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{{about|the primary antagonist in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''|her older twin sister with the same in-game name|[[Elder Princess Shroob]]}}
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{{quote|I am Princess Shroob. [[Mario|Yo]][[Luigi|u]] [[Baby Mario|inter]][[Baby Luigi|lopers]]... WILL BE CONSUMED.|Princess Shroob|Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time}}
{{quote2|I am Princess Shroob. You interlopers... WILL BE CONSUMED.|Princess Shroob|[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]</span>, in the language of the Shroobs}}
'''Princess Shroob''' is the main antagonist of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. She is second-in-command of the alien race known as the [[Shroob]]s (her [[Elder Princess Shroob|older twin sister]] is the leader), although initially it appears that she is their leader, since the elder Princess Shroob was absent, trapped in the [[Cobalt Star]] by [[Princess Peach]]. She and her sister set off a full invasion of the Mushroom Kingdom to make it their own.
 
==History==
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
[[File:Princess Shroob.jpg|thumb|left|Princess Shroob with five [[Shroob]]s]]
Princess Shroob invades the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] in the past along with her sister, the Elder Princess Shroob, as their [[Shroob planet|home world]] was withering. After the Shroobs take hold of [[Peach's Castle]], they find the adult Princess Peach, who had just used [[Prof. E. Gadd's time machine]] to visit the past castle. The Elder Princess Shroob attempts to capture her, but Peach uses the Cobalt Star that powered the time machine to imprison the Elder Princess Shroob before it shatters, scattering the shards across the Mushroom Kingdom. The younger Princess Shroob then ambushes and captures Peach. She sends a Junior Shrooboid into the future using the last of the time machine's power back to the future, where its appearance prompts the adult [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] to investigate the past via timeholes.


'''Princess Shroob''' is the main antagonist of the game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]]. She is second in command of the alien race known as the [[Shroob]]s (her [[Elder Princess Shroob|older sister]] is the leader), although initially it appears that she is their leader, since Elder Princess Shroob was absent, trapped in the Cobalt Star by Peach. She and her sister set off a full invasion of the Mushroom Kingdom to make it their own.
As the assembled baby and adult Mario Bros. ride aboard [[Baby Bowser]]'s [[Koopa Cruiser]], Princess Shroob is seen in a transmission, largely obscured by shadows. From the newly converted [[Shroob Castle]], she fires a [[Shroob missile]] at the Koopa Cruiser, which was too low on ammo to shoot it down; the missile strikes the Cruiser and leads to a crash landing in [[Baby Bowser's Castle]].


==History==
Later on, when the Mario Bros. enter the [[Koopaseum]], Princess Shroob appears on stage, in the process feeding Princess Peach to [[Petey Piranha]]. Princess Shroob then sends the [[Shrooboid Brat]] to fight the Bros. while she retreats; the quartet defeats the Shrooboid Brat, only for Princess Shroob to have a hole broken under them, where they fall into [[Gritzy Caves]].
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
 
[[File:Princess Shroob.jpg|thumb|left|Princess Shroob and some [[Shroob]]s attacking from ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]Many years in the past, Princess Shroob invades the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] along with her sister [[Elder Princess Shroob]] as their [[Planet Shroob|home world]] was withering. After the Shroobs take hold of [[Princess Peach's Castle]], they find the adult [[Princess Peach]], who had just used [[E. Gadd's Time Machine]] in its maiden voyage. Elder Princess Shroob personally attempts to capture her, but Peach reacts before they manage as much: she wields the [[Cobalt Star]] used to power the time machine, and it somehow imprisons Elder Princess Shroob before shattering, scattering across the Mushroon Kingdom. Following this setback, the younger Princess Shroob takes control of the invasion and manages to capture Peach. She sends a Junior Shrooboid into the time machine and sends to with the last of its power back to the future, where its appearance prompts the adult [[Mario Bros.]] to investigate the past via timeholes.
[[File:Princess Shroob on her throne.png|thumb|left|Princess Shroob on her throne]]
After encountering and defeating [[Petey Piranha]], the Mario Bros. find Peach, who has a [[Shroob mushroom]] attached to her face - unbeknownst to them, she is actually Princess Shroob in disguise. They take her back to Princess Peach's Castle in the future, where the adult [[Bowser]] arrives to kidnap her, unknowingly saving the present Peach's Castle from domination by the Shroobs. Bowser brings her to [[Thwomp Volcano]], where he is later fought and defeated by the Mario Bros.; the [[Shroob Mother Ship]] arrives and captures the disguised Princess Peach, with the Mario Bros. in pursuit, and Princess Shroob finally reveals herself once they find her. As she and the Shroobs are poised to defeat them, she is suddenly blasted away by a disguised [[Kylie Koopa]], who is eventually left on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]], while the Bros. are dropped into [[Toad Town]].
 
