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{{species infobox
|image=[[Image:Astro_Goomba.jpg|100px]]
|image=[[File:SMG Goombeetle Artwork.png|120px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|species_origin=[[Goomba]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|affiliation=[[Bowser]], [[Koopa Troop]]
|variant_of=[[Goomba]]
|comparable=[[Armored Goomba]]<br>[[Buzzy Beetle]]<br>[[Prongo]]
}}
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'''Astro Goombas''' are a sub-species of [[Goomba]]s that are only found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They are basically regular Goombas that wear protective helmets, which prevent them from being [[Stomp|stomped]] on; instead, [[Mario]] must use a [[Spinning|Spin]] to flip them over and then [[Jump]] on top of them. However if they touch Mario, they are still just as deadly as their Goomba origins and will make him lose at least one portion of health (if he does not fall into a [[Black Hole]]).
'''Goombeetles''',<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=27, 69, 160|date=May 23, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46907-6}}</ref> also known as '''Octobeetles''',<ref>{{cite|author=Browne|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=136}}</ref> are a type of [[Goomba]] only found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its sequel ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are Goombas that wear protective helmets, which prevent them from being [[stomp]]ed on. Their name is derived from the [[Buzzy Beetle]]s. They are sometimes described as being robotic Goombas.<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=83|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-7615-5643-5|quote=Watch out for the robot Goombas on the planetoid's surface.}}</ref> Goombeetles behave identically in both appearances.


Astro Goombas greatly differ from other Goomba subspecies and from Goombas themselves in other ways than the fact that they wear protective helmets on top of their heads. More differences include their eyes which are not white like most other Goomba's eyes but are instead yellow-colored and just visible in the darkness of the helmet. Most Goombas also have a set of pointed fangs in their mouths but since the mouths of these Goombas are impossible to see due to the darkness, it is only assumed that they do not have those trademark fangs.
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Goombeetles are found mostly found in [[Bowser]]'s and [[Bowser Jr.]]'s [[galaxy|galaxies]]. They are also found in the [[Buoy Base Galaxy]] and the [[Dreadnought Galaxy]]. They attack by charging at [[Mario]], just as regular Goombas. However, unlike regular Goombas, they cannot be defeated by being jumped on due to their helmets. To defeat them, Mario must flip them with a [[spin]] and then jump on them. Each one defeated releases a coin. If instead they are defeated with a [[Bullet Bill]], they will release three [[Star Bit]]s.


==Trivia==
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', Goombeetles can be found in [[Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla]], [[Beat Block Galaxy]] and [[Chompworks Galaxy]]. They can be defeated by the [[Co-Star Luma]] or instantly defeated by a [[Chain Chomp|Chomp]], which, like the previous game, causes them to release three Star Bits.
*The Helmets of Astro Goombas resemble [[Bony Beetle]] carapaces.
 
*The eyes of the Astro Goombas are yellow, instead of the normal white, and they have no pupils.
==Gallery==
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SMG Asset Model Goombeetle.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
[[category:Sub-Species]]
SMG Goombeetle Screenshot.png|thumb|100px|A Goombeetle in ''Super Mario Galaxy''
[[category:Goombas]]
Beat Block Goombeetle.png|Mario attacks a Goombeetle in Beat Block Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
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[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy]]
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=メットボー
|JapR=Mettobō
|JapM=From「メット」(''metto'', short for "helmet", also a reference to [[Buzzy Beetle]]) and「クリボー」(''Kuribō'', "[[Goomba]]")
|Ger=Astro-Gumba
|GerM=Astro Goomba
|Ita=Goombelmetto
|ItaM=From ''Goomba'' and ''elmetto'' ("helmet")
|Fre=Goomba Casqué<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 29</ref>
|FreM=From ''Goomba'' and ''casque'' ("helmet")
|SpaE=Cascogoomba
|SpaM=Helmetgoomba}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:40, December 12, 2024

Goombeetle
Goombeetle
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Goomba
Comparable

Goombeetles,[1] also known as Octobeetles,[2] are a type of Goomba only found in Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are Goombas that wear protective helmets, which prevent them from being stomped on. Their name is derived from the Buzzy Beetles. They are sometimes described as being robotic Goombas.[3] Goombeetles behave identically in both appearances.

In Super Mario Galaxy, Goombeetles are found mostly found in Bowser's and Bowser Jr.'s galaxies. They are also found in the Buoy Base Galaxy and the Dreadnought Galaxy. They attack by charging at Mario, just as regular Goombas. However, unlike regular Goombas, they cannot be defeated by being jumped on due to their helmets. To defeat them, Mario must flip them with a spin and then jump on them. Each one defeated releases a coin. If instead they are defeated with a Bullet Bill, they will release three Star Bits.

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Goombeetles can be found in Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla, Beat Block Galaxy and Chompworks Galaxy. They can be defeated by the Co-Star Luma or instantly defeated by a Chomp, which, like the previous game, causes them to release three Star Bits.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メットボー[?]
Mettobō
From「メット」(metto, short for "helmet", also a reference to Buzzy Beetle) and「クリボー」(Kuribō, "Goomba")
French Goomba Casqué[4] From Goomba and casque ("helmet")
German Astro-Gumba[?] Astro Goomba
Italian Goombelmetto[?] From Goomba and elmetto ("helmet")
Spanish (NOE) Cascogoomba[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46907-6. Page 27, 69, 160.
  2. ^ Browne. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 136.
  3. ^ "Watch out for the robot Goombas on the planetoid's surface." – Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 83.
  4. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 29