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{{rename|Cannon (enemy)}}
{{about|the enemy known as "Cannon" in ''Super Princess Peach''|other uses|[[Cannon (disambiguation)]]}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Kaboomba
|image=[[File:SMW2 YI Kaboomba.png|240px]]
|image=[[File:SMW2 YI Kaboomba.png|240px]]
|variants=[[Calm Cannon]]
|related=[[Cannon]]<br>[[Bomubomu]]
|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]]
}}
}}
The '''Kaboomba'''<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. [[media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|Page 127]].</ref> is a walking cannon enemy that first appears in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.
'''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 is presumably a portmanteau of "kaboom" and "[[Goomba]]", despite Kaboombas having no relation to Goombas other than being walking enemies.
==History==
===''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 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]].
 
===''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.


==History==
===Unused appearances===
===[[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]]===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
Kaboombas and an unused big variant were originally designed during the development of ''[[Super Mario World]]'',<ref>Frieze (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286736928117796864 Twitter post showing pre-release ''Super Mario World'' assets]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref> where they would have shot [[Green Shell]]s.<ref>lx5 (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/TheLX5/status/1287226806941122571 Twitter post showing an object viewer for pre-release ''Super Mario World'' tiles]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref> They would have had white shoes, which also appear in early assets of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.<ref>[[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba|Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved October 30, 2021.</ref>
[[File:Kaboomba.PNG|frame|right]]Kaboombas only appear in [[The Cave Of The Mystery Maze]] and [[Raphael The Raven's Castle]]. They attack by shooting heavy [[cannonball]]s that fall to the ground and explode after a few seconds. [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can safely stand on them, and eating them does nothing. An [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] or [[Ground Pound]] disposes of them.


====''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
==Profiles==
[[File:SMA3 Kaboomba.png|frame|right]]
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
Kaboombas retain their role in the [[Game Boy Advance]] port, ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''.
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 歩きながら弾をポロポロ落とす、しまりのないヤツ。近よると危険。<ref name=Sho/>(''A clumsy guy who drops projectiles while walking. Dangerous to approach.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''He strolls slowly, but unleashes a painful payload. It's pretty easy to evade this cantering cannon.''<ref name=guide/>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 発射された弾は飲みこめないので要注意。上に乗ることもできるが、弾に当たりやすくキケンだ。タマゴで倒すか、逃げよう。<ref name=Advance/>(''Be careful, as the fired projectiles cannot be swallowed. You can ride on top of it, but it is dangerous because it is easy to get hit by a projectile. Use an egg to defeat it or run away.'')


====''Yoshi's New Island''====
====''Yoshi's New Island''====
Kaboombas make a return appearance in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''.
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 正面の斜め上に弾を放ちながら、ゆっくり歩く。弾は山なりに飛ぶが、飛距離は短い。弾がじゃまになって動きにくいので、本体をヒップドロップで倒そう。<ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P20.jpg|20}}}}</ref>(''They walk slowly while shooting projectiles diagonally up in front of them. The projectiles fly in a steep angle, but the distance is short. Since the projectiles are a nuisance and make it difficult to move, Hip Drop the main body to defeat it.'')


