Shrowser

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The Mario Bros. and their baby counterparts fighting Shrowser
“Mmm... I can feel a power burning in my belly! What in the world did you feed me?”
—Shrowser, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Shrowser[1][2] is the final boss fought in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Bowser takes this form after ingesting a purple mushroom that turned out to be the form of the dormant Elder Princess Shroob; she ends up possessing him, and Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi fight them both in the present Peach's Castle.

While Bowser is possessed, he retains his normal appearance and personality, although with multiple signs of Elder Princess Shroob's influence; he flashes purple, has purple eyes, and has an afterimage effect and purple clouds around him. The music during the Shrowser battle is the same one used during the earlier battle against Bowser and Baby Bowser.

Shrowser is the only boss in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time that can only be defeated with counterattacks. He is also one of the few bosses in the Mario & Luigi series with this condition; the others include Ludwig von Koopa from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions and Thunder Sass from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. Because the brothers are unable to attack during the fight, Shrowser cannot be targeted, and the name normally never appears in-game; however, it does appear as a string in the ROM that is translated in some releases of the game.[2][3]

Battle

As the battle starts, a purple aura emits from Shrowser and takes the form of the Elder Princess Shroob on the top screen. Shrowser then states that the Mario Bros. and their baby selves cannot perform any actions, such as attacking or using items. In order to defeat Shrowser, the quartet must jump over or hammer back several of the fiery projectiles that he continually spews at them; Bowser himself deflects any and all counterattacks away, causing them to hit Elder Princess Shroob's spectral form instead. While Shrowser has a regular set of stats and targets like most other enemies and bosses, much of it is unused due to the battle's programming and the win condition established at the beginning;[3] instead, the Mario Bros. and their baby counterparts must deplete Elder Princess Shroob's health meter, which is represented by Shroob-like mushrooms at the bottom of the top screen.

Shrowser's attacks can be countered by looking at the Elder Princess Shroob and her movement patterns. If she points with her right arm, Shrowser attacks Mario and Baby Mario; if she points with the left arm, Shrowser attacks Luigi and Baby Luigi. Depleting the Elder Princess Shroob's health meter requires jumping over the equivalent of 20 fireballs or more, hammering back the equivalent of 10 fire orbs or more, or some combination of the two. The Bros. and Baby Bros. must survive the entire round of counterattacks as well; even if the health meter is depleted, if they are all KOed before that turn of attacks ends, it still counts as a Game Over. Once successfully defeated, Elder Princess Shroob finally disappears, causing Bowser to faint.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Shrowser
Shrowser HP 4960 POW 180 (170) Defense 140
Experience 0 Coins 0 Speed 64
Location(s) Peach's Castle Role Boss Item drop None – 0%
None – 0%
Level 100 Battled by Everyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Quotes

  • "Hmm...I can feel a power burning in my belly! What in the world did you feed me?"
  • "Gwa ha ha ha! Aw, who cares what it was? I've been reborn!"
  • "Mario! Green 'Stache! And you brats, too! NO MERCY FOR YOU!" (When engaging Mario and Luigi in battle)
  • "Hey! Listen here! From now on, you guys have NO chance to attack! I'll flatten you guys with an attack barrage! Enjoy! Bwa ha ha!"
  • "Bwa ha ha! Sorry! No attacking!"
  • "You can't dodge 'em all!"
  • "Grrrrrr! Pesky bugs!"
  • "Hungh?! WARGH! WHAT?!"

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゲドクッパ[?]
Gedokuppa 		From Gedonko, meaning "Shroob", and Koopa, Bowser's Japanese name.
German Shrowser[?] -

References

  1. ^ Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Nintendo Power Player's Guide, page 96
  2. ^ a b TMK - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - Lost Bytes
  3. ^ a b https://youtu.be/Yl28eQHFYn0
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Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Baby Mario • Baby Luigi
Non-playable characters Baby Peach • Doctor • Fawful • Gramma Red and Gramma Green • Hollijolli Mayor • Koopa Cruiser crew • Kylie Koopa • Monty Mole • Mr. Thwomp • Princess Peach • Professor E. Gadd • Elvin Gadd (past) • Star Temple gate • Stuffwell • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator • Toad • Toads • Toadbert • Toadiko • Toadsworth • Toadsworth the Younger • Yoob • Yoshi • Yoshis
Bosses Baby Bowser • Bowser • Commander Shroob • Elder Princess Shroob • Elder Shrooboid • Hammer Bros. • Junior Shrooboid • Kamek • Mrs. Thwomp • Petey Piranha • Princess Shroob • Shroob • Shrooboid Brat • Shrowser • Sunnycide • Swiggler
Locations Baby Bowser's Castle • Fawful's Bean 'n' Badge • Gramma's Place • Gritzy Caves • Gritzy Desert • Hollijolli Village • Koopaseum • Monty Mart • Peach's Castle • Peach's Castle Dungeon • Princess Peach's room • Shroob Castle • Shroob Mother Ship • Shroob planet • Shroom Shop • Star Hill • Star Shrine • Thwomp Caverns • Thwomp Volcano • Toad Town • Toadwood Forest • Vim Factory • Yoob's Belly • Yoshi's Island
Enemies Blazing Shroob • Bob-omb • Boo • Boo Guy • Boom Guy • Bully • Coconutter • Dark Boo • Dr. Shroob • Dry Bones • Elasto-Piranha • Elite Boom Guy • Fly Guy • Ghoul Guy • Gnarantula • Gold Koopeleon • Goomba • Goombette • Guardian Shroob • Handfake • Intern Shroob • Koopeleon • Lakitufo • Lethal Bob-omb • Love Bubble • Pidgit • Piranha Planet • Pokey • RC Shroober • Red Coconutter • Shroid • Shrooba Diver • Shrooblet • Shroob-omb • Shroob Rex • Shroobsworth • Skellokey • Snifaro • Snoozorb • Soul Bubble • Spiny Shroopa • Support Shroob • Tanoomba • Tashrooba • Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom • 1-Up Super • 10 Coin • 100 Coin • 20 Coin • Bean • Coin • Blue Pepper • Five Coin • Green Pepper • Max Mushroom • Mushroom • Mushroom Drop • Red Pepper • Refreshing Herb • Super Mushroom • Super Drop • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Drop
Blocks 4-Bros. Random Block • Adult Shine Block • Aurora Block • Command Block • Control Block • Empty Block • L Block • Laser Block • M Block • Recovery block • Save Album • Simultaneous Block • Small Shine Block • Warp Block
Bros. Items Bros. Flower • Cannonballer • Copy Flower • Green Shell • Ice Flower • Mix Flower • Pocket Chomp • Red Shell • Smash Egg • Trampoline
Other 2-Person Panel • 4-Person Panel • Cobalt Star • Chomp Rock • DS time radar • Fireball • Hydrogush 4000 • Iceball • Koopa Cannon • Koopa Clown Car • Koopa Cruiser • Kyankyan • Pipe • Prof. E. Gadd's time machine • Shroob missile • Shroob mushroom • Shroob saucer • Spike Ball • Time hole • Toadbert's Drawing • Treasure Chest Block • Whirlwind
Stats Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Power • Speed • Stache
Status Burn • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Level up • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • Trip
Moves Baby Cakes • Baby Drill • Baby Pump • Baby Spin • Baby Toss • Bros. Ball • Counterattack • Flee • Hammer • Jump • Piggyback Jump • Spin Jump
Other Beanhole locations • Bestiary • Block locations • Gallery • Gear • Glitches • Level up progressions • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Shops • Staff • Story summaries
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