Splotchy goop
Mario viewing alighthouse covered in splotchy goop
Appears in	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Variant of	Goop
Comparable Quicksand

“That splotchy goop will vanish under the light of aCat Shine.”

—Lighthouse text,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Splotchy goop is a type of blackgoop that pollutes thewaters ofLake Lapcat in theBowser's Fury mode ofSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. It is present due toFury Bowser, whichBowser Jr. accidentally created by coveringBowser with this goop. Splotchy goop forms large spikes, making it look similar toferrofluid. This is reflected in Fury Bowser's design, which has longer and more plentiful spikes than his base form. When splotchy goop covers non-ground, non-water, and non-Fury Bowser entities it gives off a purple glow and purple smoke effects. Fury Bowser does glow purple when he awakens from theFury Sun.

Initially, Lake Lapcat is almost entirely covered in splotchy goop, trapping its islands andGiga Bells beneath the ocean and preventing Mario from exploring all of Lake Lapcat. As Mario collectsCat Shines and battles Fury Bowser, the goop vanishes, which reveals more areas to explore. Cat Shines can clear out small areas, while defeating Fury Bowser at certain intervals cleanses large portions of the map. However, Lake Lapcat cannot be completely cleansed of splotchy goop, in part because a large amount of it serves as the boundary for the game's playable area.

Bowser Jr. uses splotchy goop on hismagic brush to paint the picture that explains Fury Bowser to Mario. Once Bowser Jr. teams up with Mario, he permanently switches his magic brush to using normal paint.

Mechanics[edit]

Mario looking up at the splotchy goop aroundFur Step Island.

While splotchy goop is ostensibly a liquid, Mario moves through it like it isquicksand. He gradually sinks into it while walking, Mario's walking speed is heavily reduced, and until Mario is on the surface hisjumps are only able to boost him higher up through the goop. Mario does not sink low enough fully submerged into splotchy goop except asSmall Mario, and even then it does not result in Mario being defeated. However, contact with splotchy goop makes Mario take damage; this is unavoidable, as it negates the invincibility ofInvincible Mario,White Cat Mario, andWhite Tanooki Mario. It does not negate the invincibility ofLucky Cat Mario, though given the form's immobile nature, Mario must return to beingCat Mario before being able to leave the goop and thus will still take damage. Small areas of goop can be traversed by utilizing the short invincibility granted after Mario takes damage. If Mario attempts to leave the borders of the in-game map, an invisible border prevents him from progressing. This border is also present aroundFur Step Island before completing the main story at least once to prevent the player from re-accessing the area. The spikes of splotchy goop function as walls that have the same damaging properties as the non-spike portion. Mario is unable to slide down the spikes and therefore unable toWall Jump off of them, but Cat Mario canclimb the spikes and therefore can Wall Jump off of them.

Plessie bouncing off goop in the Ruins.

Plessie is unable toswim into splotchy goop in any form for two reasons. The first is that while riding Plessie, splotchy goop serves as an invisible wall. The second is that Plessie stops instantly if dismounted while in the water, so he cannot be dismounted while moving toward goop to make him slide into the goop. If Plessie collides with the side of any splotchy goop while being ridden and while moving at a reasonable speed, he bounces off with purple shockwave and goop splatter effects. Attempting to dive underneath the goop still results in a collision with the wall, which forces Plessie to surface as with all underwater collisions. It is possible to have Plessiejump into splotchy goop, but if Plessie lands in goop in any way he dives below the water to despawn. If Mario was riding Plessie, this forces Mario to jump off, leaving Mario to very likely take damage unless he is near the border of the goop. As an aside, if Plessie collides with Fury Bowser he also bounces off with the purple shockwave and goop splatter effects that splotchy goop uses.

Giga Cat Mario is immune to taking damage from slpotchy goop, and does not sink into it, but is still noticeably slowed down by it. The same is true for the giantSuper Mario and Small Mario forms that Giga Cat Mario becomes if he takes damage. If Giga Cat Mario, giant Super Mario, or giant Small Mario iscrouch walking, the goop does not affect him, but it does impair the speed of Giga Cat Mario's pounce and the other form'srolls. When Mario is transformed into one of these states, and thus can walk to the edge of the playable area freely,invisible walkways surround Lake Lapcat to prevent Mario from leaving. Fury Bowser's rolling shell attack leaves splotchy goop behind Bowser as he travels. This additional goop has a different texture from normal splotchy goop, and given time it does disappear. The spikes of splotchy goop harmlessly explode on contact with Giga Cat Mario, Fury Bowser, and Fury Bowser's shockwaves.

At the start of the game, the only visible island of Lake Lapcat is Fur Step Island, which is surrounded by splotchy goop with some skull signs sticking out of it to indicate the goop's dangerous properties. After collecting Fur Step Island's "Make the Lighthouse Shine"Cat Shine, the goop covering the rest of the Lakeside region is cleared, revealing its islands and Giga Bell. Defeating Fury Bowser once clears the goop over the Ruins region, revealing its islands and Giga Bell, and defeating Fury Bowser for the third time does the same for the Wasteland region. Not all of the goop around the Wasteland region is clearable in this way, creating a routing obstacle for Mario and Plessie when navigating the waters of the Wasteland region. Sometimes, when the player obtains Cat Shines, some splotchy goop in areas near the site of the Cat Shine disappears, usually revealing a new Cat Shine.

Map of Lake Lapcat after the wasteland is unlocked. The black around the islands on the right can be removed through further game progression, but the dark blue is goop that cannot be removed. The Fury Sun and its associated goop, in the center, also cannot be removed despite appearing black on the map.

When a region or specific area is covered is covered in goop, the game's map shows that area in black with wavy lines. Once the area or region is cleared, any remaining splotchy goop that cannot be cleared is rendered in dark blue. The only exception is the goop around theFury Sun, which is always black on the map.

Lighthouses and Giga Bells are also affected by the splotchy goop. The top of each lighthouse of each island in Lake Lapcat is initially covered in goop that has a purple glow, which prevents them from shining. The glow also envelops the rest of the lighthouse. When Mario collects a Cat Shine for a mission on an island, the Cat Shine is slotted into the lighthouse and causes it to activate, lighting it up and removing the goop. However, if the island is unloaded and reloaded, the goop returns. If Mario collects the Cat Shine for every mission of an island, the lighthouse for that island will be permanently clear of goop. Each Giga Bell is covered in splotchy goop at first, which prevents Mario from using them. When enough Cat Shines are collected, the Giga Bells are cleared of most of their goop, with only some on the top remaining. In this state, when Fury Bowser is rampaging Mario is able to collect a Giga Bell. After defeating Fury Bowser, the number of Cat Shines needed to clear the Giga Bells of splotchy goop goes up, and if Mario is below that value the Giga Bells go back to being covered in goop. After the main story is completed for the first time, the Giga Bells are completely cleared of goop and cannot regain it.

The easel in the credits

The easel at the end of the credits is covered in splotchy goop until the game is cleared with all 100 Cat Shines collected, preventing the player from seeing the artwork on the easel. Due to how some Cat Shines can only be collected after clearing the game for the first time, it is impossible to see the contents of the easel when clearing the game for the first time.

Gallery[edit]

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  The map after the Ruins are unlocked, with goop still over most of the map to indicate area that cannot be accessed.

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References[edit]

• Goop
• Hazardous objects
• Bowser's Fury objects