Marios Enimies Logbook
Goomba
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lA Goomba, as it appears in New Super Mario Bros. lGoombas (クリボーKuribō
?) are depicted as brown mushroom-like creatures with feet, with a bushy brow, and a pair of fangs sprouting from their lower jaw. They generally tackle, headbonk, or bite an enemy. The Goombas once lived in peace in the Mushroom Kingdom, but they betrayed their homeland to side with Bowser. Some Goombas act as friendly characters in the Paper Mario series, two even joining Mario on his journey. It is said in Super Paper Mario that Goombas have a long-standing fear of Koopa Troopas. Many variants of the Goomba have appeared throughout the years including Paragoombas (パタクリボーPatakuribō
?), Gloombas and Microgoombas (マメクリボーMamekuribō
?). Paragoombas are distinguished by their winged appearance, thus making them more versatile and mobile than typical Goombas. Gloombas are blue variants of the Goomba which live underground in recent Paper Mario games.Microgoombas are miniature, parasitic Goombas which latch themselves onto Mario, reducing his jumping ability. In the games Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Princess Peach, Microgoombas were dropped by Paragoombas to attack Peach. Many other types of Goombas have appeared throughout the Mario series, although these largely vary from game to game. lIn the 1989 television cartoon The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Goombas are loyal soldiers in King Kopsas army. They often appear in costumes related to the episode's theme such as zombies or pirates. They were included in the subsequent spin-offs The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. They also appear in the Super Mario Bros. live-action film, where they were originally inhabitants of Dinohattan who opposed King Koopa's rule, and were de-evolved into large, reptilian monsters as punishment for this disloyalty. lAlthough the backstory of this character being a mushroom-based citizen of the Mushroom Kingdom is backed up in numerous international materials, the Goomba is actually based more on a chestnut than a mushroom. (Interestingly, the Hungarian for "mushroom" is gomba.) This is evident in their design as well as their Japanese name, Kuribo (roughly meaning chestnut-"guy"). The story of a defective race of mushrooms in Peach's kingdom does not exist in the original Japanese literature. Additionally, in Super Mario World, Kuribo were depicted as more chestnut-like in their inability to be squashed.
Paragoomba
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A Paragoomba is an enemy found in the Mario series of games. They are Goombas with wings that, like Paratroopas, bounce up and down. If they get to close to a ledge they will accidentaly fall down, thus killing themselves. They first appeared in the NES video game Super Mario Bros. 3, and would later appear in other Mario games as well. Their first playable appearance was in Mario Superstar Baseball for the Nintendo Gamecube.
Koopa Troopa
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lThe Koopa Troopa (ノコノコNokonoko
?), a turtle-like creature, they are the most common classification of Koopa and usually thug-like. Koopa Troopas are the standard troopers of the Koopa Army who work for Bowser. As the lowest ranking members of the Koopa Army, they just patrol their assigned areas on foot. Koopa Troopas first appeared in the arcade gameMario Bros.under the name "Shellcreepers" as enemies that have to be flipped. In Super Mario Bros., they were renamed "Koopa Troopas". They can be used as projectiles after they are stomped on and retreat into their shells. Super Mario World brought drastic changes to the Koopa Troopa, altering them to walk on two legs and wear shoes. They could also be ejected from their shells, revealing them to be wearing a t-shirt. After the release of Super Mario 64 however, their 3-D platforming appearances in the Mario series noticeably lessened. Various types of Koopa Troopa include Paratroopa, Red Koopa and Green Koopa. In Super Mario Galaxy, they reverted back to their quadropedal movement. The Paper Mario series introduces friendly Koopas that have their own towns, and are even rescued by Mario on occasions, as well as evil Koopa Troopas that wear Sunglasses. Generic Koopa Troopas have also appeared throughout the Mario Party series as NPCs. Single Koopa Troopas have been playable in Mario Kart games and various other sport games along with Paratroopas. Koopa Troopas were the most regularly-seen minions of Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, where they were voiced by John Stocker, and made one appearance in the Super Mario World animated series. They are members of the audience in Super Paper Mario.
Koopa Paratroopas
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lKoopa Paratroopas are a type of Koopa Troopa with wings. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. for the NES. They are described as afraid to go anywhere other than the ledge they'er on. Which can make it a hassle to get past them on the account that you either have to dodge it or kill it because it won't walk over the ledge and kill itself.
lIf there are multiple Koopa Paratroopas you can bounce on their head to keep afloat. Though note that if you perform this tactic, the Paratroopa will fall to its death (or to the platform below) just after one bounce.
