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Shroob
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (cameo) (2024)
Variants Blazing Shroob Dr. Shroob Guardian Shroob Intern Shroob RC Shroober Shroid Shroob saucer Shrooba Diver Shrooblet Shroobsworth Support Shroob
Relatives Shroob mushroom Shroob Rex Shroob-omb Spiny Shroopa Sunnycide Swiggler Tashrooba Yoob
Comparable Toad Poison Mushroom
Notable members Commander Shroob Elder Princess Shroob Elder Shrooboid Junior Shrooboid Princess Shroob Shrooboid Brat

TheShroobs are a race of aliens from theShroob planet that appear inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time and serve as the main antagonistic faction. The Shroobs invaded theMushroom Kingdom whenMario andLuigi wereBaby Mario andBaby Luigi. They are a purple,mushroom-like species ruled byPrincess Shroob andher older twin sister. They have short limbs attached to their mushroom stalks, bluish-white spots in a Toad-like pattern on their caps, hands with pincers at the ends, gaping mouths with a pair of fangs on the top, and black eyes with red pupils. Their name is a corruption of the shortened word for mushroom, "shroom".

The Shroobs rely primarily on ray guns as weapons and they employ fleets offlying saucers, powered by thevim ofToads, which is collected by capturing the Toads and draining their vim through the Shroobs' tree network that leads to theVim Factory. The saucers are capable of shooting destructive energy bolts that can turn people intoShroob mushrooms. They are vulnerable toIce Flowers.

History[edit]

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

The Shroobs' previous home planet.

The Shroobs taking overPeach's Castle.

According to the prologue of the game, the Shroobs invaded the Mushroom Kingdom because they were "searching for a new home", though their reason for this is unclear. The Shroobs start their invasion by destroyingToad Town and capturing many Toads. These Toads are taken toToadwood Forest, where their vim is drained by the forest's genetically-altered trees. The vim is then collected at theVim Factory, which is guarded by mind-controlledHammer Bros;Dr. Shroob then feeds the vim toSwiggler, a bio-engineeredWiggler that drinks the vim to power theShroob saucers.

While attacking Toad Town, they also attackPeach's Castle in hopes of capturingthe Princess Peach of the past, but she has left alongside with Baby Mario, Baby Luigi andpast Toadsworth in theKoopa Cruiser by the time they get in the castle, thanks toBaby Bowser. They instead find thePrincess Peach of the present and her subjects,Toadiko andToadbert, who have traveled back in time usingE. Gadd'stime machine. Princess Peach manages to trap the Elder Princess Shroob in theCobalt Star, the time machine's power source, and then shatter it and scatter the shards around the kingdom, before getting captured by the younger Princess Shroob. The Shroobs take Toadiko to Toadwood Forest, and Toadbert ends up getting eaten byYoob and suffering from amnesia after ending up onYoshi's Island. Meanwhile, theJunior Shrooboid uses the time machine in the castle to travel back to the present, ending up at the throne room of the present-time Peach's Castle and inadvertently alerting the Mario Bros. that something was amiss.

When present-time Mario and Luigi travel back to the past via atime hole and reachHollijolli Village, they see the town being attacked by Shroob saucers, and they encounter and fight three Shroobs for the first time. At the start of the battle, one Shroob calls in a Shroob saucer with a timer that counts down after three turns. The Shroobs' only attack is a laser blast from their ray guns that targets only one brother. Before executing this attack, the attacker will always pirouette; they would pirouette only before attacking Luigi, and spark before attacking Mario. This battle cannot be won, however, as the turn limit given for this fight is not enough to defeat the three Shroobs; one Shroob can be beaten if the brothers only focus their attacks on it. After three turns are up, the Bros. are knocked out by a huge energy ball sent down by the Shroob saucer, which leaves the battle as the Shroobs celebrates. After the people inBaby Bowser'sKoopa Cruiser notices the Shroobs' celebration (and Baby Bowser being prompted to help the knocked out bros byBaby Peach's cries), the Koopa Cruiser launches a spiked cannonball at the three Shroobs, then Baby Bowser orders Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to go down to the village and save them. After finding their older counterparts, two Shroobs are shown to survive the attack and attack the babies. While the Shroobs fight in the same way as before,Toadsworth the Younger gives the babiesGreen Shells at the start of the battle that can easily defeat the Shroobs. After everyone gets on the cruiser, it is later attacked by Princess Shroob via aShroob missile, causing the vehicle to crash intoBaby Bowser's Castle.

