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{{distinguish|Noko Bombette}}
{{distinguish|Noko Bombette}}
{{character-infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:PM Bombette.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:PM Bombette.png|200px]]
|species=[[Bob-omb]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|species=[[Bob-omb]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) (photograph cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' (as a [[Catch Card]]/picture) ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
}}
}}
{{quote|I have a little score to settle with those [[Koopa Bros.]]!|Bombette|Paper Mario}}
{{quote|I have a little score to settle with those [[Koopa Bros.]]!|Bombette|Paper Mario}}
'''Bombette''' is one of [[Mario]]'s [[partner]]s who appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', and the third party member encountered in the game. She is a pink [[Bob-omb]] (most likely a [[Bob-omb Buddy]]) with a ponytail-shaped fuse and a white heart-shaped turn knob with no holes. Her name is a simple combination of "bomb" and "-ette," a suffix used to denote a female subject.


'''Bombette''' is one of [[Mario]]'s [[partner]]s that appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', and the third party member encountered in the game. She is a pink [[Bob-omb]] (most likely a [[Bob-omb Buddy]]) with a ponytail-shaped fuse and a white heart-shaped turn knob with no holes. Her name is a simple combination of "bomb" and "-ette," a suffix used to denote a female subject.
Bombette first appears amongst the other friendly Bob-ombs imprisoned in a room within the [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]]; upon meeting her, she demonstrates an eagerness to get back at the [[Koopa Bros.]] for capturing her. She can be used to destroy cracked walls and other similar obstacles in the overworld, a role that would be carried over in the next two games of the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]; the role is taken by [[Admiral Bobbery]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and the [[Pixl]] [[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
 
Bombette first appears amongst the other friendly Bob-ombs imprisoned in a room within the [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]]; upon meeting her, she demonstrates an eagerness to get back at the [[Koopa Bros.]] for capturing her. She can be used to destroy cracked walls and other similar obstacles in the overworld, a role that would carried over in the next two games of the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]; the role is taken by [[Admiral Bobbery]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and the [[Pixl]] [[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.


Bombette and all of the other partners from ''Paper Mario'' were meant to make an appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', but she and all the others (except for [[Lady Bow]] and [[Parakarry]]) were removed for unknown reasons. A sprite for Bombette, as well as the other helper characters from the first ''Paper Mario'', [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|have been found in the game's files]]. Bombette and the partners from both ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' also have [[List of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|unused data]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
Bombette and all of the other partners from ''Paper Mario'' were meant to make an appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', but she and all the others (except for [[Lady Bow]] and [[Parakarry]]) were removed for unknown reasons. A sprite for Bombette, as well as the other helper characters from the first ''Paper Mario'', [[list of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|has been found in the game's files]]. Bombette and the partners from both ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' also have [[list of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|unused data]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.


==History==
==History==
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====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:Bombette Sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Bombette Sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Bombette Portrait.png|thumb|right|A portrait of Bombette exploding]]
[[File:Bombette Portrait.png|thumb|A portrait of Bombette exploding]]
When Mario goes to the Koopa Bros. Fortress, Yellow Ninjakoopa traps Mario in a cell. Here, Mario meets Bombette, who was imprisoned in the fortress for exploding next to the [[Koopa Bros.]]; she helps Mario by demonstrating her field ability, walking over next to a crack in the wall and exploding to make an escape route out of the cell, and then joins Mario's party. After she helps Mario defeat the Koopa Bros., she decides to join Mario's party permanently and aid him on the quest to find the [[Star Spirit]]s. Prior to these events, Bombette had broken up with another Bob-omb named [[Bruce]]; he constantly looks for a chance to get back together with her, only to be met with constant and comical refusal each time.
{{quote|Mario rescued me. So I figured the least I could do was help him even the score with Bowser, King of the Koopas!|Bombette|Paper Mario}}
When Mario goes to the Koopa Bros. Fortress, [[Yellow Ninjakoopa]] traps Mario in a cell. Here, Mario meets Bombette, who was imprisoned in the fortress for exploding next to the [[Koopa Bros.]]; she helps Mario by demonstrating her field ability, walking over next to a crack in the wall and exploding to make an escape route out of the cell, and then joins Mario's party. After she helps Mario defeat the Koopa Bros., she decides to join Mario's party permanently and aid him on the quest to find the [[Star Spirit]]s. Prior to these events, Bombette had broken up with another Bob-omb named [[Bruce]]; he constantly looks for a chance to get back together with her, only to be met with constant and comical refusal each time.


