#family friend dry bowser

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

2 Dry Bowsers

While there is a few times Bowser became Dry Bowser in New Super Mario Bros DS, Bowser Junior's Journey, and Mario Party 10. However there is actually another separate Dry Bowser. In Mario Party Island Tour Bowser refers to Dry Bowser as a separate character, and calls him a close family friend.

Some might suggest he's another bubble creation of Bowser but he doesn't look like a bubble creation, and Bowser calls him a close family friend.

In addition I've heard people claim Dry Bowser has been referred to as Bowser's relative, but I've been unable to find a source for that claim.

But regardless it does seem like there is another Dry Bowser running around, this would actually explain the existence of the Undead Motors Sponsor. Dry Bowser would be the one running it, not only does it use his image but the Undead Motors logo can be seen on Dry Bowser's Umbrella.

Edit: This information is outdated because the text is a mistranslation which I will address in a future post. The YouTuber Chipps pointed this out to me.

[astralis-ortus]

agent(s) of chaos

✱ boyfriend!bc x gn!reader

— there's a reason why you love game nights with your boyfriend's second family.

w.count → 1.1k genre → fluff, a dash of comedy warning → mild cussing (i think? it's just hints), the chaos that is ot8 stray kids, one time jump, and reader is referred to as baby! no gender specific attributes mentioned aside from reader's hair being soft, heh a.n → based on this request! not gonna lie, i actually got a slight headache from imagining the chaos throughout the fic lol even in my head they're /that/ loudㅠ heh ⋆ see masterlist

game nights with your boyfriend and his friends might not happen often; but once they all come together and get the event date set?

oh, a (good) chaos will definitely ensue.

“goddamit—chan hyung! get your eyes on the game!”

“yeah! go get it, seungmin!”

“felix you bronze—step on it! catch up!”

a collective of cheers and disappointed groans were imminent as soon as yoshi, seungmin’s character of the night, crosses the finish line; leaving dry bowser and baby mario—which respectively belongs to han and chan, in second and third place. If you didn’t know any better, you would have thought the boys were just competing in some major mario kart competition.

“­wah chan hyung—you’re seriously so bad at this!” changbin loudly protests—to which you genuinely thank yourself for pushing through with the rented villa agenda—while throwing his head back against the sofa in desperation. lee know, their other unfortunate teammate on the other hand, is busy pretending to box against your cackling boyfriend, having a string of ‘sorry’s falling from his lips.

“argh!” switching his target in desperation, changbin immediately puts his hands together and faces you with his attempt of salvation. “please switch teams with me! i can’t do this any longer! he’s so bad!” he pleaded, nearly earning himself a thrown nintendo controller on the head from chan if it wasn’t for your swift hands, snatching the heavy plastic from your pouting boyfriend. Well, not that you mind though, considering how adorable your boyfriend looked while he sulks.

“yah yah yah—changbin hyung!” seungmin intercepted—and if you know something about the kim seungmin, then his iconic multiple-hit comment is about to pop off. “no one told you to be so bad with rock paper scissors anyway!” the younger pointed out, a smug grin etched across the span of his face, “that’s why you ended up with chan hyung!”

“hey!” your boyfriend was the first to react, pointing at the smug younger one—and of course, it’s not changbin if he didn’t follow suit.

“yah! you prick!” huffing and puffing, changbin was quick on his feet as soon as seungmin stuck out his tongue, further provoking the curly haired male while he ran away—only to fish more of changbin’s loud shouts after the younger. “yah kim seungmin! come back here!”

series of laughter follows the disappearance of the two; to which everyone know by heart now, is also the best time for the rest of the kids to take their water and bathroom break—and alongside that, also became the best time for chan to finally take a proper look at you.

“you’re still good, baby?” the switch in his demeanor made you giggle as you lean into chan’s warm touch on your cheek. despite having witnessed the shift countless of times, the way chan’s voice became very soft when he spoke with you never fails to make your heart flutter. “it’s almost 1 am, aren’t you sleepy yet?”

“i’m good,” a smile follows your simple answer whilst your arms found their home around your boyfriend’s waist, snuggling closer to his warmth while chan lifts your legs to cross over his lap. “can last at least 2 more games, i think. besides, i drank some of the coffee jeongin brewed earlier, remember?”

chan’s exaggerated sigh along with his usual disapproving head shake ignites another set of laugh within you, fishing another pout to appear on his plump lips. “knew i shouldn’t have trusted jeongin,” he dramatically piched his nose bridge, trying to look as disappointed as he could. “he’s part of the bad peaches club after all.”

“i heard that!”

jeongin’s resounding shout from the kitchen startles both you and chan—causing your laughter and chan’s to grow in volume. “not sorry!” chan’s reply simply earned a grunt from the younger, not wanting to further continue the discourse while he’s busy arguing with hyunjin about who can get their hands on the last can of beer in the fridge.

“but anyway,” chan’s gaze softened as they returned to you, running his fingers mindlessly in your soft hair, “tell me whenever you feel sleepy, okay? we’ll go to bed right away.”

