Goompapa

Goompapa is a character who appears in Paper Mario.
==History==
A male Goomba, Goompapa is the leader of the Goomba Family in Goomba Village. He has two children, Goombaria and Goombario, the latter of which joins Mario as a party member.
During the events prior to the game, the gate to Goomba Road was locked shut. When Mario arrives in the village, Goompapa is in distress over the gate being locked and spends most of Mario's visit there trying to fix it. He eventually is able to fix it and was more than happy to let Mario go past. However, Kammy Koopa flew by and, shocked to see Mario is still alive, drops a large yellow block on the gate destroying it and halting Mario's progress. Goompapa is upset saying he just fixed the gate but tells Mario the only way around is to get the Hammer from Goompa. Once Mario acquires the hammer later, he then breaks the yellow block and Goompapa, impressed, wishes Mario and Goombario a safe journey.
Goompapa is involved in one of Koopa Koot's many favors which Goompapa had a Tape that Koopa Koot wanted back. He also is part of the chain letter side-quest where he is the recipient of the letter from Frost T. of Starborn Valley (although the letter is technically for Goombaria). Goompapa states he remembers that Goombaria asked a question before through a letter the other day and it appears to hold the letter. He states that the answer does looks complicated, but says he can understand it and will inform Goombaria about it. Goompapa is the final client of the chain letter quest and rewards Mario with the extremely useful Lucky Day badge.
==Etymology==
In a similar manner to how Goombario's name is a portmanteau of "Goomba" and "Mario", Goompapa's name would appear to be a combination of "Goomba" and the term "papa," another word for "father."
==See also==
* Gooma
* Goomama
* Goombaria
* Goombario
* Goompa
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