Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King): Difference between revisions

===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===

By the time Mario and Olivia defeat [[Colored Pencils]] and unravel the red [[streamer]] used in King Olly's plot to take over the world, Bob-omb has boarded a cable car headed toward [[Autumn Mountain]]. Mario and Olivia end up boarding that same car, where the two parties cross paths for the first time.

The trio continues the boat tour to [[Sweetpaper Valley]], following the yellow streamer. During the ride, Olivia asks Bob-omb to tell them more about him, but he declines for unknown reasons. The boat reaches Sweetpaper Valley, but following an encounter with King Olly, a boulder crushes Olivia and blocks the way forward. Seeing this, Bob-omb and Mario, on the former's request, head back to Toad Town and take a ride from [[Sea Captain Toad]] across [[the Great Sea]] to the Princess Peach, now overtaken with black ink. Inside the VIP stateroom is a lockbox containing the item Bob-omb is looking for, which is promptly taken by Gooper Blooper. After Mario defeats it and recovers the box, the two head back to Sweetpaper Valley. Bob-omb finally tells Mario his backstory, and reveals the item inside the lockbox: a fuse that belonged to his late best friend. He puts it on, and, as his last words, thanks Mario and Olivia. Bob-omb then lights the fuse, prompting Mario to try to stop him, only for it to be too late. Bob-omb blows himself up and sacrifices his life to destroy the boulder trapping Olivia.

If Mario returns to the Dress-Up Photo Studio after this point, Bob-omb's spirit will appear in the finished picture.

Bob-omb has the same role in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' as in the game. After defeating [[Colored Pencils]], Mario, looking for something to eat that is not folded into an origami, bites onto Bob-omb before realizing what he is. Bob-omb reassures him that he is not evil and cannot explode, since he lacks both his fuse and memories, and follows them. Compared to his more laid-back game counterpart, Bob-omb is slightly more participative in the adventures and more happily carefree. Physically, he is drawn similar to the [[Bob-omb Buddy]] from the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' story arc, with two big eyes with ocular irises and a mouth.

In the next volume, Bob-omb returns during the final battle against [[King Olly]], replacing the [[Origami Craftsman]]. After rescuing Luigi and Bowser from their fall from Olly's platform, he reveals to have met Olly's creator, who gave him the final [[Magic Circle]] and a letter confessing what Olly's scribble is about.

;Bob-omb

{{foreign names

|JapR=Bomuhei

|JapM=Bob-omb

|Ger=Bob-omb

|GerM=Bob-omb

|Ita=Bob-omba

|ItaM=Bob-omb

|Kor=폭탄병

|KorR=Poktanbyeong

|KorM=Bob-omb

}}

;Bobby

|JapR=Bomuhei

|JapM=A kanji interpretation of Bob-omb's Japanese name (same pronunciation), with「{{ruby|平|へい}}」meaning "flat" or "commonplace" as well as being a surname. Olivia also once uses「ボム{{ruby|公|こう}}」(''Bomukō''), with「{{ruby|公|こう}}」being an occasionally-negative name modifier for familiarity and a title for European royalty.

|ChiS=炸弹彬

|ChiSR=Zhàdàn Bīn

|ChiTR=Zhàdàn Bīn

|ChiTM=From "炸彈兵" (''Zhàdànbīng'', Bob-omb)

|Kor=포탄병

|KorR=Potanbyeong

|KorM=Mispronunciation of "Bob-omb". 포탄 (''Potan'') means "cannonball".

}}

*While trying to recall the term for amnesia, Bob-omb mentions "Thinky Thinky Panic", which itself is a pun on ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', where Bob-ombs debuted. He also mentions "ambrosia" and "amnesty", which is a reference to ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'' when [[nookipedia:Gulliver|Gulliver]] tries to recall the term for amnesia.

*In the Japanese version, Bob-omb calls Mario "aniki", or "big brother" (which can figuratively be used as an honorific for a superior), implying that Mario is older than him.

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