Goomba VS Koopa

This article is about the original version of Death Battle's fourth episode. You may be looking for the DBX rematch.
Goomba VS Koopa is the fourth episode of Death Battle, featuring the Goomba and the Koopa Troopa from the Super Mario series in a battle to determine the stronger of the weakest common Mario enemies.
==Interlude==
Wiz: The Mushroom Kingdom is a world that houses many strange and interesting creatures, like the Goomba, a walking brown mushroom with fangs.
Boomstick: And the Koopa, that stupid turtle who always gets himself killed.
Wiz: Every video game has its share of basic endless common enemies, and you can't get any more common than these two.
Boomstick: But which is the best of the worst? He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle.
==Goomba==
Wiz: The Goombas used to be steadfast allies of the Mushroom Kingdom. After years of oppression due to their low intelligence and short stature, they betrayed their own mushroom brethren and became the backbone of Bowser's vast army.
Boomstick: The Goomba's main combat strategy is just to walk directly into its opponents. While this isn't the smartest thing to do, it takes some real "spores", if you know what I'm saying. Plus, they also have these vampire fangs, but they don't ever seem to use them, and... thinking about it, why does a mushroom even have a mouth?
Wiz: When available, the Goomba will use the green Goomba's Shoe to get the jump on its foes, easily able to hop over 12 feet in the air. Goombas can also sprout wings, becoming Paragoombas, capable of barely sustained flight.
Boomstick: And when flying, the mushroom thing can bomb victims below with Micro-Goombas. You know you're a badass when you throw babies as weapons!
Wiz: The traditional Goomba may seem a useless pawn, but these troopers have been known to accomplish the impossible.
Boomstick: Wait a minute, is that Goomba playing baseball? With no hands? Oh my God, it has telepathy powers!
Wiz: Telekinesis? No, it doesn't.
Boomstick: Well then, how's it holding it?!
Wiz: Goombas are unwaveringly brave, never backing down from a fight and always ferociously charging into battle without hesitation. Though, sometimes their stubborn courage can backfire.
Boomstick: Yeah, you'd think it would stop walking when impending death is directly in front of it.
Wiz: After dissecting a... voluntary Goomba myself, I discovered its brain to be less than half the size of an acorn, proving what we've always known.
Boomstick: Goombas are fuckin' morons.
==Koopa Troopa==
Wiz: Bowser's second most common foot soldier is the Koopa Troopa, the turtle warrior.
Boomstick: Like Ninja Turtles!?
Wiz: No, not Ninja Turtles.
Boomstick: Aww...
Wiz: While the Goombas are the backbone, the Koopas are prevalent enough to have Bowser's army named the "Koopa Troop".
Boomstick: Koopas have their own set of Paratroopa wings that can fly for several minutes with no problem.
Wiz: Koopas are also fairly skilled in tennis, baseball, basketball, and go-kart driving.
Boomstick: Are you sure it's not a Ninja Turtle?
Wiz: Their best offense is also their finest defense: the Koopa Shell, made of a tough steel-like substance capable of withstanding over 200 pounds of pressure.
Boomstick: As an offensive weapon, the Koopa Shell can destroy almost anything. It's a living torpedo of pain!
Wiz: There seems to be a common misconception that it takes Mario two hits to kill a Koopa. Actually, it only takes one. There just happens to be this durable shell in the way. However, this leads to the Koopa's greatest weakness: when Mario jumps on a Koopa's back, rather than retaliating, it retreats into its shell. Why?
Boomstick: 'Cause they're a bunch of pussies!
Wiz: That's right, Boomstick. The Koopas are cowards, afraid to face a dangerous foe. Some run from danger, but most just hide in their thick shells.
Boomstick: Then again, if I were carrying an impenetrable fortress on my back and some large Italian man was trying to murder me, I'd probably hide in it, too.
Wiz: But you'd think as soon as Mario picked up the shell, it would be a perfect time to counterattack, right? And even when they're flying after a good kick, they refuse to stick their feet out and stop themselves.
Boomstick: Well... eh... ah, yeah, you're right, they're bitches.
==Prelude==
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all! But first, I need to find some combat research books on Audible.com.
Wiz and Boomstick read out an advertisement for Audible.
Boomstick: But now, it's time for a DEATH BATTLE!!!
