#Me being overly dramatic and serious about a game about an evil tennis racket? More likely than you think

[pianokantzart]

As much as I love Mr L I wanna see more people talk about that time in Mario Tennis Aces where Luigi turns into an evil “mummy” under the control of an ancient evil tennis racket named Lucien because he touched racket for looking nice and sparkly like the silly silly guy he is😭

It's true that "an ancient evil tennis racket" is hard to say with a straight face, especially when compared to the seriousness of Super Paper Mario, but I agree that Lucien needs further exploration. Mr. L is fun, but that racket has destroyed entire civilizations, and the fact that he's now wielding Luigi of all people as his primary puppet is a great concept.

I particularly like that Mario was Lucien's original target before Luigi got a sudden case of corvid brain and intercepted. (I also like how in the updated cutscene Luigi tried to stop himself when he was told that the racket wasn't for him, but his clumsiness caused him to stumble and grab the racket on accident, kickstarting the plot.) We were so close to getting possessed Mario.

I'm all for that extra hint of guilt Mario must've felt knowing Luigi essentially took the blow for him. Mario was suspicious, but he might've been talked into grabbing the racket if things hadn't happened the way they did.

So... yeah, I think this entire scenario is in need of a one-shot or a drabble or something.