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| |image=[[File:PM Tubba Blubba Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario'' | | |image = [[Image:TubbaBlubba.jpg]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | | |hp = 10 |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) (mentioned) | | |atk = 4 |
| |species=[[Spike]]
| | |def = 0 (unlimited without heart) |
| | |location = [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]] <br> [[Gusty Gulch]] |
| | |tattle = - '''Without Heart''': This is Tubba Blubba. He is one of Bowser's toughest followers and he's the master of this cursed castle. I don't know his defense power. Everyone says he's invincible because he has never been hurt. I'd say it's a good idea to run from immortal enemies! If you get in deep trouble, Bow can hide you from him.<br> - '''With Heart''': This is Tubba Blubba, now reunited with his heart. This is finally his true self. His Hip Attack causes 6 points worth of damage. Be careful, because I'm not exactly sure what his other attacks can do. ...But... I think he's definitely weaker than before... |
| | |moves = Mega Punch (4) <br> Body Slam (6) |
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| {{quote|I smell delicious ghosts! Open the door!|Tubba Blubba|Paper Mario}}
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| '''Tubba Blubba''' is a chapter boss and follower of [[Bowser]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He is a giant, blue-colored [[Spike]] with a spiked shell. Despite his fearsome appearance, he is actually very sensitive, frail, and cowardly. His nickname is "The Invincible Tubba Blubba", although he actually does have a weak point: [[Tubba's Heart|his heart]]. Tubba Blubba's name is a corruption of "tub of blubber", describing his obesity.
| | {{quote|Uh... Five more minutes, mom.|Tubba Blubba|Paper Mario}} |
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| ==History==
| | '''Tubba Blubba''' is a monstrous [[Clubba]] and follower of [[Bowser]]; despite his fearsome appearance, Tubba Blubba is actually somewhat sensitive, and is also mentioned at being a coward. |
| ===''Paper Mario'' series===
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| ====''Paper Mario''====
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| [[File:PM Tubba spitting Boos.png|thumb|left|Tubba Blubba releases the Boos he ate.]] | |
| [[Lady Bow]] mentions that the [[Boo]] inhabitants of [[Boo's Mansion]] and [[Gusty Gulch]] used to enjoy scaring Tubba Blubba. However, when Bowser obtained the [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]] and imprisoned the [[Star Spirits]], he made Tubba Blubba completely invulnerable by removing his [[Tubba's Heart|heart]] from his body, apparently leaving a crudely stitched patch where it once was, and appointed him as guard of the Star Spirit [[Skolar]]. No longer frightened by Boos, Tubba Blubba began steadily devouring all Boos he came across, ironically making them scared of him.
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| [[File:Tubba Blubba Boss.png|thumb|200px|Tubba Blubba battles Mario.]] | | In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', it is mentioned by [[Bow|Lady Bow]] that Tubba Blubba was continually scared and bullied by the [[Boo]] inhabitants of [[Boo's Mansion]] and [[Gusty Gulch]], who took great delight in frightening the timid Tubba Blubba. When Bowser obtained the [[Star Rod]] and imprisoned the [[Star Spirits]], he made Tubba Blubba completely invulnerable by removing his [[Tubba Blubba's Heart|heart]] from his body, apparently leaving a crudely stitched patch where it once was. |
| [[Mario]] arrives at Gusty Gulch right before one of Tubba Blubba's Boo-devouring excursions. Tubba Blubba does not notice Mario due to him using Lady Bow's [[Outta Sight]] technique to turn invisible. Later, when Mario sneaks into Tubba Blubba's bedroom to find out his weakness, he is awoken by [[Yakkey]], an anthropomorphic key which unlocks the door to the [[Windy Mill]], the storage place of Tubba Blubba's heart. Tubba Blubba chases Mario through the castle, but his progress is impeded by a group of Boos holding the castle doors shut. | |
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| Tubba Blubba breaks through this barrier while Mario is engaged in combat with his sentient heart. Upon its defeat, it flees from Mario and rejoins with its body, which makes Tubba Blubba feel invincible but actually physically weakens him. After his defeat, he reveals that he is actually quite sensitive and begs for forgiveness before releasing all of the Boos he had consumed. He then retreats, claiming that he does not want to be invincible if it means fighting people like Mario. He is not seen again until the game's ending parade, during which three Boos give him a ride through the air while his heart chases after him. | | Now incapable of being harmed and no longer frightened by Boos, Tubba Blubba went about taking his revenge on them for their years of torment against him, steadily devouring all Boos he came across, ironically making the Boos scared of him. Several attempts were made by brave Boos to discover some way to pierce Tubba Blubba's seemingly unbreakable defenses; most often, these Boos never returned from [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]], but the rare few that did escape and learned at least a partial amount of Tubba Blubba's secret weakness were often tracked by the ghost devourer and eaten before they could reveal too much. Tubba Blubba's habit of eating Boos and inability to be injured soon caused him to gain a sinister reputation, with even Bowser's [[Koopa Troop|own troops]] beginning to show fear of Tubba Blubba's might. |
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| ====''Super Paper Mario''====
| | Charged with guarding the captured Star Spirit [[Skolar]], Tubba Blubba failed in this duty, as, after some time of being confined by Tubba Blubba, Skolar managed to escape his keeper's castle, only to become lost in [[Forever Forest]] and captured by Boos. Lady Bow, wanting to rid her people of Tubba Blubba's menace, made a deal with [[Mario]]: In exchange for helping her find Tubba Blubba's weakness (as well as defeating him and letting her tag along in doing so), she would give him the captive Skolar, a deal which Mario accepted. |
| In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Tubba Blubba is mentioned as being the star of an anime based on him known as ''[[List of implied entertainment#The_Blubbening|The Blubbening]]''; it has run for at least three seasons. ''The Blubbening'' involves a princess and robots and also happens to be a favorite show of [[Francis]].
