Clubba

"Oh, it's Mario!! See this fine club I have? I'm gonna introduce you to it. Club...meet Mario!!!"

- Clubba

Clubbas are large, burly, vaguely Koopa-like creatures who are often shown to work for Bowser as soldiers; though some Clubbas have shown to be neutral characters. A Clubba's trademarks is its spiked mace and tendency to sleep a lot.

Paper Mario
The first Clubbas appeared in Paper Mario, where they were commonly seen guards in the castle of Tubba Blubba, himself a monstrous Clubba. Only a few of Tubba Blubba's Clubba henchmen actively guarded the castle, and if Mario so wished, he could simply sneak by sleeping Clubbas, which would only wake if they sensed a quick movement. If the player chooses a Clubba as one of the things Mario fears in a Princess Peach intermission, Kammy Koopa will summon one to guard a Treasure Chest in the Shy Guy's Toy Box. Later in Paper Mario, a single Clubba appears as a sleeping guard in Princess Peach's Castle; sleeping while it was supposed to be guarding a door in the castle. This Clubba could have its appearance copied by Princess Peach and her Sneaky Parasol, making a Clubba, complete with its mace, playable in a sense.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, only one Clubba, named Grubba makes an appearance as the manager of the Glitz Pit and as a boss.

Super Paper Mario
The most recent appearance of Clubbas has been Super Paper Mario, where they appear in all the surface areas of the Gap of Crag. Once more, they were often found napping and could be avoided by the player's character. A Clubba can also be fought against in Castle Bleck as an optional enemy, like in Paper Mario. There was also a very brief mentioning of Tubba Blubba, by Francis. According to him, Tubba Blubba stars in his own TV series called The Blubbening.

Notable Clubbas

 * Grubba / Macho Grubba – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Tubba Blubba – Paper Mario

Sub-Species

 * Dark Clubba – A featureless, dark colored Clubba.
 * White Clubba – An albino Clubba, found in frigid regions.

Trivia

 * Clubbas are more than likely related to Spikes, as they resemble them greatly. Additionally, Clubba's Japanese name, Gabon Hei (meaning "Gabon Soldier") is extremely similar to Spike's Japanese name, Gabon (which is also the English name of another similar species).
 * Super Paper Mario is the only Paper Mario game in which a Clubba did not appear as a boss in Chapter 3.