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{{redirect|Mega Goomba|the boss from [[New Super Mario Bros.]]|[[Mega Goomba (boss)]]}}
{{distinguish|Giant Goomba|Hefty Goomba}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Goomba - MarioPartyStarRush.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Mega Goomba from ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Goomba]]
|variants=[[Big Paragoomba]]<br>[[Big Tail Goomba]]<br>[[Hefty Goomba]]<br>[[Kodeka Kakibō]]
|derived_subjects=[[Big Galoomba]]
|comparable=[[Choomba]]<br>[[Chuboomba]]<br>[[Paper Macho Goomba]]
|notable=[[Captain Goomba (Mario Party 8)|Captain Goomba (''Mario Party 8'')]]<br>[[Giant Goomba]]<br>[[Mega Goomba (boss)|Mega Goomba]]
}}
{{quote|This giant Goomba is a giant pain! I think [[Mario|you're]] going to have to take it out for us to move forward.|Huey|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}
'''Big Goombas''', originally known as '''Grand Goombas''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=8|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and alternatively  '''Giant Goombas''' or '''Mega Goombas''', are up-sized [[Goomba]]s that have appeared as recurring enemies throughout the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. They are larger than [[Hefty Goomba]]s, and much larger than common Goombas.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3 4-1.png|thumb|left|A Grand Goomba in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
[[File:GrandGoombaSMB3.gif|frame]]
[[File:Grand Goomba SMAS SMB3.png|frame]]
Grand Goombas make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they are only encountered in [[Giant Land]], alongside [[Big Koopa Troopa|Giant Koopa]]s and [[Big Piranha Plant|Piranhacus Giganticus]]es. Despite their massive size, they do not pose much of a threat, as they share all of the same weaknesses as regular Goombas. In the [[Super Mario All-Stars|16-bit]] [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|remakes]] of the game, their sprites are slightly redrawn.
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====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
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Grand Goombas appear again in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|Nintendo DS version]] on [[Tiny-Huge Island]]. If the player enters or warps to the huge side, [[Mini Goomba|Goombette]]s are replaced with Grand Goombas. These Goombas take longer to notice [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]], as they will charge at him only if he is very close to them. If a Grand Goomba hits the player character, he will instead lose two wedges of [[Health Meter|health]] instead of one wedge. These Goombas can be defeated only if jumped on, because punches and kicks do not affect them at all. [[Ground Pound|Ground-pound]]ing on them will produce a [[Blue Coin]]. Simply jumping on them also defeats them but produces only a single [[coin|Yellow Coin]].
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====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Grand Goomba.png|thumb|200px|left|Mario stunning the Grand Goomba in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', only one Grand Goomba appears in the entire game. It appears in the [[Gateway Galaxy]] on the second metal planet along with normal [[Goomba]]s, and must be defeated to get a key in order to both free a trapped Luma and head inside the planet to retrieve a [[Grand Star]]. The Grand Goomba is slower than the regular ones, and it makes a loud pounding noise when chasing Mario. Spinning it or hitting the nearby metronome puts it on its head, and a kick while it's stunned takes it out. Attempting to jump on it either through [[Somersault]]ing or [[Wall Jump]]ing off of one of the metronomes will simply hurt Mario, regardless of his location relative to it.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Giant Goombas reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Giant Goombas only appear in the [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1]] [[Enemy Course]], where two of them appear trying to stop the player from saving the kidnapped [[Toad (species)|Toad]]. Giant Goombas share the same attack pattern as many of their smaller relatives. One also appears after the player completes [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]] in single-player mode, taking a Toad to [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-1]]. When jumped on, they split into two [[Hefty Goomba]]s. If [[Ground Pound]]ed, it splits into four normal Goombas. It takes four [[fireball]]s to defeat a Giant Goomba. Giant Goombas cannot be frozen by [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s from [[Ice Mario]]; they will break out instantly after being frozen.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Supermassive Prerelease.png|thumb|left|200px|Two Giant Goombas in a [[List of Super Mario Galaxy 2 pre-release and unused content|pre-release]] Supermassive Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Giant Goombas return as enemies. They only appear in the [[Supermassive Galaxy]]. Like in the predecessor, Mario can attack them by spinning them and then kicking them to defeat them. [[Paragoomba]]s also get their own [[Big Paragoomba|big counterpart]] in this game.