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| ===''Super Mario-kun''===
| | After several close encounters with Tubba Blubba both in Gusty Gulch and the being's own castle, Mario discovered [[Yakkey]], a talking key in Tubba Blubba's bedroom. As Tubba Blubba slept nearby, Yakkey, not wanting to be taken by Mario to the [[Windy Mill]] (where Tubba Blubba's weakness lay), tried to wake his master, and succeeded. After destroying a large portion of his own castle, Tubba Blubba gave chase to Mario, who managed to escape his pursuer's [[fortress]]. As Mario rushed through Gusty Gulch to the Windy Mill, several Boos attempted to hold Tubba Blubba back to buy Mario some time (apparently, as [[Goombario]] theorized, more so for their love of Bow than a will to help Mario). |
| [[File:Tubba Blubba SMKun.png|thumb|Tubba Blubba in ''Super Mario-kun'']] | |
| Tubba Blubba appears only in chapter 10 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 25|volume 25]], where he talks only in grunts which are translated between brackets and are (apparently) understood by everyone. | |
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| Like in the game, Lady Bow hires Mario, [[Goombario]], and [[Kooper]] to defeat Tubba Blubba, in exchange for Skolar's freedom, since he is apparently eating anyone who comes too close to his castle. The trio, accompanied by Bow, reaches Tubba Blubba's Castle, but once inside, they are spotted by the guards. Escaping, the group notices that Kooper has disappeared, and they think Tubba ate him. Tubba then appears and Bow slaps him with her fan, but (without flinching) Tubba attacks her and then Mario, after he tries to save his friend. Unlike in the game, Tubba is not invincible, but he was powered-up by Bowser to be unbeatable, always getting back up after every blow.
| | After defeating Tubba Blubba's sentient and mobile heart, which controlled Tubba Blubba's body and was his one vulnerable part, in the bowels of the Windy Mill, Mario gave chase to the organ when it tried to flee from him. Before Mario could catch it, Tubba Blubba's Heart found its body and allowed itself to be swallowed by it, making Tubba Blubba whole once more; ironically, after becoming whole again, Tubba Blubba became weaker and vulnerable, despite claiming to feel unstoppable. |
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| In the end, after a combined attack, Mario and Goombario send Tubba flying against a wall, revealing on the other side Kooper and the missing Boos having lunch in his dinner hall. It is then revealed that, even if he is Bowser's minion, Tubba is not evil, and he does not eat his prisoners either: he just offers them to stay for lunch (and not "as lunch"). He simply attacked Mario and his friends because they attacked him first.
