Jack O'Goomba
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| Jack O'Goomba | |||
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 Artwork of a Pumpkinhead Goomba | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Goomba | ||
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Jack O'Goombas[1] (also formatted as Jack O' Goombas),[2] originally referred to as Pumpkinhead Goombas,[3] are enemies found in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. These enemies are Goombas that wear pumpkins over their heads. The enemies' name and appearance are derived from jack-o'-lanterns.
History
Super Mario Galaxy
Pumpkinhead Goombas made their debut in Super Mario Galaxy. They can be found in the Ghostly Galaxy. They are capable of producing small blue flames in an attempt to burn Mario (or Luigi), yet the ability is lost when their pumpkins are destroyed. To break their jack-o'-lantern helmets, Mario must spin. Ground-pounding a Pumpkinhead Goomba, however, destroys both the pumpkin helmet and the Goomba in one pound. Once the Pumpkinhead Goomba loses its pumpkin cover, it is simply a regular Goomba. If the player ground-pounds a Pumpkinhead Goomba after it just produced a blue flame, Mario will get burned if he touches it. Also, if one tries to jump on one, the pumpkin will not break. If Mario runs into a Pumpkinhead Goomba as Rainbow Mario, only the pumpkin will break.
Pumpkinhead Goombas, along with other enemies, can be seen dancing with Toads in the center of Toad Town during the game's ending.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Jack O'Goombas later reappear under their current name in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They have not changed much from the predecessor, still wearing pumpkin masks, releasing blue flames once in a while. These enemies are not limited to haunted galaxies, being found in such places as the Clockwork Ruins Galaxy.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
While Jack O'Goombas do not appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the giant pumpkins that appear during the Wonder Effect in the course Upshroom Downshroom have carved faces that look exactly like those of the pumpkins they wear.
Gallery
Concept art from the Collector's Edition Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide
Model from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2
Inside the Jack O'Goomba Planet in the Battle Belt Galaxy
Halloween 2021 artwork (cameo as a print on Princess Daisy's dress)
Halloween 2021 artwork (cameo as a print on Princess Daisy's dress)
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/Kabokuri.arc | Kabokuri | Transliteration of below |
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
カボクリ (Kabokuri) | Partial anagram of「栗かぼちゃ」(kuri kabocha, squash) |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | カボクリボー[4] Kabokuribō |
Portmanteau of「 |
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| French | Goomba Citrouille[5] | Pumpkin Goomba | |
| German | Kürbis-Gumba[?] | Pumpkin Goomba | |
| Italian | Jack O'Goomba[6] | - | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Calabagoomba[?] | Portmanteau of calabaza ("pumpkin") and "Goomba" |
References
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 27.
- ^ The Nintendo Spooky Baddies gallery - Play Nintendo (archived)
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy trading card
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 127, 159.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 29
- ^ Guida PRIMA ufficiale di Super Mario Galaxy 2, pagina 27.
