Tabomba

This article's name isn't actually the official subject's name, but will be used as a quick reference until SNK is kind enough to provide us the official name.

"Tabomba" is an unused character from Metal Slug 5.

Information[]

"Tabomba" appears in a cover for Metal Slug 5 alongside the also unused "Achilles" inside of a Slug Mobile. It is widely assumed that he was intended to be either a sidekick or partner to Achilles.

Only appearing in said concept art, Tabomba never actually made it to the game in any shape or form, in contrast to Achilles, whose unused sprites and gameplay can be found within Metal Slug 5's code.

Images for Tabomba appear within data of Metal Slug: Awakening; he has yet to make an appearance.

Trivia[]

The fanmade nickname of "Tabomba" is derived from two separate Filipino words: taba, meaning "fat", and bomba, which means "bomb".

Gallery[]

Metal Slug: Awakening
Characters
Heroes	Main Series	Marco Rossi • Tarma Roving • Eri Kasamoto • Fio Germi • Trevor Spacey • Nadia Cassel • Ralf Jones • Clark Still • Leona Heidern
	Spin-Offs	Walter Ryan • Tyra Elson • Hero • Gimlet • Red Eye • Tequila
	Mobile	Roberto Nicola • Nathalie Neo • Alisa Stewart • Helton • Tilde • Nikita • Matilda • Amir • Whip • Heidern • Merris
Support		Hyakutaro Ichimonji • Rumi Aikawa • Madoka Aikawa • Utan • Navel • Selina • Issenman Tarou • Eris • Hyakumantaro • Pupipi
Villains	Main Series	Donald Morden • Allen O'Neil • Abul Abbas • Rootmars • Doctor • Avatar of Evil • Invader King
	Spin-Offs	Allen Jr. • Oguma • Macba • Lt. Wired • Kanan • Hilde Garn • Paqar
	Mobile	Unknown Alien • Victor • Ptolemaios • Anubis the Chained • Nanook • Dalia
	Pachinko	Sosuke N Kagamihara • Vasser Gutenschiff • Rita Kanikoja • Sagan and Logan Gail
Instructors		Sophia Greenville • Margaret Southwood • Riviera von Wittenberg • Maryell von Wittenberg • Cynthia Hartnett • Anne
NPC		Announcer • POWs • Parker • Grey Alien • Sachiko Suzuki • Gerhardt City Civilians • Colonel Hart • Chris Key • Alexander Suvorov • Baby • Scott Amundsen Jr. • Miner • Genie of Lamp • Orca • President Marx • Survivors • Fishman • Finn • Sailor • Chinese Soldier
Crossover		KOF Team • Battle Cats
Unused		Phil Gene • Michiko Nakajima • Angry Man • "Achilles" • "Tabomba" • Goddess Ancor • Abu
Heroes	Original	Lyla • Eva Glenn • Haran • Scarlett • Gru Kang • Saya • Kukik • Eiserner • Joe • Lilith • Ame • Dong Huanlong • Ilum • Freyja • Eske • Aurora • Martina • Shadow • Horae • Phoenix • Crimson • Li Xuanlang
Heroes	Crossover	Violet • Kyo Kusanagi • Alessio • Sun Shangxiang • Marco Polo
NPC		Amir • Elia • Celine • Victor • Asuka • Mia • Lambert • Gadd • Crow • Lucas • Club Butler • Club Manager • Sirui • Ace • Andre • Shirley • Eve • "Elaine" • Bucara • Eileen • Hasan • Salem • Nefer • Kemut Civilians • Hachoo • Dr. Dee • Eugenia • Neso • Laura • Ajax • Theo • Utan • Hilo • Ishtar • Uthar • Wizz • Chad • King Harold • Mimir • Niord • Ymir • Caroline • Charles • Odin • Eric McCanny • Olive • Meituan Mascot • Lettice Ivan • Igor • Bluebird