“i know,” an exaggerated sigh left your lips as you immitate your boyfriend’s previous antics, “this isn’t my first rodeo, you know?” you snickered as you playfully stuck out your tongue—which in turn only further cause the adoration in his chest to bubble.

oh, how he wish you’re all alone right now. he’d immediately tackle you into a cuddle and plant several dozens of light kisses across your face and neck—but he must resist. after all, he wouldn’t want the kids to tease you over something like that.

“gosh, you’re so annoying,” he hummed, lips betraying him as it formed into a massive grin across his lightly flushed cheeks, “think you’ve been hanging around the kids too much. i should keep a schedule for your visits from now on.”

“nooo!”

4 round of games and 20 minutes later, another wave of commotion returns as the race for second place—since first place has again been coveted by the representative agent of chaos, the kim seungmin—ensues between lee know and han.

“han jisung! step on it step on it!”

“lee know hyung! shi—why are you getting as bad as chan hyung!”

“yah! baby, tell—“

chan’s words immediately died down in his throat as soon as his gaze landed on your peacefully sleeping face—plea to defend himself from his kids vaporized and replaced with a soft thump in his chest. You looked so peaceful with your head resting against his shoulder—a massive contrast to the chaos surrounding you—and chan could feel his heart swell. you looked so cute; especially with your fingers wrapped tightly around the controller seungmin had just handed you a few moments prior.

had you been fighting off the drowsiness all along?

carefully pulling you into his lap, chan smiled as he gently peeled the controller off of your hand before dropping it directly onto hyunjin’s unsuspecting lap, startling the younger.

“ya—“

“shut it,” chan hissed between gritted teeth, easily pulling hyunjin’s focus from the chaos happening on screen and to you—who immediately nodded his head knowingly when he realized what’s happening.

“yah lee min—ow! what was th—oh.”

chan’s next target was changbin—who immediately received a slap on the back instead of chan’s quiet warning. it’s rather effective, however, considering outside of the two current players, everyone now has their eyes on you.

“keep it quiet—if my baby wakes up because of any of you,” chan eyed every single one of his kids, not even caring how severe the teasing he’ll receive by the daylight will be for whatever he’ll be saying next,

“i’m not gonna let it slide.”

©️ astralisortus, 2024. | likes and reblogs are highly appreciated♡

[sundove88]

The Super Bronze Saint Bros Movie (The Super Mario Bros Movie Parody) Casting

For Charles Martinet- Thanks for all the epic moments as our fave plumbers! 🍄

While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn warriors and brothers Andromeda Shun and Phoenix Ikki are transported through a mysterious pipe to a magical new world. But when the siblings are separated, an epic adventure begins.

Andromeda Shun as Mario (Saint Seiya)

Charlie as Princess Peach (Hazbin Hotel)

Eri as Herself/Peach’s Little Sister (My Hero Academia)

Phoenix Ikki as Luigi (Saint Seiya)

Pegasus Seiya, Dragon Shiryu, and Cygnus Hyoga as Themselves/Mario and Luigi’s Friends (Saint Seiya)

Kai Chisaki/Overhaul as Bowser (My Hero Academia)

Haoyu Chang as Toad (Balan Wonderworld)

Purple Yam Cookie as Donkey Kong (Cookie Run)

Mammon as Cranky Kong (Helluva Boss)

Milk Cookie as Diddy Kong (Cookie Run)

Various Characters as The Kongs

Sir Pentious as Foreman Spike (Hazbin Hotel)

Athena as Pauline (Saint Seiya)

Various Characters as The Citizens of Brooklyn

Colress as Kamek (Pokemon)

King Dedede as The Penguin King (Kirby)

Various Characters as The Koopa Troopa Soldiers and Bowser’s Army

Cass Milligan as Yellow Toad (Balan Wonderworld)

Ghost Types as The Dry Bones (Pokemon)

Special Forces Cookie as Toad General (Cookie Run)

Yor Forger as Mario and Luigi’s Mom (Spy X Family)

Loid Forger as Mario and Luigi’s Dad (Spy X Family)

Anya Forger as Herself/Mario and Luigi’s Little Sister (Spy X Family)

Aristotle as Giuseppe (Billie Bust Up)

Present Mic as Uncle Tony (My Hero Academia)

Shota Aizawa as Uncle Arthur (My Hero Academia)

Various Characters as Mario and Luigi’s Family Members

Steelbeak as The Koopa General (Ducktales)

Fantoccio as Lumalee (Billie Bust Up)

Krookodiles as the Shy Guys (Pokemon)

Charizard as Yoshi (Pokemon)

Bonus!

Yuri Brand as Toadette (Balan Wonderworld)

Mirabel Madrigal as Princess Daisy (Encanto)

Asha as Princess Rosalina (Wish)

Gravity Beetle as Wario (Mega Man X)

Boomer Kuwanger as Waluigi (Mega Man X)

Tomura Shigaraki as Bowser Jr. (My Hero Academia)

The League of Villains as The Koopalings (My Hero Academia)

Here’s your hint for the next casting (It’s Don Bluth):

🐧💎❤️

[smashy-headcanons]

So I watched the Super Mario Movie finally

(Actually I watched it on and off with some friends but wanted to wait until I saw the full thing until I said anything. Also at the time of posting it's actually been like a month and a half oops.)

