Bomb
- “Here, have some bombs!”
- —Mouser, Super Mario Advance
A Bomb is an item used in the Mario series. Generic bombs are not to be confused with Bob-ombs, kamikaze enemies with a mind of their own.
In Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad could pluck bombs from the ground and throw them. This is referenced in Super Smash Bros. Melee; if Peach tries to pull a vegetable from the ground, she may occasionally grab a Bob-omb. Enemies such as Mouser, Monty Mole, and General Guy have thrown bombs at Mario and his friends.
In the Club Nintendo comic "Sag niemals Holerö!", Bomberman used bombs to defeat some evil aliens.
Bombs later appeared in Wario World. They were purple and had faces on them, and usually were shot out by Ankirons. A larger explosive called a Smiley Bomb also appeared in the game. They also made an appearance in Mario Hoops 3 on 3. The defending team could sometimes receive one out of the ? Panels on the court. When thrown, they would explode, knocking everyone within the blast radius down and spilling some of their collected Coins.
Despite appearing in the recent game Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Bombs seem to be slowly fading out of the Mario series, being replaced by the aforementioned Bob-ombs.
Bombs also appeared in DK Jungle Climber where they can be thrown in order to destroy obstacles such as Steel Barrels. In later levels, Bombs serve as a semi-common weapon used by Kritters to attack.
Bombs appeared in Wario Land: Shake It! in Boogie Mansion and thrown by Peek-a-booms. There is also a bomb block that can be a platform before it explodes. Both can be triggered when touched or when Wario does an Earthshake Punch.
Bombs appeared in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. They are an item in Dream Events that can be used by anyone. In Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, the player places it on the ground in Dream Race. Anyone who touches it will be slowed down. In Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, when used, it goes near the other players, and if they don't have a star, then the bomb blows up and slows down the player. There is a kind of bomb called a bomb puck that is used in Ice Hockey.
Generally speaking, bombs as depicted in the Mario series are not entirely unique, and are based on a widely-used cartoon gag that stylizes bombs as sometimes being less dangerous than a real-world one and often depicts them simply as dark, round orbs with fuses atop them. Bob-ombs are living enemies based on this stylization, as well.
