Bomb



To see images of Bomb, please go to his gallery.

Bomb is the tritagonist of the Angry Birds series of games created by Rovio Entertainment. He was introduced in 2009 as a member of the core flock. After his first appearance in Poached Eggs, he has appeared in multiple installments of the series as a prominant character.

Personality
Bomb's Description in Angry Birds Birdsonality (modified):

''Bomb is a doer. While other people get tied up with theories and rules, he's out there getting things done. Sociable and exciting, he loves being the center of attention and entertaining people with his antics.''

Despite his fearsome, bomb-like appearance (hence his name), Bomb is actually a very gentle and kind bird. He is very sincere and genuine in his actions, and is willing to put himself in conflict or danger to help out the other birds in his flock.

However, like the rest of the birds, Bomb does have a temper that can be triggered. He can be angered, and goes into an uncontrollable rage when others set him off.

Bomb is also very sensitive, and reacts explosively (quite literally) when his emotions are heavy, or when he is physically handled roughly. Many things can set him off, such as simple stretches to a surprise birthday party. This is a part of Bomb that he himself does not appreciate, though he eventually learned to somewhat control it.

Bomb loves and devotes himself to the other members of the flock, who take care of his unpredictable behavior. (especially Matilda, who is the most involved in helping Bomb with remedies, teas, or anything to control his mood) He is also a very avid fighter, and loves being a destructive part of battles.

Angry Birds
Bomb makes his first debut in the original game, as the fourth bird introduced and as a member of the core flock. After his first appearance in Poached Eggs 2-5, he becomes a playable character in all of the following themes. (excluding The Big Setup, which was entirely based off of Hal and Terence, though you can use him as the shockwave powerup).

In early versions of the game, Bomb had a white spot on his forehead. This appeared in his original plush toy, as well as promotions and animations. However, it has since been removed. The reasoning behind why Rovio was so sudden in removing this part of him from the character is unknown.

A very prominant appearance of Bomb is Short Fuse, where he is the center character. The entire episode focuses on him and his ability change.

Gameplay
Bomb is a very strong character, being considerably the strongest when the game was first released. He was the only bird at the time that could effectively destroy stone himself, though Matilda's egg bombs can as well.

Bomb's ability works just like a bomb, hence his name. He explodes a couple seconds after he hits a surface, or when the player taps the screen. The closest objects near him are almost instantly shattered/damaged to the point of breaking, where the further objects around him are forcefully pushed away.

It is suggested that the player uses his ability with the right timing, and not wait for him to explode manually. It is only a rumor that he will explode with more force if he does it at will, and it is possible for him to roll away or bounce off the structure the player intends to destroy.

In the theme Short Fuse, Bomb is introduced with an entirely different ability named "Shockwave", which he obtains when he fiddles with the pigs' scientific equipment. This ability is much more powerful than his original, and works in a similar way. It can be activated when the player taps the screen or a couple seconds after he hits a surface. When his ability is activated, he sends out a growing circle of electricity to the objects around him, damaging and forcefully pushing them away, where most of the blocks are then completely obliberated. Rather than his original ability, which just breaks the closest bricks, the shockwave damages the blocks, racking up the players' scores significantly higher.

Though the shockwave ability is exclusive to the theme, it can be used as a powerup in all themes of the game. (the player will need to either spend coins, purchase, or watch advertisements to get the powerup)

Angry Birds Seasons
Bomb appears from the very start of the game, when it was first known as Angry Birds Halloween. After his first appearance in Trick or Treat, he is then on a playable character in all of the themes that follow.

Unlike all of the other installments of the Angry Birds series, Seasons keeps the characters' original designs, so Bomb is in his classic appearance.

Once again, Bomb's spot on his forehead is removed. However, just like Chuck's Red-like appearance, Bomb can be seen with his spot in multiple promotions for the original Angry Birds Halloween game. This includes the trailer, and early cutscenes for the game which have since been removed. However, it has been proved through these cutscenes that Bomb's spot was actually light being shined off of him, as the spot appears in a different part of his body depending on the way he is positioned. Because of this, it can be assumed that the spot was removed because Rovio wanted Bomb to be more bird-like with feathers, rather than made like an actual bomb.

Like all of the other characters, Bomb has costumes that can be unlocked by the player.

Bomb, like all the other characters, can at times appear as a main character in specific themes for the game. (this happened in Ham Dunk, where he appeared in the cover art alongside Bubbles and Jay, Jake, and Jim)

Gameplay
Bomb has the same ability to explode as before, and not much is changed about his size, strength, or speed.

