Ghost Goomba
| Ghost Goomba | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |||
| Appears in | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
| Variant of | Goomba Boo | ||
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Ghost Goombas[1] (generically referred to byNintendo Power asghosts)[2] areenemies inSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. TheseBoo-like ghosts ofGoombas are encountered in only one course—theHaunted House Course of thePumpkin Zone, and their appearance is a Goomba head atop a ghostly body with a brownish-orange coloration in artwork. True to its appearance, a Ghost Goomba is invincible and floats wavily like a Boo, but it moves faster and forward like a Goomba.Green Shells andStars are effective in defeating it. In theKodansha adaptation, Ghost Goombas are specifically depicted as the ghosts of theGoombas that die in the Haunted House Course.[3]
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| テレクリボー (JP) / Ghost Goomba (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ゴースト族 | Tribe | Ghost clan | |
| 未練がましい | Disposition | Regretful | |
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
| クリボーのおばけだ！ あのクリボー（P72）がおばけになったもの。おばけは実体が無いので、マリオの攻撃を全く受け付けない。しかも、動きも銳いので、急いで走り抜けるようにしよう。[4] | It's the spirit of Goomba! The Goomba (p. 72) has become a ghost. The ghost has no physical form and is totally immune to Mario's attacks. Mario must run through it quickly, as it moves in a very unpredictable manner. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Artwork fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Sprite fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
A commercial forGame Boy introduced by Mani
Naming[edit]
Unlike most mainlineSuper Mario titles,Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins did not receive officially localized enemy indexes at the time of its release on the Game Boy and not all enemies are listed in its instruction booklets. Consequentially, most available non-Japanese names come from localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. The English version of the book erroneously refers to this enemy as "Terekuribo",[5] based on its Japanese name "Terekuribō" (which had been used on the Super Mario Wiki fan website from 2011 to 2022).
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テレクリボー[6][7][8] Terekuribō | Portmanteau of「テレサ」(Teresa, "Boo") and「クリボー」(Kuribō, "Goomba") | |
| French | Goomba Boo[9] | Boo Goomba | |
| Italian | Goomba Fantasma[10]:75[11]:75 | Ghost Goomba | |
| Goomba fantasma[10]:77[11]:77 | |||
| Spanish | Goomba fantasma[12] | Ghost Goomba |
Notes[edit]
- Ghost Goombas have an unused sprite of them being squished, supposedly from beingstomped.[13]
- In aKC Deluxe mini-guide, Ghost Goombas are referred to as the ghost ofGoombo.[14] In actuality, Ghost Goombas are approximately the size of regular Goombas and even slightly bigger than the game's Boos.
- A Ghost Goomba appears in the concept art ofSuper Mario Odyssey, suggesting Ghost Goombas may have been planned to appear in the game somewhere early in development.[15]
References[edit]
- ^Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal.nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived December 21, 2025, 19:32:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^"An unbeatable ghost zig-zags at the beginning of the stage." – December 1992.Nintendo Power Volume 43.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 50.
- ^Kazuki, Motoyama.KC Deluxe vol. 19 -Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Japanese. Page 115.
- ^1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page115.
- ^October 23, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years.Dark Horse Books (English). ISBN978-1-50670-897-3. Page 76.
- ^スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨／敵キャラクター.Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Jinnai (APE), Jin Kobayashi, Ryuji Osawa, and Shigeo Tanabe, editors (1992). 『スーパーマリオランド2: 6つの金貨任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan. ISBN4-09-102413-0. Page 14.
- ^Kazuki Motoyama (6 July 1993).Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1.KC Deluxe (Japanese). ISBN4-06-319398-5. Page6Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg.
- ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 75.
- ^abSakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X.
- ^abSakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN979-1259575760.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 75.
- ^A.J. Nitro.Game Boy / GBC -Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Enemies.The Spriters Resource (English). Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^「チビボーのユウレイが、あらわれた‼ こわいよ～。」(Chibibo's ghost has materialized!! How scary!) – Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 -Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Japanese. Page 4.
- ^October 3, 2018.New Super Mario Odyssey concept art shows a ton of scrapped costume ideas.Nintendo Everything (English). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
