The Strange Origin of King Bob-omb
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King Bob-omb from Super Mario 64 quickly became an iconic figure in the Super Mario Bros series. From the boss on top of a mountain, to running a powderkeg mine, he's been all over the place. But where did this moustached bomb originate from? How did he rise to power, and what makes him different than normal bob-ombs? Well, we're doing a deep dive on some bomb lore, so buckle up!
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Is it strange that I NOW realized that he's twirling his moustache? I always thought he was like overlooking the battlefield or like raising his fist to morale.
I was just thinking about that, I was thinking he was fooling around with his mustache
Same
@@cookieblobber Same
When I was a child playing this on my N64 I thought it was his mouth tbh lol
It was always obvious to me since it was a thing I thought all.bad guys with mustaches did 😂
Nintendo: gives bomb arms so his fight isn't supet easy
Swanky box:
Bob-omb lore. Think about that for a second.
Yeah, he pretty much says that in the video
I love it though. Bomb-ombs are amazing and adorable.
Really makes you wonder what the fuck you're doing with your life sitting here watching Bob-omb lore
When he said "Bob-Omb lore gets pretty deep" I lost my mind
I dont get it
It's not his arms...
*It's his mustache!*
If you look at a lot of the text in sm64ds, it's abundantly clear that: mustache = power.
It's why yoshi is the only one who can't break blocks, dive, pick things up, etc.
(This is where in game canon stops and speculation begins)
This is probably why Mario is always able to defeat bowser, (one of the few powerful entities to not have a stache)
And while not DIRECTLY confirmed, it's heavily implied that hats are also a source of power, i.e. M,L,&W taking more damage without there caps, the winged cap being marios staple power up in that game, in the original sm64 all the other power ups were also caps. Going beyond 64, similar negative effects occur in sunshine, and in odyssey, there's an intire race of hats that have the power to "capture" enemies, AND what are the two most distinct features from Mario that stay on captured enemies? *his hat... and his stache!*
Anyway... where was I? Ah yes.
Big bob-omb has a crown, as do all the other major bosses in 64ds.
COINCIDENCE?!
Yeah probably, this is just a Mario game.
Wait, Mario's captured enemies retain a hat and stache? Hm... Now that I think about it, that moustache looks an awful lot like Luigi's only white.
What if Luigi got his own cap spirit that manifested itself as a crown and he captured a bob-omb? But of course a white moustache would mean that he's very old, and therefore likely from another timeline or something. Also maybe King Bob-omb has arms and legs because he's become merged somewhat with Luigi after he couldn't undo the capture for some reason.
@@LuckySketches Hmm.....but Luigi would attack Mario?
@@lilpercy1124 He's still bitter about having to be player 2.
Gosh, if there was a yoshi with a mustache, we'll all be fucked...
h
Because king bob omb can show his dominance by T-posing
That's the real reason he became a king in the first place
T-POSE VIRUS
@@lanceminecraftzplazutub2604 smg4?
Zairoshael Guittap yes.
@@lanceminecraftzplazutub2604 waaah
I think the fact that King Bob-omb doesn't have a twist key in his back is part of why he's special. He isn't a wind-up, he exists of his own volition. His key exists in the 4th dimension. HE IS *BEYOND* OUR MORTAL COMPREHENSION. LONG LIVE THE KING
Yeah, but in the n64 mario 64, the bob ombs didnt have one either, so I mean Idk
Remember the Wario Battle Canyon map from the original Mario Party?
In that map, the black and pink bob-ombs are at war, just like in Mario 64. And when the game ends and a winner is chosen, you see the two sides at peace
There are 2 balls in the pit.
After you defeat King Bob-Omb there are 3.
One of the Bob-Omb Buddies says
"He is merely a dud".
Heh... that doesn't apply to the DS port tho...
D-does mario...murder king bomb-om????????