===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
{{see also|Cannon (disambiguation)}}
;[[Super Princess Peach#Enemies|Glossary]]
[[File:SPPCannon.png|frame|right]]Kaboombas also appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where they are named '''Cannons'''. The [[Calm Cannon]], a sleeping variety, also appeared.
'''63:''' ''An annoying enemy that attacks with cannonballs.''
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===Other appearances===
==Gallery==
Kaboombas and an unused big variant were originally designed during the development of ''[[Super Mario World]]'',<ref>Frieze (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286736928117796864 Twitter post showing pre-release ''Super Mario World'' assets]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref> where they would have shot [[Green Shell]]s.<ref>lx5 (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/TheLX5/status/1287226806941122571 Twitter post showing an object viewer for pre-release ''Super Mario World'' tiles]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref> They would have had white shoes, which also appear in early assets of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.<ref>[[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba|Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved October 30, 2021.</ref>
<gallery>
Kaboomba.PNG|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3 Kaboomba.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SPPCannon.png|''Super Princess Peach''
Baby Bowser's Castle Break-In2.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=大砲くん<ref>「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), [[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P17.png|page 17]].</ref>
|Jap=大砲くん<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg|7]]}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P17.png|17]]}}</ref> / たいほうくん<ref name=YNI/>
|JapR=Taihōkun
|JapR=Taihō-kun
|JapM=Cannon-{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|Kun}}
|JapM=Compound of「大砲」(''Taihō'', [[Cannon]]) and「くん」(Japanese honorific ''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|-kun}}'')
|Ita=Cannone Jr.
|Ita=Cannone Jr.
|ItaM=Cannon Jr.
|ItaM=Cannon Jr.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] description for the Kaboomba is erroneously accompanied by an image of one of the cannonballs instead of the enemy itself.
*The [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] description for the Kaboomba is erroneously accompanied by an image of a cannonball fired from a Kaboomba, instead of the enemy itself.
*Despite the Kaboomba's name being similar to the Goomba, they have nothing in relation to them.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 21:24, April 16, 2024

This article is about the enemy known as "Cannon" in Super Princess Peach. For other uses, see Cannon (disambiguation).
Kaboomba
Kaboomba Official art
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's New Island (2014)
Subject origin Cannon
Variants
Comparable

Kaboombas[1] are walking cannon enemies first appearing in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. In all of their appearances, they attack by shooting heavy cannonballs that fall to the ground and explode after a few seconds. Their name is presumably a portmanteau of "kaboom" and "Goomba", despite Kaboombas having no relation to Goombas other than being walking enemies.

History

Yoshi's Island series

In the Yoshi's Island games, a Yoshi can safely stand on a Kaboomba, and while he cannot eat it, Yoshi can defeat it with an 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.

Super Princess Peach

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: add level appearances

Kaboombas also appear in Super Princess Peach, where they are named Cannons. The Calm Cannon, a sleeping variety, also appears.

Unused appearances

Super Mario World

Kaboombas and an unused big variant were originally designed during the development of Super Mario World,[2] where they would have shot Green Shells.[3] They would have had white shoes, which also appear in early assets of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.[4]

Profiles

Yoshi's Island series

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

  • Shogakukan guide: 歩きながら弾をポロポロ落とす、しまりのないヤツ。近よると危険。[5](A clumsy guy who drops projectiles while walking. Dangerous to approach.)
  • Player's Guide: He strolls slowly, but unleashes a painful payload. It's pretty easy to evade this cantering cannon.[1]
  • Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 発射された弾は飲みこめないので要注意。上に乗ることもできるが、弾に当たりやすくキケンだ。タマゴで倒すか、逃げよう。[6](Be careful, as the fired projectiles cannot be swallowed. You can ride on top of it, but it is dangerous because it is easy to get hit by a projectile. Use an egg to defeat it or run away.)

Yoshi's New Island

  • Shogakukan guide: 正面の斜め上に弾を放ちながら、ゆっくり歩く。弾は山なりに飛ぶが、飛距離は短い。弾がじゃまになって動きにくいので、本体をヒップドロップで倒そう。[7](They walk slowly while shooting projectiles diagonally up in front of them. The projectiles fly in a steep angle, but the distance is short. Since the projectiles are a nuisance and make it difficult to move, Hip Drop the main body to defeat it.)

Super Princess Peach

Glossary

63: An annoying enemy that attacks with cannonballs.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 大砲くん[5][6] / たいほうくん[7]
Taihō-kun
Compound of「大砲」(Taihō, Cannon) and「くん」(Japanese honorific -kun)

Italian Cannone Jr.
Cannon Jr.

Trivia

  • The Player's Guide description for the Kaboomba is erroneously accompanied by an image of a cannonball fired from a Kaboomba, instead of the enemy itself.

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 127.
  2. ^ Frieze (July 24, 2020). Twitter post showing pre-release Super Mario World assets. Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. ^ lx5 (July 24, 2020). Twitter post showing an object viewer for pre-release Super Mario World tiles. Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. ^ a b 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 7.
  6. ^ a b 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 17.
  7. ^ a b 「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 20Media:Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P20.jpg.