Bomber

Bomber Artwork of Bomber from Kirby Super Star Ultra. Details First game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby's Dream Course (reference) Kirby's Block Ball Kirby Super Star Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Epic Yarn Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby Fighters Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Star Allies Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Kirby Fighters 2 Kirby and the Forgotten Land Copy Ability Crash, None (Kirby's Block Ball) Similar entities Balloon Bomber, Searches

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This article is about Bomber as a character. For other uses, see Bomber (disambiguation).

This article is about the walking bomb enemy, and should not be confused with Bumber.

Bomber is a semi-rare enemy that appears throughout the Kirby series, making his first appearance in Kirby's Adventure. His appearance looks similar to a small, purple or black bombshell with a red tip, a pair of legs and a skull icon on him to indicate the danger he poses to Kirby. In almost every one of his appearances, he walks slowly toward an edge when spotted, then proceeds to teeter on it, then drop off. If he hits the ground without being interrupted, he will explode, which can hurt Kirby from a very large distance. As such, it is imperative to deal with a Bomber whenever one is on screen. Bomber will always yield the Crash ability when swallowed.

Bomber is referred to with masculine pronouns in the Super Smash Bros. games and neutral pronouns in certain Kirby games. For the purposes of this page, Bomber will be referred to using masculine pronouns outside of certain games where the enemy is referred to using neutral pronouns.

Game appearances

Bomber's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby series
Kirby's Adventure	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Course	Reference	Appears as one of the five placeholder icons for the default rankings in the game.
Kirby's Block Ball	Enemy	Drops the Crash item, instead of directly providing the Crash ability.
Kirby Super Star	Enemy
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Enemy	This is a remake of Kirby's Adventure, where Bomber has the exact same role.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	Enemy
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Enemy
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Enemy	This is a remake of Kirby Super Star, where Bomber has the exact same role.
Kirby's Epic Yarn	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Has the exact same role in the ported games included that he appears in.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Item	Appears in the Sub-Game Kirby Fighters.
Kirby Fighters Deluxe	Item
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	Enemy	This is a port of Kirby's Epic Yarn, where Bomber has the exact same role.
Kirby Fighters 2	Item
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Enemy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Hazard	Appears in the Sub-Game Kirby on the Draw.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Cameo	Appears as a collectible trophy.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	Cameo	Appears as a collectible trophy.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Item

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Bombers falling all around Kirby in Kirby's Adventure.

Bomber debuted in Kirby's Adventure and its remake. Here is where his general attack pattern was first established.

Locations

Bomber can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bomber locations in Kirby's Adventure & Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Stage	Vegetable Valley	Ice Cream Island	Butter Building	Grape Garden	Yogurt Yard	Orange Ocean	Rainbow Resort
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5	N/A		*
Stage 6	N/A	N/A
*Only found in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Kirby's Dream Course

In Kirby's Dream Course, Bomber appears as one of the five placeholder icons on the scoreboards for each course.

Kirby's Block Ball

Bomber appears as a common enemy in Kirby's Block Ball, and is worth 600 points when defeated. He also drops the Crash item.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby using Crash on a Bomber in Kirby Super Star.

Bomber is fairly rare in Kirby Super Star and its remake, but still behaves the same as before. Unlike most Copy Ability-providing enemies, he cannot be summoned as a Helper.

In both games, Bomber has 16 HP with 2× weakness to fire element attacks, and if he takes less than 16 damage, he will explode instead of getting safely defeated.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, they appear in the sub-game Kirby on the Draw, where shooting them makes Kirby lose 50 points. Bomber also appears on a card in Kirby Card Swipe.

Locations

Bomber can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Bomber retains his appearance from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. This time, he has only 1 HP, being one of the most fragile enemies in the game.

Locations

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Bomber can be found in the following rooms:

Kirby: Canvas Curse

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, besides in the main modes, Bombers also make an appearance in the sub-game Paint Panic, where they chase Kirby. If one of them comes too close, he blows up, which lowers Kirby's health. In this game, right when he hits the floor, he seems to make an evil grin.

Locations

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Bomber appears in the following locations:

Bomber locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
		Rift Ruin Contrast Cave			Silent Seabed

Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn

Screenshot of Bomber from Kirby's Epic Yarn.

“

This walking bomb has a skull on it. When it starts blinking, run!

”

— Patch Plaza description

Bomber appears in this title, serving a more specific purpose than usual. It often appears from Yin-Yarn's magic enemy doors and will walk slowly towards a ledge, then teeter and fall, blowing up and harming Kirby and Fluff if they are in proximity. Kirby and Fluff can use the Yarn Whip to capture Bomber and transform him into a yarn bomb, which they can then throw in an arc at targets. The bomb goes off after a few seconds, and can destroy cloth blocks. If whipped but not captured, Bomber will not immediately disappear, instead taking a couple seconds before detonating.

In Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, Bomber also makes an appearance in Stage 2 of the Sub-Game Slash & Bead.

Locations

Bomber can be found in the following levels and stages in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn:

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Kirby holding a Bomber in Kirby Fighters.

