Gobblegut
| Gobblegut | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Mario Portal | |
| Species | Dragon |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
- “Wahaha! Made it this far, huh? I won't need my dad's help to finish you off! I got a big surprise for you! Ohhhhh, Gobblegut... Dinner's on! Don't forget to protect your bellyache bulges!”
- —Bowser Jr., Super Mario Galaxy 2
Gobbleguts are bosses appearing mainly in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are Chinese dragon-like creatures who encircle and burrow through a small planet. The green and black Gobbleguts are differentiated similarly to the different variations of Dino Piranha and King Kaliente, with the second Gobblegut being specified as Black Gobblegut[1] or Gobblegut (Black)[2] on the Mario Portal.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the green Gobblegut appears in Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla. After Bowser Jr. summons Gobblegut, the giant dragon circles the planet and eventually swoops down and crunches down on the surface of the planet in an attempt to injure Mario. When it blows steam out of its nose (making a noise akin to a train whistle), it dives down and tunnels right through the middle of the planet, thus exposing its six bellyache bulges to attack. The six bulges surrounding Gobblegut's body can be destroyed if Mario uses a spinning attack on them when they get temporarily stuck in the planet's surface while tunneling, or by doing a somersault and spin attacking a bulge. In Co-Star Mode, Co-Star Luma can also destroy any of the bulges with a spin if positioned correctly. Each bellyache bulge yields 10 Star Bits when destroyed. After three hits, Gobblegut becomes angrier and starts moving faster. After the last bellyache bulge is destroyed, Gobblegut slows down, burps, and completely explodes, releasing a Grand Star.
The player faces this Gobblegut twice, with the second fight being under the Speedy Comet conditions.
The black version of Gobblegut is fought as a secret boss in the Battle Belt Galaxy, in the same manner as its standard counterpart. Six bellyache bulges are found at various intervals along Gobblegut's serpentine body. When Gobblegut burrows into the ground, the bellyache bulges will become stuck in the ground, at which point the player must attempt to spin each of the bellyache bulges, popping them and causing them to disappear. Mario can also perform a backflip and then spin to hit the bellyache bulges when they are above him. Each time one is destroyed, 10 Star Bits are released, and Gobblegut takes more damage. When three or fewer bellyache bulges remain, Gobblegut begins to make fireballs rain, creating pools of lava where they land. When all six of Gobblegut's bellyache bulges are destroyed, it belches and explodes, and Mario is granted a Power Star.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
The dragon featured as the main part of the Dragon Driftway course in the Mario Kart 8 DLC pack The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 is based on Gobblegut. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, two dragon statues appear in the battle course Dragon Palace, and their design resembles that of Gobblegut (albeit with legs).
Minecraft[edit]
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, the Ender Dragon is retextured to resemble Gobblegut.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]
A weapon based on Gobblegut appears in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as the Gobblegoose, a Grenaduck for Princess Peach.
General information[edit]
Physical appearance[edit]
The original Gobblegut has a rounded snout with prominent cheeks, a pair of orange eyes that are usually kept half-lidded unless it is angered, a mouth with eight slightly rounded teeth, and a large, bulbous chin that has numerous scars on it. It has jagged, orange crystals that protrude from its head, along its body, and the tip of its tail. Its body is serpentine and is dotted with six large, red-pink bulges (referred to as "bellyache bulges" by Bowser Jr.) that are its weak points. The topside of its body is covered in swirly scales that come in pink, blue, and green, while its underside simply consists of tan skin.
The black version's scales vary between red and black in color, its skin takes on a more orange hue, and its body radiates fire that will burn Mario on contact. It also creates pools of lava whenever it tunnels through the planet. Its weak points remain the same, though the bellyache bulges are protected by the fire radiating from its body.
Gallery[edit]
Concept art
Gobblegut appearing
Gobblegut tunneling through the planet
Gobblegut emerging from the planet
Mario destroying one of Gobblegut's bellyache bulges
Gobblegut angered
Screenshot of the second Gobblegut
Mario battles the second Gobblegut
The second Gobblegut defeated
Overview of Dragon Driftway in Mario Kart 8
Overview of Dragon Palace in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Gobblegut in Minecraft: Wii U Edition
Gobblegut in Minecraft as the Ender Dragon.