Soon after, Yoob, a Yoshi-like monster of the Shroobs' creation, is unleashed on Yoshi's Island. Yoob starts to eat anyYoshis it can find. It is heavily implied that these Yoshis will be converted into other monstrous Yoobs, to be used to attack the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi go to stop it, but are eaten in the process after the Shroobs use their Shroob saucers to make Yoob grow to colossal proportions. Inside, they find the eaten Yoshis, Toadbert (who has lost his memory), Baby Bowser (stuck inside of anegg), andSunnycide, who blocks the exit ofYoob's belly. The bros. are able to defeat Sunnycide and free the trapped Yoshis as well as Toadbert and Baby Bowser, causing Yoob to stop functioning in the process.

The Shroobs later commandeer theKoopaseum inGritzy Desert, using it as a stadium in order to celebrate the conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom. On stage, Princess Shroob feeds Princess Peach to the monstrousPetey Piranha, while a couple other Shroobs kidnapKylie Koopa. Mario and company chase itunder the colosseum after taking out theShrooboid Brat, and defeat Petey, though they learn that Princess Peach was spat out by Petey Piranha after eating Kylie Koopa. Before the four can save her, however, Princess Shroob disguises herself as Princess Peach, with the intention of fooling them into taking her into the Mushroom Kingdom of the present, so that she could take it over and make sure her plan would succeed.

The disguise also manages to foolBowser, who came to Peach's Castle to kidnap Princess Peach again, taking Princess Shroob with him through a time hole toThwomp Volcano. After he and Baby Bowser are defeated by the bros. inThwomp Caverns, theShroob Mother Ship comes and takes back Princess Shroob, with Mario, Luigi and their baby counterparts in pursuit. During their search for the princess inside the ship, they are surrounded by a group of Shroobs in a room. Princess Shroob then approaches them and takes off her disguise, revealing herself. Before she can do anything about the quartet, a disguised Kylie Koopa saves them, though they are ejected out of the Mother Ship shortly after.

Eventually, the Bros. collect five of the Cobalt Star shards and gain access tothe now-conquered Princess Peach's Castle. Higher up in the castle, they manage to corner Princess Shroob by shooting down the Shroob Mother Ship. They then defeat both her and the Elder Princess Shroob, who had been unintentionally freed from her imprisonment in the Cobalt Star by Baby Bowser. Afterwards, E. Gadd uses theHydrogush 4000 to create a rain of artificial baby tears to wilt thepurple mushrooms the Shroobs left all over the Mushroom Kingdom, restoring anyone who was turned into a mushroom in the process. However, the Elder Princess Shroob - who turned into a Shroob mushroom following her defeat - was swallowed by an unconscious Bowser, turning him intoShrowser, who was quickly defeated by the adult and baby Mario brothers. What became of the Shroobs after this is unknown, butMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story shows thatBowser's Minions managed to capture and cryogenically freeze some Shroobs, as they are seen in a hidden preservation chamber inBowser's Castle.

Despite the standard purple Shroob variant seemingly being the most common type, as they are seen in large numbers in cutscenes, they are rarely ever fought in the game. Three of them are fought during the scripted unwinnable battle inHollijolli Village, and two are later defeated by the baby Mario Bros. Other than that, only a few more fight the heroes duringCommander Shroob's boss battle, as hisSupport Shroobs. When fought in Hollijolli Village, they use the same defeat animation as normal enemies despite being considered bosses, a trait shared with theJunior Shrooboid, theL33T HAMM3R BROZ., andKamek. Also, in thePlayer's Guide, the word "boss" is missing from their stat box.

