Big Tail Goomba
| Big Tail Goomba | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) |
| Variant of | Tail Goomba Big Goomba |
Big Tail Goombas are a variety of Big Goombas with tails introduced in Super Mario 3D Land. They otherwise appear as late-game enemies in the Mario & Luigi series.
History[edit]
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
Big Tail Goombas first appear in Super Mario 3D Land. Like normal Tail Goombas, they move by leaping into the air, hovering to another area close to them, then swinging their tails upon landing—however, because they are larger than the average Goomba, their tail swing attack covers a larger radius.
They are rare as only five appear in the entire game: one appears in World 1-1, and four appear in World 5-5. Big Tail Goombas give the player three coins when defeated, and in World 5-5, one gives the player a Super Leaf.
Mario & Luigi series[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Big Tail Goombas are found in Dreamy Neo Bowser Castle. They do not show up on the map. Instead, they appear alongside Mechakoopas or Antasmen in battles.
In battle, the large Goombas have two attacks. The first has them hovering towards Mario, then dropping down with a flip. This can be countered with a hammer, causing it to land on and damage another enemy. If countered, this attack may repeat multiple times. If it hits, Mario may become dizzy. The second attack has them spinning across the ground toward Mario, attempting to match his vertical position. Mario can move out of the way or jump over the Big Tail Goomba in this attack. The other enemies briefly rearrange their positions during this attack, and they too will take damage if the Goomba spins into them. The Big Tail Goomba may become dizzy during the attack, signified by a more violent spin; in this case, it will stop in front of Mario for a second, then walk into him.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
Big Tail Goomba returns in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. They are found in Bowser's Castle. Like in Dream Team, they do not appear on the map, instead appearing in battle alongside Boomerang Bros, Paper Boomerang Bros and Paper Dry Bones. They can also be fought in one room of Neo Bowser Castle.
In battle, they have two attacks. Similar to Dream Team, their first attack has them hovering towards any one of the trio. They then will drop from the air onto the brother, who must then counter with the hammer. The Goomba can repeat this attack up to five times in one turn if countered successfully, each time damaging another enemy in the process. The second attack has them briefly glancing toward Mario or Luigi, then jumping in front of the brother and spinning their tail, which must be jumped over. It can do this twice in one turn if dodged, after which it will spin toward Paper Mario, who must jump over the Goomba. The last attack can be countered if Paper Mario manages to land on top of the Goomba, and if countered it will damage any other enemies involved in the battle.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]
Big Tail Goombas appear in story mode of Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, where they appear as enemies and recruitable allies. They are melee troopers, and attack by running into enemies. Their special attack, Spin Cycle, allows them to damage enemies by spinning their tails. Big Tail Goombas have high HP and power.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Big Tail Goombas appear in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode as enemies and recruitable allies. They return as melee troops, and are weak against Ninjis and yellow Shy Guys. The player can only recruit two Big Tail Goombas as an ally, as recruiting a third one will force to player to dismiss one of them.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Tail Goomba | ||||||||
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HP | 260 | Role | Common | Level | 33 | Location(s) | Dreamy Neo Bowser Castle |
| Power | 300 | Position | Normal | No Hitter | 58 | |||
| Defense | 269 | World | Dream | Weakness | None | Item drop | Boo Biscuit (5%) Crystal Hammer (3%) | |
| Speed | 80 | Experience | 200 (240) | Coins | 85 (100%) | |||
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Tail Goomba | ||||||||||
|
HP | 277 | POW | 196 (170) | Defense | 188 (158) | Speed | 113 | ||
| Role | Common | Type | Normal | Weakness | None | Location(s) | Bowser's Castle, Neo Bowser Castle | |||
| Level | 26 | Experience | 300 (295) | Coins | 77 | Item drop | Ultra Candy - 3% Filler Brooch DX - 5% | |||
| Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode. | ||||||||||
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
- Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser / Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: Bulky blokes with high POW and HP. They can sweep up foes by spinning their tails.
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | でかしっぽクリボー[1] Deka Shippo Kuribō |
Big Tail Goomba | |
| Dutch | Reuzen-Tail Goomba[2] | Giant Tail Goomba | |
| French (NOA) | Goomba à queue géant[3] | Giant Tail Goomba | |
| French (NOE) | Maxi-Goomba à queue[2] | Contraction of "maximum" with Goomba à queue ("Tail Goomba") | |
| Goomba géant à queue[4] | Tailed Big Goomba | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Maxi-Schweif-Gumba[2] | Contraction of "maximum" with Schweif-Gumba ("Tail Goomba") | |
| Riesen-Tanuki-Gumba[5] | Giant Tanooki Goomba | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Goomba Giracoda gigante[2] | Giant Tail Goomba | |
| Super Goomba Giracoda[6] | Super Tail Goomba | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Korean | 점보꼬리굼바[7] Jeombo Kkori Gumba |
Jumbo Tail Goomba | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Goomba Cauda Gigante[2] | Giant Tail Goomba | |
| Russian | Огромн. хвостатый гумба[2] Ogromn. khvostatyy gumba |
Huge tail goomba; огромн. (ogromn.) is short for огромный (ogromnyy, "huge") | |
| Spanish | Gran Goomba Tanuki1[2][8] | Giant Tanooki Goomba |
1 - This name was lowercased as "gran goomba tanooki" in Latin American localizations from 2012 to 2019.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D Land" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 180.
- ^ a b c d e f g In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (European release). (Stored internally as
o_dskuribowithin theb_sys.msbtstring in the archiveMsg\EU_[language]\BMsg.dat.) - ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Canadian French).
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 180.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 180.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 180.
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Korean). (Archived 11 June 2016 via YouTube by 김용녀.)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 180.
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Latin American Spanish). (Archived 26 Mar. 2016 via YouTube by Red Shock Inc.)
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