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| location = [[Clearleaf Forest]], [[the Land of the Livid Dead]], [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds]], [[Hoodlum Headquarters]]
| location = [[Clearleaf Forest]], [[the Land of the Livid Dead]], [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds]], [[Hoodlum Headquarters]]
| resistance = [[Image:Lifebar6.png|''6 HP'']]
| resistance = [[Image:Lifebar6.png|''6 HP'']]
| attacks = [[Plum Juice]] grenade throw
| attacks = [[Plum juice]] jug throw
}}
}}


''‘It's hard to say where exactly the Hoodbooms' allegiances lie: with [[André|the Dark Lum Lord]] or with the firebombs they crave to set off. Striving to create the biggest explosion ever recorded, Hoodbooms craft explosives with a demolitionist's skill, only to detonate them with a maniac's glee. It's no wonder Hoodbooms can turn almost any household item into a high explosive, their favourite being a jug of [[plum juice]].’'' —official description
''‘It's hard to say where exactly the Hoodbooms' allegiances lie: with [[André|the Dark Lum Lord]] or with the firebombs they crave to set off. Striving to create the biggest explosion ever recorded, Hoodbooms craft explosives with a demolitionist's skill, only to detonate them with a maniac's glee. It's no wonder Hoodbooms can turn almost any household item into a high explosive, their favourite being a jug of [[plum juice]].’'' —official description


'''Hoodbooms''' are [[plum juice]] jug-throwing [[Hoodlum]]s which appear in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''.


A '''Hoodboom''' is a type of [[Hoodlum]] which first appeared in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''.
Hoodbooms are a similar shape to [[Hoodblaster]]s, but feature bright red-and-yellow colouring, a scarecrow grin and a distinctive, scorched head, from which a pillar of smoke occasionally billows. Rather than the crude blunderbusses used by their [[Hoodblaster]] brethren, Hoodbooms arm themselves with explosive jugs of [[plum juice]], which they can throw over great distances. They always carry a large number of them on a strap around their torso. Hoodbooms first appear in [[Clearleaf Forest]], and feature in most following levels. In the [[Hoodlum Headquarters]], Hoodbooms are also released by [[the Horrible Machine]], two at a time.


==Description==
[[File:Hoodbomber.jpg|thumb|left|320px|The first Hoodboom encounter in [[Clearleaf Forest]]]]
Hoodbooms are a similar shape to [[Hoodblaster]]s, but feature bright red-and-yellow colouring, a scarecrow grin and a distinctive, scorched head, from which a pillar of smoke occasionally billows. Rather than the crude blunderbusses used by their Hoodblaster brethren, Hoodbooms arm themselves with explosive Molotov Cocktails made from [[plum]] [[plum juice|juice]], which they can throw over great distances. They always carry a large number of them on a strap around their torso. In the [[Hoodlum Headquarters]], Hoodbooms are also produced by [[the Horrible Machine]], two at a time.


Hoodbooms often stand in high places where they cannot be reached without the aid of the [[Shock Rocket]]; they usually laugh in their high-pitched voices while throwing bombs down towards [[Rayman]]. However, even grounded Hoodbooms are not easy to defeat; Hoodbooms are more [[resistance|resistant]] than Hoodmongers, and when [[telescopic fist|punched]], they grow angry and begin to throw a large number of cocktails at once, making it difficult to avoid being damaged by them.
They are somewhat maniacal and can often be seen laughing crazily and juggling their explosives. However, despite outward appearances, Hoodbooms are considered to be the most intelligent of all Hoodlums, as they are the only ones able to count to three. Hoodbooms are also known to write poetry; one Hoodboom wrote an anthology called 'Don't Take It Anti-Personnelly' which proved quite popular with other [[Hoodlum]]s, having sold well over three copies.