Even if the player somehow wins the initial battle against the Shroobs that is programmed to be lost for storyline purposes, the story will continue as normal as though Mario and Luigi lost the battle, though Mario and Luigi do gain EXP for winning.^[1]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story /Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

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

InMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake,Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, while Bowser is looking for a seat in theFawful Theater, a Shroob can be seen in a seat on the lower right-hand corner. If Bowser tries to speak to it, it stares blankly without saying anything. Much later in the game, a group of three Shroobs appears as an optional boss. They are found in the preservation room in Bowser's Castle, which needs a password to be accessed. The password of the cold room is □, □, ○, △, △, △, followed by hitting the switch on the door itself, with signposts that are found in Bowser's Castle hinting at what the password is. Once inside, the Bros. can hit a red switch that causes three of the Shroobs to thaw out. As Mario and Luigi begin to explain their history to Starlow, the three Shroobs wake up and attack the brothers.

They have two attacks that were very similar to the ones they used inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time (especially theGuardian Shroobs). For the first, the attacker will flag down a companion, and they will each shoot a laser at Mario and Luigi. The other attack is a laser blast similar their regular attack inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time. This time, the brother being targeted is indicated by the spin's direction: a Shroob spins clockwise to attack Mario, and counterclockwise to attack Luigi. In the remake, each of the Shroobs gain theFury status after losing half their HP, like other bosses, and will fire lasers much faster. These Shroobs have an idle animation in battle where they will taunt Mario and Luigi by making a face and sticking their tongue out at them; this is entirely original toBowser's Inside Story.

Various other frozen Shroobs are visible in the background of the battle, including brokenShroids,Junior Shrooboids,Shrooba Divers,Commander Shroobs, and even theElder Princess Shroob; in the remake, a frozenPrincess Shroob can now be seen alongside the Elder Princess Shroob. Also, if a player uses theJump Helmet attack, a singleRC Shroober is seen as Mario and Luigi walk back in order to commence the attack.

After defeating them,Mario andLuigi receive all tenAttack Pieces for theMagic WindowSpecial Attack. They also may receive theShroob Boots, which maylower the attack power ofstomped enemies. Starlow then compliments Mario on stopping the invasion as a baby; when he explains that Luigi fought hard as well, Starlow sarcastically remarks that he did so by "ferociously crying", a reference to the baby tears clearing theShroob mushroom infestation. When she learns that it was indeed Luigi who ultimately trumped the Shroobs, she apologizes to him and calls him "super". Despite being bosses, the Shroobs use the same death animation as normal enemies; this also occurs withBowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L.

The Shroobs, along with theElite Goombule andBowser X, were not in thePrima Guide Enemy Compendium; however, the Shroobs were mentioned in the walkthrough.^[2]

In addition to reprising their roles inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, multiple Shroobs appear as ranged enemies in theBowser Jr.'s Journey mode, where they attack using their ray guns and are weak toSwoops. The Shroobs battle Bowser Jr. inChilling Magma after he,Kamek, andMorton go into the basement of Bowser's Castle to retrieveEver Ice. After the Shroobs are defeated, Bowser Jr. is able to collect the Ever Ice. Several Shroobs also appear in later missions such asThe Lost Alien,The Power of the Koopalings andThe Best Beast, with some under the effects ofMalatone Formula:X.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

InMario & Luigi: Dream Team, a photo of a lone Shroob is seen inKylie Koopa's office inWakeport.

Although they do not make an actual appearance, theMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story sprites for Shroobs can befound in the game's files alongside other leftovers.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

InMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, a picture of a Shroob in a saucer can be found in theMario Bros.' House, and a poster for a Shroob movie can be seen in theYoshi Theater.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]

The Mushroob Reef inMario & Luigi: Brothership, resembling a Shroob

InMario & Luigi: Brothership, arare reef resembling a Shroob is found in theBrrrning Sea, known as Mushroob Reef.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, a Shroob appears as aSticker that raises launch power by seven.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Shroobs appear in volumes 35, 36, and 37 ofSuper Mario-kun. They retain their look from the games, and can speak human language.

List of Shroob forces[edit]

Princess Shroob with some Shroobs.

