Lob-omb
- Not to be confused with Rob-omb.
| Lob-omb | |||
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 Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team | |||
| Appears in | Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013) | ||
| Variant of | Bob-omb | ||
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Lob-ombs are a type of Bob-omb that appear in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. They are yellow and block-shaped, with green eyes and wheels for feet. Uncommonly for Dream World enemies, they do not appear on the field, requiring Mario and Dreamy Luigi to enter a battle with a Dreamy Sandoon or a Skipdrill in order for them to fight one.
In battle, a Lob-omb may attack by moving in front of Mario a fair distance away, and lobbing a bomb at him. Mario must face the bomb and hammer it away in order to avoid taking damage; if the bomb is knocked forward, it will usually explode near some enemies, damaging them in the process. If the Lob-omb jumps before it lobs, the bomb will end up behind Mario. If the Lob-omb lobs the bomb with its left arm, the bomb will end up by Mario's right, in the foreground. If the Lob-omb lobs the bomb with its right arm, the bomb will end up by Mario's left, in the background. If the Lob-omb lobs the bomb with both arms, the bomb will end up in front of Mario.
A Lob-omb may also take out three bombs, with the real bomb having an explosion mark on it. The Lob-omb will turn them all around in an attempt to prevent the player from knowing which one is real. The Lob-omb will juggle them either clockwise or counter-clockwise before throwing them one after the other at Mario; the real bomb straight towards Mario, who must hammer it back at the Lob-omb and avoid taking damage. The Lob-omb's bombs can easily make Mario dizzy.
Once a Lob-omb's health is depleted, it starts to emit sparks. Afterward, at the end of the turn, it explodes, damaging any nearby enemies: 44 damage to other Lob-ombs, around 21 to 53 damage to any nearby Dreamy Sandoons, and around 20 to 46 damage to any nearby Skipdrills.
Stronger versions of Lob-ombs called Lob-ombs R appear later on in the game.
Statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy | ||||||||
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HP | 42 | Role | Common | Level | 11 | Location(s) | Dreamy Dozing Sands |
| Power | 64 | Position | Normal | No Hitter | 14 | |||
| Defense | 70 | World | Dream | Weakness | None | Item drop | Supersyrup Jar (5%) Thick Gloves (3%) | |
| Speed | 42 | Experience | 10 (12) | Coins | 14 (100%) | |||
Naming[edit]
"Lob-omb" is a pun on "lob" (which means to throw, referring to how Lob-ombs throw bombs), and "Bob-omb".
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | ボムポイ Bomupoi |
Play on「ポイ」(poi, onomatopoeia for tossing sound) and「ボム兵」(Bomuhei, Bob-omb) | [?] | |
| French (Canadian) | Garobombe | Pun on "Gare aux bombes" (Watch out for Bombs) | [?] | |
| French (European) | Rob-omb | Play on "robot" and "Bob-omb" | [?] | |
| German | Wurf-omb | From "wurf" (throw) and "Bob-omb" | [?] | |
| Italian | Bombot | From "bomba" (bomb) and "robot" | [?] | |
| Portuguese | Rob-bomba | Play on "robô" (robot) and "Bob-bomba" (Bob-omb) | [?] | |
| Russian | Робомбист Robombist |
From "робот" (robot) and "бомбист" (bombist, bomber) | [?] | |
| Spanish (Latin American) | Rob-omba | Rob-omb | [?] | |
| Spanish (European) | Robo-bomb | From "robot" and "Bob-omb" | [?] |
