Prickly Goomba

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Not to be confused with Spiked Goomba.

Prickly Goombas are Goombas that hide inside spiked chestnut shells that appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

History

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Prickly Goombas first appeared in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they are only encountered in World 9-7. The players will sustain damage if they jump on their spiked shells. Prickly Goombas will remain stationary until their shells are burned open with a single fireball, thus reverting them to a regular Goomba. They can also be frozen by ice balls.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Prickly Goombas reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U. In this game, they appear only in the level Prickly Goombas! in Frosted Glacier. They retain the same behavior from their previous appearance.

In New Super Luigi U, Prickly Goombas are encountered in Fire and Ice.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese イガクリボー
Iga Kuribō
A pun on [イガグリ] (igaguri), which refers to a chestnut in its shell, and Goomba's Japanese name, Kuribō.

Chinese (simplified) 尖刺栗宝宝
Jiāncì Lìbǎobǎo
Spike Goomba

Chinese (traditional) 尖刺栗寶寶
Jiāncì Lìbǎobǎo
Spike Goomba

German Stachel-Gumba
Thorny Goomba
Italian Goombaspino
Pun on "Porcospino" (porcupine)
Korean 삐죽굼바
Ppijukgumba
Jagged Goomba

Portuguese (NOE) Goomba-Pico
Spike Goomba
Spanish (NOA) Goomba espinoso
Thorny Goomba
Spanish (NOE) Goomba Espino
Howthorn Goomba

Trivia

  • Prickly Goombas are quite similar to Pestnuts from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, in that they are both chestnut-themed enemies that hold a certain enemy within them (Goombas and Beanies respectively) that act their usual manner when released.