(I was trying to be overly everything, but I can't find the thinking emoji)
@@lazyliongames5858 🤔
@@lazyliongames5858
Yeah, king Bob-omb dies and becomes that ball on the mountain. Similarly to king thwomp, who is turned into the tower on the top of the fortress after dying
@@Tulip_bip whomp*
He said “Giant Mustache” when he should’ve said “The snazziest stache in the land”
Move aside fellas, resident bob-omb lore expert here. (Yes i know thats a very specific title, and yes my parents are disappointed in me.) I've combed the mario wiki with a fine toothed comb and i've learned all you can about bob-ombs in my years. This theory is quite interesting but it dosnt hold a candle to what happens AFTER the events of Mario 64. Strap in fellas we're going for a ride.
After King Bob-Omb was defeated he left Bob-Omb Battlefield and his role as king there, allowing the Bob-Omb Buddies to continue their thing well into the events on Whomp's Fortress in Mario Galaxy 2. Between then however, King Bob-Omb moved into the city and became a fucking MAFIA BOSS. (Super Mario Party Advance i believe) I'm not joking. He's the leader of the creatively named Bob-Omb Mafia and "protects' Toad City from outsude 'threats" when you defeat him he disappears completley. The simple Bob-Omb who took his place tells you he moved to the mother fucking JUNGLE to do some soul searching. Who knows maybe in a future DK game King Bob-Omb could be the main villian? In anycase, great video but i'd much prefer to hear you talk about the acid trip that's King Bob-Omb's downward spiral after he was dethroned.
this isnt just me spouting random shite btw, look on the wiki this all actually happened XD
Me after reading this: * Mind Blown And Also WTF*
Ah but what about the King Bob-Omb in Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam? Doesn't seem like he is exactly too friendly there.
More like Mind blown up
And now he plays golf
Are you telling me that even though Super Mario Bros. 2 was all happened in Mario's head, it had real physical consequences in the continuity of Mario? That's kinda rad.
The game’s events are indeed very real
This actually makes a lot of sense, especially when you consider there are a LOT of SMB2 enemies in 64.
@@sooper7815 Bob-Omb, Pokey, Shy Guy and Snifit. That's more than what was seen in later games
@dragon1193 linktoad Actually there are no Snifits are in SM64 those are Snuffits. Ghost Sniffits
He died in the movie😭😭
4:04
@@Sebbiiboi YAAAY
Actually, Chuckyas do explode. In SM64 you can pick them up, and when they hit the ground after you throw them, they explode just like any other Bob-omb would.
Two points about bob-ombs you missed. In the Mario and Luigi games, bob-ombs are able to regenerate themselves after detonation. This was seen before if you left an area and returned, but is better showcased in the minion quest series, where after detonation they return beaten and bandaged. Point two, in MP8, we see two Big Bob-ombs at the same time.
Dad: So, whatcha doing
Me: watching an in depth description on how a King who is a bomb came to be
Dad: Um okay
I'm glad I can provide the base for this quality exchange between you and your father.
SwankyBox ha
Lol
The best piece of Mario-merch is the SM64 King Bombomb plush.
When I was a kid, I thought king bob-omb was a grown up bob-omb, considering that bob-ombs always blew up when you pick them up and throw them or if they see Mario. I just thought king bob-omb never confronted Mario when he was a little bob-omb and he grew up like we humans do, but watching this video, your theory makes more sense than mine did.
Oofei!
When I was a child playing Super Mario 64 I always thought King Bob-omb's mustache was a book he held up very close to his face.
Thanks to Paper Mario, I've always had the head canon that Bob-ombs can detonate themselves and regenerate. Depending on how heavy they explode themselves, they might be knocked out for longer than normal (like the self-destructing enemies you fight) or they can hop right back up with something comparable to a bit of dizziness (like Bombette and Adm. Bobbery.)
As for why the Bob-omb King has arms....I just figured it came with his increased size ^-^
Me: How did King Bob-Bomb traveled universes?
SwankyBox: To talk about that, we need to talk about Parallel Universes.
