Shroobs are evil, purple Toad-like aliens featured in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Profile[]
They conquered the Mushroom Kingdom of the past. Their leader is the Elder Princess Shroob and the second in command is Princess Shroob. Their home planet is shaped like a purple mushroom, known as the Shroob Planet. "A long time ago, way far out in space" looking for a planet to conquer while they were on their home planet. All bosses (with the exception of Bowser) have something to do with or are Shroob creatures/Shroobs. The Shroob army is lead by the Commander Shroob during their invasion of the Mushroom Kingdom.
They possess very advanced technology, such as ray guns and a massive fleet of flying saucers. The saucers are capable of shooting energy bolts that turn people into Shroob Mushrooms, as well as causing devastating damage to houses and buildings. The Shroob military is very complex in their processes. They come in different colors and have different attacks. Unlike the Koopa Troop, the Shroobs have everything laid out in advance so that they could both protect vital operations and invade enemy regions at the same time, suggesting they are very intelligent. For some reason, the Shroobs are only able to speak their own language, leaving certain characters such as Bowser to struggle to understand them.
There are several variants of Shroobs, such as divers, Shroobs on fire, guards, and even robots.
In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[]
Shroobs are the main and most common enemies. Their home planet was dying, so they set off a full invasion of the Mushroom Kingdom to make it their own. They first started their invasion by destroying Toad Town and the Hollijolli Village and capturing many Toads. These Toads were taken to Toadwood Forest, where their vim was drained, and was used as fuel for the Shroob's spaceships. Soon after, they created a gigantic Yoshi named Yoob who attacked Yoshi's Island, where it would eat any Yoshis it could find. The Shroobs were also present in the Gritzy Desert and the Thwomp Volcano.
In the ending, the four Mario bros. and Peach discover the Shroobs' weakness: baby tears. The Professor E. Gadd alters the chemical makeup of his water pump's water to be the same as the babies' tears. The machine spews water all over the Mushroom Kingdom of the past, ridding it of every trace of the Shroobs.
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[]
Bowser froze several Shroobs and preserved them in a preservation chamber located in his castle which has a passcode. Mario and Luigi told Starlow that they fought them when they were young, a reference to Partners in Time. They fought them and defeated them, getting the Magic Window Attack Pieces. They were noticeably stronger than they were in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, and retain their attacks from said game.
The passcode to the preservation chamber is:
- Square - 2x
- Circle - 1x
- Triangle - 3x
Before Fawful's show begins at his theater, a Shroob can be found sitting in one of the seats.
In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[]
A picture of a Shroob can be seen in Kylie Koopa's office. Shroobs sprites are also visible in the game's codes but were removed from the main game for unknown reasons.
Trivia[]
- In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, at Hollijolli Village against the three Shroobs, despite the player winning against them. Mario and Luigi will still gain EXP, but the game continues the usual storyline as if the Mario brothers lost.[1]
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To view Shroob's image gallery, click here.
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