The Goomba Bros.
- This article is about the team from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. For the Goomba Bros. from Paper Mario, see Red & Blue Goomba Bros.
- “Who is this Gonzales rookie? A cocky idiot, that's who! Waiting just makes us mad!”
- —The Goomba Bros., Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The Goomba Bros. are a group of five Goombas encountered in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They are the first opponents Mario challenges in Glitz Pit, where they are known as "The Meteorite Hardheads." They are the only team in the Glitz Pit to consist of five members.
Like most other fighters, they brag about how good they are and talk trash. However, they are simply Goombas and the weakest enemies in the Glitz Pit. The Goomba Bros. prove to be cheaters, taking a swing at Mario before the fight even begins, resulting in an unavoidable First Strike at Mario even if the Chill Out badge is equipped. The Goomba Bros. then say it was a warm up for Mario and that he should be thanking them.
The Goomba Bros. are ranked 19th in the Glitz Pit but will be ranked 20th when Mario (known as The Great Gonzales) defeats them.
Statistics
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goomba | ||||||||
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Max HP | 2 | Attack | 1 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Rogueport Sewers, Petal Meadows, Path to Shhwonk Fortress, Glitz Pit, Riverside Station | Role | Common, training | Level | 7 | |||
| Sleep? | 100% | Dizzy? | 100% | Confuse? | 100% | |||
| Tiny? | 100% | Stop? | 110% | Soft? | 100% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 100% | Fright? | 110% | |||
| Gale Force? | 100% | KO? | 150% | Moves | Headbonk (1) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 0 - 1 | Items | Dried Shroom, Fire Flower, Fright Mask (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Sleepy Sheep, Tasty Tonic (drop only), Close Call | |||
| Tattle Log #: 1 |
Log | The underling of underlings. No other distinguishing characteristics. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Goomba. Umm... Yeah, I'm one of those, in case you hadn't noticed. Ahem... It says here: "Goombas are underlings of underlings." ...That is totally rude! Their maximum HP is 2. They have an Attack power of 1 and a Defense of 0. | |||||||
Names in other languages
The Goomba Bros.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クリクリブラザーズ[?] Kurikuri Burazāzu |
「クリクリ」is from「クリボー」(Kuribō, "Goomba") or「栗」(kuri, "chestnut"), as well as a Japanese term for "big and round"; and「ブラザーズ」means "brothers". | |
| Dutch | De Goombazen[?] | From Goomba and bazen ("bosses") | |
| French | Chewingooms[?] | Pun on "chewing-gum" and "Goomba" | |
| German | Gumba-Brüder[?] | Goomba Bros. | |
| Italian | Goomba Bros.[?] | - | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Los Goombros[?] | ? | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Goombula V[?] | A reference to a famous Spanish music group called "Fórmula V" |
The Meteorite Hardheads
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | うちゅうからきた石アタマ[?] Uchū kara Kita Ishi Atama |
The Hardheads from Space | |
| Dutch | De Kranige Koppen[?] | The Plucky Heads | |
| French | Indécollables[?] | Unstuckable | |
| Italian | La forza, la furia e l'irruenza[?] | The strength, the fury, the impetuosity | |
| Spanish (NOA) | La fuerza, la furia, la pasión[?] | The strength, the fury, the passion | |
| Spanish (NOE) | La pasión, la fuerza, la furia desbordada[?] | The passion, the strength, the overflowing fury |
Trivia
- In the original GameCube version, Grubba initially introduces the team as "the Hoppin' Hardheads". This is seemingly a mistake, as in the Nintendo Switch version, he always introduces them as "the Meteorite Hardheads".
| Glitz Pit teams (at the end of Chapter 3) | |
|---|---|
| Champion | The Great Gonzales |
| Major League | Rawk Hawk • The Koopinator • Chomp Country • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare • Craw-Daddy • The Fuzz • The Magikoopa Masters • The Shellshockers • The Poker Faces • The Tiny Spinies |
| Minor League | The Iron Adonis Twins • The Bob-omb Squad • The Punk Rocks • The Mind-Bogglers • The Hand-It-Overs • Spike Storm • The Dead Bones • The Pokey Triplets • The KP Koopas • The Goomba Bros. |
| Replacement teams | Wings of Night • The Destructors |