The Gobblegoose in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/BellyDragon.arc | BellyDragon | Belly Dragon |
| ObjectData/BellyDragonLvl2.arc | BellyDragonLvl2 | Belly Dragon Level 2 | |
| SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ベリードラゴン (Berī Doragon) | Belly Dragon |
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 the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
Gobblegut[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガブリュウ[3][4] Gaburyū |
Contraction of the onomatopoeia「がぶがぶ」(gabugabu, "gobble") and the on'yomi reading of「 |
|
| Chinese (simplified) | 吞噬龙[5] Tūnshìlóng (Mandarin) Tānsaihlùhng (Cantonese) |
Gobbling Dragon | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 吞噬龍[6][5] Tūnshìlóng (Mandarin) Tānsaihlùhng (Cantonese) |
Gobbling Dragon | |
| Dutch | Veelvraak[5] | Portmanteau between veelvraat ("glutton") and draak ("dragon") | |
| French | Gargantulus[7][8][9] | From "Gargantua," a voracious giant from the eponymous novel, with the diminutive Latin suffix -ulus | |
| German | Kollerkorambolus[10][11] | Portmanteau between Koller ("rage") and Karambolage ("collision") with the masculine Latin suffix -us | |
| Italian | Buzzodrago[12][13][14] | Portmanteau between buzzo ("animal stomach") and drago ("dragon") | |
| Korean | 꿀꺽용[15] Kkulkkeogyong |
Gulp Dragon | |
| Portuguese | Draguloso[16] | Portmanteau between dragão ("dragon") and guloso ("gluttonous") | |
| Spanish | Dragoloso[17][18] | Portmanteau between dragón ("dragon") and goloso ("sweet-toothed"); may also incorporate coloso ("colossus") |
Black Gobblegut[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | くろガブリュウ[19] Kuro Gaburyū |
Black Gobblegut | |
| ガブリュウ（黒）[4][20] Gaburyū (Kuro) |
Gobblegut (Black) | ||
| 燃えているガブリュウ[3] Moete Iru Gaburyū |
Burning Gobblegut | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| ガブリュウ（２ Gaburyū (2 Senme) |
Gobblegut (Second Match) | ||
| French | Pyro Gargantulus[9] | Pyro Gobblegut | |
| German | Feuer-Kollerkarambolus[11] | Fire Gobblegut | |
| Italian | Focoso Buzzodrago[14] | Fiery Gobblegut | |
| Spanish | Dragoloso de fuego[22] | Fire Gobblegut |
References[edit]
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal as of January 2025 update
- ^ revision of English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal as of August 2022
- ^ a b Tachibana, Tadashi, Isamu Horie, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Kimihara Hongo, and Toshimune Suzuki (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-3630-3. Page 21.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" 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). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 159.
- ^ a b c In-game name for "Gobblegut's Aching Belly" from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy 2.
- ^ 「上吧！吞噬龍！！小心圓肚啊！」– Bowser Jr. during "Gobblegut's Aching Belly" (4 Dec. 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Taiwan Co., Ltd. (Traditional Chinese). (Archived 21 Oct. 2011 via YouTube by MKDU 遊戲實況.)
- ^ « Gargantulus! À table! J'espère que tu as faim... Mais n'oublie pas de protéger les bobos sur ton ventre! » – Bowser Jr. during "Gobblegut's Aching Belly" (23 May 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Canadian French). (Archived 15 Jan. 2020 via YouTube by MrsSantaClaus.)
- ^ « Gargantulus, le dîner est servi! » – Bowser Jr. during "Gobblegut's Aching Belly" (11 June 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). (Archived 18 Jun. 2023 via YouTube by Azurik Perathia FR.)
- ^ a b Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 159.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Das offizielle Lösungsbuch. Translated by Andreas Kasprzak. Lübbecke: Grinning Cat Productions, Prima Games (German). ISBN 402-0-628-08787-6. Page 70.
- ^ a b Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 159.
- ^ «Buzzodrago, è quasi ora di cena!» – Bowser Jr. during "Gobblegut's Aching Belly" (11 June 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 70-71.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 159.
- ^ "출동해라! 꿀꺽용! 동~그란 배는 절대로 당하면 안 돼!" – Bowser Jr. during "Gobblegut's Aching Belly" (20 Jan. 2011). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean). (Archived 16 Sept. 2017 via YouTube by 개초보.)
- ^ "Ôôô, Draguloso... O jantar está na mesa!" – Bowser Jr. during "Gobblegut's Aching Belly" (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese). (Archived 2 Oct. 2025 via Ataque Crítico by YouTube.)
- ^ "¡Dragoloso, la cena está lista! ¡Y no olvides proteger tu delicada panza!" – Bowser Jr. during "Gobblegut's Aching Belly" (23 May 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish). (Archived 17 Jul. 2012 via YouTube by Games Revolution Inc.)
- ^ Guías Nintendo (2010). Dragoloso el espantoso. Guía Super Mario Galaxy 2 (European Spanish). (Archived April 18, 2024, 12:07:17 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa Jan. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy 2. Mario Portal (Japanese). Retrieved 23 Jan. 2025. (Archived via archive.today.)
- ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (circa May 2022). Super Mario Galaxy 2. Mario Portal (Japanese). Archived May 11, 2022, 17:01:19 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ Hamamura, Koichi, Takeo Sakamoto, Ryo Aoyama, and Akimi Miyazawa, editors (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-726682-7. Page 271.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy 2" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 159.
External links[edit]
- Gobblegut on Mario's Castle, the Italian Super Mario wiki
- Black Gobblegut on Mario's Castle
- Gobblegut on Mariowiki.net, the German Super Mario wiki
- Black Gobblegut on Mariowiki.net