In Piglantis, Bomb reacts pretty normally to water logic. However, it can be noted that if he hits a structure the second he resurfaces, the player should instantly activate his ability, as once he hits the blocks he will bounce off of them and go back into the water.

Angry Birds Rio
Bomb does not appear early on in the game, but rather in the Beach Volley theme. He is not captured with Red, Chuck, Jay, Jake, and Jim, but it can be assumed that he travelled there in order to help them. This is the first time that Bomb isn't introduced when the game is first released, but through updates.

After his introduction level, he appears in all of the themes that follow.

Bomb and the other members of the flock manage to defeat Nigel and free all of the rare birds, and hijack the plane and go back to Piggy Island, where they arrive just in time to save the eggs from being stolen by the pigs once again.

Bomb and the other birds later on travel back to Rio to visit their friends Blu and Jewel, beginning the Rio 2 segment.

In this portion of levels, Bomb recieves a different design like all the other characters. He is modeled after his Toons appearance, recieving slightly changed features in his beak, eyes, and eyebrows, and gets better shading and different outlining.

Gameplay
Bomb bears the same ability that he has in the previous two installments. No changes are made to his speed, strength, or size.

High Dive introduced water features to Rio, and work the same way that they do in Piglantis for Bomb.

It is notable that caged birds/dolphins and marmosets are much more tougher than the poppable pigs, so Bomb cannot destroy the targets as easily as he can with the pigs.

If the player activates his ability near Luis in Beach Volley, then the dog will fly off into the air, and can destroy blocks and enemies with ease. This is a good strategy to use during the level, but the player must note that he will go after the beachballs, not the structures.

Angry Birds Space
Bomb, along with a few other birds, were teased in early 2012 as part of a new project. This soon revealed to be Angry Birds Space, the fourth installment of the series. Bomb appeared with the other birds in their space counterparts, based off of comic book characters.

In the game's story, Bomb and the other birds were taking care of the eggs when suddenly, a portal opened up in the sky with Ice Bird and his eggsteroid flying through. Out with them came a robotic arm, grabbing the eggsteroid and the flock's eggs. They sling themselves into the portal in pursuit of the eggs, and begin to change while in the portal. They shoot out of the vortex in their costumes into the final frontier, beginning the events of the game.

Bomb is known as "Firebomb Bird", and is based off of the comic book superhero Firestorm. His fuse is now lit with fire (though it is normal in-game) and his chest feathers are now red. He also wears a ring around his body, with an eggsteroid emblem on his chest.

Bomb, along with all of the other members of his flock, recieved promotional videos for their characters, which can be found on youtube. They also had their own Space-themed merchandise.

He has a corpse sprite that can be found if the player hacks into the game's files, but it is not used in-game.

Gameplay
Firebomb Bird has the same basic ability as the regular Bomb. However, his ability is much more "firey", emitting a ring of fire around his body when he explodes.

His ability is commonly used to cause debris to fly off into structures, such as stacks of stone bricks or boulders floating in space.

If the player slings Bomb very weakly into zero-gravity, then he will slowly decrease in speed, stop, and disinegrate without exploding.

Bad Piggies
Bomb makes a very small appearance in Flight in the Night, where he appears asleep next to Red in one level. Even if the player attempts to land near him or wake him, he will not move and remain asleep. Though he appears in this level, he does not make an appearance in the rest of the levels or any of the other levels as an enemy.

Angry Birds Star Wars
Bomb is the in-game counterpart of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a main character in the original and prequel trilogys of the Star Wars universe.

Known as "Obi-Wan Kaboomi", he saves Red Skywalker and plans to teach him the ways of the force. They set out to save Princess Stella Organa with the help of Chuck "Ham" Solo and Terebacca the wookie. He battles with Darth Vader while they are on the Death Star, and though canonically in the original storyline, Kenobi does die here, Bomb remains a playable character. (though he does eventually become a ghost at the end of the game)

He and the other characters recieved character promotional videos that can be found on YouTube, along with plush toys and merchandise.

Gameplay
For the first time, Bomb has a different ability than his one in the original games. Kaboomi uses the light side of the force to push away objects nearby him in whichever direction the player taps to.

Kaboomi himself is not very strong, destroying a few to a couple bricks.

This is the first time Bomb's corpse sprite can be seen in-game.

