Shadow Mario Paint

Shadow Mario Paint
User	Bowser Jr.
Universe	Mario
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Shadow Mario

“	Foes in the painted X will take damage and be launched.	”
—Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's Quick Guide

Shadow Mario Paint (ニセマリオペイント, Imitation Mario Paint) is Bowser Jr.'s Final Smash.

Overview

When activated, Bowser Jr. will transform into Shadow Mario, and then paint an orange "X" on the screen. Anyone caught in the "X"'s hitbox will take damage. Bowser Jr. will then be teleported above the top camera boundary and will be able to move around freely while the "X" is onscreen. The "X" deals knockback each time a character walks into it, and the knockback usually sends them towards the middle of the "X", making it difficult to escape. When the attack ends the "X" explodes, dealing relatively high knockback. All hits taken from the paint have the same knockback regardless of damage until just before the "X" clears away.

Origin

Official artwork of Shadow Mario wielding the Magic Paintbrush in Super Mario Sunshine.

Shadow Mario was a form Bowser Jr. took in his debut game, Super Mario Sunshine. He used it to graffiti Isle Delfino to frame Mario. Shadow Mario later appeared in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour as a playable character.

The Magic Paintbrush was invented by Professor E. Gadd (who also invented various other machines, including the Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device, the Poltergust 3000, and the Poltergust 5000) and was either given to or stolen by Bowser Jr. prior to Super Mario Sunshine. It, along with the Junior Clown Car, has become a recurring theme for Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr.'s Star Pitch in Mario Super Sluggers, Graffiti Ball, has him cover the screen with paint, hindering the batter's vision. He uses this ability for his Final Smash.

The name refers to Mario Paint, one of the few games to utilize the SNES mouse.

Trophy Descriptions

Shadow Mario Paint Trophy in Smash Wii U

Shadow Mario Paint

In Super Mario Sunshine, someone went around causing havoc disguised as Mario. It turned out not to be the brawny Bowser, but his brainier son, Bowser Jr. Now he becomes Shadow Mario again for his Final Smash, painting a giant X on the screen. It sticks around after Bowser Jr. transforms back, letting him gleefully knock foes into it.

In Super Mario Sunshine, someone went around causing havoc disguised as Mario. It turned out not to be the brawny Bowser, but his brainier son, Bowser Jr. Now he becomes Shadow Mario again for his Final Smash, painting a giant cross on the screen. It sticks around after Bowser Jr. turns back, so he can gleefully knock people into it.

Trivia

• In Super Mario Sunshine, the paint used by Shadow Mario was dependent on the level in which he appeared. The glowing orange used by Shadow Mario Paint bears a close resemblance to the paint used in Pianta Village. Paint in this level behaved similarly to lava, dealing damage and causing Mario to jump after taking a hit, similarly to how it works in the Final Smash.
• When the camera is changed while the move is active, the X will disappear, but will reappear when the game is unpaused.
  • If one looks at Bowser Jr. during this, rather than having the Smash Ball glow, he will have a glowing outline that glows with the colors of the Smash Ball, even in the Wii U version of the game, where outlines are usually absent.

Gallery

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  Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Bowser Jr.'s special moves

Neutral special	Clown Cannon
Side special	Clown Kart Dash
Up special	Abandon Ship!
Down special	Mechakoopa
Final Smash	Shadow Mario Paint