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{{quote|GREAT-GALLOPIN' [[Gulpit|GULPIT]]S!|Grubba|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
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|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|species=[[Spike]]
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{{quote|Bein' rich an' famous is diggety-dang DYNAMITE!|Grubba|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Grubba''' is a [[Spike]] wrestling manager and fight promoter at the [[Glitz Pit]] and a major antagonist in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. A champion wrestler and martial artist in his younger days, Grubba retired as a fighter to become [[Glitzville]]'s famous fight promoter when he meets Mario; he claims to be past his prime, yet [[Bandy Andy]] observes him to be in good shape in spite of his years. Initially presented as an uninvolved third party in Mario's battle with the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] for the [[Crystal Stars]], Mario eventually discovers that Grubba possesses the [[Gold Star]], and had been using it to drain other fighters of their strength. Grubba is then revealed as a callous egotist underneath, and Mario fights his enhanced alter-ego, [[Macho Grubba]], as the boss of the game's third chapter.


[[Image:Grubba.jpg|thumb|right|'''Grubba'''.]]
Grubba bears multiple similarities to [[Tubba Blubba]] from the original ''[[Paper Mario]]''. Both are large Spikes with blue skin and spikes on their shell (though Grubba only gains spikes as Macho Grubba), have a well-guarded secret to their "invincibility", and serve as the main antagonist of Chapter 3 from their respective games. Both of their English names are also based on [[Clubba]]s rather than Spikes, although neither of them are club-wielding soldiers.


'''Grubba''' is a [[Clubba]] and the manager of the [[Glitz Pit]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''; he is the only member of his species to appear in the game. [[Mario]] learns from [[Jolene]] that Grubba is the one making fighters "disappear", so Mario fights him. Grubba loses, even when he transforms into [[Macho Grubba]] using the third [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]], the [[Gold Star]].
==History==
===Background===
According to Grubba, in youth, he was poor, but he did not care for "fancy, big-city ways." His worldview changed when he became a martial arts fighter. Though some of his moves were made illegal as he progressed, he became recognized as a champion fighter and earned enough money to survive off of for the rest of his life. At some point, Grubba attained the [[Gold Star]], a [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] with the ability to increase one's power by enabling its possessor to use [[Power Lift]]. The details behind Grubba's ownership of the Star are never explained. [[Wonky]]'s tales present a slightly different account of Grubba's rise, labelling him a "mediocre fighter" until he found the Gold Star.  


The proprietor of the Glitz Pit, and a former arena fighter (who was considered mediocre until he found the Gold Star), Grubba uses an evil power-sucking machine powered by the Gold Star to drain the life from fighters to keep himself ultra-buff. In this Macho Grubba form, he is a large orange creature that resembles a larger form of [[Tubba Blubba]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He primarily punches or jumps on his enemies, but can also increase his [[ATK-Up|attack]] and [[DEF-Up|defense]], make himself [[Dodgy]], or [[Fast|attack twice]] each round. The disappearances of [[Bandy Andy]], [[King K]], and [[Prince Mush]] were all his doing, as they were fighters who discovered what he was up to. He announced his intentions to drain Mario, unaware that the hero was getting close to realizing what was going on.
[[File:PMTTYD Grubba Powers Up.png|thumb|left|200px|Grubba's [[power-draining machine]] allows him to transfer the energy of others to himself.]]


Grubba has a distinctive dialect, employing phrases and exclaimations such as "Great-galloping [[Gulpit]]s!", "Whoa, nelly!" and "Wait a diddly-darn minute there!"
Over time, age deteriorates Grubba's ability and he is forced to retire from fighting. However, Grubba opens his own fighting ring, the Glitz Pit and becomes its promoter. The [[Champ's Belt]], the reward for the champion of the Glitz Pit, features an imitation of Grubba's Gold Star. Desiring to regain his fit, youthful body, he develops a [[power-draining machine]] that uses the real Gold Star as a power source, which can transfer power from one person to another. Additionally, the machine makes him appear younger even when not transformed. The relation between these events and the [[Dubious Documents]], a research paper about the powers of the Crystal Stars hidden in the minor-league Glitz Pit locker room at the time of Mario's adventure, are not made clear.


After his defeat by Mario and his partners, Grubba was last seen twitching in the center of the Glitz Pit. After Mario returned, he had vanished.  No evidence indicates his current whereabouts; but according to Bandy Andy, he is hidden under the stage, plotting his revenge.
To support his poor family, [[Prince Mush]] enters the Glitz Pit as a fighter and becomes its first champion. When Mush discovers Grubba's secret, Grubba sucks his power away from him, providing no explanation of Mush's sudden disappearance to the public. Afterward, Grubba hires a manager, [[Jolene]], who secretly takes the job to discover what really happened to Prince Mush, her little brother. On one occasion, Jolene witnesses his transformation into [[Macho Grubba]], where she loses hope to avenge the loss of her brother.


