Goombeetle
| Goombeetle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Goomba | ||
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Goombeetles,[1] also known as Octobeetles,[2] are a type of Goomba only found in Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are Goombas that wear protective helmets, which prevent them from being stomped on. Their name is derived from the Buzzy Beetles. They are sometimes described as being robotic Goombas.[3] Goombeetles behave identically in both appearances.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, Goombeetles are found in mechanical- or military-based galaxies. They attack by charging at Mario, just as regular Goombas. However, unlike regular Goombas, they cannot be defeated by being jumped on due to their helmets. To defeat them, Mario must flip them with a spin and then jump on them. Each one defeated releases a coin. If instead they are defeated with a Bullet Bill, they will release three Star Bits.
Goombeetles appear in the following list of galaxies. If no mission is stated, Goombeetles appear during all missions:
- Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor
- Battlerock Galaxy ("Battlerock Barrage", "Luigi under the Saucer")
- Buoy Base Galaxy ("The Secret of Buoy Base", exists but cannot be encountered in "The Floating Fortress")
- Bowser's Dark Matter Plant
- Dreadnought Galaxy ("Infiltrating the Dreadnought")
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Goombeetles return in Super Mario Galaxy 2, functioning near-identically to their appearance in the previous game. They can now be defeated by the Co-Star Luma or by being trampled by a Chomp, which, like the previous game, causes them to release three Star Bits.
Goombeetles appear in the following list of galaxies. If no mission is stated, Goombeetles appear during all missions:
- Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla ("Gobblegut's Aching Belly")
- Beat Block Galaxy ("Step to the Beep")
- Chompworks Galaxy ("Where the Chomps Are Made of Gold", "Cosmic Clones in the Chompworks")
Gallery[edit]
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
A Goombeetle in Super Mario Galaxy
Mario attacks a Goombeetle in Beat Block Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2
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.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メットボー[4][5][6] Mettobō |
Portmanteau between「メット」(Metto, "Buzzy Beetle") and「クリボー」(Kuribō, "Goomba") | |
| French | Goomba casqué[7][8]:128 | Helmeted Goomba | |
| Goomba Casqué[8]:161 | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | ||
| German | Gumkäfer[9] | Portmanteau between Gumba ("Goomba") and Käfer ("Buzzy Beetle") | |
| Astro-Gumba[10] | Star Goomba | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Goombelmetto[11][12] | Portmanteau of "Goomba" and elmetto ("helmet") | |
| Goomba robotico[13] | Robotic Goomba | Super Mario Galaxy | |
| Spanish | Cascogoomba[14] | From casco ("helmet") and "Goomba" |
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46907-6. Page 27, 69, 160.
- ^ Browne. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 136.
- ^ "Watch out for the robot Goombas on the planetoid's surface." – Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 83.
- ^ Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Geasen Ueno, Kiyotaka Iwaya, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Kensaku Tanaka, Mizuho Nitta, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-227115-9. Page 403.
- ^ 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 20.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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 128, 161.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 29.
- ^ a b Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2.
- ^ 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 27.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^ 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 27.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128, 161.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 83, 104.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" 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 128.
