Character Sheet: Princess Shroob

 PRINCESS SHROOB

Today, we begin our newcomers. I did say going into this that the RPGs would likely be the last shot for many of the frequent enemies you wouldn't expect to see on a Smash roster, but what I didn't expect was that the RPGs would actually come through for a lot of them. At least one I thought was never going to happen in a million, billion years. But here we are. The first ten are all Mario regulars who finally took the step up to playable. The other sixteen are originals to the Mario & Luigi games (or Origami King) specifically.

1. Toadsworth

2. Captain Toad

3. Buzzy Beetle

4. King Bob-Omb

5. Pokey

6. Ninji

7. Thwomp

8. Whomp

9. Mechakoopa

10. Nabbit

11. Mario & Luigi

12. Prince Peasley

13. Prince Dreambert

14. Olivia

15. King Olly

16. Broque Monsieur

17. Massif Bros.

18. Cackletta

19. Fawful

20. Princess Shroob

21. The Dark Star

22. Antasma

23. Midbus

24. Shroob

25. Popple

26. Durmite/Wisdurm

Okay, so, strictly speaking, we are talking about the younger Princess Shroob who acts as the actual villain for the majority of the game, not the elder Princess Shroob who shows up at the end as a "SURPRISE!" secret villain. That said, Elder Princess Shroob's battle will factor into this as well, as giving them both a character slot just kinda felt superfluous (but hey, if you'd like to think of them as echoes . . .).

The Shroob sisters are the leaders of the Shroob army, with the elder being locked away at the beginning of the game, leading to her younger sister to spearhead the invasion seeking a means to free her sister once again. Across the game, the younger princess rides in a hover throne, not unlike Cacklettas. She calls in Shroob soldiers and flying saucers to do her bidding. She can summon a shield, fire lasers, call down laser fire from above, attack with electrical orbs, grow spider-legs from her chair, and teleport. Her sister can ride on flying saucers, stomp and charge, throw meteors, spew poisonous clouds, and swing her tentacles around. I'd say that's enough.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Flying Saucer

I think, similar to Rosalina, she should be able to call in a saucer to hang around her and act as a second fighter. Pressing the command once will summon it, again while it's out will send it forward to attack opponents.

Side B: Laser Fire

This will be a standard attack for both her and her saucer. She will spin and shoot with her own laser gun, while the saucer will shoot a beam from above.

Up B: Saucer Flight OR Spider-Chair

One possibility will be to have the saucer either carry her up via tractor beam or have her ride it like her elder sister does. OR her spider-chair will come out under her, crouch down, and then spring into the air.

Down B: Shield OR Sky Beam

One possibility is that she will project her shield that she uses in battle. Another is that she will call down a beam from outer space. Part of me feels like that's a little too similar to the Side B, hence the options.

Final Smash: Elder Princess Shroob

I mean, obviously, right? If she's not playable, she's going to be her sister's final smash. The Elder Princess will basically burst onto the scene, spewing toxic gas everywhere while attacking with her tentacles.

Entrance: She will float down in her throne.

Taunts: Up, she will spin and hold up her chalice. Side, she and her sister will stand side to side and look at each other. Down, she will screech in fury and point at the last opponent to do her damage.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we will cover the Dark Star, the cosmic entity that kinda stole Fawful's thunder a little bit.