#super mario 64 king bob-omb

[weirdmarioenemies]

Is King Bob-omb a robot?

Is he? Huh?

Recently I have been thinking about the nature of King Bob-omb, because I think it is more interesting than one may think upon first consideration! Yes, he is a big living bomb. But what does this mean for him? Let's discuss!

Bob-ombs

Bob-ombs! They are bombs. Even a dog could look at a Bob-omb and tell you "Rhat's a ralking romb! Hreeheehee!" What do we know about Bob-ombs? Well, they are very clearly artificially created entities. I mean, they're bombs. They're powered by wind-up keys! And they're mass-produced in factories. These are artificial, mechanical creatures. Automatons! The ones in Sunshine are very overtly robotic, and even if those ones are Bowser Junior creations, it may reflect how he views the real ones.

There is a history of sentient, talking Bob-ombs and Bob-omb society, so these are clearly rather advanced automatons. All the more reason for me to confidently declare them to be robots! It's weird to make a living bomb capable of thought and emotion, but as established by Origami King, the ones working for Bowser are intent on making their single blast really make a difference. So I guess making them sapient is ultimately helpful for Evil purposes, if unethical.

King Bob-omb

Now let's consider the King! That guy loves to be considered. He is NOT mass-produced. He does not have a wind-up key. He does not even have a fuse! And of course, he has arms. No Bob-ombs have arms...

...but Chuckyas do! Big, Bob-omb-like, with arms for throwing Marios. King Bob-omb seems like he could be a stronger, more refined model of Chuckya! Chuckyas are absolutely robotic, so this does make a good case for the King being such, as well!

Could a robot have such a magnificent mustache, though? Yes, a robot could. Even standard Bob-ombs are capable of having mustaches, as are creatures made of ice, and also this is a silly cartoon world. So yes, I think a robot could have a mustache.

Mecha King Bob-omb

Now HERE's the thing that got me thinking of this in the first place! Mecha King Bob-omb, from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. This is a robotic version of King Bob-omb... hm. This IS obviously a robotic replica based on him, and there's no reason a robot based on another robot couldn't exist, but that WOULD make the "Mecha" title pretty weird! Is the original king mechanical or what? I guess the "Mecha" could also be referring to this version being a pilotable mecha, unlike the real version, which is a Guy. This brings up questions, and answers none!

The Big Dud

Finally, the last possibility of King Bob-omb's origins. If you are aware of the Super Mario 64 Iceberg, you are aware of the Big Dud theory! After Big Bob-omb (as he is known in 64) is defeated, an additional metal ball will be rolling around at the base of the mountain, and a Bob-omb Buddy will declare that the Big Bob-omb is nothing but a big dud now. This has led some to believe that the additional cannonball might be Big Bob-omb himself, made inanimate upon his defeat!

And then THIS gets me thinking about Power Stars. They do weird things to Mario creatures! I think it is likely King Bob-omb could have been created BECAUSE of the Power Star he holds. Maybe he was an ordinary Bob-omb enhanced into a new, regal form by the Star, or maybe he even was an ordinary inanimate metal ball, chosen to be extra resilient compared to his subjects! You know, in 64, he doesn't even explode like a Bob-omb. Is he a FRAUD? (No, he explodes in other games)

Final thoughts

So, after all this analysis, is King Bob-omb a robot or what? I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not. No one knows. This guy is weird! He can fly with no effort if thrown off the mountain. When killed, he congratulates Mario for killing him and invites him to do it again sometime. If I HAD to come to a conclusion... I would say he is technically robotic, but that's not something the designers/developers actually ever have or had in mind, and is just a result of being a Bob-omb.

I don't mind that there is no concrete answer! I was not expecting there to be! This is Super Mario we're talking about. They're not going to expect us to analyze evidence about characters and come to conclusions. But it is so much fun to do! That's why we do it! Call this guy a robot if you want! Or affirm that he is not if you don't! I don't really care as long as you are nice!

[goofybandit]

A Mario Party!

[missdardarlene]

L Is Real!.- Yahoo! He is real!!

(This piece (And it´s process) was posted one day earlier for my (Tier 2 and higher) Patreons)

[zieghost]

Super Mario 64 (and 64 DS) bosses, humanized!

From upper left to bottom right: King Bob-omb, Whomp King, Goomboss, Big Bully, Eyerok King Boo, Big Mr. I, Chief Chilly, and Wiggler

[kennydotpng]

WARNING! The King Bob-Omb has joined the battlefield in the "Mario & Luigi" Art Style!

[snailstrailz]

I've had little to no motivation to do art but have this

[screane5]

i will never stop thinking about how a third boulder appears here after defeating king bob-omb.

[ladyrena04]

Decided to start a sketchbook for just Super Mario characters! Here's my progress!

7 down, 73 to go!

7/80, feel free to suggest other Mario characters! I have each page planned out, but its possible your suggestion is in my plans!

[soberviking17]

King Bob-omb is gonna take a quick nap. Make sure to wake him up if any trouble happens.

[nickmedoroart]

Inktober Day 11:

King Bob-omb and his people.

[lydia-morphmen]

- Love for the king 👑💣💓 -

Sometimes I feel like I wanna smother my face into this guy, or at least give him a big hug. At same time, I respect personal distance, and I think feeling guilt should be the last thing to worry about considering he is a enlarge destructive being who happens to be a ruler of destructive (if not slightly less intimidating) beings. Aside from his frightening aura, he seems like a cool fellow to be around, and gives the best hugs! If only that were the case.

He isn't fond of any man who bares mustaches, that the king considers inferior or "undignified." compared to his soft, non-frizzy, frimed 'stache. I think same can be said to his minions, since they lack facial hair, and are merely used as weapons, while experiencing consciousness and emotions. It's unknown how he interacts to woman, I can assume he treats them differently, but still holds some views that might not be pleasing to learn about. With that aside, I think he still deserves love in some shape or form. ❤️

Published Date: January 31st, 2024

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

We see King Bob-omb appear in a variety of Mario games, and in many of these games such as Super Mario 64 or the Party games he blows up. Yet he always seems to be around even though in the main world at least Bob-ombs can only blow up once. So I have a hypothesis that similar to the 2 King Boos one but, different with some possible evidence to back it up. So we know Bob-ombs are made in factories, as stated in a previous post. So it's possible the King of the Bob-ombs is made in a factory as well. This could explain why after blowing up he is still around, he's just replaced by another. My evidence for this hypothesis is that in the Mario Party 5 mini game Defuse or Lose we see at least 2 King Bob-ombs that must be protected.

[wingodoodles]

King Bob Omb

[thicc-astronaut]

Fanart I made in MS paint of my favoritest Mario antagonist. The Tsar Bomba himself. King Bob-Omb! Along with some of his suboordinates

[garactor-zuckerberg]

Chain Chomp seems to think he is the King bob-omb. This is one from Super Mario 64 "Bob-omb Battlefield".

There is a video version of this scene on my YouTube channel, so if you are interested, please watch it ✌ https://youtu.be/mq75FREzDuI channel name "Garactor Zuckerberg" video title "You're a Chomp, not Bob-omb. Wake up and smell the coffee."

[kawaiiocto]

So a dumb idea popped into my brain while watching game theory...

(I know Whitty was made by a cult to be a doomsday device and possibly the death of all of humanity but this was for fun)

what if whitty was actually...

King bob-omb's illegitimate son?

(again, this was for fun)

(whitty belongs to sock.clip, King bob-omb belongs to nintendo)