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:Tanooki Goomba SM3DL.png|thumb|A Big Tail Goomba and two Tail Goombas in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.]]
No regular Big Goombas appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. However, a variant called [[Big Tail Goomba]]s appear instead; they are Big Goombas that have [[Raccoon Mario|striped tail]]s. They appear only rarely, and have the same attack pattern as a normal [[Tail Goomba]]. As such, one [[stomp]] to the head or swipe of the tail as [[Tanooki Mario]] defeats one, but gives three coins instead of one for a normal Goomba.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
[[File:NSMBU Jungle of the Giants Screenshot.png|thumb|Big Goombas, Hefty Goombas, and normal Goombas in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.]]
Big Goombas reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They act the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. When [[stomp]]ed or Ground Pounded, they still split into two Hefty Goombas or four normal-sized Goombas, respectively, but they now require three fireballs to take out and can now be defeated by [[Koopa Shell]]s. They are found in [[Soda Jungle]]'s course [[Jungle of the Giants]] and in a [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|challenge]] called [[Big Goomba Bounce Bash]].

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Big Goombas reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', its [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS version]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' as enemies. In these games, jumping on one will split it into two normal-sized Goombas, similar to a [[Hefty Goomba]]. This applies to all styles, even though they did not have this feature in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They can be made in the Course Maker by dragging a [[Super Mushroom]] onto a regular Goomba. A Big Goomba can also be given wings to turn into a Big Paragoomba. They can be placed in [[Warp Pipe]]s, [[Bill Blaster]]s, [[Block]]s, and placed on tracks. [[Big Galoomba]]s return as well.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
Big Goombas reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' first appearing in [[The Sharp Trial: Launch to Victory]] and later in [[Bowser's Rage Stage]], where the Goombas have grown due to the Wonder ability. Just like in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, stomping on them causes them to split into two Hefty Goombas, though some also have dandelion pappi as parachutes similar to [[Parachute Galoomba]]s.

===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
An uncommonly large Grand Goomba, thought to be the progenitor of the sub-species, appears in ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', having been presumably brought to [[Dark Land]] by [[Wendy O. Koopa]], who needed some of its leg hairs for a potion she wants to create. After crossing a [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]-infested body of [[lava]] in the Magma Pits, Luigi encounters the Grand Goomba wandering around aimlessly, and if he decides to crawl between its legs, he will go unnoticed by the giant fungus. If he decides to try and jump onto a nearby ledge instead however, the Grand Goomba will grab him mid-leap, stuff him in a sack, and begin to head home to the Land of the Giants, muttering that Luigi will make "a lovely plumber omelet".

===''Mario's Picross''===
[[File:Mario's Picross Grand Goombas.png|thumb|The Grand Goomba puzzle]]
In ''[[Mario's Picross]]'', a Grand Goomba appears in one of the puzzles.{{br}}

===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:Mega Goomba's Ladder Leap MP10.png|thumb|Mega Goomba being fought in ''Mario Party 10''.]]
Mega Goomba makes its first ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' appearance in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', although prior to this, ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' introduced a Mega Goomba character named [[Captain Goomba (Mario Party 8)|Captain Goomba]]. In ''Mario Party 10'', a Mega Goomba is a boss fought in [[Mega Goomba's Ladder Leap]], which involves players climbing up to a higher platform and jumping down onto it to deal damage. After enough hits, Mega Goomba is defeated. A Mega Goomba is also a boss in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', more specifically the first boss. His boss minigame, [[Mega Goomba's Bad Dream]], has the players collect 25 apples when he is asleep. When Mega Goomba stops sleeping, players need to collect another 25 apples, though he attacks players who approach the apple pile. After the minigame ends, a butterfly appears and Mega Goomba chases it. In [[Mario Party: Star Rush#Toad Scramble|Toad Scramble]] mode, the winner gets one [[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]] (two Stars if it is fought as the final boss of the board).

