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'''Shroob Mushrooms''', sometimes referred to as [[Poison Mushroom]]s, are light-purple [[Mushroom]]s that appear during the events of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. The [[Shroob]]s had the ability of firing purple energy bolts that could turn anything into a Shroob Mushroom. [[Toadiko]], [[Toadbert]], [[Kylie Koopa]] and [[Baby Bowser]] eventually transform into Shroob Mushrooms, but they are all reverted when [[Professor E. Gadd]] spreads the baby tears from the Hydrogush across the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Some Shroobs are also known to turn into these purple mushrooms when defeated, like [[Elder Princess Shroob]]. When [[Princess Shroob]] is disguised as [[Princess Peach]], she holds a Shroob Mushroom to her face. Shroob Mushrooms can talk in the most extreme cases, such as when Elder Princess Shroob died at the end of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.
{{multiframe|[[File:Shroob shroom.PNG]]|A standard Shroob mushroom|align=right}}
'''Shroob mushrooms''' are light-purple [[mushroom]]s with white spots that appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. The [[Shroob]]s have the ability to fire purple energy bolts from their [[Shroob saucer|saucers]] that turn whatever they hit into Shroob mushrooms; [[Toadiko]], [[Toadbert]], [[Kylie Koopa]], and [[Baby Bowser]] are all shown to suffer this fate. Characters who turn into Shroob mushrooms are said to be '''Shroobified'''.<ref>"''At last! Mario has all five Cobalt Star shards! Now you can enter Peach's Castle at the past from the third floor of the present-day Peach's Castle! You must hurry and save the Shroobified Toadbert and Kylie!''" &ndash; '''[[Save Album]]''', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''</ref> These victims are all reverted when [[Professor E. Gadd]] spreads a baby tear-like liquid from the [[Hydrogush 4000]] across the past-era [[Mushroom Kingdom#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Mushroom Kingdom]] (in a process that [[Stuffwell]] describes as being able to '''re-Toadify''' them,<ref>"''If we rescue Princess Peach and defeat the Shroobs... We may be able to re-Toadify these two!''" &ndash; '''[[Stuffwell]]''', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''</ref> even if not all of them are [[Toad (species)|Toads]]). Some Shroobs are also shown to turn into these purple mushrooms when defeated, such as the [[Elder Princess Shroob]]. When [[Princess Shroob]] is disguised as [[Princess Peach]], she has a Shroob mushroom attached to her face. Shroob mushrooms have been rarely able to speak, such as after the Elder Princess Shroob gets defeated. Shroob mushrooms of various shapes and sizes are also seen growing in areas that are controlled by the Shroobs, such as the conquered [[Toad Town#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Toad Town]] and [[Shroob Castle]]. These mushrooms have pink spots instead of white ones.
 
In ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', both princesses are shrunk into two Shroob mushrooms by the babies' tears, though their eyes are retained and they are still able to talk in this form. Despite this, only the Elder Princess Shroob's mushroom is present in the next chapter.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Shroob Shroom.png|Baby Bowser turned into a Shroob mushroom
Elder Shroom.png|The Elder Princess Shroob turned into a Shroob mushroom
SaveScreen(PiT) - Toad Town.png|Shroob mushrooms growing in Toad Town
Gramma's_Place.png|Shroob mushrooms growing in [[Gramma's Place]] in Toad Town
ToadTownMap.png|Toad Town overrun with Shroob mushrooms
CastlePastMap.png|Shroob mushrooms growing around Shroob Castle
SaveScreen(PiT) - Peach's Castle Cellar.png|Shroob mushrooms growing beneath Shroob Castle
Princess_Shroob_reveal.gif|Princess Shroob pulls off the Shroob mushroom to reveal her disguise
C 09.png|Credits scene of Princess Shroob disguised as Peach
C 10.png|Credits scene of Princess Shroob disguised as Peach
C 12.png|Credits scene of Princess Shroob revealing her disguise
Shrowser_1_SMKun.png|The Elder Princess Shroob's Shroob mushroom in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
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|Ita=Fungo shroob{{sic}}<ref>"''Lo stiamo usando per annaffiare dal cielo il regno e curare così i funghi shroob''" [[Professor E. Gadd]], ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''</ref>
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;Re-Toadify
{{foreign names
|Ita=Re-toadificare
|ItaM=Re-toadify
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;Shroobified
{{foreign names
|Ita=Shroobizzazione
|ItaM=Shroobification
}}
 
==Notes==
*They may be a reference to the {{wp|red weed}}s in the alien invasion novel ''{{wp|The War of the Worlds}}'' by H. G. Wells, tying in with the various other references to the novel throughout the game.
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:28, February 4, 2025

Not to be confused with Poison Mushroom.
Shroob shroom.PNG
A standard Shroob mushroom

Shroob mushrooms are light-purple mushrooms with white spots that appear in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The Shroobs have the ability to fire purple energy bolts from their saucers that turn whatever they hit into Shroob mushrooms; Toadiko, Toadbert, Kylie Koopa, and Baby Bowser are all shown to suffer this fate. Characters who turn into Shroob mushrooms are said to be Shroobified.[1] These victims are all reverted when Professor E. Gadd spreads a baby tear-like liquid from the Hydrogush 4000 across the past-era Mushroom Kingdom (in a process that Stuffwell describes as being able to re-Toadify them,[2] even if not all of them are Toads). Some Shroobs are also shown to turn into these purple mushrooms when defeated, such as the Elder Princess Shroob. When Princess Shroob is disguised as Princess Peach, she has a Shroob mushroom attached to her face. Shroob mushrooms have been rarely able to speak, such as after the Elder Princess Shroob gets defeated. Shroob mushrooms of various shapes and sizes are also seen growing in areas that are controlled by the Shroobs, such as the conquered Toad Town and Shroob Castle. These mushrooms have pink spots instead of white ones.

In Super Mario-kun, both princesses are shrunk into two Shroob mushrooms by the babies' tears, though their eyes are retained and they are still able to talk in this form. Despite this, only the Elder Princess Shroob's mushroom is present in the next chapter.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Fungo shroob[sic][3] shroob mushroom
Re-Toadify
Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Re-toadificare[?] Re-toadify
Shroobified
Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Shroobizzazione[?] Shroobification

Notes[edit]

  • They may be a reference to the red weeds in the alien invasion novel The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, tying in with the various other references to the novel throughout the game.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "At last! Mario has all five Cobalt Star shards! Now you can enter Peach's Castle at the past from the third floor of the present-day Peach's Castle! You must hurry and save the Shroobified Toadbert and Kylie!" – Save Album, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  2. ^ "If we rescue Princess Peach and defeat the Shroobs... We may be able to re-Toadify these two!" – Stuffwell, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  3. ^ "Lo stiamo usando per annaffiare dal cielo il regno e curare così i funghi shroob" Professor E. Gadd, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time