[[File:PM Cracked Rock Render.png|thumb|left|A cracked boulder for Bombette]]
[[File:PM Cracked Rock Render.png|thumb|left|A cracked boulder for Bombette]]
Her field ability, in addition to destroying walls, can also be used to flip switches and attack enemies; both this and [[Kooper]]'s field move are the only ways that Mario's partners can perform a First Strike. In battle, Bombette can [[Body Slam (Paper Mario)|Body Slam]] foes or explode on them by using her [[Bomb (Paper Mario series)|Bomb]] attack. After upgrading, she can learn more powerful moves like [[Power Bomb]], which hits all enemies on the ground, or [[Mega Bomb]], which hits every enemy in battle.
Her field ability, in addition to destroying walls, can also be used to flip switches and attack enemies; both this and [[Kooper]]'s field move are the only ways that Mario's partners can score a [[First Strike]]. In battle, Bombette can [[Body Slam (Paper Mario)|Body Slam]] foes or explode on them by using her [[Bomb (Paper Mario series)|Bomb]] attack. After upgrading, she can learn more powerful moves like [[Power Bomb]], which hits all enemies on the ground, or [[Mega Bomb]], which hits every enemy in battle.


When Bombette blows up a particular cracked wall in [[Crystal Palace]], four [[Duplighost|Bombette imposters]] show up, whose quotes always end with stars, hearts, extra exclamation points or question marks, and extra periods. These are tells that the Bombettes are fake; the real Bombette quickly loses patience with the charade and begs Mario to hit the imposters with his hammer. After revealing the fakes, the real Bombette shows tells him that if he'd hit her, she was going to bomb him the next time he napped. If Mario hits the real Bombette however, she calls him terrible and they must fight the Duplighosts.
When Bombette blows up a particular cracked wall in [[Crystal Palace]], four [[Duplighost|Bombette imposters]] show up, whose quotes always end with stars, hearts, extra exclamation points or question marks, and extra periods. These are tells that the Bombettes are fake; the real Bombette quickly loses patience with the charade and begs Mario to hit the imposters with his hammer. After Mario exposes the fakes, the real Bombette tells him that if he'd hit her, she was going to bomb him the next time he napped. If Mario hits the real Bombette, however, she calls him terrible, and they must fight the Duplighosts.


Bombette receives [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Bombette|three letters]] at the [[Toad Town Post Office]] throughout the game: one invitation letter from the [[Dry Dry Railroad]] Transportation Department, and two love letters from Bruce.
Bombette receives [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Bombette|three letters]] at the [[Toad Town Post Office]] throughout the game: one invitation letter from the [[Dry Dry Railroad]] Transportation Department, and two love letters from Bruce.
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=====Tattle=====
[[Goombario]] can use [[Tattle]] on Bombette only after Mario falls into a cell where she is imprisoned in [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]] but before she joins Mario's party.
*"''She's named Bombette. That pink is adorable! She does seem to be pretty strong willed. Her future boyfriend might be in for some trouble!''"


=====Start Menu description=====
[[Duplighost]]s and [[Lee]] can transform into Bombette along with Mario's other partners, in which case her name appears as "Bombette???"
*''Hot-headed Bombette was once jailed in Koopa Bros. Fortress. Her specialty is blasting open cracked walls and rocks. Press {{button|n64|Cdown}}. She'll walk off and explode, creating openings. Press {{button|n64|Cdown}} while she's walking to make her blow up on the spot.''


