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The '''Elder Princess Shroob'''<ref>Hoffman, Chris. ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Player's Guide. Pages 94, 95, 96.</ref>, referred to as '''Princess Shroob''' in-game, is the overarching antagonist and the penultimate [[List of bosses|boss]] of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. She is the leader of the [[Shroob]]s (her younger twin sister, [[Princess Shroob]], is the second-in-command), an alien race that invaded the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. When [[Princess Peach]], [[Toadiko]] and [[Toadbert]] time-travelled to [[Peach's Castle]] of the past using [[Prof. E. Gadd's time machine]] , they met the Shroobs. The Elder Princess Shroob attempted to attack Peach; however, Peach used the power source of the time machine, the [[Cobalt Star]], to trap the Elder Princess Shroob inside. Peach then shattered the star into pieces; however, the younger Princess Shroob was still able to capture Peach and trap her in [[Shroob Castle]].

=== ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' ===

[[File:M&LPIT Elder Princess Shroob trapped inside the Cobalt Star.png|thumb|right|The Elder Princess Shroob trapped inside the Cobalt Star.]]

Throughout the game, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] collect the various pieces of the Cobalt Star, not knowing that the Elder Princess Shroob is actually trapped inside. When the brothers get to the top of [[Star Hill]], the "spirit of the Cobalt Star" - actually the Elder Princess Shroob in a disguise - appears and speaks to the brothers. It seemed that only Baby Luigi knew, since he was crying when "the spirit of the Cobalt Star" appeared. Various other characters such as [[Kylie Koopa]] and [[Toadbert]] hinted the fact that she was hiding inside the Cobalt Star, even as early as when the Mario Bros were in [[Yoob's Belly]].

When the Elder Princess Shroob is defeated, she becomes a Shroob mushroom, although not before gloating that even with her defeat, the Shroobs will ultimately best the Mushroom Kingdom regardless. Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi take it to the present [[Peach's Castle]] for it to be analyzed by [[Professor E. Gadd]]. However, when they get there, they find [[Bowser]] lying unconscious on the floor. The mushroom that was the Elder Princess Shroob comes to life and inserts itself inside Bowser's mouth, fusing with him and creating [[Shrowser]], who instantly regains consciousness and attacks the heroes. Despite being unable to attack Shrowser directly, the heroes prevail and the Shroob threat is eliminated. The characters, after bidding farewell, then return to their own timelines.

The Elder Princess Shroob resembles her sister, as she is a humanoid Shroob wearing a magenta dress, a silver crown with an orange gem in the center, and green earrings (although she has no ears). However, she is bigger and has a hunched body, crooked jaw, and pincer hands.

The Elder Princess Shroob appears too briefly for her personality to be explored in-depth, but her short appearance does give some basic traits of the Shroob monarch. The Elder Princess Shroob seems to have cared a lot for her sister and swears her life into avenging Princess Shroob's death: indeed, the Elder Princess Shroob never makes any mention of her own ambitions for power in-game. However, she still seems to have had many of the bad traits ''Mario'' villains tend to show. She seems to be deceptive and manipulative, as shown by her convincing the Bros. to repair the Cobalt Star under the guise of it being a 'star sprite': she also does not appear to be particularly appreciative and is highly condescending, as she then responds to this favor by promising to bring death to the Bros and insults them repeatedly in the process, referring to them as "foolish mushroom heads." In addition, in spite of the confidence she shows in her people's abilities during her final speech, she does not visibly show any concern at all for her own people.

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|Jap=ゲドンコ姫<br>''Gedonko-hime''<br>ゲドンコ姫（姉）{{ref needed}}<br>''Gedonko-hime (ane)''

|JapM=Princess Shroob<br><br>Princess Shroob (older sister)

|Spa=Hermana de la Princesa Shroob{{ref needed}}

|SpaM=Princess Shroob's sister

|Ita=Principessa Shroob Vecchia{{ref needed}}

|ItaM=Old Princess Shroob

|Fra=Sœur jumelle Princesse Xhampi{{ref needed}}

|FraM=Twin Princess Shroob

*"''I LAUGH AT YOU. MUSHROOM HEADS. PATHETIC THINGS.''"

*In the North American version of ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', the Elder Princess Shroob's crown is given an attack rating, although the crown never actually attacks, as its purpose is to simply protect the princess from damage.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/mlpit_guide.shtml TMK Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Enemy Guide]. Some stats were changed from the original American version of the game to the Japanese and European versions.</ref> In other versions, this has been corrected, as the crown has a Power rating of 0.