Gooper Blooper
Artwork fromSuper Mario Sunshine
Species	Blooper Poison Blooper (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)
First appearance	Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance	Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

Gooper Blooper is a giantBlooper with long tentacles. He is first introduced inSuper Mario Sunshine as aboss, a role that he has retained in a couple of other appearances, but Gooper Blooper is a hazard in a few spinoff games of theSuper Mario franchise.

History[edit]

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

The first boss fight against Gooper Blooper inSuper Mario Sunshine

InSuper Mario Sunshine, Gooper Blooper is first encountered inRicco Harbor, during two different episodes. In Episode 1:Gooper Blooper Breaks Out, Gooper Blooper is hiding under a mountain of crates, and Mario must pull off one of his tentacles to initiate the battle with him. Gooper Blooper attacks using his tentacles, but each one of them can be pulled off, just like the first one Mario had pulled off. The tentacles can be halted beforehand for a time by jumping on them, flattening them. After washing the black ink off his face, Mario can pull the cork out of Gooper Blooper's mouth, causing ink to spray all over Gooper Blooper and the surrounding area. It is possible to beat Gooper Blooper without pulling off any tentacles, though it is slightly more difficult, as he immediately attacks if Mario grabs his cork, provided the tentacles are not flattened. With the cork gone, Mario can then pull Gooper Blooper's mouth back and let go to snap it back into his face like elastic, causing the boss severe harm. After his mouth is pulled and snapped back twice, Gooper Blooper is defeated, and he blasts off into the sky, landing in the part of the sea covered in goop. If he is defeated with tentacles intact, they fly off with him, though they appear slightly detached.

In Episode 5:Gooper Blooper Returns, Gooper Blooper is fought on the helicopter pad, now with regrown tentacles. The only difference from the previous battle is that Gooper Blooper now has a new attack in which he spins around, trying to hit Mario with his tentacles. After being defeated, Gooper Blooper is blasted off into the sky and crashes into the sea. Gooper Blooper makes a third and final appearance inNoki Bay's second episode,The Boss of Tricky Ruins, on the peak of the mountain, moving slightly faster than in his Ricco Harbor battles. Unlike Gooper Blooper's first two battles, a variation of the miniboss theme (used forProto Piranhas, thePlungelos, andPhantamanta) plays instead of the normal boss theme. Upon being defeated this time, he crashes onto the mountain side.

In somepre-release builds, Gooper Blooper was dark teal with periwinkle spots. Though not necessarily an unused feature, if Gooper Blooper is hacked into a stage other than Ricco Harbor, the ink on his face will be the color of the goop texture loaded for that map.^[1][2]

In theSuper Mario 3D All-Stars port, the resolution is high enough for the player to read the writing on Gooper Blooper's cork. The cork reads "bsgeso," likely short for "BossGessō," his Japanese name.

Mario Tennis series[edit]

Mario Power Tennis[edit]

Gooper Blooper is the opponent of the minigameGooper Blooper Volley inMario Power Tennis. The minigame starts with Gooper Blooper spitting a ball out of his mouth, and he holds a tennis racket in each of his four tentacles. Gooper Blooper and the player hit tennis balls while the latter avoids hitting the crossed-out panels.

Mario Tennis Aces[edit]

Gooper Blooper is fought inMario Tennis Aces as the fourth boss, specifically atSavage Sea Bay in the missionThe Sea Monster Attacks!.

Gooper Blooper being fought inMario Tennis Aces

Gooper Blooper starts by slamming down one of his forward tentacles as he fires balls of his own ink, which Mario must knock back; unlike previous bosses, missing a ball will simply produce an ink blotch that obscures the screen rather than subtracting five seconds from the timer. Gooper Blooper will occasionally alternate between which forward tentacle he slams down, and fire a fewZone Shots on some occasions. Once Gooper Blooper is out of health, Mario must fire aZone Shot at his exposed mouth. Gooper Blooper will then simultaneously slam down either both of his forward tentacles or both of his back tentacles, alternating between both sets of tentacles several times. He will then perform a low sweep with one of his forward tentacles followed by the other, which Mario must jump over both times. He will then repeat his ball-serving attacks, except he will fire more Trick Shots and more often fire ink balls on the side of his tentacle opposite the one Mario is on, forcing him to jump and perform someZone Speed to reach the ball. After Mario fires another Zone Shot at Gooper Blooper, Gooper Blooper will again slam down his two sets of tentacles, except this time finishing with an attack where all four tentacles are slammed down, though Mario can retreat to an open area to evade this attack as Gooper Blooper crosses his forward tentacles. Additionally, at the end of his tentacle sweeping attack, Gooper Blooper will sweep both tentacles simultaneously and clap them together; Mario must jump over either tentacle to dodge the attack. Gooper Blooper will then repeat his ball-serving attacks once more, though very little changes from the second phase are present.

