Editing Sour Bunch

{{group infobox
|image=[[File:PPS Sour Bunch Artwork.png|frameless|upright=1.4|]]
|leader=[[Grape (character)|Grape]]
|members=[[Rookie Dūke]]<br>[[Knight Dūke]]<br>[[Spear Dūke]]<br>[[Kung fu Dūke]]<br>[[Aerial Dūke]]<br>[[Bat Dūke]]<br>[[Pistol Dūke]]<br>[[Rider Dūke]]<br>[[Mermaid Dūke]]<br>[[Staker Dūke]]<br>[[Alien Dūke]]<br>[[Ninja Dūke]]<br>[[Criminal Dūke]]<br>[[Vase Dūke]]<br>[[Stick Dūke]]<br>[[Dancer Dūke]]
|first_appearance=''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
The '''Sour Bunch''' is an acting theater troupe of anthropomorphic purple grapes led by [[Grape (character)|Grape]] and are the main antagonists of ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', where they take over the [[Sparkle Theater]]. Unlike the [[Theet]]s, the Sour Bunch do not have visible noses.

Their name, alongside Grape's, plays on the phrase "sour grapes" which reference Ancient Greek theater's celebrations to honor {{wp|Dionysus}}, the god of wine and theater.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintenduo World|date=March 23, 2024|url=https://youtu.be/T3cYgN6Q43o|title=25 Secrets of Princess Peach: Showtime! 🎀 Facts & Easter Eggs (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 29, 2024}}</ref>

They consistently refer to Grape as "Madame Grape", a name that is a running theme throughout the game to identify characters who have bad intentions.

Most types of them can be defeated with [[Sparkle]] if they are encountered prior to getting a transformation, but a few of them can only be defeated by other means, including the cowboys in [[Cowgirl in the Wilderness]] and the guards in [[Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids]].

The only subcategory of Sour Bunch members to be referred to by name in first-person dialog boxes where they themselves speak are in the [[Detective Peach]] levels, where they are named '''Criminal''', who in turn collectively organize as '''Sour Gang''' instead of Sour Bunch.

==Gallery==
===Standard shape===
<gallery widths=160px>
File:Sour Bunch first encounter.png|The first encounter with the Sour Bunch
PPS Standard Baddies.png|In [[The Castle of Thorns]]
PPS Knight Baddies.png|In The Castle of Thorns
PPS Spear Baddie.png|In The Castle of Thorns
PPS Swordfighter Rehearsal Screenshot 1.png|In [[Swordfighter Rehearsal]]
PPS rubber bullet gun Sour Bunch saloon Cowgirl in the Wilderness.png|In cowboy outfits in [[Cowgirl in the Wilderness]] with rubber bullet [[gun]]s. They cannot be defeated by [[Sparkle]], and will only faint for a few seconds. A lasso throw will however defeat them.
PPS The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot 1.jpg|A plotting Sour Bunch member in [[The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot]]
PPS The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery 3.jpg|A previously disguised Sour Bunch member in [[The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery]]
PPS Act I Trailer Screenshot 11.png|In kung fu outfits in [[A Kung Fu Legend]]
PPS Sour Witch.png|A Sour Bunch member dressed as a witch in [[Welcome to the Spooky Party]]
PPS Kung Fu Baddies.png|In kung fu outfit
PPS Kung Fu album 2.jpg|[[Kung Fu Peach]] kicking a Sour Bunch member in the lower right of [[Pictioneer]]'s photo of [[A Kung Fu Legend]]
PPS Sour Bunch grey alien outfit.png|A member in a grey outfit with an antenna on top
PPS Sour Bunch play poster.png|A poster of them next to various plays on unsaved floors
</gallery>

===Special subcategories===
<gallery widths=160>
PPS The Ghostly Castle Screenshot 2.png|A floating ghost member from [[The Ghostly Castle]] in the far right of the image
PPS Ninja album 1.jpg|Members of a smaller subspecies of the Sour Bunch with wings
PPS Bird Baddies.png|Close-up of the subspecies
PPS It's Showtime Grape first battle.png|A floating subspecies with hats floating above them in [[It's Showtime, Grape!]], to the left and right of Grape
PPS Sour Bunch mermaid.png|A mermaid jumping up from the sea in [[Melody of the Sea]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=グレープ{{ruby|劇団|げきだん}}
|JpnR=Gurēpu Gekidan
|JpnM=Grape Troupe,<ref name="website"/> also romanized as such on that page
|ChiS=桂葡剧团
|ChiSR=Guìpú Jùtuán
|ChiSM=Grape Troupe
|ChiT=桂葡劇團
|ChiTR=Guìpú Jùtuán
|ChiTM=Grape Troupe
|Dut=Zure Tros
|DutM=Sour Bunch
|Fre=Grappe maléfique
|FreM=Evil cluster
|Ger=Sauertrupp
|GerM=Sour Troupe
|Ita=Compagnia dei Mosti
|ItaM=Troupe of {{wp|Must}}s
|Kor=그레이프 극단
|KorR=Geureipeu Geukdan
|KorM=Grape Troupe
|Por=Trupe Uvaparsas
|PorM=''Trupe'' ("troupe") + a play on ''uva passa'' ("raisin") and ''comparsa'' ("partner"/"accomplice")
|Rus=Кислые мимы
|RusR=Kislyye mimy
|RusM=Sour mimes
|Spa=Compañía Malaúva
|SpaM=Bad-grape Troupe; play on ''mala uva'' (the phrase "bad intentions")
}}

==Notes==
*The lower-ranking members of the Sour Bunch are referred to as 「ドゥーケ」 (''Dūke'') in Japanese.<ref name="website">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/amjja/story/index.html|title=プリンセスピーチ Showtime! : ストーリー &#x7c; Nintendo Switch &#x7c; 任天堂|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Enemy groups]]
[[Category:Cowhands]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Merfolk]]
[[Category:Princess Peach: Showtime! characters]]