Hoodboom: Difference between revisions

| appears in = ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''

| resistance = [[Image:Lifebar6.png|''6 HP'']] (''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'')

'''Hoodbooms''' are [[plum juice]] jug-throwing [[Hoodlum]] explosive specialists who appear in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'' and ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]''.

[[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 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.

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.

[[File:HoodboomJugRHR.png|frame|left|class=sprite|A Hoodboom throwing a jug of [[plum juice]] at [[Rayman]] in ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'']]

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.

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 angry [[Knaaren]].

''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'' also features Hoodbooms. While their appearance and their tactic remain unchanged, they are twice as [[Resistance|weak]] as before, taking only three [[Telescopic fist|punches]] to defeat.

Hoodbooms act very similarly to the [[bomb pirate]] from ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''.

<table><tr><td>[[File:R3HH-BETADemo-PC-LoadingScreen.png|thumb|320px|left|A Hoodboom could be seen in the PC's beta demo loading screen of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. It also had a different design during the development of the game.]]</td>

<td>[[File:Sentinel-Arcade-R3HH-PC-Strenght.jpg|thumb|320px|right|A Hoodboom serves as a playable character in the [[Sentinel]] minigame]]</td></tr></table>

[[File:R3GBA-HoodlumHideout-ShieldedHoodboom.PNG|frame|right|class=sprite|A [[shielded Hoodboom]]]]

[[File:Early Hoodboom.jpg|thumb|right|An earlier version of the Hoodboom]]