Bub

Bub is a spoiled, orange Bob-omb kid in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is always with his dad Goldbob and his mother Sylvia. Mario first sees him and his parents in Glitzville, then the Excess Express, and lastly at their home in Poshley Heights.

Bub wishes to work on a train when he grows up, possibly as an engineer. His fascination with trains is made obvious when he states that he would rather have an autograph of the Excess Express's engineer for a birthday present rather than getting a car, a house, or an encyclopedia set (all three being things his parents thought he wanted).

During the third day aboard the Excess Express, Bub and his parents are among the passengers who are absorbed into a Smorg monster that attacks the train. After Mario defeats the monster, the individual Smorgs blow away in the wind, freeing the passengers. With that, the family of Bob-ombs safely return to Poshley Heights.

When Bowser and Kammy Koopa visit Poshley Heights during an intermission after Chapter 7, Bowser can optionally talk to Bub, who asks for the former's name (Evil King Extraordinaire, Businessman of Legend, Koopa Koot). If Bowser chooses "Evil King Extraordinaire", Bub will then become terrified and flee.

Despite Bub's overly generous parents and posh upbringing, Bub himself does not possess much money. If the player solves Bub's Trouble (posted at the Trouble Center in Rogueport), Bub rewards the player with three Coins, which he says are his "life's savings".

In Bub's trouble, he gets into a fight with Sylvia and needs Mario's help to make up. He wants any ingredient listed within the trouble, then Mario needs Zess T. to make the ingredient. When this happens, Bub wraps the ingredient in wrapping paper, attaches a note to it, and gives it to Mario. Then he delivers it to Sylvia, and the trouble is solved. The letter reveals that the fight occurred because Bub did not do his homework.

Field Tattles

 * "That's Bub the Bob-omb. He's from a very rich family, so he's kind of spoiled. Still, kids are kids, no matter how big their trust fund is... Aren't they?" - Default tattle.
 * "That's Bub the Bob-omb. He's from a very rich family, so he's kind of spoiled. He put in a request to help him make up with a certain someone." - After taking on Bub's trouble, but before solving it.

Names in other languages
Bronzmuth Bomb-ottino