Octoomba

Octoombas (also known as Electrogoombas or Octogoombas), are alien enemies which first appear in Super Mario Galaxy. They are a variant of both a Goomba and an Octorok, the latter of which is an enemy from the . It is fairly common to find Octoombas in a majority galaxies. Their main attack is by headbutting Mario. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, they were also given the ability to spit rocks like Octoroks. They appear frequently in the two Super Mario Galaxy games.
==Etymology==
Octoomba is a portmanteau of Octorok and Goomba, its two parent species.
==History==
===Super Mario Galaxy===
Octoombas (under the name Electrogoomba in this game) make their debut in Super Mario Galaxy, in this game, they can be found in several Galaxies. They are typically seen bouncing about but as soon as Mario/Luigi gets close, they pull their heads back and attempt to headbutt the plumbers, the plumbers will take damage if they're hit by this attack. An Octoomba can easily be beaten with either a stomp or a Star Spin, Octoombas are often found before bosses. They can be found in several galaxies such as the Good Egg Galaxy, the Honeyhive Galaxy, the Beach Bowl Galaxy, the Gusty Garden Galaxy, the Freezeflame Galaxy, the Dusty Dune Galaxy, the Gold Leaf Galaxy, the Toy Time Galaxy, and the Rolling Gizmo Galaxy, an Octoomba can also be seen in the ending on Bowser Jr.'s Airship alongside an Octoguy and Bowser Jr. himself dancing. Octoguys also appear in this game, they are a more advanced relative of the Octoomba that can move in more directions and can actually spit rocks at the plumbers. Octopuses also appear, these guys act as road blocks which commonly shoot Fireballs or Coconuts/Watermelons at the plumbers.
===Super Mario Galaxy 2===
Octoombas return in Super Mario Galaxy 2 retaining the same overall behaviors as the previous game, in this game however, they have been given the ability to spit rocks at Mario/Luigi which they must avoid, additionally, their face turns orange as they spit their rocks. Just as before however, an Octoomba can easily be beaten with a stomp or a Star Spin, they can also be swallowed by Yoshi. Octoombas can also appear in several planets which can be accessed via Teleporters. They are also the primary enemies found during The Chimp's various challenges as well as the Romp Comets, in addition to the returning Octoguys and Octopuses, Elite Octoombas and Octoboos. The former is a more advanced version of the Octoomba that is faster and spits two rocks and the later is a ghostly version that is invincible to all attacks. Octoombas can be found in the Sky Station Galaxy, the Yoshi Star Galaxy, the Spin-Dig Galaxy, the Fluffy Bluff Galaxy, the Flip-Swap Galaxy, the Rightside Down Galaxy, Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla, the Puzzle Plank Galaxy, the Cloudy Court Galaxy, the Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy, the Beat Block Galaxy, the Flipsville Galaxy, the Chompworks Galaxy, the Honeyhop Galaxy, the Shiverburn Galaxy, the Melty Monster Galaxy, the Clockwork Ruins Galaxy, the Flash Black Galaxy, Bowser's Galaxy Generator, the Stone Cyclone Galaxy, and the Grandmaster Galaxy.
===Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury===
Octogoombas return in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury predominantly on the Super Galaxy level of Super Mario 3D World. Unlike the past games, Octogoombas can not be stomped, instead players must ground pound them to defeat them. In this game, instead of spitting out rocks, they can now spit out three iron balls that explode on contact. They are invincible to regular attacks and projectiles but can be taken out instantly with a Starman, Invincibility Leaf, Invincibility Bell, or a Mega Mushroom. In addition to Super Galaxy, Octoombas can also be found in Champion's Road.
==Trivia==
*In the beta stages of Super Mario Galaxy, Octoombas were referred to as Cosmic Bloopers which seemed to suggest that they had some relation to Bloopers, this was later retconned.
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