Theory: Bone Goombas are wearing Goombrat skulls

	Theory
Status	High Consensus
Author	Seán D. Walsh; Da Dude; Lady Sophie
Date of creation	May 26th, 2021 ;

Abstract

Bone Goombas are not undead Goombas, but Gloombas wearing Goombrat skulls.

Argument 1: Goomba skulls, seen in Mario Party 4's "Mushroom Medic" don't resemble Bone Goomba skulls in the slightest.

Argument 2: In New Super Mario Bros. 2, when a Bone Goomba is defeated, their skulls come off and reveals a regular Goomba face underneath. In Paper Mario: Color Splash, Bone Goombas call their skulls "bone masks". Their skin has a very similar blue hue to the skin of Gloombas.

Argument 3: They don't look or behave like other undead enemies found in New Super Mario Bros. 2 (the game that they were introduced), those being Bone Piranha Plants, Fish Bones and Dry Bones. Bone Goombas clearly aren't just a skeleton and also don't have fire immunity.

Argument 4: Bone Goomba's "skull" highly resembles the head of a Goombrat, whose most identifiable features are the two square upper teeth and the large furrowed brow.

Theory
Status	High Consensus
Author	Seán D. Walsh Da Dude Lady Sophie
Date of creation	May 26th, 2021