Bomb Block
Bomb Blocks are a type of block that can detonate, as indicated by a bomb icon on it. The blocks are activated when Kirby attacks them. Normally, their use consists of clearing adjacent blocks, Star Blocks, Metal Blocks, etc, or turning portions of solid walls to rubble. Most often this clears a new path for Kirby. Occasionally a rogue bomb block will actually drop a wall down to obstruct Kirby either instead of or in addition to clearing the path.
Most bomb blocks are easily activated, and in games such as Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby: Triple Deluxe, are used as part of the tutorial to teach players how to use the Slide. Other times, bomb blocks are put in harder to reach places (such as inside walls or ceilings) and require the use of Copy Abilities to detonate. Examples of these could be the use of Beam to reach through a wall, or Laser to bounce off a slope and ricochet towards the ceiling. In these cases, the bomb block usually opens a path to healing items, a Maxim Tomato, Point Stars, or even a main collectible like a Treasure.
Appearances
Bomb Blocks appear in the following games in the Kirby series:
- Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy) / Kirby's Star Stacker (SNES)
- Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
- Kirby: Canvas Curse
- Kirby: Squeak Squad
- Kirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
- Kirby Mass Attack
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages)
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
- Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Kirby Star Allies
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
They also appear in the following non-Kirby games:
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (a separate version exists in The Subspace Emissary that functions more like in the Kirby games)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Notable game appearances
Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Adventure marks the first appearance of Bomb Blocks in the series. Since their debut in this game, they have changed little outside of specific instances highlighted below.
Kirby's Star Stacker (both versions)
In both versions of Kirby's Star Stacker, Bomb Blocks occasionally rise when the opponent's fist pounds the ground and adds a new row to the play field. The bomb blocks can be detonated by matching any two pairs either below and above, or to the left and right of it. When detonated, the bomb will eliminate the entire row of blocks beside it.
Kirby: Canvas Curse
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Bomb Blocks can be activated by tapping them with the Nintendo DS stylus, in addition to using a regular move or attack. Notably, Bomb Blocks in the successor game Kirby and the Rainbow Curse cannot be tapped in this way.
Profiles
Kirby Super Star
- Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "It explodes when hit, causing damage to anything around it."
Kirby: Squeak Squad
- Manual bio (page 22): "Attack a bomb block and it will detonate to take out nearby obstacles and create new paths."
Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Instruction manual bio (page 21): "These explode when hit, causing damage to everything around them."
Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Instruction manual bio (page 15): "Destroy these and they'll explode, affecting items and obstacles nearby."
Gallery
Busting a Bomb Block barrier while another one lays visible to the right in Kirby's Adventure
A Bomb Block attached to a large blockade in Kirby's Adventure
This Bomb Block barrier in Kirby Super Star requires a specific ability to hit.
A Bomb Block embedded in the floor in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Kirby met his match in this scene from Kirby: Canvas Curse...there just happened to be a Bomb Block in this frame.
Using Beam to break a Bomb Block in Kirby Super Star Ultra
Approaching a Bomb Block barrier guarded by Thudds in Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby spitting a Star Bullet at a nestled-in Bomb Block in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Breaking open a Bomb Block cache in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
A Bomb Block barrier in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Kirby swimming against a Bomb Block barrier in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Some Bomb Block barriers hold quite a bit more back than others, such as this one in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.
A puzzle involving a Bomb Block barrier in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Approaching a Bomb Block on the train in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Breaking a Bomb Block to open up a barrier in Kirby Star Allies
Figure of a Bomb Block from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Bomb Blocks are visible in the Star Block formations in the Green Greens stage from the Super Smash Bros. series.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Bloc bombe | Bomb block |
| German | Bombenblock | Bomb block |
See also
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