Goomba

are enemies in . They are from the Mario franchise, in which they first appear in Super Mario Bros.
==Characteristics==
Goombas are brown mushroom-shaped creatures based on mushrooms. Throughout their appearances in and other side-scrolling media, Goombas have a behavior of simply walking in a single direction until touching an object, turning direction only when they hit an obstacle. Goombas can be defeated with any attack, including jumping on top of them, which is a direct reference to how they are usually stomped on in the Mario franchise.
==Mainline appearances==
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In , the only mainline appearance of Goombas in , they appear in side-scrolling areas, predominately in dungeons. Link can also drop onto them from a platform above or by using Roc's Feather to jump on them. When they are stomped on, they drop a Heart.
Goombas can be found in Tail Cave, Bottle Grotto, in the underground passage leading to Kanalet Castle, Catfish's Maw, Face Shrine, and Turtle Rock. While Goombas appear mostly in side-scrolling areas, they also appear in top-down locations in Eagle's Tower. In these areas they move around randomly. Link can still stomp on them with Roc's Feather.
==Crossover appearances==
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Goombas are enemies encountered in the first stage of Adventure Mode, Mushroom Kingdom, in . Like in , if Link is the playable character, he can use his Sword to defeat a Goomba.
An obtainable Goomba trophy is also the focus of a Trophy Tussle challenge, much like with Majora's Mask.
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Goombas are enemies in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, where they behave similarly as in . The only stage where Link encounters Goombas during the storyline is , or , which has just about every fighter available. The first three stages where Goombas appear is in , , and , where they can optionally be encountered by Link or one of the other fighters—Zelda, Ganondorf, and Toon Link—should they decide to revisit there.
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Goombas are enemies in Smash Run mode. They behave similarly as in previous single-player modes of the series.
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In , Goombas are enemies which can be encountered by Mario, or Link if he is under the effects of the Master Sword. Behaviorally, Goombas have little difference than in , the , or 2D installments of the Super Mario series in general. Aside from being vulnerable to a stomp attack from either Mario or Link, Goombas can similarly be defeated from Link's sword.
==Nomenclature==
The name Goomba is possibly derived from the Italian slang word goombah, which can mean friend or alternately a member of a gang. Their Japanese name, Kuribō, is a portmanteau kuri, meaning chestnut, and bō, meaning guy.
==Gallery==
File:LA Goomba Sprite.png| sprite
File:LADX Goomba Sprite.png| sprite
File:LADX Goomba Stomped Sprite.png|A stomped Goomba
File:LANS Goomba Concept Model.png|Conceptual model of a Goomba from , which more closely resembles their appearance in the Mario franchise
==External links==
*Goomba on the Mario Wiki
*Goomba on Smashpedia