Editing Bomb (Link)

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|caption=Link using bombs in ''Smash 4''. Young Link and Toon Link using bombs in ''Ultimate''.

'''Bomb''' ({{ja|爆弾|Bakudan}}, ''Bomb'') is [[Young Link]]'s and [[Toon Link]]'s [[down special move]], and was previously [[Link]]'s down special move up until ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

Link will take out a bomb that can be thrown at an opponent and will explode after a set time, or on impact. The bomb has different attributes depending on which version of Link is using them.

Link's bomb, a character-specific item, can be thrown at other opponents, where it will explode on impact. The character hit by the bomb will take about 6% [[damage]]. If the bomb is dropped, then other characters can pick it up and use it as an [[item]]. The bomb can also be caught by other characters. When the bomb is flashing red, that indicates that it is about to explode. If a bomb explodes on the character holding it, then they will take a minor amount of damage. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', however, if Link hits an enemy with a thrown bomb, he will take no damage even if he is in the blast radius. As the bomb is an item, Link cannot use the move if he is already holding another item. Link's bomb is unique in the fact that it can deal damage to anyone, including the user's team members.

The bombs from ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' use graphics from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}''. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''SSB4'', Link's bombs are from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess}}''. In ''Ultimate'', Link's [[Remote Bomb]]s are based on their appearance in ''Breath of the Wild'', and are remotely detonated rather than detonated on a fuse, due to the way bombs work in that game.

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While the bomb has limited capabilities on its own, it can lead into a {{b|Quickdraw|technique}} after a short hop, and can [[bomb recovery|aid in Toon Link's recovery]]. If the bomb is dropped, other characters can pick it up and use it as an item. It can also be caught and thrown by other characters. Toon Link can also set the bomb on the ground by dropping it right before landing, or right after a [[ledge recovery|ledge jump]].

Toon Link's bomb explosions also use graphics from ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}''.

 

 

 

# '''Short-Fuse Bomb''': Bombs have a bigger blast radius, deal more damage than usual in addition to launching foes upwards, but bombs have shorter throwing range due to their increased weight and have a significantly shorter fuse. Therefore, the bombs explode almost immediately.

In ''Melee'', bombs dropped by Link can explode when hit. This can be useful in that [[Spin Attack]] can collide with the bombs and deal damage, to Spin Attack again. However the spin attack must be fresh in order to deal enough damage to detonate the bomb; hitting an opponent with a spin attack merely once before using a bomb recovery will lower the move's damage output too much. Additionally, this does not work effectively in later games, as bombs cannot be damaged by the user's attacks to make the bomb explode.

Normally, if a bomb is dropped from midair, it will explode once it hits the ground or an opponent. However, if Link/Young Link/Toon Link drops a bomb extremely close to the ground, the bomb will stay there, similarly to a dropped [[Hand Grenade]]. The simplest way to do this is to short hop, then Z-drop it at the opportune moment. It can also be done by Z-dropping it while jumping up through a platform or dropping down from a platform. It is even possible to perform this by simply tilt throwing the bomb forward or backward. Occasionally, a platform will be high enough for one of the Links to just throw up from the ground. In ''Ultimate'', Young Link can easily perform bomb drops as his bombs do not explode on contact unless they travel a sufficient distance. Toon Link is also able to perform bomb drops, although it requires high precision as his bombs are very volatile and usually explode on light contact with the ground; Z-dropping a bomb while dropping down a platform is the most consistent method for him.

 

 

 

 

 

Also known as Fusedash, this is a technique in ''Melee'' that combines a bomb [[z-drop]] with a [[wavedash]] or a [[waveland]] using the fuse hitbox of the bomb to attack the opponent, also this technique can be looped. This technique can be thought off as a pseudo [[waveshine]] and has many potential applications like an out of shield option and as a combo tool.

If the attack button is held during an animation where Link/Young Link/Toon Link cannot throw his bomb (such as during a roll, or during the time when he takes out the bomb), it will allow the player to do a [[forward smash]] with the [[C-Stick]] without throwing the bomb. The bomb can then be thrown after the smash, stunning the opponent and setting the opponent up for a [[dash attack]], [[slide smash]], or a [[Dash attack canceling|dash attack cancel]]. This was completely removed in version {{SSBU|3.1.0}} of ''Ultimate''.

In ''Brawl'', if a Bomb explodes while in [[knockback]], it increases the knockback that Link and Toon Link travel. However, if Link/Toon Link uses his {{h2|tether recovery|Grab Air}} right before it explodes while in knockback (other than the knockback of the Bomb), it cancels all knockback, allowing him to survive at percentages where he would usually get [[KO]]ed by the move that hit him. However, it is very situational, because it takes 7 seconds for a Bomb to explode, and the attack that knocks him has a chance of making him drop the Bomb. Without Link/Toon Link having a way to force the bomb to explode, there is rarely a chance of pulling it off with a result of surviving longer.

===Bomb to aerial===

Bombs can also be used to setup aerial attacks. When a bomb is thrown or z-dropped on a airborne opponent underneath, the opponent will be sent upwards for a guaranteed aerial follow-up. The most commonly chosen follow-ups are Link/Young Link's nair for its speed and his dair for its KO power. Toon Link's down air is notable for being a meteor smash. As such, a bomb can be used as an effective meteor smash setup, provided the opponent is close enough.

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The '''bomb dash''' is a glitch that can be performed in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' by either {{SSBM|Link}} or {{SSBM|Young Link}}.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su5HF5mhOUY]</ref> It is done by taking out a bomb and then [[short hop]]ping off the stage to grab the [[ledge]]. Then, perform an [[edge hop]]. Before landing, drop the bomb with [[Z button|Z]]. Then, perform everything once more and, if performed correctly, the bomb should dash across the stage.

Bombs have appeared in almost all {{uv|Zelda}} games, including the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''; their designs in the various ''Smash'' games are taken from the same game as the respective version of Link.

Link's Giant Bomb custom could be a reference to the {{iw|zeldawiki|Super Bomb}} which appeared in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}'', an enormous bomb which Link has to lug around the overworld and which is required to access specific areas. While the Super Bomb itself made no further appearances, later games introduced similar items like {{iw|zeldawiki|Powder Keg}}s.

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Samus Link Bomb.jpg|Link carries a Bomb (right) in ''SSB4''.

SSBUWebsiteBomberman3.jpg|Young Link carries a Bomb next to [[Bomberman]] in ''Ultimate''.

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