Bombite

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Bombite
Game(s)	Link's Awakening
Habitat(s)	Dungeon
Effective Weapons	Sword

The Bombite is a mechanized bomb with limited sentience found in the bowels of dungeons in Link's Awakening. They prowl around the room according to their programming, seeking out any would-be heroes within their domain.

There are, in fact, two distinct varieties of Bombite with different attack patterns. The first model (coloured red, see right) will simply bounce away when struck with something such as a sword, accelerating in speed and randomly ricocheting off walls and objects until it explodes. The second model is much more efficient. These green Bombites will start a countdown timer when hit, stalking the intruder until the timer reaches 0, and it explodes. It is best for adventurers to strike this Bombite model away right before it hits 0, making it self-destruct away from them.

Trivia

The Bombite is the prototype for the later Bob-omb.