your courage. Be that as it may, I can't just give you my precious power star. You must defeat me in battle if you want it! You'll be quite helpless facing my Bob-omb minions. Now put your tongue back in your mouth. It's quite undignified. Let's battle!”
—Big Bob-omb, Super Mario 64 DS

Big Bob-omb waving in Super Mario 64 DS.

Big Bob-omb, sometimes called King Bob-omb, because of his crown, is the first boss who is fought in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Guarding the Power Star, which Bowser entrusted him with, he will not give it up without a fight. In Super Mario 64, Mario merely has to run around to the back of him, pick him up, and toss him 3 times. Only then will he give up the Star. If he is thrown off the mountain, he will accuse Mario of cheating and he will have to start over. He is super-kind for elders, a trait not seen in many Mario series characters.

In Super Mario 64 DS, he is fought twice. The first time is as Yoshi, and instead of picking him up, Yoshi had to lick up Bob-ombs he threw at Yoshi and spit them back at him before they explode in Yoshi's mouth. After being hit by three Bob-ombs, he's defeated. The second time, he can only be defeated by one of the three plumbers and use the same strategy used in Super Mario 64.

[edit] Cameo Appearances

Big Bob-Omb in Mario Kart DS.

• In Mario Party 2, he appeared in the background of Mystery Land, stuck in a sinkhole.
• He made a cameo appearance in Mario Party 5 in the minigame Defuse or Lose, where the players had to defuse wires leading to him by Ground Pounding them.
• He also appared in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour on a golf course in Peach's Castle Grounds. Hitting him will make him explode like a normal bob-omb. In ring shot mode the golfer must hit a ring he's wearing to complete the hole successfully.
• In Mario Party Advance, he is the leader of the Bob-omb Mafia which protects Shroom City.
• He became an item in Mario Superstar Baseball in a minigame and produced around 400-500 points causing fireworks to appear.
• In Mario Kart DS, Big Bob-omb is a boss in Mission Mode. Similar to Super Mario 64 DS, the player have to pick up Bob-ombs and throw them at him as Wario. He is in Mission 5 in Mario Kart DS
• He made a reappearance in the Mario Party 8 minigame You're the Bob-omb. He blows up when the right wire is detonated.
• In Mario Super Sluggers he is a stage obstacle on the Bowser Castle stage, which he throws Bob-omb down onto the field. Suprisingly, he rides in the Koopa Clown Car.

[edit] Trivia

• He looks and attacks very similar to Chuckyas, even more so than Bob-ombs. Unlike most (or all) other Bob-ombs, he has arms and spherical hands.
• Bob-omb Buddies fear him, because Big Bob-omb has a big gray mustache.
• Big Bob-omb does not explode in certain games, but in certain Mario Party games, such as Mario Party 8, explode, but this is due to a switch activated in the mini-games.
• It is possible that there is more than one Big Bob-omb.

[edit] Foreign Names