Astro Goomba: Difference between revisions

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'''Astro Goombas'''<ref>Nintendo Power (June 2010): Bowser Jr.'s fortresses are guarded by Dry Bones and Astro Goombas. Use all moves at your disposal to take care of these pests.</ref><ref>Nintendo Power (December 2007): Astro Goombas wear helmets which prevent stomps from working on them. To take them out, use your spin attack to flip them over then go for a stomp.</ref> (also called '''Goombeetles''',<ref>As stated in the ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Prima Guide.</ref>, '''Robot Goombas''',<ref>As stated in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' Prima Guide.</ref>, '''Metallic Goombas''',<ref>As stated in the ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Prima Guide.</ref>, or '''Octobeetles'''<ref>As stated in the ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Prima Guide.</ref>) are a sub-speciesvariant of [[Goomba]]s that are only found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and its sequel ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. TheyAstro Goombas are basicallysimilar to regular Goombas, thatbut they wear protective space helmets (similar to an {{Wp|astronaut}} helmet), which prevent them from being [[Stomp|stomped]] on. TheyAstro Goombas also seem to be the Goomba equivalent of [[Buzzy BeetlesBeetle]]s, due to the similar name and the helmet they wear whichacting actssimilar liketo a Buzzy Beetle's shell, as they are used to protect themselves from attacks. They also appear to be Goombas in [[wikipedia:Astronaut|Astronaut]] wear.