R.O.B.

CHARACTER» Robotic Operating Buddy

R.O.B. the Robotic Operating Buddy was a NES accessory used to promote the NES. This robot later appeared in various Nintendo games as a character and even on certain video game site podcasts.

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R.O.B.'s appearance in Mario Kart DS.

Released by Nintendo (Company) as an accessory/peripheral for the original NES, the R.O.B., or Robot Operating Buddy, was a short-lived addition to Nintendo's growing home console library in the mid-1980's, and was instrumental in marketing the N.E.S as an "Entertainment System" rather than a video game console.

Only compatible with two games, Gyromite (Game) and Stack-Up, R.O.B. was originally a unique and attention-grabbing selling point, but was later mostly forgotten. Interestingly, and proving that nothing in the gaming world is ever truly forgotten, R.O.B. has begun popping up of late, making cameo appearances in many present-day Nintendo first-party franchises.

First appearing in 1985, R.O.B. bares a striking resemblance to later robot movie characters such as Johnny 5 (Character) and WALL-E.

In Mario Kart DS

R.O.B. appears in Mario Kart DS (Game) as an unlockable character. He is one of the few characters in the Mario Kart (Franchise) series that did not originate from a Mario (Franchise) game.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

R.O.B. is an unlockable character in the crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

R.O.B. as the ancient minister.

In the Subspace Emissary adventure mode R.O.B. first appears as the Ancient Minister, the mysterious leader of the Subspace Army. When the Ancient Minister refuses to sacrifice any more R.O.B.s, Ganondorf orders the R.O.B. Squad to attack him. His Ancient Minister disguise is destroyed, revealing his true identity as a R.O.B. He then joins the protagonists on their mission to defeat Subspace.

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• F-Zero GX (Game)
• Game Boy Camera (Game)
• Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Game)
• Kirby’s Dream Collection Special Edition (Game)
• Mario Kart DS (Game)
• Pikmin 2 (Game)
• Super Mario Maker (Game)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Game)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Game)
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/Nintendo 3DS (Game)
• Tomodachi Life (Game)
• WarioWare Gold (Game)
• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (Game)
• WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Game)

Character details

Name

R.O.B.

Real name

Robotic Operating Buddy

Gender

Birthday

26 July 1985

Died

Franchise

Super Smash Bros. (Franchise), Wario (Franchise), WarioWare (Franchise), Kirby (Franchise), Mario Kart (Franchise), F-Zero (Franchise), StarTropics (Franchise)

Aliases

Robotic Operating Buddy,Ancient Minister

Games

• F-Zero GX (Game)
• Game Boy Camera (Game)
• Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Game)
• Kirby’s Dream Collection Special Edition (Game)
• Mario Kart DS (Game)
• Pikmin 2 (Game)
• Super Mario Maker (Game)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Game)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Game)
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/Nintendo 3DS (Game)
• Tomodachi Life (Game)
• WarioWare Gold (Game)
• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (Game)
• WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Game)
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Friends

• Has friends: Zelda (Character), Andross (Character), Ganon (Character), Ana (Character), Barbara the Bat (Character), Devil (Character), Donkey Kong (Character), Dr. Wright (Character), Gray Fox (Character), Hammer Bro (Character), Helirin (Character), Isaac (Character), Jill (Character), Kat (Character), Knuckle Joe (Character), Lakitu (Character), Link (Character), Little Mac (Character), Lucas (Character), Mario (Character), Mr. Resetti (Character), Nintendog (Character), R.O.B. (Character), Ray MK (Character), Saki Amamiya (Character), Samurai Goroh (Character), Shadow the Hedgehog (Character), Starfy (Character), Tingle (Character), Waluigi (Character), Wario (Character), Wolf O'Donnell (Character), Yoshi (Character), Bowser (Character), Captain Falcon (Character), Captain Olimar (Character), Diddy Kong (Character), Falco Lombardi (Character), Fox McCloud (Character), Ice Climbers (Character), Ike (Character), Jigglypuff (Character), King Dedede (Character), Kirby (Character), Luigi (Character), Marth (Character), Meta Knight (Character), Mr. Game & Watch (Character), Pikachu (Character), Pit (Character), Princess Peach (Character), Johnny 5 (Character), WALL•E (Character)

Enemies

• Has enemies: Andross (Character), Crazy Hand (Character), Ganon (Character), Master Hand (Character), Tabuu (Character), Donkey Kong (Character), Link (Character), Wario (Character), Wolf O'Donnell (Character), Yoshi (Character), Bowser (Character), Captain Falcon (Character), Captain Olimar (Character), Diddy Kong (Character), Falco Lombardi (Character), Fox McCloud (Character), Ice Climbers (Character), Ike (Character), Jigglypuff (Character), King Dedede (Character), Kirby (Character), Lucario (Character), Marth (Character), Meta Knight (Character), Mr. Game & Watch (Character), Pikachu (Character), Pit (Character), Princess Peach (Character), Sonic the Hedgehog (Character), The Angry Video Game Nerd (Character)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Character Select Screen (Concept), Player Character (Concept), Anthropomorphism (Concept), amiibo (Concept), Excitebike (Concept), Jigglypuff (Concept), Metroid (Concept), Secret Identity (Concept), Spiny (Concept), Taunting (Concept), Unlockables (Concept), Online (Concept), Robot (Concept), Item Throw (Concept), Combat Racing (Concept), Peripheral Usage (Concept), Disguise (Concept)

Locations

Objects

• Has objects: Bumper (Object), Bunny Hood (Object), Cracker Launcher (Object), Dragoon (Object), Flipper (Object), Franklin Badge (Object), Home Run Bat (Object), Hothead (Object), Lip's Stick (Object), Robe (Object), Smash Ball (Object), Superspicy Curry (Object), Tank (Object), Team Healer (Object), Unira (Object), Laser (Object), Golden Mushroom (Object), Baseball Bat (Object), Beam Sword (Object), Robot (Object), Jet Pack (Object), Capsule (Object), Pitfall (Object), Poké Ball (Object), Ray Gun (Object), Soccer Ball (Object)

People

• Has people: Gunpei Yokoi (Person)