This does mean that I'll be allowing posts about it (I will make sure to tag spoilers tho).

Many excitements, many concerns, all questions finally answered (for now). Of course, I have many thoughts. Sooo, dump time!

I consider the movieverse to be an AU rather than directly tying to the game universe. Yoshi's Island supports the idea of Mario and Luigi being born in the Mushroom Kingdom (or that universe, anyways) while the movie has them living in a more realistic setting.

As we expected, Jack Black as Bowser? 👌

I originally thought that there would be multiple power stars instead of just the one, and that Bowser would be going kingdom to kingdom to collect them. I feel like it wasn’t given as much importance as it probably should have gotten.

SMB Super Show theme makes a return! They’re really pulling stuff from everywhere.

Just so I don’t sound like a broken record I’ll only say it once. The role for Mario should’ve gone to Charles Martinet. Pratt wasn’t grating but it really did just sound like Just Some Guy the whole time. I get Mario is our isekai protagonist but come on.

Following up on that thought: Good fucking lord the “do you think the accents were a bit much” line pissed me off SO much. Poking fun at your franchise is one thing, but announcing the first movie for the franchise in 30 years, giving the titular character’s voice cast to a guy who sounds nothing like him for the sake of Big Name Actor instead of to his original voice actor, telling people upset at the choice to essentially shut the fuck up, and THEN proceeding to joke about the— Jesus Christ I can’t type this anymore. On to the rest of the review.

Ohhh my god the Bros.' relationship is SO good in this movie. Luigi's adoration of his bro, Mario's adoration but also embarrassment at Luigi bringing up their mom, Mario IMMEDIATELY getting ready to throw hands for Luigi's honor, their MUTUAL protectiveness towards each other, it's all just *chef's kiss*.

When they announced Spike as a character I didn't think it was going to be Foreman Spike from Wrecking Crew (good reference tho) I thought Spike was going to be this thing

As unexpected as it came to me, I actually really liked them making Mario the underdog of the family. It adds motive to Mario's eagerness to be Helpful and gives him a good reason to stay in the Mushroom Kingdom at the end. I can also see this attitude shifting to Luigi in the sequel.

Pauline cameo hell yeah.

I actually like Toad in this movie--both his voice AND his role.

I love that they made the Dry Bones so... eerie. I would've liked to see some sentience from them (at least in a later scene), but I can understand that doing so would likely take away from the eeriness.

If you wanna see Mario being a pathetic wet paper towel then you will enjoy this movie.

I have... mixed feelings about this version of Peach. On one hand, I love that she's taking a more proactive role and that we get to see her as both a ruler and protector of the Toads. On the other hand, I'm. not particularly fond of how she treats Mario in the first half. Peach as a character has been defined by amicability and kindness towards both new and familiar people from the beginning, so her initial rudeness doesn't feel very "Peach", if that makes sense. It makes sense that she'd assume Mario to be an enemy, but after that point it stops feeling in-character.

The more serious tone they gave with Bowser was also something to wrap my brain around. Over the course of the games Bowser's been gradually "declawed" as a villain, so I love that they really put emphasis on his cruelty.

I'm surprised they actually touched on Peach's origins, if only briefly.

I love Donkey Kong's portrayal in this movie. A lot of games don't give him much personality beyond "monkey lol" so I love that they took his other personality traits and expanded on those.

Cranky Kong running a kingdom wasn't the role I expected, but it is a fun take that I like.

Wrinkly Kong isn't dead lol

Diddy Kong having to be told to be quiet was a fun touch.

Funky Kong cameo improves my opinion on the movie. However he is hard to get a look at and doesn't have speaking lines, so that score must sadly be reduced a little.

One of the few allusions to Bowser and King Boo's alliance we get. King Boo didn't stick around to help during the fight, but he did make it to the wedding so that was cool.

RIP to King Bob-omb. Poor dude didn't deserve what happened to him 😔

Peaches (the song) was funny but not what it was hyped up to be.

Sequel with Yoshi hinted after the credits 👀

No Bowser Jr. or Koopalings despite everything. I'm wondering if they'll put him in the sequel.

Uhhhh I'm not sure what else I can remember, but this is long enough as it is. I had some nitpicks with it but I did like it despite my complaints.