Piranaha Plant
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lA Piranha Plant, known as Packun Flower (パックンフラワーPakkun Furawā
?) in Japan, is a Venus fly trap-like enemy, almost always portrayed as a leafy green stalk topped with a white-spotted red globe, almost bisected by a white lip mouth with razor-sharp teeth. Piranha Plants typically hide within pipes, periodically emerging and ensnaring unwary passersby. Some species can also spit fireballs. Others live entirely outside pipes, being either rooted in the ground or even walking about on rootlike legs. They have otherwise changed little since their first appearance, but they have also appeared in various forms and sub-species such as the poisonous Putrid Piranha, the Ice Piranha, the Pale Piranha, the Glad Piranha Plant, and the Boss Piranha Plant. lOn the television series based on Super Mario Bros., Piranha Plants made various appearances, usually acting as obstacles for the heroes, much as they do in the games. In the Super Mario Bros. 3 cartoon, Venus Fire Traps and Ptooie plants were used in a manner similar to guns.
Shy Guy
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lShy Guy, known as Heyho (ヘイホーHeihō
?) in Japan, are small masked beings that appear in various colors. No one has seen their face, so when their masks get knocked off, they live up to their name by instantly retreating. They have a wide variety of variations that range from just walking on stilts to piloting submarines. The Fly Guy (トンダリヤTondariya
?), who flies via a propeller on his head, is a notable variant. They first appeared in Doki Doki Panicbefore being converted into the American release of Super Mario Bros. 2. From then on, Shyguys appear as generic enemies in various other games including Yoshi's Island . While they do appear in Mario games as enemies, they are a major element in Yoshi-related games. They are playable in various sport games, such as Mario Tennis, Mario Kart DS, Mario Strikers Charged, and Mario Superstar Baseball. They act as guides in the Mario Party series and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
Fly Guys
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lFly Guys are Shy Guys that have a little helicoptor propellar on thier heads, that allow them to fly. Thier first game was in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Ever since that game, they have appeared in multiple games, even as a playable character. His first playable game appearance is Mario Power Tennis for the Gamecube. A Fly Guy also appears as a playable character in the Nintendo DS video game Mario Hoops 3-on-3.
Snifits
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Snifits are enemies from the Mario series. They resemble their relatives, Shy Guys, however, they can shoot small cannonballs out of their cannon-like snout. The more aggressive ones jump up and down while shooting.
Chain Chomps
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lChain Chomps (ワンワンWanwan
?), also known as "Rompin' Stompin' chomps"(Yoshi's island DS) are black, spherical, dog-like creatures that resemble the video game character Pac-Man, and are often shown to be restrained by chains. Portrayed as savage, Chain Chomps constantly strain against the chain holding them, attempting to break free and bite anything that passes close by. The inspiration for Chain Chomps comes from a childhood experience of Mario creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, where a dog tried to attack him. The dog lunged at him, but was jerked back by its leash just as the canine snapped at Miyamoto inches in front of his face. The first appearance of Chain Chomps is in Super Mario Bros. 3. Some games depict Chain Chomps as being unrestrained by chains, effectively making them simply Chomps who can attack by chasing or dive-bombing players. Also, in the game "Super Princess Peach" they introduced the Calm Chain Chomp which was sleeping. In various spin-off games, Chain Chomps appear as obstacles or hazards. Games such as those in the Mario Party series and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!employ Chain Chomps as ally characters.
lOutside Mario video games, Chain Chomps appear irregularly on The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3animated series, where they have some robotic traits, such as being able to be turned on and off by controls. Chain Chomps also appear in various installments of The Legend of Zelda series of games, including one named "Bow Wow".
Boos
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lBoos (テレサTeresa
?) are spectral beings with beady eyes, long tongues, vampiric canine teeth, and nubs for arms; they are often portrayed laughing or smiling. The first appearance of Boos was in Super Mario Bros. 2, where they appear under the name Boo Buddies. Boos possess powers commonly associated with ghosts, such as the ability to travel through solid objects, teleport and turn invisible. Due to being intensely shy, Boos cover their faces with their arms, cower, and become translucent when directly looked at. In the game "Super Princess Peach" there were variations like Mad Boo which would attatck if you look at it, the Big Boo which was a bigger version of the Boo, and Mad Big Boo which was a bigger version of the Mad Boo. Takashi Tezuka's wife was the inspiration for the Boos featured in Super Mario 64. Like Boos, she is often shy, but one day became very angry at him for spending too much time at work. In the game Luigi's Mansion Boos, led by King Boo, act as the main antagonists.
lBoos appear as playable characters in various Mario spin-off games, such as the Mario Party series, and various sports games, where they sometimes act as items as well, doing deeds such as stealing objects from opponents. Though Boos are depicted as being malevolent in most games, some portray them as simply being mischievous and occasionally good, like in Paper Mario, where a green female Boo named Lady Bow acts as an ally of Mario.