Shroob leadership
Princess Shroob (elder)	The stronger and elder of the twin sisters, who rules over the Shroobs.
Princess Shroob (younger)	The younger of the twin sisters, who leads the Shroobs in her sister's absence.
Commander Shroob	A commander in the Shroob army.
Shrooboids
Junior Shrooboid	A weak green Shroob monster that travels to the present in E. Gadd's time machine.
Shrooboid Brat	A gluttonous blue Shroob monster that battles at theKoopaseum in front of a crowd.
Elder Shrooboid	A strong red Shroob monster that attacks theStar Shrine.
Shroob types
Shrooblet	SmallGoomba-like Shroobs.
Shroob	Regular Shroobs that act as the grunts of the army.
Dr. Shroob	Bespectacled yellow Shroobs encountered at the Vim Factory.
RC Shroober	Blue Shroobs who use remote control devices to attack.
Shrooba Diver	Green Shroobs who swim through the sand as if it was water.
Blazing Shroob	Red Shroobs with flaming heads that use fireballs to attack.
Guardian Shroob	White Shroobs that guard themother ship.
Shroid	Shroob robots wandering the ruins ofToad Town.
Support Shroob	Shroobs that aid the Commander Shroob in battle with massiveShroob-ombs.
Shroobsworth	Elderly Shroobs that defendShroob Castle along with Intern Shroobs.
Intern Shroob	Little Shroobs that piggyback on Shroobsworths and aid them in battle.
Shroob-like creatures
Spiny Shroopa	The Shroob equivalent ofSpinies. They are thrown byLakitufos.
Swiggler	The Shroob equivalent of aWiggler that powers Shroob saucers by drinkingvim and sending it to the flying saucers.
Yoob	The Shroob equivalent ofYoshis, who is gigantic in size and eats normal Yoshis to encase them ineggs.
Sunnycide	An egg-like monster that dwells within and guards Yoob from attack.
Shroob-omb	The Shroob equivalent ofBob-ombs, which are massive in size and are carried by Support Shroobs.
Tashrooba	The Shroob equivalent ofTanoombas.
Shroob Rex	The Shroob equivalent ofRexes.
Kyankyan	The Shroob equivalent ofChain Chomps, used by Elder Princess Shroob during her boss battle.
Allies
Lakitufo	AlienLakitus that ride flying saucers and drop Spiny Shroopas.
Petey Piranha	A largePiranha Plant kept in theKoopaseum as a monster to entertain the Shroobs.
Snoozorb	Large, sleepy robot guards ofShroob Castle.
Soul Bubble	Spherical winged enemies that are fought in Shroob Castle.
Ghoul Guy	GreyBoo Guys fought in Shroob Castle.
Lethal Bob-omb	Purple Bob-ombs found in the sewers ofShroob Castle.
Controlled
L33T HAMM3R BROZ.	Hammer Bros. that have been brainwashed by the Shroobs via the mind-control helmets they wear.

General information[edit]

Language[edit]

The Shroob language is displayed as nonsensical small picture text, with one phrase in particular being repeated throughout the game. The Shroobs' voice clips consist mostly of gibberish sounds. The actual audio for them speaking is usually either a low-pitched and sped up text scrolling sound or a higher-pitched laugh. Some of the Shroobs, such as the ones in the crowd watching theShrooboid Brat fight, do occasionally show the letters "M" and "L", likely associating them with Mario and Luigi due to the letters on their caps. The Elder Shroob Princess is a notable exception, as she mostly speaks clear English (albeit in all capital letters) during her scenes, while her younger sister only ever speaks the Shroob language. During the game, the language is occasionally shown to players using subtitles in parentheses to clarify; this reveals that the phrase constantly repeated by the Shroobs translates to "Destroy!"

Technology[edit]

• Shroob saucer - Small flying saucers that carry a single Shroob each.
  • A larger saucer resembling theShroob Mother Ship is used by the bros. inShroob Castle.
  • A floating grey saucer-like ship is also located at the top of the Shroob Castle, and is used by the bros. against the Shroob Mother Ship.
• Shroob missile - An aerial weapon launched from the Shroob Castle.
• Shroid - Shroob-like robots that are found inToad Town.
• Shroob-omb - Large purple Bob-ombs used by theCommander Shroob.
• Snoozorb - Large, sleepy robots that patrol Shroob Castle.
• Yellow ray guns that shoot pink energy blasts.
• GreyNintendo DS-like devices with a large antenna, used to transmit signals.
• SpecialHammer Bro helmets with an antenna that can be used to mind-control thewearer.
• Small robotic bombs and miniature Shroob saucers that are controlled remotely byRC Shroobers, using the antennae on their heads.
• A levitating throne with three large retractable metal limbs and a forcefield, used byPrincess Shroob during her boss battle.

