Hoodboom
It's hard to say where exactly the Hoodbooms' allegiances lie: with 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 favorite being a jug of plum juice.
| Hoodboom | |
|---|---|
| Hoodboomer | |
| Alignment | Bad |
| Appears in | Rayman 3 |
| Sex | Male |
| Species | Hoodlum |
A Hoodboom is a type of Hoodlum which first appeared in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc.
Description
Hoodbooms are a similar shape to Hoodblasters, but feature bright red-and-yellow colouring and a distinctive 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 juice which they can throw over great distances, and always carry a large number of them on a strap around their torso. Hoodbooms also come out of the Horrible Machine, two at a time.
Hoodbooms usually stand in high places where they can't be reached without the aid of the Shock Rocket. However, even grounded Hoodbooms are not easy pickings; Hoodbooms are tougher than Hoodblasters, and upon being hit get angry and throw a large number of cocktails at once, making it hard to avoid 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 Stumblebooms.
Personality
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 Hoodlums, having sold well over three copies.
Appearances
Hoodbooms first appear in Rayman 3, in the level Clearleaf Forest. They feature in every following level, with the exception of the Longest Shortcut, in which there are no enemies.
They also appear in some of the minigames, most notably Sentinel in which the player controls a Hoodboom guarding a tower from Knaaren with his explosives.
