Goombule
| Goombule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sprite of a Goombule fromMario & 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-basedGoomba found inside of theTrash Pit andPump Works ofBowser's body inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story andMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. They have a dark pink egg-yolk shaped body with an orange nucleus in the center. In the field, Goombules generally wander around, but encroaching upon their territory may cause them to charge the intruder. A Goombule can be found assistingSpike Blops in combat. To attackMario orLuigi, 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, thejump can also be used as acounterattack.
In the Trash Pit, if Goombules are encountered without other enemies, they always appear in groups of two or three. In the Pump Works, they can appear in groups of up to six.
When Mario and Luigi practice one of theirSpecial Attacks in the "Specials" section in thestar 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 toElite Goombules, which is a stronger sub-species of Goombules that are colored blue, and wearBuzzy Shells on their heads that defend them from above attacks. In theremake, they are even weaker.
Statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goombule | ||||||||
 | HP | 8 (12) | POW | 14 (35) | DEF | 13 (20) | SPEED | 12 |
| Coins | 2 (3) | Level | 1 | Fire | Normal | Burn? | Normal | |
| Role | Common, training | Battled by | Mario & Luigi | Location(s) | Trash Pit,Pump Works | Dizzy? | Normal | |
| Stat down? | Normal | KO? | Normal | Experience | 3 | Item drop | Mushroom - 17.5% Syrup Jar - 7.5% | |
| 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[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goombule | ||||||||||
| 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[edit]
| 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 withCybo, which has a different origin | |
| French(Canadian) | Goombule[?] | From the English name | |
| French(European) | Goombaryote[?] | Portmanteau of "Goomba", and "Prokaryote" or "Eukaryote" | |
| German | Zell-Gumba[?] | Fromzelle ("cell") andGumba ("Goomba") | |
| Italian | Goombulo[?] | Goombule | |
| Korean | 세포바[?] Sepoba | Portmanteau for "세포" (sepo, "cell") and "굼바" (Gumba, "Goomba") | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Goombula[?] | Portmanteau of "Goomba" andcélula ("cell") | |
| Spanish(European) | Goomocito[?] | Portmanteau of "Goomba" andLinfocito ("Lymphocyte") |
Notes[edit]
- Goombule is one of theBowser's Inside Story leftovers found inMario & Luigi: Dream Team's files.
