Wubba

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Wubba
Screenshot of a Wubba in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Comparable
Not to be confused with Lubba.

Wubbas are lime green-colored blob-like creatures made of a goo-like substance with eyes in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They appear prominently in a level named after them, An Uncharted Area: Wubba Ruins, where they are found near goo that can be ploughed through by Konks. Their English name comes from the onomatopoeic sound of jiggly movement.[1]

Wubbas tend to emerge from goo-filled cracks in the ground and ceiling. During normal gameplay, they are unable to stick to surfaces, and those that emerge from the ceiling will promptly fall down, though some can be seen on walls and ceilings in the Fungi Mines overworld. If a Wubba comes into contact with the side of a body of goo, it will enter the goo and travel through horizontally.

The player can transform into a Wubba form via a Wonder Effect. Unlike the enemy Wubbas, this transformation can Ground Pound, traverse walls and ceilings. This form is larger than normal Wubbas, but shrinks when takes damage.

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Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Model/EnemySlime.bfres.zs EnemySlime Slime

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese プルプル
Purupuru
An ideophone for "jiggly"; shared with an enemy from Game Boy Donkey Kong

Chinese (simplified) 弹弹胶
Tántánjiāo
Slime

Chinese (traditional) 彈彈膠
Tántánjiāo
Slime

Dutch Wubba
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French Gélatine
Gelatin
German Bloblub
Reference to the sound of a bubble
Italian Gelatino
Masculine form of gelatina ("gelatin")
Korean 탱글탱글
Taeng'geul-taeng'geul
An ideophone for "bouncy"

Portuguese (NOA) Gosmim
From gosminha, diminutive form of gosma ("goo")
Portuguese (NOE) Gelatino
Masculine form of gelatina ("gelatin")
Russian Жельен
Zhel'yen
Play on желе (zhele, "jelly") and possibly жюльен (zhyul'yen, "julienne")

Spanish Blublú
Reference to the sound of a bubble

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