Galoomba

During the Koopa Troop's invasion of Dinosaur Land in the game Super Mario World, Goombas known as Kuribon were deployed in large numbers. However, these bad mushrooms did not appear in mass; instead, Koopa Troopas were the common soldiers seen in the field. Interestingly, while some Kuribon were stationed in certain locations as guards, others were dropped from the sky in droves in surprise offenses against the Mario Bros. These Kuribon would arrive in the field by either parachuting from above, or by floating in bubbles (which would burst upon coming into contact with any object). The former variety assumed the name "Paragoomba", while Kuribon with wings (who also aided their wingless brethren in many battles) were called "Winged Goombas".

These Goombas that appeared in Super Mario World were dramatically different than those seen in previous games. As a matter of fact, these Goombas were given a different name in the Japanese version of the game (Kuribon thus), seemingly rendering them a sub-species in Japan. Although these creatures walked in straight paths to attack, like previous Goombas, these new baddies did not look the older ones. These Kuribon did not have mushroom-shaped heads; their heads were spherical. These Kuribon also lacked a stem; the creature's two feet were attached directly to the bottom of the head. As such, they resembled angry chestnuts more than scowling mushrooms. These "round" Kuribon were also much more resilient than previous Goombas (besides the ones from Yoshi's Island). The baddies could not be defeated by a normal stomp attack; only the powerful Spin Jump could destroy a Kuribon in one hit. Both Yoshi's eating attack and a fireball strike could transform a Kuribon into a gold coin. A normal jump would only flip the creature over, rendering it immobile. Interestingly, Mario or Luigi could actually pick up an immobile Kuribon and kick the fungus at other enemies to destroy them, however the immobile Kuribon would eventually resuscitate itself, and hurt Mario upon being revived (if the creature was not thrown in enough time). All these behaviors are reminiscent of the Koopa Troopa from previous games, whose shell could be picked up and thrown to attack other enemies, and who would revive and attack Mario if not thrown quickly enough. In Super Mario Advance 2, after the player had beaten the Special world and found all of the exits, Kuribon turned yellow, wore sunglasses, and were cheerful-looking.

Notable Kuribons

 * Goombob
 * Goombetty