Phantom Bomber (formerly known as Brain Bomber) is a member of the Five Dastardly Bombers and is recurring villain in the Bomberman series. As one of the more sinister bombers in the group, he is the team's technician, engineer, and all-around genius. Phantom Bomber wears a cloak and has the symbol of a crown on his helmet; in Super Bomberman R, the crown is removed. He is shorter than the other characters and is sometimes seen floating above the group.
He is a Bomber-Cyborg, a being given the ability to plant bombs like Bombermen. Although Plasma Bomber was presumed to be the leader of the Dastardly Bombers in early games, Phantom Bomber more clearly took on that role in Bomberman Tournament. That position didn't last, though, as Plasma took the mantle of leader in Super Bomberman R.
Bio[]
At some point in the past, the Five Dastardly Bombers attacked Phantarion, but they were driven away by the planet's army and a special soldier, Max. Max and Brain Bomber battled, leaving Max badly wounded - to the point of cybernetic repair - and the Dastardly Bombers were forced to retreat.
In Super Bomberman 2, Brain Bomber and the other Dastardly Bombers captured the original Bomberman, but Bomberman breaks free in their ship. He is extremely weak, with only one bomb and minimalistic blast radius, even though he has the power of the Remote Bomb. He makes up for this in piloting a large Bomberman robot later, but is defeated. Brain Bomber fell to Earth alongside the wreckage of his ship.
He returned in Super Bomberman 3, revived by Professor Bagura, his master. Brain Bomber controls Pyramid in the Bomber Nebula. He fights with two boss monsters, the Ponchos, but is defeated again. He later returns to battle in the combined mecha at the end of the game, but is bested again and is left inside Bagura's exploding Battleship.
In Bomberman Tournament, Brain Bomber returns to Phantarion with the old plot, revised so that it would have ensured his victory had Bomberman not shown up. Events played out as they had the first time, only the Dastardly Bombers were more prepared, stealing the four medals and sealing the Phantarion army in Fairy Palace. Max returned, but was rendered unconscious by Plasma Bomber and brainwashed by Brain Bomber to do his bidding. Brain Bomber took over the planet and made Max work on a massive mecha known only as the Ultimate Weapon. White Bomberman showed up at a warped and corrupted version of Fantasy and fought Max, helping him recover from his puppet state. Together, Max and Bomberman defeated a powered-up Brain Bomber and destroyed the Ultimate Weapon, forcing the Dastardly Bombers to retreat.
Before the events of Super Bomberman R, the five ended up as deactivated on Planet Scrapheap. Evil Emperor Buggler (Bagura) revived them to conquer the five planets of the Starry Sky Solar System in his name. The Bomberman Bros. (White and Black along with Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Pink and Aqua) set out to stop the expansion of the Buggler Army's intergalactic conquest and liberate the invaded planets.
Brain Bomber, renamed Phantom Bomber, is encountered on World 3: Planet Brainwave. He introduces himself when White trips the electronic lock's alert system, and merely watches the siblings' progress through his traps and mazes with interest. Soon, when Yellow touches something the prevents White from sneaking into the central system, Phantom Bomber reappears and gives a confident speech wanted to see the siblings' looks of despair until he notices that Blue isn't paying attention. Pink told Blue that she thinks he's mad at him. Flustered after Blue says he always dozes off when people drone on, Phantom Bomber initiates his on-foot battle. After being blown clear, he utilizes his robot, Mystic Hatter. Afterwards, cyberspace starts to collapse in on itself and is in danger of taking everyone along with it, so White nervously reattempts the electronic lock. Phantom Bomber laughs and boldly claims that not even the most powerful supercomputer in the universe can stop it now. Meanwhile, Green nudges in and insinuates that White was planning on buying Blue one of the Ultra-Luxury Soft-Sleep Pillows from Kaboomingdale's or black hole-level sound absorbing Ultra-Powered Earplugs. Snapping out of his lethargy for a few precious moments, Blue takes a quick look and successfully dials the combination, saving the entire planet and leaving Phantom Bomber utterly flabbergasted and humiliated.
Later, Emperor Buggler is chased to an artificial Black Hole which threatens to engulf the solar system and eventually the whole universe. He summons the Five Dastardly Bombers to form Great Gattaida, which is defeated by the Bomberman Bros. As a last resort, Buggler uses his own power to grow into Ultimate Buggler. The Five Dastardly Bombers finally regained their senses after Great Gattaida was destroyed and voluntarily give their strength to the Bomberman Bros., defeating Buggler for now. Afterwards, the formerly Dastardly Bombers peacefully resumed their previous lives, again on good terms with the people of Planet Bomber.
In the credits of the game, the picture that shows Phantom Bomber is at the library with Black studying together.
Appearance[]
Phantom has a purple body with yellow eyes and has an eyepiece on his face while wrapped in a purple cloak and has the symbol of a crown on his helmet; in Super Bomberman R, the crown is removed. He is shorter than the other characters and is sometimes seen floating above the group.
In his human form,
As Cure ???,
As Spider Hatter,
Personality[]
Phantom Bomber is the technical intelligence and sinister schemer of the group. In Super Bomberman 2, his base is factory-like, with platforms moving along among multiple levels. In Bomberman Tournament, he works on a large robot called the Ultimate Weapon. He seems a heartless leader when in charge, and is only concerned with his own goals. It was because of him that Max was wounded to the point of cybernetic repair. In Super Bomberman R, he's fond of brain-teasing logic puzzles and it is said his intellect exceeds even that of Buggler's, but is easily annoyed when lazy and sleeping people don't listen to him and his knowledge is unmatched to that of Blue's.