After the Mario Bros. assemble the rest of the scattered shards of the Cobalt Star, they eventually go through a Shroobified Peach's Castle. At the top of the highest tower, they hijack a Shroob Battleship and engage Princess Shroob aboard the Shroob Mother Ship, eventually downing it. After they return downstairs to examine the wreckage alongside Princess Peach, a furious Princess Shroob descends from the wreckage on a floating throne, declaring Peach useless and moving to finish the group off and take over the kingdom, shouting "Destroy!" as the Bros. prepare to battle her.
 
Upon defeating her, Princess Shroob lies battered on the floor as Princess Peach and the quartet of Mario Bros. spot the almost-whole Cobalt Star floating into the room. Princess Peach reveals that she has the final shard, and that she cannot let it be reassembled, confusing the adult Mario Bros.; [[Baby Bowser]] suddenly ambushes the group and snatches the shard, assembling the Cobalt Star despite Peach's protests. Princess Shroob then crawls into view, shouting that it is her sister's turn to defeat them now before her eyes go dim and she dies in a burst of sparks; the Cobalt Star then begins darting around the room before turning Baby Bowser into a [[Shroob Mushroom]], and Princess Peach reveals the truth about the Star just before Elder Princess Shroob regains her true form.
 
=====Battle=====
Princess Shroob starts the fight in her levitating throne, which will cause non-aerial attacks to miss. Her throne generates a forcefield that completely nullifies all damage, but can be slowly weakened with enough attacks, starting off blue before changing to green, yellow, and then red before shattering. The force field's durability is based off of the number of individual strikes rather than actual damage dealt, so multi-hitting attacks such as [[Copy Flower]]s and [[Trampoline]]s are effective.  


When the assembled [[Baby Mario|pa]][[Baby Luigi|st]] and present Mario Bros. ride aboard [[Baby Bowser|Baby Bowser's]] [[Koopa Cruiser]], Princess Shroob is seen in a transmission, largely obscured by shadows. From the newly converted [[Shroob Castle]], she fires a [[Shroob Missile]], aiming for the Koopa Cruiser. As the Koopa Cruiser was low on ammo, the missile easily hits the airship and leads to a crash landing in [[Baby Bowser's Castle]].
While in the forcefield, Princess Shroob has two attacks. The first is to shoot lasers at both of the Bros. at the same time. Depending on whether the laser gun is pointing up or down, Mario and Luigi must either jump or remain in place to avoid the lasers, which she shoots multiple times in one turn.
Princess Shroob can also attack using mechanical limbs sprouting from the underside of her throne. She will jump right above one of the Bros. and proceed to shoot multiple laser rings straight downward that enclose on the Bro targeted. The Bro must jump over each ring as it encloses, and the lasers could cause the [[Trip]] status effect. After the laser rings, Princess Shroob uses the throne to try and crush the Bro directly, which can be countered with the hammer as the throne comes down. If Princess Shroob cackles before landing on the Bro, she will stall for a bit before landing on them, which can throw off the player's counter.


Later on, when the Bros. storm the assembled Shroob army at the [[Koopaseum]], Princess Shroob appears on stage to celebrate the conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom by feeding Princess Peach to [[Petey Piranha]]. The four heroes accost her, but Princess Shroob has the [[Shrooboid Brat]] fight them while she bears a retreat. Mario and company eventually defeat the Shrooboid Brat, only for Princess Shroob to have a hole broken under the heroes, where they fall into a cave and battle Petey Piranha. [[File:Princessshroobthrone.PNG|thumb|left|Princess Shroob on her throne.]]
Once the Mario Bros. disable her forcefield, her throne crashes to the floor and Princess Shroob is forced to attack on foot, making her vulnerable to ground attacks again. During this phase, she uses two different attacks. One is summoning a star projectile that encircles the arena, which the Bros. must jump over. Princess Shroob will telegraph with her hand who the star will target next, and the star will travel faster and faster around the arena until a Bro is hit, or if they can successfully jump on the star to destroy it. This attack can cause [[POW-Down|random]] [[DEF-Down|stat]] [[SPD-Down|decreases]]. Princess Shroob can also teleport randomly around the room, firing various energy balls at the Bros:


Having beaten the Piranha Plant, Mario and company set out to rescue Peach in [[Gritzy Caves]]. When they reach her, she has a [[Shroob Mushroom]] attached to her face. They take her back to Princess Peach's Castle in the future. This princess was actually Princess Shroob, and her disguise fools everyone, even the adult [[Bowser]], who kidnaps her believing she is Princess Peach. Bowser brings her to [[Thwomp Volcano]], and after he is defeated by Mario and company, the [[Shroob Mother Ship|Shroob Mothership]] arrives and captures the princess. Mario, Luigi, and their younger selves follow, still believing she is Princess Peach. Once they finally reach the fake Princess Peach, Princess Shroob reveals herself. She is poised to defeat them, but is suddenly blasted away by a disguised [[Kylie Koopa]]. The victory is short lived when Princess Shroob recovers and absorbs Mario and his friends into the bowels of the Shroob Mothership.
* If she spawns in front of a Bro, she will fire a single energy ball at that Bro which must be jumped over.
* If she spawns in the center of the arena, she will launch a wave of energy balls which both Bros. must jump over.
* If she spawns on the top screen, she will launch an energy ball straight down, which can be countered with the hammer; If she throws with her right hand, it will target Mario, the left hand will target Luigi.


