Super Mario Galaxy/Enemies

This is a list of some of the enemies in Super Mario Galaxy:

Short Goomba
These goombas are shorter and rounder than normal ones. These enemies can be simply defeated by a spin or jump on the head. Defeat of a Short Goomba will produce a coin.

Goomba
Weak enemies that can be jumped on the head for a coin. If you spin a goomba, it will become stunned for a few seconds and if you run into it while it's stunned, it will disappear and give you 3 star bits.

Helmeted Goomba
A Goomba waering a round helmet. These ones can not be jumped on the head but if they are stunned via spin move, they can be jumped on to produce a coin.

Huge Goomba
Remarkably larger than normal Goombas, Huge Goombas walk very slowly and can not be jumped on the head (you will take damage.) The only way to defeat them is to do a spin move and then run into them or jump on them when stunned. There is only one in the game and it gives you a key when defeated.

Thwomp
Square, stone enemies that are usually quite large (although some are larger than others.) They hover in the air for some time and drop down every couple of seconds, crushing anything beneath them. Thwomps can serve as a wall-like structure whether they're hovering or on the ground (this meas that you can do wall jumps off of them, stand on top of their heads, etc.)

Piranha Flower
Pirahna Flowers are red, plantlike enemies that stick out of the ground and try to bite you when you are close. They hesitate for a moment after they fail to bite you and this is when you should defeat them. Simply jump on the Pirahna Flower's head (it will give you a coin) or spin it (it will give you 3 star bits.) Pirahna Flowers often leave a vne that grows out of it's ground position and that you can climb.

Dino Piranha
The first boss in the game. Dino Pirahna resembles a Pirahna Flower, but it can move and yell and has a tail. To defeat it, get behind it and spin it's tail. It will come back and strike Dino Pirahna on the head. This is done 3 times and when it is defeated, it will give you a power star.

Bullet Bill
A bullet-shaped enemy that's shot out of a cannon (the cannon's look varies with the level) and will move in a straight line. However, if it sees you, it will start to move in your direction and follow you until something get's in it's way. They can be used to break glass domes and defeat enemies.

Torpedo Ted
Much like Bullet Bill, Torpedo Ted is longer in size and is shot underwater. It will make an alarm-like sound when it sees you and the sound get's louder, faster, and higher-pitched as it draws nearer. They, too can break glass domes and defeat enemies.

Dry Bones
Dry Bones is an enemy that is made up of many bones and resembles a Koopa-Troopa. They will pursue you if they notice you and they can be knocked down and temporarily defeated by a jump or spin. However, after a short time they will stand back up and continue to pursue. They can only be permanantly defeated with a fire attack, or leading them off of a ledge where they'd fall.