Magnet Bomber

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Magnet Bomber

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Gender: Male
Game(s): Super Bomberman 2, Super Bomberman 3, Bomberman B-Daman, Bomberman Tournament
Affiliation(s): Five Dastardly Bombers

Magnet Bomber (マグネットボンバー, magunettobonbā) is a recurring villain in the Bomberman series.

Classic Bomberman

Super Bomberman 2

Magnet Bomber as he appears in Super Bomberman 2.

Magnet Bomber first appears in Super Bomberman 2 as one of the Five Dastardly Bombers, cyborgs created by aliens for the purpose of capturing the original Bomberman. After invading Earth and kidnapping Bomberman, they head back into space. Magnet Bomber is the first Dastardly Bomber that Bomberman encounters during his escape.

Battle

Magnet Bomber is the boss of stage 1-7 of the Old Castle Stage.[1] He constantly pursues Bomberman, dropping bombs and avoiding explosions. Like other enemy characters in the game, he takes direct damage from thrown bombs, and kicked bombs stop when hitting him. His stats are as follows:[2]

  • HP: 3
  • Bombs: 3
  • Firepower: 5
  • Speed: Fast
  • Weapon: Magnet Bomb. When Bomberman lines up with this bomb, it enters a kicked state, moving in a straight line in his direction until it hits an obstacle or explodes. Each Magnet Bomb can only move once after being placed on the field.
  • Difficulty: A

In stage 1-8, Magnet Bomber pilots the boss Iron Gigue. When he is defeated, his section of the ship explodes.

Guidebook Comic

Possible Non-Canon Information

Magnet Bomber is beaten down by Bomberman.

In the "Opening Comic" of the Super Bomberman 2 Hudson Official Guidebook, written and illustrated by Uorya Ohashi, Magnet Bomber is seen approaching Bomberman in his home, carrying a bag labeled "present"? おみやげ. Plasma Bomber's attempts to persuade Bomberman that he was also made by their creator, and that he should return to him, fail, so the Five Dastardly Bombers kidnap him instead. On board the spaceship, he watches as Bomberman flirts with Pretty Bomber from within his jail cell, commenting on how lewd he is. When Bomberman tricks Pretty Bomber into freeing him, Magnet Bomber is injured in his wake. He makes his way to his "personal jumbo murder machine"? 専用の大型殺人マシンだ‼, Iron Gigue, and proceeds to pummel Bomberman in retribution.[2]

Bomberman manages to turn the tables by tricking Magnet Bomber, threatening to tell "their mother" about the dirty books he has been hiding in the ceiling. While Magnet Bomber is distracted and confused, Bomberman's bombs detonate on the robot's weak point. With his dying words, Magnet Bomber accuses Bomberman of cheating. Bomberman expresses sadness at having to kill the villain, but believes he must do anything to secure the peace of his home planet. However, Magnet Bomber's death angers the other Dastardly Bombers, and they decide to kill Bomberman instead of recapturing him.[2]

Super Bomberman 3

Magnet Bomber and Bakeron.

In Super Bomberman 3, Professor Buggler retrieves Magnet Bomber and his allies from the scraps of their ship on Earth and revives them aboard his spaceship. Magnet Bomber is sent to steal and scatter the pieces of the Mother Computer Chip on Morimori Star. When White and Black Bomber restore the chip, he challenges them while piloting the mech Bakeron.[3] Upon his defeat, he escapes.

Back on Buggler's ship, Magnet Bomber fuses with the rest of the Five Dastardly Bombers to form Gattaider. However, they are defeated, breaking the transformation. He and his comrades are left behind in the exploding ship.

Bomberman B-Daman

Magnet Bomber makes a non-canon cameo appearance as an Obstacle Bomber (じゃまボン, jamabon) in some stages. He strafes left and right. If he is hit by the B-Dama, it will explode, turning him black with soot. The player must avoid hitting him in order to properly clear the stage.[4] In some stages, multiple copies of him appear.

Bomberman Tournament

The Five Dastardly Bombers return in Bomberman Tournament, attacking the planet Phantarion. It is revealed that they had attacked Phantarion at some point in the distant past, but were barely thwarted by a warrior who lived there. Upon their return, they attempted a revised variation of their previous attack, which worked. Dr. Ein sent MAX to answer the resulting distress call from the planet, but he disappeared.