In Death Star level 2-25, Kaboomi recieves a character upgrade, and his force ability is made even stronger than it was before. This upgrade can be used in all levels of the game including ones previous to the upgrade, and cannot be removed.

It is also notable that the birds' abilities can be used for a short period of time after they hit any surface, so the player can use this to their advantage as they please.

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Bomb makes a major appearance as once again Obi-Wan, though much younger. After his first appearance in Naboo Invasion, he appears as a playable and main character in the themes afterwards. (only on the bird side portions)

Obi-Wan appears in promotional material and trailers for the game, as well as the cover art. He also had merchandise for this younger version of him, including Telepods and a plush toy, though the plush was never released to the public.

He is also available as a power-up, though his older original counterpart is not available as both characters have the same ability.

Obi-Wan was the mentor of Anakin after Qui-Gon's death, but the two went into conflict as Anakin made his turn to the dark side.

Gameplay
Obi-Wan has the same ability to force-push the objects in front of him when the player taps the screen.

Obi-Wan also has his own bonus level in the Rewards Chapter, which can be unlocked if the player makes enough points playing as him.

Mace Windu
Bomb is also the counterpart of Mace Windu in the game, a well-respected and feared jedi in the game, as well as a valued member of the Jedi council.

Windu was first trained by Yoda, growing up to be a very skilled fighter especially with the lightsaber. He is a very serious bird, and has a very suspicious nature.

Windu is killed towards the end of the actual prequels storyline.

Mace Windu appears oftenly in promotional material and trailers for the game, as well as being one of the prominantly shown characters in the cover art. He also received his own merchandising, including Telepods and a plush toy. (though the plush was never released to the public)

Gameplay
Windu's ability in the game is to throw a purple lightsaber in whichever direction the screen is tapped, throwing it in a bit of an arc and having it fly back to him, sort of in the act of a boomerang.

The lightsaber can pay extreme damage and destroy glass and wood, but will not make much of a dent on metal objects.

The lightsaber will fizzle out when it comes into contact with indestructable material.

Gazareb "Zeb" Orrelios
Bomb appears as Gazareb "Zeb" Orrelios, a character in the Star Wars Rebels TV series. He was introduced to the game along with a set of other characters, all in promotion of the coming TV series.

Zeb was introduced in the Rebels update for the game, but did not appear as a playable character in the theme. Instead, he was soley available as a power-up character, and could be used in any Bird Side levels. The player was given a free amount of the character, but from there would have to purchase him through in-game currency in order to keep using him.

Like all of the other characters, Orrelios has his own bonus level in the Rewards Chapter, which can be unlocked if the player makes a certain amount of points while using him.

Gameplay
For the first time in the Star Wars series, Bomb is given an ability that is based off of his original. Zeb's ability is to explode in a similar fashion to Bomb, exploding when the screen is tapped or a couple seconds after hitting a surface. His face will even turn red like the regular Bomb.

He is also extremely strong and can use momentum to his advantage.

His explosion is much more stronger than previous versions of Bomb.

Angry Birds Go!
Bomb appears in ''Angry Birds Go! ''as the second bird to be introduced in the game and is first seen in Seedway. After the player unlocks him, he/she can use him in any of the races as a playable character.

Like all of the other characters, Bomb recieves his own 3D animation for the game. He also appears in his Angry Birds Toons animation style.

Bomb also had merchandising, having a Jenga playset as well as a Telepod figurine.

Gameplay
All of the characters have their own unique abilities in the game, and Bomb's is activated once his power-up beaker is filled. Following the trend of previous Angry Birds games, Bomb's ability is to explode, causing the birds and pigs near him to be knocked and jolted away.

While the ability may seem effective when Bomb is first unlocked, once the player unlocks stronger characters and progresses to harder levels Bomb will become less and less useful.

The ability is best used when Bomb is near other players, putting him in a disadvantage if the player is far behind other players.

Angry Birds Epic
Bomb appears as one of the 5 playable characters in the story mode, and is a main character in the game. Once he is unlocked, he is a playable character for the rest of the game. (excluding a portion where he is kidnapped at one part of the game)

Bomb appears in promotional art and trailers for the game.

Bomb, like all of the other playable characters, can be customized and upgraded to the player's preference provided that he/she has enough resources.

Gameplay
To see Bomb's stats, costumes and abilities, see here.

Angry Birds Transformers
Bomb appears in Angry Birds Transformers as the characters Drift and Wheeljack. Bomb appeared in promotional art for the game as well as the comic series, but didn't appear until updates later on.

