Bruce

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Bruce
A sprite of Bruce from Paper Mario
Sprite from Paper Mario
Species Bob-omb
Appears in Paper Mario (2000)
“My love for Bombette is deep like the southern sea! Bomb! Even being dumped constantly won't discourage me! Ba-bomb!”
—Bruce, Paper Mario

Bruce is a blue Bob-omb from Paper Mario . He is first encountered alongside several other friendly Bob-ombs in the prison cell of Koopa Bros. Fortress, where Mario first meets Bombette. Like the other Bob-ombs, Bruce used to work in the fortress. When the Koopa Bros. took over, they began working him and the other Bob-ombs as slaves, displeasing them. After Bombette attacked the Koopa Bros. in protest, they imprisoned her, Bruce, and the other Bob-ombs. Using Bombette, Mario eventually allowed Bruce and the other Bob-ombs (as well as his own party) to escape Koopa Bros. Fortress. Afterward, Bruce moved into Koopa Village and took residence in Kooper's house with two friends.

Bruce is madly in love with Bombette, although their one past relationship would appear to have ended unsuccessfully due to Bombette's inability to return his love. Despite this, though, Bruce continues to love Bombette to an obsessive point, which seems to simply annoy Bombette and the other Bob-ombs.

Bruce plays a part in one of Koopa Koot's favors, which involves Mario having to keep him from exploding as to earn three Star Pieces from Koopa Koot. He also writes two love letters to Bombette through the Toad Town Post Office.

Bruce later appears at the end of the game as he stands next to an unnamed Koopa Troopa after Mario defeats Bowser. He refers to Bombette as a "coldhearted, cruel girl".

Tattle[edit ]

  • "That Bob-omb's been jailed. Do the Koopa Bros. have short tempers, you think? If we had a Bob-omb on our side during battle, it would really catch the Koopa Bros. off guard."
  • "He's a Bob-omb. He was jailed at Koopa Bros. Fortress. He probably came here after escaping. The kind Koopa Troopas welcomed him with open arms. How neighborly! He must be overjoyed."

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ブルース
Burūsu		 Pun on "Bruce" and "blue"; shared with Marl [?]
Chinese (Simplified) 布鲁斯
Bùlǔsī		 Bruce [1]
French Bruce - [?]
German Bruce - [?]
Spanish Bruce - [?]

References[edit ]

