Balloon Goomba

Balloon Goomba
Species Origin	Goomba
First Appearance	New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)

Balloon Goombas are, as their name implies, Goombas attached to floating balloons. They first appear in New Super Mario Bros. U.

History

New Super Mario Bros. U

Balloon Goombas first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. U, in the Sparkling Waters level Skyward Stalk. They float straight upwards from the bottom of the screen on a balloon. When its balloon pops, it will begin walking like a normal Goomba. Mario can jump off the balloons for extra height. One of a group of 2 can help the player collect the third Star Coin. There is a total of 6 in the game making them uncommon.

Goombas
Characters	Almighty Goomba • Captain Goomba • Dr. Sporis Von Fungenstein • Gary • Goom Goom • Gooma • Goomama • Goomba Bros. • Goomba Mummy • Goombaria • Goombario • Goombella • Goombetty • Goombob • Goomboss/Goomba King • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goompa • Goompapa • Goomther • McGoomba • Mega Goomba • Megasparkle Goomba • Private Goomp • Professor Frankly • Red and Blue Goomba • Triplets
Species	2-Fold Goomba‎ • 5-Fold Paragoomba • Balloon Goomba • Bellhop Goomba • Bone Goomba • Choomba • Chuboomba • Dark Goomba • Dark Headbonk Goomba • Dark Paragoomba • Dark Spiked Goomba • Elite Goombule • Gloomba • Gold Goomba • Goomba • Goomba (SMW) • Goomba Tower • Goombeetle • Goombette • Goombo • Goombrat • Goombule • Goomdiver • Goomerang Bro. • Grand Goomba • Grand Tail Goomba • Gritty Goomba • Gu Goomba • Headbonk Goomba • Huge Paragoomba • Hyper Goomba • Hyper Paragoomba • Hyper Spiky Goomba • Jack O' Goomba • Mad Goomba • Mad Red Paragoomba • Mega Goomba • Micro-Goomba • Mural Goomba • Octoomba • Paper-Cone Goomba • Paragloomba • Paragoomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Pirate Goomba • Prickly Goomba • Red Paragoomba • Rhinestone Goomba • Sad Goomba • Sad Paragoomba • Shiny Goomba • Shiny Paragoomba • Shiny-Cone Goomba • Spiked Gloomba • Spiked Goomba • Tail Goomba • Tanoomba • Tashrooba • Terekuribō • Zombie Goomba

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U
Playable Characters	Mario • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbit*
Supporting Characters	Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshis (Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi)
Bosses	Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro. • Kamek
Worlds / Areas	Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Courses
Items and Objects	Super Mushroom • Fire Flower • Super Acorn (P-Acorn) • Mini Mushroom • Propeller Mushroom • Ice Flower • Penguin Suit • Star (Boost Star) • Coin • Blue Coin • Red Coin • Red Ring • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Yoshi Egg • ? Block • Giant Question Block • Green Coin • Green Ring • P-Switch • Goal Flagpole • Berries • ! Switch • Brick Block • Coin Block • Giant Brick Block • Glow Block • Jump Block • POW Block • Super Guide Block
Enemies & Obstacles	Amp • Baby Blooper • Baby Dragoneel • Ball 'n' Chain • Balloon Goomba • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Big Amp • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetle • Bill Blaster • Blooper • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro. • Bowser Amp • Bowser's Claw • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Cooligan • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Eep-Cheep • Fire Bro. • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Firebar • Fishbone • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Gargantua Koopa Troopa • Goomba • Goombrat • Grand Goomba • Grrrol • Gūrindai • Hammer Bro. • Heavy Para-Beetle • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro. • Jellybeam • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheep • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Fuzzy • Mega Goomba • Mega Grrrol • Mega Pokey • Mega Urchin • Mega Wiggler • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Nabbit • Para-Beetle • Para-bomb • Paragoomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Raining Debris • Red Skull Box • River Piranha Plant • Rocket Engine • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Skull Box • Spike • Spike Pillar • Spike Top • Spiked Ball • Spiny • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro. • Super Dry Bones • Super Piranha Plant • Super Thwomp • Super Venus Fire Trap • Swooper • Targeting Ted • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Venus Ice Trap • Waddlewing • Wiggler
Others	Water Spouts • Sand Spouts • Spine Coasters
Game Modes	Boost Mode • Boost Rush Mode • Challenge Mode • Coin Battle
* Exclusive to New Super Luigi U.