[mar64ds]

[thedepressedweasel]

My Koopa Troop Headcannons

Lieutenant Jasper "Eyepatch" Koopa:

His real name is actually Jasper

Can dance the samba very well

Joined Bowser's army after the Koopa General saves him from a Boom Boom who was harassing him inside the tavern

Wears an eyepatch just because

Is almost as deranged as the Koopa General himself

Is in love with a beautiful crimson-shelled Koopa Troopa named Carmine Koopa and would love to meet her someday

Once had a childhood best friend named Penny Koopa

Then he lost her when he was 8-years-old and Penny died in his arms from tuberculosis on Christmas

Afterwards, he immediately lost interest in Christmas until one day when Carmine Koopa managed to help him heal from that pain, restoring his love for Christmas in her process

Koopa General:

Also known as "Blue Shell Koopa"

Is one of the most deranged Koopas of them all

His biological parents abandoned him as a hatchling

A certain female Rex adopted him afterwards (and trained him to be a deadly fighter before eventually having a change of heart)

She then ended up raising him as her own son

Lost his adoptive mother to a house-fire when he was a kid

Kamek and Bowser took him in (and in Kamek's case, raised him along with Bowser) after his adoptive mother's death

Is slowly falling in love with a beautiful lavender-shelled Koopa Paratroopa named Rebecca "Becky" Koopa (and vice-versa) after she nurses him back to health

Becky often calls him "Fly Boy", to which he calls her either "Becky" or "Beckers" in turn

Tends to wear dark blue silk pajamas to bed

Wishes to marry Becky someday

Is one of the only Koopas who loves Christmas

Cadet Verde Koopa:

Extremely shy

Is a very good cook

Enjoys playing with the Koopalings, especially Bowser Jr.

Tends to join Bowser's pity party whenever he sees Bowser (or Kamek or even Bowser Jr.) crying

That one green-shelled Koopa Troopa-turned-Dry Bones is actually his best friend

Sergeant Abriz Koopa:

The only gold-shelled Koopa Troopa in Bowser's army

Came from a wealthy family

However, he hated the rich life, which explains why he ran off to join Bowser's army

Loves Korean food and Mexican food

Literally hates clowns (and is even scared of them too)

Also hates Christmas because when he was younger, he rarely got any Christmas presents that he actually wanted

Commander Violet Koopa:

The only female Koopa Troopa in the army

Is not interested in Christmas

However, she came to Princess Peach's Christmas party one time because of Bowser's plan to crash Princess Peach's Christmas party

Secretly has a crush on the certain Koopa guitarist, but is too shy to even admit it

[forthedancingandthethriving]

Awake

"Huh? Oh, oh my goodness! You're awake! Boyfriend, go find Miku quickly! Lily is awake!"

The strange cube with wings gently places itself (himself?) by herself, as the clack of heels and shoes fills her hearing. A hand is placed on her back as she's helped up.

"Easy now.." The familiar voice of Girlfriend soothes her. "You've been out for ages.."

"Wha..?" Lily blinks a few times. "What.. do you mean..?"

As her vision clears, she can see Girlfriend more clearly, paired with Boyfriend, who's returning with Miku. What stands out is that they all look older, maybe by about five years.

Lily's heart sinks.

"Your heart rate is increasing." The strange square from earlier says. It flutters in front of her. "Lily Glitch, I am Youth Effective Memory Recollection Unit, or YEMRU. I have been assigned by the late Dr. Avis to be one of you caretakers."

"The.. the late Dr. Avis..?" Lily stutters as Miku walks over and places a hand on her shoulder. "What's going on?"

The group shares a look before Miku rubs her back. "I'll.. get you some new clothes. The others will set up how to explain."

○●○

Lily emerges minutes later, and she's keenly aware of how she's at least taller. The clothes are a dead giveaway, and while there's no mirrors or reflective surfaces, Lily definitely feels taller. If she's right and she's been in a coma for 5 years..

She shudders. Had her family abandoned her? But Lil Coding always said..

They enter the main room from before, and the other three are in front of a monitor. It's paused, evident by the giant button in the middle. On it was a woman in a doctor's coat, with a similar logo on it like on Lily's shirt. She had a disinterested face.

"Who is that..?" Lily asks.

"Dr. Avis." YEMRU answers. "She was your assigned doctor before her passing."

Lily blinks, surprised, and Girlfriend takes the initiative to start to video.

"If this video is being played, then hello, Lily. I wish I could have been there to see you wake up." Dr. Avis speaks, placing a sharp hand to her chest. "I am doctor Eliza Avis, and was assigned to you following you encounter with the virus Re: Eternity."

Lily swallows thickly. She didn't remember that.

"If you do not remember anything, then do not be alarmed." The doctor shook her head. "Considering how long it has been since your incident, it's only natural. While you may believe it's only a few years in the future, unfortunately it is not."

Her mouth felt dry. What was happening?

"At the current time of recoding.." The doctor's eyes had glanced somewhere off screen. "It is 2033, 10 years following you falling into a coma, and 9 years since the fall of the Mushroom Kingdom."

Lily's body trembles. "What.. the hell..?"

The doctor began to have a coughing fit during the video, and YEMRU looks saddened. "This is why she deteriorated so much faster.."

Dr. Avis then composed herself, clearing her throat. "Apologies. It.. seems my encounter with Lady Rose did more damage than I thought."

"Lady Rose...?" Lily's eyes went wide. "But.. but Antivirus..!" Miku gently shushes her.