== Personality ==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
Upon first meeting him, Grubba seemed friendly. He seemed to love his job, was very enthusiastic about new fighters arriving, as well as the entire competition in general. He's given Mario and his partners advice on how to succeed, saying that if they "dream big, they get big", and has even claimed that he "cares about his fighters". However, Grubba was much more sinister than he appeared to be. Unlike most villains, Grubba had no interest in world domination, but was simply to make himself younger.
[[File:Mario and Grubba.png|thumb|200px|Grubba and his manager, [[Jolene]], meet [[Mario]].]]
Mario and his partners arrive in Glitzville to meet Grubba after the [[Magical Map]] detects Grubba's Crystal Star, which is the third Crystal Star they need. Seeing the supposed Gold Star on the Champ's Belt, Mario meets with Grubba to become a Glitz Pit fighter. Grubba agrees to the proposition and gives him the ring name, "The Great Gonzales." Shortly after Mario advances through the minor leagues, [[King K]] walks in on Grubba using his machine and Grubba absorbs his energy, hiding him in the second floor storage room shortly after.


Grubba apparently hated the old age, and would do anything in his power to make himself appear younger than he actually was. This of course, led into him doing all of those corrupted things behind the scenes, which was of course, using his power-sucking machine to drain energy from the fighters, and nearly killing them. He was very desperate to keep that a secret, and wanted to make sure that no one knew anything about it. Despite being "friendly" on most occasions, if anyone knew even the slightest bit of information concerning his secret, then he would do anything in his power to make sure that they weren't around to tell about it.
[[File:Grubbapeeking.png|thumb|left|200px|Grubba viewing his secret paper before Jolene and Mario come into his office.]]
Pleased with Mario's performance, Grubba invites him into his office to give him a thirty [[coin]] bonus and welcome him to the major-league. When Jolene, escorting Mario and his party, enters, Grubba is looking at something and quickly hides it in his drawer, berating Jolene for not knocking. Jolene then takes Mario and his party to the major-league locker room, where they meet Rawk Hawk and determine that the star on the Champ's Belt is a fake. Allegedly hearing their discussion, Jolene, under the pseudonym "X," sends Mario an email promising to lead him to the real Crystal Star.


== Trivia ==
After Mario finds the Dubious Documents in the minor league locker room, Grubba grows suspicious and sends him a threatening, anonymous email. Around this time, [[Bandy Andy]] goes into the arena when no one seems to be around and witnesses Grubba's transformation. As with King K, Grubba drains his energy after catching Bandy Andy and hides him along with King K.
* Grubba's name is a combination of the words "Clubba" and "Grubber".
* Grubba's exact age is never revealed, but according to Bandy Andy, he is over sixty years old.
* According to himself, King K was the fifth fighter to disappear from the Glitz Pit that year, (with Prince Mush possibly being the fourth, since Bandy Andy disappeared sometime after King K). Whoever the other three missing fighters were, is unknown.


{{start box}}
Mario and his partners follow Jolene's instructions and witness her and Grubba having a conversation. Jolene reports to Grubba that no one was found in the storage room when the noises were heard, but Grubba remains suspicious. He asks her where she went when she disappeared for long periods of time and whether or not she has ever heard of a Crystal Star, where she responds with satisfactory answers. However, Grubba quickly sends an e-mail to Mario, warning him not to pry into matters concerning the Crystal Star lest he meet the same fate as the other missing fighters. Shortly after, Mario discovers King K and Bandy Andy in the storeroom.
{{succession box |
  | title = Champion of the [[Glitz Pit]]
  | game = ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
  | before = Unknown (eventually [[Prince Mush]])
  | after = Unknown (eventually [[Rawk Hawk]])
|}}
{{succession box |
  | title = Manager of the [[Glitz Pit]]
  | game = ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
  | before = Unknown
  | after = [[Jolene]]
|}}


{{end box}}
[[File:PM2MachoGrubbacharge.png|thumb|left|200px|Grubba, in his [[Macho Grubba]] form, charges himself up to fight Mario.]]
[[File:MachoGrubbaBattle.png|thumb|200px|[[Macho Grubba]] battle.]]
After becoming the champion, Mario gains access to the champion's room and uses its location to spy on Grubba, regarding to Jolene's anonymous advice. Grubba is, at that moment, talking to himself regarding his secret machine, the missing fighters, and whether or not he should make Mario "disappear". Hiding the machine's blueprints in his desk, Grubba leaves his office for a minute and returns to find Mario and his partner inspecting the secret blueprints for the machine.


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[[File:Grubbadefeated.png|thumb|200px|Grubba after being defeated by Mario and co.]]
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Hastily, Grubba flees to his machine in the arena, closely followed by Mario and his party, where he transforms into Macho Grubba. Mario then defeats Macho Grubba, and he transforms back into his normal form, where he compliments Mario on the fight. Jolene rushes to the ring, thanking Mario for his efforts and explaining her actions and motivations to him. Jolene demands that he tell her what happened to Prince Mush, where Grubba confesses.
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The Gold Star uses its power to restore Jolene's brother before it is removed from the machine. Grubba's machine deactivates and Jolene gives Mario the Gold Star in order that the events will not be repeated. Jolene takes over Grubba's position as the promoter of the Glitz Pit. Both Bandy Andy and King K recover. Grubba claims that four fighters have disappeared before King K that year alone. However, the total number of fighters drained by Grubba, as well as his whereabouts following his defeat, is unknown.
 
