Blonde Bomb, called Twin Palm Smash (双掌破/Sou Shou Ha) in Japan, is a move that both Nina and Anna Williams share, and one of their signature moves.
In the original Tekken, the input was f,f+1+2. In Tekken 2, the move gained a clean hit property, increasing its damage to 30 when performed up close, although the base damage was reduced from the first game's 32 down to 20. Also introduced in Tekken 2 was a f+1+2 variation, which would perform a delayed Blonde Bomb, with f,f+1+2 remaining as the standard version. The delayed version starts with a forward dash which cannot be canceled, carrying a 20-frame penalty.
In Tekken 3, the move's damage was increased to 30, and the dash was removed from the f+1+2 variation, although this version was now weaker as it remained unchanged at 20 damage. Tekken 3 also introduced a WS+1+2 variation, which carries the same properties as the f+1+2 variation. Anna cannot perform the f+1+2 variation in the PlayStation version of Tekken 3 as the move was replaced with Guard Breaker, however she can perform the move with WS+1+2. In the arcade version of Tekken 3, Anna uses Nina's moveset thus the Blonde Bomb has Nina's properties. In Tekken Tag Tournament, Anna would regain the f+1+2 variation, with Guard Breaker being reassigned to d/f+1+2.
Wang Jinrei can also perform this move from his debut to Tekken Tag Tournament, where it is instead called the Double Palm Thrust. When he was reintroduced in Tekken 5, the move was replaced with Energy Blast.
Description[]
Nina and Anna usually deal the same amount of damage with the Blonde Bomb, but as of Tekken 5, the animation for the hit is different: Nina, who uses the original Tekken animation, will push forward with both of her hands, while Anna will join her hands together and move them toward her opponent while placing them over her head, almost as if she is diving into water. In Tekken, the opponent would fall differently compared to later games, this animation would later be reused exclusively for Anna's f,f+1+2 variation from the PlayStation version of Tekken 3 onwards.
In Tekken 5, Anna's animation was updated to differentiate her move from Nina's, while her f,f+1+2 input was given to Sosho Zanha in Tekken 6. Nina would also lose the f,f+1+2 input for Bombshell Blast in Tekken 6.
In Tekken 7, the Blonde Bomb acts as Nina's Power Crush. In Tekken 8, the Blonde Bomb now acts as both Nina's Heat Engager and her Power Crush.
Trivia[]
- The name is a reference to the stereotype or trope 'blond bombshell', referring to an attractive woman with blonde hair.
- Unlike some moves that Nina and Anna share, this move's name in English does not change between the two sisters (Nina's unblockable Power Charge, for example, is called Hunting Swan in Anna's move list).
- This is particularly unusual, as the reference to hair color in the move name 'Blonde Bomb', does not fit Anna, who is a brunette.
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