"You see, following your incident, the Mushroom Kingdom slowly fell into ruin and chaos. Following a Mr L showing up, then strange creatures, your biological parents being released.." The doctor exhaled. "The kingdom fell apart quickly.

"Your family was kind enough to explain to me some things regarding your grandfathers and grandmother. They are not dead in any sort, thankfully. However, it seems they were kidnapped using a strange type of tech. Then.. one by one.." Dr. Avis hesitated before continuing. "Your family and friends were picked off, and the Quadrants came to be."

The doctor stepped to the side, and a graph appeared. "Here are the four Quadrants. Nature, run by Lady Rose. Tech, rub by Mr L. Dark Lands run by King Bowser. Quartz, run by the Estrellas. There is also the Empire, run by Sage Robotnik. While not officially recognized as a Quadrant, the others treat her with respect."

Lily feels weak, and Miku supports her. This isn't real, this can't be real.

"Unfortunately, I do not know when you'll have woken up, as I will be continuing on your friends." Dr. Avis closed her eyes. "Lily, I apologize, but this was done to you because I believe it necessary. Using what resources I had left, I have slowed yours, Boyfriend's, Girlfriend's, and Miku's aging down considerably."

Lily's heart falls.

"I do not know when you'll have awoken, as I won't be there to see it." Dr. Avis coughed once more as if her body was proving the point. "For all I know, you could awaken in 2050. Maybe farther. And you'll probably have only aged to be about 18. And for that.. I am sorry. I did not want you to suffer through this dystopia world as a child in an adult's body."

Her family..

As if she could hear her, the doctor continued on. "From what I understand, your family has been divided among the Nature, Tech, and Dark Lands quadrants. If you ever wish to escape somewhere safe, I have purposely put this base's location near the walls dividing the Nature and Dark Land's." She adjusted her coat. "I am unsure if King Bowser has returned to his villainous ways, but perhaps you could convince Bowser Junior."

"Mr L has Uncle Luigi and Uncle Mario.." Lily whispers in horror.

Dr. Avis pressed on, despite in the video, seeming a bit weaker now. She was coughing a bit more, too. "I have.. taken it upon myself to make sure those still with you can protect you." Another cough. "If I believe right, you'll be able to keep yourself safe or somehow fix this. Your dad always said you had a penchant for that."

Lily's memories are fuzzy. Who was her dad? The one she considered her true dad? Why didn't she remember his face?

"YEMRU has pictures and memories of them all backed up. Some of them are new, as provided during the early stages of your coma." Dr. Avis exhaled. "I.. believe that is all. Please do well, Lily."

The video ends.

It's quiet before Lily speaks. "What.. what year is it..?"

Boyfriend hesitates before answering. "Beep boop.."

"20..34.." She whispers, trembling.

She buries her face into her hands, weeping softly.

Lily wanted to go back to sleep.

[wfagamerants]

A thing I often see people bring up and have also had some…questionable experiences with, is the concept of Mario canon and lore.

Because of it, I wanna give my take in a more detailed manner, to have it out in the open.

Right off the bat, I do think Mario has a degree of lore, because frankly, a certain base amount is normal to have. We do see concepts revisited and older games referenced. Every once in a while, we even get some surprising examples of tighter continuity.

The shining example of this is the Mario & Luigi series. These games are remarkably tightly knit into each other, with many recurring characters, original and established, as well as genuine arcs for characters like Fawful, Luigi and Bowser. There is also Super Mario Land 1, 2 and Wario Land all following up on each other or WarioWare calling back to old stuff in a surprisingly tight manner a lot.

Those are some examples and here is a key thing: this tends to happen more when a series keeps the same developer. A sub-series can have surprisingly continuity at times on its own, but how much we see of that elsewhere varies strongly. Luigi’s ghost hunting career has gotten plenty of acknowledgement, but Mario being the head of a toy company? Not so much.

While there is something there, I do heavily, heavily disagree with the idea that Mario has a consistent continuity and canon, because frankly, it doesn’t.

This Miyamoto quote says it best:

He doesn’t say the characters are actors, but more so compares Mario to old cartoons that could always do their own thing with say, the characters taking on new occupations every episode, without needing to fit in with what came before. Mario is very much like that.

To add to this, Mario has no officially recognized canon. There is no Mushroom Kingdom Hystoria or leaked internal documents or interview statements or TailsTube kind of shows that give us a timeline of when what game happens or which ones ‘’count’’.

This especially goes for the spin-offs. Nothing ever stated them to be lesser or any kind of ‘’non-canon’’, Mario is Mario and Nintendo has never made a hierarchy of how much each game ‘’counts’’ or ‘’matters’’.

The only games I’d genuinely call out of the picture are Smash, due to official statements that the characters there are toys and old licensed stuff like Hotel Mario or the edutainment games, which Nintendo has distanced itself from.

