Elite Goombule

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Elite Goombule
Sprite of an Elite Goombule from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Sprite 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 Goombule

Elite Goombules are a stronger variation of Goombule fought only once inside Bowser's body in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. They are encountered in the Trash Pit. They have the exact same moves as regular Goombules, and like their weaker counterpart, Elite Goombules have an egg yolk-shaped body with a yellow core in the center, but are blue instead of pink and wear Buzzy Shells as helmets that deflect jump attacks and counterattacks. To defeat one, the bros. have to use their newly learned Green Shell Special Attack obtained by collecting all ten Attack Pieces from the Trash Pit.

In the Prima Guide, this enemy, along with the Shroobs and Bowser X, are not listed in the Enemy Compendium.[1]

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, their helmets are dark blue rather than black.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Elite Goombule
Elite Goombule's idle HP 16 (37) POW 15 (49) DEF 13 (39) SPEED 12 (28)
Coins 2 (3) Level 2 Fire Normal Burn? Normal
Role Training Battled by Mario and Luigi Location(s) Trash Pit Dizzy? Normal
Stat down? Normal KO? Normal Experience 4 Item drop Mushroom - 25%
Syrup Jar - 30%
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
Elite Goombule
Sprite of an Elite Goombule from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey HP 16 POW 15 DEF 16 SPEED 12 Experience 4
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 2
Burn Immune Dizzy Immune Stat down 1x Speed down 1x Item drop Mushroom - 25%
Syrup Jar - 30%
Level           1 Location(s) Trash Pit

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カタボー[?]
Katabō
Portmanteau of「硬い」(katai, hard), referring to their Buzzy Shell headgear, and「サイボー」(Saibō, Goombule)
Chinese 头盔细胞[?] -
French (NOA) Goombule d'élite[?] Elite Goombule
French (NOE) Goomblindé[?] Reinforced Goomba
German Abwehrzell-Gumba[?] Defense Cell Goomba
Italian Goombulo élite[?] Elite Goombule
Korean 무장세포바[?]
Mujang Sepoba
Armed Goombule
Spanish (NOA) Goombula Élite[?] Elite Goombule
Spanish (NOE) Aceroomba[?] Portmanteau of acero (steel) and "Goomba"

References