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Andre Boom Boom

Character

Andre Boom Boom is a minor antagonist of Steel Ball Run and the eldest of the murderous Boom Boom Family. Sharing the Stand Tomb of the Boom, which magnetizes anyone his blood touches, he ambushes Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar during the cross-country race.

Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
Part: Steel Ball Run
Death: 1890
Horse: Foxy Lady
Stand: Tomb of the Boom 2
Gender: Male
Status: Deceased
Namesake: Andre 3000 (American rapper); Tomb of the Boom (Outkast song)
Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 15
Manga Final: Steel Ball Run Chapter 18
Nationality: American
Japanese Name: アンドレ・ブンブーン
Cause Of Death: Abdomen blasted by Gyro Zeppeli's spin attack
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Appearance

Andre looks to be in his early twenties, his face marked by neat, aligned rows of freckles and framed by unkempt hair. He dresses in a spotted shirt bearing a target over the chest, matched with a cap that has a pair of bow ties fixed to it, and wears a plain vest over the top.

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Personality

Andre likes to show off a party trick of flattening his nostrils and tucking a whole ear into its own canal, bragging about it to his younger brother L. A. Like the rest of his family he is greedy and murderous, gladly killing rivals for the prize money, though he shows a shade more cunning than L. A. He is also noted to indulge in erotic asphyxiation.

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History

Andre and his kin came into their shared Stand, Tomb of the Boom, while prospecting for mines in the Devil's Palm. His portion, Tomb of the Boom 2, magnetizes anything his blood touches, and the family's single Stand across three users was the first to work that way. During the race's opening stage the Boom Booms killed three racers, drawing the notice of the sheriff and of bounty hunter Mountain Tim, himself a competitor, and they took a contract from an unknown party in the Kingdom of Naples to kill Gyro Zeppeli.

Andre struck first in the second stage. After letting a venomous lizard bite him, he approached Gyro and Johnny asking for fire to treat the wound, faked his own healing, and played dead to lure Gyro into touching his bloodied knife. With Gyro turned into a human magnet, the family charged in on horseback, but Gyro recovered fast and used his Steel Balls to hurl rocks that punched a large hole through Andre's stomach.

He did not die at once, mentioning that he was blacking out from blood loss, and is never seen again. After his father's death he is presumed to have succumbed to his wounds while L. A. was left with dwindling water.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened to Andre Boom Boom?

Andre Boom Boom tried to lure Gyro Zeppeli into touching his blood to trigger his magnetizing Stand, but Gyro recovered and used his Steel Balls to blast a hole through Andre's stomach. He is left bleeding out and is never seen again, presumed to have died of his wounds.

Is L.A. Boom Boom a guy?

Yes, L. A. Boom Boom is male, Andre Boom Boom's younger brother and a fellow member of the murderous Boom Boom Family in Steel Ball Run.

How old is Andre Boom Boom?

Andre Boom Boom looks to be in his early twenties, with a face marked by neat rows of freckles and framed by unkempt hair.

Who hired the Boom Boom Family?

The Boom Boom Family, including Andre, took a contract from an unknown party in the Kingdom of Naples to kill Gyro Zeppeli during the Steel Ball Run race.

What is Andre Boom Boom's Stand ability?

Andre Boom Boom wields Tomb of the Boom 2, part of a single Stand shared across three family members, which magnetizes anything that touches his blood.

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