{{:Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time bestiary|transcludesection=Princess Shroob|align=right}}
All of her energy ball attacks can inflict [[Poison (status effect)|Poison]] if they hit, and can be safely stomped on. After 2 turns, the throne will repair itself and the forcefield will be reactivated. Once Princess Shroob has lost half of her health, she begins to glow red, indicating increases in both her speed and power. She will also begin to attack multiple times in one turn.
After conquering all the provinces infested with Shroobs and assembling the scattered shards of the Cobalt Star, the four Mario Bros. eventually make their way through a Shroobified Peach's Castle. At the top of the highest tower, the group hijacks a Shroob Battleship and engages the Shroob Princess aboard the Shroob Mothership in a dogfight. The brothers blast the mothership from the sky; returning downstairs, they witness the Princess emerges from the wreckage. She is furious and almost incoherent, declaring Peach useless, the kingdom hers, and the brother's dooms sealed, shouting "Destroy!" repeatedly. The group enters battle.  


Princess Shroob fights initially from the protection of her levitating throne, bearing a force field that can only be destroyed by repeatedly jumps. Tthe force field does two attacks each turn and regenerates from disactivation after two turns. The force field can be destroyed or disabled easily with a [[Copy Flower]]. Princess Shroob fires laser beams of varying heights, challenging the brothers to anticipate and carefully alternate their dodging patterns. Princess Shroob also has an extended attack sequence that inflicts several status effects. The first part involves sprouting limbs from the throne, where she advances over a Mario bro. and fires laser rings directly downwards, which enclose from the outside, forcing rapid jumping to dodge. Failing to avoid this attack will cause damage and the [[trip]] status effect. After the laser barrage, Princess Shroob has her throne attempt to crush the brother directly. She will shake the mech three times and then either laugh or go straight down. If she laughs, the mech will delay before dropping. The attack can be countered by [[Hammer]] blows, and if unsuccessfully blocked will cause [[Dizzy|dizziness]].  
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
[[File:M&L-BIS+BJJ Princess Shroob and Elder Princess Shroob.jpg|thumb|left|Princess Shroob's and her sister's cameos in the game's remake]]
Princess Shroob makes a cameo appearance next to the Elder Princess Shroob during the optional boss fight of the Shroobs in [[Bowser's Castle]], unlike in the original game, only the Elder Princess Shroob is barely seen.<ref>{{cite|author=Sleepant|date=January 23, 2019|title=Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 3DS - Shroobs Boss|url=https://youtu.be/B0k43ie3vdk|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 9, 2024}}</ref> Princess Shroob is also mentioned in the Shroobs' profile from the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode.


Once the brothers destroy her throne, the Shroob Princess employs personal attacks. She always teleports wildly before acting. She can shoot a lone fast energy ball at one brother, stand in the middle of the room and shoot a storm of energy balls, or hover in the air and rain energy balls downwards. Princess Shroob's arm gestures telegraph which brother needs to dodge, either by jump or hammer. All her energy ball attacks can inflict [[Poison (status effect)|Poison]]. Princess Shroob's final and most powerful attack is to launcing an energy [[Star]] that encircles the arena, travelling faster and faster until it strikes a brother, which can cause [[POW-Down|random]] [[DEF-Down|stat]] [[SPD-Down|decrease]], or is stomped on. It can alter its speed to catch the group off-guard. If she points straight forward, the star will first attack Mario, if she points downards it's to Luigi. Once Princess Shroob has lost half of her health, she begins to glow red, attacking more frequently and with more power.
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:PrincessShroobSuperMarioKun.png|thumb|Princess Shroob and the Shroob Mother Ship]]
Eventually the four brothers triumph. Princess Shroob lies battered on the floor, near-death. [[Baby Bowser]] meanwhile assembles the Cobalt Star using the last piece. As the star suddenly stars to shudder ominously, the younger Shroob monarch she crawls to the Mario bros and shouts that it is her sister's turn to defeat them now. She then dies in a characteristic boss fight shower of sparks, as her elder sister at last breaks free from her prison.
Princess Shroob appears in the ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' adaptions in the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga, serving the same role as she does in the game.