[[Goombella]]'s field [[tattle]] on Grubba is viewable only when Mario declines to sign the contract to become a [[Glitz Pit]] fighter.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
{{Rewrite-expand|Summary of the plot points he is involved in}}
[[File:Grubba SuperMarioKun.png|thumb|left|Grubba in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Grubba appears during the ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' arc of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Unlike in the game, Grubba does not use a machine to transform into Macho Grubba, instead directly absorbing energy from the Gold Star. Here he is presented in a more positive light, as he does not cause any fighters to disappear (with King K, Bandy Andy, and Prince Mush seemingly not existing in this adaptation). He also supports Mario against the Shadow Queen during the final battle.
 
==General information==
===Physical appearance===
Though he is a Spike, Grubba does not have all of the normal physical features of one; rather, he bears a slight resemblance to [[Tubba Blubba]] from the original ''[[Paper Mario]]''. Unlike most Spikes, whose skin is green, Grubba has a pale blue shade of skin. His shell is orchid in color, with a yellow rim and is hair is a fiery orange color; these features too are unlike [[Clubba]]s, which bear whitish-colored hair and different colored shells. Grubba's lips are very large and orange in color. He is also the only Spike ever seen to wear clothes.
 
===Powers and abilities===
{{main|Macho Grubba}}
When he was younger, Grubba claimed to have had many powerful moves, some of which were made illegal after he used them. However, by the time he encounters Mario, Grubba has lost his ability to fight without the aid of his machine. To fight his enemies, Grubba is forced to use the machine to transform into Macho Grubba. In that form, he has many attacks.
 
===Personality===
Grubba creates a good-natured facade to mask and distract his concealed motivations that benefit himself at the expense of others. While on public and promoting the Glitz Pit, Grubba shows his public image: friendly and passionate about his life's work. ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' hints that Grubba's obsession with his image develops as a result of his fame. Originally, he had not cared about glitz and glamor, though later in life, Grubba feels nostalgic about what he once was and wants to relive those days, despite the costs. Despite this emotional transformation, Grubba retains an air of good sportsmanship throughout his life. Grubba encourages his fighters and did not mask his excitement for rising stars such as Mario. Even as he lay defeated, he commends Mario for a good fight. Due to the unethical use of the power-draining machine, this causes Grubba to keep the usage a secret and he uses the machine to his advantage to continue keeping it concealed. As [[Goombella]] realizes as soon as she met Grubba, he is a "super-greasy smooth talker" and not necessarily trustworthy, even while he maintains his facade.
 
In the original Japanese text, Grubba incorporates English words and phrases into his speech using katakana; this includes referring to himself in first-person as 「ミー」 ("me") and to others in second-person as 「ユー」 ("you"), a trait commonly used by foreign characters in Japanese media. Grubba also incorporates English phrases into his dialogue in the French localization and in the Chinese localizations of the remake. In the English localization, Grubba speaks with mannerisms typical of the {{wp|Southern United States}}.
 
Grubba also has a tendency to gossip or possibly make trash talking comments that he attributes to other fighters even if they never actually said such a thing. However, he has at least some respect for strong fighters, congratulating Mario when he defeats him.
 
==Quotes==
:''For a full list of quotes, see [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes#Grubba / Macho Grubba|here]].''
 
*''“Who 'n tarnation 're [[Mario|you]], son? Who let you in?!? This is Grubba's office!”''
*''“Yup! That's me, Grubba!”''
*''“What's that, now? An athlete, huh? Ya wanna become a fighter?”''
*''“Hooo–weee! I guess that do change a thang or two, son!”''
*''“When I was just a poor pup, I didn't give a [[Pokey]]'s patoot for fancy, big–city ways!”''
*''“Bein' rich an' famous is diggety–dang DYNAMITE!”''
*''“One day, you'll look back on all them small–dreamers 'n LAUGH!”''
*''“Wait a diddly–darn minute there!”''
*''“Boy howdy, [[Mario|Gonzales]]! Fixin' for a fight, huh? Well, alrighty then!”''
*''“Well, dog my cats! It's the Great Gonzales!”''
*''“First to enter the ring... The Feral Nuclear Reactor! [[Rawk Hawk|RAAAAAWWWK HAAAAAWWWK!]]”''
*''And now for our challenger... The Merciless Executioner... The GRRREAT GOOONZALES!!!”''
*''“I'll tell you what I saw, folks… A whuppin'!”''
*''“Maybe I'm ol'-fashioned, but I care about my fighters, darn it!”''
*''“I gotta say... Y'all are a coupla slack-jawed idiots, sniffin' 'round my business...”''
*''“Now that you know my big secret, I'm afraid yer gonna have to take a li'l ol' dirt nap!”''
 
