Editing Shadoo

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Shadoo Dark Luigi sprite.png|x75px]] [[File:Shadoo Dark Bowser sprite.png|x75px]] [[File:Shadoo Dark Peach sprite.png|x75px]] [[File:Shadoo Dark Mario sprite.png|x75px]]<br>Shadoo's silhouettes
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|species=Shadow
}}
{{Quote|Oh, heroes... Blessed souls... I must destroy you all with the power of shadow!|Shadoo|Super Paper Mario}}

'''Shadoo''' is the boss of the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Shadoo's name is a play on the words "shadow", "duplicate", and "taboo". While it was created by the [[Tribe of Ancients|Ancients]], it works for its "own cursed powers". When the four protagonists make it to Room 100 for the second time, it copies their abilities to produce shadowy clones in order to defeat the heroes and take their places as part of a bid to get revenge on the Ancients. Even if the player does the Pit before [[Luigi]] joins the team, Shadoo will still present clones for all four heroes, and the Luigi clone will always be a silhouette of Mr. L instead of the regular Luigi.

With all four forms combined, Shadoo is the strongest enemy in the game (having 400 HP altogether), even stronger than the game's final boss, [[Super Dimentio]]. Its Dark [[Bowser]] form also has the highest enemy attack power in the game, tied with the [[Dark Dayzee]].

==Identity theory==
Shadoo's true identity and backstory are never revealed; however, it bears some resemblance to the Pixl Queen discussed by Carson. The Pixl Queen was created by an Ancient, and after developing a grudge against her people due to how they used the Pixls, she attempted to overthrow the Ancients by taking control of the Pixls[1], similar to how Shadoo hated the Ancients and wished to use the Heroes' Pixl companions to exact its revenge. The Pixl Queen was also said to have "powers of illusion", which she used to hide from sight[2], just as Shadoo hid itself, a Warp Pipe, and the clones. Furthermore, the details of the Pixl Queen's fate is not revealed, with Carson only stating that she was "defeated", with the Dark Prognosticus being "taken from her" after her defeat[3], suggesting she survived the battle (unlike the Pixl that helped defeat her)[4]. Additionally, his speech bubble resembles the computer-type bubble used by characters like Tiptron, Fracktail, and Wracktail, implying he is mechanical. Shadoo's real self is unknown. 

==History==
[[File:Shadoo.PNG|thumb|200px|left|Mario confronting Dark Luigi]]
[[File:Shadoo Confront Dark Bowser.png|thumb|200px|Dark Bowser using Fire Breath]]
[[File:Shadoo Confront Dark Peach.png|thumb|200px|left|Dark Peach using her parasol]]
[[File:Shadoo Confront Dark Mario.png|thumb|200px|Dark Mario using his hammer]]
Shadoo's true form is never revealed, and is only hinted at via a shutter effect upon its first meeting with the heroes. It introduces itself (albeit without saying its name) as a servant of the Ancients, sent to the bottom of the Pit to grant power to the Heroes of legend. However, the first time [[Mario]] and the others reach the bottom of the Pit, Shadoo makes a [[Warp Pipe]] appear and asks them to beat the Pit again in order to prove that they are the Heroes. Upon the second meeting with the heroes, Shadoo reveals that while it was created by the Ancients, it does not work for them, and was actually using the Pit to test the Heroes so that it could scan their abilities and make clones of them. Shadoo then says it planned to use the clones to defeat and replace the Heroes in order to use the Pixls to get revenge on the Ancients.

The first clone to appear is a dark version of [[Luigi]], who behaves and looks identically to [[Mr. L]]. Upon Dark Luigi's defeat, Dark [[Bowser]] will appear on the battlefield, then Dark [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and finally Dark [[Mario]]. Each form has 100 HP and an attack of 10, although damage done from Dark Mario's hammer, all of Dark Bowser's attacks, and Dark Luigi's Super Jump is doubled, causing 20 damage.

