Goombule
| Goombule | |||
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 Sprite of a Goombule 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 | Goomba | ||
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Goombules are a type of cell-based Goombas found inside of the Trash Pit and Pump Works of Bowser's body in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. Goombules have a dark pink egg-yolk shaped body with an orange nucleus in the center. To attack Mario or Luigi, a Goombule either charges at the Bros. or tries to roll into them. When a Goombule begins its attacks, it either walks directly to the brother it will use its charge attack against, or it pauses in the center of the battlefield and leans forward or backwards, if it is using its roll attack. If it leans backwards, it is targeting Mario; if it leans forward, it is going to attack Luigi. Both attacks of the Goombule enemies can be avoided by jumping out the way, and with the correct timing, the jump can also be used as a counterattack.
When Mario and Luigi practice one of their Special Attacks in the "Specials" section in the star menu, the targets are Goombules. They are the first and weakest enemies Mario and Luigi encounter as a team, and ultimately the weakest enemies in the game.
The name Goombule is a portmanteau of "Goomba" and "globule". Starlow also calls them "amoeba things" at the beginning of the game. Goombules are also related to Elite Goombules, which is a stronger sub-species of Goombules that are colored blue, and wear Buzzy Shells on their heads that defend them from above attacks. In the remake, they're even weaker.
Two Goombules work together to trap Luigi's head in the start of their debut game.
Statistics
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy | ||||||||
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| Goombule | ||||||||
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HP | 8 (12) | POW | 14 (35) | DEF | 13 (20) | SPEED | 12 (18) |
| Coins | 2 (3) | Level | 1 | Fire | Normal | Burn? | Normal | |
| Role | Common, training | Battled by | Mario and Luigi | Location(s) | Trash Pit Pump Works |
Dizzy? | Normal | |
| Stat down? | Normal | KO? | Normal | Experience | 3 | 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 | ||||||||||
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| Goombule | ||||||||||
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HP | 4 | POW | 14 | DEF | 13 | SPEED | 12 | Experience | 3 |
| Fire | Normal | Jump | Normal | Hammer | Normal | Battled by | Mario & Luigi | Coins | 2 | |
| Burn | 1x | Dizzy | 1x | Stat down | 1x | Speed down | 1x | Item drop | Mushroom - 35% Syrup Jar - 20% | |
| Level 1 | Location(s) | Trash Pit, Pump Works | ||||||||
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | サイボー[?] Saibō |
Pun on「細胞」(saibō, cell) and「クリボー」(Kuribō, Goomba); shares its name with Cybo, which has a different origin | |
| French (NOA) | Goombule[?] | From the English name | |
| French (NOE) | Goombaryote[?] | Pun on Goomba and Prokaryote, or Eukaryote | |
| German | Zell-Gumba[?] | From zelle ("cell") and Gumba ("Goomba) | |
| Italian | Goombulo[?] | Goombule | |
| Korean | 세포바[?] Sepoba |
Portmanteau for 세포 (sepo, "cell") and 굼바 (Gumba, "Goomba") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Goombula[?] | Pun on Goomba and célula ("cell") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Goomocito[?] | Pun on Goomba and Linfocito ("Lymphocyte") |
Trivia
- Goombule is one of the Bowser's Inside Story leftovers found in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team's files.