==Profiles and statistics==
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Macho Grubba|image=[[File:MachoGrubba.png|250px]]|align=horizontal}}
 
===Field Tattle===
*"''That's Grubba, the Glitz Pit promoter. He talks a good game... a little TOO good. Then again, I guess promoters kinda HAVE to be super-greasy smooth talkers. Besides, it doesn't matter if he's trustworthy. We have to deal with him to be champs.''"
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMTTYDGrubbaSprite.png|Grubba's sprite from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
PMTTYDNS Grubba.jpg|Grubba in the Nintendo Switch remake
PMTTYD NS Glitz Pit 2.jpg|Grubba and Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake
TTYDNS The birth of Gonzales.jpg|Grubba coming up with the name "Great Gonzales" in the remake
TTYDNS Goomba Bros.jpg|Grubba with the Goomba Bros. in the remake
PMTTYD NS Glitz Pit.png|Grubba in the Nintendo Switch remake, ready to announce the start of the match
PMTTYD NS Glitz Glory.jpg|Grubba announcing Mario and [[Koops]] as the winners in the Nintendo Switch remake 
TTYDNS Mario Champion.jpg|Grubba announcing Mario and [[Goombella]] as the champions after defeating Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake
TTYDNS Grubba Reading.jpg|Grubba in his office in the remake
TTYDNS Prince Mush revived.jpg|Grubba defeated in the remake
TTYDNS Rawk Hawk Belt and Photos.jpg|A photo of Grubba in Rawk Hawk's secret training room in the remake
Shadow Queen SMK.jpg|Grubba and other characters against the Shadow Queen in ''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ガンス
|JapR=Gansu
|JapM=Pun on「ガボン」(''Gabon'', "[[Spike]]") and "guns" (bodybuilding slang for "biceps"); romanized as "Gans"<ref>''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' internal filename (<tt>a/c_gans</tt>)</ref>, "Gansu"<ref>''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' internal filename (<tt>a/c_m_gansu</tt>)</ref> and "Gance"<ref>''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' internal string <tt>btl_un_macho_gance</tt> in <tt>msg/global.txt</tt></ref> in the internal game files
|Chi=加仕
|ChiR=Jiāshì
|ChiM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Dut=Hebbus
|DutM=from ''hebbes'' (gotcha in dutch)
|Fre=Gangs
|FreM=From the Japanese name
|Ger=Clubbone
|GerM=From "Clubba" with the augmentative suffix ''-one''
|Ita=Ganz
|ItaM=From the Japanese name, but also a pun on ''ganzo'' ("cool")
|Kor=건스
|KorR=Geonseu
|KorM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|SpaA=Grubba
|SpaE=Leonardo
|SpaEM=Leonard
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:02, November 6, 2024

Grubba
Artwork of Grubba from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Grubba's artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species Spike
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Bein' rich an' famous is diggety-dang DYNAMITE!”
—Grubba, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Grubba is a Spike wrestling manager and fight promoter at the Glitz Pit and a major antagonist in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. A champion wrestler and martial artist in his younger days, Grubba retired as a fighter to become Glitzville's famous fight promoter when he meets Mario; he claims to be past his prime, yet Bandy Andy observes him to be in good shape in spite of his years. Initially presented as an uninvolved third party in Mario's battle with the X-Nauts for the Crystal Stars, Mario eventually discovers that Grubba possesses the Gold Star, and had been using it to drain other fighters of their strength. Grubba is then revealed as a callous egotist underneath, and Mario fights his enhanced alter-ego, Macho Grubba, as the boss of the game's third chapter.

Grubba bears multiple similarities to Tubba Blubba from the original Paper Mario. Both are large Spikes with blue skin and spikes on their shell (though Grubba only gains spikes as Macho Grubba), have a well-guarded secret to their "invincibility", and serve as the main antagonist of Chapter 3 from their respective games. Both of their English names are also based on Clubbas rather than Spikes, although neither of them are club-wielding soldiers.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

According to Grubba, in youth, he was poor, but he did not care for "fancy, big-city ways." His worldview changed when he became a martial arts fighter. Though some of his moves were made illegal as he progressed, he became recognized as a champion fighter and earned enough money to survive off of for the rest of his life. At some point, Grubba attained the Gold Star, a Crystal Star with the ability to increase one's power by enabling its possessor to use Power Lift. The details behind Grubba's ownership of the Star are never explained. Wonky's tales present a slightly different account of Grubba's rise, labelling him a "mediocre fighter" until he found the Gold Star.

Grubba uses his power draining machine before his fight with Mario.
Grubba's power-draining machine allows him to transfer the energy of others to himself.

Over time, age deteriorates Grubba's ability and he is forced to retire from fighting. However, Grubba opens his own fighting ring, the Glitz Pit and becomes its promoter. The Champ's Belt, the reward for the champion of the Glitz Pit, features an imitation of Grubba's Gold Star. Desiring to regain his fit, youthful body, he develops a power-draining machine that uses the real Gold Star as a power source, which can transfer power from one person to another. Additionally, the machine makes him appear younger even when not transformed. The relation between these events and the Dubious Documents, a research paper about the powers of the Crystal Stars hidden in the minor-league Glitz Pit locker room at the time of Mario's adventure, are not made clear.

