Pretty Bomber

**Pretty Bomber** is a recurring character in the *Bomberman* series. She is the only female member of the Five Dastardly Bombers as well as the World Bombers. She was originally one of the first main antagonists of the series, but was later depicted as a friend and even love interest of Bomberman. In *Super Bomberman R*, she goes by her alter ego **Karaoke Bomber**, not to be confused with Karaoke-Bomber. She is also called **Cute Pink** in English releases of the *Bomberman Land* series, not to be confused with Pink Bomber.

## Bio

At some point in the past, she was involved in a plot on the planet Phantarion in which the Five Dastardly Bombers fought against the world's army and severely wounded Max before being forced back.

In *Super Bomberman 2*, she and other Dastardly Bombers captured the original Bomberman, but he broke free on their ship. Pretty Bomber appeared as the third boss of the third world, utilizing Heart Bombs. In her boss machine, she did not openly attack Bomberman unless he broke the hearts that her machine created. She was defeated, and fell to Earth alongside the wreckage of her ship.

In the PC Engine version of *Bomberman: Panic Bomber*, Pretty Bomber returned as one of the last opponents alongside Golem Bomber. She also reappeared in *Super Bomberman - Panic Bomber W* as a wandering combatant. Believing herself to be the sole survivor of the Dastardly Bombers, she interrupted Bomberman's fight with the World Bombers in order to challenge him and avenge her comrades.

She returned in *Super Bomberman 3*, revived by Professor Bagura, her master. Pretty Bomber controlled Deep Sea in the Bomber Nebula and guarded the blue Mother Computer Chip. She later returned to battle in the combined mecha at the end of the game, but was bested again and left inside the exploding Battleship. She was also a playable World Bomber in Battle Mode (representing France).

In *Panic Bomber*, Pretty Bomber is after the Gold Bomber statue, and attacks Bomberman after he has defeated Count Dracu-Boom in battle and gained access to the artifact. She is called "**Ms. Flashy**" in the North American version of the game.

In *Neo Bomberman*, Pretty Bomber is kidnapped by Bagura for unknown reasons. After being rescued by White Bomberman and Black Bomberman, she flees. Pretty Bomber also appears as a rival racer against Bomberman, Black Bomberman, and Bagura in *Bomberman Fantasy Race*.

In the first *Bomberman Land*, she appears as a minor antagonist that engages in mere mischievous acts. Bomberman tracks her down on more than one occasion to reclaim the goods she steals. In subsequent *Bomberman Land* titles, Pretty Bomber is on friendly terms with Bomberman and appears as one of the main protagonists of the series.

In *Bomberman Tournament*, Pretty Bomber finally reunites with her old comrades and returns to Phantarion as the second boss, causing water pollution from Pretty Base. She tries to stop Bomberman for the last time, fusing with Pommy Sea to become PrettyBalloon, but is defeated and forced to flee.

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.

Pretty Bomber, as Karaoke Bomber, is encountered on World 4: Planet Lalaland. She teases and flirts with Black when he refuses to fight a girl, but Pink interjects when Black starts turning red. Believing herself to be an interstellar star, Karaoke Bomber initiates her on-foot battle. After being blown clear, she utilizes her robot, Elegant Dream. Afterwards, Karaoke Bomber swears revenge and retreats, dropping a familiar heart-shaped pendant. Pink recognizes it as the same one she gave to their scrapped eldest sister, who had a fatal accident before all of them were built -- revealing that she is in fact Pretty Bomber, the missing ninth member of the Bomberman Bros.

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 one of the images of the credits of Super Bomberman R, Pretty and Pink are singing for a huge crowd of fans.

## Appearance

As Pretty Bomber, she wears a pink dress-like body with white limbs. A large heart is on her forehead and on her belt.

As Karaoke Bomber, she has a pink body with a mask covering her face and a yellow cracked heart on her forehead. She also wears a black dress and cape with red lines and wears a sash with a skull bomb on it.

As Pretty Panther, she

As Karaoke Panther, she

As Succub Rosered, she appears to be a succubus themed bomberwoman with the addition with two roses on each sides of the shoulder, one big rose as an antenna, small succubus wings on her back and one rose of each side of the knees. Her weapon of choice is the whip.

As Chill of Hearts, she

## Personality

As a villain, Pretty Bomber is a calculated opponent who relies on her charm to confuse and trap foes. She appears as both a member of the Dastardly Bombers' schemes and as a rival to Bomberman in other ventures. In the *Land* sequels, Pretty Bomber is a fierce and confident competitor, but her sweet and generous side enabled her to befriend Bomberman. In *Super Bomberman R*, Pretty Bomber is a good singer and even has a song in the game's credits (sung by her Japanese voice actor) -- but her persona, Karaoke Bomber, has horrific singing, which is played to comedic effect during her Elegant Dream boss battle.