====''Super Paper Mario''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
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|[[File:Bombette TTYD.png]] [[File:Bombette-SPM.png]]
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In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Bombette appears as a [[Catch Card]] found on the 40th floor of the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. She and all the other partners from the ''Paper Mario'' series could also be seen very briefly at the beginning of the game, in a photograph at the [[Mario Bros.' House]].
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Bombette appears as a [[Catch Card]] found on the 40th floor of the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. She and all the other partners from the ''Paper Mario'' series could also be seen very briefly at the beginning of the game, in a photograph at the [[Mario Bros.' House]].


===Other appearances===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
Bombette was featured in a 2015 press release made by [[Nintendo]] for Women's History Month, which highlighted some of the company's female characters.<ref>Gulik, Marcin (March 18, 2015). [http://www.gamnesia.com/news/nintendo-celebrates-womens-history-month-with-a-look-back-at-its-female-cha#.VQn78hDF-nA Nintendo Celebrates Women’s History Month With a Look Back at its Female Characters]. ''Gamnesia''. Retrieved November 17, 2015.</ref>
[[File:SMKun_26_bonus_5.png|thumb|left|Bombette in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'']]
Bombette is the only party member from ''Paper Mario'' to not appear in the game arc present in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. However, in the last three chapters of [[Super Mario-kun Volume 26|volume 26]], a special and shorter version of the events of ''Paper Mario'' are told. At the end of the second chapter, Mario, Goombario and Kooper are captured by the Koopa Bros. and they meet Bombette in the cell. In the third chapter, Bombette presents herself to them. After she explains she is a friendly Bob-omb, Mario kicks her against a cracked wall, freeing them. Bombette then accompanies them, not having a relevant role for the rest of the chapter. Like many other Bob-ombs in the manga, she has a mouth and more expressive eyes, but she is lacking her ponytail-fuse.
 
===''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', the name "Bombette" can appear on the leaderboard.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Although she does not appear in the game, there are unused sprites of Bombette in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.
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==Attacks==
==Profiles and statistics==
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===''Paper Mario''===
*'''[[Tattle]]:''' ''She's named Bombette. That pink is adorable! She does seem to be pretty strong willed. Her future boyfriend might be in for some trouble!''
*'''In-game bio:''' ''Hot-headed Bombette was once jailed in Koopa Bros. Fortress. Her specialty is blasting open cracked walls and rocks. Press {{button|n64|Cdown}}. She'll walk off and explode, creating openings. Press {{button|n64|Cdown}} while she's walking to make her blow up on the spot.''
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Her special ability is exploding, but don't worry—she'll return to normal right away.''<ref>[http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/USA/NMQE/NMQE_E.pdf ''Paper Mario'' Instruction Booklet], pg. 15</ref>
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''If you're facing a wall with nowhere to go, Bombette may be able to help you find your path. The helpful Bob-omb can blow open walls and rocks that already show some signs of stress or fracture. She has an explosive fighting style and can damage any enemy on the ground.''<ref>''Paper Mario'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide, pg. 13</ref>
 
The following is Bombette's attacks and stats:
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!width="10%"|Attack
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!width="10%"|Flower Points Needed
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!width="10%"|Effect
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!width="10%"|Move Ranks
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|[[Body Slam (Paper Mario)|Body Slam]]
|[[Body Slam (Paper Mario)|Body Slam]]
|None
|None
|Charges at one enemy.
|Charges at the frontmost grounded enemy.
|Hold down {{button|n64|A}} to fill the gauge
|Hold down {{button|n64|A}} to fill the gauge
|Initial: 1/2<br>Super Rank: 2/3<br>Ultra Rank: 3/5
|Base Rank: 1/'''2'''<br>Super Rank: 2/'''3'''<br>Ultra Rank: 3/'''5'''
|Initial
|Base Rank
|-
|-
|[[Bomb (Paper Mario series)|Bomb]]
|[[Bomb (Paper Mario series)|Bomb]]
|3
|3
|Heavily damages one enemy. Outside of battle, she can use this attack to flip switches, blow up walls and boulders and attack enemies.
|Explodes at the frontmost grounded enemy.
|Press {{button|n64|A}} repeatedly to fill the gauge
|Press {{button|n64|A}} repeatedly to fill the gauge
|Initial: 1-3<br>Super Rank: 1-6<br>Ultra Rank: 1-7
|Base Rank: 1-'''5'''<br>Super Rank: 1-'''6'''<br>Ultra Rank: 1-'''7'''
|Initial
|Base Rank
|-
|-
|[[Power Bomb]]
|[[Power Bomb]]
|6
|6
|Heavily damages all grounded enemies.
|Explodes over all grounded enemies
|Press {{button|n64|A}} repeatedly to fill the gauge
|Press {{button|n64|A}} repeatedly to fill the gauge
|Initial: N/A<br>Super Rank: 1-6<br>Ultra Rank: 1-7
|Super Rank: 1-'''6'''<br>Ultra Rank: 1-'''7'''
|Super Rank
|Super Rank
|-
|-
|[[Mega Bomb]]
|[[Mega Bomb]]
|8
|8
|Heavily damages all enemies.
|Explodes over all enemies
|Press {{button|n64|A}} repeatedly to fill the gauge
|Press {{button|n64|A}} repeatedly to fill the gauge
|Initial: N/A<br>Super Rank: N/A<br>Ultra Rank: 1-7
|Ultra Rank: 1-'''7'''
|Ultra Rank
|Ultra Rank
|}
|}