To support his poor family, Prince Mush enters the Glitz Pit as a fighter and becomes its first champion. When Mush discovers Grubba's secret, Grubba sucks his power away from him, providing no explanation of Mush's sudden disappearance to the public. Afterward, Grubba hires a manager, Jolene, who secretly takes the job to discover what really happened to Prince Mush, her little brother. On one occasion, Jolene witnesses his transformation into Macho Grubba, where she loses hope to avenge the loss of her brother.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Grubba meeting Mario
Grubba and his manager, Jolene, meet Mario.

Mario and his partners arrive in Glitzville to meet Grubba after the Magical Map detects Grubba's Crystal Star, which is the third Crystal Star they need. Seeing the supposed Gold Star on the Champ's Belt, Mario meets with Grubba to become a Glitz Pit fighter. Grubba agrees to the proposition and gives him the ring name, "The Great Gonzales." Shortly after Mario advances through the minor leagues, King K walks in on Grubba using his machine and Grubba absorbs his energy, hiding him in the second floor storage room shortly after.

Grubba viewing his secret paper before Jolene and Mario come into his office.

Pleased with Mario's performance, Grubba invites him into his office to give him a thirty coin bonus and welcome him to the major-league. When Jolene, escorting Mario and his party, enters, Grubba is looking at something and quickly hides it in his drawer, berating Jolene for not knocking. Jolene then takes Mario and his party to the major-league locker room, where they meet Rawk Hawk and determine that the star on the Champ's Belt is a fake. Allegedly hearing their discussion, Jolene, under the pseudonym "X," sends Mario an email promising to lead him to the real Crystal Star.

After Mario finds the Dubious Documents in the minor league locker room, Grubba grows suspicious and sends him a threatening, anonymous email. Around this time, Bandy Andy goes into the arena when no one seems to be around and witnesses Grubba's transformation. As with King K, Grubba drains his energy after catching Bandy Andy and hides him along with King K.

Mario and his partners follow Jolene's instructions and witness her and Grubba having a conversation. Jolene reports to Grubba that no one was found in the storage room when the noises were heard, but Grubba remains suspicious. He asks her where she went when she disappeared for long periods of time and whether or not she has ever heard of a Crystal Star, where she responds with satisfactory answers. However, Grubba quickly sends an e-mail to Mario, warning him not to pry into matters concerning the Crystal Star lest he meet the same fate as the other missing fighters. Shortly after, Mario discovers King K and Bandy Andy in the storeroom.

Macho Grubba charges himself up during his fight with Mario.
Grubba, in his Macho Grubba form, charges himself up to fight Mario.
Mario and his partners battling Macho Grubba.
Macho Grubba battle.

After becoming the champion, Mario gains access to the champion's room and uses its location to spy on Grubba, regarding to Jolene's anonymous advice. Grubba is, at that moment, talking to himself regarding his secret machine, the missing fighters, and whether or not he should make Mario "disappear". Hiding the machine's blueprints in his desk, Grubba leaves his office for a minute and returns to find Mario and his partner inspecting the secret blueprints for the machine.

Grubba after being defeated by Mario and co.

Hastily, Grubba flees to his machine in the arena, closely followed by Mario and his party, where he transforms into Macho Grubba. Mario then defeats Macho Grubba, and he transforms back into his normal form, where he compliments Mario on the fight. Jolene rushes to the ring, thanking Mario for his efforts and explaining her actions and motivations to him. Jolene demands that he tell her what happened to Prince Mush, where Grubba confesses.

The Gold Star uses its power to restore Jolene's brother before it is removed from the machine. Grubba's machine deactivates and Jolene gives Mario the Gold Star in order that the events will not be repeated. Jolene takes over Grubba's position as the promoter of the Glitz Pit. Both Bandy Andy and King K recover. Grubba claims that four fighters have disappeared before King K that year alone. However, the total number of fighters drained by Grubba, as well as his whereabouts following his defeat, is unknown.

Goombella's field tattle on Grubba is viewable only when Mario declines to sign the contract to become a Glitz Pit fighter.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Summary of the plot points he is involved in

Grubba in Super Mario-kun
Grubba in Super Mario-kun

Grubba appears during the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc of Super Mario-kun. Unlike in the game, Grubba does not use a machine to transform into Macho Grubba, instead directly absorbing energy from the Gold Star. Here he is presented in a more positive light, as he does not cause any fighters to disappear (with King K, Bandy Andy, and Prince Mush seemingly not existing in this adaptation). He also supports Mario against the Shadow Queen during the final battle.

General information[edit]

Physical appearance[edit]

Though he is a Spike, Grubba does not have all of the normal physical features of one; rather, he bears a slight resemblance to Tubba Blubba from the original Paper Mario. Unlike most Spikes, whose skin is green, Grubba has a pale blue shade of skin. His shell is orchid in color, with a yellow rim and is hair is a fiery orange color; these features too are unlike Clubbas, which bear whitish-colored hair and different colored shells. Grubba's lips are very large and orange in color. He is also the only Spike ever seen to wear clothes.

Powers and abilities[edit]

Main article: Macho Grubba

When he was younger, Grubba claimed to have had many powerful moves, some of which were made illegal after he used them. However, by the time he encounters Mario, Grubba has lost his ability to fight without the aid of his machine. To fight his enemies, Grubba is forced to use the machine to transform into Macho Grubba. In that form, he has many attacks.

