Editing Gritty Goomba

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MLSSBMGrittyGoomba.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|variant_of=[[Goomba]]
|variants=[[Elite Gritty Goomba]]
|comparable=[[Spiked Goomba]]
}}
A '''Gritty Goomba''' is a type of [[Goomba]] that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. Gritty Goombas are found in [[Teehee Valley]], occasionally appearing with [[Spiky Snifit]]s. They appear to be swathed in cloth, resembling a mummy, and they don a pair of sunglasses, with a spear and colored flag protruding from its head.

During the events of the game, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] must protect [[Princess Peach]] from these Goombas as she crosses Teehee Valley to get to [[Little Fungitown]]. If they let one get too close, or else leave her offscreen too long, the Gritty Goomba grabs the Princess and carries her down a [[Yellow Pipe]] leading to underground ruins, which Mario and Luigi must enter to save Peach. If the player returns to Teehee Valley later in the game, most of the Gritty Goombas are replaced by [[Anuboo]]s, save for the ones in the underground ruins.

A stronger variant, called an [[Elite Gritty Goomba]], can be found in [[Gwarhar Lagoon]].

==Battle==
Gritty Goombas attack by ramming into the Mario Bros., similar to normal Goombas; however, they will summon sandstorms and use them as a cover in order to obscure which brother they're targeting. The Bros. must counter the attack with their [[Hammer]]s.

In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', Gritty Goombas appear as enemies in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser''. They are melee troopers, and attack by charging into minions. Their [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]] is Rocket Headbutt, which allows them to jump headfirst into a minion. Due to the spear on their heads, attacking them from above damages minions.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
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===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
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*'''''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' profile:''' ''They resemble Goombas but are... much grittier. Those spears make for powerful headbutts.''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=すなぞく
|JapR=Sunazoku
|JapM=Sand Tribe
|Fre=Moomba
|FreM=Portmanteau of "Goomba" and "momie" (mummy)
|Ger=Sandgumba
|GerM=Sand Goomba
|SpaA=Moomba
|SpaAM=Portmanteau of "Goomba" and "momia" (mummy)
|SpaE=Tribu Duna
|SpaEM=Dune Tribe
|Ita=DesertGoomba
|Chi=沙砾栗子
|ChiR=Shālì Lìzi
|ChiM=Sand Chestnut
|Kor=모래족
|KorR=Morae Jok
|KorM=Sand Tribe
}}

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[[Category:Goombas]]
[[Category:Mummies]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemies]]
[[Category:Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser enemies]]
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[[it:DesertGoomba]]