Goombario

"Mario, I know all about your adventures around the world. You've been everywhere! And you always get the best of the bad guys. Everytime! You're the coolest! I wanna be just like you!"

- Goombario

Goombario is the first of Mario's party members. He made his first appearance in Paper Mario. His specialty is providing Mario with information about the various locations and enemies in the game. Thus, he is the only Party Member with two attacks which don't require FP. In the sequel, this task is carried on by Goombella (in the French version of Paper Mario, he even talks in a similar fashion to her).

Paper Mario
When Mario falls into Goomba Village at the start of Paper Mario, Goombario and his family (Goombaria, Goompa, Gooma, Goomama and Goompapa) finds him and then he faces Jr. Troopa and they let him rest in the Toad House. When Mario falls off the balcony in Goompa's house, Goompa and Mario find a Hammer and smash through a yellow block to get back to Goomba Village. Kammy Koopa attacks the village and Mario tells them about his quest. Goompa suggests that Goombario join Mario on his adventure, and he accepts. In the field, Goombario can use his tattle to find out where Mario is and tell him about the people they meet. According to Goompapa, he is named after Mario.

He will occasionally break the fourth wall and his tattles seem to indicate a friendly rivalry with Kooper. He also stated he doesn't like eating fish, would like an Albino Dino as a pet, and that he is afraid of heights. He is also infatuated with various females in the game (namely Misstar, Vanna T., Merlee, Merluvlee, and Chanterelle).

Catch Card
Card Type: Rare Card Description: Mario and Goombario go all the way back to Paper Mario. Enemies suffer when he uses his head. How To Get The Card: In the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials

Other appearances
Goombario and various other party members from Paper Mario were set to make an appearance in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but had been removed from the final product.

In Super Paper Mario, Goombario is in some photos along with the other party members in the Paper Mario History at Mario's House. He also appears as a Catch Card found on the twentieth floor of the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.

Goombario's name also appears in the Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Golf: Advance Tour scorechart.