Colonies, settlements, and structures[edit]

• Toadwood Forest - A forest genetically modified by the Shroobs to drainToads of theirvim.
• Vim Factory - A factory where the Shroobs collect vim and convert it into fuel.
• Yoob's Belly - A factory inside the giantYoob that turnsYoshis into other Yoobs.
• Koopaseum - A conquered colosseum inGritzy Desert that the Shroobs use for entertainment.
• Shroob Mother Ship - A large flying saucer owned byPrincess Shroob.
• Shroob Castle - The conqueredPeach's Castle, used as the Shroobs' capitol.
• Shroob planet - The dying Shroob home planet.

List of appearances[edit]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Shroob
	HP	15 (28)	POW	8 (7)	Defense	23 (12)
	Experience	3	Coins	2	Speed	16 (17)
	Location(s)	Hollijolli Village	Role	Boss	Item drop	Green Shell – 50% None – 0%
	Level	3	Battled by	Anyone
Notice:Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Support Shroob
	HP	110 (180)	POW	95 (100)	Defense	95 (85)
	Experience	10	Coins	5	Speed	37 (41)
	Location(s)	Star Hill	Role	Support	Item drop	None – 0% None – 0%
	Level	23	Battled by	Everyone
Notice:Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Shroob
	HP	500 (750)	POW	168 (420)	DEF	94 (141)	SPEED	102
	Coins	100 (150)	Level	25	Fire	Normal	Burn?	Immune
	Role	Optional, boss	Battled by	Mario & Luigi	Location(s)	Bowser Castle	Dizzy?	Immune
	Stat down?	Half	KO?	Immune	Experience	300	Item drop	Star Candy - 35.0% Shroob Boots - 15.0%
Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Shroob
	HP	500	POW	168	DEF	94	SPEED	102	Experience	300
	Fire	Normal	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Mario & Luigi	Coins	100
	Burn	Immune	Dizzy	Immune	Stat down	0,5x	Speed down	0,5x	Item drop	None - 0% Shroob Boots - 100%
Level           22	Location(s)	Bowser's Castle

• Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile:Servants of the Shroob Princess who once attacked the Mushroom Kingdom. It seems that the makes their weapons malfunction.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker Shroob
	Artwork from:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
	Effects inThe Subspace Emissary: Launch Power +7
	Usable by: Anyone

Names in other languages[edit]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Shroob.

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  Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Notes[edit]

• When the spiked cannonball hits the three Shroobs in Hollijolli Village, one was shown to be crushed by it while the other two gets knocked back. Before Baby Mario and Baby Luigi fights them, tt is shown that the crushed Shroob survived, but was joined by only one Shroob. It is unknown what happened to the other Shroob that got knocked back by the cannonball.
• A reference to the Shroobs was made in theMario Hoops 3-on-3 website, where one of the player's baller names (determined by a five-question quiz) could be "Shroob Showstopper".
• The Shroobs may have been directly inspired by theMartians fromThe War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, an alien invasion novel where many of the genre's tropes originate from. Both species possess highly advanced technology and left behind their old, dying planet to conquer a defenseless world, whose inhabitants they drain of their life force; the Shroobs siphonvim fromToads while the Martians siphon blood from humans and animals. Both cover their conquered areas with flora from their homeworld, with the Martians planting red weeds and the Shroobs leaving behind purple mushrooms. They both appear to made up of large heads directly attached to their limbs, with no apparent "body". Both are defeated by something harmless in the end; in the Martians' case, bacteria, and in the Shroobs' case, baby tears.
  • Princess Shroob's three-legged throne that she uses in her boss battle resembles the Martians' fighting machines from the novel, being a very tall walking tripod that shoots lasers. Her throne also floats and has a forcefield, similar to the fighting machines in the1953 film adaptation.

References[edit]

• Shroobs
• Optional bosses
• Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemies
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bosses
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey characters
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemies
• Mario & Luigi series species
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers

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