| | Once defeated by Mario, Tubba Blubba, with tears in his eyes, will reveal he is actually quite sensitive and begin to beg for forgiveness, releasing all the Boos who he ate before running away, claiming he doesn't want to be invincible if he had to fight people like Mario. |
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| ===''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''===
| | During the ending parade of ''Paper Mario'', Tubba Blubba and the Boos seemed to have become friends. Three Boos are shown to give the joyous Tubba Blubba a ride through the air during the parade. Meanwhile, Tubba Blubba's Heart frantically chases after its body. |
| Tubba Blubba's name sometimes appears on the scorecard in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. | |
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| ==Characteristics==
| | By the time of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', it appears that Tubba Blubba had begun a career in television. He is mentioned as being the star of an anime based on him known as ''[[The Blubbening]]''; it has run for at least three seasons. ''The Blubbening'' involves a princess and robots, and also happens to be a favorite show of [[Francis]]. |
| Tubba Blubba shows weakness after being defeated by Mario and his allies, attempting to hold back tears and running back to his castle. He appears reserved, spending much of his time sleeping and nourishing himself on a diet of Boos. [[Tubba Blubba's Castle|His castle]] is poorly maintained, with visible cobwebs in its corners, cracks in the walls and ceilings, and during his pursuit of Mario, a collapsed bridge that connected the hallways to his room and the stairway. He apparently employs or is in command of several [[Clubba]]s who, like him, enjoy dozing off into slumber when they are not active. Tubba Blubba also has several [[Sentinel]]s patrolling the hallways.
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| Tubba Blubba apparently feels more powerful when separated from his heart, which controls him from a cave. Despite his new abilities, Tubba Blubba is still afraid of Bowser, and worries about upsetting him, although part of this is because he does not want Bowser to take back the abilities he granted Tubba. With his heart, and according to several Boos in the game, he is very cowardly and sensitive.
| | == Trivia == |
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | * Tubba Blubba's name is a corruption of "tub of blubber" (indicating obesity) written in the style of the Clubba species's name. |
| ===''Paper Mario''===
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| {{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Tubba Blubba (1)|image=[[File:PM Tubba Blubba invincible idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
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| {{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Tubba Blubba (2)|image=[[File:PM Tubba Blubba weakened idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
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| ==Gallery==
| | * It is never revealed as to whether Tubba Blubba's Heart had life all along or whether its living, sentient qualities were the result of exposure to the Star Rod. |
| <gallery>
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| PMTubbaBlubba.png|Tubba Blubba's sprite
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| PM Tubba Blubba Eating Boo.png|Tubba Blubba grabs [[Stanley (Paper Mario)|Stanley]] the [[Boo]]
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| PM Tubba Blubba eats Stanley.gif|Tubba Blubba eats Stanley
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| PM Outta Sight Tubba Blubba.gif|[[Lady Bow]] uses [[Outta Sight]] to hide Mario from Tubba Blubba
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| PM Tubba Blubba escape.png|Mario and Lady Bow running away from Tubba Blubba
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| PM Tubba Cries.png
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| Tubba Blubba Defeated.png
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| Tubba Blubba not evil SMKun.png|Tubba Blubba revealed as not evil in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | *For no reason, Tubba Blubba's "shell" is spiked. This, however, might be a defense against attackers from behind. Other than that, like [[Macho Grubba]] it has no use. |
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| |Jap=ドガボン
| | * Tubba Blubba can be thought of as somewhat similar to [[Sluggy the Unshaven]] of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', another character who was stated in-game to be invincible while actually having a weakness in the form of his heart. However Sluggy's heart wasn't outside his body like Tubba Blubba's heart, but just protected by his gelatinous body. |
| |JapR=Dogabon
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| |JapM=Pun of "dragon" and「ガボン」(''Gabon'', [[Spike]])
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| |Ger=Tubba Blubba
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| |Spa=Tubba Blubba
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| |Fre=Tubba Blubba
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| |Chi=图巴·布路巴<ref>In [[iQue]]'s Simplified Chinese localization of ''[[Paper Mario]]'', found in the video clip offered for download at [http://www.ique.com/games/21021.htm].</ref>
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| |ChiR=Túbā Bùlùbā
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| |ChiM=Tubba Blubba (transliteration)
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| ==Trivia==
| | * The whole story with Tubba Blubba and his bullying is similar to the fairytale, '''Jack and the Beanstalke''' although a beanstalk is not used to reach his castle. Yackky is possibly a pun on the goose and Tubba is a pun on the giant. There is even an episode on the TV series about the subject. |
| *[[Grubba]] is similar to Tubba Blubba in many ways. Both of them are blue-skinned Spikes with purple shells and orange hair and lips, and both are Chapter 3 bosses. Both of their English names are based on [[Clubba]]s rather than Spikes, although neither of them are club-wielding soldiers. Also, both have spikes on their shell, though Grubba only has them after [[Macho Grubba|transforming]]. Lastly, they both have a well-guarded secret to their "invincibility". | |
| *Tubba Blubba (and the later half of Chapter 3) seems to be heavily influenced by "{{wp|The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body}}", a Norwegian fairy tale featuring a giant who was invincible because his heart was likewise locked away in the bottom of a well.
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| ==References==
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