Octoomba
An Electrogoomba is an enemy in Super Mario Galaxy. It is an alien, amphibious type of Goomba that headbutts Mario when he approaches. They can easily be squashed with a jump, leaving a Coin. When defeated with a Star Spin, they leave three star bits. Occasionally they unveil a secret when destroyed, such as on several Airships in the game where a bridge appears when a pair of them are destroyed.
Appearance
Electrogoombas are odd-looking Goombas. They have smooth, blue skin with yellow spots, a puckered round mouth (like a Snifit), glowing yellow eyes, and a small antenna on top of their head. Unlike regular Goombas, the have no body. They attack with a headbutt, and only patrol a very small, set area.
Sub-species
One sub-species is a pink color, and is somewhat smarter than the standard one. It attempts to run away from Mario, and will spit rocks at him if he gets too close. Another sub-species of Electrogoomba is gray, and taller and bigger then the other two. It is immobile, but can shoot projectiles at Mario, which include harmless coconuts that need to be hit back. They make a strange squeaking noise before they shoot. This variety often appears in pre-boss levels and serve as mini-bosses. Gray Electrogoombas only shoot fire, and therefore Mario must use shells to destroy them.
As the forms become more powerful they look more like octopi.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Electrogoombas are set to appear in the upcoming Wii game Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Relatives
- Goomba
- King Kaliente
- blooper (possibly)
Trivia
- Electrogoombas resemble both Octoroks and Deku Scrubs from many Legend of Zelda games.