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
[[File:PrincessShroobSuperMarioKun.png|thumb|Princess Shroob and the Shroob Mothership.]]
Princess Shroob appears as an Advanced-level, neutral [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The battle to unlock the Princess Shroob spirit is a stamina battle against Princess Peach. After taking a high amount of damage, Peach becomes giant and her attack power increases, which is possibly to act as a reference to [[Elder Princess Shroob|her older twin.]]
Princess Shroob appears in the ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' adaptions in the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' manga, serving the same role as she does in the game.
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==General information==
==General information==
===Powers and Abilities===
 
Princess Shroob is a formidable foe. Her source of power is unknown, though she demonstrates various energy abilities. Among those enable Princess Shroob to throw energy balls, fly, teleport, and control [[Stars]]. Princess Shroob also shows technological skills via the use of her throne. She also seems to be a great Master (Or in her case, Mistress) of disguise as she had everyone fooled into making her think she was the real Princess Peach.
===Physical appearance===
Compared to other Shroobs, Princess Shroob has a tall, human-like build, though keeping their general face features and two-fingered hands. Her mushroom cap has another, smaller one on top, looking like a bun hairstyle; the spot in the middle has the shape of a crown and a round black jewel on it. She also has large white lips and often carries a metal chalice with two horn-like protuberances at the base and round red gems around it. She wears a magenta dress similar to Peach's, with slightly darker panniers and a large high collar; the hem and the sleeves have a lighter swirl pattern, while on her chest is an oval black gem with a silver ring around it. She also wears small, round green earrings and long white gloves.
 
===Powers and abilities===
As the commander of the Shroobs and one of the final bosses of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', Princess Shroob is powerful and she often uses the Shroob army to her needs. By herself, she demonstrates various energy abilities, such as throwing energy balls, flying, and controling stars in her boss battle. Princess Shroob also shows technological skills via the use of her throne. In addition, she can disguise herself as Princess Peach to fool the characters, despite the disguise having a Shroob mushroom on her face.


===Personality===
===Personality===
The Princess is shown to have a vindictive, sadistic personality and takes joy in the pain of others, as shown when she laughs when the [[Koopa Cruiser]] is shot down and how she mercilessly feeds [[Princess Peach]] to [[Petey Piranha]] (though feeding the Princess to the monstrous Piranha Plant could have been just for show, as she had Peach spat back up, meaning she saw usefulness in the Princess). She kept Peach unharmed for the majority of the game because she needed her in order to take over the Mushroom Kingdom in the future, and even destroy the Mario bros (And possibly because she believed Peach knew where the Last Cobalt Shard was). She seems to have a vengeful side, as when Mario, Luigi, and their infant selves destroyed her Mothership, Princess Shroob grew insane and attacked in hopes of destroying them. Although she has a big sister who cares about her, she didn't seem to bother looking for the Cobalt shards, nor showed any indication that she intended to do so, though it's possible she had them guarded and wanted to wait until the Kingdom was fully conquered before freeing her sister. Princess Shroob seems to care more about her people than Elder Princess Shroob does.
As the primary antagonist of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', Princess Shroob is a militant conqueror and is shown to be highly aggressive (e.g. shooting down the Koopa Cruiser), though most of her dialogue is undecipherable. In addition, the Shroob race acts as her loyal subordinates, serving her drinks and always following her commands. She is willing to go to any length to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom, such as attacking Toad Town and draining its citizens of their vim. She also takes revenge on Peach for capturing her twin sister and imprisoning her in the Cobalt Star by capturing her, then planning on feeding Peach to Petey Piranha in front of a Shroob audience.
 
It is unclear whether or not Princess Shroob cares for her older sister; she did not attempt to rebuild the Cobalt Star the Elder Princess Shroob was trapped in, and referred to the Mushroom Kingdom as belonging to her rather than her sister.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Princess Shroob.jpg|Princess Shroob and some [[Shroob]]s
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Princess Shroob reveal.gif|Princess Shroob revealing her disguise as [[Princess Peach]]
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Princess Shroob Koopa Cruiser monitor.gif|Princess Shroob laughing
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Princess Shroob on her throne.png|Princess Shroob sitting on her throne
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Princess Shroob - MaLPiT.png|Princess Shroob
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MLPIT Dengeki GameCube Guide Cover.jpg|''{{wp|Dengeki Nintendo|Dengeki GameCube}}'' guide for ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
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SuperMarioKun v. 35 -Chapter9.png|Princess Shroob in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
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PrincessShroobSuperMarioKun.png|''Super Mario-kun''
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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==Quotes==
==Quotes==
*''"I am Princess Shroob. You interlopers...will be consumed."'' - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
While Princess Shroob mainly speaks in the Shroob language, the quotes below are her lines translated in-game:
*''"NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!"'' - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
 
