Editing Parabomb

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:ParabombNSMBU.png|200px]]<br>A Parabomb in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variant_of=[[Bob-omb]]
|variants=[[Glad Parabomb]]
|comparable=[[Parachute Galoomba]]<br>[[Tail Bob-omb]]
|relatives=[[Paper Macho Bob-omb]]
}}
'''Parabombs''' (occasionally formatted as '''Para-bombs''' or '''Para Bombs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Yoshi's Safari'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref>), also known as '''Parachute Bob-ombs''',<ref>{{cite|url=www.lego.com/en-us/product/character-packs-series-3-71394|title=Character Packs – Series 3|publisher=LEGO|accessdate=August 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/world/?lang=en English|title=''Super Mario World'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-141758/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/world/?lang=en}}</ref> are [[Bob-omb]]s with parachutes that appear in several games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. They descend slowly from the sky, and once they land, they act like normal Bob-ombs.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Parabomb SMW.png|frame|left]]
Para-bombs make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they descend from the sky and, upon landing, act like normal Bob-ombs.

====''Super Mario 64 DS'' / ''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:BOS Parabomb.png|frame]]
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', there is a [[minigame]] called [[Bob-omb Squad (minigame)|Bob-omb Squad]], where Para-bombs must be blown up before they hit guarded flowers.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Parabombs first appear in [[World 8-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-5]], where they are one of the many hazards alongside [[Crowber]]s and [[lava]] geysers that [[Mario]] must be careful of. They act identical to their ''Super Mario World'' counterparts.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Para-bombs reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', having the same function as in earlier games. They are occasionally shot out of [[cannon]]s. They appear only in [[World 2-B (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2-B]] and [[World 6-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-2]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Parabombs reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', acting the same as in previous games. Their only appearance is in [[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]]. In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', Parabombs appear in [[Current Event]] and [[Bowser Jr. Showdown]].

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Parabombs reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' where they can be made by placing a parachute on a Bob-omb. Since they do not appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', new sprites were made for them. They can be placed in pipes, [[Lakitu]]s, [[Bill Blaster]]s, and [[Bull's-Eye Blaster]]s. Unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', they cannot be placed in cannons.

===''Yoshi's Safari''===
[[File:Para-Bomb.png|110px|thumb|Artwork of a Para Bomb from ''Yoshi's Safari'']]
Para Bombs appear as enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''.

===''Hotel Mario''===
[[File:HM Parabomb.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', Parabombs can crash into enemies from above. They are similar to their counterparts from ''Super Mario World'', except they can follow Mario and [[Luigi]] while falling. If they hit a door, the door closes, making Mario and Luigi's task harder.
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Booster]] throws Parabombs from his train midway up [[Booster Tower]]. Touching one prompts a [[Rob-omb]] battle. Booster will continue throwing them until he runs out, causing him to leave in annoyance, or the player hides or leaves first, causing him to stop early and leave in dejection.

===''Yoshi's Story''===
Parabombs reappear as enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', appearing during the fight with [[Baby Bowser]]. A Yoshi must hit them with eggs to hurt the [[Ghost (Yoshi's Story)|ghost]].

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Para-bombs make a brief cameo in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. When Mario and his partner are shot out of [[Big Bob]] in [[Fahr Outpost]], the hatch that holds the Bob-ombs opens up and releases the Bob-ombs. They come down slowly using red parachutes.

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
[[File:Pmssguide33.png|thumb|Parabombs falling from the sky in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']]
Parabombs appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. They are found in [[Goomba Fortress]]. The cannons that appear blast the Parabombs from the tower after a [[Goomba]] wakes up a sleeping group of [[Bob-omb]]s using a trumpet. Once they hit the ground, they attack like normal [[Bob-omb]]s. Many Parabombs actually miss the desired area and fall into what seems to be a bottomless [[pit]]. After Mario beats the [[Megasparkle Goomba]], Parabombs do not appear anymore. At the rest stop in [[Bowser's Snow Fort]]'s mine cart ride, [[Shiny Bob-omb]]s drop into battle in the form of a Parabomb.

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
{{main|Paper Macho Bob-omb}}
While regular Parabombs do not appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', [[Paper Macho Soldier|Paper Macho]] variants of Bob-ombs resemble Parabombs, parachuting in [[Hotfoot Crater]] during the section where Mario escapes from the small [[Paper Macho Goomba]]s. When they land, they chase Mario upon detection and explode after a short period of time.
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===''Super Princess Peach''===
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In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', Parabombs behave much in the same way as in ''Super Mario World''. There is also a variant of Parabomb named [[Glad Parabomb]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', paper versions of Parabombs appear in the [[Cannonball Chuck]] minigame in the arcade. They are seen suspended in mid-air after [[Mario]] throws the cannonball with [[Luigi]] on it. If the cannonball hits a Parabomb, the minigame ends.

===''Dr. Mario World''===
Parabombs appear in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' as assistants. In both stage mode and versus mode, their effect is to transform two objects, mainly [[virus]]es, into [[exploder]]s when the stage starts, where the chance of activation is higher at higher levels (15%, 30%, 45%, 60%, and 80% from levels 1 to 5 respectively). Parabomb assistants are each rewarded after clearing the first area in [[World 15 (Dr. Mario World)|World 15]] and [[World 28]].