Some Hoodbooms stand on stilts in order to avoid attacks, but are susceptible to being brought down by the [[Vortex Fist]]. These are known as [[Stumbleboom]]s.
Hoodbooms often stand in high places where they cannot be reached without the aid of the [[Shock Rocket]]; they usually laugh in their high-pitched voices while throwing bombs down towards [[Rayman]]. However, even grounded Hoodbooms are not easy to defeat; they are twice as [[Resistance|resistant]] as [[Hoodmonger]]s, and when [[telescopic fist|punched]], they grow angry and begin to throw a large number of jugs at once, making it difficult to avoid being damaged by them. Some Hoodbooms stand on stilts in order to avoid attacks, but are susceptible to being brought down by the [[Vortex]] fist. These are known as [[Stumbleboom]]s.


In an early piece of artwork, a Hoodboom was shown holding some kind of bazooka. Whether this was its original weapon remains unclear.
Hoodbooms also appear in some of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'''s minigames, most notably [[Sentinel]], in which the player controls a Hoodboom using his [[plum juice]] jugs to guard a tower from [[Knaaren]].


==Personality==
[[File:Sentinel-Arcade-R3HH-PC-Strenght.jpg|thumb|320px|right|A Hoodboom serves as a playable character in the [[Sentinel]] minigame]]
Hoodbooms are somewhat maniacal; they can often be seen laughing crazily and juggling their explosives. However, despite outward appearances, Hoodbooms are considered to be the most intelligent of all Hoodlums, as they are the only ones able to count to three. Hoodbooms are also known to write poetry; one Hoodboom wrote an anthology called 'Don't Take It Anti-Personnelly' which proved quite popular with other [[Hoodlum]]s, having sold well over three copies.


==Appearances==
==Shielded Hoodboom==
[[File:Sentinel-Arcade-R3HH-PC-Strenght.jpg|thumb|320px|left|A Hoodboom serves as a playable character in the [[Sentinel]] minigame.]]
Hoodbooms first appear in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'', in [[Clearleaf Forest]], the second of the game's nine levels. They feature in most following levels.


Hoodbooms also appear in some of ''Rayman 3'''s minigames, most notably [[Sentinel]], in which the player controls a Hoodboom using his [[plum juice]] grenades to guard a tower from [[Knaaren]].
''Main article: [[Shielded Hoodboom]]''


==In ''[[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)]]''==
In [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']], [[shielded Hoodboom]]s appear in the first part of [[Hoodlum Hideout]] and are shown throwing explosive bottles of [[plum juice]] at [[Rayman]] while holding a large, wooden shield, which can be destroyed by [[Rayman]]'s [[telescopic fist]]. In the second part of the same level, different [[shielded Hoodboom]]s appear, carrying impenetrable metal shields, which [[Rayman]] has to circle.


Main article: [[Shielded Hoodboom]]
[[File:Hoodboom.gif|thumb|left|An earlier version of the Hoodboom]]


A [[shielded Hoodboom]] appears in the first part of [[Hoodlum Hideout]] and is shown throwing explosive bottles of [[plum juice]] at Rayman while holding a large, wooden shield, much like that of a [[Grim Keeper]]. This Hoodlum has a very different battle strategy because of its defenses and needs to be dispatched in a different way. The shield can be destroyed in two shots from Rayman's [[telescopic fist]], afterwards, the helpless Hoodlum carries on throwing Molotov cocktails but needs only one hit to be killed.
==Trivia==


A similar enemy like this one can be found in the second part of the same level. These Hoodlums throw Molotovs like the ones in the previous segment, but, unlike the last ones, carry inpenetrable metal shields. As they block all of Rayman's shots, a different approach is needed; Rayman must shoot the lower part of the Hoodlum's torso to make it stop blocking its head or to hit the head first, attacking its torso when it is visible. Rayman must hit these Hoodlums twice anywhere in order for them to be defeated.
*In an early piece of artwork, a Hoodboom was shown holding some kind of bazooka. Whether this was its original weapon remains unclear.
 
[[File:Hoodbomber.jpg|thumb|The first Hoodboom encounter in [[Clearleaf Forest]]]]
[[File:Hoodboom.gif|thumb|left|An earlier version of the Hoodboom]]


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