King Bob-omb

"I'm the Big Bob-omb, baron of all blasting matter, king of ka-booms the world over!"

- Big Bob-omb

King Bob-omb (originally known as Big Bob-omb) is the king of the Bob-ombs. He is mostly recognized for being the first boss fought in the game Super Mario 64 and its remake. Guarding the Power Star, which Bowser entrusted him with, he will not give it up without fighting the player. King Bob-omb, like many other certain bosses, takes pride in his royal status and mustache.

Super Mario 64
King Bob-omb first appeared in Super Mario 64, under the name of "Big Bob-omb". In the game, Mario merely has to run around to the back of him, pick him up, and toss him three times. Only then will he give up the Power Star. If he is thrown off the mountain, he will accuse Mario of cheating and he will have to start over. He will also accuse Mario of cheating if Mario baits him into walking off the mountain.

Super Mario 64 DS
In the remake, Super Mario 64 DS, Big Bob-omb is fought twice. The first time is as Yoshi, and instead of picking him up, Yoshi had to grab the Bob-ombs thrown at him with his tongue and spit them back at him before they explode in Yoshi's mouth. After being hit by three Bob-ombs, he will be defeated. The second time, he can only be defeated by one of the three unlocked heroes and by using the same strategy as in Super Mario 64.

Mario Party 2
In Mario Party 2, a statue of him appeared in the background of Mystery Land, stuck in a sinkhole.

Mario Party 5
King Bob-omb made a cameo appearance in Mario Party 5 in the minigame Defuse or Lose, where the players had to defuse wires leading to him by Ground Pounding them.

Mario Party Advance
In Mario Party Advance, Big Bob-omb is the leader of the Bob-omb Mafia which protects Shroom City. He lives in the basement of Mushroom Condo. When the player encounters him, he will be sitting on a throne, two Bob-ombs next to him. He will then challenge the player to the dice game, where the player and Big Bob-omb roll dice blocks, and the one with the higher number three times wins. If the player wins, they get the Gaddget Stress Press. The ending states that he retired and moved to the jungle, Bob-omb being his replacement.

Mario Party 8
Big Bob-omb made a reappearance in the Mario Party 8 minigame called You're the Bob-omb. He blows up when the right wire is detonated (or in this case the wrong wire, as doing so will cause the player to lose the game).

Mario Party 9
Now known as King Bob-omb in the North American version, he makes his next appearance in the game Mario Party 9. He is the stage boss of Bob-omb Factory. He appears in the minigame Bombard Big Bob-omb, where four players have to throw Bob-ombs at him.

Mario Party: Island Tour
King Bob-omb next appears in Mario Party: Island Tour as the fourth boss of the Bowser's Tower mode (being faced off against on the twentieth floor). His boss minigame is King Bob-omb's Court of Chaos.

Mario Kart DS
In Mario Kart DS, Big Bob-omb is a boss in Mission Mode. Similar to Super Mario 64 DS, the player has to pick up Bob-ombs and throw them at him as Wario 3 times to defeat him. However, his move set is altered to fit the whole Mario Kart move set. He is in Mission 5 in Mario Kart DS.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
In Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, he is a non-playable character.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Big Bob-omb appears in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour on a golf course in Peach's Castle Grounds. Hitting him will cause him to get up and flee from the course instead of exploding. In Ring Attack, the golfer must hit a ring that is circling him to complete the hole successfully.

Mario Golf: World Tour
While King Bob-omb himself does not appear in Mario Golf: World Tour, one of the names that can appear on the tournament scoreboard is "King Bob-omb".

Mario Superstar Baseball
He is an item in Mario Superstar Baseball in the minigame, Bob-omb Derby. When a player smacks and get a homerun with him, he causes large fireworks and around 400-500 points for the player.

Mario Super Sluggers
In Mario Super Sluggers he is a stage obstacle on the Bowser Castle stage, which he throws Bob-ombs down onto the field. Here he rides a vehicle similar to the Koopa Clown Car. He can also interfere with the player's hit. Once again, in the minigame Bob-omb Derby, he plays the same role he had in Mario Superstar Baseball.

Physical description
King Bob-omb has a circular, explosive body. The color of his body is black just like in the first games, but is sometimes shown darkish purple like in Mario Party Advance, his body has no visible wind-up keys or fuses. His eyes and yellow boots are identical to a Bob-omb, but are only bigger. He wears white gloves except in his original incarnation where his hands are simply yellow spheres. King Bob-omb is seen with his big white mustache. He has no visible mouth, but can still talk to Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario in Super Mario 64 DS. His only accessory is his bejeweled crown. His method of attack, which involves throwing his opponents, is similar to that of Chuckya, an enemy similar in appearance; he is also defeated in a manner similar to that of a Chuckya, also making the same sound as a Chuckya upon hitting the ground or exploding.

Personality
King Bob-omb tries to act in a royal way. He is very critical and acts patronizingly towards everyone who is of lower class. He, along with other kings like Goomboss and Chief Chilly, admire mustaches almost more than anything, which leads to the fact that he despises anyone without facial hair (this joke was not in the original game). He even seems to equate mustaches with strength, claiming that the bare-faced Yoshi has no chance against him. When he returns in Big Bob-omb's Revenge, he mentions that he has restyled his mustache, as though this could assist him. Also, despite insulting Mario and Luigi for having inferior mustaches, he seems to view Wario's mustache as dignified. As he is an ally to Bowser, King Bob-omb could be considered evil, although as implied during the events of Mario Party Advance, he actually leads the society of the Bob-omb Mafia to protect the Shroom City, and after being defeated in Super Mario 64, is not afraid to admit defeat, and very briefly gives tips on how to defeat Bowser and reselect completed missions.