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[[Image:Shadoo.PNG|thumb|right|Mario confronts '''Shadoo'''.]]
{{character infobox
{{Quote|Oh heroes... Blessed souls..... I must destroy you all with the power of shadow!|Shadoo|Super Paper Mario}}
|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]] the second time the four heroes reach Room 100 in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. While it was created by the [[Tribe of Ancients|Ancients]], it works for its "own cursed powers". When the four heroes make it to Room 100, it tries to defeat them and take their place to take vengeance on the Ancients with the [[Pixl]]s by turning into each hero and copying their moves.
'''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.


It's true form is never revealed for it first appeared as an entirely black form of [[Luigi]] (although, it is actually mocking Mr. L), then [[Bowser]], [[Peach]], and finally [[Mario]]. Each form has 100 HP and an attack of ten, although the form of Dark Mario using the hammer, Dark Bowser breathing fire, and Dark Luigi performing a super Jump inflicts twenty damage. If the heroes don't fight back smartly (such as neglecting to use [[Barry]] or even Peach's umbrella to deflect damage) the fight can be lost very easily and all progress in the Pit will be lost.  
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]].


Upon defeat eight [[Catch Card]]s appear: one of each of the heroes and their dark forms. The hero cards will double the attack power of character on it and the Mario card will also allow him to remain in three dimensions forever.
==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.


== Trivia ==
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.


* The first time the heroes make it to the bottom, Shadoo is hidden and says that he/she is there "to give power to the heroes". But it is not sure if the four really are the heroes, so it challenges them to make it through the Pit again, which leads to what is described above.
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.
* Judging by its self-description, shapshifting powers, and mention of revenge against the Pixls, it may be possible that Shadoo is the [[Pixl Queen]] reincarnated.
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* In the PAL version, Dark Luigi's Catch Card more closely resembles Mr. L, to match Shadoo's appearance when the player fights him/her.
* Shadoo bares a minor resemblance to the [[Anuboo]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', even being able to transform into [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[Bowser]], in the same way the Anuboo could transform into Mario and Luigi.
* Shadoo's speech bubbles are the same as Tiptron's (albeit without the rainbow colors) suggesting that it too is a robot.
* Dark Luigi and Dark Bowser fight the exact same way [[Mr.L]] and [[Bowser]] fights before joining Mario.


== Foreign Names ==
==Identity==
{{Foreignname|
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.
|Fra=Ofzenaïte
|FraM= Pun on "of the night"}}


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.


==Catch Cards==
==Profiles and statistics==
{{Catch Card #1
===''Super Paper Mario''===
|name = Shadoo (Luigi)
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Luigi|align=horizontal}}
|image = [[Image:175 Dark Luigi Card.JPG]]
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Bowser|align=horizontal}}
|hp = 100
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Peach|align=horizontal}}
|atk = 10
{{:Super Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Mario|align=horizontal}}
|def =  
{{br}}
|card type = Rare
 
|tattle = It's a dark duplicate of Luigi! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
==Gallery==
|before = '''174'''
<gallery>
|# = 175
SPM Dark Luigi Catch Card.png|Dark Luigi's [[Catch Card]]
|after = '''176'''
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
}}
}}
{{Catch Card #1
;Dark Mario
|name = Shadoo (Mario)
{{foreign names
|image = [[Image:174. Dark Mario Card.JPG]]
|Jap=カゲマリオ
|hp = 100
|JapR=Kage Mario
|atk = 10
|JapM=Shadow Mario
|def =  
|Spa=Mario Oscuro
|card type = Rare
|SpaM=Dark Mario
|tattle = It's Mario's dark-power doppelganger! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
|Fre=Mario Sombre
|before = [[Dark Megabite|173]]
|FreM=Shadow Mario
|# = 174
|Ger=Dunkel-Mario
|after = '''175'''
|GerM=Dark Mario
|Ita=Mario ombra
|ItaM=Shadow Mario
|Kor=그림자마리오
|KorR=Geurimja Mario
|KorM=Shadow Mario
}}
}}
{{Catch Card #1
;Dark Peach
|name = Shadoo (Bowser)
{{foreign names
|image = [[Image:177. Dark Bowser Card.JPG]]
|Jap=カゲピーチ
|hp = 100
|JapR=Kage Pīchi
|atk = 20
|JapM=Shadow Peach
|def = 4
|Spa=Peach Oscura
|card type = Rare
|SpaM=Dark Peach
|tattle = It's a dark duplicate of Bowser! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials
|Fre=Peach Sombre
|before = '''176'''
|FreM=Shadow Peach
|# = 177
|Ger=Dunkel-Peach
|after = [[Zombie Shroom|178]]
|GerM=Dark Peach
|Ita=Peach ombra
|ItaM=Shadow Peach
|Kor=그림자피치
|KorR=Geurimja Pichi
|KorM=Shadow Peach
}}
}}
{{Catch Card #1
;Dark Bowser
|name = Shadoo (Peach)
{{foreign names
|image = [[Image:176. Dark Peach Card.JPG]]
|Jap=カゲクッパ
|hp = 100
|JapR=Kage Kuppa
|atk = 10
|JapM=Shadow Bowser
|def =  
|Spa=Bowser Oscuro
|card type = Rare
|SpaM=Dark Bowser
|tattle = It's a dark duplicate of Peach! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
|Fre=Bowser Sombre
|before = '''175'''
|FreM=Shadow Bowser
|# = 176
|Ger=Dunkel-Bowser
|after = '''177'''
|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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Latest revision as of 11:11, July 16, 2024

Shadoo
Dark Luigi Dark Bowser Dark Peach Dark Mario
Shadoo's silhouettes
Species Shadow
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
“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 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.

