Autobomb

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Autobomb
Concept artwork of an Autobomb with a regular Shy Guy riding on it, from Super Mario Advance.
Artwork of an Autobomb with a Shyguy driving it from Super Mario Advance
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)

Autobombs are large, gray, wheeled cannons which launch projectiles and can be ridden on. It is a personal favorite of Shyguys.[1][2]

History

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2

Artwork of Autobomb with Shy Guy. The sprite scan shows them in an area they do not appear in the final game. Additionally, the "M" on it is smaller and red instead of white, which carried over to subsequent artwork.
Original Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic artwork and sprite

In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, Autobombs are utilized by red Shyguys as a means of transportation and offense. They pursue and shoot fiery projectiles at the player. It can travel down steps but not up. If the Shyguy is removed, the Autobomb stops shooting and travels in a straight line. The player can then ride it, but not control it or pick it up. In some levels, riding an Autobomb is mandatory in order to cross large, spike-filled gaps. The Autobomb itself can be destroyed with a thrown object. Autobombs were originally black, white and red, but in the Super Mario All-Stars version, they are teal, and in Super Mario Advance, Autobombs are gray.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Autobomb
An Autobomb from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Autobombs, never referred to by name, only made one appearance, in the episode "Koopenstein"; an Autobomb first appeared in the episode when Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool are captured by Mouser and a group of Shyguys. Later, Toad, when surrounded by Shyguys, manages to light the fuse of a nearby Autobomb using a Piranha Plant, causing it to blast the surrounding Shyguys, creating a distraction that allowed Toad to escape.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance

  • Instruction Booklet bio: Shyguy’s favorite ride. It is also referred to as a “bad dream machine.”[2]
  • Instruction Booklet bio (Game Boy Advance version) These cannons-on-wheels can be very helpful. Steal them away and use them to cross areas with spiked floors.[3]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

ターボン (JP) / Tābon (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゆつしん / 種族しゅぞく メカ族 Place of origin/tribe Mecha clan
性格せいかく 冷酷 Disposition Ruthless
登場とうじょうゲーム USA Game appearances USA
火の玉を打つ自走砲

移動しながら、火の玉を撃ってくる大砲。車輪がついていて、左右に動いている。上に乗って移動することも何能。頭の上にハイホーレッド(P199)をのせている。アメリカ名はオートボム。[4]

Self-propelled cannon shooting fireballs

A cannon that shoots fireballs while moving. It has wheels and moves left and right. It is also possible to ride on it in motion. It has a Red Shyguy on top of its head. Its American name is Autobomb.

Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.

Bio: ヘイホーレッドが乗っている。マリオに向かって炎を発射してくる。[5] (Red Shyguy is riding on it. It shoots flames at Mario.)

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ターボン[1][6]
Tābon
オートボム[6]
Ōtobomu
Possibly a portmanteau of "turbo" and「ボン」(bon, Japanese onomatopoeia equivalent to "kaboom")

Transliteration of the Super Mario Bros. 2 name

Chinese 移动炸弹[10]
Yídòng Zhàdàn
Autobomb

German Autobomb
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Italian Autobomb[7]
Autobomba[8][9]
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Autobomb

Trivia

  • In the original instruction booklet, the "M" emblazoned on the side is red and a different shape on the sprite, whereas it is white in-game.[1][2] While the artwork is redrawn in later releases, it is still depicted as red instead of white. Said "M" may also stand for Mamu, the Japanese name of Wart, or Muu, the original name of Subcon.
  • The Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet states that the Autobomb shoots the shells of bad dreams, and that because of that, it is also known as a terrifying stroller.[2] This may be a remnant of earlier versions of the game where Autobombs shot Bullet Bill-like rounds instead of fireballs, which can be seen in pre-release material.[11] The Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet removes mention of projectiles and instead states that it is also known as a "bad dream machine."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c 「ヘイホーの愛用者だ。悪夢砲弾つので恐怖のうばともばれている。」 ("Heiho's regular favorite. It shoots the shells of bad dreams, so it is also referred to as a terrifying stroller.") - Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Page 35 (ターボン).
  2. ^ a b c d e "Shyguy's favorite ride. It is also referred to as a “bad dream machine.”" - Super Mario Bros. 2 English instruction booklet. Page 26 (Autobomb description).
  3. ^ Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet (English). Page 12.
  4. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 101.
  5. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section, page 67.
  6. ^ a b Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 225.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 26.
  8. ^ Super Mario Advance European manual (Italian). Page 112.
  9. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 68.
  10. ^ From the ending scenes of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译. Baidu Tieba. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  11. ^ TCRF. Prerelease:Yume Koujou: Doki Doki Panic. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved February 1, 2021.