*''"YOU'RE USELESS NOW, [[Princess Peach|PEACH]]!"'' - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
*"''I am Princess Shroob. [[Mario|You]] [[Luigi|in]][[Baby Mario|ter]][[Baby Luigi|lopers]]...will be consumed.''"
*''"YOU CANNOT ESCAPE! THIS KINGDOM IS MINE!"'' - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
*"''NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!''"
*''"I WILL DESTROY YOU ALL! DESTROY!"'' - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
*"''YOU'RE USELESS NOW, [[Princess Peach|PEACH]]!''"
*''"NOW IT'S YOUR TURN... SIS... TER!"'' - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
*"''TIME TO FINISH YOU!''"
*"''YOU CANNOT ESCAPE! [[Mushroom Kingdom|THIS KINGDOM]] IS MINE!''"
*"''I WILL DESTROY YOU ALL! DESTROY!''"
*"''NOW IT'S YOUR TURN... [[Elder Princess Shroob|SIS... TER!]]''"


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ゲドンコ姫
|Jap=ゲドンコ姫
|JapR=Gedonko-hime
|JapR=Gedonko-hime
|JapM=Princess Shroob
|JapM=Princess Shroob
|Fra=Princesse Xhampi
|Fre=Princesse Xhampi
|FraM=Princess Shroob
|FreM=Princess Shroob
|Ger=Prinzessin Shroob
|GerM=Princess Shroob
|Ita=Principessa Shroob
|Ita=Principessa Shroob
|Ita2=Princip. Shroob <small>(in battle)</small>
|Ita3=Giovane Principess Shroob<ref>"''È stato allora che la giovane Principessa Shroob mi ha fatto prigioniera!''" [[Princess Peach]], ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''</ref>
|ItaM=Princess Shroob
|ItaM=Princess Shroob
|Spa=Princesa Shroob
|Ita2M="Princip." is short for "Principessa" (Princess)
|SpaM=Princess Shroob
|Ita3M=Young Princess Shroob
|Ger=Prinzessin Shroob
|Kor=게돈코공주
|GerM=Princess Shroob
|KorR=Gedonko Gongju
|Por=Princesa Shroob
|KorM=Princess Shroob
|PorM=Princess Shroob
|Rus=Принцесса Хомор
|Chi=毒菇公主
|RusR=Printsessa Khomor
|ChiR=Dúgūgōngzhǔ
|RusM=''Принцесса'' is "princess" and ''Хомор'' is a part of ''мухомор'' (''mukhomor'', "fly-agaric")
|ChiM=Princess Shroob
|SpaA=Princesa de los champizoides
|SpaAM=Princess of the Shroobs
|SpaE=Princesa Shroob
|SpaEM=Princess Shroob
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==Trivia==
*In the North American version, when the player defeats Princess Shroob, the victory screen appears showing that no [[Experience Point]]s or coins are awarded. In other versions, the battle screen immediately fades out to the field after the KO animation.
*She is the only main antagonist in the ''Mario & Luigi'' series to not have any additional forms.
 
==References==
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Revision as of 02:18, May 8, 2024

This article is about the primary antagonist in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. For her older twin sister with the same in-game name, see Elder Princess Shroob.
Princess Shroob
Artwork of Princess Shroob from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Species Shroob
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (cameo) (2018)

Template:Quote2 Princess Shroob is the main antagonist of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. She is second-in-command of the alien race known as the Shroobs (her older twin sister is the leader), although initially it appears that she is their leader, since the elder Princess Shroob was absent, trapped in the Cobalt Star by Princess Peach. She and her sister set off a full invasion of the Mushroom Kingdom to make it their own.

History

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Princess Shroob and some Shroobs
Princess Shroob with five Shroobs

Princess Shroob invades the Mushroom Kingdom in the past along with her sister, the Elder Princess Shroob, as their home world was withering. After the Shroobs take hold of Peach's Castle, they find the adult Princess Peach, who had just used Prof. E. Gadd's time machine to visit the past castle. The Elder Princess Shroob attempts to capture her, but Peach uses the Cobalt Star that powered the time machine to imprison the Elder Princess Shroob before it shatters, scattering the shards across the Mushroom Kingdom. The younger Princess Shroob then ambushes and captures Peach. She sends a Junior Shrooboid into the future using the last of the time machine's power back to the future, where its appearance prompts the adult Mario and Luigi to investigate the past via timeholes.

As the assembled baby and adult Mario Bros. ride aboard Baby Bowser's Koopa Cruiser, Princess Shroob is seen in a transmission, largely obscured by shadows. From the newly converted Shroob Castle, she fires a Shroob missile at the Koopa Cruiser, which was too low on ammo to shoot it down; the missile strikes the Cruiser and leads to a crash landing in Baby Bowser's Castle.

Later on, when the Mario Bros. enter the Koopaseum, Princess Shroob appears on stage, in the process feeding Princess Peach to Petey Piranha. Princess Shroob then sends the Shrooboid Brat to fight the Bros. while she retreats; the quartet defeats the Shrooboid Brat, only for Princess Shroob to have a hole broken under them, where they fall into Gritzy Caves.

