Grubba

"GREAT-GALLOPIN' GULPITS!"

- Grubba



Grubba is a pale blue Clubba from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He plays the role of the manager of the Glitz Pit during Chapter 3. Grubba was once a champion of the Glitz Pit, but eventually became the manager of the wrestling business. Grubba speaks with a stereotypical southern accent, though it is unknown from which region of the Mushroom World he originates from.

Days as a Wrestler
Long ago, Grubba entered the Glitz Pit as a minor leaguer, just as everyone else does. He was considered a mediocre wrestler for quite some time, when he suddenly starting learning more professional, stylish moves. The reason Grubba's skills increased so greatly so quickly was that he had collected an extremely powerful object &mdash; a Crystal Star. Grubba quickly climbed up the ranks, becoming the champion of the Glitz Pit before long. Grubba's secret to success was never revealed, but he became such an aggressive fighter than the managerial staff of the Glitz Pit at that time had to make some of his moves illegal.

Grubba was clearly a long-running champion of the Glitz Pit, likely winning many tournaments during his reign, (as he had many trophies in his office after becoming manager of the Glitz Pit). However, his secret was eventually discovered by Prince Mush, the original champion of the Glitz Pit. Before Prince Mush had a chance to spread the word, Grubba quickly silenced Prince Mush; Grubba had brought forth his power-sucking machine and drained Prince Mush of all his power. Prince Mush soon thereafter vanished without a trace.

As time went on, Grubba aged, becoming less athletic and requiring more power from wrestlers in order to survive the brutal sport of wrestling. How much additional time passed between Grubba's days as champion until he became manager of the Glitz Pit is unknown, though judging by the amount of trophies in his office, it may have been quite some time.

Personality
Upon first meeting him, Grubba seemed friendly. He seemed to love his job, was very enthusiastic about new fighters arriving, as well as the entire competition in general. He's given Mario and his partners advice on how to succeed, saying that if they "dream big, they get big", and has even claimed that he "cares about his fighters". He was the type of person that no one in a million years, would have suspeced to be the one behind everything. However, Grubba was much more sinister than he appeared to be. Unlike most villains, Grubba had no interest in world domination, but simply wanted to make himself younger.

Grubba apparently hated the old age, and would do anything in his power to make himself appear younger than he actually was. This of course, led into him to using his power-sucking machine to drain energy from the fighters, keeping his body forever young. He was very desperate to keep that a secret, and wanted to make sure that no one knew anything about it. Despite being "friendly" on most occasions, if anyone knew even the slightest bit of information concerning his secret, then he would do anything in his power to make sure that they weren't around to tell about it. He did, however, send Mario anonymous e-mails trying to get him to stop his search for the Crystal Star, threatening him by saying he would be "D-E-A-D-M-E-A-T".

Despite the fact that what he did was wrong, Grubba didn't seem to feel any regret or remorse for his actions. For example, Mario's partners told him how despicable he was for doing such a thing, and Grubba responded by saying that he could use "his" Crystal Star "however [he] dang please[s]". Going by that, it's safe to assume that Grubba didn't care about anyone but himself. However, Grubba did seem to have a lot of respect for Mario as a fighter, since he would constantly compliment him, and talk about how much of a good fighter he was. As a former arena fighter, himself, Grubba seemed to have good sportsmanship, as well. For example, after he was defeated by Mario and his partners, he congratulated them, by saying, "great fight".

Quotes

 * Please see here for a full list of quotes.

Trivia

 * Grubba's name is a combination of the words "Clubba" and "Grubber".
 * Grubba's exact age is never revealed, but according to Bandy Andy, he is over sixty years old.
 * According to himself, King K was the fifth fighter to disappear from the Glitz Pit that year, (with Prince Mush possibly being the fourth, since Bandy Andy disappeared sometime after King K). Whoever the other three missing fighters were is unknown. So therefore, it is also unknown whether or not they returned after Grubba was defeated.
 * Like Slim, Grubba speaks with a stereotypical country/Southern accent.