Editing Red & Blue Goomba Bros.

{{about|the two [[Goomba]] characters from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' sometimes called the Goomba Bros.|the group of Goombas from [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]] also called the Goomba Bros.|[[Goomba Bros.]]}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Red and Blue Goomba PM screenshot.png|200px]]
|species=[[Goomba]]s
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
}}
{{quote2|I don't believe it! He beat our King Goomba!|Red & Blue Goomba Bros.|[[Paper Mario]]}}

The '''Red & Blue Goomba Bros.''', also called the '''Goomba Bros.''', are two [[Goomba]] brothers known as '''Red Goomba''' and '''Blue Goomba''' from ''[[Paper Mario]]''. They serve the [[Goomboss|Goomba King]], who is under [[Bowser]]'s orders to stop [[Mario]] and [[Goombario]] from getting to [[Toad Town]]. 

==History==
The Red & Blue Goomba Bros. are first encountered at the end of [[Goomba Road]], where they explain that Mario cannot pass without fighting them. 

In battle, they are nearly identical to Goombas, each with an attack power of 1 and their only attack being a headbonk. The only notable difference is their higher HP; Red Goomba has 7 HP and Blue Goomba has 6 HP. This is still enough to provide a sufficient threat to Mario, as he does not have access to [[Action Command]]s yet, including the ability to [[guard]].

When defeated, the Goomba Bros. begin to cry, and retreat out of shame. They reappear a short time later at the [[Goomba King's Fortress]], where they aid the Goomba King in battle. Since they are not fully recovered from the previous fight, they only have 2 HP each, the same as a normal Goomba. Mario can easily defeat them both at once via an attack item (e.g. [[Fire Flower]]) or by attacking the nearby [[Goomnut]] tree.

When the three Goombas are defeated, they retreat into the fortress. Inside, the Goomba King confers with his minions. Red Goomba reveals that he hid the [[! Switch#Paper Mario|! Switch]] that opens the way back to Toad Town outside in a bush. Before the Goomba King has time to relocate the switch to a less obvious location, Mario finds and presses it. The bridge jumps out of the fortress itself, sending the Goomba King careening into the sky. 

While the Goomba Bros. were last heard inside the fortress, they were not seen flying with the Goomba King. They later send a [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Red & Blue Goomba Bros.|letter]] to Goombario, saying that they admire his strength and would like to become friends.

The game's [[victory parade]] shows the Goomba Bros. panicking while the Goomba King is stuck in a tree. After he falls out, they follow him offscreen.

==Statistics==
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Blue Goomba (1)|image=[[File:PM Blue Goomba idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Red Goomba (1)|image=[[File:PM Red Goomba idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Blue Goomba (2)|image=[[File:PM Blue Goomba idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Red Goomba (2)|image=[[File:PM Red Goomba idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PM Red Goomba Artwork.jpg|Artwork of Red Goomba
PM Blue Goomba Artwork.jpg|Artwork of Blue Goomba
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Red & Blue Goomba Bros.===
{{foreign names
|Jap=クリレッド＆クリブルー兄弟
|JapR=Kurireddo & Kuriburū Kyōdai
|JapM=Goomred & Goomblue Brothers
|ChiS=栗子小子兄弟<ref name=iQue>From [[iQue]]'s localization of ''Paper Mario'': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj23Urolr1I (12:13 to 12:23)</ref>
|ChiSR=Lìzi Xiǎozi Xiōngdì
|ChiSM=Goomba Brothers
|Spa=Hermanos Goomba<br>Hnos. Goomba Rojo y Azul
|SpaM=Goomba Brothers<br>Red and Blue Goomba Bros.
|Fre=Frères Goomba
|FreM=Goomba Brothers
|Ger=Gumba-Brüdern
|GerM=Goomba Brothers
}}

===Red Goomba===
{{foreign names
|Jap=クリレッド
|JapR=Kurireddo
|JapM=From「クリボー」(''Kuribō'', [[Goomba]]) and "red"
|ChiS=红色栗子小子<ref name=iQue />
|ChiSR=Hóngsè Lìzi Xiǎozi
|ChiSM=Red Goomba
|Spa=Goomba Rojo
|SpaM=Red Goomba
|Ger=Roter Gumba
|GerM=Red Goomba
|Fre=Goomba Rouge
|FreM=Red Goomba
}}

===Blue Goomba===
{{foreign names
|Jap=クリブルー
|JapR=Kuriburū
|JapM=From「クリボー」(''Kuribō'', [[Goomba]]) and "blue"
|ChiS=蓝色栗子小子<ref name=iQue />
|ChiSR=Lánsè Lìzi Xiǎozi
|ChiSM=Blue Goomba
|Spa=Goomba Azul
|SpaM=Blue Goomba
|Ger=Blauer Gumba
|GerM=Blue Goomba
|Fre=Goomba Blue
|FreM=Blue Goomba
}}

==Trivia==
*A species of blue Goombas called [[Gloomba]]s can be found in the first three ''[[Paper Mario]]'' games.
*[[Mad Goomba]] and [[Sad Goomba]] from ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' are both red and blue Goombas respectively; however, these are both species, and are colored to depict their emotions. Sad Goombas are blue possibly due to the phrase "feeling blue" (meaning "feeling sad"), and Mad Goombas are red most likely due to the cartoon gag of a person's face turning red upon getting angry.
* They are based upon the ''oni'' in Japanese folklore: large, brutish creatures that sport either blue skin or red skin.

==References==
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