Personality[edit]

Grubba creates a good-natured facade to mask and distract his concealed motivations that benefit himself at the expense of others. While on public and promoting the Glitz Pit, Grubba shows his public image: friendly and passionate about his life's work. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door hints that Grubba's obsession with his image develops as a result of his fame. Originally, he had not cared about glitz and glamor, though later in life, Grubba feels nostalgic about what he once was and wants to relive those days, despite the costs. Despite this emotional transformation, Grubba retains an air of good sportsmanship throughout his life. Grubba encourages his fighters and did not mask his excitement for rising stars such as Mario. Even as he lay defeated, he commends Mario for a good fight. Due to the unethical use of the power-draining machine, this causes Grubba to keep the usage a secret and he uses the machine to his advantage to continue keeping it concealed. As Goombella realizes as soon as she met Grubba, he is a "super-greasy smooth talker" and not necessarily trustworthy, even while he maintains his facade.

In the original Japanese text, Grubba incorporates English words and phrases into his speech using katakana; this includes referring to himself in first-person as 「ミー」 ("me") and to others in second-person as 「ユー」 ("you"), a trait commonly used by foreign characters in Japanese media. Grubba also incorporates English phrases into his dialogue in the French localization and in the Chinese localizations of the remake. In the English localization, Grubba speaks with mannerisms typical of the Southern United States.

Grubba also has a tendency to gossip or possibly make trash talking comments that he attributes to other fighters even if they never actually said such a thing. However, he has at least some respect for strong fighters, congratulating Mario when he defeats him.

Quotes[edit]

For a full list of quotes, see here.
  • “Who 'n tarnation 're you, son? Who let you in?!? This is Grubba's office!”
  • “Yup! That's me, Grubba!”
  • “What's that, now? An athlete, huh? Ya wanna become a fighter?”
  • “Hooo–weee! I guess that do change a thang or two, son!”
  • “When I was just a poor pup, I didn't give a Pokey's patoot for fancy, big–city ways!”
  • “Bein' rich an' famous is diggety–dang DYNAMITE!”
  • “One day, you'll look back on all them small–dreamers 'n LAUGH!”
  • “Wait a diddly–darn minute there!”
  • “Boy howdy, Gonzales! Fixin' for a fight, huh? Well, alrighty then!”
  • “Well, dog my cats! It's the Great Gonzales!”
  • “First to enter the ring... The Feral Nuclear Reactor! RAAAAAWWWK HAAAAAWWWK!”
  • And now for our challenger... The Merciless Executioner... The GRRREAT GOOONZALES!!!”
  • “I'll tell you what I saw, folks… A whuppin'!”
  • “Maybe I'm ol'-fashioned, but I care about my fighters, darn it!”
  • “I gotta say... Y'all are a coupla slack-jawed idiots, sniffin' 'round my business...”
  • “Now that you know my big secret, I'm afraid yer gonna have to take a li'l ol' dirt nap!”

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Macho Grubba
Macho Grubba Max HP 60 Attack 4 Defense 0
Location(s) Glitz Pit Role Boss Level 71
Sleep? 50% Dizzy? 50% Confuse? 50%
Tiny? 75% Stop? 40% Soft? 90%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 30% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Body Slam (4), Fast (attacks twice) Defense Boost (boosts defense by 3), Attack Boost (boosts attack power by 3), Punch (4 to Mario and Partner), Charge (charges attack by 4.), Dodgy (some attack will miss.), Backflip (4)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
103 		Log Macho Grubba has the confidence to match his muscles after being powered up by the Crystal Star
Tattle That's Macho Grubba. He's Grubba all souped-up on Crystal Star power. Max HP is 60, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. His attack pattern is simple: first he increases the number of times he can attack... Then he powers himself up with all sorts of crazy, power-uppy moves. So, it's pretty important to pay close attention to how he's powered himself up. The craziest thing about this musclehead is that he used to be that chubby Grubba. I guess the Crystal Stars really ARE powerful!

Field Tattle[edit]

  • "That's Grubba, the Glitz Pit promoter. He talks a good game... a little TOO good. Then again, I guess promoters kinda HAVE to be super-greasy smooth talkers. Besides, it doesn't matter if he's trustworthy. We have to deal with him to be champs."

Gallery[edit]

  • Grubba in the Nintendo Switch remake

    Grubba in the Nintendo Switch remake

  • Grubba and Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake

    Grubba and Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake

  • Grubba coming up with the name "Great Gonzales" in the remake

    Grubba coming up with the name "Great Gonzales" in the remake

  • Grubba with the Goomba Bros. in the remake

    Grubba with the Goomba Bros. in the remake

  • Grubba in the Nintendo Switch remake, ready to announce the start of the match

    Grubba in the Nintendo Switch remake, ready to announce the start of the match

  • Grubba announcing Mario and Koops as the winners in the Nintendo Switch remake

    Grubba announcing Mario and Koops as the winners in the Nintendo Switch remake

  • Grubba announcing Mario and Goombella as the champions after defeating Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake

    Grubba announcing Mario and Goombella as the champions after defeating Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake

