Magic Paintbrush



The Magic Paintbrush, a.k.a. the Gaddbrush in the Prima-strategy guide for Super Mario Sunshine, is a strange weapon wielded by Bowser Jr. in Super Mario Sunshine. Bowser led his son to believe that Princess Peach was his mother. The young Koopa used the brush to assume his alter ego Shadow Mario and paint Goop and graffiti of various shapes including triangles, "X"s, and M|"M"s all over Isle Delfino. He pinned the blame on Mario, who was sentenced with community service. While Mario was cleaning up the mess, Bowser Jr. kidnapped Peach.

Apparently, the brush was created by Professor E. Gadd. Bowser Jr. claimed that he got the brush from an "old man in a white coat". Additionally, the brush has the E. Gadd logo on it, as does FLUDD, who reacts with surprise when Bowser Jr. informs Mario of this. It is unknown exactly how Bowser Jr. got the weapon. One theory suggests that E. Gadd gave Bowser Jr. the brush, and that E. Gadd uses his inventions for both good and evil, but the more likely theory is that Bowser Jr. simply stole the brush from E. Gadd, or he tricked the professor with his Shadow Mario disguise. After the great battle on Corona Mountain, Bowser Jr. dropped his paintbrush and Il Piantissimo found the weapon on the beach. This leads many to believe that Il Piantissimo is now Shadow Mario, who was playable in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. Strangely, Bowser Jr. somehow recovered the weapon prior to the events of Mario Power Tennis, where he used the brush to perform special moves. Several Magic Paintbrushes later appeared on display in Mario Kart Arcade GP ' s Diamond City course, and Bowser Jr. used it again in Mario Hoops 3 on 3 in his Special Shot, Graffiti Shot. Il Piantissimo must have gotton the brush at the end of Super Mario Sunshine and assumed a form similar to Shadow Mario that is called Cosmic Mario who stars in Super Mario Galaxy.