He Struts BECAUSE...
The Struttin' Evil Mushroom is quite a puzzling enemy indeed. Why would a mushroom walk? And why would it be so keen on your destruction? The answer is simple: following the theme of corruption of nature by science that is present throughout the Mother Trilogy, the Struttin' Evil Mushroom was probably created by Giygas with Psionics as a new (if relatively weak) addition to his army. Think about it; their only instinct seems to be to destroy the Chosen Four, and it is never explicitly stated how far Giygas's powers can reach; for all the audience knows, every event that hinders Ness's progression could have been his doing. But why would Giygas use his powers to create such a weak opponent? Perhaps because of ease; all he/she/it would need was a simple Earth mushroom, and he would have a new minion. However, a possible alternative could be the mushroom's unique ability to plant spores on the heads of its opponents, causing them to lose the ability to walk regularly. While certainly no fatal, it does slow down the crew quite a bit, buying Giygas more time to create better enemies and think of new threats. In this way, the addition of the Struttin' Evil Mushroom to Giygas's army makes perfect sense, and actually proves quite useful towards... however-you-refer-to-Giygas's cause, and a scary concept as well.
The Struttin' Evil Mushroom is quite a puzzling enemy indeed. Why would a mushroom walk? And why would it be so keen on your destruction? The answer is simple: following the theme of corruption of nature by science that is present throughout the Mother Trilogy, the Struttin' Evil Mushroom was probably created by Giygas with Psionics as a new (if relatively weak) addition to his army. Think about it; their only instinct seems to be to destroy the Chosen Four, and it is never explicitly stated how far Giygas's powers can reach; for all the audience knows, every event that hinders Ness's progression could have been his doing. But why would Giygas use his powers to create such a weak opponent? Perhaps because of ease; all he/she/it would need was a simple Earth mushroom, and he would have a new minion. However, a possible alternative could be the mushroom's unique ability to plant spores on the heads of its opponents, causing them to lose the ability to walk regularly. While certainly no fatal, it does slow down the crew quite a bit, buying Giygas more time to create better enemies and think of new threats. In this way, the addition of the Struttin' Evil Mushroom to Giygas's army makes perfect sense, and actually proves quite useful towards... however-you-refer-to-Giygas's cause, and a scary concept as well.
