
In Super Mario Odyssey, whenever Mario captured a Goomba, he could freely stack them up in large numbers in order to activate special switches or reach new heights. These are simply a number of Goombas who stack on top of each other to from a tower, making it harder for Mario to jump on them. Goomba Tower - Introduced in Super Mario 3D Land.Giant Paragoombas have also appeared in Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario Maker and Puzzle & Dragons: Mario Edition. 3 as some of the inhabitants of Big Island and have made sporadic appearances in other Mario games. They originally appeared in Super Mario Bros. Giant Goomba - Also known as the Big Goomba or Mega Goomba, this is a huge variation of the Goomba that is usually stronger and harder to defeat.They have also appeared in several Mario Party games, including a pair of characters named Goombob and Goombetty appearing in Mario Party Advance. 3, Super Mario 3D World and both Super Mario Maker games, although they were left out of the Super Mario 3D World style within Super Mario Maker 2. They appeared in Super Mario World', a world-e level of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. Galoombas did not receive an individual name until their reappearance in Super Mario 3D World, before which they were merely referred to as the Super Mario World version of Goombas. Similar to Goombas, there are winged versions and versions that drop down with parachutes, both of which can be lost when the Galoomba is stomped on. After being flipped over, they can be picked up and thrown at other enemies. Notably, jumping on them flips them over instead of defeating them. Galoomba - These are variations of Goombas that have round bodies.There are also Goombario and Goombella, who have acted as partners for Mario himself in his Paper Mario adventures. Some benevolent Goomba characters include Professor Frankly (who taught Kolorado), Goompa (who taught The Master), and Gooma (who taught Tayce T.). There is a small Goomba settlement west of Toad Town and a number of them live in Rogueport. There are actually a number of Goombas that are good-natured or 'reformed'. The respect they receive from Bowser's army seems to be minimal, as they are sometimes treated as caged beasts and kept in barrels.

Goombas are often misunderstood as being mindless minions, when some have been shown to be exceptionally intelligent or powerful. There are still some Goombas (particularly the 'round' Galoombas from Super Mario World) cannot be squished at all. However, unprotected Goombas are easily defeated by simply being stepped on and squished. This does not limit the versatility offered when they use wings, spikes, and other accessories, weapons or power-ups. They have long sharp teeth, but these seem to be rarely used for attack. Their ability to attack is mostly limited to bumping into their opponent or attempting to leap at them with a Headbonk attack, with the latter move only being used in some of the RPG games. They are not all that strong, described in one instance as being the 'underling of the underling'. Although not related to Koopas, these mushrooms are commonly associated with Bowser's army. Making their debut back in Super Mario Bros., the Goombas were described as being 'little mushrooms who betrayed the Mushroom Kingdom'.
