Goop

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Not to be confused with Poop, Graffiti, or Ink.

"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

A wallpaper of Shadow Mario creating pink goop from his Magic Paintbrush

Goop, also named gunk, 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. Polluted Piranha Plants appear from mounds of goop known as Generator, 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." There are five different types of this goop:

• 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.
• Electric goop, which electrocutes Mario upon contact. It only appears in Sirena Beach.
• Burning goop, which burns Mario upon contact. It only appears in Pianta Village.

Other appearances

• In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, goop appears on the Mushroom Course along with many Polluted Piranha Plants. Landing the ball in goop counts as out of bounds.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 game 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. 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.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ドロドロ Dorodoro	A Japanese term meaning "muddy"

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