Bullet Bills
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Bullet Bills (キラーKirā, Killers
?) are large, black, missile-like enemies, commonly depicted as either having small arms or fanged frowns adorning their faces. Bullet Bills are fired by cannons known as Bill Blasters, although some games have them fired by other sources such as Snifits and generic cannons, while others simply have them coming out of nowhere. Bullet Bills commonly appear as enemies or obstacles, attacking by either flying forward after being shot or actively seeking out a target, either smashing into them and continuing on their way or exploding on contact. lBullet Bills come in several variants. Missile Bills in Super Mario Bros. 3 flashed red and would home in on Mario. Mad Bullet Bill is a flaming version of the Bullet Bill. Banzai Bill is a much larger variation of the Bullet Bill, with a fanged snarl on its face. Mad Banzai Bill is a flaming version of the Banzai Bill. Torpedo Ted is an underwater ballistic enemy very similar to a Bullet Bill. Glad Torpedo Ted is a singing Torpedo Ted. Both Banzai Bill and Torpedo Ted appeared in Super Mario World. Banzai Bill was featured in Super Mario Galaxy, along with both Torpedo Ted and Missile Bill appearing frequently in the game as well. Starting with Mario Kart DS, a Bullet Bill item transforms the player into Bullet Bill, who shoots at high speed through the course, invincible and automatically navigating the track. The item returned in Mario Kart Wii.
Lakitu
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Lakitu (ジュゲムJugemu
?) is a rambunctious young Koopa with a green, pentagonal shell, yellow body, goggles with thick black frames, and a dashing smile and is usually seen flying in a cloud bearing a smiling face. In its role as an enemy character, Lakitu typically flies about and throws Spiny Eggs at Mario (he and Mario are later allies), although variant types employ other attack patterns. The Spiny Eggs hatch into Spinies (トゲゾーTogezō
?), small, red, spike-backed Koopa creatures, that are thrown indefinitely until the Lakitu is defeated. When asked what video game character would represent him the best, Shigeru Miyamotoresponded that Lakitu would, as he "seems to be very free, floating in the air, going anywhere," a type of personality Miyamoto can apparently relate to. lLakitu first appears in Super Mario Bros., and goes on to be an enemy in various plat formers and RPGs. Lakitu plays a neutral role in a number of Mario series titles. This trend began with Super Mario Kart and the rest of the series. Here Lakitu flies about the Mario Grand Prix racetrack and aids the go-kart drivers who race there. The Lakitu Bros. in Super Mario 64 are another example; they hold the camera that "films" Mario's exploits, thus personifying the player's point of view of the three-dimensional game stages. In Mario sports games, Lakitu often takes on roles such as referee and umpire.
Spinies
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lSpinies are creatures in the Mario series. They first appeared in the NES classic Super Mario Bros., where Lakitus (whom have an unlimited supply of them) would aim and throw them from above toward Mario or Luigi (depending on who the player was). If he failed to do so, the Spiny would come out of his shell and try to harm one of the characters. You can not jump ontop of these creatures, because as the name suggests, they have spikes ontop of there shell. The only way to beat these pesky monsters is by using a fire flower or a starman. Also, if you can reach Lakitu, kill him before he has a chance to throw the spiny eggs.
Dry Bones
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Dry Bones (カロンKaron
?) are skeletal Koopa Troopas reanimated by the Koopa Troopa's spirit inhabiting its bones. Dry Bones first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 as inhabitants of fortresses and underground areas. Due to their undead nature, Dry Bones are exceptionally difficult to defeat, most attacks only knocking them apart temporarily or having no effect at all. In some games, Dry Bones' have specific weaknesses, such as to fire, magic, hammers, and explosions, which can permanently destroy them. Along with charging into the player, Dry Bones' may also attack by tossing what resemble femur bones. Starting with Mario Superstar Baseball, Dry Bones appear as playable characters in various spin-off Mario games, such as various sports titles and Mario Party 8. Bowser appears in Dry Bones form in World 8 of New Super Mario Bros..
Cheep Cheeps
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lCheep Cheeps (プクプクPukupuku
?) are red and yellow fish with white undersides, first introduced in Super Mario Bros., where they appear as common underwater enemies who will swim lazily forward or leap out of water and soar through the air. Cheep Cheeps can survive out of water, though their means of locomotion on it varies between games, either showing them flopping around uselessly or hopping from place to place. Throughout their appearances, the attack pattern of Cheep Cheeps remains consistent, slowly swimming towards the player. In some games, there are big Cheep Cheeps that will eat Mario or his friends, such as in Super Mario 64. In spin-off games such as the Mario Kart series, Cheep Cheeps most commonly appear as background scenery or obstacles.
