De-evolution

De-Evolution is a term used to describe someone who has devolved in the Super Mario Bros. Movie. This term is considered non-canonical because it was portrayed in the movie, of which most other events were non-canonical. The victims of De-Evolution are usually turned into Goombas though in a few cases, Humans are turned into monkeys. It is assumed that all the other Goombas were created the same way.

In the movie, De-Evolution was done through a special machine. The first known victim of De-Evolution was Toad. In turn, the same machine can also increase intelligence which was proven on Spike. Later in the movie, King Koopa used a special gun called a De-Evolution Gun to De-Evolve Anthony Scapelli into a chimp.