==[[Catch Card]]==
Values in bold are for perfectly executed action commands.
[[File:SPM Bombette Catch Card.png|thumb|75px|Bombette's Catch Card.]]
 
===''Super Paper Mario''===
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|-
!colspan=2|[[Catch Card]]
|-
|[[File:SPM Bombette Catch Card.png|center|70px]]
|
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Description:''' Bombette was Paper Mario's bombastic starlet. Who knew a pink Bob-omb could pack such a punch?
*'''Card Description:''' ''Bombette was Paper Mario's bombastic starlet. Who knew a pink Bob-omb could pack such a punch?''
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Bombette_and_Goomba.png | Bombette being attacked by a [[Goomba]]
Bombette_and_Goomba.png | Bombette being attacked by a [[Goomba]]
Paper Mario Imprisoned Bombette.png|Bombette imprisoned
Paper Mario Imprisoned Bombette.png|Bombette imprisoned
Bombette and Mario PM.jpg|Mario and Bombette
Mario Meets Bombette PM.png
PM Bombette joins party.png
PM Bombette Cracked Wall.png|Bombette prepares to explode the prison wall
PM Bombette Cracked Wall.png|Bombette prepares to explode the prison wall
KoopaFort.png|Bombette ready to blow up a wall
KoopaFort.png|Bombette ready to blow up a wall
Bombette TTYD.png|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (unused)
NSO Bombette.png|Nintendo Switch Online
64PartnersHD.png|Bombette's portrait from the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*Bombette was featured in a 2015 press release made by [[Nintendo]] for Women's History Month, which highlighted some of the company's female characters.<ref>Gulik, Marcin (March 18, 2015). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160329230634/https://www.gamnesia.com/news/nintendo-celebrates-womens-history-month-with-a-look-back-at-its-female-cha Nintendo Celebrates Women’s History Month With a Look Back at its Female Characters]. ''Gamnesia''. Retrieved November 17, 2015.</ref>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ピンキー
|Jap=ピンキー
|JapR=Pinkī
|JapR=Pinkī
|JapM=Pinky; shared with [[Spoiled Rotten]], which has a different origin
|JapM=Pinky; shared with [[Spoiled Rotten]]
|Fra=Bombinette
|FraM=
|Ger=Bombette
|GerM=-
|Por=Bombette
|PorM=-
|Chi=炸弹妞
|Chi=炸弹妞
|ChiR=Zhàdàn Niū
|ChiR=Zhàdàn Niū
|ChiM=(iQue translation) bomb girl
|ChiM=Bomb Girl
|Fre=Bombinette
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''bombe'' ("bomb") and the common female name "Ninette"
|Ger=Bombette
|Ita=Bombette
|Kor=핑키
|KorR=Pingki
|KorM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Spa=Bombette
}}
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Revision as of 11:44, June 7, 2024

Not to be confused with Noko Bombette.
Bombette
Paper Mario promotional artwork: Bombette doing the "going to explode" pose
Species Bob-omb
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (photograph cameo) (2024)
“I have a little score to settle with those Koopa Bros.!”
—Bombette, Paper Mario

Bombette is one of Mario's partners who appears in Paper Mario, and the third party member encountered in the game. She is a pink Bob-omb (most likely a Bob-omb Buddy) with a ponytail-shaped fuse and a white heart-shaped turn knob with no holes. Her name is a simple combination of "bomb" and "-ette," a suffix used to denote a female subject.

