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{{species infobox | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SMW2 YI Kaboomba.png|240px]] | |image=[[File:SMW2 YI Kaboomba.png|240px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | ||
|subject_origin=[[Cannon]] | |||
|variants=[[Calm Cannon]] | |||
|comparable=[[Bomubomu]]<br>[[Shortfuse]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Kaboombas''' | '''Kaboombas'''<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=[[media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127]]}}</ref> are walking cannon enemies first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. In all of their appearances, they attack by shooting heavy [[cannonball]]s 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. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Yoshi's Island'' series=== | ===''Yoshi's Island'' series=== | ||
In the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' games]], a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can safely stand on a Kaboomba, and while | In the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' games]], a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can safely stand on a Kaboomba, and while he cannot eat it, Yoshi can defeat it with an [[Yoshi Egg|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]]. | 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 Peach''=== | ===''Super Princess Peach''=== | ||
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Kaboombas also appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where they are named '''Cannons'''. The [[Calm Cannon]], a sleeping variety, also appears. | Kaboombas also appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where they are named '''Cannons'''. The [[Calm Cannon]], a sleeping variety, also appears. | ||