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[[Image:BooOmba.gif|right|frame|]]A '''Boo-Omba''' is an undead [[Goomba]]. It is, essentialy, a cross between an ordinary Goomba and a [[Boo]], thus resulting in an enemy that is invincible, like a Boo, but acts like the feeble mushroom creature, Goomba. It is only found in side the [[Pumpkin Zone]] of [[Super Mario Land 2]].
|image=[[File:GhostGoombaArtwork.png|200px]]
[[Category:Species]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
[[Category:Enemies]]
|variant_of=[[Goomba]]<br>[[Boo]]
|variants=[[Octoboo]]
|relatives=[[Masked Ghoul]]
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'''Ghost Goombas'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/xw7hA Archived] August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> (generically referred to by [[Nintendo Power]] as '''ghosts'''<ref>"''An unbeatable ghost zig-zags at the beginning of the stage.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 43, page 50.</ref>) are [[Boo]]-like ghosts of [[Goomba]]s found in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They are only present in the [[Pumpkin Zone Level 3|third level]] of the [[Pumpkin Zone]]. True to its appearance, the Ghost Goomba is invincible and wavily floats like a Boo, but moves faster and forward like a Goomba. [[Green Shell]]s and [[Super Star|Star]]s are effective in defeating it. In the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha adaptation]], they are specifically depicted as the ghosts of [[Masked Ghoul]]s.<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 19 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1''. Page 115.</ref>
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>テレクリボー</big><br>
'''{{ruby|種族|しゅぞく}}''' ゴースト族<br>
'''{{ruby|性格|せいかく}}''' 未練がましい<br>
'''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' ランド2<br>
'''<big>クリボーのおばけだ!</big></b><br>
あのクリボー(P72)がおばけになったもの。おばけは実体が無いので、マリオの攻撃を全く受け付けない。しかも、動きも銳いので、急いで走り抜けるようにしよう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/oZA9TAQ.jpeg page 115].</ref>
 
'''''<big>Ghost Goomba</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Ghost clan''<br>
''Disposition: Regretful''<br>
''Game appearances: Land 2''<br>
'''''<big>It's the spirit of Goomba!</big><br>
''The Goomba (p. 72) has become a ghost. The ghost has no physical form and is totally immune to Mario's attacks. Mario must run through it quickly, as it moves in a very unpredictable manner.''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Ghost Goomba.png|Artwork
SML2 Terekuribo.png|Sprite
Mani Game Boy Ad Screenshot.jpg|A commercial for [[Game Boy]] introduced by Mani
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=テレクリボー<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html</ref>
|JapR=Terekuribō
|JapM=Portmanteau of「テレサ」(''Teresa'', [[Boo#Names in other languages|Boo]]) and「クリボー」(''Kuribō'', [[Goomba#Names in other languages|Goomba]])
|Ger=Spuk-Gumba
|GerM=Spooky Goomba
|Ita=Goomba Fantasma
|ItaM=Ghost Goomba<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 75</ref>
|Fre=Goomba Boo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]''; page. 75</ref>
|FreM=Boo Goomba
}}
 
==Trivia==
*Ghost Goombas have an unused squished sprite, indicating that they were originally intended to be able to be [[stomp]]ed.<ref>A.J. Nitro. [https://www.spriters-resource.com/game_boy_gbc/sml2/sheet/3830/ Game Boy / GBC - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Enemies]. ''The Spriters Resource''. Retrieved August 27, 2022.</ref>
*In a [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] mini-guide, Ghost Goombas are referred to as the ghost of [[Goombo]].<ref>「チビボーのユウレイが、あらわれた‼ こわいよ~。」(''Chibibo's ghost has materialized!! How scary!'') - Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1''. Page 4.</ref> In actuality, Ghost Goombas are approximately the size of regular Goombas and even slightly bigger than the game's Boos.
*A Ghost Goomba appears in the concept art of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', suggesting they may have been planned to appear in the game somewhere early in development.<ref>https://nintendoeverything.com/new-super-mario-odyssey-concept-art-shows-a-ton-of-scrapped-costume-ideas/</ref>
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:01, January 8, 2024

Ghost Goomba
Artwork of a Ghost Goomba from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Variant of Goomba
Boo
Variants
Relatives

Ghost Goombas[1] (generically referred to by Nintendo Power as ghosts[2]) are Boo-like ghosts of Goombas found in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are only present in the third level of the Pumpkin Zone. True to its appearance, the Ghost Goomba is invincible and wavily floats like a Boo, but moves faster and forward like a Goomba. Green Shells and Stars are effective in defeating it. In the Kodansha adaptation, they are specifically depicted as the ghosts of Masked Ghouls.[3]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

テレクリボー
種族しゅぞく ゴースト族
性格せいかく 未練がましい
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2
クリボーのおばけだ!
あのクリボー(P72)がおばけになったもの。おばけは実体が無いので、マリオの攻撃を全く受け付けない。しかも、動きも銳いので、急いで走り抜けるようにしよう。[4]

Ghost Goomba
Tribe: Ghost clan
Disposition: Regretful
Game appearances: Land 2
It's the spirit of Goomba!
The Goomba (p. 72) has become a ghost. The ghost has no physical form and is totally immune to Mario's attacks. Mario must run through it quickly, as it moves in a very unpredictable manner.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese テレクリボー[5]
Terekuribō
Portmanteau of「テレサ」(Teresa, Boo) and「クリボー」(Kuribō, Goomba)

French Goomba Boo[7]
Boo Goomba
German Spuk-Gumba
Spooky Goomba
Italian Goomba Fantasma
Ghost Goomba[6]

Trivia[edit]

  • Ghost Goombas have an unused squished sprite, indicating that they were originally intended to be able to be stomped.[8]
  • In a KC Deluxe mini-guide, Ghost Goombas are referred to as the ghost of Goombo.[9] In actuality, Ghost Goombas are approximately the size of regular Goombas and even slightly bigger than the game's Boos.
  • A Ghost Goomba appears in the concept art of Super Mario Odyssey, suggesting they may have been planned to appear in the game somewhere early in development.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ "An unbeatable ghost zig-zags at the beginning of the stage." - Nintendo Power Volume 43, page 50.
  3. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 115.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 115.
  5. ^ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/l6j/enemy/index.html
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 75
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia; page. 75
  8. ^ A.J. Nitro. Game Boy / GBC - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Enemies. The Spriters Resource. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  9. ^ 「チビボーのユウレイが、あらわれた‼ こわいよ~。」(Chibibo's ghost has materialized!! How scary!) - Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 4.
  10. ^ https://nintendoeverything.com/new-super-mario-odyssey-concept-art-shows-a-ton-of-scrapped-costume-ideas/