Bombette first appears amongst the other friendly Bob-ombs imprisoned in a room within the Koopa Bros. Fortress; upon meeting her, she demonstrates an eagerness to get back at the Koopa Bros. for capturing her. She can be used to destroy cracked walls and other similar obstacles in the overworld, a role that would be carried over in the next two games of the Paper Mario series; the role is taken by Admiral Bobbery in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and the Pixl Boomer in Super Paper Mario.

Bombette and all of the other partners from Paper Mario were meant to make an appearance in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but she and all the others (except for Lady Bow and Parakarry) were removed for unknown reasons. A sprite for Bombette, as well as the other helper characters from the first Paper Mario, has been found in the game's files. Bombette and the partners from both Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door also have unused data in Super Paper Mario.

History

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Bombette from Paper Mario.
A portrait from Paper Mario of Bombette's abillity to explode
A portrait of Bombette exploding
“Mario rescued me. So I figured the least I could do was help him even the score with Bowser, King of the Koopas!”
—Bombette, Paper Mario

When Mario goes to the Koopa Bros. Fortress, Yellow Ninjakoopa traps Mario in a cell. Here, Mario meets Bombette, who was imprisoned in the fortress for exploding next to the Koopa Bros.; she helps Mario by demonstrating her field ability, walking over next to a crack in the wall and exploding to make an escape route out of the cell, and then joins Mario's party. After she helps Mario defeat the Koopa Bros., she decides to join Mario's party permanently and aid him on the quest to find the Star Spirits. Prior to these events, Bombette had broken up with another Bob-omb named Bruce; he constantly looks for a chance to get back together with her, only to be met with constant and comical refusal each time.

Cracked rock (conjectural name)
A cracked boulder for Bombette

Her field ability, in addition to destroying walls, can also be used to flip switches and attack enemies; both this and Kooper's field move are the only ways that Mario's partners can score a First Strike. In battle, Bombette can Body Slam foes or explode on them by using her Bomb attack. After upgrading, she can learn more powerful moves like Power Bomb, which hits all enemies on the ground, or Mega Bomb, which hits every enemy in battle.

When Bombette blows up a particular cracked wall in Crystal Palace, four Bombette imposters show up, whose quotes always end with stars, hearts, extra exclamation points or question marks, and extra periods. These are tells that the Bombettes are fake; the real Bombette quickly loses patience with the charade and begs Mario to hit the imposters with his hammer. After Mario exposes the fakes, the real Bombette tells him that if he'd hit her, she was going to bomb him the next time he napped. If Mario hits the real Bombette, however, she calls him terrible, and they must fight the Duplighosts.

Bombette receives three letters at the Toad Town Post Office throughout the game: one invitation letter from the Dry Dry Railroad Transportation Department, and two love letters from Bruce.

Duplighosts and Lee can transform into Bombette along with Mario's other partners, in which case her name appears as "Bombette???"

Super Paper Mario

An unused image of Bombette, from Super Paper Mario.
Bombette's unused sprite from Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Bombette appears as a Catch Card found on the 40th floor of the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. She and all the other partners from the Paper Mario series could also be seen very briefly at the beginning of the game, in a photograph at the Mario Bros.' House.