Wait, Bob-ombs had _arms_ in SMB2?!
...Mind. Blown.
Gonna make a Mario 64 ROM hack called Super Mario: Beyond The Mirror.
Considering making a new Bob-Omb faction.
Nobody:
Absolutely no one:
Swanky: WHY DOES KING BOB OMB HAVE ARMS?
didn't even know that bomb-ombs had lore let alone that it could go this deep
Such a majestic Mustache! Legends say that his powers of regeneration come from it but i would not know.
All jokes aside i still love his design and the Bob-omb's in general ever since 64.
Now please explain the origins or chuckya because I have so many questions like:
1: why is he purple
2: why doesn’t he blow up
3: why does he have boxing gloves
4: why is he only a bit shorter than king bob omb?
Mrenderkid Plush Studios imagine a king chuckya O.°
Chuckya is a completely different species
DezPez I would say more a "sub-species" used lightly as bob-bombs are more than likely machines
Chuckya is a similar but distinct type of creature, like the bullies.
You don’t just ask someone why they’re purple
I wish Bobby was from the same regenerating dimension as the King.... *cries*
he needs arms to flail them around to look *intimidating* when challenged
*oh wait that kinda makes a bit of sense FRICK*
It’s better than the stuff matpat comes up with
That's just a theory, a youtube theory!
talk about damning with faint praise
what if he's half bob-omb and half chuck-ya? (or a throwback from before the species split?)
Chuckya are bob-ombs tho
Nah makes more sense he’s from Subcon because the Bob-Ombs there are exactly like King Bob-Omb but in trooper form, even lacking the wind key normal Bob-Ombs have, and wouldn’t be the first time, I mean, Shy Guys, Pokeys, and specially Birdo are a very established in the Mario World and they come from Subcon too
10pm: one more video then I go to sleep
3am: (sees video about bob-omb lore) I don't need sleep I need anwsers
one small detail that you have missed:
The Bob-ombs in Paper Mario 64 actually have hands as well. it is only shown one time during the Credit scene, by giving thumbs up to the player.
so my headcanon is that their arms are always tucked inside and can be pulled out when needed
Thats the paper dimension, not the real.
King Bob-omb is the best Mario character.
Fight me
Chain chomp begs to differ.
Can I be recruited to your cause?
@@roaringthunder115 Sure, I wasn't actually going to manually beat anyone up if they thought differently, just opinions man
Where you at?
Because he's a Bob-Omb With Hands who is huge.
"Ends Video and drops apparently the Microphone he was holding"
oof
"mike"
Fiz Zelty XD
Great video
Note: could you please make a video of Waluigi in luigi's mansion just like you did with Wario in Super Mario Sunshine
2:48
Well his Giant Moustache ofcourse
In Paper Mario 64, Bob-ombs have arms too. See game credits.
I always saw the first level of Super Mario 64 as a resistance. Friendly inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom (the Bob-omb Buddies) were trapped in the paintings leading to Bowser's worlds like the rest of the friendly characters. The Bob-omb Buddies though were trying to fight for their freedom but they couldn't win against Bowser's forces even if the enemies in the battlefield were among the weakest enemies in the game due to their lack of combat expertise. Big Bob-omb himself apparently working for Wart in the past is not a completely outlandish concept. What's not to say he was one of the countless Bob-ombs that served Wart and when Wart was defeated he wanted to be something more so he left his dimension and struck a deal with Bowser for more power. Bowser turned him into a king to act as a general to his forces using the power of the stars. The Power Stars where King Bob-omb's source of power which is why he refuses to part with his as it would weaken his forces and cause a turning point in the tides against Bowser. When you think about it all of Bowser's minions in Super Mario 64 were kings or generals. Larger versions of already existing enemies. King Bob-omb, the Whomp King, Goomboss, Big Boo, King Boo, Big Mr. I, Big Bully, Chief Chilly, Chill Bully, Big Fire Piranha Plants. The only bosses that weren't enhanced versions of other enemies were Eyerok and Wiggler. The later has questionable loyalty because it is implied Bowser's magic was imbued in his Power Star which made him bad and when he was defeated he was freed from Bowser's control rather then exploding in a cloud of smoke like other bosses. What's odd is that if you are tackling all the bosses and mini-bosses in order the Wiggler is the penultimate boss of the game. A boss not loyal to Bowser on his own free will but rather corrupted by him due to being taken advantage of by his love for shiny things.
