General Shrooz

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**english: General Shrooz** is the second in command of the Shroob army, one of the three secondary antagonists of Super Mario Bros: Heroes of the Stars (alongside Dark Star and Fawful) and Princess Shroob's sworn protector.

español: El general Shrooz es el segundo al mando del ejército de Shroob, uno de los tres antagonistas secundarios de Super Mario Bros: Heroes of the Stars (junto a Dark Star y Fawful) y el protector jurado de la princesa Shroob.

## Biography

### History

english: Not much is known about General Shrooz's past, aside from the fact that he lost his left arm at a young age. It is presumed that he also gained the scar over his right eye in the same incident that cost him his arm. However this has not been confirmed.

español:No se sabe mucho sobre el pasado del general Shrooz, aparte del hecho de que perdió su brazo izquierdo a una edad temprana. Se presume que también ganó la cicatriz sobre su ojo derecho en el mismo incidente que le costó el brazo. Sin embargo, esto no ha sido confirmado.

### Super Mario Bros: Heroes of the Stars

General Shrooz first appeared standing by Princess Shroob's side in the throne room of Bowser's Castle. After Princess Shroob becomes enraged at the news of Mario and his allies defeating Goomboss and rescuing the Star Spirit Eldstar, General Shrooz calms her down. He assures her that they might have rescued Eldstar, but there are still six Star Spirits they need to rescue. However he worries about the possibility of Mario's group discovering the existence of the Four Legendary Warriors. It is unclear how General Shrooz, an alien from a foreign world would be more familiar with this group than Mario. Perhaps General Shrooz looked at a copy script beforehand.

After Princess Shroob contacts Grodus to have him send his strongest soldiers to stop Mario's group, General Shrooz takes the opportunity to thank him for creating his Cyber-Arm. After concluding her call with Grodus, Princess Shroob orders General Shrooz to take Princess Peach and lock her away in the dungeon, to which he obliges.

After locking her in her cell, General Shrooz advises Princess Peach against trying to escape. He threatens to unleash his Devil's Eye upon her should she even attempt it. He begins to cackle as he begins to depart the dungeon, as if to tell the audience that he is indeed evil.

General Shrooz is later seen accompanying Princess Shroob as she meets with Wart in the land of Subcon. There she asks him to guard the Star Spirit Mamar on her behalf and in exchange she'll provide an army to conquer Subcon with. Wart is quick to agree and asks where the Star Spirit is. General Shrooz then uses his Cyber-Arm to project a hologram of Princess Daisy. He explains that she came to possess the second Star Spirit after a Shroob soldier erroneously sent it to Sarasaland, the kingdom Daisy rules over. General Shrooz deemed them to be a traitor and threw them into a pool of lava for their actions, expressing delight in getting to do so. Wart does not bother to ask how making a mistake equates to being a traitor.

General Shrooz is seen by Princess Shroob as they both watch the clash between Mario's firebrand and Luigi's thunderhand during their training session.

## Personality

**General Shrooz** is a cold and serious individual. He looks down upon the residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, believing that the Shroobs are the superior species. He is harsh and unforgiving, with him going so far as to throw one of his subordinates into a pool of lava after they accidentally sent the Star Spirit Mamar to the incorrect location.
He is extremely loyal to Princess Shroob. He follows her orders without question and is often seen by her side.

## Powers and Abilities

Having lost his arm when he was young due to unknown reasons, it was replaced with a mechanical prosthetic created by Grodus called the Cyber-Arm. In addition to replacing his lost arm, it can transform into any weapon he desires.
Beneath his eyepatch is his "Devil's Eye", which grants him the ability to trap his foes within his subconscious. However this ability has yet to be seen in the series, so it is uncertain what this ability fully entails.

## Relationships

### Princess Shroob

Leader. They appear to be very close to one another, with Princess Shroob addressing him as Shrooz-Kun. She has likely written yaoi fan-fiction about him at one point.

### Grodus

He gave him a robo-arm so they must be pretty cool.

## Trivia

* General Shrooz was introduced with a splash screen in his debut in episode 7, much like Tony Goomba before him.
* General Shrooz was conceptualized and designed by UltimateSaiyanEddy.
* General Shrooz's personality was based upon the character, Akainu from the long-running manga, *One Piece*.
* In the initial original concept art for General Shrooz, he lacked the horns, scar over his right eye and the bracelets around his arms and ankles that his final design features.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/asylusgoji91/art/General-Shrooz-505648658