Bomb-omb
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lBob-omb (ボム兵Bomuhei
?) are living, circular, black bombs possessing legs, fuses, and sometimes arms or wind-up keys. They first appeared as enemies in the North American and European versions Super Mario Bros. 2. Variations of the Bob-omb include the Glad Bob-omb, the Parabomb, and the Glad Parabomb. The main attack method of Bob-ombs is to either wander around aimlessly, eventually exploding, or actively seeking out a target to detonate near. Inanimate Bob-ombs are commonly used as weapons in various spin-off games such as the Mario Kartand Super Smash Bros. series.There is a toy called Bob The bomb,which resembles a bob-omb.and may possibly get its name from the enemy.
Hammer Bros
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lHammer Bros. (ハンマーブロスHanmā Burosu
?) are creatures from the Koopa Troopa race commonly found in pairs who wear helmets and use hammers as their main weapons. Hammer Bros. are described in various games as being the elite of Bowser's army, and often appear in games either as powerful generic enemies or as boss characters. Their only weakness is that they generally throw their hammers in a high arc, which makes them easy to avoid if you are next to the Hammer Bro. In Super Mario Bros. 3, players can wear the Hammer Bros. Suit, an exceptionally rare power-up that allows Mario or Luigi to gain Hammer Bros. armor and ability to toss hammers. Beginning with Mario Superstar Baseball, Hammer Bros. appear infrequently as playable characters in spin-off Mario games. lIn The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 by DIC Entertainment, Hammer Bros. make sparse appearances as antagonists. Printed mediums such as Nintendo Comics System and Nintendo Adventure Books make more frequent use of Hammer Bros. lHammer Bros. can be unleashed as an assist trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. lIn addition, occasional enemies are Fire Bros. and Boomerang Bros. Both wear the same helmet with a different color variation as the Hammer Bro. and can either shoot fire or toss boomerangs.
Thwamp
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lThwomp (ドッスンDossun
?) are cubical animated blocks of stone, depicted as having angry-looking faces and clenched teeth. The physical appearance of Thwomps has varied over the years, though they are most commonly shown to be either gray or blue in color with spikes sometimes adorning their body. The first appearance of Thwomps was in Super Mario Bros. 3, in which they are found exclusively in fortresses. Thwomps are usually depicted as guards in castle levels in games, found floating in the air and, when something ventures underneath them, slamming into the ground with extreme force, often grunting menacingly while doing so. In spin-off games, Thwomps appear most often as obstacles, which can impede players or crush them. Thwomps also make appearances in every Bowser's Castle location in the Mario Kart series.
lThwomps appear regularly in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, but only make one appearance in the Super Mario World animated series. Two different types of Thwomps (large and small ones) appear in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Smaller Thwomps, as shown in the end credits of Super Mario Worldfor the Super Nintendo are referred to as "Thwimps". Thimps were found in castles where they jumped back and forth
Wiggler
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lWiggler (ハナチャンHanachan
?) are caterpiller-like insects with a segmented body and large nose. Wigglers are most commonly depicted as being yellow and having a cheerful expression on their faces. They also wear small flowers on their heads. When enraged, which occurs when a Wiggler is injured, the creature turns a bright red color, gains solid white eyes and fangs and its flower wilts. Wigglers first appear in Super Mario World, being found in wooded areas.Although usually generic enemies in games, some appearances feature Wigglers, usually gigantic in size, as boss characters, such as in Super Mario 64and Super Princess Peach. Wigglers with butterfly wings appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. In spin-off games, the appearance of Wigglers is infrequent, although one does appear as an unlockable playable character in Mario Power Tennis and as a boss to race against in Mario Kart DS. In the Super Mario World animated series, Wigglers, though referred to as Caterpillars, were always drawn in their angered form, and appear in various episodes
Bowser Jr.
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lBowser Jr.: Bowsers newest son, only 3 or 4 years old. He is very smart for his age. Bowser chose not to tell
the other Koopalings about Junior because they may have tried to get rid of him, mainly for the fact he
named Junior after himself, showing favour for him. Bowser Junior is one of the toughest koopas ever, he
can do all the things his daddy can and more. He has his own army of Shy Guys and a Castle on Yoshi's
Island. He is not known about by anyone but the Yoshis on Yoshi's island. He likes to play but most of all he
likes to stomp on his enemies, because like I said, he is very strong and smart for his age.
Magikoopa
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lMagikoopa Shoots a blast of magic at Mario (6); Raises an ally's attack power lby 1; Raises an ally's defense by 1; Restores 5 HP to one ally; Restores 3 HP to all allies; Electrically charges an ally; Makes one ally transparent; Creates a hologram of itself (the hologram cannot be damaged; it disappears when you attack the Magikoopa)