Goombule

Goombule
Sprite of a Goombule from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Variant of	Goomba
Variants Elite Goombule

Goombules are a type of cell-based Goombas found inside of the Trash Pit and Pump Works of Bowser's body in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. They have a dark pink egg-yolk shaped body with an orange nucleus in the center. In the field, Goombules generally wander around, but encroaching upon their territory may cause them to charge the intruder. A Goombule can be found assisting Spike Blops in combat. To attack Mario or Luigi, a Goombule either charges at the Bros. or tries to roll into them. When a Goombule begins its attacks, it either walks directly to the brother it will use its charge attack against, or it pauses in the center of the battlefield and leans forward or backwards, if it is using its roll attack. If it leans backwards, it is targeting Mario; if it leans forward, it is going to attack Luigi. Both attacks of the Goombule enemies can be avoided by jumping out the way, and with the correct timing, the jump can also be used as a counterattack.

In the Trash Pit, if Goombules are encountered without other enemies, they always appear in groups of two or three. In the Pump Works, they can appear in groups of up to six.

When Mario and Luigi practice one of their Special Attacks in the "Specials" section in the star menu, the targets are Goombules. They are the first and weakest enemies Mario and Luigi encounter as a team, and ultimately the weakest enemies in the game.

The name Goombule is a portmanteau of "Goomba" and "globule". Starlow also calls them "amoeba things" at the beginning of the game. Goombules are also related to Elite Goombules, which is a stronger sub-species of Goombules that are colored blue, and wear Buzzy Shells on their heads that defend them from above attacks. In the remake, they are even weaker.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Goombule
	HP	8 (12)	POW	14 (35)	DEF	13 (20)	SPEED	12 (18)
	Coins	2 (3)	Level	1	Fire	Normal	Burn?	Normal
	Role	Common, training	Battled by	Mario and Luigi	Location(s)	Trash Pit Pump Works	Dizzy?	Normal
	Stat down?	Normal	KO?	Normal	Experience	3	Item drop	Mushroom - 17.5% Syrup Jar - 7.5%
Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Goombule
	HP	4	POW	14	DEF	13	SPEED	12	Experience	3
	Fire	Normal	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Mario & Luigi	Coins	2
	Burn	1x	Dizzy	1x	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	Mushroom - 35% Syrup Jar - 20%
Level           1	Location(s)	Trash Pit, Pump Works

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	サイボー[?] Saibō	Pun on「細胞」(saibō, cell) and「クリボー」(Kuribō, Goomba); shares its name with Cybo, which has a different origin
French (NOA)	Goombule[?]	From the English name
French (NOE)	Goombaryote[?]	Portmanteau of "Goomba", and "Prokaryote" or "Eukaryote"
German	Zell-Gumba[?]	From zelle ("cell") and Gumba ("Goomba")
Italian	Goombulo[?]	Goombule
Korean	세포바[?] Sepoba	Portmanteau for "세포" (sepo, "cell") and "굼바" (Gumba, "Goomba")
Spanish (NOA)	Goombula[?]	Portmanteau of "Goomba" and célula ("cell")
Spanish (NOE)	Goomocito[?]	Portmanteau of "Goomba" and Linfocito ("Lymphocyte")

Trivia

• Goombule is one of the Bowser's Inside Story leftovers found in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team's files.