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==Trivia==
*According to game designer Norio Ohkubo, the boss was tentatively named「サンダー杉山」(''Sandā Sugiyama'', Thunder Sugiyama), after a {{wp|Tsuneharu Sugiyama|Japanese wrestler}} that often appeared on a children's TV show.<ref>nori_bomber (August 7, 2023). [https://twitter.com/nori_bomber/status/1688551636548177920 Tweet by Norio Ohkubo]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved September 3, 2023.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:08, September 19, 2023

Thunder Cloud
Thunder Cloud
Species Madbombers
First appearance Bomberman GB (1994, Bomberman franchise)
Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994, Super Mario-related media)
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Thunder Cloud[1] is the Round 5 boss of Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!, formed out of three Madbombers. It floats slowly around in any directions. It attacks by shooting lightnings in four different directions when Bomberman or Wario are directing near Thunder Cloud. In order to defeat it, Bomberman or Wario must lay bombs down near Thunder Cloud to have it get hit by the blast. After six hits, Thunder Cloud is defeated and the protagonist moves to the next stage.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese イナピカリン[2]
Inapikarin
Portmanteau of「稲妻」(inazuma, lightning) and a derivation of「ピカり」(pikari, with a flash)

Trivia

  • According to game designer Norio Ohkubo, the boss was tentatively named「サンダー杉山」(Sandā Sugiyama, Thunder Sugiyama), after a Japanese wrestler that often appeared on a children's TV show.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 67, page 95.
  2. ^ Bomberman GB instruction booklet, page 14.
  3. ^ nori_bomber (August 7, 2023). Tweet by Norio Ohkubo. Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2023.