Kaboomba
- This article is about the enemy known as "Cannon" in Super Princess Peach. For other uses, see Cannon (disambiguation).
- Not to be confused with Ka-Goomba!
| Kaboomba | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's New Island (2014) | ||
| Variant of | Cannon | ||
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Kaboombas[1] are enemies introduced in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. These walking cannons attack by shooting heavy cannonballs that fall to the ground and explode after a few seconds. Their name seems to be a portmanteau of "kaboom" and "Goomba", despite Kaboombas having no relation to Goombas other than being walking enemies.
HistoryEdit
Yoshi's Island seriesEdit
In the Yoshi's Island games, a Yoshi can safely stand on a Kaboomba, and while he cannot eat it, Yoshi can defeat it with an egg or a Ground Pound.
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Kaboombas appear only in The Cave Of The Mystery Maze and Raphael The Raven's Castle, while in Yoshi's New Island, Kaboombas appear in Bowser's Castle Break-In.
Super Princess PeachEdit
Kaboombas also appear in Super Princess Peach, where they are named Cannons. The Calm Cannon, a sleeping variety, also appears.
Unused appearancesEdit
Super Mario WorldEdit
Kaboombas and an unused big variant were originally designed during the development of Super Mario World,[2] where they would have shot Green Shells.[3] They would have had white shoes, which also appear in early assets of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.[4]
ProfilesEdit
Yoshi's Island seriesEdit
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3Edit
- Shogakukan guide: 歩きながら弾をポロポロ落とす、しまりのないヤツ。近よると危険。[5] (A clumsy guy who drops projectiles while walking. Dangerous to approach.)
- Player's Guide: He strolls slowly, but unleashes a painful payload. It's pretty easy to evade this cantering cannon.[1]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 発射された弾は飲みこめないので要注意。上に乗ることもできるが、弾に当たりやすくキケンだ。タマゴで倒すか、逃げよう。[6] (Be careful, as the fired projectiles cannot be swallowed. You can ride on top of it, but it is dangerous because it is easy to get hit by a projectile. Use an egg to defeat it or run away.)
Yoshi's New IslandEdit
- Shogakukan guide: 正面の斜め上に弾を放ちながら、ゆっくり歩く。弾は山なりに飛ぶが、飛距離は短い。弾がじゃまになって動きにくいので、本体をヒップドロップで倒そう。[7] (They walk slowly while shooting projectiles diagonally up in front of them. The projectiles fly in a steep angle, but the distance is short. Since the projectiles are a nuisance and make it difficult to move, Hip Drop the main body to defeat it.)
Super Princess PeachEdit
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| Cannon | |||
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| Vibe | Vibeless | Levels | - |
| Glossary number | 63 | Glossary entry | An annoying enemy that attacks with cannonballs. |
GalleryEdit
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Super Princess Peach
Yoshi's New Island
Names in other languagesEdit
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | たいほうくん[7] Taihō-kun |
Cannon-kun | |
| 大砲くん[5][6] Taihō-kun |
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | ||
| French | Canon[8] | Cannon | |
| German | Kanono[9] | Cannon | |
| Ka-Wumm[10] | A play on Kanono ("cannon") and kawumm ("boom") | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |
| Italian | Cannone Jr.[11] | Cannon Jr. | |
| Spanish | Cañón[12] | Cannon |
NotesEdit
- The Player's Guide description for the Kaboomba is erroneously accompanied by an image of a cannonball fired from a Kaboomba, instead of the enemy itself.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127.
- ^ Frieze (July 24, 2020). Tweet showing pre-release Super Mario World assets. Twitter (English). Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ lx5 (July 24, 2020). Tweet showing an object viewer for pre-release Super Mario World tiles. Twitter (English). Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Kaboomba. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 7.
- ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 17.
- ^ a b Iwaya, Kiyotaka, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yasuyuki Kato, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Yasushi Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2014). 『ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 20.
- ^ Glossaire (26 May 2006). Super Princess Peach by TOSE Software Co. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). (Archived via JeuxVideo by avav.)
- ^ Glossar (26 May 2006). Super Princess Peach by TOSE Software Co. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). (Archived via YouTube by PonyPlays2014.)
- ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 16.
- ^ Glossario (26 May 2006). Super Princess Peach by TOSE Software Co. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). (Archived via Mario's Castle.)
- ^ Glosario (26 May 2006). Super Princess Peach by TOSE Software Co. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