Princess Shroob on her throne

After encountering and defeating Petey Piranha, the Mario Bros. find Peach, who has a Shroob mushroom attached to her face - unbeknownst to them, she is actually Princess Shroob in disguise. They take her back to Princess Peach's Castle in the future, where the adult Bowser arrives to kidnap her, unknowingly saving the present Peach's Castle from domination by the Shroobs. Bowser brings her to Thwomp Volcano, where he is later fought and defeated by the Mario Bros.; the Shroob Mother Ship arrives and captures the disguised Princess Peach, with the Mario Bros. in pursuit, and Princess Shroob finally reveals herself once they find her. As she and the Shroobs are poised to defeat them, she is suddenly blasted away by a disguised Kylie Koopa, who is eventually left on Yoshi's Island, while the Bros. are dropped into Toad Town.

After the Mario Bros. assemble the rest of the scattered shards of the Cobalt Star, they eventually go through a Shroobified Peach's Castle. At the top of the highest tower, they hijack a Shroob Battleship and engage Princess Shroob aboard the Shroob Mother Ship, eventually downing it. After they return downstairs to examine the wreckage alongside Princess Peach, a furious Princess Shroob descends from the wreckage on a floating throne, declaring Peach useless and moving to finish the group off and take over the kingdom, shouting "Destroy!" as the Bros. prepare to battle her.

Upon defeating her, Princess Shroob lies battered on the floor as Princess Peach and the quartet of Mario Bros. spot the almost-whole Cobalt Star floating into the room. Princess Peach reveals that she has the final shard, and that she cannot let it be reassembled, confusing the adult Mario Bros.; Baby Bowser suddenly ambushes the group and snatches the shard, assembling the Cobalt Star despite Peach's protests. Princess Shroob then crawls into view, shouting that it is her sister's turn to defeat them now before her eyes go dim and she dies in a burst of sparks; the Cobalt Star then begins darting around the room before turning Baby Bowser into a Shroob Mushroom, and Princess Peach reveals the truth about the Star just before Elder Princess Shroob regains her true form.

Battle

Princess Shroob starts the fight in her levitating throne, which will cause non-aerial attacks to miss. Her throne generates a forcefield that completely nullifies all damage, but can be slowly weakened with enough attacks, starting off blue before changing to green, yellow, and then red before shattering. The force field's durability is based off of the number of individual strikes rather than actual damage dealt, so multi-hitting attacks such as Copy Flowers and Trampolines are effective.

While in the forcefield, Princess Shroob has two attacks. The first is to shoot lasers at both of the Bros. at the same time. Depending on whether the laser gun is pointing up or down, Mario and Luigi must either jump or remain in place to avoid the lasers, which she shoots multiple times in one turn. Princess Shroob can also attack using mechanical limbs sprouting from the underside of her throne. She will jump right above one of the Bros. and proceed to shoot multiple laser rings straight downward that enclose on the Bro targeted. The Bro must jump over each ring as it encloses, and the lasers could cause the Trip status effect. After the laser rings, Princess Shroob uses the throne to try and crush the Bro directly, which can be countered with the hammer as the throne comes down. If Princess Shroob cackles before landing on the Bro, she will stall for a bit before landing on them, which can throw off the player's counter.

Once the Mario Bros. disable her forcefield, her throne crashes to the floor and Princess Shroob is forced to attack on foot, making her vulnerable to ground attacks again. During this phase, she uses two different attacks. One is summoning a star projectile that encircles the arena, which the Bros. must jump over. Princess Shroob will telegraph with her hand who the star will target next, and the star will travel faster and faster around the arena until a Bro is hit, or if they can successfully jump on the star to destroy it. This attack can cause random stat decreases. Princess Shroob can also teleport randomly around the room, firing various energy balls at the Bros:

  • If she spawns in front of a Bro, she will fire a single energy ball at that Bro which must be jumped over.
  • If she spawns in the center of the arena, she will launch a wave of energy balls which both Bros. must jump over.
  • If she spawns on the top screen, she will launch an energy ball straight down, which can be countered with the hammer; If she throws with her right hand, it will target Mario, the left hand will target Luigi.

All of her energy ball attacks can inflict Poison if they hit, and can be safely stomped on. After 2 turns, the throne will repair itself and the forcefield will be reactivated. Once Princess Shroob has lost half of her health, she begins to glow red, indicating increases in both her speed and power. She will also begin to attack multiple times in one turn.

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

The younger Princess Shroob, the Elder Princess Shroob, and a Junior Shrooboid in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Princess Shroob's and her sister's cameos in the game's remake

Princess Shroob makes a cameo appearance next to the Elder Princess Shroob during the optional boss fight of the Shroobs in Bowser's Castle, unlike in the original game, only the Elder Princess Shroob is barely seen.[1] Princess Shroob is also mentioned in the Shroobs' profile from the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode.