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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[[File:GiantGoomba.png|thumb|Giant Goomba in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]
[[File:Grand Goomba 3DS.jpg|thumb|left|240px|A Big Goomba in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''.]]
In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], Big Goombas are encountered as enemies in certain single-player modes. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Giant Goombas, as they are named, appear as an enemy in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]. Grand Goombas behave identically to regular Goombas, charging at the player upon noticing them. Grand Goombas now require more hits to defeat, either by stomping it five times or hitting it a number of times. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', Big Goombas are enemies in [[smashwiki:Smash Run|Smash Run]], and are now weaker so that only three jumps are enough to defeat them.
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===''Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games''===
A Giant Goomba appears as a boss in [[Ultimate Figure Skating]] in the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''. It appears as the boss for the Mario, Mario & Sonic and Mario & Sonic Download medleys, and can be defeated by performing step attacks.

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
A Big Goomba appears in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' on Hole 2 of [[Wiggler Park]]. Because it appears behind the green, it is unlikely that the player should hit the ball into it. If they manage to do so, it will cause the Big Goomba to look around wondering what just happened while the player's ball would likely land [[Out of Bounds]].
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===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
Mega Goombas appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' as enemies fought in [[Mondo Woods]]. They were originally normal-sized Goombas until they were enlarged by [[Kamek]]'s magic. Mega Goombas attack by jumping on Mario, doing 33 HP of damage.

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Big Goombas appeared in the Goomba Takedown bonus challenges in the [[Tokyo Tour]]'s [[Daisy Cup]] and the [[Baby Rosalina Tour]]'s [[Peachette Cup]]. The former is set in a modified version of [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar]], and the player can jump on one off a ramp to earn a point. The latter is set in [[3DS Rainbow Road]], where the Big Goombas are found on the moon, and the player is required to use a [[Mega Mushroom]] to defeat them.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
{{SSBB trophy
|name=Giant Goomba
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy162.png|100px]]
|appears_in='''N64''' ''Super Mario 64''
|unlock=Throwing a [[smashwiki:Trophy Stand|Trophy Stand]] at one in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]
|desc=A giant-sized Goomba, as the name suggests. In Super Mario 64, punching and kicking had no effect on this brute. It could be stopped like normal Goombas--by jumping on it from above. A colossal Goomba appears as the boss of world four in New Super Mario Bros., but that's a Mega Goomba, not a Giant Goomba.
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Big Goomba
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:GiantGoombaTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:SSB4TrophyBigGoomba.png|100px]]
|category=Series Related
|appears_in='''N64''' ''Super Mario 64'' (09/1996)<br>'''Wii''' ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' (11/2009)
|trophy_box=16: New Super Mario Bros.
|unlock=Random
|desc=These giant-sized Goombas make quite an impression. Some will net you a coin when you jump on them, and others will split up into smaller Goombas. They're often much stronger than normal Goombas, but jumping on them a few times usually does the trick. There's also an even bigger one out there: the Megasparkle Goomba. So shiny!
|desc2=These giant-sized Goombas make quite an impression. Some will net you a coin when you jump on them, and others will split up into smaller Goombas. They're often much stronger than normal Goombas, but jumping on them a few times usually does the trick. There's also an even bigger one out there: the Megasparkle Goomba. He's so shiny!
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===''Mario Party: Star Rush''===
[[File:MPSRCM_MegaGoomba.png|thumb|75px]]
*'''Name:'''
**'''Mega Goomba'''<br>''A Goomba enlarged by Kamek's magic.''
*'''Bio:''' "''Once Mega Goomba spots a target, he will go rushing in for the attack. You'd better run if you're spotted!''"