Villains		Pharaoh • Tarpu • Shabti • Katherine • Silence • Mechanist • Dr. Neander • Sid • Anke • Galoo • Caesarenes • Misha
Metal Slug Attack
Regular Army	Associates	MS-Alice • Anna Wiese • Midori Schumann • Mello • Rita Lewinsky • Amber • Nikita • Reika Bradford • Louise • Gisee • MS-Heart • Ashley • Rocky • Growl • Jephet • Victoria • Claudia • Kanae • Howell • Phi • Elizabeth Mariani • Undo • Charlotte • Nayutaro Ichimonji
	Metal Device Project	Perche • Ami • Molly • Menzel • Ulala • Maggie • Avvio • Quaith • Karen
	KOF	Mai Shiranui • Terry Bogard • Kula Diamond • K' • Athena Asamiya
Rebel Army	Associates	Rapid • Julia • Chloe • Izabella • Edda • Growth & Cline • Naomi • Alesha • Jane Doe
	ACE	Abigail • Dion • Romy • Kriemhild • Katalina
	"Frozen Brigade"	Beatriz • Vicky • Dolores
	Blaze Brigade	Grazia • Loretta • Norah
	Allen Platoon	Destrade • Huracan • Conny • Nantes • Padwah • Olga • Virginia
	Science Department	Vita • Navy • Nova • Emma • Millefie • Sylfie • Fluffy • Eight Eight
	Arabian Army	Shizuka • Aisha
	MRAW	Extra Raven
Ptolemaic Army	Rebellion	Dragunov • Yoshino • Caroline • Veronica • Sisilia • Towa • Simon • Miharu • Chunyan • Owen • Sho • Lucy • Phoebe • Josette • Mizuna • Matilda • Little Lady Black • Svetla • Humphrey • Lithos • Yutong • Tatyana • Cica • Linhua • Valette
	Cultists	Mira D. Genesis • Maria • Damian • Achetto • Sally • Cara • Oao-One • Sorceress
	Secret Sect	Anastasia IV • Believers • Beecham • Melvina • Anastasia I • Zahara
	Others	Reverse Trinity • Ptolemaios Shadow
Space Army	Martians	Professor "Aionion" • Mars People Neo • Percier • Clone Abby • Clone Betty • Mars People Rangers • Ariadna • Gemini Twins • Halle • Bonny • Clario • Harriot • Code Marionette:Un • Pauline • Leone • Claris • Draco • Raubtier • Malkuth • Mostro
	Invaders	Odette • Annette • Lydia • Nowan • Schwarz Metzelei • Fedeln Metzelei • Rillacle • Franke • Teleko • Bloom Metzelei • Odile • Bersek • Geweih Metzelei • Purple King • Barbeln • Biene Goldenes • Swordeist • Drache Goldenes • Eis Monstrum • Ai Agate • Lieben • Goldenes Krieger • Pictura
	Unaffiliated	Unsigned • Li Lin
Independent Army	Amadeus Syndicate	White Baby • Alma • Otto • Iron Fortress • Valerian Bears • First Baby • Type:Ant-Lion • Sweet Baby • Melk
	Red Goblin Society	Scotia Amundsen • Red Goblin • Vatn • Jin • Irene • Elena • Licht • Ichima • Wendy • Bushin Tenzan • Maki
	Mummy Army	Pharaoh • Cleopatra • Hemet • Arsinoe • Hathol • Sharifa • Ramal • Sekhat • Wepset
	Vampires	Aswang • Agalia • Sharl • Grace
	Yuki Tsuki Hana	Kagura • Keisetsu • Tsukikage • Ouka
	"World Military Corp."	Kelly • Maya • Mirror Mantis
	Mirage Circus	Cocatrix • Bunny • Flan
	Unaffiliated	El Dorado • Elysion • Esther • Teresa • Minerva • Yang Dao • Ido • Philia • Hisui

Unused Content

Phil Gene • Michiko Nakajima • "Achilles" • "Tabomba" • Nazca Logo • KT-21 • Rebel Armored Car • Angry Man • "The Jet" • Stone Turtle • Ptolemaios • "Scrap Fan" • Pink Zombies • 10th Anniversary Website Sprites