Bomb (Link)

Bomb is Link's, Young Link's and Toon Link's Down Special.

Link's Bombs

Link's bomb in Brawl

Link's bomb is a special item that only Link posseses.

The bomb 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. As the bomb is an item, Link cannot use the move if he is already holding another item.

The bombs from SSB and SSBM use graphics from Ocarina of Time. In SSBB, Link's bombs are from Twilight Princess.

Link's Special Moves
	Super Smash Bros.	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Boomerang	Bow	Hero's Bow		Bow and Arrows
Side Special	—	Boomerang	Gale Boomerang		Boomerang
Up Special	Spin Attack
Down Special	Bomb				Remote Bomb
Final Smash	—		Triforce Slash		Ancient Bow and Arrow

Toon Link's Bombs

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Toon Link's bombs are less detailed than Link's.

Toon Link's bombs are a special item that only Toon Link posseses.

The bomb can be thrown at other opponents, where it will explode on impact. The character hit by the bomb will take anywhere from 5% to 9% damage. If the bomb is dropped, 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 turning yellow, that indicates that it is about to explode. If a bomb explodes while a character is holding it, the person holding it and people in the immediate vicinity then they will take reduced damage, around 3%. It is interesting to note that while Link's bombs deal damage to breakable terrain such as the towers of Shadow Moses Island, and the floors of the Skyworld, Toon Link's do not.

The bombs that Toon Link throws use graphics from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

Bomb Spiking

Bombs can also be used to setup Toon Link's spike. When a bomb is thrown on a airborne opponent under him, the opponent will be stunned, allowing for Toon Link to spike them.

Toon Link's Special Moves
	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Hero's Bow
Side Special	Boomerang
Up Special	Spin Attack
Down Special	Bomb
Final Smash	Triforce Slash

Young Link's Bombs

Young Link with a bomb.

Young Link's bombs are exactly the same as Link's and Toon Link's, but they hit multiple times. They also have a slightly different design

Young Link's Special Moves
	Melee	Ultimate
Standard Special	Fire Bow	Fire Arrow
Side Special	Boomerang
Up Special	Spin Attack
Down Special	Bomb
Final Smash	—	Triforce Slash

Origins

The bomb has appeared in almost all Zelda games, including the original The Legend of Zelda. However, the bombs have been largely reduced in size. Link holds his bombs in one hand in the Super Smash Bros series, while in his respective games, he holds them with both hands over his head, since the bombs where much larger. The bombs flashing red when it is about to explode also comes for the Zelda series. The bomb design is based on the Link's respective game he appears in.

Bomb Smashing

If the A 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 forwards 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 cancel.

Bomb Braking

In Brawl, if a Bomb explodes while in knockback, it increases the knockback Link and Toon Link travel. However, if Link or Toon Link use Zair right before it explodes while in knockback (other than the knockback of the Bomb), it completely stops it allowing them to survive at percents they'd usually get KOed for that move. However, it is very situational because it takes 7 seconds to a Bomb to explode, the attack that knocks them has a chance of making them dropping the Bomb and because they're usually at high percents and very close to the ceiling (which may make them Star KO despite stopping the knockback) without Link or Toon Link having a way to force to make it explode, there's rarely a chance of pulling it off with a result of surviving longer.

Video showing the Bomb Braking