Bumper

Bumper
Bumper artwork from Brawl.
Universe	Super Smash Bros.
Appears in	SSB Brawl
Item class	Throwing/Trap

The Bumper (Japanese: バンパー banpā) is an item in two games of the Super Smash Bros. series. When a player touches an activated bumper, they get bounced with much force in the direction away from the bumper, and receive 1% of damage (SSB only). When smash thrown, it gives very powerful knockback, almost always resulting in a KO.

In the original Super Smash Bros., the bumper would recoil a distance when touched. After being thrown, it'll only stick to the ground. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, however, it remains stationary from when activated until it disappears. After being thrown, it'll stay in midair after around a second, similar to the Flipper which replaced it in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Damage

Action	Template:G	Template:G
Collision	1%	0%
Stationary throw		7%
Forward tilt throw	6%	7%
Up tilt throw	7%	8%
Down tilt throw	1%	9%
Dash throw	8%	9%
Forward smash throw	9%	10%
Up smash throw	9%	11%
Down smash throw	1%	13%
Aerial drop		1%
Aerial forward tilt throw	8%	7%
Aerial up tilt throw	9%	8%
Aerial down tilt throw	9%	9%
Aerial forward smash throw	9%	7%
Aerial up smash throw	9%	8%
Aerial down smash throw	9%	9%

Note: A Bumper cannot be dropped when on the ground, instead, the Bumper will be thrown by a standard throw.

Origin

This item is based on the bumpers used in a typical pinball machine.

Description from the Super Smash Bros. Instruction Booklet

Hit an opponent with this item for a little pinball action - but be careful, because the bumper just might bump you!

Trophy

The Bumper item appears as a trophy in Brawl. It is received by hitting a total of 5,000 metres or 15,000 feet with all fighters Home-Run Contest records.

Bumper
An item that originally appeared in Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64. After many years, it now makes its triumphant return. Bumpers are used in pinball to send balls flying, and they perform the same role in Smash Bros. They react to anything that touches them, including the people who set them. As they can also be set in midair, using them requires good tactics.

: Super Smash Bros.

: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Gallery

• BumperSSB.jpg

  The bumper from SSB.

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  Trapped by bumpers

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  The bumper stationary, with Fox and Pit being knocked back

Trivia

• In Super Smash Bros., if a Fox player smash up throws a Bumper on the tower on the right of Hyrule Castle and then uses Reflector, the bumper will hit the reflector five times, break it, and then deal large amounts of damage with low knockback, often leaving Fox on 999% damage. It is also possible to do it with two Bumpers by smash up throwing the first one and then normal up throwing the second one. Another stage this can be done on is Mushroom Kingdom. video
• Despite not being an item on Melee, being replaced by the Flipper, the Bumper makes an appearance in Collect the Trophies in Classic Mode, being two giant parts to each side of the stage.
• When thrown on a platform that disappears or shrinks, the platform will bounce if the platform does either.
• In Brawl, when a bumper is placed in midair, it has a small timing window in which it can be picked up again. With luck, a player can attack an opponent with a bumper, grab it again, and get to throw it again. video

See also

• Flipper

External links

• Confirmation