I don't think there was ever a big reason for him having arms. I'm pretty sure if anything it was because it just looked right on him. I mean can you imagine him without the arms? And probably because the whole fight is him picking you up and throwing you off the mountain in the N64 version. If he didn't have arms then he could never touch his Majestic moustache while looking into the distance :-D
problems
1:bomb-ombs do regenerate, we know its the same ones cause they dont drop coins when killed twice
2:what if a bomb-omb gets turned king and in turns gets a power star turning that bomb-omb into king bomb-omb, then the king wouldnt live forever cause it could be a different king each time
Because he needs his arms to brush his mostache.
Maybe you should discuss the origin of the luigi death stare
Bob-Omb Battlefield intensifies
I didn't know that King Bob-Omb was from Subcon Forest. I also didn't know that he used to be friends with The Snatcher.
Never over thought Bob-omb lore this was very interesting though. Never though about it when I was a kid that Bowser might have helped King Bob-omb into power.
King bob omb is just a bob omb with extra gunpowder
(movie spoiler warning)
4:03 ..theres still hope for the lad
1:50
So they were essentially having a race war
My personal belief is that EVERY enemy has ability to regenerate, fueled by extra lives - that's why when you replay a stage, old enemies you might've killed are still there. I think that's crucial for explaining why Mario universe treats death so lightly, as the idea that death isn't pernament fits the tone, and is supported by the gameplay.
As for the ghosts and undead, imagine those happen when you die, but lack lives to continue. And we know undead can be truly resurrected using magic, as we saw with Dry Bowser.
Like the goombas respawning in Mario Odyssey via some sort of magic
King Bob-omb has arms because regular bob-ombs need to wound up and SOMEONE has to do it
This is a good time waster video but maybe Nintendo just wanted the boss enemy to look different and more powerful than the base minions without thinking about the phylogenetic implications.
Yeah, but where's the fun in that?
He is the king because he has arms. He has arms because he is the king.
I just realized
The bob-omb buddies are pink
BOMBETTE IN PAPER MARIO IS PINK
BOMBETTE = BOB-OMB BUDDY CONFIRMED
I forget; can Bob-omb Buddies canonically explode?
Wait, yeah, okay, yeah, Bob-omb Buddies don't explode.
There are red and magenta Bob-ombs that explode, but they're never referred to as Bob-omb Buddies-- only as Red Bob-ombs.
Bombette can explode (repeatedly).
Therefore, I would say Bombette is a unique Bob-omb who is your buddy and not a unique "Bob-omb Buddy."
Actually, it's lightish red.
Fun Fact: In Japanese, they're called Red Bob-ombs.
Makes you wonder, what are the two different factions of bombs fighting about in Bob-bomb battlefield? Is that their homeland, or, since you can find bombs in other levels, is this King Bob-Bombs homefield in which the red bombs have spearheaded an assault on? In the very first star of SM64 you finish an ongoing civil war and bring peace to the red bombs?
o-o i just noticed something with king bob-omb..... pointy tan elf like shoes.....purple legs.....purple arms white gloves and his mustash is like a oversized white version of the black handle bar mustash Waluigi has.......look at waluigis design closely and king bob-ombs ....like holy hell
I also just noticed in most games bob ombs that are exploding or near exploding turn red, so maybe the bob omb buddies are defective bob ombs.
With King Bob Omb being seen as a god, it could be that the bob omb buddies are bob ombs made by king bob omb that were seemingly betrayed by their god: deemed to never explode by accident or not. Perhaps, his first attempts at actually forming real bombs.
