Gee game, way to really twist the knife on that one. One of the treasures you can find is a trophy of a giant boulder.The fact that they're oblivious to Bobby's death twists it further. When Olivia enters the cave, you have a sequence where you talk to numerous Monty Moles who have no idea what just happened, just that a boulder got detonated.He wanted to spend more time with them and is afraid to die, but still goes on with it to save his friend. When Bobby gives his final words, he apologizes for being nervous about his time with Mario and Olivia "being a blast".The Japanese, Chinese, and Korean versions have him state that he'll finally see his childhood friend again.To make it even worse, Bobby states that he'll stay with Mario and Olivia till the end.Mario freaks out over Bobby's Heroic Sacrifice, meaning he knows and is fully aware of the implication of a Mass-produced Bob-omb exploding. Other NPC Bob-ombs in the Paper Mario series have displayed the ability to detonate multiple times, but Bobby is stated to be a "Mass-Production" Bob-omb like an enemy Bob-omb, which doesn't return after blowing up.It's at this point the player realizes what he's planning to do and they can't do anything to stop it. Bobby explains that Bob-ombs don't have long lifespans, but they don't mind just as long as they decide to go out in a blaze of glory doing one grand thing that makes an impact.what's inside? The fuse of a departed friend of Bobby's, which he uses to detonate himself at the cost of his life. You go on a quest to the ocean liner the Princess Peach, facing the Paper Macho that attacked the ship and caused Bobby to lose his fuse and memory to begin with (and his Bomb-rades), finding a safe on board with the item Bobby needs but still won't show it to Mario. Bobby has an idea how to save her, but won't tell you what. The build up to it: Olivia is trapped under a boulder by Olly.Thankfully, Bobby's ghost appears before Mario and encourages him to make Olivia laugh again to help her find her resolve. Olivia is heartbroken and loses the drive to go on, while Mario attempts to console her, fails, and is at a loss for what to do to help. When Olivia questions where Bobby went, Mario turns around, shoulders slumped over trying not to show his tears as the realization hits her. Even Mario freaks out upon seeing Bobby light his friend's fuse, knowing just what's going to happen. Bobby's Heroic Sacrifice, not only because of how shocking it is to see a character in a Mario game actually die, especially with the Paper Mario series' reliance on Disney Death, but because of Olivia's reaction to it, specifically because he died to save her.If you look back into the hole after the Folded Soldiers leave, you can see that, despite his anger-fueled threats, Bowser looks genuinely sad about what happened to them. Bowser is clearly horrified by his minions being forcibly turned into origami and struggles to take off the clip he's pinned to, as if he's trying to break free and save them from their horrible fate.
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