==Death Battle==
A Koopa Troopa emerges from a Warp Pipe and calmly walks through the field. When he meets a Goomba, however, he stops.
The Koopa and the Goomba both sprout wings, respectively becoming a Paratroopa and a Paragoomba. They take to the air and fly into each other four times. After flying in a circle, the Koopa tries to hit the Goomba by charging at him, but misses. As the Goomba smiles, the Koopa ricochets off a wall and hits the Goomba, who falls under a Thwomp, which he manages to avoid. He also avoids three more Thwomps, but gets hit again by the Koopa, who is squashed under a fifth Thwomp. The Goomba lands near a cannon, followed by the Koopa. As they both fly up, multiple cannons fire at them both.
As they dodge incoming cannonballs and Bullet Bills, they trade a few blows. The Koopa tries to hit the Goomba using the trick he tried earlier, but misses and continuously ricochets off the walls again. When he stops, six Bullet Bills fly up, but the Goomba stops them by dropping Mini Goombas onto them. After dodging two more Bullet Bills, the Goomba and Koopa are high in the air, but as they fly into each other some more, the Angry Sun attacks the Goomba and the Koopa. While the Koopa successfully evades the Sun, the Goomba is hit and loses his wings. Luckily, he lands in a Goomba's Shoe.
As the Koopa descends, the Goomba hops towards his opponent in the shoe. The Koopa hides under a line of Brick Blocks as the Goomba hops on them. The Koopa tries to escape by flying to the right and quickly into a pipe, but the Goomba hits the Koopa, knocking him into it. The Goomba hops in after the Koopa, but gets attacked by a Piranha Plant emerging from the pipe. The Koopa, who lost his wings from the attack, comes out the other end of the pipe to meet a group of red Goombas underground. The Goomba appears and hits the Koopa from above, causing him to hide in his shell.
As the red Goombas dance victoriously, the Goomba spots a pool of lava near the Koopa. The red Goombas continue to dance as the Goomba advances towards the Koopa and kicks him, causing him to slide towards the lava. Luckily, the pool of Lava is small enough for the Koopa to slide over it and hit a block, causing him to slide into the Goomba and the red Goombas. Unfortunately, he also slides into a much larger pool of lava, reducing him to a Dry Bones as he sinks into it.
==Results==
Boomstick: Oh man, I thought this was gonna suck! That was awesome! Who knew those little fuckers could fight like that?
Wiz: The Goomba's arsenal proved effective enough, but its own stupidity became its downfall.
Boomstick: Then the Koopa wussed out and kept to the safety of his shell, not stopping in time to avoid the giant pool of lava death!
Wiz: Even the Koopa's tough shell can't protect it from fire.
Boomstick: You might say this battle really heated up in the end.
We cut to the "Draw" card.
Wiz: This battle is a draw.
==Trivia==
===Production===
*The core connections between the Goomba and the Koopa are that they are both the most common soldiers of Bowser's army and are considered the weakest and most pathetic enemies in the Super Mario series.
*Chad James originally proposed Goomba VS the BurgerTime Hotdog as part of the . However, Ben Singer scrapped it in favor of Goomba VS Koopa, mainly because the Hotdog did not have much to work with and nobody would recognize or care about it.User blog:CrossoverKing96/Rad to 100 (Archive) Goomba vs Koopa
*This is the first episode to reach over 1,000,000 views on YouTube.
*This episode would eventually get a rematch in the form of a DBX episode years after its release.
===Other===
*This is the second episode to be shared with DBX, after Sasuke VS Hiei, and with the next five being Batman VS Iron Man, DIO VS Alucard, Thor VS Vegeta, Black Adam VS Apocalypse, and Gogeta VS Vegito.
**This is the first episode to be made into a DBX episode after its initial Death Battle.
*This is the first joke episode, with the next nine being Justin Bieber VS Rebecca Black, Starscream VS Rainbow Dash, Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro, Hercule Satan VS Dan Hibiki, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, Smokey Bear VS McGruff the Crime Dog, Deadpool VS Mask, Macho Man VS Kool-Aid Man, and SpongeBob VS Aquaman.