As such, seeing the more highly successful versions he started making, the bob omb buddies decided to band together to fight against the seeming lies and treachery of this king as a God, and the other bob ombs that were successful are simply too new or too blind to see their points, and perhaps even see them as different beings.
As such the war started, but as we know, king bob omb only goes on to become more and more successful at making bombs since bob ombs appear more frequently in newer games, consistantly. Heres what i think the timeline is:
A dream land bob omb finds his way into the real mario world.
Realizes he has super powers essentially and so starts experimenting with these powers
Starts trying to create similar beings to him, but failing resulting in the bob omb buddies.
He keeps trying and ends up creating the normal standard bob ombs.
The normal bob ombs make King bob omb their God and King
The bob omb buddies band together and start the bob omb civil war.
Bowser gives King Bob Omb a powerstar to let him make more powerful versions to thwart mario.
King Bob Omb uses the powerstar to make chuckyas but before he can make too many of them Mario snatches the star away.
The chuck yas escape the war effort fleeing to whatever safe haven they can find, while the bob omb buddies slowly die off.
King Bob Omb continues to make more and more bob ombs slowly getting better and better and better
Later on King Bob Omb uses his powers to transform into that boss from super mario rpg, which conventiently has the power to make bob ombs.
Mario or some version of mario finally defeats him for good as his magic power is banished back to the land of dreams.
Bowser needs to replicate already complete bob ombs now that king bob omb is gone, leading to the bob omb spawners we see in the most recent games.
I think Chuckyas are simply wind up toys, not bombs, even if they look similar, they don't have the same properties as a bomb-omb, or even a bomb in general
In every non-Hudson Mario Party games, King Bob-Omb tends to bellow like an elephant.
he needs to come back in another game as a good guy
what, like "King Bob-omb Buddy?" can you imagine that? King Bob-Bomb, but colored pink, like the buddies? lol
So they evolved and talked, set into two races...but then a war started..
And King Bob-Omb is god like and from the dream world. With his powers... he became king.
Wow
Drink everytime when SwankyBOX says "Bob-Omb"
rip a bong * you mean :)
@@nicolasluna9256 Well..
Anyone else just LOVE the Paper Mario 64 Toad Town theme (the music that begins at the beginning of this video)?
Bob-Omb had arms as well in SMB2
Ever since Origami King came out I've been over thinking about bob-omb lore
the king can spawn bob-ombs in sm64ds, which gives a theory that all bob-ombs were spawned by the king, the bobombs respect the king for being a cause in their existence, which gave the king the role (thats what i think)
This was good, but there was one big piece of evidence you missed that supports your theory. You pick up King Bob-omb and toss him, just as you do most enemies in Super Mario Bros. 2.
I just want you to know, don’t ever feel bad for overthinking games. It’s awesome and so entertaining :)
He was originally named big bob omb And that is the thing
the word big does not only mean things that are huge and Gigantic
But it also means the top of things kings and queens and legendary leagues
Answering questions nobody else ever asked.
Don't ever change.
Bobby was different then any bob omb
I always seen them as just a relative to Bullet Bill cause you know Bombs and Missles so yeah
"We're peace loving bob-ombs,so we don't use cannons"
And yet they're bombs.
Bombs in Paper Mario 64 have arms. You don’t see it until the parade at the end of the game. They explode the Koopa bros off of the parade float and then spin and give a thumbs up. You would not believe how surprised I was to see this after we playing the game for the 22th time.
This is one of those things (at least for me) that when you hear it you can't stop thinking about it
He's just a big bob omb created by Bowser (or in the bob omb factory or something lol) so the bob omb army would have a sub-leader of some sort that literally throws them around. That seems more logical. And everytime king bob omb "regenerates", it's just a different being all together, but yet still the same. Since he just keeps getting recreated of course.