Super Mario-kun

Princess Shroob in the Super Mario-kun. Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi are also visible. From volume 37.
Princess Shroob and the Shroob Mother Ship

Princess Shroob appears in the Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time adaptions in the Super Mario-kun manga, serving the same role as she does in the game.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Princess Shroob appears as an Advanced-level, neutral spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The battle to unlock the Princess Shroob spirit is a stamina battle against Princess Peach. After taking a high amount of damage, Peach becomes giant and her attack power increases, which is possibly to act as a reference to her older twin.

General information

Physical appearance

Compared to other Shroobs, Princess Shroob has a tall, human-like build, though keeping their general face features and two-fingered hands. Her mushroom cap has another, smaller one on top, looking like a bun hairstyle; the spot in the middle has the shape of a crown and a round black jewel on it. She also has large white lips and often carries a metal chalice with two horn-like protuberances at the base and round red gems around it. She wears a magenta dress similar to Peach's, with slightly darker panniers and a large high collar; the hem and the sleeves have a lighter swirl pattern, while on her chest is an oval black gem with a silver ring around it. She also wears small, round green earrings and long white gloves.

Powers and abilities

As the commander of the Shroobs and one of the final bosses of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Princess Shroob is powerful and she often uses the Shroob army to her needs. By herself, she demonstrates various energy abilities, such as throwing energy balls, flying, and controling stars in her boss battle. Princess Shroob also shows technological skills via the use of her throne. In addition, she can disguise herself as Princess Peach to fool the characters, despite the disguise having a Shroob mushroom on her face.

Personality

As the primary antagonist of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Princess Shroob is a militant conqueror and is shown to be highly aggressive (e.g. shooting down the Koopa Cruiser), though most of her dialogue is undecipherable. In addition, the Shroob race acts as her loyal subordinates, serving her drinks and always following her commands. She is willing to go to any length to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom, such as attacking Toad Town and draining its citizens of their vim. She also takes revenge on Peach for capturing her twin sister and imprisoning her in the Cobalt Star by capturing her, then planning on feeding Peach to Petey Piranha in front of a Shroob audience.

It is unclear whether or not Princess Shroob cares for her older sister; she did not attempt to rebuild the Cobalt Star the Elder Princess Shroob was trapped in, and referred to the Mushroom Kingdom as belonging to her rather than her sister.

Gallery

  • Princess Shroob and some Shroobs

    Princess Shroob and some Shroobs

  • Princess Shroob revealing her disguise as Princess Peach

    Princess Shroob revealing her disguise as Princess Peach

  • Princess Shroob laughing

    Princess Shroob laughing

  • Princess Shroob sitting on her throne

    Princess Shroob sitting on her throne

  • Princess Shroob

    Princess Shroob

  • Dengeki GameCube guide for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

    Dengeki GameCube guide for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

  • Princess Shroob in Super Mario-kun

    Princess Shroob in Super Mario-kun

  • Super Mario-kun

    Super Mario-kun

Profiles and statistics

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Princess Shroob
Princess Shroob HP 3000 (1700) POW 120 (180) Defense 130
Experience 0 Coins 0 Speed 60 (120)
Location(s) Shroob Castle Role Boss Item drop None – 0%
None – 0%
Level 29 Battled by Everyone
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name Image Series / game Type Class Strength / effects How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponent(s) Battle conditions Stage Song
Princess Shroob Artwork of Princess Shroob from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Mario & Luigi Series Primary (3) Advanced Neutral Spirit Board Giant Peach

Rule: Giant; Attack Power ↑

  • The enemy is giant when the enemy's at high damage
  • Stamina battle
  • The enemy has increased attack power when the enemy's at high damage
 Princess Peach's Castle The Grand Finale

Quotes

While Princess Shroob mainly speaks in the Shroob language, the quotes below are her lines translated in-game:

  • "I am Princess Shroob. You interlopers...will be consumed."
  • "NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!"
  • "YOU'RE USELESS NOW, PEACH!"
  • "TIME TO FINISH YOU!"
  • "YOU CANNOT ESCAPE! THIS KINGDOM IS MINE!"
  • "I WILL DESTROY YOU ALL! DESTROY!"
  • "NOW IT'S YOUR TURN... SIS... TER!"

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゲドンコ姫
Gedonko-hime
 Princess Shroob

French Princesse Xhampi
 Princess Shroob
German Prinzessin Shroob
 Princess Shroob
Italian Principessa Shroob
Princip. Shroob (in battle)
Giovane Principess Shroob[2]
 Princess Shroob
"Princip." is short for "Principessa" (Princess)
Young Princess Shroob
Korean 게돈코공주
Gedonko Gongju
 Princess Shroob

Russian Принцесса Хомор
Printsessa Khomor
 Принцесса is "princess" and Хомор is a part of мухомор (mukhomor, "fly-agaric")

Spanish (NOA) Princesa de los champizoides
 Princess of the Shroobs
Spanish (NOE) Princesa Shroob
 Princess Shroob

Trivia

  • In the North American version, when the player defeats Princess Shroob, the victory screen appears showing that no Experience Points or coins are awarded. In other versions, the battle screen immediately fades out to the field after the KO animation.
  • She is the only main antagonist in the Mario & Luigi series to not have any additional forms.