*This is the first Company-themed episode, with the next 38 being Haggar VS Zangief, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Battle Royale, Starscream VS Rainbow Dash, Master Chief VS Doomguy, Zelda VS Peach, Pokémon Battle Royale, Ragna VS Sol Badguy, Beast VS Goliath, Darth Vader VS Doctor Doom, Bowser VS Ganon, Ratchet & Clank VS Jak & Daxter, Meta VS Carolina, Smokey Bear VS McGruff the Crime Dog, Naruto VS Ichigo, Jotaro VS Kenshiro, Crash VS Spyro, Leon Kennedy VS Frank West, Roshi VS Jiraiya, Mega Man Battle Royale, Wario VS King Dedede, Ben 10 VS Green Lantern, Sasuke VS Hiei, Mob VS Tatsumaki, All Might VS Might Guy, Black Canary VS Sindel, The Seven Battle Royale, Red VS Blue, Sanji VS Rock Lee, Yoda VS King Mickey, Madara VS Aizen, Tanjiro VS Jonathan Joestar, Boba Fett VS Predator, Deku VS Asta, Gogeta VS Vegito, Stitch VS Rocket Raccoon, Gojo VS Makima, Scooby-Doo VS Courage the Cowardly Dog, Wile E. Coyote VS Tom Cat, and Mahito VS Shigaraki.
**This is the first Series-themed episode, with the next eight being Haggar VS Zangief, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Battle Royale, Pokémon Battle Royale, Meta VS Carolina, Mega Man Battle Royale, The Seven Battle Royale, Red VS Blue, and Gogeta VS Vegito.
**This is the first Nintendo-themed episode, with the next four being Zelda VS Peach, Pokémon Battle Royale, Bowser VS Ganon, and Wario VS King Dedede.
*This is the first episode in which neither combatant talks, with the next 15 being Haggar VS Zangief, Zitz VS Leonardo, Bomberman VS Dig Dug, Justin Bieber VS Rebecca Black, Master Chief VS Doomguy, Pokémon Battle Royale, Fulgore VS Sektor, Godzilla VS Gamera, Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), Mega Man VS Astro Boy, Bowser VS Ganon, Amy Rose VS Ramona Flowers, Scrooge McDuck VS Shovel Knight, Mega Man Battle Royale, and Jason Voorhees VS Michael Myers.
*This is the first episode to end in a draw, with the next four being Justin Bieber VS Rebecca Black, Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, and Scooby-Doo VS Courage the Cowardly Dog.
*This is the first episode where both main combatants die, with the next four being Justin Bieber VS Rebecca Black, Eggman VS Wily, All Might VS Might Guy, and The Seven Battle Royale.
*This is the first Death Battle between two Eastern characters, with the next 59 being Haggar VS Zangief, Felicia VS Taokaka, Bomberman VS Dig Dug, Vegeta VS Shadow, Mario VS Sonic (2011), Chun-Li VS Mai Shiranui, Eggman VS Wily, Zelda VS Peach, Link VS Cloud (2012), Pikachu VS Blanka, Ryu Hayabusa VS Strider Hiryu, Luigi VS Tails, Pokémon Battle Royale, Godzilla VS Gamera, Kirby VS Majin Buu, Ragna VS Sol Badguy, Guts VS Nightmare, Hercule Satan VS Dan Hibiki, Mega Man VS Astro Boy, Pokémon VS Digimon, Dante VS Bayonetta, Bowser VS Ganon, Mewtwo VS Shadow, Ken VS Terry, Zoro VS Erza, Natsu VS Ace, Metal Sonic VS Zero, Lucario VS Renamon, Naruto VS Ichigo, Sephiroth VS Vergil, Jotaro VS Kenshiro, Sora VS Pit, Leon Kennedy VS Frank West, Ryu VS Jin, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Roshi VS Jiraiya, Mega Man Battle Royale, Wario VS King Dedede, Sasuke VS Hiei, Ganondorf VS Dracula, Mob VS Tatsumaki, All Might VS Might Guy, Gray VS Esdeath, Beerus VS Sailor Galaxia, Sanji VS Rock Lee, Shadow VS Ryuko, Heihachi Mishima VS Geese Howard, Link VS Cloud (2021), DIO VS Alucard, Madara VS Aizen, Tanjiro VS Jonathan Joestar, Deku VS Asta, Gogeta VS Vegito, Killua VS Misaka, Guts VS Dimitri, Gojo VS Makima, Joker VS Giorno, Bowser VS Eggman, and Mahito VS Shigaraki.
==References==
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