So until maybe a year or so ago, I always thought they were called "Bomb-ombs" and the correct pronunciation still sounds wrong to me.
personally i think most of what happened in Super Mario Bros. 2 were manifestations of Mario’s subconcious, like stuff from his past
which is why Shy Guys were there and also in Yoshi’s Island, he remembers them from when he was a kid
so my theory is the bob-ombs are flashbacks to Mario being a vietnam soldier as seen in Mario’s Bombs Away
They achieved peace in Mario party.
I love bobombs! You know, I think they were the only thing from the Super Mario Bros. movie that was game accurate, with a touch of bombchu.
I love it when you do in depth lore videos for characters in the Mario series.
Is everyone ignoring the fact htat when you defeat him, he becomes one of the rolling balls inside the trench when you first go up the mountain?
King Bob-omb has arms because he needs to comb that GLORIOUS MUSTACHE!
I knew he was going to say Subcon, it’s the only other place I could think of in the Mario LORE that has bombs is the Land of Dreams ruled by King Wart
The chuck-yahs do explode when thrown, they explode into coins, don't they?
Maybe he’s actually a chuckya and not a bobomb, and the weird thing is his legs and not his arms. Also in the original sm64, he doesn’t explode. He turns into one of the balls rolling around
He probably uses the stars power to throw limitless bombs
When the bomb bombs explode they can come back. They cannot come to life but only came by but I'm can't come back to life when hes explode.
Bob-omb king: T-pose to assert your bombinence
He’s Coming Soon in Mario Kart Tour
King Bom-omb's mustache wanted to have attention, so it made King Bom-omb have arms.
actually regalor bob ombs respawn infinitly as well but gumbas and other enemys dont.
Everything is alive... Even the rocks and the mountains. That's kinda creepy.
When a Bob-omb and a Chuckya love each other...
He appeared in Super Mario Bros the Movie
and Died
He also dies in the games so I guess it’s not that big of a deal
i had no idea that was a mustache until i saw fan art. with the blocky 3d geometry i always assumed it was a big evil smile with like, ninja-turtle teeth showing. then someone told me it was sunglasses and i wasnt sure anymore. wasnt until i saw it smoothed out that it made sense.
Bombette and Bobery don't vanish when they explode either
Don't forget to get a grip on reality and realize that King Bob-Omb's only purpose was to be a culmination of the different level mechanics found in Bob-Omb Battlefield like any other boss- but still nice theory
his theories have no substantiation at all -- they're total horseshit without an iota of research backing them up
Mario needs lore like Kirbym
I over think it back in the day specially. Something about King Bob Bomb. He seemed to wish Mario the best of luck and gives him his star almost like he hopes Mario can beat Bowser and he leaves not before practically blessing Mario. Once he leaves or explodes, he seems to release some kind of hold. For one, the cannon at the start is now gone and is now under the control of the Bob Bomb buddies. Chain Chomp is next. I think it’s neat on Mario 64 DS the chain chomp is running loose after being freed haha. Also. Koopa Troopa races you to an empty summit. Later a Koopa is seen running around carelessly but running away from you in the grass fields. What’s also strange is that gate you open, idk what it’s purpose is, but the battle field and the opened gate with the trenches below just seem like something big was about to go down. The meadow seems to be the only place the bombomb team have not been able to control rather than a few goombas rolling around. Last is on Super Mario DS, King Bobbomb returns to challenge Mario. I personally think this copy was sent by Bowser to keep the bombombs in check and under bowsers control through the Bob Bomb King copy. It’s a soulless copy that is sole outputs is to give its power and control to Bowser and ensure the bombomb army continues with their loyalty and commands reiceve by Bombomb King. I always found fascinating that there’s a bombomb by the cannon just standing there shooting the water cannon. Diligently like a true solider. A different wandering bobbomb is found in Bowser in the sky. It seems lost, when it sees you it doesn’t charge at you, it walks right past you even if you run in front of it or stand in front of it, it’s so weird and it wanders into the lava and dies. 😢
The last bombomb lost without its king