Paragoomba

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This article is about the recurring winged Goomba enemies that debuted in Super Mario Bros. 3. For the Super Mario World enemy with the same name, see Para-Goomba (Super Mario World). For the Galoombas with wings in Super Mario World, see Flying Goomba. For Mario Clash enemy, see Para-Goomba (Mario Clash).

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“Charred chestnuts! You're gonna make me molt if you keep scaring me like that!”
Paragoomba, Mario Super Sluggers

Paragoombas are Goombas that have small wings protruding from either their head or torso. Just like Koopa Paratroopas, they jump up and down and shed their wings and change into their regular form upon being stomped on the head.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3

Para-Goomba
File:Paragoombasmb3.PNG
A Paragoomba's artwork in Super Mario Bros. 3.

Paragoombas (formatted as Para-Goombas[1][2]) made their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3, in which they appear as somewhat common enemies. Red Paragoombas attack by jumping along the ground, while yellow ones attack by flying in the sky and dropping Micro Goombas.

Super Mario World

Ordinary Goombas do not appear in Super Mario World; however, the localization team at the time gave the name to a similar but unrelated species (Kuribon, later called Galoomba). As such, there are two equivalents of Paragoombas in name and function: Para-Goombas (Para Kuri in Japan) utilize parachutes, and Flying Goombas (Pata Kuri in Japan) have wings.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Paragoombas appear in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, acting in much the same way as in other titles.

New Super Mario Bros.

Paragoombas appear very rarely in New Super Mario Bros.. They are only found in a single level, World 2-4, where only two of them appear. They act similarly to how they do in Super Mario World – they do not take to the sky as they do in Super Mario Bros. 3. One stomp turns them into regular Goombas, two stomps defeat them, and a Ground Pound takes them out instantly. When Mario jumps over them, they turn behind and follow him, until they turn into a regular Goomba.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Paragoombas appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They act just like they do in its predecessor, but they are more common. They only appear in World 7-5 and World 8-2. Like other enemies, Paragoombas can now be defeated with a Spin Jump, which does the same effect as a ground pound; it takes out a Paragoomba instantly.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

File:ParagoombaSMG2.png
Paragoombas on a Bonus Planet in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Paragoombas appear as an enemy once again. However, instead of hopping on the ground, they can actually fly up and down or side to side. This is the first time that Paragoombas appear in a 3-D Mario platformer game. There is also a giant form of Paragoombas in Supermassive Galaxy. If Mario jumps on them, they get flattened and disappear instead of becoming a regular Goomba. Their wings disappear if they are eaten by Yoshi. They are one of the few enemies that did not appear previously in the predecessor.

Super Mario 3D Land

Paragoombas appear in Super Mario 3D Land. They have the same behavior as in Super Mario Galaxy 2, and can be defeated with a single stomp.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Paragoombas make an appearance once again in New Super Mario Bros. 2. They maintain their behavior from New Super Mario Bros. Wii. When Mario touches a golden ring, the Paragoombas turn gold and can produce coins when hit.

New Super Mario Bros. U

Paragoombas appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, where they act in the same manner as in the predecessors.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

Paragoombas make a reappearance in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. After a player puts wings on an ordinary Goomba, the respective foe becomes a Paragoomba. In this form, it behaves like the red Paragoombas from Super Mario Bros. 3, as it follows Mario in an attempt to hurt him. Here, Paragoombas hop in the same cadence as in past 2D Mario titles. Especially in this game, the player can stack enemies on top of each other so they become enemy towers; when a Paragoomba is at the base of such living tower, it is able to lift the creatures above him while hopping, no matter how tall the tower is. Another aspect of this game is that one can place Super Mushrooms on enemies so they become giant, so to speak, or at least bigger variants of themselves. Likewise, a Paragoomba becomes a Big Paragoomba under the effect of a Super Mushroom.[3]

Super Mario Odyssey

Paragoombas appear in Super Mario Odyssey. They are found in the Cap Kingdom and a secret area in the Wooded Kingdom, and can be captured by Mario with Cappy. Once captured, Mario can fly by pressing the B button, and shaking the Joy-Con allows him to fly faster. Vertically, he can only fly up to a short specific height; however, this maximum height increases if Mario lands on ground higher than he previously was on. Horizontally, he can fly all the way to the level boundaries.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

Paragoombas appear in many episodes of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, such as "True Colors" and "Super Koopa", which feature them as underlings of King Bowser Koopa, as well as the Koopalings.