Bob-ombs
Characters Bobbery • Bobolink • Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King) • Bob-omb gang • Bomberto • Bombette • Bruce • Bub • Fahr Outpost mayor • Fred • Gattai monster • General White • Gob • Goldbob • Jerry • King Bob-omb • Lucky • Master Crash • Mecha King Bob-omb • Nob • Pa-Patch • Proto Mecha King Bob-omb • Red Bob-omb • Rob • Scarlette • Swob • Sylvia • The Bob-omb Squad
Variants Alarm Bob-omb • Baboom • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Buddy • Bob-omb Car • Bob-omb Fish • Bob-ulk • Bomb Bud • Bomb Net • Bomb Plant • Bulky Bob-omb • Buzz-Bomb • Chuckya • Cross Bob-omb • Dark Fawful Bomb • Designbomb • Dreamy Bob-omb • Fly Bomb • Giga Bob-omb • Glad Bob-omb • Glad Parabomb • Goombomb • Kab-omb • King Bomb • Lethal Bob-omb • Lob-omb • Lob-omb R • Mega Bob-omb • Mezzo Bomb • Microbomb • Onpu Bomu • Paper Bob-omb • Paper Macho Bob-omb • Parabomb • Rob-omb • Shiny Bob-omb • Shroob-omb • Smell Bob-omb • Tail Bob-omb • Time Bob-omb • Time Bomb
Related items Bob-omb Cannon • Bob-omb dispenser • Bob-omb Orb • Bob-omb Parafoil • Bomb • Double Bob-ombs
Paper Mario
Main characters Mario • Princess Peach • Twink • Bowser • Kammy Koopa • Goombario • Kooper • Bombette • Parakarry • Lady Bow • Watt • Sushie • Lakilester
Species Baby Yoshi • Bellbell Plant • Boo • Bub-ulb • Bulb Bush • Candy Cane • Cymbal Bush • Doogan • Dryite • Flower Spirit • Heart Plant • Li'l Oink • Munchlesia • Ninji • Nomadimouse • Penguin • Raven • Sentinel • Snowman • Spinning Flower • Star Kid • Toad • Trumpet Plant • Yoshi
Non-playable characters Toad Town Castle maids • Chet Rippo • Club 64 bartender • Dane T. • Fice T. • Fishmael • Great Gossip Trio • Harry • Little T. • Master Poet • Merlon • Merlow • Merluvlee • Minh T. • Mini T. • Muss T. • Pop Diva • Postmaster • Rangers • Rip Cheato • Rowf and Rhuff • Russ T. • Tayce T. • Three Beautiful Sisters • Toad Town Dojo (Chan · Lee · The Master) • Whale
Other Albino Dino • Bootler • Bruce • Bubble Plant • Chuck Quizmo • Fearsome 5 • Franky • Frost T. • Gooma • Goomama • Goombaria • Goompa • Goompapa • Gourmet Guy • Guard Door • Herbert • Herringway • Igor • Kolorado • Kolorado's wife • Koopa Koot • Koover • Lakilulu • Lily • Little Mouser • Luigi • Madam Merlar • Mayor Penguin • Mayor's wife • Merle • Merlee • Mort T. • Moustafa • Mr. E • Mr. Hammer • Nomadimouse • Oaklie • Penguin patrol • Petunia • Posie • Raphael the Raven • Rosie • Spiky Tom and Spiky John • Spiny Tromp • Stanley • Sun • Toad in the Desert • Toad Minister • Tolielip • Trading Event Toad • Vanna T. • Village Leader • Whacka • Whirlwind • Wise Wisterwood • Yakkey
Star Spirits Eldstar • Mamar • Skolar • Muskular • Misstar • Klevar • Kalmar
Chapters Opening • A Plea From the Stars • Storming Koopa Bros. Fortress • The Mystery of Dry, Dry Ruins • The "Invincible" Tubba Blubba • Trials in the Toy Box • Hot, Hot Times on Lavalava Island • Dark Days in Flower Fields • A Star Spirit on Ice • A Star-Powered Showdown
Bosses Regular Jr. Troopa • Red & Blue Goomba Bros. • Magikoopa • Bill Blaster • Blooper • Stone Chomp • Big Lantern Ghost • Fuzzipede • Lakilester • Monstar
Chapter Goomba King (Red & Blue Goomba Bros.) • Koopa Bros. (Bowser???) • Tutankoopa (Chomp) • Tubba Blubba (Tubba's Heart) • General Guy (Shy Squad · Shy Stack · Stilt Guy) • Lava Piranha (Lava Bud · Petit Piranha) • Huff N. Puff (Tuff Puff) • Crystal King (Crystal Bit) • Bowser • Kammy Koopa
Optional Chan • Lee • The Master • Buzzar • Electro Blooper • Anti Guy • Super Blooper (Blooper Baby) • Kent C. Koopa
Enemies

Bill Blaster (B. Bill Blaster) • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Bony · Spike Top) • Bzzap! • Cleft (Hyper) • Clubba (White) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Duplighost • Fuzzy (Forest · Jungle) • Goomba (Gloomba · Hyper · Paragoomba (Hyper · Paragloomba) · Spiked (Gloomba)) • Gulpit • Hammer Bro • Hurt Plant • Koopa Troopa (Dark · Dry Bones · Paratroopa · Koopatrol) • Lakitu • Lava Bubble (Ember) • M. Bush • Magikoopa (Gray · Green · Red · White · Yellow) • Monty Mole (Flower Fields) • Piranha Plant (Frost · Putrid) • Pokey (Mummy) • Ruff Puff • Shy Guy (Bandit · Groove · Medi · Pyro · Sky · Spear · Spy) • Spiny • Swooper (Swoopula)

