Gorumbla

Gorumbla
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)

“Ahhh... I don't like this! I don't like any of it! They made me an outcast! They won't talk to me! I'm gonna use these fists to break it all! Then EVERYONE will pay attention to me! I'm gonna destroooy!”

—Gorumbla, Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Gorumbla is a boss from Mario & Luigi: Brothership who resides on Rumbla Island. Accompanied by Guardarms, Gorumbla has a hobby of destroying the islanders' artwork. He is a strong and sturdy monster who bears a purple-yellow color scheme, has rocky, conjoined eyebrows, sports two stony collars on both of his arms, and wears a hoodie, notably filled with various stones shaped like outlets. His name may be a combination of "gorilla" and "rumble". Mario and Luigi get wind of the creature when Chief Willma explains that the Guardarms have become more destructive. With that information, the Bros. confront Gorumbla and face off against him.

In combat, Gorumbla uses his arms as shields, much like the Guardarms. To deal damage, Mario and Luigi have to attack the boss from an exposed direction. One of Gorumbla's primary attacks involves him pummeling the ground with his bare hands which, in turn, creates shockwaves for Mario and Luigi to dodge. He can also slide on his belly, perform swipe attacks with his hands, or stab his head forward; this can also be jumped over. Another attack is where he drops colored blocks from the sky, which can be countered with hammers. The crimson blocks are directed at Mario, while the green ones go after Luigi.

Gorumbla has a weakness in the form of a sculpture to the north of his arena; if Luigi uses his Luigi Logic skill, a stone placed on top of the sculpture can be dislodged and be sent flying at Gorumbla, who throws it at Mario. Mario has to stop this stone with his hammer, after which Luigi can use his own hammer to send the boulder at Gorumbla again, stunning him for a turn or two; in this state, Gorumbla will take more damage than normal.

There is a side quest where Gorumbla tries to make amends for all the damage he did by repairing the damage his actions caused. The Bros. can return to Rumbla to come to his aid at this point, earning two Ultra Mushrooms and a Max Syrup Jar if they succeed. This side quest becomes inaccessible when Reclusa awakens.

Gorumbla gets infected by a toxic hatred-generating substance called Glohm later on, becoming Glohm Gorumbla, a trickier version of himself during his first fight, leading to Chief Willma to scold him again. Upon being asked who raised him, the Glohm-infected Gorumbla claims that nobody did. Mario and Luigi, upon arriving on the scene, fight with him to stop him. During this fight, Gorumbla uses stronger versions of his first fight's moveset. After the battle, Gorumbla is reverted to normal and apologizes for his actions, but Willma mocks his apology only to be stopped by her children Maykit and Billdit, who mention how he looked after them while they were young. Willma, realising that she has been too rough, decides he can join. Gorumbla forms a Bond with his new family.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Gorumbla
	HP	480	POW	26	Defense	5
	Experience	200	Coins	130	Speed	84
	Location(s)	Rumbla Island	Role	Boss	Item drop(s)	Super Mushroom (100%)
	Level	7	Type	Normal
Notes: This enemy uses his arms as shields and takes reduced damage if attacked from the direction the arms are held in. This enemy becomes temporarily dizzy after a successful Luigi Logic.

Gallery

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  Mario and Luigi in combat with Gorumbla

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  Willma attacking Gorumbla

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	摇晃刚[?] Yáohuàng Gāng	From「摇晃」(yáohuàng, "to shake") and「刚」(gāng, "hard")
Dutch	Khorossus[?]	From kolossus ("colossus") and rossen ("to beat up"); may also incorporate「母衣」(horo, Japanese helmet cape)
French (NOE)	Goroulis	From gorille ("gorilla"),「ごろごろ」(gorogoro, Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of a rolling rock) and roulis ("rocking")
German	Schwankhard[?]	From schwanken ("to fluctuate") and the German suffix "-hard" (e.g. "Bernhard")
Italian	Roccio[?]	Masculine form of roccia ("rock")
Korean	흔들래곤[?] Heundeullaegon	From "흔들다" (heundeulda, "to shake") and "드래곤" (deuraegon, "dragon")
Portuguese	Goriloscila	Portmanteau of gorila ("gorilla") and oscila ("oscillates")
Spanish (NOA)	Gorombe	From gorila ("gorilla"),「ごろごろ」(gorogoro, Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of a rolling rock) and possibly rompe ("he breaks") or Harambe
Spanish (NOE)	Pedrolo	An informal word for "big rock", also incorporates the given name "Pedro"