Nintendo Adventure Books

As Mario explores the Mushroom Kingdom in Double Trouble, he can encounter a swarm of Paragoombas, which begin dropping Micro Goombas on him. If Mario decides to try and pick the Micro Goombas off instead of immediately running for cover, he is overwhelmed, but ultimately left alone when the Paragoombas find him unappetizing. If Mario runs for cover in some pipes, he picks the Micro Goombas off, and waits until the Paragoombas get bored waiting for him to come out and leave.

Yoshi's Safari

In Yoshi's Safari, Paragoombas appear quite frequently as enemies. They attack Mario and Yoshi by charging into them, inflicting a minimal amount of damage. A Paragoomba in Yoshi's Safari can be defeated by shooting it with Mario's Super Scope once.

Hotel Mario

A Paragoomba

In Hotel Mario, Paragoombas are known as Flying Goombas. They aimlessly attempt to fly on the floors of Lemmy's High-ate Regency Hotel. However, some Flying Goombas have Banzai Bill avengers that come at Mario if he stomps the Goomba. They have a tougher variation called the Rhinestone Goomba.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Though absent from games for some time, Paragoombas make a reappearance in Paper Mario. They are enemies encountered early in the game, on Goomba Road. In Paper Mario, Paragoombas attack by swooping downward. They can only be damaged by being jumped on or by having an item used against them. When Mario jumps on them, they lose their wings and become regular Goombas. In all, they are almost exactly the same as normal Goombas.

Two new versions of the Paragoomba are introduced: a gloomy blue one called Paragloomba, and a hyperactive green one called Hyper Paragoomba.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Paragoombas appear as enemies in several locations, such as Rogueport Sewers, Petal Meadows and Hooktail Castle. Just as in Paper Mario, the Paragoombas of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door are immune to attacks involving the use of a hammer, capable of only being harmed by a jump attack, item, or Crystal Star attack. One Paragoomba (who is named Paragoomba[citation needed]) plays a somewhat large role in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door's plot as the one minion who informs Bowser that Mario has collected the last Crystal Star during the Koopa King's escapade in Poshley Heights.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Paragoombas appear as basic enemies in Lineland, Gloam Valley, and The Bitlands. They can be defeated by such attacks as being jumped on, or by being attacked by a Pixl. Jumping on a Paragoomba causes it to automatically lose its wings. They appear in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials in rooms 12 and 26.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Paragoombas reappear in the Nintendo 3DS game Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They appear in World 1's last level Goomba Fortress, and appear commonly in World 2. They have more HP and attack than their previous iterations. They still are not very powerful, but they can come in groups of two or three and aid Spinies, Paratroopas, Spikes, Pokeys and Swoops for extra help. Two new sub-species, the 5-Fold Paragoomba and Shiny Paragoomba, were also introduced. Their only method of attack is jumping on Mario and Paragoombas try to trick the player because if the player uses a hammer type sticker except the Hurlhammer sticker, Paragoombas jump up in air meaning Mario's attack have been dodged. Paragoombas can be beaten in the first strike without engaging in combat with them once the player has two Royal Stickers.

Shiny Paragoombas, Ninjis and the Wiggler Segments are the other enemies that can dodge Mario's attacks.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

The Paragoomba sprite from Paper Mario: Color Splash.
A Paragoomba from Paper Mario: Color Splash.

Paragoombas reappear in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They have the same appearance and behavior as they do in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They can appear in battle after being called in by a Whistle Snifit. A Paragoomba Card also appears in the Sacred Forest.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Sprite of a Paragoomba from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

While Paragoombas don't appear in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, unused data and an unused sprite for Paragoombas exist in the game's files. They do appear in the remake, where they are enemies and allies in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser. They first appear in the level "Winged Traitors". They are Flying troopers, and attack by swooping into enemies. Their special attack, Cranium Crush, involves them flying above an enemy and slamming down on them.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, after the Mario brothers defeat Wiggler, it faints and four Paragoombas carry it up to the sky before it transforms into a Flutter. Later in the game, their paper versions appear as enemies.

