Shoe Goomba

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This article is about the enemy. For the item, see Goomba's Shoe.
Shoe Goomba
A Kuribo's Goomba from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Artwork of a Kuribo's Goomba in the Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Variant of Goomba
Variants
“These Shoe Goombas are too much! But the kicks they're rocking are useful because they let you walk over Spike Traps.”
Celebrity DJ, Super Mario Maker 2

A Shoe Goomba, originally known as Kuribo's Goomba[1] (essentially meaning "Goomba's Goomba"), is a special type of Goomba that wears a Goomba's Shoe, first appearing in Super Mario Bros. 3.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Kuribo's Goomba from Super Mario Bros. 3.

In Super Mario Bros. 3, Kuribo's Goombas only appear in World 5-3. When they spot the player, they will follow them by continuously jumping. If Mario knocks them off blocks, he can grab the Goomba's shoe to walk on hazards, such as Munchers. In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, a single one appears near the end of the World-e level It's a Shoe-In.

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

Main article: Skating Goomba

Although regular Shoe Goombas do not appear in Super Mario 3D World, a new variant wearing an Ice Skate called a Skating Goomba does.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

SMM-SMB-Goomba'sShoe.png
SMM-SMB3-Goomba'sShoe.png

Shoe Goombas return in Super Mario Maker under their current name, as well as in Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, where they are enemies exclusive to the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 styles, and have the same attack pattern as before. However, they always leave their shoes behind, regardless of how they were beaten. When given wings, they will flutter for a few seconds after jumping. A new variety, the Stiletto Goomba, is also introduced. In the Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U styles, Shoe Goombas are replaced by Yoshi's Eggs.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Shoe Goombas return in Super Mario Maker 2, behaving as they did in its predecessor.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

A Kuribo's Goomba in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Super Koopa".

A Kuribo's Goomba appears in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 in the episode "Super Koopa". Like in the game, Toad takes its shoe by knocking it off a row of Brick Blocks, while stocking up on power-ups to bring to the Mario Bros. in Paris. Unlike in the game, the Goomba is not defeated, but runs away instead.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Shoe Goombas make their Paper Mario series debut in Paper Mario: The Origami King, where origami Shoe Goombas appear as enemies. They can be encountered if the player engages in a battle with the Spiny or Buzzy Beetle at the end of Breezy Tunnel. They are immune to jump attacks. When defeated, they drop a type of Flashy Boots weapon upon returning to the overworld.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Shoe Goombas make their Mario Kart series debut in Mario Kart Tour as part of the first route for Madrid Drive. In this game, their shoes are yellow, similar to those of Skating Goombas from Super Mario 3D World. They appear in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, kicking soccer balls.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Madrid Drive in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Shoe Goombas in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Shoe Goombas return in Tour Madrid Drive in the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. They function identically to their Mario Kart Tour appearance.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

クツクリボー (JP) / Shoe Goomba (EN)
A Kuribo's Goomba from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん キノコぞく Place of origin Mushroom clan
性格せいかく いばりや Disposition Beggar
登場とうじょうゲーム Game appearances 3
魔法まほうのクツをはいたクリボー

クツクリボーは、みどり魔法まほうのクツをはいたクリボーだ。このクツをはくと、ピョンピョンねることができてなんでもみつぶせる。マリオ3のワールド5—3にしかいないめずらしいクリボーだ。[2]

A Goomba in a magic shoe

Shoe Goomba is a Goomba who wears a green magic shoe. When he wears this shoe, he can bounce around and stomp on anything. Shoe Goomba is a rare Goomba found only in Mario 3 in World 5-3.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Paper Mario: The Origami King enemy
Shoe Goomba
An origami Shoe Goomba from Paper Mario: The Origami King. HP 6 Moves Location(s)
Type Normal Stomp (3) Breezy Tunnel
Role Common
Item drops Boots
You can't stomp them when they're safe in a shoe, but a defeated one will drop boots, so get to shoe collecting.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クツクリボー
くつクリボー
[?]

Kutsu Kuribō
Shoe Goomba Super Mario Maker 2
Chinese (simplified) 鞋子栗宝宝[?]
Xiézi Lìbǎobǎo
Shoe Goomba
Chinese (traditional) 鞋子栗寶寶[?]
Xiézi Lìbǎobǎo
Shoe Goomba
Dutch Shoe Goomba[?] -
French Goomba chaussure[?] Shoe Goomba
German Schuh-Gumba[?] Shoe Goomba
Italian Goomba scarpa[?] Shoe Goomba
Goomba con la scarpa[3] Goomba with the shoe
Korean 신발굼바[?]
Sinbal Gumba
Shoe Goomba
Russian Гумба-башмак[?]
Gumba-bashmak
Shoe Goomba
Spanish Goomba en zapato[?] Goomba in Shoe

References[edit]

  1. ^ June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
  2. ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 68.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Encicloepdia. Page 36.