Gromba
| Gromba | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sprite fromMario & Luigi: Dream Team | |||
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013) | ||
| Variant of | Goomba | ||
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Grombas are rock-likeGoombas that appear inMario & Luigi: Dream Team. They appear around Pi'illo Castle and in the Ancient Hidden Area of Pi'illo Castle. As they are encountered early in the game, Grombas are not very powerful, and their stats are quite low compared to other enemies. In the field, Grombas have a tendency to trip while walking about, and do not always chase Mario or Luigi upon sight like most other enemies. InPi'illo Blimport,Broque Monsieur sets up an act using caged Grombas. In one room ofPi'illo Castle's underground depths, many Grombas are seen marching in a circle to form a propeller-like formation.
In battle, Grombas attack in two ways: After running up toMario orLuigi, they will either trip before rolling towards them, or dig out a rock with their feet and kick it at them. Both attacks can be dodged byjumping, but the former can also becountered. Sometimes, one will approach the bros. between them and roll towards the one that it faces, which can be used as a "tell" as to which brother it is targeting. ADream World variant also appears inDreamy Pi'illo Castle, called aDromba.
In the two tutorial battles only, the Grombas cannot be defeated untilToadsworth leaves the battlefield.
Statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gromba | ||||||||
| HP | 8 | Role | Common, training | Level | 2 | Location(s) | Pi'illo Blimport,Pi'illo Castle |
| Power | 27 | Position | Normal | No Hitter | 1 | |||
| Defense | 12 | World | Real | Weakness | None | Item drop | Mushroom (10%) 1-Up Mushroom (4%) | |
| Speed | 15 | Experience | 3 (4) | Coins | 1 (100%) | |||
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コロボー[?] Korobō | Portmanteau of「コロコロ」(korokoro, onomatopoeia for rolling) and「クリボー」(Kuribō,Goomba); similar toMrs. Thwomp andRrrumba | |
| French | Gromba[?] | - | |
| German | Grumba[?] | Phonetic transliteration | |
| Italian | Kroomba[?] | Similar to American Spanish name | |
| Korean | 데굴바[?] Degulba | Portmanteau of "데굴데굴" (degul-degul, onomatopoeia for rolling) and "Goomba" | |
| Portuguese | Gromba[?] | - | |
| Russian | Валунба[?] Valunba | From "Goomba" and "валун" (valun, boulder) | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Groomba[?] | From "Goomba" and the English name | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Goombadrillo[?] | From "Goomba" and "ladrillo" (brick) |
