Goomba


 * "Kuribo" redirects here. For the Japanese smasher, see .

Goombas (, Kuribo) are a species of meager mushroom-like enemies from the series.

Origin
Goombas made their debut in Super Mario Bros. as a common enemy, and have reprised that role in later Mario games. Along with the Koopa Troopas, the Goombas are some of the most recognizable enemies of the Mario series. They are anthropomorphic brown mushroom-like enemies that feature a scowling face with fangs protruding from both sides of their lower jaw. They are said to have once been loyal to the Mushroom Kingdom, but switched sides upon the invasion of the Koopa Troop, though some Goombas remain peaceful.

Goombas are the most basic enemy in the series. They simply walk around, turn around at walls, and fall from ledges. They are known for damaging the player on contact, but they can be easily defeated by jumping on them. In  and all later 3D Mario platformers, Goombas actively pursue any nearby player, but they remain very weak.

Multiple variants of the Goomba exist, with the most well-known being the, introduced in ', which has wings and will lose them when stomped, the , introduced in Super Mario World, which takes more hits to stomp and can be thrown, the , introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3, which is very large and - in certain games - will be split in 2 after being stomped on, and the grey-skinned castle and navy-skinned underground Goombas exclusively featured in Super Mario Bros. and '. Goombas may also stand atop one another as s or hop around in s to become s

Prominent members of the Goomba race include, a female Goomba and one of Mario's party members in ', , the villain protagonist of the Bowser's Minions side story in ', and , the king of the Goombas (similar to Bowser's status for Koopa Troopas or Petey Piranha's for Piranha Plants) who debuted as a boss in ' and reprised his role in ' and .

Goombas often appear in non-playable roles in Mario spin-off games, most notably as obstacles on Mario Kart tracks, however - in spite of their iconic status - their playable appearances have been few and far between, but whenever they can be controlled by the player, their lack of hands never impedes them, although their stats tend to be rather poor.

As a background character
Goombas appear in their 8-bit forms as background characters in the stage.

As an enemy
Goombas appear as a common enemy in the stage.

Goombas walk back and forth in the arena, falls of ledges, and damages the player's fighter on contact. If the player's fighter makes contact with a Goomba, they will take damage with moderately low knockback. Goombas can be defeated by dealing enough damage or jumping on them, which will result in a Goomba KO bonus where the player receives 100 points for each Goomba KO'd.

Goombas are also likely to appear out of Crates, Barrels, Capsules, and Party Balls in regular battles. They are one of three common enemies that can appear out of a container item, the other two being Octoroks and ReDeads.

As a stage
Goomba serves as a stage for Trophy Tussle 1, for which the player receives the Goomba trophy upon completing the event match. The edges of the head can be grabbed if a character tries to recover.

As an enemy
Goombas appear as enemies in Brawl's Adventure Mode, The Subspace Emissary. Similar to their Melee counterparts, the Goombas simply walk around and can be easily KO'd with one hit, even on Intense difficulty; however, the Goombas can charge at the player's fighter upon noticing them and they attack by ramming into them. Characters can also perform a Footstool Jump when landing on a Goomba, instead of bouncing up with no change in animation, which makes it harder to jump on several in a row because repeated footstools decrease in height.

Goombas are among the least threatening enemies in The Subspace Emissary. They have among the lowest HP and are easily defeated by one attack or jumping. Their movement speed is slow (though they are slightly faster when they charge), they do not have the ability to jump, and they appear oblivious to the player's fighter until approached. Their sole attack is slow in start-up lag and easy to guard against. Along with being slow, the Goomba's charge attack is weak, dealing low damage and knockback, having low KO potential overall even on Intense. When a Goomba begins its charge attack however, it will continue for quite a while, and if it goes past the player, it will turn around and then charge again.

Although Goombas are never specifically stated to be members of the Subspace Army, they serve as subordinates of, who is known to be a high-ranking member.

HP and damage taken

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It is currently unconfirmed whether Goombas have higher HP on later stages.

Trophy
The Goomba trophy can be obtained by using the Trophy Stand on a Goomba in The Subspace Emissary.

As an enemy
Goombas appear as enemies in Smash Run in, reprising their behavior from Brawl.

Goombas also appear as part of the -themed Vs. Enemy Team final battle.

As a background character
In, Goombas appear as background characters in the Super Mario Maker stage riding the Koopa Clown Car. Their appearance changes depending on the game style, matching their designs in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, and New Super Mario Bros. U. In the Super Mario World layout, the Goombas are replaced with Galoombas.

Trophy
The Goomba trophy appears in both versions. In, it is part of the Bowser's Minions.

Spirits
Goomba appears as a Novice-class primary spirit, and is featured on the and  spirits.

In Adventure Mode: World of Light, Goomba is presumably one of the countless spirits captured by Galeem during his takeover of the universe. Goomba's spirit is located in the cliff section of The Light Realm.

Goomba's Spirit Battle uses an army of Tiny puppet fighters and is fought on the  stage's Battlefield form.

During the River Survival spirit battle, the Goomba uses a puppet fighter and is fought on the Kongo Falls stage's Ω form. It is fought along with the, , and puppet fighters. During the battle, the player's fighter must survive until the timer runs out and Bob-ombs will rain from the sky.

Trivia

 * Goombas in the  series walk in a sidestep fashion, similar to their NES appearances rather than the standard 3/4 gait they have in the New Super Mario Bros. games. They switch to the standard gait when charging at characters.
 * A Goomba was a requested character by Japanese fans prior to the release of Super Smash Bros. Melee.