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|image=[[File:Big Bob-omb - Mario Party 9.png|250px]]<center>'''Big Bob-omb''', as he appears in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''.</center>
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (1996)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023, overall)<br>''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' (2021, video games)
|species=[[Bob-omb]]
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{{quote2|I'm the Big Bob-omb, baron of all blasting matter, king of ka-booms the world over!|Big Bob-omb|Super Mario 64}}

'''King Bob-omb''', formerly named '''Big Bob-omb''', is the king of the [[Bob-omb]]s. He is mostly recognized for being the first boss fought in the game ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]]. Guarding the [[Power Star]], which [[Bowser]] entrusted him with, he will not give it up without fighting the player. King Bob-omb, like many other certain bosses, takes pride in his royal status and mustache. King Bob-omb was named Big Bob-omb until in 2012 in the Americas and in 2014 in Europe.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64''====
[[File:Big Bob-omb Battle.png|thumb|Big Bob-omb challenges Mario to a fight.]]
Big Bob-omb first debuted in ''Super Mario 64''. In the game, [[Mario]] merely has to run around to the back of him, pick him up, and toss him 3 times. Only then will he give up the Power Star. If he is thrown off the mountain, he will accuse Mario of cheating and he will have to start over. He is very kind for an elder, a trait not seen in many [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]] characters. He will also accuse Mario of cheating if Mario baits him into walking off the mountain.

====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:BigBob-Omb.PNG|thumb|left|Big Bob-omb's game model from ''Super Mario 64 DS''.]]
In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', Big Bob-omb is fought twice. The first time is as [[Yoshi]], and instead of picking him up, Yoshi had to grab the Bob-ombs thrown at him with his tongue and spit them back at him before they explode in Yoshi's mouth. After being hit by three Bob-ombs, he's defeated. The second time, he can only be defeated by one of the three plumbers and use the same strategy used in ''Super Mario 64''.

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 2''====
In ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', a statue of him appeared in the background of [[Mystery Land]], stuck in a sinkhole.

====''Mario Party 5''====
Big Bob-omb made a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' in the [[minigame]] [[Defuse or Lose]], where the players had to defuse wires leading to him by [[Ground Pound]]ing them.

====''Mario Party Advance''====
[[Image:BigBob-ombMPA.png|thumb|Big Bob-omb in ''Mario Party Advance''.]]
In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', Big Bob-omb is the leader of the [[Bob-omb Mafia]] which protects [[Shroom City]]. He lives in the basement of [[Mushroom Condo]]. When the player encounters him, he will be sitting on a throne, two Bob-ombs next to him. He will then challenge the player to the dice game, where the player and Big Bob-omb roll dice blocks, and the one with the higher number three times wins. If the player wins, they get the [[Gaddget]] [[Stress Press]]. The ending states that he retired and moved to the jungle, Bob-omb being his replacement.

====''Mario Party 8''====
Big Bob-omb made a reappearance in the ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' minigame called [[You're the Bob-omb]]. He blows up when the right wire is detonated (or in this case the wrong wire, as doing so will cause the player to lose the game).

====''Mario Party 9''====
[[File:BombardKingBobomb3-MP9.png|250px|left|thumb|Bombard Big Bob-omb.]]
Big Bob-omb, or King Bob-omb in the North American version, makes his next appearance in the game, ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. He is one of the game's bosses. He appears in the minigame [[Bombard Big Bob-omb]], where four players have to throw [[Bob-omb]]s at him.<ref>[http://youtu.be/h3RvjlH8wDg Video of the glitch]</ref>
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart DS''====
[[Image:BigBob-OmbMKDS.png‎|thumb|Big Bob-omb in ''Mario Kart DS''.]]
[[Image:Big Bob Omb DS.png|thumb|left|Big Bob-omb Model]]
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Big Bob-omb is a boss in Mission Mode. Similar to ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the player has to pick up Bob-ombs and throw them at him as [[Wario]] 3 times to defeat him. However, his move set is altered to fit the whole ''Mario Kart'' move set. He is in Mission 5 in ''Mario Kart DS''.