In Amber Harmony Heroes Z, her personality runs the same being based on the Scrapped Brother AU!Pretty Bomber

## TV Tropes

### In Canon

* Action Girl: Sometimes. But whenever she's an antagonist.
* Badass Cape: As Karaoke Bomber.
* Brother–Sister Incest: She flirts very suggestively with Black Bomber in R even though he's her brother. Justified and subverted, though, as Pretty didn't appear to remember her family when meeting them at Planet Lalaland, and she's wholeheartedly welcomed back as the eldest sister at the end of the game.
* The Cameo: Has a couple, such as in an episode of Bomberman Jetters.
* The Chick: Whether a hero or villain she serves as the lead female member.
* Cool Big Sis: Karaoke Bomber was the Bomberman Bros.' eldest sister, Pretty Bomber, before being scrapped.
* Cryptic Background Reference: The "accident" she had before Pink Bomber and Aqua Bomber were made is never explained.
* Damsel in Distress: Almost every single Landgame and Neo Bomberman by Buggler for...some reason.
* Decomposite Character: In Super R, Pretty Bomber's good and evil roles have been separated into two characters; much of her original design along with her heroic traits have been split off into Pink Bomber (see "Bomberman Bros." above for more info), whereas the Dark Chick of the Five Dastardly Bombers has been updated to be more in line with her team.
* Dreadful Musician: Apparently has daily "blood-curling ballads" in Super Bomberman R, which her underlings must endure. She gets better.
* Dub Name Change:
	+ Ms. Flashy in the Virtual Boy version of Panic Bomber, Pink Bomber in the English localization for Bomberman Kart, and Cute Pink in the English Bomberman Landlocalizations.
	+ In Super Bomberman R, she is known as Karaoke Bomber in English, and Sexy Bomber in Japanese. Subverted, as her name really is Pretty Bomber and she goes by it again by the end of the game.
* Dude Magnet: She's shown to have multiple Fanboys in most of the games, more so in Super Bomberman R.
* Eyelid Pull Taunt: Does this if the player inputs a wrong password in Super Bomberman 3.
* Fashionable Asymmetry: Her heartbroken helmet in Super Bomberman R.
* French Jerk: Technically, as she once represented France as a World Bomber in Super Bomberman 3.
* Good Costume Switch: After Pretty Bomber undergoes her Heel–Face Turn in Super Bomberman R, she changes into an outfit that resembles her original design.
* Heel–Face Revolving Door: Is Bomberman's friend almost as often as she's his enemy. In Super Bomberman R, they just cut to the chase, eventually pulling off a full Heel–Face Turn in the ending.
* Implied Love Interest: In the credits of Saturn Bomberman, her head is together with Bomberman's under an ai-ai gasa (lovey-dovey umbrella).
* Karaoke Box: Her namesake pastime in Super Bomberman R.
* Magic Skirt: As Pretty Bomber.
* Ms. Fanservice: As much as something like a Bomberman could get to this trope, anyway. In her original design she is quite busty and wears a skirt that shows She's Got Legs. Her redesign in R downplays her figure, though still draws attention to her legs with a hip exposing dress or skirt.
* Ninth Ranger: Pretty Bomber's identity in Super Bomberman R is the scrapped eldest sister of the Bomberman Bros. She reunites with them in the ending.
* Noblewoman's Laugh: In Super Bomberman R, at least when set to Japanese.
* One Steve Limit: Karaoke-Bomber was previously the name of the World Bomber representing Japan (changed to Bomberman) in Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W.
* Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Pink Girl to White's Blue Boy.
* Pink Means Feminine: Especially as Pretty Bomber.
* Red Oni, Blue Oni: In Super Bomberman R, she and Pink are the Red to Aqua's Blue.
* Related in the Adaptation: Is the thought-to-be lost sister of the Bomberman Brothers in Super Bomberman R, which acts as a soft reboot for the series.
* Scarf of Asskicking: She wears a yellow neckerchief except in Super Bomberman R.
* Secret Character: In Super R, getting three stars on all story mode stages unlocks Pretty Bomber in the store, although she's just a Moveset Clone of Karaoke Bomber at a higher price.
* Ship Tease: Very much so in the Land games.
* Smitten Teenage Girl: In the Land series.
* The Smurfette Principle: Is always the one female in the Five Dastardly Bombers.
* Spoiled Brat: In the Land series and Super Bomberman R.
* Tsundere: According to her profile on Bomberman Land Wii, "She's quite self-centered, but has a really kind heart!"
* Weapon of Choice: Remote-Control Heart Bombs in Super Bomberman 2. Proximity Sexy/Karaoke Bombs in Super Bomberman R.

