Wanderin' Goom
- “This little guy is harmless, but Wario could shake it up for a Coin or two”
- —Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land instruction booklet, page 18
Wanderin' Gooms[1] are small, oval-shaped creatures that appear in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. They have no arms, are not aggressive, and have no ability to attack.
Although considered an enemy in the game's manual, these creatures are extremely weak and are completely harmless. A Wanderin' Goom normally walks in a straight line, but upon coming into contact with any object, it would flip onto its back. Wario can defeat these defenseless creatures any way he sees fit.
There are several other beings identified as Gooms in the Wario Land series including Pirate Gooms, Para-Gooms, and Spearheads.
A single Wanderin' Goom appears in Game & Watch Gallery 2 as one of the objects Wario has to juggle in the Modern version of Ball.
While not identified as Gooms, several other Wario Land games contain similar harmless enemies such as Horned Toadies, Marumen and red Bandineros.
Gallery
A Wanderin' Goom as depicted in the Kodansha Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 manga
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 sprite
Game & Watch Gallery 2 sprite
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クリクリ[2] Kurikuri |
"Big and round"; also possibly a reference to 「クリボン」 (Kuribon) or an indirect reference to 栗 (kuri) chestnuts, which they resemble. |
| German | Wandernder Goom |
Wandering Goom |
Trivia
- Wanderin' Gooms have unused sprites spitting a projectile, but they do not attack in the final game.
- The back of Wario Land 3's box states that Wanderin' Gooms appear in the game[3], but they are nowhere to be found. It is likely that this refers to Spearhead or Para-Goom.
References
- ^ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 English instruction booklet, page 18.
- ^ Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land Japanese instruction booklet, page 18.
- ^ "Be wary of Wanderin' Gooms, Hammer-bots, Mad Scienstein and more as you plunge into one of the largest, most dazzling adventures ever to hit Game Boy Color!" Back of the North American Wario Land 3 box.
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characters | Wario • Brown Sugar Pirates • Mario | ||
| Bosses | Spiked Koopa • Minotaur • Penguin • Devil's Head • Bobo • Ghost • Captain Syrup • Genie | ||
| Worlds | Rice Beach • Mt. Teapot • Sherbet Land • Stove Canyon • SS Tea Cup • Parsley Woods • Syrup Castle | ||
| Power-ups | Bull Pot • Dragon Pot • Garlic Pot • Jet Pot • Star | ||
| Collectibles | ? Block • 1 Gold Coin • 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • 3-Up Heart • Heart • Key • Treasure | ||
| Enemies and obstacles | Batto Shuruken • Bee Fly • Big • Bō • Bucket Head • Chicken Duck • D.D. • Demon Bat • Dropper • Floater • Gaugau • Goboten • Guragura • Harisu • Helmut • Knight • Konotako • Kōmori Missile • Lance • Maizō • Mine • Muncher • Paidan • Pecan • Penkoon • Pikkarikun • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pirate Goom • Pouncer • Skewer • Sparky • Spiked ball • Togemaru • Ukiwani • Wanderin' Goom • Watch • White puff • Yadorā • Yarikuri Obake | ||