References

  1. ^ Sleepant (January 23, 2019). Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 3DS - Shroobs Boss. YouTube. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "È stato allora che la giovane Principessa Shroob mi ha fatto prigioniera!" Princess Peach, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
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Shroobs
Characters Commander Shroob • Elder Princess Shroob • Elder Shrooboid • Junior Shrooboid • Princess Shroob • Shrooboid Brat • Shrowser • Sunnycide
Species Blazing Shroob • Dr. Shroob • Guardian Shroob • Intern Shroob • RC Shroober • Shroid • Shroob • Shrooba Diver • Shroob saucer • Shrooblet • Shroobsworth • Support Shroob
Relatives Egg (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time) • Kyankyan • Shroob mushroom • Shroob Rex • Shroob-omb • Spiny Shroopa • Swiggler • Tashrooba • Yoob
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Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Baby Mario • Baby Luigi
Non-playable characters Baby Peach • Doctor • Fawful • Gramma Red and Gramma Green • Hollijolli Mayor • Koopa Cruiser crew • Kylie Koopa • Monty Mole • Mr. Thwomp • Princess Peach • Professor E. Gadd • Elvin Gadd (past) • Star Temple gate • Stuffwell • Thwomp Bros. • Thwomp Elevator • Toad • Toads • Toadbert • Toadiko • Toadsworth • Toadsworth the Younger • Yoob • Yoshi • Yoshis
Bosses Baby Bowser • Bowser • Commander Shroob • Elder Princess Shroob • Elder Shrooboid • Hammer Bros. • Junior Shrooboid • Kamek • Mrs. Thwomp • Petey Piranha • Princess Shroob • Shroob • Shrooboid Brat • Shrowser • Sunnycide • Swiggler
Locations Baby Bowser's Castle • Fawful's Bean 'n' Badge • Gramma's Place • Gritzy Caves • Gritzy Desert • Hollijolli Village • Koopaseum • Monty Mart • Peach's Castle • Peach's Castle Dungeon • Princess Peach's room • Shroob Castle • Shroob Mother Ship • Shroob planet • Shroom Shop • Star Hill • Star Shrine • Thwomp Caverns • Thwomp Volcano • Toad Town • Toadwood Forest • Vim Factory • Yoob's Belly • Yoshi's Island
Enemies Blazing Shroob • Bob-omb • Boo • Boo Guy • Boom Guy • Bully • Coconutter • Dark Boo • Dr. Shroob • Dry Bones • Elasto-Piranha • Elite Boom Guy • Fly Guy • Ghoul Guy • Gnarantula • Gold Koopeleon • Goomba • Goombette • Guardian Shroob • Handfake • Intern Shroob • Koopeleon • Lakitufo • Lethal Bob-omb • Love Bubble • Pidgit • Piranha Planet • Pokey • RC Shroober • Red Coconutter • Shroid • Shrooba Diver • Shrooblet • Shroob-omb • Shroob Rex • Shroobsworth • Skellokey • Snifaro • Snoozorb • Soul Bubble • Spiny Shroopa • Support Shroob • Tanoomba • Tashrooba • Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom • 1-Up Super • 10 Coin • 100 Coin • 20 Coin • Bean • Coin • Blue Pepper • Five Coin • Green Pepper • Max Mushroom • Mushroom • Mushroom Drop • Red Pepper • Refreshing Herb • Super Mushroom • Super Drop • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Drop
Blocks 4-Bros. Random Block • Adult Shine Block • Aurora Block • Command Block • Control Block • Empty Block • L Block • Laser Block • M Block • Recovery block • Save Album • Simultaneous Block • Small Shine Block • Warp Block
Bros. Items Bros. Flower • Cannonballer • Copy Flower • Green Shell • Ice Flower • Mix Flower • Pocket Chomp • Red Shell • Smash Egg • Trampoline
Other 2-Person Panel • 4-Person Panel • Cobalt Star • Chomp Rock • DS time radar • Fireball • Hydrogush 4000 • Iceball • Koopa Cannon • Koopa Clown Car • Koopa Cruiser • Kyankyan • Pipe • Prof. E. Gadd's time machine • Shroob missile • Shroob mushroom • Shroob saucer • Spike Ball • Time hole • Toadbert's Drawing • Treasure Chest Block • Whirlwind
Stats Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Power • Speed • Stache
Status Burn • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Level up • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • Trip
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