Super Mario-kun

Super Mario-kun Volume 26 third bonus chapter's part 3 cover
Bombette in Super Mario-kun

Bombette is the only party member from Paper Mario to not appear in the game arc present in Super Mario-kun. However, in the last three chapters of volume 26, a special and shorter version of the events of Paper Mario are told. At the end of the second chapter, Mario, Goombario and Kooper are captured by the Koopa Bros. and they meet Bombette in the cell. In the third chapter, Bombette presents herself to them. After she explains she is a friendly Bob-omb, Mario kicks her against a cracked wall, freeing them. Bombette then accompanies them, not having a relevant role for the rest of the chapter. Like many other Bob-ombs in the manga, she has a mouth and more expressive eyes, but she is lacking her ponytail-fuse.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the name "Bombette" can appear on the leaderboard.

Unused appearances

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Although she does not appear in the game, there are unused sprites of Bombette in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario

  • Tattle: She's named Bombette. That pink is adorable! She does seem to be pretty strong willed. Her future boyfriend might be in for some trouble!
  • In-game bio: Hot-headed Bombette was once jailed in Koopa Bros. Fortress. Her specialty is blasting open cracked walls and rocks. Press Down C Button. She'll walk off and explode, creating openings. Press Down C Button while she's walking to make her blow up on the spot.
  • Instruction booklet: Her special ability is exploding, but don't worry—she'll return to normal right away.[1]
  • Player's Guide: If you're facing a wall with nowhere to go, Bombette may be able to help you find your path. The helpful Bob-omb can blow open walls and rocks that already show some signs of stress or fracture. She has an explosive fighting style and can damage any enemy on the ground.[2]

The following is Bombette's attacks and stats:

Attack Flower Points Needed Effect Action Command Attack Power Move Ranks
Body Slam None Charges at the frontmost grounded enemy. Hold down A Button to fill the gauge Base Rank: 1/2
Super Rank: 2/3
Ultra Rank: 3/5 		Base Rank
Bomb 3 Explodes at the frontmost grounded enemy. Press A Button repeatedly to fill the gauge Base Rank: 1-5
Super Rank: 1-6
Ultra Rank: 1-7 		Base Rank
Power Bomb 6 Explodes over all grounded enemies Press A Button repeatedly to fill the gauge Super Rank: 1-6
Ultra Rank: 1-7 		Super Rank
Mega Bomb 8 Explodes over all enemies Press A Button repeatedly to fill the gauge Ultra Rank: 1-7 Ultra Rank

Values in bold are for perfectly executed action commands.

Super Paper Mario

Catch Card
The Catch Card of Bombette from Super Paper Mario
  • Card Type: Rare
  • Card Description: Bombette was Paper Mario's bombastic starlet. Who knew a pink Bob-omb could pack such a punch?

Gallery

  • Bombette being attacked by a Goomba

    Bombette being attacked by a Goomba

  • Bombette imprisoned

    Bombette imprisoned

  • Mario Meets Bombette PM.png
  • PM Bombette joins party.png
  • Bombette prepares to explode the prison wall

    Bombette prepares to explode the prison wall

  • Bombette ready to blow up a wall

    Bombette ready to blow up a wall

  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (unused)

    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (unused)

  • Nintendo Switch Online

    Nintendo Switch Online

  • Bombette's portrait from the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

    Bombette's portrait from the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Trivia

  • Bombette was featured in a 2015 press release made by Nintendo for Women's History Month, which highlighted some of the company's female characters.[3]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピンキー[?]
Pinkī 		Pinky; shared with Spoiled Rotten
Chinese 炸弹妞[?]
Zhàdàn Niū 		Bomb Girl
French Bombinette[?] Portmanteau of bombe ("bomb") and the common female name "Ninette"
German Bombette[?] -
Italian Bombette[?] -
Korean 핑키[?]
Pingki 		Transliteration of the Japanese name
Spanish Bombette[?] -