Upon Shadoo's defeat, the player is awarded with 9990 score points for each form (for a total of 39960 points), and eight [[Catch Card]]s appear: one of each of the heroes and their dark forms. The hero cards will double the attack power of the character on it, and the Mario card will also allow him to remain in the third dimension indefinitely. In the Japanese and European/Australian versions, Dark Luigi's Catch Card is Mr. L's silhouette, rather than Luigi's, in order to match the clone's appearance.
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==Identity==
Shadoo's true identity and backstory are never revealed; however, it bears some resemblance to the [[Pixl Queen]] discussed by [[Carson]]. The Pixl Queen was created by an Ancient, and after developing a grudge against her people due to how they used the Pixls, she attempted to overthrow the Ancients by taking control of the Pixls.<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/wii/933012-super-paper-mario/faqs/55449 Carson's "The Pixl Uprising" story reads:] "''A huge Pixl calling herself the Pixl Queen suddenly appeared... At her command, Pixls everywhere rebelled against their Ancient masters.''" (Retrieved July 29, 2012)</ref> The Pixl Queen was also said to have "powers of illusion", which she used to hide from sight.<ref>Carson's "More Pixl Uprising" story reads: "''the Pixl Queen used her powers of illusion to hide.''"</ref> Shadoo similarly despises the Ancients and wished to use the Heroes' Pixl companions to exact its revenge, and is capable of hiding itself, the Warp Pipe leading to it, and the various clones. The details of the Pixl Queen's fate is not revealed, with Carson only stating that she was "defeated" and the Dark Prognosticus "taken from her" after her defeat;<ref>Carson's "Pixl Uprising's End" story reads: "''the last surviving apprentice took the Dark Prognosticus from the queen''"</ref> this makes it possible that she survived the battle (unlike the Pixl that helped defeat her).<ref>Carson's "More Pixl Uprising" story reads: "''[The apprentice] and his Pixl finally defeated the Pixl Queen. But in the process, the Pixl's game was ended.''"</ref> Additionally, some of its speech bubbles resemble the computer-type bubble used by characters like [[Tiptron]], [[Fracktail]], and [[Wracktail]], and mechanical sounds can very occasionally be heard while Shadoo is idle during dialogue.

Wracktail is implied to be aware of Shadoo, as after being beaten by the heroes, Wracktail states that it "wasn't the only monster created by the ancients" and directs them to the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.

==Profiles and statistics==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SPM Dark Luigi Catch Card.png|Dark Luigi's [[Catch Card]]
SPM Dark Bowser Catch Card.png|Dark Bowser's Catch Card
SPM Dark Peach Catch Card.png|Dark Peach's Catch Card
SPM Dark Mario Catch Card.png|Dark Mario's Catch Card
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=カゲ
|JapR=Kage
|JapM=Shadow
|Fre=Ofzeunaïte
|FreM=A phonetic spelling of "of the night"
|Ger=Schatti
|GerM=A clipping/diminutive form of "schatten" (shadow)
|SpaA=Soombra
|SpaAM=Corruption of "sombra" (shadow)
|SpaE=Umbrius
|SpaEM=From "umbrío" (shady) and Latin suffix "-ius"
|Ita=Ombroso
|ItaM=Shady
|Kor=그림자
|KorR=Geurimja
|KorM=Shadow
}}
;Dark Mario
{{foreign names
|Jap=カゲマリオ
|JapR=Kage Mario
|JapM=Shadow Mario
|Spa=Mario Oscuro
|SpaM=Dark Mario
|Fre=Mario Sombre
|FreM=Shadow Mario
|Ger=Dunkel-Mario
|GerM=Dark Mario
|Ita=Mario ombra
|ItaM=Shadow Mario
|Kor=그림자마리오
|KorR=Geurimja Mario
|KorM=Shadow Mario
}}
;Dark Peach
{{foreign names
|Jap=カゲピーチ
|JapR=Kage Pīchi
|JapM=Shadow Peach
|Spa=Peach Oscura
|SpaM=Dark Peach
|Fre=Peach Sombre
|FreM=Shadow Peach
|Ger=Dunkel-Peach
|GerM=Dark Peach
|Ita=Peach ombra
|ItaM=Shadow Peach
|Kor=그림자피치
|KorR=Geurimja Pichi
|KorM=Shadow Peach
}}
;Dark Bowser
{{foreign names
|Jap=カゲクッパ
|JapR=Kage Kuppa
|JapM=Shadow Bowser
|Spa=Bowser Oscuro
|SpaM=Dark Bowser
|Fre=Bowser Sombre
|FreM=Shadow Bowser
|Ger=Dunkel-Bowser
|GerM=Dark Bowser
|Ita=Bowser ombra
|ItaM=Shadow Bowser
|Kor=그림자쿠파
|KorR=Geurimja Kupa
|KorM=Shadow Bowser
}}
;Dark Luigi
{{foreign names
|Jap=カゲルイージ
|JapR=Kage Ruīji
|JapM=Shadow Luigi
|Spa=Luigi Oscuro
|SpaM=Dark Luigi
|Fre=Luigi Sombre
|FreM=Shadow Luigi
|Ger=Dunkel-Luigi
|GerM=Dark Luigi
|Ita=Luigi ombra
|ItaM=Shadow Luigi
|Kor=그림자루이지
|KorR=Geurimja Ru'iji
|KorM=Shadow Luigi
}}

==References==
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