Gobblegut

"Ohhhhh, Gobblegut...dinner's on!"

- Bowser Jr.

Gobblegut is a boss in Super Mario Galaxy 2. He is a dragon who encircles and burrows through a small planet in Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla.

Appearance
Gobblegut resembles a giant serpentine dragon with a row of numerous Bellyache Bulges growing from his body. His scales have beautiful swirl designs and his underside lacks any scales thus exposing his pink skin. Gobblegut has a few jagged rocks protruding from his head, and he has a large bulbous chin that has numerous scars on it (most likely due to the numerous times he slams his chin into solid rock). He also has orange eyes with a demented look to them.

Strategy
The giant dragon circles the planet and eventually swoops down and crunches down on the surface of the planet in an attempt to injure Mario. When he blows his train whistle he dives down and tunnels right through the middle of the planet thus, exposing his six Bellyache Bulges to attack. The six bulges surrounding Gobblegut's body can be damaged when Mario uses a spinning attack on them when they get temporarily stuck in the planet's surface while tunneling, or by doing a somersault and spin attacking a bulge. After three hits, Gobblegut becomes angrier and starts moving faster. After the last Bellyache Bulge gets damaged, Gobblegut slows down, burps, and finally explodes, releasing a Grand Star.

The player faces Gobblegut twice, with the second fight being under the Speedy Comet conditions. However, the player does face a fiery version of Gobblegut later on in the game.

Bellyache Bulges
"Don't forget to protect your Bellyache Bulges!"

- Bowser Jr.

Bellyache Bulges are found at various intervals along the serpentine body of Gobblegut when he is fought in Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla. They appear to be large pink enflamed ulcers, six of which appear along Gobblegut's body. Just before Mario encounters Gobblegut for the first time, Bowser Jr. warns Gobblegut to protect them from attack. When Gobblegut burrows into the ground, the Bellyache Bulges will become stuck in the ground, at which point the player must attempt to spin each of the six Bellyache Bulges, popping them and causing them to disappear. Mario can also perform a backflip and then spin to hit the Bellyache Bulges when they are above him. Each time one is destroyed, multiple Star Bits will be released, and Gobblegut will take more damage. In effect, these Bellyache Bulges act as Gobblegut's only weakness, as he cannot be damaged by any other means aside from this. When all six of Gobblegut's Bellyache Bulges have been destroyed, he will explode and the player will win the battle.

Trivia

 * The Wiggler boss in Super Mario Sunshine acts similarly to Gobblegut, getting angrier and making train whistle noises every time it gets hit.
 * Gobblegut is similar to Dino Piranha from Super Mario Galaxy, due to the fact that they are fought in World 1 and their fire versions are fought later on in World 6.
 * Gobblegut has been said to bear a slight resemblance to Fracktail, the legendary guardian of a Pure Heart and boss in the game Super Paper Mario.
 * Gobblegut resembles a dragon commonly depicted in traditional Chinese art.
 * Gobblegut and his fired up version resemble the dragons from Yoshi's Story. Coincidentally, their colors are the same as well.
 * Bowser had a dragon creature like Gobblegut when he was a kid, and sense bowser jr summoned him, it is possible that Gobblegut is that same creature, but older.