Para-bombs are Bob-ombs with parachutes. They descend slowly from the sky, and once they land, they act like normal Bob-ombs. They are like Paragoombas or Koopa Paratroopas, except in most versions where they appear, they don't have any wings, and they don't appear in a lot of Mario games.
[edit] History
[edit] Super Mario series
[edit] Super Mario World
They make their first appearance in Super Mario World, where they descend from the sky and once on land act like normal Bob-ombs.
[edit] Super Mario 64 DS/New Super Mario Bros.
In New Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario 64 DS, there's a minigame called Bob-omb Squad where Para-bombs must be blown-up before they hit guarded flowers.
[edit] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Para-bombs first appear in World 8-5, where they are one of the many hazards alongside Crowbers and lava geysers that Mario must be careful of. They act identical to their Super Mario World counterparts.
[edit] New Super Mario Bros. 2
Para Bob-ombs reappear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, having the same function as in earlier games. They are occasionally shot out of cannons.
[edit] New Super Mario Bros. U
Para-bombs return in New Super Mario Bros. U, acting the same as in previous games.
[edit] Hotel Mario
In Hotel Mario, Para-bombs (here known as Para Bob-ombs) had wings and could crash into enemies from above. They are similar to the Para-bombs from Super Mario World, except for the fact that they could follow Mario and Luigi while falling. If they hit a door, the door would close, making Mario and Luigi's task harder.
[edit] Paper Mario series
[edit] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Para Bob-ombs made a brief cameo in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. when Mario and his partner were shot out of the cannon in the Fahr Outpost the hatch that held the Bob-ombs opened up and released the Bob-ombs. They came down slowly using red parachutes.
[edit] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Para-bombs falling from the sky in
Paper Mario: Sticker Star.
Para-bombs appear in Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the Nintendo 3DS. They are found in Goomba's Fortress. When the Cannons that appear, blast the Para-bombs from the tower after a Goomba wakes up a sleeping group of Bob-ombs using a trumpet. Once they hit the ground, they will attack like normal Bob-ombs. Many Para-bombs actually miss the desired area and fall into what seems to be a Bottomless Pit.
[edit] Super Princess Peach
In Super Princess Peach Para-bombs (here known as Parabombs), behave much in the same way as in Super Mario World. There is also a sub-species of Para-bomb named Glad Parabomb.
[edit] Gallery
Para-bombs in World 8-5 in New Super Mario Bros Wii.
Para-bombs as they appear in Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the Nintendo 3DS.