After Mario performs the third and final Zone Shot against Gooper Blooper, he will disintegrate and reveal a treasure chest that was supposed to contain the fourthPower Stone; to Mario's and Toad's shock, the Power Stone was stolen by acorruptedWario andWaluigi not long before, with Toad hypothesizing that this was the reason Gooper Blooper attacked them.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Gooper Blooper was given an unusually large size forSuper Princess Peach

Gooper Blooper is the fifth boss ofSuper Princess Peach. He has an unusually large appearance, and Gooper Blooper is fought at the end ofWavy Beach. Gooper Blooper can receive damage fromPerry hitting his mouth and tentacles. Gooper Blooper releases ink that slowsPeach, who cancry to get rid of them. Another attack of Gooper Blooper's is slamming his tentacles down at Peach and swinging them to try and grab her, in which case Peach's health is drained until she breaks free. After losing four units of health, Gooper Blooper uses theCalm vibe to create a bubble and fall back asleep to restore his health, though Peach can damage the bubble repeatedly to make Gooper Blooper wake up.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3[edit]

The role of Gooper Blooper inMario Hoops 3-on-3 is similar to theKraken. He appears on thePirate Ship, attacking with his tentacles on whoever gets too close to the edge. The dark and stormy sky can obscure the visibility of Gooper Blooper.

Mario Super Sluggers[edit]

Gooper Blooper retains a similarly large size as inSuper Princess Peach. He is a hazard of theBlooper Baserun minigame inMario Super Sluggers, where he uses his tentacles to attack players as they collectcoins. At nighttime on theDaisy Cruiser stadium, Gooper Blooper grabs the ship and tilts it to its side.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games[edit]

Gooper Blooper is encountered by players atCheep Cheep River, being the final obstacle of theDream Rafting competition in theWii version ofMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. A cover version of his boss theme fromSuper Mario Sunshine plays during the encounter. Gooper Blooper slams his tentacles at players while keeping their raft trapped within a whirlpool. If a player dodges successfully, they can jump on Gooper Blooper's tentacles. All four tentacles need to be jumped on for Gooper Blooper to start quivering in pain and leap into the air, landing back down in the water defeated and dazed.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

InPaper Mario: Sticker Star, Gooper Blooper is the boss ofWorld 3. Following the destruction of theSticker Fest, aRoyal Sticker landed on Gooper Blooper, turning him and all surroundingBloopers intoPoison Bloopers, leading to a mass poisoning of the ocean and forest.

In battle, Gooper Blooper's attacks are rhythmically synced to his Latin-style music. While Mario is browsing theAlbum, Gooper Blooper will play to the music by either clapping his tentacles together or pounding the ground, depending on his attack phase. The music notably intensifies as each phase progresses.

• First attack: Gooper Blooper hits Mario with two front tentacles, damaging 4 HP each (2 HP when blocked).
• Second attack: He slaps Mario with two back tentacles, damaging 2 HP each (1 HP when blocked).
• Third attack: He hits Mario with four tentacles, damaging 3 HP each (2 HP when blocked).
• Fourth attack: Gooper Blooper will dip further into the polluted ocean and turn dark purple, signifying he is about to spray Mario with poison. If Mario is hit with this attack on the next turn, he will be damaged andpoisoned for four turns, and the purple goop will obscure the player's view. Gooper Blooper will lift himself up using his tentacles three times before spraying Mario. Blocking will prevent the poison effect from happening. TheSponge,Powder Puff orCar SpongeThing Stickers can absorb the poison and shoot it back at Gooper Blooper to blind him for four turns.

