Gobblegut

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 red ulcers growing from his body. Bowser Jr. describes these as his "bellyache bulges" before the ensuing battle. 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).

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. 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.

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, since they are fought in World 1 and fire versions are fought, later on in World 6.
 * Gobblegut resembles a dragon commonly depicted in traditional Chinese art.