Boomsday Machine
| Boomsday Machine | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Species | Tank/Zap Nozzle/Fire Bar |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
- “My dad's gonna get angry if I let you get another
... Time to break out my Boomsday Machine! I'll just relax in my comfy cockpit and watch you go BOOM!” - —Bowser Jr., Super Mario Galaxy 2
The Boomsday Machine is a castle-like tank invented by Bowser Jr. that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The first part of its name is a portmanteau of the onomatopoeia "boom" and the word "doomsday." The machine has three Fire Bars circling around it, and the top section has a spinning turret mechanism. The machine is fought in the galaxy Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker. The music heard during this battle is the same as in the Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada battle.
There are ample Cloud Flowers around the area to grab. The player must use Cloud Mario's ability to ascend the battlefield and get to the top of the Boomsday Machine. For the first round, the player must run for one of the updrafts and then spin to create a cloud and ride it upwards. From there, Mario can traverse across the various clouds scattered throughout the battlefield, using his cloud-making ability to assist himself. Once the player reaches the top of the tower, they must damage the machine by ground-pounding the glass. If Mario stands on the glass cockpit for too long, Bowser Jr. will spin his launcher to knock Mario off.
The second round is much like the first, but now the tower attempts to vacuum the area, pulling the clouds out from under the player's feet. The player should still be able to just long-jump to the top of the tower in the same manner. The player also needs to watch out for an electric shield that covers Bowser Jr.'s dome periodically when he is sucking up clouds.
In the final round, the tower goes mobile. This makes the player's climb to the top more difficult, since Bowser Jr.'s cockpit is much higher up. The player still needs to avoid coming in contact with the yellow projectiles, the spinning fire wheel, and the vacuum attack. The fire on the Boomsday Machine also destroys the player's clouds. Once the player reaches the top of an updraft, they need to use the Cloud Flower refill to get to an even higher cloud tier. They should use long jumps to get to the distant cloud, and they can score another refill. From there, the player can reach the dome with their cloud platform recharge. Once the player arrives at the glass dome, they must ground-pound it a third time, which destroys the machine and reveals the Grand Star.
Mario faces this boss twice, with the second match being under a Daredevil Comet's conditions.
Statistics[edit]
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| World | World 5 | Galaxy | Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker |
| Missions | Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine Boomsday Machine Daredevil Run |
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Gallery[edit]
Cloud Mario fighting the Boomsday Machine in its initial phase
Cloud Mario fighting the final form of the Boomsday Machine
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/KoopaJrCastle.arc | KoopaJrCastle | Bowser Jr. Castle |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | クッパJrキャッスル (Kuppa Jr Kyassuru) |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バトルキャッスル[1][2] Batoru Kyassuru |
Battle Castle | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 呼風喚雲城[3] Hūfēnghuànyúnchéng (Mandarin) Fūfūngwuhnwàhnsìhng (Cantonese) |
Literally "Wind-Calling, Cloud-Summoning Castle;" from「呼風喚雨」(hūfēnghuànyú / fūfūngwuhn'yúh, "to have supernatural powers"),「雲」(yún / wàhn, "cloud") and「城」(chéng / sìhng, "castle") | |
| Dutch | Turbotanktoren[4] | Turbo Tank Tower | |
| French | Tank Cataboum[5][6][7] | "Tank" with a portmanteau between "catastrophe" and boum ("boom") | |
| German | Megamurksmaschine[8][9] | Mega Botched Machine | |
| Italian | Torrattacco[10][11][12] | Portmanteau between torre ("tower") and attacco ("attack") | |
| Korean | 배틀캐슬[13] Baeteul Kaeseul |
Battle Castle | |
| Portuguese | Catástorre[14] | Portmanteau of catástrofe ("catastrophe") and torre ("tower") | |
| Spanish | Tanquetorreta[15][16][17] | Portmanteau between tanque ("tank") and torreta ("turret") |
References[edit]
- ^ Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 22.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 160.
- ^ 「啟動呼風喚雲城！就讓我從這駕駛艙，看著你慘敗！」– Bowser Jr. during "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" (4 Dec. 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Taiwan Co., Ltd. (Traditional Chinese). (Archived 12 Jun. 2023 via YouTube by 資深電玩迷 分享回憶錄.)
- ^ In-game name for "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy 2.
- ^ « C'est le moment ou jamais d'essayer mon Tank Cataboum! » – Bowser Jr. during "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" (23 May 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Canadian French). (Archived 26 Jan. 2020 via YouTube by MrsSantaClaus.)
- ^ « Laisse-moi te présenter mon nouveau joujou, le Tank Cataboum! » – Bowser Jr. during "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" (11 June 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). (Archived 7 Feb. 2015 via YouTube by TheJoueur1.)
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 160.
- ^ „Höchste Zeit für meine brandneue, maliziöse Megamurksmaschine!“ – Bowser Jr. during "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" (11 June 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). (Archived 30 Apr. 2016 via YouTube by NintendoGamerGuide.)
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 160.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 207.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 160.
- ^ In-game name of "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" in the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy 2.
- ^ "배틀캐슬 출동! 난 조종석에서 네 녀석이 당하는 꼴을 지켜보겠다!" – Bowser Jr. during "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" (20 Jan. 2011). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean). (Archived 6 Dec. 2017 via YouTube by 개초보.)
- ^ "Está na hora de usar minha Catástorre!" – Bowser Jr. during "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "¡Esta vez voy a deshacerme de ti gracias a mi Tanquetorreta!" – Bowser Jr. during "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" (23 May 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish). (Archived 21 Jan. 2022 via YouTube by Games Revolution Inc.)
- ^ «¡Esta vez voy a deshacerme de ti gracias a mi Tanquetorreta!» – Bowser Jr. during "Bowser Jr.'s Boomsday Machine" (11 June 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish). (Archived 20 May 2025 via YouTube by xRayo.)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 160.
