Goombella

Goombella is an aspiring archaeologist who appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door as Mario's first partner.
==Biography==
She was one of Professor Frankly's students at University of Goom and had come to Rogueport to do some research.
==In the games==
===Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door===
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, she is the first to join Mario to find the Crystal Stars after he saves her from Lord Crump. She attacks by Headbonking enemies and can use Tattle ability to find out enemies' weaknesses. In the field, she can give Mario information about characters and places. She constantly travels around with Mario and the rest of his friends in the quest to get the Crystal Stars, being an important character, having learned the identity behind the map given to Mario. She could be considered as the brainy one of the group due to her vast insight and knowledge. Like Goombario's summaries, Goombella inserts her own little opinions in her descriptions, some of which are humorous. For example, she shows signs of resentment upon reading the "underlings of underlings" comment her book says regarding Goombas, comments about being jealous of a Paragoomba's wings, and points out that it's nice to have access to a bathroom now and then (that's a field-only one, stated in the Glitz Pit's major league locker room, where the bathroom is always occupied). Also in the final chapter near the last two rooms, she stops helping because she can't think of anything else to say.
Goombella also has a tendency to break the fourth wall. For example, in Glitzville, she mentions how far Cheep Cheeps have come since Super Mario Bros., and in Twilight Town she says that if there were not people like the gatekeeper in every town, games would be beaten too easily. At both times, she stops abruptly after she says the comment, seeming to point out that game characters know about the fourth wall, but are not supposed to talk about it.
At the end of the game, Goombella writes an e-mail to Mario, explaining what happened with herself and her friends. She starts to tell Mario something else, but then changes her mind and keeps her secret. Goombella becomes Professor Frankly's assistant at the end.
===Super Paper Mario===
Although Goombella does not physically appear in Super Paper Mario, she does make a cameo in the form of a Catch Card along with other past partners.
===Paper Mario: Sticker Star===
In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Mario can find a letter written by Goombella within the junkyard in Shy Guy Jungle where it is revealed that she has been searching for the Chomp Ruins.
==Attacks==
===Tattle===
Goombella, like Goombario before her, is Mario's main source of information throughout the game. Whenever a new enemy appears in battle, or in any battle, Mario can select Goombella's Tattle attack. Tattle shows Mario the attack strength, defense, HP, and a brief description of the enemy's powers and abilities. The information is then recorded in the journal for future reference. Tattle can also be used outside of battle to describe the area, give hints on what to do, or give a description of a nearby character.
==Etymology==
Goombella is a portmanteau of Goomba (her species) and Bella (Italian name meaning beautiful). This Italian connection also adds to the idea that Goomba comes from the Sicilian word, gumba meaning "friend". As such, this would make the definition of Goombella's name mean "beautiful friend."
==Trivia==
*She and Yoshi are the only Paper Mario partners to appear in the Smash Bros. series as trophies.
*Goombella appears as a cameo in the Nintendo Monopoly board game.
*In a demo for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it is stated that Goombella's hero is Goomelda, the wisest of female Goombas. Goomelda is a reference to Zelda from The Legend of Zelda series.
*Goombella makes several appearances in Super Mario-kun during the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door saga.
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