Homing Bomb
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“ | Toss a homing bomb, then watch it get to work! It'll patrol the area until it spots an enemy, then race towards them and explode. Chain bombs together to corner your foes! | ” | — Figure description from Kirby and the Forgotten Land |
Homing Bomb is an Evolved Copy Ability based on Bomb that appears in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. When Kirby throws a bomb that lands on the floor or even the surface of water, it will gain wheels (plus a swimming ring if on water) and start moving in the direction it was thrown. If the bomb gets close to an enemy, it will lock on to it and start moving towards it, exploding afterwards. Similar to the Chain Bomb, these homing bombs can also be linked together. Kirby's hat becomes black with pink signal wave patterns, a microphone, and an antenna, while the bombs are pink with a blue front and a black antenna that has a green spark on the top.
The blueprint for Homing Bomb can be found in the stage An Unexpected Beast King, and is rewarded for defeating King Dedede. Homing Bomb is required to play the Treasure Road stage Seek the Switches! Homing Bomb Hunt.
Moveset
All attack names are taken from the Kirby and the Forgotten Land Perfect Support Guide. Applicable equivalent adapted English names from other games are listed in bold.
Homing Bomb moveset | ||
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Move | Button execution | Description |
ばくだんなげ Bomb Throw |
Press B, or release B after Target Throw | Kirby throws a bomb a fair distance. |
ねらってなげる Aim Throw Target Throw |
Hold B | Kirby angles the trajectory of his throw, which is shown to the player. It can be adjusted with the L-Stick. |
ストライクボウル Strike Bowl Bomb Bowl |
Tilt L-Stick + B or B after dodging an attack | Kirby rolls a bomb like a bowling ball at nearby enemies. |
オートサーチボム Auto-Search Bomb |
- | Bombs will automatically sprout wheels and start wandering the stage until they find an enemy, to which they will chase down until they explode. These bombs can also jump if they come into contact with a wall or the enemy is in the air. The name of this attack is the Japanese name of Homing Bomb. |
チェーンボム Chain Bomb |
Place multiple bombs near each other with any other move | Up to 5 bombs can be chained together in this manner. When one explodes, all the others do at the same time. The larger the chain, the larger and longer the explosion lasts and the more damage it deals.
Chained homing bombs will glow different colors depending on how many are grouped together:
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Flavor text
Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Figure description: Toss a homing bomb, then watch it get to work! It'll patrol the area until it spots an enemy, then race toward them and explode. Chain bombs together to corner your foes! |
Gallery
Figure of Homing Bomb
Treasure Road artwork
Homing Bomb Kirby tossing a bomb in Seek the Switches! Homing Bomb Hunt
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | オートサーチボム Āto Sāchi Bomu |
Auto-Search Bomb |
Traditional Chinese | 自動追蹤炸彈 Zìdòng Zhuīzōng Zhàdàn |
Auto-Tracking Bomb |
Simplified Chinese | 自动追踪炸弹 Zìdòng Zhuīzōng Zhàdàn | |
French | Bombe téléguidée | Remote-controlled bomb |
German | Sucherbombe | Seeker bomb |
Korean | 오토 서치 밤 Oto Seochi Bam |
Auto-Search Bomb |
Spanish | Bomba buscadora | Tracking Bomb |