Shadoo

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Shadoo
Dark Luigi Dark Bowser Dark Peach Dark Mario
Shadoo's silhouettes
Species Shadow
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
“Oh, heroes... Blessed souls... I must destroy you all with the power of shadow!”
Shadoo, Super Paper Mario

Shadoo is the boss of the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials in Super Paper Mario. Shadoo's name is a play on the words "shadow", "duplicate", and "taboo". While it was created by the Ancients, it works for its "own cursed powers". When the four protagonists make it to Room 100 for the second time, it copies their abilities to produce shadowy clones in order to defeat the heroes and take their places as part of a bid to get revenge on the Ancients. Even if the player does the Pit before Luigi joins the team, Shadoo will still present clones for all four heroes, and the Luigi clone will always be a silhouette of Mr. L instead of the regular Luigi.

With all four forms combined, Shadoo is the strongest enemy in the game (having 400 HP altogether), even stronger than the game's final boss, Super Dimentio.

History[edit]

Shadoo
Mario confronting Dark Luigi
Dark Bowser attacking Bowser with Fire Breath
Dark Bowser using Fire Breath
Dark Peach using her parasol
Dark Peach using her parasol
Dark Mario using a hammer
Dark Mario using his hammer

Shadoo's true form is never revealed, and is only hinted at via a shutter effect upon its first meeting with the heroes. It introduces itself (albeit without saying its name) as a servant of the Ancients, sent to the bottom of the Pit to grant power to the Heroes of legend. However, the first time Mario and the others reach the bottom of the Pit, Shadoo makes a Warp Pipe appear and asks them to beat the Pit again in order to prove that they are the Heroes. Upon the second meeting with the heroes, Shadoo reveals that while it was created by the Ancients, it does not work for them, and was actually using the Pit to test the Heroes so that it could scan their abilities and make clones of them. Shadoo then says it planned to use the clones to defeat and replace the Heroes in order to use the Pixls to get revenge on the Ancients.

The first clone to appear is a dark version of Luigi, who behaves and looks identically to Mr. L. Upon Dark Luigi's defeat, Dark Bowser will appear on the battlefield, then Dark Peach, and finally Dark Mario. Each form has 100 HP and an attack of ten, although damage done from Dark Mario's hammer, all of Dark Bowser's attacks, and Dark Luigi's Super Jump is doubled, causing twenty damage.

Upon Shadoo's defeat, the player is awarded with 9990 score points for each form (for a total of 39960 points), and eight Catch Cards appear: one of each of the heroes and their dark forms. The hero cards will double the attack power of the character on it, and the Mario card will also allow him to remain in the third dimension indefinitely. In the Japanese and European/Australian versions, Dark Luigi's Catch Card is Mr. L's silhouette, rather than Luigi's, in order to match the clone's appearance.

Identity[edit]

Shadoo's true identity and backstory are never revealed; however, it bears some resemblance to the Pixl Queen discussed by Carson. The Pixl Queen was created by an Ancient, and after developing a grudge against her people due to how they used the Pixls, she attempted to overthrow the Ancients by taking control of the Pixls.[1] The Pixl Queen was also said to have "powers of illusion", which she used to hide from sight.[2] Shadoo similarly despises the Ancients and wished to use the Heroes' Pixl companions to exact its revenge, and is capable of hiding itself, the Warp Pipe leading to it, and the various clones. The details of the Pixl Queen's fate is not revealed, with Carson only stating that she was "defeated" and the Dark Prognosticus "taken from her" after her defeat;[3] this makes it possible that she survived the battle (unlike the Pixl that helped defeat her).[4] Additionally, some of its speech bubbles resemble the computer-type bubble used by characters like Tiptron, Fracktail, and Wracktail, and mechanical sounds can very occasionally be heard while Shadoo is idle during dialogue.

Wracktail is implied to be aware of Shadoo, as after being beaten by the heroes, Wracktail states that it "wasn't the only monster created by the ancients" and directs them to the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.

