Goomba

Goombas are simple enemies that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. for the NES. These are probably the easiest enemies to beat, as they are defeated by simply jumping on their head. The Goomba is a classic enemy, along with the other enemies from the original Super Mario Bros. like Koopa Troopa, Cheep-Cheep, and Bowser. There are many different types of Goombas, such as ones with wings and can fly called Paragoombas, or ones with spikes on their head.

Goombas used to be friends with the Mushroom Kingdom, untill Bowser urged the Goomba clan to join his army. Most of the Goombas betrayed the Mushroom Kingdom, but some of them stayed loyal to the Kingdom. Some have even become partners to Mario in the Paper Mario series. The first Goomba partner was in the first Paper Mario and was named Goombario, the next was in the sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, whom was named Goombella.

Goombas have also appeared as obstacles in the Mario Kart series as well. Such as in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart DS where they both appeared in the Mario Circuit stage. The only actual playable appearance of a Goomba in a sport game was in Mario Superstar Baseball where this species and a Paragoomba both were playable.

They have appeared in almost every Mario platformer, other than Super Mario Sunshine, which was meant to have more original and new enemies on the account that Mario traveled to new areas. They are, though, going to appear in the upcomming Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii, where they appear, as always, simple, one hit enemies.

Types of Goombas

 * Goomba: Evil residents of the Mushroom kingdom. One stomp will squash them.
 * Paragoomba: Knock off their wings to turn them into normal goombas. Red kinds can only jump and brown kinds eject Mugger Micro Goombas. Some kinds don’t have wings and float down on parachutes.
 * Mugger Micro Goomba: These are tiny goombas are either ejected by high flying Paragoombas or wait to throw bricks at mario.
 * Grand Goomba: These are massive sized goombas. Their size makes them a bigger target for a single jump.
 * Kuribo's Goomba: Knock out the goomba and you can take a ride in its shoe!

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Cameo Appearances

 * The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Goombas, along with other Mario enemies in the sidescrolling levels.
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee - Goombas appear as an enemy on the Mushroom Kingdom levels, and also have a trophy.
 * "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" - Goombas appear as a common enemy in Brawl's Subspace Emissary.