When Gooper Blooper is poisoned, he misses every attack, and the battle music will have changed into a jazzy arrangement of theSuper Mario Bros.Ground Theme. His defense is also removed for the entire duration of the fight. If Gooper Blooper has lost his defense and uses his poison attack against Mario while he has a status effect such as from theBig 1UP orBoom Box, it will recover 20 HP after finishing the attack.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Paper Macho Gooper Blooper inPaper Mario: The Origami King

Main article:Paper Macho Gooper Blooper

Gooper Blooper reappears as a boss inPaper Mario: The Origami King inPaper Macho form with the name Paper Macho Gooper Blooper. He does not retain his purple-hued appearance fromPaper Mario: Sticker Star, instead using his traditional blue-spotted appearance.

General information[edit]

Physical description[edit]

Gooper Blooper superficially resembles aBlooper in theSuper Mario Sunshine style, featuring the same longer tentacles, blue details and visible mouth. It has four large tentacles which end in a blue tip with a single red spot, and four smaller tentacles spread behind its body. Instead of a blue gradient on its head, Gooper Blooper has many blue spots. In its original appearance, Gooper Blooper holds a cork in its mouth, preventing it from spitting ink. Uniquely, inPaper Mario: Sticker Star, Gooper Blooper has a light purple color with purple spots, resembling thePoison Bloopers introduced in the game.

Personality[edit]

Gooper Blooper dancing with his Bloopers inPaper Mario: Sticker Star.

Gooper Blooper is a larger than average Blooper who never displays much in the way of intelligence and, like most Bloopers, can only speak in indiscernible "bloops". He does not often show any particular sign of allegiance toBowser's Minions, apart from Bloopers in general, although he has opposed Mario in their encounters. He has even attacked ships and sports events on occasion. InPaper Mario: Sticker Star, he is revealed to actually be a music lover who loves to "boogie and bop", and spends most of his time playing music with his Bloopers.

Powers and abilities[edit]

Gooper Blooper can use all his tentacles to his advantage, whether it be slamming them all down on Mario at once or just slamming one down. Gooper Blooper will also twirl around swinging his tentacles hurting anyone who gets in their path. Gooper Blooper is also very strong, as he can tilt the entire Daisy Cruiser to one side. Like all Bloopers, Gooper Blooper can spit out ink to cause a slippery mess, and he can swim in unpolluted water as well. His ink is even capable of contaminating water on certain occasions. He can also jump very high which is shown in "Gooper Blooper Breaks Out". However, Gooper Blooper has never shown the ability, apart from inPaper Mario: Sticker Star to speak or walk on land. He has also been shown to be very adept at playing tennis, as inMario Power Tennis, the player can continue volleying a tennis ball between themselves and Gooper Blooper virtually forever.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Gooper Blooper
	Max HP	300	Role	Boss	Location(s)	Whitecap Beach
	Attack	4	Stickers	N/A
	Defense	Quarters all damage	Moves	Double Slap (4x2), Weak Double Slap (2x2), Quadruple Slap (3x4), Poison Spray (4, Poison), Heal (Recovers 20 HP)

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Trophy Paper Gooper Blooper

Category: Series Related

How to unlock: Random

The culprit behind the poisoning of Wiggler's forest, even this bruiser is thinned down in Paper Mario. Really, he looks more like a dried squid... But don't let this fool you—he's still plenty dangerous. He also spits poisonous ink. Grody.(American English)

A villain who squirted poisonous ink all over the forest where Wiggler lives. Even in paper-thin form, he's quite the menace. He slaps with his many tentacles, almost like he's swatting flies, and that poisonous ink we mentioned earlier – he won't hesitate to squirt it right in Mario's face. Ew!(British English)

Gallery[edit]

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  Screenshot fromSuper Mario Sunshine

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  Screenshot fromSuper Mario Sunshine (pre-release)

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  Screenshot fromMario Power Tennis

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  Tennis racketemblem fromMario Power Tennis

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  Screenshot fromMario Super Sluggers

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  Screenshot fromMario Super Sluggers

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  Screenshot fromMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)

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  Artwork fromPaper Mario: Sticker Star

List of appearances[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.

References[edit]

• Bloopers
• Underwater creatures
• Poisonous creatures
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games characters
• Mario Power Tennis characters
• Mario Tennis Aces bosses
• Super Princess Peach bosses
• Super Mario Sunshine bosses
• Paper Mario: Sticker Star bosses
• Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophies