Goop
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- "Goo" redirects here. For information about the minor character from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, see Boo, Goo, Bones, and Kipp. For the chemical element discovered by Professor E. Gadd, see Professor E. Gadd's Research Journal.
- “As you are no doubt aware, someone has been senselessly defacing fair Isle Delfino using some paint-like substance. The accused is charged with polluting our beautiful home and yes, endangering our very way of life. Indeed, how can one not be aware of what is going on? Though it is daytime in Delfino Plaza, our poor residents tremble beneath a veil of darkness. Expert Shine scholars have determined that this darkness has arisen because all of our guardians, the Shine Sprites, have vanished from their gathering spot at the Shine Gate. The reason? It's quite obvious. This horrible graffiti is to blame!”
- —Pianta prosecutor, Super Mario Sunshine
Goop, also named gunk,[1] is a thick, slimy, paint-like residue that Mario is forced to clean up with the help of FLUDD in Super Mario Sunshine. Goop typically has adverse effects, such as being able to sink characters, trees, or structures through the ground, but there are types of goop allowing for transportation across Isle Delfino. Most of the goop is created by Shadow Mario using his Magic Paintbrush. Aside from goop, Shadow Mario can also create Graffiti and Rainbow Ms using his Magic Paintbrush.
A number of enemies can be encountered through goop. Aside from the Delfino Airstrip, goop regularly spawns Swoopin' Stus, small enemies that seek out and attack Mario when he is nearby, spreading more goop in the process. Polluted Piranha Plants appear from mounds of goop known as Generator,[1] while Swoopin' Stus can emerge from areas covered by it.
The most common type of goop is a tar-like substance that slickens the ground. If Mario walks on it, he loses traction. The goop also dirties and sticks to his clothes, which Mario can clean off by either spin-jumping or swimming in clean water. This variety is found in almost every area. Some enemies release it, while others are infused with it. Generators are sometimes paired with common goop. According to a certain Pianta in Delfino Plaza who got stuck in it, it tastes "sweet," and he likens it to "candy."
In addition to these variants, most enemies and bosses in Super Mario Sunshine, as well as the game's Yoshis, appear to be at least partially composed of goop, as they dissolve into goop bubbles when attacked or defeated. This is most noticeable with enemies like Strollin' Stus, which emerge out of a Generator-like mound of goop in Episode 1 of Bianco Hills (Road to the Big Windmill), but also occurs for enemies and bosses such as Cataquacks and King Boo. The Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia confirmed that the enemies and Yoshis in Super Mario Sunshine are created from Bowser Jr.'s graffiti.[2]
Types of goop
Colors
- Goop that is pink, yellow, orange, and white, which appears in the Delfino Airstrip and Noki Bay
- Brown-and-white goop, which appears in Delfino Plaza and Bianco Hills. Petey Piranha launches this type of goop from his mouth. While flying around, Coo Coos drop splats of brown goop in a similar fashion to bird poop.
- Black goop, which appears in Delfino Plaza, Ricco Harbor, and Noki Bay when released by Bloopers and Gooper Blooper. In Ricco Harbor, black goop also appears on the wall near the crates where Gooper Blooper is first fought. This black goop cannot be washed off, but it does not hurt Mario. The goop leaks out of the crates Gooper Blooper is in and runs down the wall into the water, turning it into slimy water.
Variants
Numerous varieties of goop have appeared, largely in Super Mario Sunshine:
- Burning goop, a fiery orange variant of ordinary goop that appears in Pianta Village.
- Electric goop, an electrically-charged green and yellow variant of ordinary goop that appears in Sirena Beach.
- Glorpedoes, rolling ball projectiles formed from pink, orange, yellow, and white goop that appear in Noki Bay.
- Graffiti, a less liquid form of goop used by Bowser Jr. to tag walls in Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
- Hot water, slimy green goop that appears in the final boss battle against Bowser and Bowser Jr. in Corona Mountain.
- Orange Juice Generators, pulsating masses of orange goop that can only be destroyed by Yoshi's juice-spraying ability.
- Rainbow Ms, an amorphous, multicolored form of goop that can be painted on walls. Mario and Shadow Mario can use it to travel to other areas of Isle Delfino. Similar goop also appears within the pipes to Sirena Beach and Pianta Village.
- Slimy water, damaging, goop-polluted water that appears in Bianco Hills, Ricco Harbor, and Noki Bay.
- Splotchy goop, black goop that corrupts Bowser and pollutes the waters of Lake Lapcat in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
Other appearances
Mario Golf series
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Petey Piranha spits up brown and white goop when he gets a double bogey or worse.
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, goop appears on the Mushroom Course along with many Proto Piranhas. Landing the ball in goop counts as out of bounds.
Mario Power Tennis
In Mario Power Tennis, goop appears as an obstacle on the Delfino Plaza Court. It can cause players to slip and slide around. The player must also clear away goop in a tic-tac-toe-like minigame called Tic-Tac-Glow. Additionally, Petey Piranha utilizes brown and white goop in his Power Shots, Sludge Racket and Piranha Swingback.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Goop appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as part of Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings' Final Smash, Shadow Mario Paint. This move involves the user transforming into Shadow Mario and using the Magic Paintbrush to paint yellow and orange goop over the screen in an X shape, which can deal damage to opponents on contact and eventually explodes. The goop painted visually resembles Super Mario Sunshine's regular goop and burning goop, but in the shape of X Graffiti.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Goop reappears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, once again painted across the screen by Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings' Shadow Mario Paint. However, it now remains on screen for a shorter period of time before exploding.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, during the Airplane Guard sequence of the battle with Petey Piranha, he attacks Mario and Luigi by spitting balls of goop as he does in Super Mario Sunshine.
WarioWare Gold
In WarioWare Gold, Mario has to use F.L.U.D.D. to clean brown goop off of a building in the Super Mario Sunshine microgame, something that does not occur in Super Mario Sunshine.
Dr. Mario World
In Dr. Mario World, Dr. Petey Piranha uses goop to destroy viruses during his special skill animation.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
In the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, only the black goop makes a reappearance, and graffiti is featured more prominently than goop. However, an electric goop-like texture is used whenever Bowser Jr. uses his Magic Paintbrush to paint graffiti.
Black splotchy goop can be found polluting the waters of Lake Lapcat, and it is present due to Fury Bowser, whom Bowser Jr. covered with the same goop. The black goop in Fury Bowser's surroundings resemble ferrofluid, a typically dark fluid that can form spikes when influenced by a magnetic field. Sometimes, when Mario finds Cat Shines, some goop in areas near the site of the Cat Shine disappears, usually revealing a new Cat Shine. However, Lake Lapcat cannot be completely cleansed of goop.
Attempting to swim in this goop results in Mario taking damage; this is unavoidable, as it negates the effects of all power-ups, including the Super Star and Invincibility Bell. If Plessie swims into the goop, it will dive below the water and resurface in an area without goop, leaving Mario to take damage. Small areas of goop can be traversed by utilizing the short invincibility granted after taking damage. If Mario attempts to leave the borders of the in-game map, an invisible border will prevent him from progressing. This border is also present around Fur Step Island before Giant Bowser is defeated at least once to prevent Mario from re-accessing the area.
Gallery
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Goop, as seen in Mario Power Tennis's Tic-Tac-Glow minigame
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドロドロ Dorodoro |
A Japanese term meaning "muddy" |
| French | Pollution[3] | Pollution |
Reference
- ^ a b Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 11.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (Japanese). Page 107.「本作の敵キャラクターたちは、クッパJr.が落書きで生み出したという設定。そのため、水に弱かったり、デザインが他のシリーズと少々異なっていたりする。ヨッシーも、同様の理由で水に落ちると消えてしまう。」 (Translation: This game's enemy characters are created by Bowser Jr.'s graffiti. That is why they are weak to water, and differ slightly in design from the rest of the series. Yoshi also vanishes if he falls in water for the same reason.)
- ^ Super Mario Encyclopedia, pag. 105
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