Jack O' Goomba

Jack O' Goomba
Artwork of a Jack O' Goomba.
Species Origin	Goomba
First Appearance	Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest Appearance	Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Related Species
Splunkin

Jack O' Goombas, also known as Pumpkinhead Goombas, are pumpkin-headed Goombas found in Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

History

Super Mario Galaxy

Jack O' Goombas made their debut in Super Mario Galaxy. The only places they can be found are in haunted galaxies, such as Ghostly Galaxy. These pumpkin-wearing Goombas are capable of producing small blue flames in an attempt to burn Mario, yet the ability is lost when their pumpkin is destroyed. To break their jack-o-lantern helmets, Mario must Spin. Ground Pounding them, however, will destroy both the pumpkin helmet and the Goomba in one pound. Once they lose their Pumpkin cover, they are simply a regular Goomba. However, one should be careful to Ground Pound a Jack O' Goomba if it just produced a blue flame, as Mario would get burned if he touched it. Also, if one tries to jump on one, the pumpkin won't break.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

The Jack O' Goombas later reappear in the sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2. They have not changed much from the predecessor, still wearing a pumpkin mask, releasing blue flames once in awhile. Yet these enemies are not limited to haunted galaxies, being found in such places as the Clockwork Ruins Galaxy.

Trivia

• Jack O' Goombas bear a resemblance to Splunkins in New Super Mario Bros..
• Jack O' Goomba is a pun on Jack O' Lantern, which is what they are wearing on their head.
• When touched by Rainbow Mario, only the pumpkin will break.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Goomba Citrouille	Pumpkin Goomba

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

Super Mario Galaxy
Characters	Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Bowser • Luma • Polari • Lumalee • Lumacomète • Toad Brigade • Ray • Gearmos • Guppy • Cosmic Mario • Boards • Queen Bee • Bees • Coach • Penguru • Penguins • Spooky Speedster
Items and objects	? Coin • ? Block • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Boo Mushroom • Brick Block • Coin • Crate • Fire Flower • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Ice Flower • Item Crystal • Koopa Shell • Launch Star • Life Mushroom • Power Star • Pull Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Note • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Star • Silver Star • Sling Star • Space Junk • Springboard • Spring Mushroom • Star Ball • Star Bit • Star Chip • Star Crystal • Warp Pad
Enemies	Amp • Banzai Bill • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cataquack • Cheep-Cheep • Chomp • Chomp Pup • Clam • Cluckboom • Crabber • Dry Bones • Firebar • Fishbone • Flipbug • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Blue Lava Bubble • Jellyfish • Koopa Troopa • Li'l Brrr • Li'l Cinder • Li'l Springy • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha-Koopa • Octoguy • Octoomba • Octopus • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pokey Sprout • Porcu-Puffer • Preying Mantas • Prickly Piranha Plant • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Rocket Engine • Rocky Wrench • Scuttle Bug • Sentry Beam • Slurple • Spiky Plant • Spiky Topman • Spring Topman • Starbag • Swooper • Thwomp • Topmini • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tweester • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler
Bosses	Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bouldergeist • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Kingfin • Fiery Dino Piranha • Bowser Jr. • Bowser
Minigames	Bob-omb Blasting • Bubble Blowing • Manta Ray Surfing • Star Ball Rolling
Further Info	Staff • Glitches • Beta Elements • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Super Mario Galaxy: Original Soundtrack • Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy 2
Characters	Bees • Bill Board • Black Jibberjay • Bob-omb Buddies • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Coach • Cosmic Spirit • Co-Star Luma • Fluzzard • Gearmo • Gold Gearmo • Jibberjays • Lubba • Luma • Lumalee • Luigi • Mario • Penguin • Penguru • Princess Peach • Queen Bee • Rosalina • Silver Gearmo • Star Bunny • The Chimp • Toad • Toad Brigade • Whittle • Yoshi
Items and objects	? Block • ? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Balloon • Bee Mushroom • Berries • Blimp Fruit • Boo Mushroom • Brick Block • Bronze Star • Bulb Berry • Chance Cube • Clock • Cloud Flower • Coin • Comet Medal • Cosmic Platform • Crate • Dash Pepper • Spin Drill • Flip-Out Wall • Flip-Swap Platform • Flower Grapple • Fire Flower • Flying ? Block • Grand Star • Green Star • Ground Pound Switch • Item Crystal • Large Coin • Launch Star • Leaf Raft • Life Mushroom • Meteorite • Midway Point • Portal • Power Star • Pull Star • Purple Coin • Purple Coin Ball • Rainbow Note • Rainbow Star • Rock Mushroom • Silver Star • Sling Star • Snake Block • Spring • Spring Mushroom • Star Ball • Star Bit • Star Chip • Star Crystal • Teleporter • Tip Network • Warp Pad
Enemies	Amp • Banzai Bill • Big Boo • Boo • Boulder • Boomerang Bro. • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Bullet Bill • Cheep-Cheep • Chomp • Chomp Pup • Choppah • Clam • Cluckboom • Crabber • Cosmic Clone • Digga • Dry Bones • Electricity Shooter • Elite Octoomba • Firebar • Fire Shooter • Fizzlit • Flaptack • Flipbug • Floating Plate • Fuzzy • Gargantua Koopa Troopa • Golden Chomp • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gray Bowser Statue • Grinder • Gringill • Gummit • Hammer Bro. • Huge Paragoomba • Blue Lava Bubble • Jack O' Goomba • Jammyfish • Jellyfish • Kleptoad • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Ledge Hammer • Li'l Brrr • Li'l Cinder • Mattermouth • Starbag • Octoboo • Octoomba • Octoguy • Octopus • Magikoopa • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mandibug • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Wiggler • Mine • Paragoomba • Pinhead • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Pokey Sprout • Porcu-Puffer • Prickly Piranha Plant • Pupdozer • Rhomp • Scuttle Bug • Sentry Beam • Silver Chomp • Skeeter • Slurple • Smeech • Snoodle • Spiky Plant • Spiky Topman • Spiny • Spiny Hermit • Stretch Plant • Swaphopper • Swooper • Thwomp • Topman • Topmini • Tox Box • Twirlip • Undergrunt Gunner • Urchin • Venus Flower Trap • Water Shooter • Whimp • Whomp • Wiggler
Bosses	Peewee Piranha • Giga Lakitu • Digga-Leg • Gobblegut • Bugaboom • Rollodillo • Sorbetti • Megahammer • Glamdozer • Squizzard • Prince Pikante • Boomsday Machine • Whomp King • Fire Gobblegut • Giant Bowser • Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Major Burrows • Bouldergeist • Fiery Dino Piranha
Minigames	Crate Burning • Fluzzard Gliding • Star Ball Rolling
Further Info	Staff • Glitches • Beta Elements • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Super Mario Galaxy 2: Original Soundtrack