Bomberman (Super Smash Flash 2)

This article is about Bomberman's appearance in Super Smash Flash 2. For the character in other contexts, see Bomberman.

Bombermanin Super Smash Flash 2
Universe	Bomberman
Stock icon	File:SSF2 Bomberman head.png
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Revenge
Tier	B- (21)

Bomberman is a playable newcomer starter character in Super Smash Flash 2 hailing from Konami's (formerly by the defunct Hudson Soft) series of the same name. The White Bomber's design is based around his appearance in the game Bomberman Generation, where he is depicted wearing a red scarf and golden bracelets.

Bomberman is ranked 21st on the current tier list, a noticeable increase from his 36th place rank on the last tier list. Bomberman has very good stage control due to his ability to plant and move around up to five bombs on the stage which, when detonated, produce very large, high-damaging explosions that have to potential to cover the entire stage. He also has very good maneuverability due to his good aerial mobility and a ludicrously fast initial dash that gives him a long dash dance and can be repeatedly crouch-canceled to zip around the stage. This is further compounded by his solid air game due to his fast, powerful, disjointed aerials that enable him to combo opponents offstage, as well as his wealth of good kill moves, including his smash attacks, power bombs, back and forward aerials, up special, and forward throw.

However, Bomberman suffers from high accelerated falling speed , the third highest, and a large hurtbox, his head, that makes him susceptible to combos and chain grabs. His recovery, while covering a great vertical distance, is very linear and covers very little horizontal distance, making him easy to gimp. Outside of the moves that use his head, Bomberman's attack range is lackluster, giving him a disadvantage against characters with disjointed hitboxes, such as Lloyd and Marth. In addition to this, Bomberman becomes considerably weaker onstage if his opponent overwhelms him before he has a chance to set up his bombs.

Bomberman appears to have a small player base and poor representation in online tournaments. However, the players that do participate in tournaments take high spots.

Attributes

See also: Bomberman (Super Smash Flash 2)/Hard data

Bomberman has one of the best stage control games in the demo, due to his ability to drop five bombs on the field, move them around with Bomb Kick, and detonate them simultaneously to fill the stage with strong explosions.

Several of his attacks involve his large head, which gives him good range on his aerials and makes him good at juggling his opponents.

He can travel a significant vertical distance with Jetpack, allowing him to recover from the bottom blast zone on some stages.

He can kill with all of his smash attacks, his forward throw, a fully charged bomb, and his forward and up aerials.

He has a great game and throw game despite his grab possessing short range, but it's one of the fastest grabs. He has two chain grabs in his up and down throw which can help him set up bomb kills or rack up damage. His forward and back throws are good at sending opponents far offstage, where they may not be able to recover if not killing them outright.

His dash is one of the fastest in the game and he has good air speed, which gives him good mobility.

However, the disadvantage of Bomberman's big head is that it also works as a big hurtbox and combined with his accelerated falling speed, the third fast faller, leads him to being easily combo'ed, juggled, and chain grabbed.

His recovery covers good vertical distance, but lacks in horizontal distance and is extremely telegraphed, giving his opponent plenty of time to intercept him.

He also has some problems in his range which leaves him vulnerable to characters with disjointed hitboxes and with fast, rushdown gameplay.

Moveset

Ground attacks

Attack	Description	Damage	Knockback	Priority	Total frames	Active frames
Neutral attack	Does a one-two punch followed by a headbutt.	2%	0, 50, 55°	1	7	2-4
		2%			10	4-6
		5%	56, 60, 35°		14	3-6
Forward tilt	Kicks forward with both legs.	10%	50, 80, 46°	3	17	5-7
Up tilt	Kicks upward with one foot.	7%	40, 130, 80°	2	12	6-7
Down tilt	Sticks his foot out and slides forward.	9%	105, 22, 68°	2	11	5-7
Dash attack	Does a falling headbutt. High endlag.	9%	40, 60, 50°	2	26	9-12
Forward smash	Throws a powerful punch. High knockback scaling makes it one of the most powerful smash attacks.	14%	40, 100, 42°	4	26	10-11
Up smash	Uppercuts and causes an explosion. Does large knockback.	3%	80, 0, 110°	5	29	7-10
		13%	70, 75, 88°			11-15
Down smash	Throws two bombs to the ground while doing a frontflip.	13%	84, 75, 40°	6	23	9-13

Aerial attacks

Attack	Description	Damage	Knockback	Priority	Total frames	Active frames
Neutral aerial	Kicks forward. The early hit sends opponents forward, which can get them off the stage. The late hit is an excellent combo starter and allows for many follow-ups.	10%	60, 26, 35°	3	15	4
		7%	56, 26, 85°			5-10
Forward aerial	Bashes forward with his head. Has excellent diagonal knockback, and excellent horizontal knockback if the opponent is hit on his head.	12%	55, 95, 52°	5	16	5-7
Back aerial	Kicks backwards with both feet.	8%	80, 75, 140°	4	14	5-7
		10%	45, 75, 145°
Up aerial	Smacks head upward while facing the camera. Excellent for juggling at low or mid percentages, can KO at high percentages.	11%	56, 85, 82°	4	19	4-6
Down aerial	Stomps twice in the air. The second hit can lead into aerials at low percentages.	5%	28, 0, 45°	3	16	5-6
		5%	90, 58, 90°			8-9

Grabs and throws

Attack	Description	Damage	Knockback	Priority	Total frames	Active frames
Grab	Sticks both arms out.	N/A	N/A	N/A	9	4
Pummel	Headbutts the opponent.	2%	N/A	N/A	7	5
Forward throw	Throws the opponent forward while falling on his face. High knockback.	10%	55, 110, 35°	0	27	9
Back throw	Spins the opponent around and throws them over his shoulder.	13%	80, 45, 160°	0	31	20-21
Up throw	Spins the opponent around and throws them diagonally upwards.	6%	40, 110, 70°	0	17	12-13
Down throw	Jumps with the opponent, throws them down and finishes with a stomp. Can chain grab fast fallers	5%	65, 45, 70°	0	29	14
		7%				26

