Macho Grubba
| Macho Grubba | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) | |
| Applies to | Grubba |
| Item needed | Power-draining machine and Gold Star |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “MAAAACHO! I'm a powerhouse now, you pesterin', li'l pieces of prairie piffle! So long's I have this here machine, my bod'll be rough, tough, an' ultrabuff!”
- —Macho Grubba, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Macho Grubba is the powered-up form of Grubba, the true chapter boss of the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and the keeper of the real Gold Star. In this state, he has sixty HP and a very wide variety of attacks. After being defeated, Grubba's power-sucking machine goes off, returning energy to Bandy Andy and King K, freeing Prince Mush, and reverting Grubba back to his normal form.
Macho Grubba is one of three chapter bosses not affiliated with either Grodus or the Shadow Queen throughout the entire game (the others being Cortez and Smorg). He is also one of four chapter bosses the Yoshi Kid can swallow, the others being Doopliss, Grodus and the Shadow Queen (first phase, before and after transformation).
Powers and abilities
After being powered up by the Gold Star, Macho Grubba has the ability to tilt the scales in battle to his favor. At the beginning of the fight, Macho Grubba gains the ability to attack twice per turn. He then uses this ability to first use one of several buffs, increasing his attack power for a turn, or defense or evasiveness for two turns, then doing a running jump attack onto Mario or his partner.
Later in the fight, Macho Grubba may also choose to use a buff that charges up his next attack by 4 damage, and attacks with either a backflip, or a punch that hits both Mario and his partner.
Profiles and statistics
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macho Grubba | ||||||||
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Max HP | 60 | Attack | 4 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Glitz Pit | Role | Boss | Level | 71 | |||
| Sleep? | 50% | Dizzy? | 50% | Confuse? | 50% | |||
| Tiny? | 75% | Stop? | 40% | Soft? | 90% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 30% | Fright? | 0% | |||
| Gale Force? | 0% | KO? | 0% | Moves | Body Slam (4), Fast (attacks twice) Defense Boost (boosts defense by 3), Attack Boost (boosts attack power by 3), Punch (4 to Mario and Partner), Charge (charges attack by 4.), Dodgy (some attack will miss.), Backflip (4) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | N/A | Items | None | |||
| Tattle Log #: 103 |
Log | Macho Grubba has the confidence to match his muscles after being powered up by the Crystal Star | ||||||
| Tattle | That's Macho Grubba. He's Grubba all souped-up on Crystal Star power. Max HP is 60, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. His attack pattern is simple: first he increases the number of times he can attack... Then he powers himself up with all sorts of crazy, power-uppy moves. So, it's pretty important to pay close attention to how he's powered himself up. The craziest thing about this musclehead is that he used to be that chubby Grubba. I guess the Crystal Stars really ARE powerful! | |||||||
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macho Grubba | ||||||||
|
Max HP | 60 | Attack | 4 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Glitz Pit | Role | Boss | Level | 71 | |||
| Sleep? | 50% | Dizzy? | 50% | Confuse? | 50% | |||
| Tiny? | 75% | Stop? | 40% | Soft? | 90% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 30% | Fright? | 0% | |||
| Gale Force? | 0% | KO? | 0% | Moves | Body Slam (4), Fast (attacks twice) Defense Boost (boosts defense by 3), Attack Boost (boosts attack power by 3), Punch (4 to Mario and Partner), Charge (charges attack by 4.), Dodgy (some attack will miss.), Backflip (4) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 100 | Items | None | |||
| Tattle Log #: 106 |
Log | Macho Grubba has the confidence to match his muscles after being powered up by the Crystal Star | ||||||
| Tattle | That's Macho Grubba. He's Grubba all souped-up on Crystal Star power. Max HP is 60, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. His attack pattern is simple—first he increases the number of times he can attack... Then he powers himself up with all sorts of wild, power-uppy moves. So, it's pretty important to pay close attention to how he's powered himself up. The wildest thing about this musclehead is that he was just regular ol' Grubba a moment ago... I guess the Crystal Stars really ARE powerful! | |||||||
Gallery
Macho Grubba in the Nintendo Switch remake
Macho Grubba in Super Mario-kun
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マッチョガンス[?] Matcho Gansu |
Macho Grubba | |
| Chinese | 肌肉加仕[?] Jīròu Jiāshì |
Muscle Grubba | |
| French | Stéro Gangs[?] | Stéro is a diminutive of "steroids", Gangs is Grubba's French name. | |
| German | Mega-Clubbone[?] | Mega Grubba | |
| Italian | Macho Ganz[?] | Macho Grubba | |
| Korean | 머슬건스[?] Meoseul-Geonseu |
Muscle Grubba | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Grubbachón[?] | Mix of his name with the word "fortachón" (strongman). | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Leonardo Dantesco[?] | From Grubba's Spanish name and Leonardo Dantés, a famous TV celebrity in Spain. Dantesco means "horrific". It may be a pun on gigantesco ("gigantic"). |
| Spikes | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Grubba • Macho Grubba • Paper Macho Spike Outlaw • Tolstar • Tubba Blubba • Tubba's Heart |
| Species | Big Spike • Clubba • Dark Clubba • Fire Gabon • Mad Spike • Mega Stone Spike • Paper Macho Stone Spike • Paper Spike • Snow Spike • Spike • Stone Spike • White Clubba |