Super Princess Peach

Paragoomba

Paragoombas also appear as enemies in Super Princess Peach. They again drop Micro Goombas, but this time, they completely weigh Princess Peach down. This game also introduces Paragoombas that have been altered by the Vibe Scepter, Sad Paragoombas. Red Paragoombas return, and they have their same traits as in Super Mario Bros. 3, only being able to hop. However, they can jump low and high. There is also a variety of vibe-induced Red Paragoombas – Mad Red Paragoombas. Both respond the same to attacks as Super Mario Bros. 3 Paragoombas and Red Paragoombas – one stomp takes away their wings.

Mario Baseball series

Mario Superstar Baseball

Paragoomba became playable for the first time in the game Mario Superstar Baseball, which features Goomba and Paragoomba as a member of Donkey Kong's team. Paragoomba is a Speed-type character, with a good speed stat, but it is a poor batter and his pitching is the worst in the game, while its fielding is average. Its ability is Super Jump, which allows it to make large leaps into the air in order to catch the ball. Paragoomba shares good chemistry with Goomba, Koopa Paratroopa and Monty Mole.

Mario Super Sluggers

Paragoombas in the audience, in the Mario Super Sluggers opening.

Paragoomba reappears as a playable character in Mario Super Sluggers. Its batting stat is the same as in the predecessor and it is slower than it was before, but its fielding was improved and its pitching was greatly improved, with both stats being above average. Paragoomba has good chemistry with Goomba, Monty Mole, and the two Koopa Paratroopas. Paragoomba has bad chemistry with Toad, Toadsworth and Toadette. Paragoomba is no longer on Donkey Kong's team, now being on Wario's team instead.

In addition, Paragoombas are seen as spectators in the stands.

Mario Party series

Mario Party 8

Paragoombas appear in Mario Party 8. In the title screen, two are seen flying by while holding a Star Carnival banner in their mouths. Paragoombas are also seen in Test for the Best.

Mario Party: Island Tour

A Paragoomba can be seen in Mario Party: Island Tour on the Star-Crossed Skyway board alongside Flutter and a Paratroopa on the first, second, and fourth Star Stages. It gives out five Mini Stars. They also appear in the minigame Sky'd and Seek.

Mario Golf: World Tour

In Mario Golf: World Tour, Paragoomba is one of the names that can appear on the tournament scoreboard.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario enemy
Paragoomba
Sprite of a Paragoomba, from Paper Mario. Max HP 2 Attack 1 Defense 0
Role Common, training Type Flying Level 6
Strong None Weak None Moves Dive Kick (1)
Sleep? 100%, 0 Dizzy? 100%, 1 Shock? 100%, 0
Shrink? 100%, 0 Stop? 100%, 0 Fright? 100%
Air Lift? 100% Hurricane? 100% Coins 1 + 0-1
Items Mushroom Run 6 Location(s) Goomba Village, Goomba Road, Pleasant Path
Tattle This is a Paragoomba. Obviously, Paragoombas are Goombas with wings. Max Hp: 2, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0 You can't hit 'em with the Hammer while they're airborne. If you damage 'em, they'll fall to the ground and become ordinary Goombas.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Paragoomba
File:Paragoomba PM2.png Max HP 2 Attack 1 Defense 0
Location(s) Rogueport Sewers, Petal Meadows, Hooktail Castle Role Common, training Level 7
Sleep? 100% Dizzy? 120% Confuse? 100%
Tiny? 100% Stop? 110% Soft? 100%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 100% Fright? 110%
Gale Force? 110% KO? 150% Moves Dive (1)
Exp. points 0 Coins 0 - 1 Items Dizzy Dial, Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower, Mushroom (drop only), POW Block, Sleepy Sheep, Volt Shroom (drop only), Close Call
Tattle Log #:
2
Log A Goomba with wings. Can't reach it with a hammer while it's in the air, but once it's damaged, its wings get clipped. It's kind of sad really.
Tattle That's a Paragoomba. Basically a Goomba with wings. I'm jealous! Maximum HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 0. You can't hammer it while it's flying, but rough it up and it'll totally plummet!
Super Paper Mario enemy
Paragoomba
Sprite of a Paragoomba from Super Paper Mario. Max HP 1 Role Common Location(s) Lineland Road (1-1), Gloam Valley (2-1), The Bitlands (3-1), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Rooms 12 and 26)
Attack 1 Card type common
Defense 0 Items Peachy Peach Card location(s) Card Shop; Catch Card/SP
Score 100
Card description A Goomba that has been through airborne training. One stomp, and it's like it never went to flight school.
  List of Catch Cards  
  4      5      6  
Tattle That's a Paragoomba. It is essentially a Goomba...with wings. A flying underling... Max HP is 1 and Attack is 1. Stomp it to turn it back into a Goomba... Then you can stomp it like a normal Goomba, I guess... Ahh...the life of a Goomba...
Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Paragoomba
A Paragoomba from Paper Mario: Sticker Star Max HP 6 Role Common Location(s) Goomba Fortress, Drybake Desert, Yoshi Sphinx, Damp Oasis
Attack 3 Stickers Hopslipper
Defense 0 Moves Jump (3)
Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Paragoomba
The Paragoomba sprite from Paper Mario: Color Splash. HP 10 Type Flying 25
A Paragoomba card from Paper Mario: Color Splash
Strong None Weak None
Card
Moves Body Attack (5), Group Attack (5), Blowback Attack (10)
Location(s) Fort Cobalt, Mustard Café
Quotes Usual: "I'll swoop ya!" ~ "I can fly! Whee!" ~ "Behold—the power of Paragoomba!" ~ "Wish I could fly higher..."
Grounded: "I've been grounded. *sob*" ~ "My wings! NOOOOO!"
Enemy class
ENEMY_ZAKO_LV1
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 3 Red paint 6 Yellow paint 6 Blue paint 0 Orange paint 6 Green paint 0 Purple paint 0