====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', Big Bob-omb is a non-playable character.

===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''====
He also appeared in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' on a golf course in [[Peach's Castle Grounds]]. Hitting him will make him explode like a normal Bob-omb. In ring shot mode, the golfer must hit a ring he's wearing to complete the hole successfully.

===''Mario Baseball'' series===
====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====
He is an item in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' in the minigame, [[Bob-omb Derby]]. When a player smacks and get a homerun with him, he causes large fireworks and around 400-500 points for the player.

====''Mario Super Sluggers''====
In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' he is a stage obstacle on the [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]] stage, which he throws [[Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] down onto the field. Here he rides a vehicle similar to the [[Koopa Clown Car]]. He can also interfere with the player's hit. Once again, in the minigame Bob-omb Derby, he plays the same role he had in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.

==General information==
===Physical Description===
Big Bob-omb has a circular, explosive body. The color of his body is black just like in the first games, but is sometimes shown darkish purple like in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', his body has no visible wind-up keys or fuses. His eyes and yellow boots are identical to a Bob-omb, but are only bigger. He wears white gloves except in his original incarnation where his hands are simply yellow spheres. Big Bob-omb is seen with his big white mustache. He has no visible mouth, but can still talk to Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. His only accessory is his bejeweled crown. His method of attack, which involves throwing his opponents, is similar to that of [[Chuckya]], an enemy similar in appearance.

===Personality===
As a king, Big Bob-omb tries to act in a royal way. He is very critical and acts patronizingly towards everyone who is of lower class. He, along with kings like [[Goomboss]] and [[Chief Chilly]], admire mustaches almost more than anything, which leads to the fact that he despises anyone without facial hair (this joke was not in the original game). He even seems to equate mustaches with strength, claiming that the bare-faced Yoshi has no chance against him. When he returns in ''Big Bob-omb's Revenge'', he mentions that he has restyled his mustache, as though this could assist him. Also, despite insulting Mario and Luigi for having inferior mustaches, he seems to view Wario's mustache as dignified. As he is an ally to [[Bowser]], Big Bob-omb could be considered evil, although as implied during the events of ''Mario Party Advance'', he actually leads the society of the [[Bob-omb Mafia]] to protect the [[Shroom City]], and after being defeated in ''Super Mario 64'', is not afraid to admit defeat, and very briefly gives tips on how to defeat Bowser and reselect completed missions.

==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ボムキング
|JapR=Bomu Kingu
|JapM=Bomb King
|ChiS=炸弹国王<br>''Zhàdàn Guówáng''<br>炸弹王 (since ''Super Mario Party'')<br>''Zhàdàn Wáng''
|ChiSM=King Bomb
|ChiT=炸彈王<ref>https://www.nintendo.com.hk/ssqj/minigame/index.html</ref>
|ChiTR=Zhàdàn Wáng
|ChiTM=King Bomb
|Dut=Koning Bob-omb
|DutM=King Bob-omb
|Fre=Roi Bob-omb<br>Gros Bob-omb<br>Grand Bob-omb
|FreM=King Bob-omb<br>Big Bob-omb<br>Great Bob-Omb
|Ger=König Bob-omb
|GerM=King Bob-omb
|Ita=Re Bob-omba (recent games)<br>Boss Bob-omba (in older games)
|ItaM=King Bob-omb<br>Boss Bob-omb
|Kor=킹폭탄
|KorR=King Poktan
|KorM=King Bomb
|Por=Rei Bob-bomba
|PorM=King Bob-omb
|Rus=Король Боб-омб
|RusR= Korol' Bob-omb
|RusM= King Bob-omb
|SpaA=Rey Bob-omba
|SpaAM=King Bob-omb
|SpaE=Rey Bob-omb
|SpaEM=King Bob-omb
}}

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