Stats[edit]

Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Luigi
Dark Luigi Max HP 100 Role Boss Location(s) Flopside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 100)
Attack 10 Card type Rare
Defense 0 Items Card location(s) Earned after defeating Shadoo in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
Score 9990
Card description It's a dark duplicate of Luigi! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
  List of Catch Cards  
  174      175      176  
Tattle That's Dark Luigi. He lurks in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is 100. Attack is 10. He has the same incredible jumping ability as Luigi. Watch out for that super jump of his when you go to stomp him. But his jump could be an interesting opportunity for an attack as well... After all, he's not the real Luigi...He's just a bad copy...
Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Bowser
Dark Bowser Max HP 100 Role Boss Location(s) Flopside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 100)
Attack 20 Card type Rare
Defense 4 Items Card location(s) Earned after defeating Shadoo in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
Score 9990
Card description It's a dark duplicate of Bowser! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
  List of Catch Cards  
  176      177      178  
Tattle That's Dark Bowser. This fake Bowser rules the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is 100. Attack is 20. Defense is 4. He has spikes, so you can't stomp on him... He has high defense, so you'll need to use Boomer and Cudge... Watch out for his ferocious fire attack... But after all, he's not the real Bowser... He's just a bad copy...
Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Peach
Dark Peach Max HP 100 Role Boss Location(s) Flopside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 100)
Attack 10 Card type Rare
Defense 0 Items Card location(s) Earned after defeating Shadoo in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
Score 9990
Card description It's a dark duplicate of Peach! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
  List of Catch Cards  
  175      176      177  
Tattle That's Dark Peach, a phony Peach that dwells in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is 100. Attack is 10. This Peach uses her parasol just like the original. And if she uses it in midair, she might mess up the timing of your attack... But that might also give you an opportunity to attack... After all, she's not the real Peach... She's just a bad copy...
Super Paper Mario enemy
Dark Mario
Dark Mario Max HP 100 Role Boss Location(s) Flopside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 100)
Attack 10 Card type Rare
Defense 0 Items Card location(s) Earned after defeating Shadoo in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
Score 9990
Card description It's Mario's dark-power doppelganger! One of the last foes in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials.
  List of Catch Cards  
  173      174      175  
Tattle That's Dark Mario. This fake Mario lives in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials... Max HP is 100. Attack is 10. He has high attack power and jumps and hammers well... If you don't plan your stomp, he might hit you with his hammer. You share weaknesses, so if you can exploit that, you'll win... After all, he's not the real Mario... He's just a bad copy...

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カゲ
Kage
Shadow

French Ofzeunaïte
A phonetic spelling of "of the night"
German Schatti
A clipping/diminutive form of "schatten" (shadow)
Italian Ombroso
Shady
Korean 그림자
Geulimja
Shadow

Spanish (NOA) Soombra
Corruption of "sombra" (shadow)
Spanish (NOE) Umbrius
From "umbrío" (shady) and Latin suffix "-ius"
Dark Mario
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カゲマリオ
Kage Mario
Shadow Mario

French Mario Sombre
Shadow Mario
German Dunkel-Mario
Dark Mario
Italian Mario ombra
Shadow Mario
Korean 그림자마리오
Geulimja Malio
Shadow Mario

Spanish Mario Oscuro
Dark Mario
Dark Peach
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カゲピーチ
Kage Pīchi
Shadow Peach

French Peach Sombre
Shadow Peach
German Dunkel-Peach
Dark Peach
Italian Peach ombra
Shadow Peach
Korean 그림자피치
Geulimja Pichi
Shadow Peach

Spanish Peach Oscura
Dark Peach
Dark Bowser
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カゲクッパ
Kage Kuppa
Shadow Bowser

French Bowser Sombre
Shadow Bowser
German Dunkel-Bowser
Dark Bowser
Italian Bowser ombra
Shadow Bowser
Korean 그림자쿠파
Geulimja Kupa
Shadow Bowser

Spanish Bowser Oscuro
Dark Bowser
Dark Luigi
Language Name Meaning
Japanese カゲルイージ
Kage Ruīji
Shadow Luigi

French Luigi Sombre
Shadow Luigi
German Dunkel-Luigi
Dark Luigi
Italian Luigi ombra
Shadow Luigi
Korean 그림자루이지
Geulimja Lu-iji
Shadow Luigi

Spanish Luigi Oscuro
Dark Luigi

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carson's "The Pixl Uprising" story reads: "A huge Pixl calling herself the Pixl Queen suddenly appeared... At her command, Pixls everywhere rebelled against their Ancient masters." (Retrieved July 29, 2012)
  2. ^ Carson's "More Pixl Uprising" story reads: "the Pixl Queen used her powers of illusion to hide."
  3. ^ Carson's "Pixl Uprising's End" story reads: "the last surviving apprentice took the Dark Prognosticus from the queen"
  4. ^ Carson's "More Pixl Uprising" story reads: "[The apprentice] and his Pixl finally defeated the Pixl Queen. But in the process, the Pixl's game was ended."