Choomba

Choomba
Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Variant of	Goomba

Choombas are a kind of giant, metallic, locomotive-type Goomba found in the game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Their name is a pun on "choo", a sound effect associated with train whistles, and "Goomba". They have coal-black bodies, red eyes, yellow-glowing pupils and a chimney on the top of their heads. Only Bowser can fight these enemies. They are associated with Coalbits, which will jump into a Choomba's head during battle to make it attack more and with greater speed. A Choomba will charge up its attack by walking back and shooting smoke out of its head showing either a shell or a fist; the smoke will appear in a different pattern each time. The patterns indicate the order and types of attacks it will use. The Choomba will then charge into Bowser, who needs to withdraw into his shell when Choomba jumps on him and needs to punch the Choomba when it runs into him depending on what command is shown in the smoke. Choombas also appear in the battle with the Fawful Express. Groups of four of them come out of the Fawful Express to attack Bowser. To counter this attack, the player must tap the area the Choombas are coming at Bowser and stomp them.

While Mario and Luigi cannot normally fight Choombas and explore the Tunnel in the original game, functional coding for an encounter can be discovered via cheats. When fought by Mario and Luigi, they had unused smoke signs that smoked an M for Mario and an L for Luigi, which can be countered with the Hammer, then the game proceeds to be softlocked after the attack is finished if a Coalbit jumps into the smokestack of the Choomba.

Bowser can use the Vacuum Block to inhale a Blitty from Choombas.

Choombas reappear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where they also appear in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode as enemies. Rather then their puffs of smoke being a shell and a fist, they are instead images of the Choomba either running or jumping. Like other Goomba variants, Choombas are weak against yellow Shy Guys.

Profiles and statistics

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Choomba
	HP	248 (372)	POW	120 (300)	DEF	95 (143)	SPEED	43 (65)
	Coins	50 (75)	Level	22	Fire	Half	Burn?	Immune
	Role	Common	Battled by	Bowser	Location(s)	Tunnel	Dizzy?	Immune
	Stat down?	Normal	KO?	Normal	Experience	120	Item drop	TNT Drumstick - 20% Power Fangs - 30%
Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Choomba
	HP	210	POW	182	DEF	115	SPEED	43	Experience	120
	Fire	Weak	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Bowser	Coins	50
	Burn	Immune	Dizzy	Immune	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	Fiery Drumstick - 40% Power Fangs - 30%
Level           13	Location(s)	Tunnel

• Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: They charge forward with supreme confidence. Their attacks miss easily, but they don't mind. They take pride in their strength.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	キカンボー[?] Kikanbō	Portmanteau of「機関車」(kikansha, locomotive) and「クリボー」(Kuribō, Goomba)
French (NOA)	Choomba[?]	-
French (NOE)	Locogoomba[?]	From "locomotive" and "Goomba"
German	Kessel-Gumba[?]	Boiler Goomba
Italian	Goombamino[?]	Portmanteau of "Goomba" and "camino" (chimney)
Spanish (NOA)	Choomba[?]	-
Spanish (NOE)	Goombatora[?]	From "Goomba" and "locomotora" (locomotive)