Editing Goomba Tower

{{species infobox

|image=[[File:Goomba_Stack_SM3DL.png|100px]]<br>Artwork of a Goomba Tower from ''Super Mario 3D Land''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

|variant_of=[[Goomba]]

'''Goomba Towers''', also known as '''Goomba Stacks''',<ref>From the ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Power Moon name "Ice-Dodging Goomba Stack"</ref> are [[Goomba]]s stacked on top of each other that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They behave similarly to the [[Strollin' Stu|Dango]]s in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.

[[File:SM3DL W5.png|thumb|left|Two Goomba Towers and a [[Para-Biddybud]] attacking Princess Peach]]

Goomba Towers attack in ''Super Mario 3D Land'' by running at the player and attempting to hit them in a similar fashion to individual Goombas. Goomba Towers can be shortened or defeated depending on how many Goombas the stack has. For example, attacking a stack of four will reduce it to three, and so on. Alternatively, they can be defeated all at once with a [[Ground Pound]] or as [[Statue Mario]]. They can be defeated one-at-a-time by being [[jump|jumped]] on, being hit with a fireball or boomerang, being hit with [[Tanooki Mario]]'s tail or being hit while Mario is invincible.

Three Goomba Towers are seen in Peach's [[Letter]]s. Two try to attack her when she attempts to escape, but she defeats one with [[Peach's Parasol|her parasol]] (apparently getting a [[Extra Life|1-Up]] in the process). Another Goomba Tower is later seen chasing Peach with [[Bowser]] and his other minions. During the credits, Bowser is seen on top of a massive Goomba Tower, trying to reach Mario, who is carrying Peach home in his Tanooki form, though the tower falls over due to Bowser's weight.

Goomba Towers reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and can be defeated by the same methods as before. They can be affected by the [[Gold Ring]], where they function the same as [[Gold Goomba]]s.

 

They first appear in [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-1]], where the first one appears before the [[Checkpoint Flag]], and two more appear right in front of the [[Goal Pole]]. If Mario defeats Goombas in a Goomba Tower without fully defeating the tower, and then walks offscreen, the Goomba Tower will go back to the original number of Goombas.

Goomba Towers once again return as common enemies in the game ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. Once again, their attack pattern is simply to try to ram Mario or his allies. Some Goomba Towers have a [[Fire Bro]] at the top, and defeating it will instantly take out the whole tower. Goomba Towers can also hold objects such as [[Green Star]]s, power-ups, and [[Coin]]s. Some Goomba Towers can be found with all the Goombas sleeping. In the ''Bowser’s Fury'' campaign, Cat Goombas can appear stacked up on top of each other.

 

[[File:GoombaTowerSMB3Style-SMM.png|thumb|A Big Goomba Tower in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style of ''Super Mario Maker'', the first time they were depicted in this format]]

Goomba Towers reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They are created when the player stacks multiple Goombas on top of each other when creating a level. Big Goomba Towers can be created by stacking [[Big Goomba]]s that were enlarged by a [[Super Mushroom]]. They cannot be made in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style due to the inability to stack enemies, despite Goomba Towers existing in the original game.

 

Goomba Towers reappear as enemies in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. They can be found in most of the kingdoms in the game, and attack by running into Mario as with other Goombas. This is their first appearance in a more sandbox-styled 3D game. If Mario [[capture]]s a Goomba and jumps on other Goombas, he can make and control a Goomba Tower himself. Alternatively, capturing an existing stack puts Mario in control of the topmost Goomba. Captured Goomba Towers are required to activate [[Goomba button]]s. Additionally, Goomba Towers can be used for collectibles impossible to reach otherwise, such as [[regional coin]]s or Power Moons in a high place that are unobtainable in Mario's regular form. Unlike most other enemies, Goomba Towers do not get dazed when Mario uncaptures them. In certain scenarios, such as jumping into the edge of a platform, a lower Goomba can be separated from the others. That Goomba will be dazed.

The maximum number of Goombas there can be in a Goomba Tower legitimately is 30. This can be done in the [[Darker Side]], in the area with the [[Yoofoe]]. The game itself can actually handle up to 200 Goombas in a stack before the [[Nintendo Switch]] crashes.<ref>SKELUX (October 4, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoQNM3VEJ5w The BIGGEST Possible Goomba Stack in Mario Odyssey!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 6, 2018.</ref>

====''Mario Party 9''====

[[File:MP9 4-Player Goomba Spotting.png|thumb|A Goomba Tower and a Goomba in the Goomba Spotting minigame of ''Mario Party 9'']]

Goomba Towers appear in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' in the [[Goomba Spotting]] [[minigame]], where players attempt to count the total number of Goombas that run across the screen as accurately as possible. Sometimes, [[Buzzy Beetle]]s appear in the tower to trick the players into tallying them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goomba Towers are one of the enemy species for [[Goomba]]s in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. There are 2-Goomba Towers and 3-Goomba Towers, and appear when a Goomba ally is transformed into a Goomba Tower by using a certain amount of [[Goomba Coin]]s.

With the 2.0 update, Gold 2-Goomba Towers and Gold 3-Goomba Towers were added as new possible allies.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===

At the point in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' in which [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] is introduced, a group of [[Paper Goomba]]s led by the [[Crinkle Goomba]] form a Goomba Tower to take the form of a Goomba Wheel, similarly to ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|Jap=タワークリボー

|Fre=Tour Goomba

|FreM=Goomba Tower

|Ger=Turm-Gumbas<br>Gumba-Turm

|GerM=Tower Goombas<br>Goomba Tower

|PorA=Torre Goombas

|PorAM=Tower Goombas

==References==

<references/>

 

{{navboxes|

{{Goombas}}

[[Category:Mario Kart 8 species]]

[[Category:Mario Kart Tour species]]

[[Category:Mario Party: Island Tour bosses]]

[[Category:Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition enemies]]

[[Category:Super Mario 3D Land enemies]]

[[Category:Super Mario 3D World enemies]]

[[Category:Super Mario Maker enemies]]

[[Category:Super Mario Maker 2 enemies]]

[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey enemies]]

[[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Movie characters]]

[[Category:Playable characters]]

[[it:Torre Goomba]]