Around a week later, Bomberman arrived on Phantarion, looking for MAX. He encountered Magnet Bomber at Magnet Base. Magnet Bomber lied about MAX's fate, claiming that he "took care of him"[5], when it was in fact Plasma Bomber who captured MAX. He fused with Pommy Fangs to form Magnet Dragon, but was defeated. After escaping, he informed Pretty Bomber about the threat of Bomberman.[6]

Super Bomberman R

Magnet Bomber

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Gender: Male
Game(s): Super Bomberman R
Affiliation(s): Five Dastardly Bombers
Voice Actor: EN: Jack Merluzzi
JP: Tetsuya Yanagihara
(柳原哲也)
Character Type: Bomber Type
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Magnet Bomber (マグネットボンバー, magunettobonbā)[7] is the boss of Planet Technopolis, the first world in Super Bomberman R.

Biography

One of the Five Dastardly Bombers.

Wielding devastating powers of magnetism, Magnet Bomber is able to freely manipulate even the most monstrous of metal masses. He's a troublemaker through-and-through, and loves nothing more than making people sweat.

~ Super Bomberman R Official Website[8]

Magnet Bomber is a robotic life-form who had been discarded and left for dead on Planet Scrapheap sometime in the past. Buggler arrives at the onset of the game's story, reviving him and the other Dastardly Bombers with his dark powers. Brainwashing them, he sends them to conquer the five planets of the Starry Sky Solar System. Magnet Bomber conquers Planet Technopolis as a base for the Buggler army, placing mazes, enemy robots, and traps for any intruders to face.

Red blasts his way through the mazes, surprising Magnet Bomber by creating his own exit, then further angers the villain by calling him "little". When White remarks that he is "just a kid", Magnet Bomber is pushed over the edge. He battles the Bomberman Brothers in stage 1-9. He has at least two bombs and three firepower, and only takes one hit to defeat.

In stage 1-10, he engages the siblings while piloting Iron Gauss.

Magnet Bomber refuses to back down, even after his defeat, and Red remains willing to fight. However, when Magnet Bomber punches an intervening Aqua, Red becomes frightened of her potential rage, asking Magnet Bomber to apologize. She punches both of them high into the air.

At the Black Hole, an unconscious Magnet Bomber is summoned by Buggler, who fuses him with the other Dastardly Bombers into Great Gattaida. Once the mech has been destroyed, Magnet Bomber regains his memories, undoing the brainwashing. He reluctantly agrees to help the Bomberman Brothers defeat Buggler.

During the credits, he is seen getting worked up while playing a video game with Red.

Special Ability

Magnet Bomber's special ability is the Magnet Bomb (マグネットボム, magunetto bomu). This alternate bomb type instantly attracts to any player or enemy character who lines up with it, regardless of distance, so long as there are no obstacles in the way. It cannot attract up or down ramps. It also does not attract to Magnet Bomber himself, other copies of Magnet Bomber, or large bosses. Originally, this bomb was not affected by Skull conditions, but as of update 2.2 on September 19, 2018, it is.[8]

A promotional image shared on @officialbomberman on Facebook on February 8, 2017.

Unlock Condition

Magnet Bomber is unlocked in the shop when World 6 has been cleared on any difficulty setting.

Gallery

Merchandise

Various merchandise of Magnet Bomber was produced during the 1990's:

Design

Magnet Bomber was created through a contest by Shirai Tatsuya, age 12, grade 6, of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, with three other entrants.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Super Bomberman 2 取扱説明書, SHVC-M4, Hudson Soft, 1994, pp. 4-5, 11.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Super Bomberman 2 Hudson Official Guidebook. Shogakukan, 1994, pp. 4-12, 31.
  3. Super Bomberman 3 取扱説明書, SHVC-AS6J-JPN, 1995, pp. 4-5, 16.
  4. Bomberman B-Daman All Encyclopedia. Shogakukan, 1996, pp. 57, 110.
  5. "Looking for Max, are you? Hahaha! I, Magnet Bomber, have already taken care of him!" - Magnet Bomber in Bomberman Tournament.
  6. "I heard about you from MagnetBomber. [sic]" - Pretty Bomber in Bomberman Tournament.
  7. スーパーボンバーマン R 公式サイト, Konami Digital Entertainment, 15/11/2017. Accessed 6/10/2018.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Super Bomberman R Official Website, Konami Digital Entertainment, 9/18/2018. Accessed 9/18/2018.