Fictional Fungi

                Believe it or not, there have been multiple uses of Fungi and mushrooms in pop culture. From video games to literature, Fungi has made appearances.  In this blog post, I am going to be talking about some of the ones from various video games, books, and movies.

  Goomba- Goombas are a sentient mushroom animal from the Mario video games. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. and are modeled after the Shiitake mushroom.











Mutant Cordyceps- This Fungus appears in the Video game The Last of Us as a mutated strain of the real fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. It turns the human host into a cannibalistic monster. I'm planning on making a post in the future on the fungi this is based on.


Toad- Another character From Mario, Toad is both the name of a character, and the people of the mushroom kingdom. I'm not sure what type of mushroom he is, but personally I think he looks like a reverse fly agaric.










Firewalker Fungus- This fictional fungus appeared on the x files episode Firewalker. In the episode, it is a silicon based Fungus that once inside the host, can affects it's behavior, until when ready to reproduce, which it then sends a fruiting body out through the throat. Pretty gruesome...



Mi-Go- Mi-Go are a race of extra-terrestrial, fungoid, crustacean-like creatures in the novel Cthulhu Mythos. They first appeared in H. P. Lovecraft's novel The Whisperer in Darkness. In my professional opinion, they are pretty rad looking.






Well that's about it. I know that there are other fictional Fungi, but these are some of the most popular ones, or the ones I thought was the most interesting. I hope you enjoyed reading this! I make a post every week,usually on a Saturday,Sometimes on Fridays or Sundays. If you liked this post,be sure to come back next week,and maybe tell a friend if you think they might be interested, or just +1 it! Thanks for reading, see ya!