The Five Dastardly Bombers are supporting antagonists in the Bomberman series. They are a team of five evil bombers serving under Buggler.
Biography[]
Super Bomberman 2[]
The Five Dastardly Bombers first appear in this game. Claiming to work for hegemonic aliens, they try and defeat White Bomberman.
Super Bomberman 3[]
The team returns in this game by means of working under Buggler (who at the time went by Bagura). Each member has control on one planet, and also stole the shards for the Mother Computer Chips. They all piloted a different mech depending on the theming of the planet.
Magnet Bomber used a mech that resembled a Tanuki in Planet Timbertree.
Golem Bomber (originally called Fire Bomber) had a mech that was molded after a volcano at Planet Firestorm.
On Planet Deep Sea, Pretty Bomber used a sea turtle mech to guard her computer chip.
Phantom Bomber (then called Brain Bomber) guarded his computer chip in Dry Dry Star with a duo mech that were both modeled after a cactus.
Lastly, Plasma Bomber guarded Winterland with a ice princess themed mech.
Eventually, White Bomberman defeats them and goes after Buggler for one final battle, who then uses the remains of the fallen Dastardly Bombers to construct a mech of his own to fight White. Buggler loses and is forced to retreat after being reduced to a brain in a jar.
Bomberman Tournament[]
The Five Dastardly Bombers are actually successful at first in this game, taking over Phantarion for one year before Bomberman stopped them.
Super Bomberman R[]
At some point, all five members were deactivated on Planet Scrapheap. Buggler revived each of the members to take over the galaxy in his name. It is revealed in this game that they were forcibly controlled by Buggler in this game.
When Buggler creates his black hole, he transforms each member to make the Great Gattaida. After Buggler further transforms into Ultimate Buggler, the team grant their power to the heroes to take him down.
Members[]
Trivia[]
- Prior to the series revival in Super Bomberman R, the Five Dastardly Bombers themselves had little characterization beyond simply being evil bosses that stand in the way of White and Black Bomberman.
- This was most likely because of story and characterization limits at the time as compared to the first 5 SNES games (which were more focused on the conflict itself rather than the story around it), R was the first game in the Super Bomberman series to put more focus into characterization and worldbuilding.
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Robot Army Five Dastardly Bombers Four Bomber Kings Bomberman Gang Dark Force Bombers Four Commanders Masked Trio Astral Knights Crush Bombers Four Devils of Garaden Bomber Shitennou Hige Hige Bandits Others |