Grumblump
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 Artwork fromSuper Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) | ||
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Grumblumps are large multicolored crystal blocks inSuper Mario 3D World and itsNintendo Switch port,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. They exclusively appear inGrumblump Inferno in theSuper Mario 3D World campaign. They are shaped like rectangular prisms with various proportions, including cubes. Several Grumblumps appear waiting inlava throughout the level. Once the player steps on a Grumblump, its smiling faces on each side turn into frowning faces, and it starts gradually moving along a set path through the lava, turning over on one of its sides at a time. The player must move with it to stay on top of the side currently facing upward, and avoid falling into the lava until it reaches the end of its path.
As a Grumblump turns, the player can eitherjump to land on the topmost face or walk up its side like aTriangular Block. Towards the end of the level, twoSkipsqueaks appear on either side of the final Grumblump as obstacles, running to stay on its center as it moves. If the playerground-pounds a Grumblump, its faces will turn angry, and it will move faster for a short period of time; this allows the player to clear the course faster, but makes staying atop the Grumblump trickier.
Although visually similar toRhomps andTox Boxes, Grumblumps have a different behavior, as they are constantly rotating objects used as platforms. They cannot crush the player, as the lava beneath them instantly causes a life to be lost on contact.
Gallery[edit]
A long Grumblump
An angry long Grumblump
Naming[edit]
Grumblump's name is a portmanteau of "grumble" and either "lump" or the onomatopoeia "whump."
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ゴトゴトン[1][2] Gotogoton | From the onomatopoeic「ゴトゴト」(gotogoto, "rumble rumble") | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 滚滚方块[3] Gǔngǔnfāngkuài(Mandarin) Gwán'gwánfōngfaai(Cantonese) | Rolling Block | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 滾滾方塊[3] Gǔngǔnfāngkuài(Mandarin) Gwán'gwánfōngfaai(Cantonese) | Rolling Block | |
| Dutch | Grumblump[1] | - | |
| French | Badabam[1] | Frombadaboum ("badaboom") and "bam" | |
| German | Wumpel[1] | Portmanteau betweenWump ("whump") andwürfel ("cube"); comparable toWummp ("Whomp") | |
| Italian | Rimbomblocco[1] | Portmanteau ofrimbombare ("to rumble") andblocco ("blocco") | |
| Rimboblocco[sic][4]:232 | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| Ruzzolo[4]:230 | Brolder; ascribed in error | ||
| Korean | 덜컥덜컥[3] Deolkeok'deolkeok | Onomatopoeia for bumping between hard and large objects | |
| Portuguese(European) | Volta-face[1] | Fromvoltar ("to turn") and "face" | |
| Russian | Бадабам[1] Badabam | Fromбадабум (badabum, "badaboom") andбам (bam, "bam") | |
| Spanish(European) | Rotobloque[5] | Fromrotar ("rotate") andbloque ("block") |
References[edit]
- ^abcdefgIn-game name forGrumblump Inferno fromSuper Mario 3D World (stored internally under
SystemMessage/StageName/GotogotonValleyStage). - ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 232.
- ^abcIn-game name for Grumblump Inferno fromSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
- ^abSakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 232.
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| Variants | Grindels | Grindel •Spindel |
| Pouncers | Omodon •Pouncer | |
| Miscellaneous | Big Thwomp •Bone Thwomp •Karamenbo •Kongā •Mega Thwomp •Mihari •Shoomp •Sniffle Thwomp •Star Thwomp •Stone Elevator •Tail Thwomp •Thwimp •Thwomp •Thwomp Platform | |
| Relatives | Grrrols | Grrrol •Mega Grrrol •Treaded Grrrol |
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| Konks | Konk •Wonder Konk | |
| Spiny Tromps | Spiky Tromp •Spiny Tromp | |
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| Wallops | Wallop •Walleye | |
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| Other | Bomp •Flomp •Grumblump •Rhomp •Stairface Ogre •Stone-Eye •Tox Box •Walking Block | |
