Shroobsworth

Shroobsworth
Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Variant of	Shroob
Relatives Intern Shroob

A Shroobsworth is an elderly, lighter-colored Shroob in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Shroobsworths are designed to resemble Toadsworth. As such, a Shroobsworth has a white mustache and a cane. These elderly Shroobs carry the younger Intern Shroobs on their backs, piggyback style (similar to Mario and Baby Mario or Luigi and Baby Luigi). Shroobsworths are found in Shroob Castle. In the overworld, Shroobsworths try to attack the Mario Bros. by throwing their Intern Shroob in the air, which will take out a ray gun and shoot at the bros. to engage them in battle.

In battle, a Shroobsworth fights with the help of the Intern Shroob on its back. To attack, a Shroobsworth may throw the Intern Shroob in the air. While high above the ground, the Intern Shroob shoots energy blasts from a yellow laser cannon downwards at the Mario Bros. If it is right-side up, it hits Mario, and if it is upside down, it hits Luigi. The bros. can dodge this attack by jumping. However, if the Shroobsworth throws the Intern Shroob above the Top Screen, the Intern Shroob does not attack. Instead, the Shroobsworth quickly runs up to the Mario brothers and strikes them with its cane while the Intern Shroob flutters its arms to slow its descent. Similar to the laser attack, if the Intern Shroob is right-side up, the Shroobsworth first hits Mario, and then Luigi, and if it is upside down, the Shroobsworth hits Luigi first, then Mario. Again, the brothers can jump to avoid this attack.

Lastly, the Shroobsworth can attack with a dark purple meteor. When using this move, the Intern Shroob takes out a meteor and tosses it at the brother the Shroobsworth points to. The meteor can be deflected with Hammer swings; however, the Shroobsworth and the Intern Shroob knock it back, meaning the baby Mario brothers must deflect the meteor multiple times. If the Shroobsworth deflects the meteor with its cane, the rock hits Luigi; if the Intern Shroob deflects it, the rock hits Mario. After enough deflections, the meteor eventually hits the Shroobsworth and causes damage. The meteor can cause the Dizzy status effect.

Once a Shroobsworth is defeated, the Intern Shroob knocks the Shroobsworth away and replaces him in combat, similar to how a baby Mario bro. will carry his older counterpart away and replace him when he gets knocked out. However, instead of fighting, the Intern Shroob revives the Shroobsworth with a Shroob-eyed 1-Up Mushroom, though the Intern Shroob waits a turn before doing so. Once revived, the Mario Bros. must eliminate the Shroobsworth again.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Shroobsworth
	HP	160	POW	200 (180)	Defense	120
	Experience	180	Coins	20	Speed	50
	Location(s)	Shroob Castle	Role	Common	Item drop	Copy Flower – 12.75% Supreme Slacks – 2.25%
	Level	28	Battled by	Anyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゲドンコマスター[?] Gedonko Masutā	Shroob Master
French	Grand Xhampi[?]	Great Shroob (Xhampi being the French name of the Shroobs)
German	Shroobsworth[?]	-
Italian	Mastro Shroob[?]	Master Shroob; Mastro Toad being the Italian name of Toadsworth
Korean	게돈코마스터[?] Gedonko Maseuteo	Shroob Master
Spanish	Maestro Shroob[?]	Shroob Teacher; Maestro Kinopio being the Spanish name of Toadsworth

Trivia

• The Shroobsworth's meteor flies slightly slower in the Japanese and European versions of the game than in the American version.