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'''Gooma''' is [[Goombario]] and [[Goombaria]]'s kind grandmother in the game ''[[Paper Mario]]''. Her name is a portmanteau of "[[Goomba]]" and "grandma", something she actually notes upon first meeting [[Mario]]. Mario only needs to talk to her once throughout his entire adventure. She, along with the rest of the [[Goomba]] family, lives in [[Goomba Village (place)|Goomba Village]]. Whether Gooma is her grandchildren's maternal or paternal grandmother is unknown.
'''Gooma''' is [[Goombario]] and [[Goombaria]]'s kind grandmother in the game ''[[Paper Mario]]''. Her name is a portmanteau of "[[Goomba]]" and "grandma", something she actually notes upon first meeting [[Mario]]. Mario only needs to talk to her once throughout his entire adventure. She, along with the rest of the [[Goomba]] family, lives in [[Goomba Village (location)|Goomba Village]]. Whether Gooma is her grandchildren's maternal or paternal grandmother is unknown.


Gooma writes [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Gooma|a letter]] to [[Goombario]] during the party's adventure, which the player can read at the [[Toad Town Post Office]].  
Gooma writes [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Gooma|a letter]] to [[Goombario]] during the party's adventure, which the player can read at the [[Toad Town Post Office]].  

Revision as of 22:55, September 16, 2021

Template:Character-infobox Gooma is Goombario and Goombaria's kind grandmother in the game Paper Mario. Her name is a portmanteau of "Goomba" and "grandma", something she actually notes upon first meeting Mario. Mario only needs to talk to her once throughout his entire adventure. She, along with the rest of the Goomba family, lives in Goomba Village. Whether Gooma is her grandchildren's maternal or paternal grandmother is unknown.

Gooma writes a letter to Goombario during the party's adventure, which the player can read at the Toad Town Post Office.

Tattle

  • "She's my grandma, Gooma. I hope she lives forever! She's the greatest! When she starts telling old stories, she always says, "When I was young, I was very popular with the boys.""

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クリばあ
Kuribaa
[?]
From「クリボー」(Kuribō, Goomba) and「婆」(baa, grandma)
Chinese 酷栗奶奶[1]
Kùlì Nǎinai
From 酷栗Kùlìbǎo (Goomba) + 奶奶 nǎinai (grandma)
Spanish Goomabuela[?] From "Goomba" and "abuela" (Spanish for grandmother)

Trivia

  • It is implied that she taught Tayce T. how to cook.
  • According to Gooma, she looked a lot like Goombaria back when she was a child.

References