Gobblegut
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- This article is about the standard green version of Gobblegut. For the fiery version of Gobblegut fought in the Battle Belt Galaxy, see Gobblegut (Black).
Gobblegut | |
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Species | Dragon |
Galaxy | Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla |
Mission(s) | Gobblegut's Aching Belly Fiery Flotilla Speed Run |
World | World 1 |
Star given |
- “Wahaha! Made it this far, huh? I won't need my dad's help to finish you off! I got a big surprise for you! Ohhhhh, Gobblegut... Dinner's on! Don't forget to protect your red!”
- —Bowser Jr., Super Mario Galaxy 2
Gobblegut is a boss in Super Mario Galaxy 2. It is a Chinese dragon-like creature who encircles and burrows through a small planet in Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla.
Appearance
Gobblegut has a rounded snout with prominent cheeks, a pair of orange eyes that are usually kept half-lidded unless he is angered, a mouth with eight slightly rounded teeth, and a large, bulbous chin that has numerous scars on him. He has jagged, orange crystals that protrude from his head, along his body, and the tip of his tail. His body is serpentine and is dotted with 6 large, red-pink bulges (referred to as "bellyache bulges" by Bowser Jr.) that are his weakpoints. The topside of his body is covered in swirly scales that come in pink, blue, and green, while his underside simply consists of tan skin.
Battle
After Bowser Jr. summons him, the giant dragon circles the planet and eventually swoops down and crunches down on the surface of the planet in an attempt to injure Mario. When he blows steam out of his nose (making a noise akin to a train whistle), he dives down and tunnels right through the middle of the planet, thus exposing his 6 bellyache bulges to attack. The 6 bulges surrounding Gobblegut's body can be destroyed if Mario uses a spinning attack on them when they get temporarily stuck in the planet's surface while tunneling, or by doing a somersault and spin attacking a bulge. Each bellyache bulge yields 10 Star Bits when destroyed. After 3 hits, Gobblegut becomes angrier and starts moving faster. After the last bellyache bulge is destroyed, Gobblegut slows down, burps, and completely explodes, releasing a Grand Star.
The player faces Gobblegut twice, with the second fight being under the Speedy Comet conditions. However, the player does face a fiery version of Gobblegut later on in the game.
Other appearances
The dragon featured as the main part of the Dragon Driftway course in the Mario Kart 8 DLC pack The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 is based on Gobblegut. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, two dragon statues appear in the battle course Dragon Palace, and their design resembles that of Gobblegut (albeit with legs).
In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, the Ender Dragon is replaced by Gobblegut.
A weapon based on Gobblegut appears in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as the Gobblegoose, a Grenaduck for Princess Peach.
Gallery
Overview of Dragon Driftway in Mario Kart 8
Overview of Dragon Palace in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Additional names
Internal names
Game | File | Name | Meaning
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ObjectData/BellyDragon.arc | BellyDragon | Belly Dragon |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ベリードラゴン (Berī Doragon) | Belly Dragon |
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ガブリュウ Gaburyū |
Portmanteau of「がぶがぶ」(gabu'gabu, onomatopoeia for guzzling sound) and「竜」(ryū, the on'yomi reading of "dragon") |
Chinese | 吞噬龍 Tūnshì Lóng |
Swallowing Dragon |
German | Kollerkorambolus |
From "koller" (rage) and the Latin masculine forms of "karambolage" (collision) |
Italian | Buzzodrago |
From "buzzoso" (sullen) and "drago" (dragon) |
Korean | 꿀꺽용 Kkulkkeok'yong |
Portmanteau of "꿀꺽" (kkulkkeok, Korean onomatopoeia for gulping) and "용" (yong, dragon) |
Spanish | Dragoloso |
Pun on "dragón" (dragon) and possibly "coloso" (colossus), or "goloso" (sweet-toothed) |