  • Grubba in his office in the remake

    Grubba in his office in the remake

  • Grubba defeated in the remake

    Grubba defeated in the remake

  • A photo of Grubba in Rawk Hawk's secret training room in the remake

    A photo of Grubba in Rawk Hawk's secret training room in the remake

  • Grubba and other characters against the Shadow Queen in Super Mario-kun

    Grubba and other characters against the Shadow Queen in Super Mario-kun

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ガンス[?]
Gansu 		Pun on「ガボン」(Gabon, "Spike") and "guns" (bodybuilding slang for "biceps"); romanized as "Gans"[1], "Gansu"[2] and "Gance"[3] in the internal game files
Chinese 加仕[?]
Jiāshì 		Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch Hebbus[?] from hebbes (gotcha in dutch)
French Gangs[?] From the Japanese name
German Clubbone[?] From "Clubba" with the augmentative suffix -one
Italian Ganz[?] From the Japanese name, but also a pun on ganzo ("cool")
Korean 건스[?]
Geonseu 		Transliteration of the Japanese name
Spanish (NOA) Grubba[?] -
Spanish (NOE) Leonardo[?] Leonard

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door internal filename (a/c_gans)
  2. ^ Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door internal filename (a/c_m_gansu)
  3. ^ Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door internal string btl_un_macho_gance in msg/global.txt
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Spikes
Characters Grubba • Macho Grubba • Paper Macho Spike Outlaw • Tolstar • Tubba Blubba • Tubba's Heart
Species Big Spike • Clubba • Dark Clubba • Fire Gabon • Mad Spike • Mega Stone Spike • Paper Macho Stone Spike • Paper Spike • Snow Spike • Spike • Stone Spike • White Clubba
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo GameCube) / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Main characters Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian • Yoshi Kid
Species Bub-ulb • Craw • Crow • Doogan • Duplighost • Glitz Pit Security • Jabbi • Little Mouser • Luff • Nibbles • Para-bomb • Penguin • Pianta • Pig • Puni • Ratooey • Smorg • Toad • Twilighter • Yoshi
Chapters Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Crystal Stars Diamond Star • Emerald Star • Gold Star • Ruby Star • Sapphire Star • Garnet Star • Crystal Star
Bosses Beldam • Blooper • Bowser • Doopliss • Gloomtail • Gold Fuzzy • Grodus • Kammy Koopa • Lord Crump • Marilyn • Rawk Hawk • The Iron Adonis Twins • Three Shadows • Vivian
Chapter bosses Cortez • Doopliss • Hooktail • Macho Grubba • Magnus von Grapple • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Shadow Queen • Smorg
Optional bosses Atomic Boo • Bonetail • Gus • Prince Musha • Whackaa
Minor characters Arfur • Audience • Bandy Andy • Battle Mastera • Blooey • The Bob-omb Squad • Bomberto • Bootler • Bub • Bub-ulber • Businessman • Charlieton • Chef Shimi • Chestnut King • Chet Rippo • Chomp Country • Cleftor • Craw-Daddy • Creepy Steeple Boo • Darkly • Dazzle • The Dead Bones • The Destructors • Doe T. • Don Pianta • Doopliss's parrot • Dupree • Eddy the Mask • Eve • Excess Express conductor • Excess Express engineer • Excess Express waitress • Fahr Outpost mayor • Flavio • Flo • Francesca • Frankie • Fred • The Fuzz • Garf • General White • Ghost T. • Glitzville reporter • Gloomer • Gob • Goldbob • Goom Goom • The Goomba Bros. • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goomther • Goose • Grifty • Grubba • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare • Hamma Jamma • The Hand-It-Overs • Hayzee • Heff T. • Herb T. • Ian Foomusa • Ishnail • Jabble • Jerry • Johnson • Jolene • King K • Kolorado's father • Koopie Koo • The Koopinator • Koopley • Koopook • The KP Koopas • Kroop • Lady Bow • Lahla • Laki • Larson • Lucky • Luigi • Lumpy • The Magikoopa Masters • Master Crash • Mayor Dour • McGoomba • Merlee • Merlon • Merluvlee • Maude • The Mind-Bogglers • Mousimilian • Mover • Mr. Hoggle • Niff T. • Nob • Pa-Patch • Parakarry • Peeka • Pennington • Petuni • Pianta syndicate • Pierre • Pine T. Jr. • Pine T. Sr. • Plenn T. • Podler • Podley • The Poker Faces • The Pokey Triplets • Porter • Prince Mush • Professor Frankly • Pungent • Pungry • Punio • Puniper • Puni elder • The Punk Rocks • Rob • Robbo Thieves • Rocko • Scarlette • Screamy • Shellshock • The Shellshockers • Sir Swoop • Spike Storm • Spiky Joe • Stewart • Swindell • Swob • Sylvia • TEC • Thriff T. • The Tiny Spinies • Toad sailor • Toad sailor's brother • Toad salesmana • Toadette • Toadia • Toadsworth • Toce T. • Tony • Toodles • Torque • Traveling Sisters Three • Twilight Shop manager • Twilight Shop manager's wife • Vinny • Whacka • Wings of Night • Wonky • Zess T. • Zip Toad