===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Parabombs appear as part of [[King Bob-omb]]'s Bob-ombs Away Special Shot, where they blow away nearby opponents' golf balls, and in the Battle Golf mode at Super Golf Stadium, where they can appear during the Bob-omb Rush if Rush Countdown is on. When that Rush event takes place, every player will be targeted by multiple Parabombs, with more being targeted for players with a higher rank compared to ones at a lower rank. The Parabombs in this game lack legs and a wind-up key.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=パラボム (JP) / Para-bomb (EN)
|shuzoku=ウエポン{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=まじめ
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''<big>ボム{{ruby|兵|へい}}が{{ruby|空|そら}}から{{ruby|舞|ま}}い{{ruby|降|お}}りる</big><br>
{{ruby|空中訓練|くうちゅうくんれん}}を{{ruby|受|う}}けて{{ruby|緞|きた}}えられたボム{{ruby|兵|へい}}（Ｐ207）。パラシュートを{{ruby|使|つか}}い、{{ruby|空|そら}}から{{ruby|降|お}}りてくる。{{ruby|地上|ちじょう}}に{{ruby|降|お}}りると{{ruby|近|ちか}}づいてきて、{{ruby|自爆|じばく}}しようとする。{{ruby|集団|しゅうだん}}で{{ruby|降|お}}りてくるので、{{ruby|相手|あいて}}にせず{{ruby|進|すす}}もう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/CFXNZBx.jpeg 163]}}</ref>
|tribe=Weapon clan
|disposition=Serious
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>Bomb soldiers descend from the sky</big><br>
''A Bob-omb (P207) who has undergone aerial training. They use parachutes to descend from the sky. When they land on the ground, they approach you and try to self-destruct. They will descend in groups, so do not fight them and continue on your way.''
}}

===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''Stage mode:''' "''Grants 15%/30%/45%/60%/80% chance exploders (2) will appear on stage start.''"
*'''Versus mode:''' "''Grants 15%/30%/45%/60%/80% chance exploders (2) will appear on stage start.''"

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW Artwork Parabomb.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Safari Parabomb.png|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
Parabomb SuperMarioKun.jpg|Volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
SMMPB4 Maze5.jpg|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 4]]: Princess Peach Disappeared''
Mario Puzzle Artwork.png|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' puzzle
Mario Christmas Puzzle Artwork 3.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario'' Christmas-themed puzzle
Mario Undōkai card 10.jpg|''[[Mario Undōkai]]'' trading card
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
YSParabomb.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
Bob-omb Squad.png|Parabombs in the minigame [[Bob-omb Squad (minigame)|Bob-omb Squad]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMBW World 8-5 Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMB2-W2-B.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
MLPJ Parabombs.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
SMM2 SMB Parachute.png|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (parachute) (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM2 SMB3 Parachute.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (parachute) (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style)
SMM2 SMW Parachute.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (parachute) (''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
SMM2 NSMBU Parachute.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (parachute) (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
SMM2 SM3DW Parachute.png|''Super Mario Maker 2'' (parachute) (''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style)
DMW-Parabomb.png|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
NSSM Cover.jpg|''Nurie Selection Super Mario''
Supernintendoworldpowerupbandkeychallenge-c.jpg|[[Super Nintendo World]]
Tencent Switch JD Promotional Banner 5.jpg|Promotional banner from {{wp|Tencent}}'s online [[Nintendo Switch]] store on {{wp|JD.com}}
LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 3 Sets.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=パラボム
|JapR=Parabomu
|JapM=Parabomb, officially romanized as "Para Bom"<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese ending cast roll</ref>
|ChiS=炸弹空降兵<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170227153847/http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> (''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'')
|ChiSR=Zhàdàn Kōngjiàngbīng
|ChiS2=空降炸弹兵 (since ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'')
|ChiS2R=Kōngjiàng Zhàdànbīnɡ
|ChiSM=From on "炸弹兵" (''Zhàdànbīnɡ'', "Bob-omb") and "空降兵" (''kōngjiàngbīng'', "paratrooper")
|ChiS2M=Airborne Bob-omb
|ChiT=空降炸彈兵
|ChiTR=Kōngjiàng Zhàdànbīnɡ
|ChiTM=Airborne Bob-omb
|Fre=Parabomb
|FreM=Parabomb
|FreE=Bob-omb parachute
|FreEM=Parachute Bob-omb
|Ger=Para-Bomb
|Ger2=Fallschirm-Bob-omb
|GerM=Para-Bomb
|Ger2M=Para-Bomb
|Ita=Bob-omba parà
|ItaM=Para Bob-omb (from ''paracadute'', "parachute")
|Kor=파라폭탄
|KorR=Parapoktan
|KorM=Parabomb
|Por=Parabomba
|PorM=Parabomb
|PorE=Bob-bomba Paraquedista
|PorEM=Parachuting Bob-omb
|SpaA=Parabomba
|SpaAM=Parabomb
|SpaE=Para-bomb
|SpaE2=Bob-omb Paracaidista
|SpaEM=Para-Bomb
|SpaE2M=Parachuting Bob-omb
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:YoshiNES-Bobomb.png|frame]][[File:WWG Parachute Bomb.png|frame]]
*In the NES version of ''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'', regular Bob-ombs use Parabomb's ''Super Mario World'' sprite, but without the parachute.
*In the third level of the ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' microgame [[Crossing Guard (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Crossing Guard]], a returning microgame from ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', some bombs landing with a parachute are similar to a Parabomb.
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