References

  1. ^ Paper Mario Instruction Booklet, pg. 15
  2. ^ Paper Mario Official Nintendo Player's Guide, pg. 13
  3. ^ Gulik, Marcin (March 18, 2015). Nintendo Celebrates Women’s History Month With a Look Back at its Female Characters. Gamnesia. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
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Bob-ombs
Characters Bobbery • Bobolink • Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King) • Bob-omb gang • Bob-omba • Bomberto • Bombette • Bruce • Bub • Fahr Outpost mayor • Fred • Gattai monster • General White • Gob • Goldbob • Jerry • King Bob-omb • Lucky • Master Crash • Mecha King Bob-omb • Nob • Pa-Patch • Proto Mecha King Bob-omb • Red Bob-omb • Rob • Scarlette • Swob • Sylvia • The Bob-omb Squad
Species and variants Alarm Bob-omb • Baboom • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Buddy • Bob-omb Car • Bob-omb Fish • Bob-ulk • Bomb Bud • Bomb Net • Bomb Plant • Bombite • Bulky Bob-omb • Buzz-Bomb • Chuckya • Dark Fawful Bomb • Designbomb • Dreamy Bob-omb • Fly Bomb • Giga Bob-omb • Glad Bob-omb • Glad Parabomb • Goombomb • Kab-omb • King Bomb • Lethal Bob-omb • Lob-omb • Lob-omb R • Mega Bob-omb • Mezzo Bomb • Microbomb • Onpu Bomu • Paper Bob-omb • Paper Macho Bob-omb • Parabomb • Rob-omb • Shiny Bob-omb • Shroob-omb • Smell Bob-omb • Tail Bob-omb • Time Bob-omb
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Paper Mario
Main characters Mario • Princess Peach • Twink • Bowser • Kammy Koopa • Goombario • Kooper • Bombette • Parakarry • Lady Bow • Watt • Sushie • Lakilester
Species Baby Yoshi • Bellbell Plant • Boo • Bub-ulb • Bulb Bush • Candy Cane • Cymbal Bush • Doogan • Dryite • Flower Spirit • Heart Plant • Li'l Oink • Munchlesia • Ninji • Nomadimouse • Penguin • Raven • Sentinel • Snowman • Spinning Flower • Star Kid • Toad • Trumpet Plant • Yoshi
Minor characters Albino Dino • Bootler • Bruce • Bubble Plant • Chet Rippo • Chuck Quizmo • Club 64 bartender • Dane T. • DJ Toad • Fearsome 5 • Fice T. • Fishmael • Flight • Franky • Frost T. • Gooma • Goomama • Goombaria • Goompa • Goompapa • Gourmet Guy • Great Gossip Trio • Guard Door • Harry • Herbert • Herringway • Igor • King Mousta • Kolorado • Kolorado's wife • Koopa Koot • Kooper's mother • Koover • Lakilulu • Lily • Little Mouser • Little T. • Luigi • Madam Merlar • Master Poet • Mayor Penguin • Mayor Penguin's wife • Merle • Merlee • Merlon • Merlow • Merluvlee • Minh T. • Mini T. • Mort T. • Moustafa • Mr. E • Mr. Hammer • Muss T. • Nomadimouse • Oaklie • Penguin patrol • Petunia • Pop Diva • Posie • Postmaster • Rangers • Raphael the Raven • Rhuff • Rip Cheato • Rosie • Rowf • Russ T. • Sashimie • Spiky John • Spiky Tom • Spiny Tromp • Stanley • Sun • Tayce T. • Three Beautiful Sisters • Toad in the Desert • Toad Minister • Tolielip • Trading Event Toad • Vanna T. • Village Leader • Watt's mother • Whacka • Whale • Whirlwind • Wise Wisterwood • Yakkey
Chapters Opening • A Plea From the Stars • Storming Koopa Bros. Fortress • The Mystery of Dry, Dry Ruins • The "Invincible" Tubba Blubba • Trials in the Toy Box • Hot, Hot Times on Lavalava Island • Dark Days in Flower Fields • A Star Spirit on Ice • A Star-Powered Showdown
Star Spirits Eldstar • Mamar • Skolar • Muskular • Misstar • Klevar • Kalmar
Bosses Bill Blaster • Blooper (Baby · Electro · Super) • Bowser • Bowser??? • Buzzar • Chomp (Stone) • Crystal King (Bit) • Fuzzipede • Fuzzy • Goomba (Bros. · King) • Koopa Troopa (Bros. · Jr. · Kent C.) • Lakilester • Magikoopa (Kammy Koopa) • Monstar • Piranha Plant (Lava · Lava Bud · Petit) • Ruff Puff (Huff N. · Tuff) • Shy Guy (Anti · Big Lantern Ghost · General · Squad · Stack · Stilt) • The Master • Tubba Blubba (Tubba's Heart) • Tutankoopa