Bomber returns in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. However, the Crash-yielding enemy in the main modes is Searches (like in Kirby's Return to Dream Land), and Bomber only appears in Kirby Fighters the Sub-Game, where he serves as an item. Bomber does not appear in the single-player mode.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Bomber makes an appearance in Kirby: Planet Robobot, at last appearing in the main modes. He acts much the same as he always has, and still provides the Crash ability. Like in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Bomber is still one of the most fragile enemies (with less than 20 HP; Jet's Store Power and Hover do 20 damage). Even a slight contact with Kirby / Meta Knight's guard will make him explode, but the player in guard won't take damage from the explosion.

Locations

In Kirby: Planet Robobot Bomber can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bomber locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

Kirby Star Allies

Bomber in Kirby Star Allies

Bomber appears in Kirby Star Allies and functions the same as in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Despite providing the Crash ability, he cannot be recruited as a Friend. If Kirby tosses a Friend Heart at him, he will simply turn into the Crash hat which Kirby can then equip.

Locations

In Kirby Star Allies Bomber can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Bomber in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Bomber reappears as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, with the same behavior as usual.

Locations

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Bomber can be found in the following stages:

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Bombers reprise their role in the sub-game Kirby on the Draw, where shooting one makes a player lose 50 points.

Super Smash Bros. series

SmashWiki has more information about this subject here.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Bomber appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl:

Image	Description	Appears in
	"One dangerous dude—as evidenced by the skull drawn on his body. Bomber walks around on two legs, but whenever he falls from stairs or other high places, he hits his head and explodes, covering a significant blast radius. Kirby can suck him up to learn the Crash ability, the ultimate weapon for wiping out every last enemy on the screen. Use it once and it's gone!"	Kirby's Adventure Kirby Super Star (American English), Kirby's Fun Pak (British English)

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Bomber appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS:

Image	American English description	British English description
	"If you think a bit of mystery is the spice of life, you'll be disappointed here. If it looks like a bomb and explodes like a bomb...it's a bomb! A cute bomb, though, I admit. If he falls or bumps into something, he'll explode. With the right timing, you can throw him at enemies and do loads of damage!"	"If you think mystery is the spice of life, you'll be disappointed here. This guy looks like a bomb and explodes like a bomb because...he IS a bomb. Most bombs don't bumble around so cutely, though. If he falls or bumps into something, he'll explode. But if your timing's good, you can throw him at enemies and do loads of damage!"

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Artwork of Bomber from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

“

The Bomber from the Kirby series appears as an item in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! This little guy might be tiny, but grabbing it will set off a massive explosion that’s most dangerous at the center. Be sure to get away quickly if you set one off!

”

— Super Smash Bros. Ultimate official blog

Bomber appears as an item in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It walks slowly until interacted with or it reaches a ledge, off of which it will fall. If picked up, Bomber will be triggered to explode in 1.5 seconds, which won't damage the fighter activating it, but will deal huge damage to nearby opponents. Fighters will take less damage by moving away from the center of the explosion.

As an item

Bomber Kirby standing near an activated Bomber in Kirby Fighters 2. Details Use Walking explosive. Obtained Randomly appears in battle stages. Game(s) Kirby Fighters Kirby Fighters Deluxe Kirby Fighters 2

“

Throw it at an enemy for an instant kaboom! Or Throw[sic] it on the ground and walk away for a delayed bang!

”

— Loading screen tip from Kirby Fighters 2

In the Kirby Fighters games, Bomber appears as an item during battles. Here, fighters can pick it up and toss it. After the toss, if Bomber collides with an enemy fighter, it will blow up immediately, dealing up to 64 points of damage and knocking the opponent away. Otherwise, it will start walking around after it hits the ground, turning around if it collides into any solid object. While walking, it cannot be picked up again, and will detonate after about 10 seconds, or sooner if it teeters and falls off a ledge. Bomber's explosion does not affect the fighter who threw it or his teammate.

Notably, unlike most other items, the Bomber will go off in the fighter's hands after a while if he does not throw it.

In Story Mode: The Destined Rivals, there are two story items which involve Bomber. The first is the Anti-Explosion Charm, which greatly reduces the damage the player's fighter takes from Bomber explosions, among others. The second is the Explosives Sticker, which makes the player's Bombers deal more damage to opponents. Additionally, there is a special stage condition which can happen referred to as "Explosive Stage", which restricts the items that appear to only Bombers and Timed Dynamite.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby's Adventure

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  Artwork from Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Sprite from Kirby on the Draw in Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Card from Kirby Card Swipe in Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  The Bomber Doll from Kirby's Epic Yarn

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  Screenshot from Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  In-game render of the Explosives Sticker from Kirby Fighters 2, which depicts a Bomber and Timed Dynamite

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  Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  A Bomber in Kirby on the Draw from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Model used for his trophy from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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  Model from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Bomber in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Towels from Lawson's Kirby's 30th Anniversary Campaign, featuring an 8-bit sprite of Bomber on one of the towels

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ボンバー Bonbā	Bomber
Traditional Chinese	漫步大炸彈 màn bù dà zhà dàn	Wandering Big Bomb
Simplified Chinese	漫步大炸弹 màn bù dà zhà dàn
Dutch	Bomber	-
French	Bombinet	-
German	Bombio	Bombio
Italian	Bomber	-
Korean	봄버 Bombeo	Bomber
Russian	Бомбик Bombik	From "бомба" (bomba, bomb) and -ик" (-ik, a masculine diminutive suffix)
Spanish	Bomber	-