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{{Quote|You may think of evolution as an upward process. Things evolve from primeval slime... up to single-cell organisms... up to... intelligent life. [[De-evolution]], of course, works the opposite way. Back to simpler forms. For instance... even our musical friend, Toad... can become... a loyal child of the royal family. Goombas, ah!|President Koopa|Super Mario Bros. (film)}} | {{Quote|You may think of evolution as an upward process. Things evolve from primeval slime... up to single-cell organisms... up to... intelligent life. [[De-evolution]], of course, works the opposite way. Back to simpler forms. For instance... even our musical friend, [[Toad (film character)|Toad]]... can become... a loyal child of the royal family. Goombas, ah!|President Koopa|Super Mario Bros. (film)}} | ||
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'''Goombas''' are a | '''Goombas''' are a de-evolved form of [[Dinohattanite]]s appearing in the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]]. They are the its equivalent of the [[Goomba]]s from the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise, but taking their own unique design where they are depicted as more lizard-like, with tiny saurian heads on a disproportionately large bodies, much taller than human characters. Depending on a Dinohattanite's ancestry, the Goomba's head type varies, showing either the said saurian head, a snake-like head, or a velociraptor-like head. They always wear brown trench coats, the tops of which are shaped vaguely like their game counterparts' heads. They are depicted as being of lower intelligence, and communicating in mainly grunts, but are capable of utilizing weaponry. All Goombas present in the film respond to [[President Koopa]]'s orders, with the exception of Toad. Goombas have an inclination and fondness towards music, a weakness Mario, Luigi and Toad exploit at two different instances in the film. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario Bros.'' film=== | ===''Super Mario Bros.'' film=== | ||
{{quote| | {{quote|Goomba, walk tall. Be proud. Go, Goomba! Join the Goombas.|President Koopa|Super Mario Bros. (film)}} | ||
[[File:GoombaMarioLuigi.jpg|thumb|left|Mario and Luigi with the Goombas in the elevator.]] | [[File:GoombaMarioLuigi.jpg|thumb|left|Mario and Luigi with the Goombas in the elevator.]] | ||
A Goomba is introduced briefly when [[Mario (film character)|Mario]] and [[Luigi (film character)|Luigi]] are running around [[Koopa Square]] confused of their whereabouts. They are properly introduced later on when [[Toad (film character)|Toad]]'s character is arrested and sentenced to become a Goomba for singing Anti-Koopa songs; it is also implied that this was the fate of most within [[Dinohattan]] who committed crimes. President Koopa showcases his abilities to de-evolve Dinohattanites with his [[Devo Chamber]] machine to Mario and Luigi, when Toad is turned into a Goomba. Mario and Luigi, enraged after having witnessed Toad's fate, push Koopa into the machine and attempt to de-evolve him before escaping out of the Devo Chamber. | A Goomba is introduced briefly when [[Mario (film character)|Mario]] and [[Luigi (film character)|Luigi]] are running around [[Koopa Square]] confused of their whereabouts. They are properly introduced later on when [[Toad (film character)|Toad]]'s character is arrested and sentenced to become a Goomba for singing Anti-Koopa songs; it is also implied that this was the fate of most within [[Dinohattan]] who committed crimes. President Koopa showcases his abilities to de-evolve Dinohattanites with his [[Devo Chamber]] machine to Mario and Luigi, when Toad is turned into a Goomba. Mario and Luigi, enraged after having witnessed Toad's fate, push Koopa into the machine and attempt to de-evolve him before escaping out of the Devo Chamber. | ||