Other attacks

Attack	Description	Damage	Knockback	Priority	Total frames	Active frames
Floor attack	Does a sweeping roundhouse kick.	8%	63, 30, 25°	0	23	8-11
		8%				18-19
Ledge attack	Kicks with both legs while quickly climbing up.	13%	85, 28, 50°	3	26	18-19

Special moves

Attack	Name	Description	Damage	Knockback	Priority	Total frames	Active frames
Standard special	Bomb	Pulls out a bomb which can be charged for greater damage and knockback and thrown in 3 directions. Bomberman has reduced mobility while charging.	0%	N/A	N/A	999	1, 27, 59
			0%			13	5
			0%				6
			0%			12	9
			0%
			0%			6	5
			0%			10	7
Side special	Bomb Kick	Does a quick kick, which can move bombs around. In the air it can reflect projectiles.	5%	45, 29, 20°	6	9	2-5
			5%	98, 35, 60°		18	5-8
Up special	Jetpack	Takes out a jetpack that launches him upwards. Good vertical recovery.	7%	98, 50, 40°	-1	40	13-14
			1%	98, 0, 90°	2		15-33
			4%	90, 80, 75°			34
Down special	Bomb Detonate	Detonates all the bombs he has laid out on the stage. Bigger bombs deal more damage and knockback.	0%	N/A	N/A	11	5
			6%	49, 60, 90°	-1	7	1-4
			6%		2	9	1-5
			10%	63, 60, 90°	-1	7	1-4
			10%		4	9	1-5
			14%	77, 87, 90°	-1	7	1-4
			14%		5	9	1-5
Final Smash	Revenge	Hops on the Bad Bomber and drops countless amounts of bombs toward the stage.	120%

Misc.

Misc.	Description
On-screen appearance	A small bomb explodes, which he hops out of.
Taunts	Standard: Jumps and fist pumps.	Side: Same as Standard.	Down: Spins in a circle an hold his hand in a V-shape.
Victory theme	A remix of the flourish that plays at the end of battle mode for the victorious player in Super Bomberman.
Victory pose	Jumps up once and puts his hands on his sides.

Update history

SSF2 Beta 1.0

• Gained a new Star KO and Screen KO animation.
• Accelerated falling speed has been increased. While this helps his vertical endurance this makes him more susceptible to combos.
• Forward smash is weaker.
• Forward air appears to be faster.
• Forward throw is stronger.
• Back throw is stronger.
• Only five Bombs can be on the stage at a time instead of nine.
  • However, all Bombs can now be charged to a P-Bomb instead of only 3.
  • Bomberman can now throw Bombs above himself.
• Jetpack appears to covers more horizontal distance.
  • However, it appears to cover less vertical distance.

SSF2 Beta 1.0.3/1.0.3.1

• Adjusted heavy knock back animations
• Tumble Fall animation now can grab the ledge
• Revised and tweaked hitboxes in most attacks, attackboxes now better cover their animations
• Retimed walk animation
• Dash Attack:
  • Lowered angle (50→30)
  • Increased knockback scaling (70→80)
  • Attackboxes now properly cover Bomberman’s motion
• Forward Tilt:
  • Decreased base knockback (50→25)
  • Increased knockback scaling (80→100)
• Forward Smash:
  • Changed visuals: now Bomberman holds a bomb during it
  • Reduced base knockback (40→20)
• Neutral Air:
  • Clean hit lasts for one more frame
  • Lowered angle (45→36)
  • Reduced base knockback (60→20)
  • Increased knockback scaling (50→95)
• Forward Air:
  • Lowered angle (52→46)
  • Increased knockback scaling (105→110)
• Back Aerial:
  • Decreased base knockback (55→40)
  • Increased knockback scaling (85→90)
• Up Aerial:
  • Decreased base knockback (56→32)
  • Increased knockback scaling (85→104)

• Standard Special:
  • Fixed held Bomb despawning after 33 seconds holding it
  • Bomb cannot be reflected once they are already on ground
  • Bomb do not have hitboxes when thrown anymore
  • Explosion hitboxes enlarged across the board
• Grounded Side Special:
  • Increased damage (5%→10%)
  • It is now chargeable by holding down the special button. Charging increases damage and kick distance.
• Aerial Side Special:
  • Increased hitstun (120%→130%)
  • Raised angle (60→80)
  • Does not give you a vertical boost anymore
• Back Throw:
  • Lowered angle (130→145)
• Ledge Attack:
  • Reduced damage (13%→6%)

SSF2 Beta 1.0.3.2

• Bomb Kick now has a charging animation

Gallery

Palette swaps

File:Bomberman-0.png

DOJO!!! update

Bomberman about to use Jetpack while two green bombs are about to explode.

Bomberman and Mario kicking up on Battlefield.

Bomberman launching Samus on Battlefield with his forward throw.

Bomberman using his biggest bomb while Samus is using her bomb on Crateria.

Screenshots

Bomberman holding a bomb while Mr. Game & Watch looks on in Temple.

Bomberman using his forward aerial.

Bomberman detonating the bombs at Isaac.

Bomberman taunting, giving a victory sign.

Bomberman's ending on Classic mode.

Trivia

• Bomberman is the only character so far to have a specific pallete swap for Team Battles; he uses a different one from his other costumes for green team.

External link

• Bomberman's page at Smash Flash DOJO!!!