Locations Toad Town Club 64 • Harry's Shop • Playroom • Shroom Grocery • Shooting Star Summit • Toad Town Dojo • Toad Town Post Office • Toad Town Tunnels
Prologue Goomba Village • Goomba Road • Goomba King's Fortress
Chapter 1 Pleasant Path • Koopa Village (Koopa's Shop) • Koopa Bros. Fortress
Chapter 2 Dry Dry Railroad • Mt. Rugged • Dry Dry Desert (Dry Dry Ruins) • Dry Dry Outpost (Little Mouser's Shop)
Chapter 3 Forever Forest • Boo's Mansion (Boo's Shop) • Gusty Gulch (Windy Mill) • Tubba Blubba's Castle
Chapter 4 Shy Guy's Toy Box
Chapter 5 Lavalava Island • Yoshi's Village (Yoshi's Cabana) • Jade Jungle • Mt. Lavalava
Chapter 6 Flower Fields (Sun Tower) • Cloudy Climb
Chapter 7 Shiver Region • Shiver City (Shiver Shop) • Shiver Snowfield • Starborn Valley • Shiver Mountain (Crystal Palace)
Chapter 8 Star Way • Star Haven (Star Haven Shop) • Bowser's Castle (Storehouse) • Princess Peach's Castle (Princess Peach's room)
Misc. Mario's House • Item Shop • Toad House
Objects Collectibles Badge • Coin • Flower • Heart
Other objects Beehive • Brick block • Bubble • Chain • Chomp Rock • Chomp Statue • Fire Bar • Hidden block • Jack-in-the-box • K64 • Koopa Clown Car • Lakitu's Cloud • Metal Block • Power Platform • Puff Puff Machine • Recovery block • Save Block • Slot Machine • Star Ship • Stone Block • Super Block • Switch • Treasure chest (Mysterious) • Warp Pipe • Wooden box • Wooden dock • Yellow Block
Moves General/other Action command • Dash • First Strike • Focus • Guard • Run Away
Mario Charge • Jump (Spin Jump · Tornado Jump) • Hammer • Spin Dash
Special Refresh • Lullaby • Star Storm • Chill Out • Smooch • Time Out • Up & Away • Star Beam/Peach Beam
Goombario Headbonk • Tattle • Charge • Multibonk
Kooper Shell Toss • Power Shell • Dizzy Shell • Fire Shell
Bombette Body Slam • Bomb • Power Bomb • Mega Bomb
Parakarry Sky Dive • Shell Shot • Air Lift • Air Raid
Lady Bow Smack • Outta Sight • Spook • Fan Smack
Watt Electro Dash • Power Shock • Turbo Charge • Mega Shock
Sushie Belly Flop • Squirt • Water Block • Tidal Wave
Lakilester Spiny Flip • Spiny Surge • Cloud Nine • Hurricane
Game mechanics Stats Badge Point • Flower Point • Heart Point • Star Point • Star Power
Status effects Charged • Danger • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Electrified • Frozen • Immobilized • Injured • Invisible • Peril • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Sleep • Stone • Tiny
Minigames 64th Trivia Quiz-Off • Jump Attack • Smash Attack
Miscellaneous Loading zone
Music "A Party at Peach's Castle"
Lists and sub-articles

Badges • Bestiary • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Gallery • Glitches • Letters • Multimedia • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Selling prices • Shops • Soundtrack • Staff • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Tayce T. recipes • Toad Town News • Trading Events • Treasure Chest locations • Unnamed NPCs (By location: A–S · T–Z)

Miscellaneous Ask Dan • Bowser's Diary Quiz • Chuck Quizmo's Quiz • The Dan Report • February NP E-mail Newsletter Sweepstakes • Goombario and the Adventure of the Hot Lava Rocks • Luigi's Diary • Mario no Badge Jiman Contest • Nintendo e-Card • Parade