Aside from that, I firmly believe every game is fair game to take into consideration and not be dismissed, which often happens with the spin-offs when discussing inconsistencies, which Mario has a lot of:

Dry Bowser

While multiple versions of the same character appearing on spin-off rosters is nothing unusual, Dry Bowser has some more oddities to him.

In the first New Super Mario Bros, Mario Party 10 and Jr’s Journey, Dry Bowser is Bowser’s undead form, simple as that.

Meanwhile in spin-offs he often appears as his own character, but that isn’t where it ends. He appears as a explicably separate character in the Mario & Sonic games, even in a story mode capacity, Puzzles & Dragons has him as a bonus boss and unlockable character, with Bowser already in your party at this point and Mario Party Island Tour goes as far as to call him a close family friend:

It extends outside of spin-offs too, since he also appears in Super Mario 3D Land and New Super Mario Bros 2’s special worlds, even kidnapping Luigi in the former right after Bowser is defeated. What’s notable here is that Bowser is shown alive and well in the credits of both games:

So yeah, there is no consistency here. 3D Land and NSMB2 are more of an implied case, since we never see them together, but it does show how Dry Bowser is just whatever the game needs him to be.

Where did Mario come from?

The Yoshi games and Mario & Luigi Partners in Time portray Mario and Luigi as having been born and grown up in the Mushroom Kingdom, even knowing Peach since toddler days in case of the latter. Many take this to assume that the original backstory that Mario is from New York, was a western invention, with no basis in japanese materials but that is not the case.

Miyamoto himself has confirmed that Mario Bros takes place in New York:

And Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten, a japanese Mario character guide book, written in collaboration with Nintendo, further states that Mario is italian, Foreman Spike an american and that Pauline lives in New York, indicating that Donkey Kong Arcade, Mario Bros and Wrecking Crew all take place there. Most recently, we found out the movie is gonna go with the New York backstory.

While the movie is it’s own take on Mario, Nintendo is directly involved with its creation, so them accepting this backstory in Mario’s biggest mainstream outing outside of video games yet, is telling. It’s even specifically Brooklyn, which was only specified in western materials, showing once again those do matter.

Worth noting is that the series has had other instances of a real world too. The GBC and GBA Tennis and Golf games have story modes centering around humans in a real world, who compete to earn the right to travel to the Mushroom Kingdom. The Mario & Sonic series is also a thing, as odd as the series is, it has never been singled out as not counting and the same can be said about Mario Kart Tour’s real world themed tracks.

Super Mario Odyssey meanwhile goes for an odd middle ground with New Donk City. The New York inspiration is blatant and it is said to be the place Arcade Donkey Kong took place in. At the same time the New Donkers are at odds with the otherwise cartoony Mario humans and we previously already had Big Ape City in Donkey Kong Land, as the city implied to be where DKArcade took place in. It’s not impossible for them to be the same place, but there is nothing official that confirms or denies it.

Dr. Mario 64’s Wario Land Cast

In Wario Land 3, the mooks you were facing are eventually revealed to be the people of the music box world, cursed by Rudy and once he’s defeated, the curse is broken.

In Dr. Mario 64 meanwhile, these same mooks return, either explicitly as minions to Rudy or hanging out, away from the music box world. There is no explanation for it, it’s just a very different interpretation of them.

Paper Mario

The Paper Mario series was never really implied to be a different world from regular Mario. Several PM64 characters even show up in other games and things like Mario’s paper abilities are contextualized as curses, rather than natural abilities, with nobody ever pointing out someone being made out of paper.

Sticker Star onwards change the latter at least, significantly. The paper gimmicks go from visual gag reminders of the artstyle, to being a main attraction and the characters are so fully aware they are made out of paper that they not only regularly point it out, but part of Origami King’s plot even hinges on it.

That said, while this is a big shift in the series, it still makes it little more than an increasingly more stylized take on the Mario universe for the day. It’s not unlike how Yoshi’s Story and Yoshi’s Topsy-Turvy gave a story context to the visual style of the games, while Woolly World and Crafted World just treated it as being how the world always was. It’s just how the world looks for the day, like a special cartoon episode to call back to that Miyamoto quote.

Paper Jam meanwhile specifically treats Paper Mario as its own world, which has never been revisited or acknowledged since. It’s just a one-time thing they did for the sake of the crossover, rather than something with big franchise-wide implications.

The lack of non-Sticker Star elements in Paper Jam and how difficult it can be to reconcile the old Paper Mario world with the current one (especially how much the current genericness of the species is being pointed out in the new games), invites the idea only the new games take place in the book, but that is again, never officially said in any capacity.

The Star Festival

The Star Festival in Super Mario Galaxy is said to occur every 100 years. Despite this, a new one happens in Galaxy 2.

I have seen many arguments that this is the result of the universe being reconstructed at the end of Galaxy, but not only has this never been officially stated, but it’s framed like Mario never met Rosalina before, with her even introducing herself during the ending:

And no, there was no implied memory vibe, Mario even hears her voice at the end of Galaxy.

King Boo.

Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon frames it like King Boo hasn’t seen Luigi ever since the first Luigi’s Mansion, since he just broke out since, which is framed like a twist:

In the context of the LM games on their own, this isn’t a problem, but it is strange given the many appearances King Boo has made between the two games as well as a line where he mentions Baby Luigi as if he was a separate person, like in the spin-offs:

Just an oddity since there is no official timeline that places the games into a particular order and no, LM King Boo and Spin-Off King Boo have never been treated like separate characters.

Those are some notable examples I can think of. There isn’t a clean way to reconcile things without jerry picking and I don’t agree with that practice because again: Mario has no officially recognized canon, so doing so would only end up being a series of pick and choose with no official backing on what sources are the correct ones.

And the thing is, that’s okay. As that Miyamoto quote already went into, Mario is a loose cartoon canon, where things can be altered as needed in the name of making a fun game.

There are plenty of series with a genuinely defined canon you can track, read up on and see officially set in stone. Mario is not one of them and it doesn’t need to be.

[darkcloud-kcalifornia]

Okay, more detailed Mario movie thoughts, most specifically about the ending. Let’s-a go.

First off just general movie thoughts. For the most part I liked it and had a good time. One joke that didn’t work out for me was the revelation that Mario hates mushrooms. I mean, I get the dislike, can’t stand ‘em myself either, but this is Mario we’re talking about. It just came across as a cheap “lol irony” joke, and fell flat to me. A couple of scenes I especially liked were the dry bones horror scene (just a nice bit of spoopy action), and Mario doing parkour to get to their job. I feel like that one did a good job of showing that he did have some genuine skills to draw on once he got to the Mushroom Kingdom instead of going from regular guy to action hero overnight, even if he wasn’t used to how things were there. He just needed an adjustment period, which that training course from Peach provided. Right then, on to the ending.

I’ll admit that I thought that the Banzai Bill exploding in the Warp Pipe was going to strand the Mario Bros. in the Mushroom Kingdom. I certainly wasn’t expecting it to create a warp field explosion dragging Bowser’s castle to Brooklyn. But hey, definitely a happier ending for the brothers, they got validation from their friends and family for saving the day, and their family isn’t going to think that they just fell into a ditch and died somewhere after they disappeared into another world. But the ending showing that the Marios are now living in the Mushroom Kingdom has some pretty interesting implications. Specifically, that Warp Pipe is still functional, and now everybody knows about it.

It’s not like the final battle in Brooklyn was subtle. A whole lot of people saw that fight, one involving obvious non-humans and magic powers. We even see a newspaper clipping from what looks to have been the front page. People are going to want answers, and well, none of the characters are exactly good at keeping secrets. Nor have they shown any sign of considering the Warp Pipe a secret. So yeah, now everybody knows there’s an inter-dimensional portal beneath Brooklyn.

Which makes one wonder what’s going to happen with that. Are there Toad ambassadors in in the UN? Is the US going to press the Koopa Kingdom for reparations? How’s the tourism industry going to shake out? Are they going to have to give athletes a light thwap before the start of a competition to make sure there’s no illegal power-up use going on?

[slice-o-life-koopas]

More info about the crew!:

Matilda(Mattie):

She/her, 23, Ice Koopa. She ended up enlisting in the Koopa Troop due to species discrimination where she’s from(where most of the inhabitants are penguins). She doesn’t regret moving to the Darklands, change of environment and scenery is always nice! Became friends with Rebel before he retired from the troop and is currently living with them. She’s not too big of a fan of the heat though.

Kit:

They/Them, 21, Parakoopa. They aren’t in the troop but have been offered multiple times by the recruiters in Skyland. They work in a family-owned repair business their father started up, which is located on the outskirts of the Darklands. Despite living in Skyland, they spend most of their time on the ground where the food is better and gold coins are easier to come across.

Rebel:

He/They, ???, Dry Bones. Rebel has been in the troop for a long time, before and after his untimely passing. He now lives with Mattie and usually spends some time doing little favors around the kingdom of the Darklands to earn some extra coins while Mattie is working for Lord Bowser and getting sent on some turnarounds for missions. His favorite flowers are White and Red Lilies.

[nintendouniverse2023]

My OC Mara Mario

Bio: Mara was born in Brooklyn and 8 years younger than Mario and Luigi. She grown to like the Mario Bros as they spend time with each other all the time, felling like they’re were never apart, they played soccer, baseball, Go Karting, Golfing, Medieval Times Pretend and Watching Disney Movies *Espalley Princess Movies*. By the time Mario Bros becomes adulthood, They still keep in touch into this day not long after Mario give her his bandanna. 6 years later, news report that Mario and Luigi was declared deceased as the bodies were never found. This leaves her devastated and confused just who. She dedicate her life in order to find her brothers even if it takes that everyone to hold her back.

3 years later, Her relatives and friends kept telling her to just give up and move on as they worried her insanity was getting worse for her. She still refuses to give up. The last time the brothers were seen is in the same place the brothers disappeared at the Wipe House as it was shut down as it clams to be curse. Mara goes to investigate the pipes only to get sucked into the Mushroom Kingdom. When Mara got their and saw the Toads, she attacks them as they interrogates what they have done to her brothers. Only to be confronted by the hero, after stopping and recognizing only to reval her brother “Mario” They was so emotional for seeing each other again Along with Luigi.

