Bomb (also known as Bomb Bird or Black Bird) 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 prominent character.
Personality[]
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 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 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. (excluding 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.
In The Angry Birds Movie 1 and 2, Bomb's ability is a combination between his ability to explode and his shockwave ability as seen when he blew up most parts of the Pig City in Piggy Island with this ability similar to an atomic bomb. But a normal explosion occurs when he gets stressed in some way, as he admits when he says "Sometimes when I get upset, I, uh, have been known to, uh, blow up" This same effect was shown when he was given a surprise Hatchday (The bird equivalent of birthday) party, and subsequently blowing up his house. This was shown again when he tries to do a Yoga pose in Matilda's class and cannot hold it longer, resulting in him exploding in Matilda's house. For him to blow up in purpose he have to think of situations that can stress him.
Trivia[]
- He is voiced by Danny McBride.
- 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. 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 that does not display a tail in-game. This has since changed in some instances, such as the movie.
- Bomb is one of the few birds that can destroy undamaged stone without using his power, the other being Terence.
- Despite the fact he is a strong bird, he emits more pain noises than the other birds.
- His head feather resembles a fuse.
- Before exploding, Bomb's fuse on his head tend to light up and create sparks. In several Angry Bird animations, he explodes when he is angry. However, in the Trick or Tweet animation and Angry Birds Space comics, Bomb's fuse lights up and he explodes when he is frightened or shocked as well. Therefore, any extreme emotion can cause Bomb to explode.
- In the games, Bomb disappears when he explodes, but in the animations and comics, Bomb can explode without disappearing.
- 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.
- Bomb was 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.
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