HOBaRT, full name Hyper Operative Baking and Ripping Technology, is a competitor in the King for Another Day Tournament. The character is an ordinary Hobart mixer with the Australian flag on the top, and was selected by the SiIvaGunner Backroom.
"Looking for the perfect contestant to stir things up a little bit? No problem! Our state of the art Hyper Operative Baking and Ripping Technology, or “HOBaRT” for short, comes straight from Australia with the power and durability to mix both the toughest doughs and the highest quality rips. Built to withstand any challenge that comes its way — HOBaRT is unstoppable."
―HOBaRT's description on the MOJO!!
HOBaRT was revealed at the end of "Strawberry Shortcake - Kirby: Squeak Squad". His source list was revealed on the MOJO!!: Rips featuring music related to or from Australia, rips featuring cooking or food-related music, rips featuring Hobart, and rips featuring music by Lil Jon.
In Round 1, HOBaRT faced Nintendo Power and lost. In the Loser's Bracket, he faced MissingNo. and was eliminated.
Pow Cards of HOBaRT, Rhythm Masters, and Nico Nico. Also features a strange variant of HOBaRT, referred to as the "SPECIAL DARRELL EDITION". Image is from "Bravo, Johnny!"
The mixer by duuzu seen in the 7th Anniversary Collage.
Trivia[]
HOBaRT and The Jazz Cats are the only original characters in the King for Another Day Tournament.
HOBaRT is jointly named after both the Australian city of Hobart and the American kitchenware company Hobart Corporation. This was the result of an October 2018 trivia game played by some SiIvaGunner team members in which a question about the city was posed, as well as the presence of a Hobart Corporation mixer at toonlink's workplace.[1] The character of HOBaRT was eventually developed from this coincidence. The aforementioned mixer is probably the one shown in HOBaRT's reveal trailer.
When adding up the total amount of votes each competitor got throughout the King for Another Day tournament, HOBaRT got the least, with 3866 votes.
HOBaRT and Quote are the only characters to not have quotation marks in their quotes. Instead, HOBaRT uses asterisks in his quotes since he cannot talk, and the quotes are stylized as machine instructions or mechanical sounds.
In the video of Winners' Round 1, Match 16, HOBaRT's vs. quote against MissingNo. idiosyncratically uses more asterisks inside of the asterisks.
When HOBaRT's quotes were written, they were reworked back and forth many times, since the backroom wanted them to be "wrrrrrr" and nothing else.[2]
Quotes[]
HOBaRT's victory quote against Metal Ajit Pai references his love for Reese's and could also reference Reese's Creamy Peanut Butter product.
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Geno references his Geno Whirl move from the game Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Off the Hook references the "Woomy" line, a descriptive noise for the female inkling.
HOBaRT's vs. quote against "Weird Al" Yankovic references Michael Jackson's "Beat It".
HOBaRT's victory quote against "Weird Al" Yankovic references his song "Albuquerque".
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Nintendo Power references the Rumble Pak, which is a removable device from Nintendo which provides force feedback while playing video games.
HOBaRT's quotes against Men in Black references Carlton's line "Hey G, would you make me a sandwich?" from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "Winner Takes Off".
HOBaRT's quotes against ZUN references his love for alcohol.
HOBaRT's victory quote against Thanos references the meme "Gone, Reduced to Atoms" said by him in Avengers: Endgame.
HOBaRT's victory quote against Wario Partners, LLP references Wario's love for garlic.
HOBaRT's quotes against King Dedede references the Gourmet Race subgame from Kirby Super Star.
HOBaRT's vs. quote against DJ Professor K is a reference to the track "Ska Cha Cha" from Sonic Rush.
HOBaRT's victory quote against DJ Professor K references the song "Birthday Cake" by Cibo Matto which was featured in Jet Set Radio Future.
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Adam Levine references the Maroon 5 songs "Sugar".
HOBaRT's victory quote against Adam Levine references the Maroon 5 song "Kiwi".
HOBaRT's quotes against Johnny Bravo reference Jake's bacon pancakes from the Adventure Time episode "Burning Low" and the song named after.
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Mr. Krabs references the Krabby Patty formula.
HOBaRT's victory quote against Mr. Krabs references the "Preparing the Krabby Patty" segment from the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Krusty Krab Training Video".
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Mariya Takeuchi references her song "Plastic Love".
HOBaRT's victory quote against Mariya Takeuchi is a reference to the popularity of her song "Plastic Love" on YouTube.
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Dr. Robotnik references his infamous quote "Snooping as usual, I see?" from the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog episode "Boogey-Mania!".
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Daft Punk ft. Pharrell references Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".
HOBaRT's victory quote against Daft Punk ft. Pharrell references "Lemon" by N.E.R.D & Rihanna and "Sangria Wine" by Camila Cabello featuring Pharrell Williams.
HOBaRT's victory quote against Papyrus references how Undertale monsters turn to dust after being killed, as well as a line from the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" where the giant threatens to make bread out of ground-up human bones.
HOBaRT's victory quote against Dr. Piccolo references the Daily Dose meme.
HOBaRT's victory quote against Rhythm Masters references the Rhythm Heaven minigame Fruit Basket.
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Nico Nico is a reference to a line from Cyclops Senpai.
HOBaRT's quotes against Donkey Kong references his love for bananas.
HOBaRT's quotes against Eminem references the end of D12's "My Band".
HOBaRT's vs. quote against Law & Disorder references Monokuma's love for salmon.
HOBaRT's victory quote against Law & Disorder references the U.S. localization of the Ace Attorney games changing any mentions of ramen to burgers.