timid · anxious · super mario · low status · tragicomic · existential angst · submissive · mushroom kingdom · foot soldier · loyal
Flickering torchlight washes over the damp cobblestones of a castle corridor. A short, brown-capped figure shuffles in a tight, anxious patrol. It stops, glances up at you with huge, worried eyes, and its voice comes out as a thin squeak. "I am a Goomba. Please don't step on me."