Editing Blast-o-Matic

{{item-infobox
|image=[[File:SSBU Blast-o-Matic Spirit.png|150px]]<br>The Blast-o-Matic spirit in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{Quote|While [[Donkey Kong|you'll]] be busy looking for your precious [[Golden Banana]]s and your [[Kong|flea-bitten friends]], I'll be preparing my ''lizard flavored surprise!'' '''''MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!'''''|King K. Rool|Donkey Kong 64}}

The '''Blast-o-Matic''' is a powerful, laser-firing weapon developed by the [[Kremling]]s under [[King K. Rool]]'s orders in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.

== Appearance ==
A majority of K. Rool's ship, [[Crocodile Isle (Donkey Kong 64)|Crocodile Isle]], consists of the Blast-o-Matic. This machine is powered by a central core, which is connected to five rooms, each with their own colored power generator; the color for each power source corresponds to one of the five [[Kong]]s. The device is capable of firing a laser from three brass rings surrounding a metal arrowhead pole. The arrow of the machine comes out from the belly of Crocodile Isle.

== History ==
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:Blast-o-Matic GG DK64 cutscene.png|thumb|K. Rool asking his chief technician on the Blast-o-Matic's progress]]
Prior to the game's events, [[Snide]] was the lead technician for the Blast-o-Matic. K. Rool eventually became paranoid of Snide and fired him. He lost access to the weapon's [[blueprint]]s, which K. Rool split apart and handed a piece to each of the [[Kasplat]]s.

The game's intro shows K. Rool heading to [[Donkey Kong Island|DK Isles]], plotting to blast it with the Blast-o-Matic. However, as Crocodile Isle steers quickly on the water, it hits a rock, causing the Blast-o-Matic to break. The Kremlings work on repairing the machine for a large portion of the [[Kong]]s' adventure, having stolen [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Golden Banana]]s and kidnapped [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]], [[Lanky Kong|Lanky]], [[Tiny Kong|Tiny]], and [[Chunky Kong|Chunky]] to buy time to do so.

When the Kongs enter [[Gloomy Galleon]] for the first time, a cutscene shows K. Rool telling a Kritter, the Blast-o-Matic's new chief technician, that he trusts the Blast-o-Matic to almost be ready for activation. The Kritter says the machine is unfinished, and in response, K. Rool sends out [[Klaptrap]] guards to ensure that the Kritters do not escape until they finish repairing the machine.

Later, when the Kongs first enter [[Creepy Castle]], a cutscene shows a Kasplat trying to escape from Crocodile Isle, hoping that K. Rool does not find out about the Kongs recovering the blueprints to the Blast-o-Matic, which it describes as a "stupid machine".

Upon first entering the final world, [[Hideout Helm]], the Kongs set off the Isle's alarm system, forcing K. Rool to use the device, even though the chief technician says it could destroy them all. The Kongs' main goal is to deactivate the Blast-o-Matic within the time limit, which varies depending on how many blueprints that the Kongs have recovered for Snide (one minute for each blueprint, up to a total of 50 minutes). To deactivate the machine, each Kong must complete two [[Bonus Barrel]] challenges just outside their corresponding power source.

Failure to shut down the Blast-o-Matic in time (or choosing "Quit Game" from the Pause Menu) results in a Game Over cinematic where K. Rool laughs madly and presses a few buttons to activate the Blast-o-Matic. The sequence stops just before it allegedly takes fire at DK Isles.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
The Blast-o-Matic appears as K. Rool's [[Final Smash]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', essentially as a recreation of the Game Over sequence from ''Donkey Kong 64'' down to K. Rool having to press the button multiple times while laughing maniacally before it fires; only this time, the results of him firing the cannon are actually shown.

The Blast-o-Matic also appears as a Legend-class support spirit that occupies one support slot. When used, the spirit increases the damage a fighter can deal to giant opponents in battle. It can be purchased from Sheldon's Place for 10,000 Spirit Points.

==Profiles==
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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==Gallery==
===Components===
<gallery>
DK64 Blueprint Full.png|Blueprint
Blast-O-Matic (main computer).png|Main computer
Blast-O-Matic - (reactor chamber).png|Reactor chamber
Blast-O-Matic (bonus barrel).png|[[Bonus Barrel]]
Blast-O-Matic (muzzle).png|Muzzle
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Blast-o-Matic (DK64).png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
DK64 Blast-O-Matic.png|''Donkey Kong 64''
Blast-o-Matic (SSBU).png|Appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブラストマティック砲
|JapR=Burasutomatikku-hō
|JapM=Blast-o-Matic Cannon
|Spa=Machacadora
|SpaM=Smasher (feminine)
|Ger=Kaputt-O-Matik
|GerM=Break-O-Matic
|Rus=Крокобластер
|RusR=Krokoblaster
|RusM=From ''крокодил'' (crocodile) and ''бластер'' (blaster).
|Chi=爆裂射线炮
|ChiR=Bàoliè Shèxiàn Pào 
|ChiM=Blast Ray Cannon
|Ita=Bombomatico (''DK64'')<br>Blast-o-Matic (''SSBU'')
|ItaM=Bombmatic<br>-
}}

==Trivia==
*The Blast-o-Matic is mentioned in K. Rool's [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] description in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.
*The Blast-o-Matic was named the "Super Gun" in a [[List of Donkey Kong 64 pre-release and unused content|prototype build]] of ''Donkey Kong 64''.<ref>The Cutting Room Floor, [https://tcrf.net/Proto:Donkey_Kong_64/Early_Script#Snide Proto:Donkey Kong 64/Early Script]. Retrieved June 09, 2017</ref>
*Elements of the Blast-o-Matic's design resemble the [[jiggywikki:Big-O-Blaster|Big-O-Blaster]] from ''{{wp|Banjo-Tooie}}'', and even had a similar purpose and naming convention. As both ''Donkey Kong 64'' and ''Banjo Tooie'' were created by Rare within the same time period, the similarity was most likely intentional.

==References==
{{NIWA|SmashWiki=Blast-O-Matic}}
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