Goro
- This article is about the boss from Wario's Woods. For other uses, see Goro (disambiguation).
| Goro | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Wario's Woods | |
| Species | Gorilla golem |
| First appearance | Wario's Woods (Famicom/NES) (1994) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun ("Goro's madness!? Diamonds for everyone!!") (1994) |
Goro[1] is the fourth boss that Toad faces in Game B of Round Mode in the Famicom/NES version of Wario's Woods. He is a gorilla-like golem made out of an unknown rocky material.
History[edit]
Wario's Woods[edit]
Goro is fought in the 39th round and has 12 HP. He can do a mighty stomp that brings the Thwomp down a few notches. Goro can throw enemies around the field and teleport. If Goro teleports on Toad, the latter becomes defeated instantly.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
Goro appears in one chapter of the Super Mario: Wario no Mori in the Super Mario Kodansha manga. He is summoned by Seizer in his first attempt of stopping Mario, Peach, Birdo, Wanda, and Kinopio-kun. At first, the heroes throw bombs at him, but he does not flinch, so Mario uses Birdo's snout to make a makeshift cannon by making her gulp bombs and then spit them out repeatedly at the golem's torso, exploding it and defeating him, much to Seizer's shock.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
Goro is faced in chapter 15 of volume 11 of Super Mario-kun. He is the god of the Sprite village in Peaceful Woods, named after himself and with a statue dedicated to him. Wario arrives to check on the heroes and curses the statue to attack them. While alive, Goro only speaks by grunting his name and is impervious to any of the attacks, including the bombs, so Wanda suggests using the diamonds they collected by defeating numerous monsters, but Yoshi eats them. Furious, Mario makes a projectile of the diamond-filled Yoshi, using Birdo as a bazooka, to launch him against Goro, blowing him up into pieces and forcing Wario to retreat. Without Wario's influence, the village is back to its natural state and Goro goes to sleep happily. Toad then suggests rebuilding his body, but the final result leaves him with an arm and a leg protruding from his head, while his torso is missing.
Gallery[edit]
Sprite
Sprite (powered-up)
Super Mario-kun
Super Mario-kun
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゴーラ Gōra |
Likely derived from「ゴリラ」(gorira, "gorilla") and/or「ゴーレム」(gōremu, "golem") | [2] | |
| Dutch | Goro | - | [3]:41 | |
| French | Goro | - | [3]:15 | |
| Italian | Goro | - | [4] | |
| Spanish | Goro | - | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ 1994. Wario's Woods NES instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 15.
- ^ 1994. 『ワリオの森 取扱説明書』(Family Computer). Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 13.
- ^ a b 1995. Wario's Woods mode d'emploi / Handleiding (Nintendo Entertainment System). Nederland, Brussels: Nintendo (French, Dutch).
- ^ 1995. Wario's Woods Libretto d'Intruzioni (Nintendo Entertainment System). Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 15.
- ^ 1995. Wario's Woods Manual de Instrucciones (Nintendo Entertainment System). Madrid: Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 19.
| Wario's Woods (NES version, SNES version) | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Toad • Birdo • Sprite • Abataa • Satebôa |
| NES bosses | Fauster • Boom • Mad • Goro • Seizer • Drago • Fake Wario • Wario |
| SNES bosses | Katsini • Galrog • Harley Q • SamSpook • Sven • Parrotor • Mssr Boo • Aqualea • Razor • Tad Rock • Thak • Lizardon • Sarissa • Mangylox • Dedar • Carlton • Harry H • Wario |
| Enemies | Monster (Fuzz • Spud • Squeak • Beaker • Scram • Spook • Dovo) • Thwomp • Pidgit |
| Items | Bomb • Coin • Diamond • Egg |
| Locations | Wario Castle • Wario's Woods |
| Satellaview versions | Wario no Mori Bakushō Version • Wario no Mori Event Version • Wario no Mori Futatabi |
| Adaptations | Super Mario (Super Mario: Wario no Mori · Super Mario 4-koma Daikōshin) • Super Mario-kun (Volumes: 11 · 12 · 13) |
| Miscellaneous | Gallery • Quotes • Staff |
