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{{quote|Bwa ha ha! I'm no ordinary [[Goomba]]... I am Goomboss, the great Goomba, the grand pooh-bah Goomba. That [[Mario]] always stomps on us. But the tables have turned! I locked him up in a room. I bet he's crying like a baby. I have no business with [[Yoshi|you]], so scram! There's no way a prehistoric wimp like you could beat my stupendous stomps!|Goomboss|Super Mario 64 DS}}

'''Goomboss''', originally known as the '''Goomba King''' or '''King Goomba''', is one of the first bosses that [[Mario]] and [[Goombario]] encounter in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He is the '''Chestnut King''' mentioned in [[Luigi]]’s tales of the [[Waffle Kingdom]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.

 

Goomboss is one of the few original [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] characters to reappear in other ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games, along with [[Whacka]], [[Tweester]]s, [[Koopatrol]]s, and the [[Star Spirits]]. He reappears as a boss in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' under his modern name, which is a portmanteau of "Goomba" and "boss".

In battle, he is accompanied by the [[Red & Blue Goomba Bros.]] Mario will find him by his [[Goomba King's Fortress|fortress]]. The easiest way of defeating him is to hit the [[Goomnut]] Tree at the start of the battle to make one giant Goomnut fall on him and the Red & Blue Goomba Bros., doing three damage and instantly knocking the weakened Goombas out. When the Goomba King is defeated, he surrenders and retreats to his fort while pleading that Mario will not press a nearby switch. When Mario presses the switch, the fort reveals to be a bridge used to get to [[Toad Town]], and he and his minions are sent flying and fall into the abyss, defeated.

Although the Goomba King does not physically appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a character known in the English localization as the '''Chestnut King''' is mentioned as the main antagonist of [[Luigi]]'s tale. The Chestnut King's name is actually a mistranslation of Goomba King's Japanese name, which is used in the original Japanese script and is translated properly in other localizations.<ref>https://themushroomkingdom.net/pmttyd_j2e.shtml</ref> Goombas are known as ''kuribō'', meaning "Chestnut People", in Japanese, which is where the Goomba King's name is derived, whereas the Chestnut King may be following the convention of food-related Waffle Kingdom names. It is unknown if they are meant to be the same character, as the Goomba King was never said to be a transformed monster (Bowser using the Star Rod to make him into a king in ''Paper Mario'' aside) and has appeared since ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''{{'}}s release.

According to Luigi, the Chestnut King is the villain who kidnaps [[List of implied characters#Princess Eclair|Princess Eclair]] from the [[List of implied locations#Waffle Kingdom|Waffle Kingdom]] and brings her to [[List of implied locations#Hatesong Tower|Hatesong Tower]]. Luigi travels to the tower by using the [[List of implied items#Marvelous Compass|Marvelous Compass]]. Once there, Luigi challenges the Chestnut King to a battle. The king eventually loses to Luigi and his [[hammer]]. However, before Luigi can deliver the final blow, Princess Eclair appears and stops him. It turns out that the Chestnut King and the princess are actually lovers, much to Luigi's dismay. The King was transformed into a monster through the magic of [[List of implied characters#Minister Crepe|Minister Crepe]] of the Waffle Kingdom. Eventually, Luigi defeats Crepe, presumably restoring the Chestnut King to his former self. Luigi never directly admits that he was wrong in believing that the Chestnut King was the Princess's captor (although he does admit after a long pause that, though he had won, he ended up beating a shadowy figure shortly afterward), and Mario can only read about it in the [[Super Luigi (series)|Super Luigi book series]].

[[File:Goomboss64DS.png|thumb|right|Goomboss in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]

The Goomba King reappears as a boss in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', now called Goomboss. The battle arena can be reached after eight [[Power Star]]s are collected. In order to defeat him as [[Yoshi]], the player must eat [[Goomba]]s and spit them back at him in the form of an egg to win back [[Mario Key|Mario's key]] in order to unlock him as a playable character in the game. However, Goomboss starts getting bigger, faster, redder, and angrier after every hit and also gains more Goomba followers. He needs to be hit three times in order to admit defeat. When returning to fight him once again as Mario, [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]], the player can kick Goomboss in his face or back and obtain a Super Mushroom. Using it and attacking him while under its influence is not required to defeat him; the player can just punch the Goombas into him to damage him. After he is defeated, Yoshi gets the Mario Key, which is used to unlock Mario. This appearance also proves that Goomboss knows Luigi, but he does not know Wario. Also, when Goomboss is hit, every normal Goomba runs up to him, as if worried. He sometimes even tramples his own Goombas. When the player plays as Yoshi, the Goombas spawn behind Goomboss, while for the other player characters, the Goombas spawn in front of him at first and can spawn in front of him and behind him later in the fight.

Goomboss reappears in the third level of the Mission Mode in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', where he appears as a boss, where the player, playing as [[Toad]] must complete three laps of the [[Baby Park]] course before Goomboss does. After each lap, Goomboss becomes bigger and angrier, but he has to stop for a few seconds to grow, giving the player a chance to pass him. Another chance to pass him is when he stops to throw one [[Goomba]] on the first lap; one or three Goombas on the second lap; or one, three, or five Goombas on the third lap. If Toad hits a Goomba, the player will lose one of their three balloons, and if the player loses all three balloons, they will fail the mission, although the player will not lose a balloon if Toad hits Goomboss. Occasionally, Goomboss will throw a [[Mushroom]] instead of a Goomba, allowing the player to get a boost of speed. Additionally, on the third lap, Goomboss will cheat and [[Hop (move)|hop]] over the center divider, improving his chances of winning. If the player is in front of Goomboss, he will not stop to toss Goombas, but will run faster so he can catch up.

|JapM=Portmanteau of「クリボー」(''Kuribo'', [[Goomba]]) and "king"

|Ger=Gumba-König (''Paper Mario'')<br>Gumboss

|GerM=Goomba King<br>Goomboss

|Fra=Goomboss<br>Roi Goomba

|FraM=-<br>King Goomba

|Spa=Rey Goomba<br>Gran Goomba

|SpaM=King Goomba<br>Big Goomba <small>(''Paper Mario'' & ''Mario Kart DS'')</small>

|ItaM=-

|Chi=栗子王

|ChiR=Lìzi Wáng

|ChiM=Chestnut King (iQue)