Editing Kaboomba

{{about|the enemy known as "Cannon" in ''Super Princess Peach''|other uses|[[Cannon (disambiguation)]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMW2 YI Kaboomba.png|240px]]
|variants=[[Calm Cannon]]
|comparable=[[Bomubomu]]<br>[[Cannon]]<br>[[Shortfuse]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
}}
'''Kaboombas''',<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=[[media:SMW2 Guide 127.jpg|127]]}}</ref> are walking cannon enemies first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. In all of their appearances, they attack by shooting heavy [[cannonball]]s that fall to the ground and explode after a few seconds. Their name is supposedly a portmanteau of "kaboom" and "[[Goomba]]", despite Kaboombas having no relation to Goombas other than being walking enemies.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
In the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' games]], a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can safely stand on a Kaboomba, and while eating them does nothing, Yoshi can defeat them with an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] or a [[Ground Pound]].

In ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', Kaboombas appear only in [[The Cave Of The Mystery Maze]] and [[Raphael The Raven's Castle]], while in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Kaboombas appear in [[Bowser's Castle Break-In]].

===''Super Princess Peach''===
Kaboombas also appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where they are named '''Cannons'''. The [[Calm Cannon]], a sleeping variety, also appears.

===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario World''====
Kaboombas and an unused big variant were originally designed during the development of ''[[Super Mario World]]'',<ref>Frieze (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/IsoFrieze/status/1286736928117796864 Twitter post showing pre-release ''Super Mario World'' assets]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref> where they would have shot [[Green Shell]]s.<ref>lx5 (July 24, 2020). [https://twitter.com/TheLX5/status/1287226806941122571 Twitter post showing an object viewer for pre-release ''Super Mario World'' tiles]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 25, 2020.</ref> They would have had white shoes, which also appear in early assets of ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.<ref>[[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba|Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Kaboomba]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved October 30, 2021.</ref>

==Profiles==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 歩きながら弾をポロポロ落とす、しまりのないヤツ。近よると危険。<ref name=Sho/>(''A clumsy guy who drops projectiles while walking. Dangerous to approach.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''He strolls slowly, but unleashes a painful payload. It's pretty easy to evade this cantering cannon.''<ref name=guide/>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 発射された弾は飲みこめないので要注意。上に乗ることもできるが、弾に当たりやすくキケンだ。タマゴで倒すか、逃げよう。<ref name=Advance/>(''Be careful, as the fired projectiles cannot be swallowed. You can ride on top of it, but it is dangerous because it is easy to get hit by a projectile. Use an egg to defeat it or run away.'')

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 正面の斜め上に弾を放ちながら、ゆっくり歩く。弾は山なりに飛ぶが、飛距離は短い。弾がじゃまになって動きにくいので、本体をヒップドロップで倒そう。<ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P20.jpg|20}}}}</ref>(''They walk slowly while shooting projectiles diagonally up in front of them. The projectiles fly in a steep angle, but the distance is short. Since the projectiles are a nuisance and make it difficult to move, Hip Drop the main body to defeat it.'')

===''Super Princess Peach''===
;[[Super Princess Peach#Enemies|Glossary]]
'''63:''' ''An annoying enemy that attacks with cannonballs.''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Kaboomba.PNG|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3 Kaboomba.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SPPCannon.png|''Super Princess Peach''
Baby Bowser's Castle Break-In2.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=大砲くん<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg|7]]}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P17.png|17]]}}</ref> / たいほうくん<ref name=YNI/>
|JapR=Taihō-kun
|JapM=Compound of「大砲」(''Taihō'', [[Cannon]]) and「くん」(Japanese honorific ''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|-kun}}'')
|Ita=Cannone Jr.
|ItaM=Cannon Jr.
}}

==Trivia==
*The [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] description for the Kaboomba is erroneously accompanied by an image of a cannonball fired from a Kaboomba, instead of the enemy itself.

==References==
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