Mario Baseball series

Mario Superstar Baseball

Biography

"A Goomba with wings. Just like Koopa Paratroopa, Paragoombas lose their wings and turn into Goombas if they get stepped on. The Goomba family is made up of expert bunters, although no one really makes a big deal out of it, bunting, after all, isn't all that glamorous."

Stats
  • Pitch: 2/10
  • Bat: 3/10
  • Field: 5/10
  • Run: 7/10

Mario Super Sluggers

Icon Name Biography Ability Bat Glove Stats
File:Paragoomba-CSS2-MSS.png Paragoomba A defensive specialist with great hops! Super Jump Right Right Pitch 6/10
Bat 3/10
Field 7/10
Run 5/10

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Name Image NTSC-U Description PAL Description
Paragoomba
ParagoombaTrophy3DS.png
In Super Mario Bros, the first enemy Mario encounters is a Goomba. I lost a life to it just seconds after starting! If you add some easily removable wings to that creature, you've got yourself a Paragoomba. Flying mushrooms—that really does just sounds nuts. The first enemy to appear in the original Super Mario Bros. is a Goomba. A lot of people have fond memories of carelessly walking into it and losing a life in two seconds flat. A Paragoomba is a Goomba with wings. Nuts, right? Wrong. Goombas aren't nuts—they're mushrooms, silly!

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Paragoomba.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese パタクリボー[4]
Patakuribō
Pata is an onomatopoeia for a flapping sound and kuribō is Goomba's name in Japanese.

Chinese 飞行栗子小子
啪嗒栗子小子 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)
飛行栗寶寶 (Traditional)
Fēixíng Lìzi Xiǎozi
Pādā Lìzi Xiǎozi
Fēixíng Lì Bǎobao

Flying Goomba
Pata Goomba (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)

Dutch Paragoomba
-
German Para-Gumba
The English name adapted to German spelling.
Italian Goomba volante (most games)
Paragoomba (few games)
Fanfacocero (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)
Pera Ronzante (Super Mario World cartoon)
Flying Goomba
-
Warthog Fan
Buzzing Pear
Korean 펄럭굼바
Peolleok Gumba
Translation from Japanese name

Romanian Paragumba (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)
Transliteration of "Paragoomba"
Russian Летучий гумба
Letuchiy gumba
Flying goomba

Spanish (NOA) Goomba Alado
Paragoomba (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam / Super Mario Odyssey)
Dienton (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)
Winged Goomba
-
From diente (tooth).
Spanish (NOE) Goomba Alado
Winged Goomba

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 English instruction booklet, page 35
  2. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Power Player's Guide, page 13
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdHlh4xylo
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet, page 35