Shadow Mario Paint
| Shadow Mario Paint | |
|---|---|
 Shadow Mario Paint inUltimate. | |
| User | Bowser Jr. |
| Universe | Mario |
| Article on Super Mario Wiki | Shadow Mario |
Shadow Mario Paint (ニセマリオペイント,Fake Mario Paint) isBowser Jr.'sFinal Smash.
Overview[edit]
When activated, Bowser Jr. will transform into Shadow Mario, and then paint an orange "X" on the screen. Anyone caught in the "X"'shitbox will take damage. Bowser Jr. will then be teleported above the top camera boundary and will be able to move around freely while the "X" is onscreen. The "X" deals knockback each time a character walks into it, and the knockback usually sends them towards the middle of the "X", making it difficult to escape. When the attack ends, the "X" explodes, dealing relatively high knockback. All hits taken from the paint have the same knockback regardless of damage until just before the "X" clears away.
Instructional quotes[edit]
 instruction booklet |  | Foes in the painted X will take damage and be launched. |
 Move List |  | Bowser Jr. becomes Shadow Mario in order to deal damage by painting a giant X on the screen. He is able to move during his Final Smash, allowing him to pull off follow-up attacks on his opponents. |
Trophy[edit]
- Shadow Mario Paint
In Super Mario Sunshine, someone went around causing havoc disguised as Mario. It turned out not to be the brawny Bowser, but his brainier son, Bowser Jr. Now he becomes Shadow Mario again for his Final Smash, painting a giant X on the screen. It sticks around after Bowser Jr. transforms back, letting him gleefully knock foes into it.
In Super Mario Sunshine, someone went around causing havoc disguised as Mario. It turned out not to be the brawny Bowser, but his brainier son, Bowser Jr. Now he becomes Shadow Mario again for his Final Smash, painting a giant cross on the screen. It sticks around after Bowser Jr. turns back, so he can gleefully knock people into it.
Spirit[edit]
Shadow Mario also appears as an Ace-classprimary spirit. He can besummoned using the cores ofVince,Eddy, and one Neutral type.
Shadow Mario's Spirit Battle uses aBowser Jr. puppet fighter and is fought on theDelfino Plaza stage'sΩ form. During the battle, the floor is sticky, referencing the paint created by Shadow Mario's Magic Paintbrush which submerges its victims and slows them down. Also, Bowser Jr. suddenly receives a Final Smash and his FS Meter charges quickly, referencing how Shadow Mario serves as Bowser Jr.'s Final Smash.
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Slots | Base | Max | Base | Max | Base | Max | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 |  | Shadow Mario |  | ★★★ | 3 | 2661 | 8007 | 1477 | 4444 | 1184 | 3563 | No Effect | Super Mario Series |
Origin[edit]
Shadow Mario (ニセマリオ,Fake Mario) was a formBowser Jr. took in his debut game,Super Mario Sunshine. He used it to frame Mario for pollutingIsle Delfino.
Bowser Jr. disguised himself as Shadow Mario using theMagic Paintbrush, which was invented byProfessor E. Gadd (who also invented various other machines, including theFlash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device, thePoltergust 3000, thePoltergust 5000 and the Poltergust G-00). The Magic Paintbrush was either given to or stolen by Bowser Jr. prior to the events ofSuper Mario Sunshine. In said game, the paint used by Shadow Mario was dependent on the level in which he appeared. The glowing orange used by Shadow Mario Paint bears a close resemblance to the paint used in Pianta Village. Paint in this level behaved similarly to lava, dealing damage and causing Mario to jump after taking a hit, similarly to how it works in the Final Smash. It, along with theJunior Clown Car, has become a recurring theme for Bowser Jr., especially throughout many spin-off titles. TheKoopalings use the Magic Paintbrush to transform into Shadow Mario as they are Bowser Jr.'salternate costumes, but they have never used it or their Junior Clown Cars outside ofSmash (in the case of the Junior Clown Cars, prior to theirSSB4 debut, as they used it in aMario game for the first time inMario Kart Live: Home Circuit in 2020).
Much likeMetal Mario, Shadow Mario has become a separate character from both Bowser Jr. and Mario. He appeared as a playable character inMario Golf: Toadstool Tour. Despite using the paintbrush in spin-offs, Bowser Jr. does not tend to turn into his alter ego.
Shadow Mario Paint's name may refer toMario Paint, one of the few games to utilize the SNES mouse.
Gallery[edit]
Shadow Mario Paint inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Shadow Mario Paint as shown by theMove List inUltimate.
Shadow Mario inSmash 4.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
 Japanese | ニセマリオペイント |
 English | Shadow Mario Paint |
 French | Antimario |
 German | Schatten-Mario-Paint |
 Spanish (PAL) | Mario Paint Oscuro |
 Spanish (NTSC) | Pintura de Mario oscuro |
 Italian | Mario Paint ombra |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 冒牌马力欧涂鸦 |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 冒牌瑪利歐塗鴉 |
 Korean | 가짜마리오 페인트 |
 Dutch | Schaduw-Mario-verf |
 Russian | Краска Марио-тени |
Trivia[edit]
- When the camera is changed while the move is active, the X will disappear, but will reappear when the game is unpaused.
- If one looks at Bowser Jr. during this, rather than having the Smash Ball glow, he will have a glowing outline that glows with the colors of the Smash Ball.
- The knockback of the final hit is oddly affected by the1v1 multiplier, though the effect is small. This is not reflected in the trajectory guide, however, which calculates the knockback assuming 1v1 multiplier is ignored entirely.
- Shadow Mario is one of the few Final Smashes to be a spirit.
- InSuper Mario Sunshine, the paintbrush used the traditionalGadd Science logo; in theSuper Smash Bros. series, it is instead replaced with an"evil" version of the same logo, with slanted eyes.
- Shadow Mario's jumping animation is copied directly fromMario's.
 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Neutral special | Clown Cannon | |
| Side special | Clown Kart Dash | |
| Up special | Abandon Ship! | |
| Down special | Mechakoopa | |
| Final Smash | Shadow Mario Paint | |