Groups he's in[]
- Five Dastardly Bombers
- Hugtto Pretty Cure (Nexaverse)
- Hirogaru Sky (SAAAS)
- The Arcticnexa Squadron of Harmony
Nicknames[]
- Brain Bomber
- Spider Hatter (Spider Miraculous)
- ??? (Nova's Basilisk Miraculous)
- Cure ??? (Hugtto Pretty cure form, in THAS/NAS/SAAAS)
Songs he sang[]
- Sombra vs. Spy (JT Music) (along with tsumugi/as The Spy)
TV Tropes[]
In canon[]
- Adaptational Heroism: Brain Bomber was the only Dastardly Bomber not to undergo a Heel–Face Turn and became the Big Bad of a future game. Phantom Bomber, on the other hand, does turn good with the rest of the Dastardly Bombers.
- All-Encompassing Mantle: He's always covered by his own cloak.
- Big Bad: Of Bomberman Tournament.
- Brainwashing: To Max in Tournament.
- The Chessmaster:
- In Tournament, he reviews how the Dastardly Bombers' failed invasion of Phantarion went and devises a new strategy which counters and shuts down the inhabitants' resistance, leaving the planet for easy pickings. This strategy works so well that the Dastardly Bombers end up having full control of the planet for over a year before Bomberman finally shows up to thwart them. And even then, he planned for such interference and even succeeded in taking down Max when he was sent first. He even adds a brainwashed Max to said contingency, knowing full well that Bomberman would follow.
- Towards the end of Super Bomberman R, he manages to figure out a way to turn Buggler's own black hole against him after his Heel–Face Turn.
- The Cracker: Is stated to be one in Super Bomberman R.
- The Dragon: Apparently the second-in-command as he was the only one other than Plasma Bomber to lead the team, and always the last one to be fought before Plasma Bomber when he isn't the leader (with Super R being the sole exception).
- The Dreaded: Various characters in Tournament refer to him as a cruel and terrifying monster.
- Evil Genius: His bio on the official Super Bomberman R website states that he may be even smarter and more cunning than Buggler.
- Expy: His fight in Tournament borrows a lot of elements from Buggler.
- Final Boss: The last boss in Tournament.
- Humongous Mecha: The Mystic Hatter, a machine that uses Hard Light from the projectors nearby to create impenetrable armor.
- Mad Scientist: He used a giant robot based on White Bomber in Super Bomberman 2, and was in the process of making the Ultimate Weapon in Bomberman Tournament. Additionally, the manga in the Japanese Super Bomberman 2 Hudson Koushiki Guidebook credits him with inventing the remote-controlled bombs.
- Master of Illusion: His Phantom Bombs allow him to place fake bombs to corral his opponents right where he wants them to be.
- Power Floats: Whether it's due to mental power or technology is unknown.
- The Strategist: Considers himself the strategic mastermind. His actions in Tournament seem to back this claim.
- Took a Level in Badass: And HOW. He goes from an absolutely laughable boss in Super Bomberman 2 (see Zero-Effort Boss below) to the final boss of Tournament and a reasonable threat even without the use of a giant robot or Charabom fusion.
- Trap Master: Apparently in Super Bomberman R.
- Zero-Effort Boss: In Super Bomberman 2, he moves very slowly and his bombs are at the weakest power and blast radius possible. Of course, his mech from the second phase averts this.
Starable's projects[]
- A Day in the Limelight:
- Team Harmony's Adventure
- ???
- Nova's Adventure
- ??
- Team Harmony's Adventure
- Berserk Button: In Mister Hatter, on where Reginald called his fedora stupid causing Phantom to beat the crap out of the Toppat during the final fight in the airship
- The same episode where his fedora had nearly fallen off by a toppat member, Wallace Dagwood during a train chase
- Cape Wings
- Gadget Watch: His Arctic Weapon, PhantomBrain Watch
- Nice, Mean, and In-between: In-Between
- Stealth Expert: Most of the time, he easily sneaks around any enemies until open combat starts, barring the With Catlike Tread moment below
- Teleport Cloak:
- Vitriolic Best Buds:
- Around NAS has him with Skittles which makes a similar relationship of Spy and Sniper in TF2
- With Catlike Tread: In Mister Hatter where he takes a Toppat member, Fredrick Muenster. This Toppat member tumbled down to the upper floor and into a crate below, causing a huge crash and drawing everyone's attention to his killer.
- In the same MHA episode, he accidentally stepped on a security laser during a jungle base infiltration
Amanda's projects[]
- Vitriolic Best Buds:
Starable and Amanda's Adventure[]
- The Cowl: In Hirogaru Sky Pretty Cure has this in his Cure form
- Flourish Cape in Front of Face: It's one of his Character Tic
- Hiding Behind Your Bangs: In his human form. The bangs hide his eyepatch
- Shout-Out: In Hirogaru Sky gives a Darkwing Duck themed, even his speech in his first battle ("I am the terror that in the night. I am the ???. I... am... Cure... ???)
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