### In Starable’s Projects

* ???: Has been performin a lot of Jack-O poses in many episodes of MHA, TAHHZ, THAS, THAC, AJAS, AJAC, SAAAS, THDAS and TNGAC.
* Cruel and Unusual Death:
	+ In Miraculous Harmonronpa: Bloodshed Chaos, Chapter 4 she was killed by the blackened (Shadow Flash) through inhaling poisonous perfume
	+ The what-if version of her execution, her
* Knife Nut: In akuma bombers vs. ???, where rhythm is using Phantom Bomber's knife
* Precision F-Strike: In Five Nights At Miraculous 3, on Night 3 where Discorded Rhythm breaks up the argument:
* ???: Her reaction in Black Tidal Quintet (MHA) when she accidentally threw Discorded Coral all the way to a tank filled with oil

### In Amanda’s Projects

* Our Angels are Different:
* The Rival: ??? (???: "Will they ever stop?")

## Trivia

* In *Super Bomberman R*, Pretty Bomber can be unlocked by completing all six worlds with a three-star rating and is purchased for 30000 gems. Additionally, after simply finishing Story mode for the first time, Karaoke Bomber and the rest of the Dastardly Bombers can be purchased for 5000 gems each.
* She, White Bomber, Black Bomber and Red Bomber are the only Bomberman characters to have an akumatized form.
	+ She is the also the only Five Dastardly Bomber member to be an akumatized villain
		- Likewise, Pretty Bomber's akumatized villain form will be named as "Discorded Rhythm" in Miraculous Harmony Adventures
* In Miraculous Harmony Adventures, there are numerous times Pretty Bomber is sometimes the target for the akumatized villain (most of them involve on her interest (such as her beauty, charisma, or karaoke))
	+ In Mastermind (MHA), she along with her Dastardly Bombers, Max Bomber, Starable’s Bomber Creations (Fennec Fox Bomber, Concrete Bomber, Tornado Bomber, Splash Bomber, Plug Bomber, Jewel Bomber, Hornet Bomber, Magma Bomber and Galaxy Bomber), Amanda’s Bomber Creations (Quake Bomber, Needle Bomber, Gemini Bonbers, Hard Bomber, Top Bomber, Spark Bomber, Bright Bomber, Pharaoh Bomber, Tundra Bomber and Ring Bomber) Mermaid Bomber and Kitsune Bomber were part of the target of Monaca Towa/Mastermind due to their escape of brainwashed, mind controlling, reprogramming for evil, or roboticized, even Monaca wants to avenge Junko and Tsumugi for what the Five Dastardly Bombers did to them (specifically since Despair Giver (MHA) and Record Breakers (MHA))
* Different AU Roles:
	+ Ice Man (Bomberman/Mega Man AU; Original Game)
	+ Phantom Puppet (Five Nights At Miraculous AU)
	+ Panty Anarchy (Pretty & Hacker with Kitsune/Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt AU)
	+ ??? (My Universal Hero AU)

## Nicknames

* Karaoke Bomber (In Japanese; Sexy Bomber)
* Cute Pink
* Ms. Flashy (english dub in adventures of pretty cure)
* Discorded Rhythm (Akumatized Name)
* Pretty Panther (Miraculous Heroine Name/When using the Panther Miraculous)
* Tenshified forms
	+ Karaoke Panther (Tenshified Name)
	+ Popstar Bombergirl (tenshified in Amanda universe)
* Succub Rosered (When using the Succubus Miraculous)
* Mew Karaoke (Tokyo Mew Mew Name)
* Cure Karaoke (Pretty Cure Name)
* Sailor Pretty (Sailor Guardian Name)
* Zoisite Bomber (Crystal Force Name)
* ??? (PMMM Witch Name) (??? witch with ??? nature)
* The Flimmaker and Ultimate Karaoke Singer (nickname from Team Harmony’s Adventures Chronicles Season 16 intro)
* Chill of Hearts (White Z-Ray Name)
* Discordshriek BloodyMelody (Elements of Insanity AU as Discorded Rhythm)

## Teams she's in

* Five Dastardly Bombers (still a member after the group reformed)
* Bomberman Bros
* The Guardians of Friendship
* The Amber City Heroes
* Amber Harmonic Forces
* Power Heroes
* Bombermen Z
* Amharmony Mew Mew Power Team
* Amber Harmony Heroes Z
* Bomber Akuma Trio (as Discorded Rhythm; Leader)
* Secret Keepers (as Discorded Rhythm)

## Theme songs

* Elegant Dream (Super Bomberman R)
* Crash Man Stage (Smash Ultimate Remix)
* The Battle of Award 42 (A Hat in Time)
* Skull Heart Arrhythmia (Skullgirls) ()

## Songs she sang

* HERO (Super Bomberman R) (in Team Harmony’s Adventures of Super Bomberman R, Amanda Johnson’s Adventures of Super Bomberman R, Killer Plume (MHA) and The Newgrounds’ Adventures of Super Bomberman R)
* Discord (My Little Pony) (in ??? (THAC), ??? (MHA), ??? (MHA), ??? (THAC) and ??? (TAHHZ))
* In a Moment's Time (Skullgirls) (Team Harmony’s Adventures Chronicles Season 12 ending and Power Heroes Season ending)