Enemies B. Bill Blaster • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Bony · Chan · Spike Top) • Bzzap! • Cleft (Hyper) • Clubba (White) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Duplighost (Lee) • Fuzzy (Forest · Jungle) • Goomba (Gloomba · Hyper · Paragoomba (Hyper · Paragloomba) · Spiked (Gloomba)) • Gulpit • Hammer Bro • Hurt Plant • Koopa Troopa (Dark · Dry Bones · Paratroopa · Koopatrol) • Lakitu • Lava Bubble (Ember) • M. Bush • Magikoopa (Gray · Green · Red · White · Yellow) • Monty Mole (Flower Fields) • Piranha Plant (Frost · Putrid) • Pokey (Mummy) • Ruff Puff • Shy Guy (Bandit · Groove · Medi · Pyro · Sky · Spear · Spy) • Spiny • Swooper (Swoopula)
Locations Boo's Mansion • Boo's Shop • Bowser's Castle • Cloudy Climb • Club 64 • Crystal Palace • Dry Dry Desert • Dry Dry Outpost • Dry Dry Railroad • Dry Dry Ruins • Flower Fields • Forever Forest • Goomba King's Fortress • Goomba Road • Goomba Village • Gusty Gulch • Harry's Shop • Item Shop • Jade Jungle • Koopa Bros. Fortress • Koopa Village • Koopa's Shop • Lavalava Island • Little Mouser's Shop • Mario's House • Mt. Lavalava • Mt. Rugged • Princess Peach's room • Peach's Castle • Playroom • Pleasant Path • Shiver City • Shiver Mountain • Shiver Region • Shiver Shop • Shiver Snowfield • Shooting Star Summit • Shroom Grocery • Shy Guy's Toy Box • Starborn Valley • Star Haven • Star Haven Shop • Star Way • Storehouse • Sun Tower • Toad House • Toad Town • Toad Town Dojo • Toad Town Post Office • Toad Town Tunnels • Tubba Blubba's Castle • Windy Mill • Yoshi's Cabana • Yoshi's Village
Moves Action command • Air Lift • Air Raid • Belly Flop • Body Slam • Bomb • Charge • Chill Out • Cloud Nine • Dash • Dizzy Shell • Electro Dash • Fan Smack • Fire Shell • First Strike • Focus • Ground Pound • Guard • Headbonk • Hurricane • Jump • Lullaby • Mega Bomb • Mega Shock • Multibonk • Outta Sight • Peach Beam • Power Bomb • Power Shell • Power Shock • Refresh • Run Away • Shell Shot • Shell Toss • Sky Dive • Smack • Smooch • Spin Dash • Spiny Flip • Spiny Surge • Spook • Squirt • Star Beam • Star Storm • Tattle • Tidal Wave • Time Out • Turbo Charge • Up & Away • Water Block
Stats / statuses Badge Point • Charged • Danger • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Electrified • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Immobilized • Injured • Invisible • Peril • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Sleep • Star Point • Star Power • Stone • Tiny
Objects Badge • Beehive • Brick block • Bubble • Chain • Chomp Rock • Coin • Fire Bar • Flower • Heart • Hidden block • Jack-in-the-box • K64 • Koopa Clown Car • Lakitu's Cloud • Metal Block • Power Platform • Puff Puff Machine • Recovery block • Save Block • Slot Machine • Star Ship • Stilts • Stone Block • Super Block • Switch • Treasure chest (Mysterious) • Warp Pipe • Wooden box • Wooden dock • Yellow Block
Miscellaneous 64th Trivia Quiz-Off • Badges • Bestiary • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Gallery • Glitches • Jump Attack • Letters • Luigi's Diary • Media • Parade • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Selling prices • Shops • Smash Attack • Soundtrack • Staff • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Tayce T. recipes • Toad Town News • Trading Events • Treasure Chest locations • Unnamed NPCs (By location: A–S · T–Z)
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