===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
{{:Paper Mario: Color Splash bestiary|transcludesection=Mega Goomba|align=horizontal|image=[[File:PMCS Mega Goomba Idle Animated.gif|180px]]}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tiny Huge Island painting.png|Portrait from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SM64DS Painting 13.png|Portrait from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
SMG Goomba Artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Artwork Gateway Galaxy 03.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Asset Model Big Goomba.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Big Goomba.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
PMCS Mondo Woods everything's huge.png|Screenshot from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
SMM3DS Big Goomba and Goombas Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
Lego SM-71412 Big Bad Island.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/KuriboChief.arc</tt>
|name1=KuriboChief
|meaning1=Transliteration of below
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy''<br>''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt><br><tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>
|name2=クリボーチーフ (''Kuribō Chīfu'')
|meaning2=Goomba Chief
|game3=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|file3=<tt>Pack/Actor/EnemyGiantKuribo.pack.zs</tt>
|name3=GiantKuribo
|meaning3=Giant Goomba
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap={{hover|巨大|きょだい}}クリボー<ref>{{cite|url=azarashido.sakura.ne.jp/20100520/sCIMG9633.jpg|title=Scan of 「スーパーマリオアドバンス4パーフェクトガイドブック」 ''(Super Mario Advance 4 Perfect Guidebook)''}}</ref>{{page needed}}
|JapR=Kyodai Kuribō
|JapM=Giant Goomba
|Jap2=デカクリボー / でかクリボー
|Jap2R=Deka Kuribō
|Jap2M=Big Goomba
|Chi=大栗宝宝
|ChiR=Dà Lìbǎobǎo
|ChiM=Big Goomba
|Dut=Reuze-Goomba
|Dut2=Mega-Goomba
|DutM=Giant Goomba
|Dut2M=Mega Goomba
|Fre=Mega Goomba
|Fre2=Méga Goomba
|Fre3=Goomba Géant<ref>[https://youtu.be/g21nSkB8nWQ?t=302 French ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy]</ref>
|FreM=Mega Goomba
|Fre3M=Giant Goomba
|FreE=Maxi-Goomba
|FreEM=Maxi-Goomba
|Ger=Riesen-Gumba
|Ger2=Maxi-Gumba
|Ger3=Mega-Gumba
|GerM=Giant Goomba
|Ger2M=Maxi-Goomba
|Ger3M=Mega Goomba
|Ita=Goomba grosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[NES Remix 2]]'', ''SMB3'' level 2-4|quote=Sconfiggi un Goomba grosso prima che scada il tempo!}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Bros. 3'' only)</small>
|Ita2=Gran Goomba (older games)
|Ita3=Goomba gigante (recent games)
|Ita4=Mega Goomba (mostly for the bosses)
|ItaM=Big Goomba
|Ita2M=Great Goomba
|Ita3M=Giant Goomba
|Ita4M=Mega Goomba
|Kor=거대굼바
|KorR=Geodae Gumba
|Kor2=점보굼바
|Kor2R=Jeombo Gumba
|KorM=Giant Goomba
|Kor2M=Jumbo Goomba
|Por=Mega Goomba
|Por2=Goomba Gigante
|PorM=Mega Goomba
|Por2M=Giant Goomba
|Rus=Огромный гумба
|RusR=Ogromnyy gumba
|Rus2=Мегагумба
|Rus2R=Megagumba
|RusM=Huge Goomba
|Rus2M=Mega Goomba
|Spa=Mega Goomba
|Spa2=Gran Goomba
|Spa3=Goomba gigante
|SpaM=Mega Goomba
|Spa2M=Big Goomba
|Spa3M=Giant Goomba
}}

==References==
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