Enemies Bandit (Badge · Big) • Bill Blaster (Bombshell) • Blooper • Bob-omb (Bob-ulk · Bulky) • Boo (Atomic · Dark) • Bristle (Dark) • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) · Spike Top (Red)) • Chain-Chomp (Red) • Cleft (Bald (Hyper) · Hyper · Iron · Moon) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Dark Craw • Dry Bones (Dark · Dull · Red) • Ember (Lava Bubble · Phantom) • Fire Bar • Fuzzy (Green · Flower · Horde) • Goomba (Gloomba (Para · Spiky) · Hyper (Para · Spiky) · Para · Spiky) • Goomboarda • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para) · Koopatrol (Dark) · KP (Para) · Para · Shady (Para)) • Lakitu (Dark) • Magikoopa (Green · Red · White) • Pale Piranha (Frost · Piranha Plant · Putrid) • Pider (Arantula) • Pokey (Poison) • Ruff Puff (Dark · Ice · Poison) • Spinia (Spania · Spunia) • Spiny (Sky-Blue) • Swooper (Swampire · Swoopula) • Wizzerd (Dark · Elite) • X-Fist (Punch) • X-Naut (Elite · PhD · Platoon) • Yux (Grodus X · Mini · X-Yux (Mini) · Z-Yux (Mini))
Locations Boggly Woods • Broadshroom • Circuit Break Island • Creepy Steeple • Deepdown Depot • Excess Express • Fahr Outpost • Flurrie's House • Fresh Juice Shop • Glitz Pit • Glitzville • Goomstar Temple • Great Tree • Grimble Forest • Hatesong Tower • Herb T.'s place • Hooktail Castle • Hot Dog Stand • Inn • Item Shop • Jazzafrazz Town • Keelhaul Key • Keelhaul Galleria • Lovely Howz of Badges • Mario Bros.' House • Moon • Netherworld • Niff T.'s shop • Northwinds Mart • Palace of Shadow • Palace of Shadow Tower • Path to Fahr Outpost • Path to Shhwonk Fortress • Petalburg • Petal Meadows • Pianta Parlor • Pirate's Grotto • Pit of 100 Trials • Podley's Place • Plumpbelly Village • Poshley Heights • Poshley Sanctum • Pudding Continent • Pungent's Great Tree Shop • Rapturous Ruins • Riverside Station • Rogueport • Rogueport Underground • Rumblebump Volcano • Sales Stall • Shhwonk Fortress • Souvenir shop • Strudel Continent • Toad Bros. Bazaar • Trouble Center • Twilight Shop • Twilight Town • Twilight Trail • Waffle Kingdom • Westside Goods • X-Naut Fortress
Bowser levels World 1 • World 2 • World 3
Moves Action Command • Appeal • Art Attack • Boat Mode • Bob-ombast • Body Slam • Bomb • Bomb Squad • Charge • Clock Out • Dodgy Fog • Earth Tremor • Fiery Jinx • First Strike • Flee • Gale Force • Ground Pound • Guard • Gulp • Headbonk • Hold Fast • Infatuate • Jump • Kiss Thief • Lip Lock • Love Slap • Mini-Egg • Multibonk • Paper Mode • Plane Mode • Power Lift • Power Shell • Rally Wink • Shade Fist • Shell Shield • Shell Slam • Shell Toss • Showstopper • Smooch • Spring Jump • Stampede • Stylish move • Super Hammer • Superguard • Supernova • Sweet Feast • Sweet Treat • Tattle • Tease • Tube Mode • Ultra Hammer • Veil
Objects Badge • Big Bob • Black chest • Black Skull • Boat panel • Brick block • Candy Pop • Cheep Blimp • Chomp Rock • Cog • Coin • Coin block • Coral • Crystal Ball • Elevator • Flagpole • Flower • Heart • Hidden block • Koopa Clown Car • Meat • Metal Block • Pianta token • Plane panel • Power-draining machine • Recovery block • S.S. Flavion • Save Block • Shine Block • Star Piece • Stone Block • Stone keys • Switch • Teleporter • The Thousand-Year Door • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe • X-Naut ship • Yellow Block
Stats / statuses Allergic • Badge Point • Burn • Charged • Confused • Danger • Defense • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Dodgy • Electrified • Fast • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Huge • Immobilized • Invisible • Payback • Peril • Poison • Power • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Regeneration • Sleep • Slow • Soft • Star Point • Star Power • Tiny
Miscellaneous 65th Trivia Quiz-Off • 66th Trivia Quiz-Off • Art Gallerya • Badges • Bestiary (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Boom-bassa-boom Festival • Bingo! • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Flash game • Gallery (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Glitches (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Goldbobbington's • Happy Lucky Lottery • Koopa Clan • Level up • Luigi Fan Club • Jazzafrazz Town Drama Slam • Mist • Parade • Partner Hintsa • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–F · G–K · L–R · S–Z) • Recipes • Rogueport Direct Mail Service • Rogueport Restoration Committee • Selling prices • Shine Sprites • Shops • Sound Gallerya • Staff (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Stump Petuni • Tattles (Nintendo Switch) • Treasure chest locations • University of Goom • Unnamed NPCs • X-Nauts
a Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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