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Pontan (ポンタン, Pontan), also known as Foton, is a recurring enemy in the Bomberman series. It is a dangerous red to pink coin enemy.

Description[]

Bomberman (NES)[]

Pontan moves very quickly, passing through Soft Blocks and constantly pursuing the player. It is the most dangerous enemy in the game. They're associated with the Invincibility Power-up and as such, will appear if said power up is blown up by a bomb, or the exit of a level with this power up present is bombed or worse, if the timer reaches zero. It will harm the player on collision.[1]

They're worth 8000 points and are able to chase the player from one side of the screen to the other.

Bomber Boy[]

In Bomber Boy, Pontan appears in Game B, a direct port of the NES Version. Behavior remains identical to its NES iteration. It takes 1 hit to defeat and yields a score of 8000 points.

Bomberman (TG-16)[]

In this game, Pontan's values have been significantly dumbed down, It takes 1 hit to defeat and yields a score of 200 points.

Bomberman II[]

In Bomberman II, it does not pass through Soft Blocks anymore, no longer chases the player and moves aimlessly, like a Ballom, just a bit faster. They will commonly appear if the exit of a stage is bombed. Pontan's appearance has remained mostly the same, aside from being a bit more rounded and its orange color not changing at all in the animation. It takes 1 hit to defeat and yields a score of 100 points.

Bomberman '93[]

Appears only after the time run out, under a bigger version, Big Pontan, which will split into two regular Pontans when defeated. The regular Pontan takes 1 hit to defeat and yields a score of 200 points.

Saturn Bomberman[]

In Saturn Bomberman, Pontan appears in the Tower in Master Mode. Pontan is no longer fast, can't pursue the player and cannot go through Soft Blocks, as it now moves aimlessly, only changing direction when hitting a wall. It takes one hit to defeat and yields a score of 200 points.

Bomberman World[]

In Bomberman World, They appear only in the Challenge Mode, and are spawned by the Enemy Spawner. They take 1 hit to defeat and yield a score of 800 points.

Bomberman Party Edition[]

In Bomberman: Party Edition, it appears in 1P Mode, remake of the NES Version. Except for its updated graphic on both retro and modern mode, its behavior remains unchanged. It takes 1 hit to defeat and yields a score of 8000 points.

It is called Foton in the American manual.

Bomberman 64 (2001)[]

In this game, Pontan appears here as a normal enemy in the Classic Mode, where it takes 1 hit to defeat. it also appears in one of the minigames where the player has to avoid the enemies to find the exit, here it has a different color.

Bomberman Kart DX[]

Pontan appears in the Survival Mode as a regular enemy.

Super Bomberman (mobile)[]

Pontan first appears in Round 28. It is able to pass through Soft Blocks. It takes 1 hit to defeat and yields a score of 1500/2000 points (score increased in later rounds).

Bomberman DS[]

Can pass through Soft Blocks. It takes 1 hit to defeat and yields a score of 800 points.

Bakufuu Sentai Bombermen[]

Appears in the Classic Mode of the game. It is able to pass through Blocks. It takes 1 hit to defeat and yields a score of 3000 points.

Bomberman Portable[]

In this game, in the Normal Game they only appear during the Bonus Stages. In Classic Mode, they appear in the later stages and also during the Bonus stages. It takes 1 hit to defeat and yields a score of 8000 points.

Bomberman Dojo[]

It first appears in Stage 14 (may vary depending of the versions) of the Tower of Bobal. It takes 1 hit to defeat.

Notes[]

Although it sometimes appears in a stage's enemy set, in some games, Pontans may be summoned to a stage in one of the following manners:

  • In some Bomberman games, when the Exit is hit by an explosion, one or more Pontans will appear.
  • When the timer drops to 0:00, approximately 20 Pontans (or predominantly 10) will appear. This is the game's way of trying to punish the player not completing the stage within the time limit. Skilled players may be able to kill each Pontan and continue playing with an infinite time limit. However, in some games, such as Bomberman for Nintendo DS, Pontans will continue to pour out of the Exit.

In Bomberman '93, there's even larger versions, called Big Pontan, that appear when the timer run out.

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References[]

  1. Bomberman (NES) Japanese manual, pg. 7
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