Bubble Launcher

Bubble Launcher
Puzzle Bobble sprite
Information
First appearance	Puzzle Bobble
Alternate names	Arrow

The Bubble Launcher (バブル発はっ射しゃ装そう置ち, Baburu Hasshasōchi^?), also known as the Arrow (アロー, Āro^?), is a recurring object in the Puzzle Bobble series. It is a device that serves as the central gameplay mechanic in the Puzzle Bobble games that the player controls in order to fire bubbles.

In the original Puzzle Bobble, the Bubble Launcher is depicted as needing two people to operate it, with one manning the machine's crank to turn the arrow while the other blows bubbles into a pipe in order to prepare them to launch. From Puzzle Bobble 2 onward, most games simply show the player's character standing at the side of the machine as opposed to being shown operating it directly.