History[edit]

Shadoo
Mario confronting Dark Luigi
Dark Bowser attacking Bowser with Fire Breath
Dark Bowser using Fire Breath
Dark Peach using her parasol
Dark Peach using her parasol
Dark Mario using a hammer
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 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 Cards 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.

Identity[edit]

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] The Pixl Queen was also said to have "powers of illusion", which she used to hide from sight.[2] 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;[3] this makes it possible that she survived the battle (unlike the Pixl that helped defeat her).[4] 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[edit]

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Luigi
Dark Luigi Max HP 100 Role Boss Location(s) Flopside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 100)
Attack 10 Card type Rare
Defense 0 Items Card location(s) Earned after defeating Shadoo in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
Score 9990
Card description It's a dark duplicate of Luigi! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
  List of Catch Cards  
  174      175      176  
Tattle That's Dark Luigi. He lurks in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is 100. Attack is 10. He has the same incredible jumping ability as Luigi. Watch out for that super jump of his when you go to stomp him. But his jump could be an interesting opportunity for an attack as well... After all, he's not the real Luigi...He's just a bad copy...
Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Bowser
Dark Bowser Max HP 100 Role Boss Location(s) Flopside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 100)
Attack 20 Card type Rare
Defense 4 Items Card location(s) Earned after defeating Shadoo in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
Score 9990
Card description It's a dark duplicate of Bowser! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
  List of Catch Cards  
  176      177      178  
Tattle That's Dark Bowser. This fake Bowser rules the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is 100. Attack is 20. Defense is 4. He has spikes, so you can't stomp on him... He has high defense, so you'll need to use Boomer and Cudge... Watch out for his ferocious fire attack... But after all, he's not the real Bowser... He's just a bad copy...
Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Peach
Dark Peach Max HP 100 Role Boss Location(s) Flopside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 100)
Attack 10 Card type Rare
Defense 0 Items Card location(s) Earned after defeating Shadoo in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
Score 9990
Card description It's a dark duplicate of Peach! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
  List of Catch Cards  
  175      176      177  
Tattle That's Dark Peach, a phony Peach that dwells in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is 100. Attack is 10. This Peach uses her parasol just like the original. And if she uses it in midair, she might mess up the timing of your attack... But that might also give you an opportunity to attack... After all, she's not the real Peach... She's just a bad copy...
Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Mario
Dark Mario Max HP 100 Role Boss Location(s) Flopside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 100)
Attack 10 Card type Rare
Defense 0 Items Card location(s) Earned after defeating Shadoo in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
Score 9990
Card description It's Mario's dark-power doppelganger! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
  List of Catch Cards  
  173      174      175  
Tattle That's Dark Mario. This fake Mario lives in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is 100. Attack is 10. He has high attack power and jumps and hammers well... If you don't plan your stomp, he might hit you with his hammer. You share weaknesses, so if you can exploit that, you'll win... After all, he's not the real Mario... He's just a bad copy...

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カゲ[?]
Kage
Shadow
French Ofzeunaïte[?] A phonetic spelling of "of the night"
German Schatti[?] A clipping/diminutive form of "schatten" (shadow)
Italian Ombroso[?] Shady
Korean 그림자[?]
Geurimja
Shadow
Spanish (NOA) Soombra[?] Corruption of "sombra" (shadow)
Spanish (NOE) Umbrius[?] From "umbrío" (shady) and Latin suffix "-ius"
Dark Mario
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カゲマリオ[?]
Kage Mario
Shadow Mario
French Mario Sombre[?] Shadow Mario
German Dunkel-Mario[?] Dark Mario
Italian Mario ombra[?] Shadow Mario
Korean 그림자마리오[?]
Geurimja Mario
Shadow Mario
Spanish Mario Oscuro[?] Dark Mario
Dark Peach
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カゲピーチ[?]
Kage Pīchi
Shadow Peach
French Peach Sombre[?] Shadow Peach
German Dunkel-Peach[?] Dark Peach
Italian Peach ombra[?] Shadow Peach
Korean 그림자피치[?]
Geurimja Pichi
Shadow Peach
Spanish Peach Oscura[?] Dark Peach
Dark Bowser
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カゲクッパ[?]
Kage Kuppa
Shadow Bowser
French Bowser Sombre[?] Shadow Bowser
German Dunkel-Bowser[?] Dark Bowser
Italian Bowser ombra[?] Shadow Bowser
Korean 그림자쿠파[?]
Geurimja Kupa
Shadow Bowser
Spanish Bowser Oscuro[?] Dark Bowser
Dark Luigi
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カゲルイージ[?]
Kage Ruīji
Shadow Luigi
French Luigi Sombre[?] Shadow Luigi
German Dunkel-Luigi[?] Dark Luigi
Italian Luigi ombra[?] Shadow Luigi
Korean 그림자루이지[?]
Geurimja Ru'iji
Shadow Luigi
Spanish Luigi Oscuro[?] Dark Luigi

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Carson's "More Pixl Uprising" story reads: "the Pixl Queen used her powers of illusion to hide."
  3. ^ Carson's "Pixl Uprising's End" story reads: "the last surviving apprentice took the Dark Prognosticus from the queen"
  4. ^ 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."