Shroob

The Shroobs are a race of Poison Mushroom-like aliens that attacked the Mushroom Kingdom when Mario and Luigi were babies. These events take place in the game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. They are a purple, mushroom-like species ruled by Princess Shroob and her older sister. They are from the Shroob Planet and most Shroobs carry ray guns with them. Unlike the similar yet much more benevolent Toads, who are seemingly more human than mushroom, Shroobs seem to have retained most of their fungus ancestry.

They possess very advanced technology, such as ray guns and a massive fleet of flying saucers, which are powered by the vim of Toads. The saucers are capable of shooting energy bolts that turn people into Shroob Mushrooms, as well as causing devastating damage to houses and buildings. The Shroob military is very complex in their processes. They come in different colors and have different attacks. Unlike the Koopa Troop, the Shroobs have everything laid out in advance so that they could both protect vital operations and invade enemy regions at the same time, suggesting they are very intelligent.

History

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Template:Pitenemy They first started their invasion by destroying Toad Town and capturing many Toads. These Toads were taken to Toadwood Forest, where their vim was drained by the forest's genetically-altered trees. The vim was then collected at the Vim Factory, where Dr. Shroobs gave the vim to Swiggler, a terrifying, bio-engineered Wiggler. While guarding a Cobalt Star shard, Swiggler also drinks the vim and powers the Shroob UFOs.

Soon after, they started the creation of the mechanical Yoob and attacked Yoshi's Island. Yoob would eat any Yoshi it could find. These Yoshis would then most likely be converted into more monstrous Yoobs and be used to attack the Mushroom Kingdom, preventing the Yoshis from helping the kingdom in the process. During the invasion, the second-in-command Princess Shroob disguised herself as Peach to take over the Mushroom Kingdom of the future and thus make sure her plan would succeed.

The Shroobs were apparently melted away when the brothers and Princess Peach discovered the Shroobs' weakness (babies' tears), although it was possible that they simply left the Mushroom Kingdom to look for another place to call home.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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Mario & Luigi battling Shroobs in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

In the lobby of Bowser's Castle, as a hidden Easter Egg, just before Bowser fights Midbus, a Shroob can be seen in the seat on the lower right-hand corner. If Bowser tries to speak to it, it stares blankly and says "…".

Much later in the game, a group of three Shroobs appears as an optional boss in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. They are found in cold storage in Bowser's Castle.

They have two attacks that were very identical to the ones (especially the Guardian Shroobs) they used in Partner In Time. For the first, the attacker will flag down a companion, and they will each shoot a laser at a Mario brother. The other attack is a simple laser blast, delivered to only one brother. Before executing this attack, the attacker will always pirouette, unlike in Mario & Luigi Partners in Time, in which they would pirouette only before attacking Luigi.

After defeating them, Mario and Luigi receive all ten Attack Parts for Magic Window. They may also receive the Shroob Boots, which cause jumped-on enemies to suffer a 50% reduction in attack. It is interesting to note that various other Shroobs are visible in the background of the battle, including broken Shroids, Junior Shrooboids, Commander Shroobs and even Elder Princess Shroob. Also, if you use the jump helmet attack and Mario and Luigi walks back in order for the attack to take effect, a single RC Shroober is seen.

Also, the Shroob that's found in the theater area before the Midbus battle might be a Shroob (if not the only one) to have escaped from the freezer.

Mario Hoops 3 on 3

A reference to Shroobs was made in the Mario Hoops 3 on 3 website where one of the player's baller names (determined by a five-question quiz) could be "Shroob Showstopper".

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl one appears as a sticker that raises launch power by seven.

Language

The Shroob language as it appears in the text bubbles in the game is just a bunch of nonsensical small picture text. When the Shroobs talk in the game, they make gibberish sounds. However, they do sometimes use the Latin alphabet, as seen in the battle against Shrooboid Brat. When the Shrooboid Brat was about to attack, the Shroob crowd raised up signs that said either "M" or "L", signifying who to attack. The Elder Shroob Princess can also speak English. Later on, the language is shown to players using subtitles in parentheses. Whether or not this means that Mario and Luigi begin to understand the language or is just for purposes of clarification is unknown.

The Shroobs

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The Shroobs' home planet.

Shroob Leadership

• Elder Princess Shroob - Supreme Ruler
• Princess Shroob - Second in command
• Commander Shroob - Leads an army of Shroobs
• Shrowser - Last leader of the Shroobs

Shroob Monsters

• Swiggler
• Yoob
• Sunnycide

Shrooboids

• Junior Shrooboid
• Shrooboid Brat
• Elder Shrooboid

Shroobs

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A Shroob artwork

• Shrooblet
• Dr. Shroob
• RC Shroober
• Shrooba Diver
• Guardian Shroob
• Blazing Shroob
• Support Shroob
• Shroobsworth
• Intern Shroob
• Shroid

Shroob Creatures

• Spiny Shroopa
• Lakitufo
• Shroob-omb
• Tashrooba
• Shroob Rex

Technology

• Shroob UFO
• Shroob Missile

Colonies, Settlements, and Structures

• Vim Factory
• Shroob Mother Ship

Villainous Plans

• The Shroobs wanted to take over the Mushroom Kingdom and claim it as their new home.

Game Appearances

Title	Description	Release Date	System/Format
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time	Enemy	2005	Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Cameo as sticker	2008	Wii
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story	Enemy	2009	Nintendo DS

References

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