Drift is part of the Hotrods squad, while Wheeljack was part of the Wreckers squad. Both characters could be unlocked through challenge events, but Drift could also be unlocked through in-app purchases.

Drift's Description In-Game:

''Drift is an ultra-focused, highly disciplined cyber-warrior. Smashing everything may work for Galvatron or Grimlock, but Drift waits patiently for the perfect moment to strike.''

''The EggSpark instilled a sense of duty and honor in the otherwise volatile Bomb, but now he won't shut up about it. While Drift vows to protect the island from the onslaught of the EggBots, his friends now have to deal with his monologues on mindfulness and purpose.''

''Drift can often be found meditating, searching for the perfect balance between being a merciless fighter and all-round ultra-cool dude. He knows it's a long difficult search to find inner calm, but Drift will never give up. Has he tried looking behind the sofa?''

Wheeljack's Description In-Game:

''Generally speaking, Bomb is the chillest bird you will ever meet. However, get him worked up and he has a tendency to go off. Despite being zapped by the eggspark, Wheeljack like Angry Bird Bomb is still his own worst enemy. As the mechanic and inventor of the team many of his creations explode in his face and that's if he's lucky!''

''He can be heard in his workshop inventing away with a thump, whack and a bonk, but more commonly you'll hear a hiss followed by a BOOM! Ever so often he appears from his workshop with a useful gadget like the Jackhammer, but for every success there are multiple times when Ratchet is required to put him and his workshop back together.''

Gameplay
Drift's Gameplay Description:

''Drift's ninja-style tactic of hiding in ambush then bursting out while waving a sword has caused many a pig to suddenly need new underpants! Wait, the pigs don't wear underpants...''

''Drift fires shurikens that remain lodged in the enemy and explode after a little while. By the time they realise what hit them, you'll be long gone like the ninja robot samurai (seriously, how cool is the fact that he is all three of those at once) you are!''

Wheeljack's Gameplay Description:

''Wheeljack's latest gadget is a salvo rocket launcher. His aim isn't the best so to compensate he just fires more missles!''

Angry Birds Holiday
Bomb appeared in Angry Birds Holiday as a minor character, and had his own purchasable item that the player could unlock. (unlocking him as well in the process)

However, the game stopped development and was shut down as of December 31st, 2016.

Gameplay
The app was a building game, with Matilda guiding the player as he/she builds a paradise for pig tourists. There were items that could be unlocked with in-game currency, and Bomb's item was the slingshot.

Not much is known about the gameplay otherwise, as the game was never given a worldwide release.

Angry Birds Evolution
Bomb appears in Angry Birds Evolution as an event-exclusive character, but otherwise makes no other appearances in the game.

However, there are black birds, which can be evolved as the player progresses.

Angry Birds Toons
Bomb is featured as a main character in the Angry Birds Toons series, and makes multiple appearances in many of the episodes, sometimes the subject in his own. The series shows more depth to Bomb as a character and his interests other than what the games have shown us.

To see Bomb's involvement in the Toons series, see the episode listings below:
 * List of Angry Birds Toons Episodes
 * List of Angry Birds Toons Episodes/Season 2
 * List of Angry Birds Toons Episodes/Season 3

The Angry Birds Movie
Bomb appears in The Angry Birds Movie as a main character, and is voiced by Danny McBride. He first meets his companions Red and Chuck through an anger management class, and assists Red on his journey against the pigs. In the movie, he overcomes his own conflicts and learns to control his abilities. To see Bomb's involvment in the movie, see here.

Trivia

 * Bomb is the first bird not to have a corpse sprite (before the Star Wars version).
 * Originally, Bomb had a white spot on his head, most likely to denote a shiny spot on his round form. The spot has been removed on most artwork. Early versions of the plush toy included it but it was removed later.
 * Bomb is the only bird who does not display a tail in-game. This has since changed in some instances, such as the movie.
 * Bomb is accidentally called "Bob" in the Angry Birds Space comic, a typo made by Rovio.
 * Before it was confirmed that it was a typo, fans were convinced that it was his official name, as most of the birds' names weren't as widely used or confirmed.
 * In the Google+ "Teamwork" level selection menu, pictures of Angry Birds Trilogy, and in some (but not many) instances, two gray dots are added below Bomb's left eye.
 * In the games, Bomb disappears when he explodes, but in the animations and comics, Bomb can explode without disappearing.