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{{quote|text=The Hoodboom is a grenade launcher. He's the only [[Hoodlum]] who can count up to 3. These top-flight mathematicians also love writing poetry. Their anthology, entitled ''Don't Take It Anti-Personnelly'', has sold more than ... well, more than 3 copies, that's for sure.|sign=In-game description|source=''[[Rayman 3 | {{quote|text=The Hoodboom is a grenade launcher. He's the only [[Hoodlum]] who can count up to 3. These top-flight mathematicians also love writing poetry. Their anthology, entitled ''Don't Take It Anti-Personnelly'', has sold more than ... well, more than 3 copies, that's for sure.|sign=In-game description|source=''[[Rayman 3]]''}} | ||
{{quote|text=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]].|sign=Press release|source=''[[Rayman 3 | {{quote|text=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]].|sign=Press release|source=''[[Rayman 3]]''<ref>Team Xbox, ''Enemies Revealed'', http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/3666/Rayman-3-Enemies-Revealed/</ref>}} | ||
'''Hoodbooms''' are [[plum juice]] jug-throwing [[Hoodlum]] explosive specialists who appear in ''[[Rayman 3]]'' and its spin-off ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]''. | '''Hoodbooms''' are [[plum juice]] jug-throwing [[Hoodlum]] explosive specialists who appear in ''[[Rayman 3]]'' and its spin-off ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]''. | ||
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''[[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 be defeated. | ''[[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 be defeated. | ||
Hoodbooms act very similarly to the [[bomb pirate]] from [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']]. | Hoodbooms act very similarly to the [[bomb pirate]] from [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]]. | ||
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R3HH-BETADemo-PC-LoadingScreen.png|A Hoodboom can be seen in the PC's beta [[List of Rayman demos|demo]] loading screen of ''[[Rayman 3]]''. It also had a different design during [[Rayman 3 (early production)|the development of the game]]. | |||
Sentinel-Arcade-R3HH-PC-Strenght.jpg|A Hoodboom serves as a playable character in the [[Sentinel]] minigame. | |||
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==Shielded Hoodboom== | ==Shielded Hoodboom== | ||
''Main article: [[Shielded Hoodboom]]'' | ''Main article: [[Shielded Hoodboom]]'' | ||
[[File:R3GBA-HoodlumHideout-ShieldedHoodboom.PNG|frame|right|class=sprite|A [[shielded Hoodboom]].]] | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In an early piece of artwork, a Hoodboom was shown holding some kind of bazooka. Whether this was its original weapon remains unclear. | *In an early piece of artwork, a Hoodboom was shown holding some kind of bazooka. Whether this was its original weapon remains unclear. | ||
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Early Hoodboom.jpg|An earlier version of the Hoodboom. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Hoodlums}} | {{Hoodlums|collapsed=Y}} | ||
{{R3enemies}} | {{R3enemies|collapsed=Y}} | ||
[[fr:Boomboleros]] | [[fr:Boomboleros]] | ||