After that, She and the brothers had a lot of catching up to do as she moves into the Mushroom Kingdom and gotten into College. They introduced to their girl friends which is Mara’s favorite from Disney Themed or Medieval Times “Princess Peach” and “Princess Daisy“ as they told her about their adventures and spend time. Her cousins even also made it, She is not happy to meet “Wario” but is for “Waluigi“. She was later discovered and captured by King of Koopas, Leader of the Koopa Empire and Darklands “Bowser”. Who founds away to get his revenge on Mario before his next move. She was later had someone help her escape. Peach agrees to train her like she did too Mario. Overtime before Mario Bros and Mara had to face Bowser and his army again, Mara meet other characters and allies and villIan’s that lead to the only point that she has so much to learn.

Full Name: Mara Mario

Age:19

Personality: Determine, Funny, Tuff, Silly, Cheerful, Curious

Status: Single, Having a crush.

Resident: Brooklyn New York (formerly) Mushroom Kingdom

Likes: Spending Time with The Bros and Princes‘s, The Kong Clan, Luma’s, Toads, Yoshi’s, Sports, Racing, Disney Princess Movies, Adventure and being inspired.

Dislikes: Being Scared, Koopa Empire, Kremling Empire, Watching her friends getting Hurt, Wario and Cranky’s additued and Won’t be able to see Mario and Luigi again.

Favorite Food: Pasta with meat sauce, Ramen Noodles, Chicken Breast Sandwich and Biscuit’s.

Favorite Animal:Cats, Apes and Monkeys *Favorite Tiny Kong*

Favorite Power Ups: Squirrel Suits and Boomerang Flower.

Family: Jump Man/Mario Mario Sr (Father), Pauline (Mother), Mario Mario Jr and Luigi Mario (Twin older brothers), Wario and Waluigi (Older Cousins)

Allies/Friends

My OC Amatory the Mushroom Kingdom Guard My OC Gill Koopa  Mario Luigi Princess Peach Princess Daisy Toad Toadeete Yoshi Waluigi Starlow Rosalina Donkey Kong  Diddy Kong Dixie Kong Cranky Kong Funky Kong Candy Kong Tiny Kong Lanky Kong Chunky Kong Kiddy Kong Swanky Kong My OC Roxanne Kong My OC Loxie Kong  My OC Goldie Kong  My OC Mama Kong Professor Egadd Mona PolterPup Krunch Kremling

Frienimeies

Wario Captain Syrup Bluster Kong Some Goombas and Koopas Kalypso Kremling Pom Pom Lakatus Wiggler

Enemies

Bowser Kamek Bowser Jr Roy Koopa Morton Koopa Jr Ludwig Von Koopa Iggy Koopa Larry Koopa Wendy O Koopa Lemmy Koopa Boom Boom Eliot Trio Nabbit Fawful King Boo Ghost and Boos Dry Bones Petty Piranha Clown Koopa from Mario 3D World My OC Edward John Koopa Sumo Koopa King K Rool My OC King K Rool the Second My OC Queen Sofia Rool Krusha Klump Kudgel Kritters Klaptraps Pirates Bad Goombas and Koopas Evil Robots

Thanks for Reading and No Criticism Comments

[orphancookie69]

Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe!

Mario Kart. It is probably the perfect epidemy of “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. It is not a new game by any means. New versions breath new life into it. Other similar games mercilessly steal from it. And with the newest update there are blue shells! 

Hit the road with the definitive version of Mario Kart 8 and play anytime, anywhere! Race your friends or battle them in a revised battle mode on new and returning battle courses. Play locally in up to 4-player multiplayer in 1080p while playing in TV Mode. Every track from the Wii U version, including DLC, makes a glorious return. Plus, the Inklings appear as all-new guest characters, along with returning favorites, such as King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr.! More information here: https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/mario-kart-8-deluxe-switch/

My Thoughts On The Game: 

Did you know this game has so much damn hype that it has its own separate website? Damn. This was one of my first games I got with my Switch. It is on the more expensive end at $60-$80 dollars. But when I first got my Switch, I was kind of tired of the classic Nintendo titles. I have been gaming for so long that I have played this game before. But, for a family friendly classic party game-there is no better game. This is the only way to do kooky racing, sorry Nickelodeon. 

You can play alone, online, or couch co-op (well couch vs). Amiibo friendly, I haven’t heard that name in a while. The only other game I know that uses Amiibos heavily are Animal Crossing but I know they are used in games. They are more figurine like, usually, so it also gets the collectors. Nintendo Labo friendly too. Labo is a toys to life concept, I have not used it myself. You play solo to unlock all your options. There are 4 different gaming modes, 5 different CC’s, and so much more. Tracks are a healthy mix of new tracks and older ones. 

This is generally a safe game for family gaming. My nephew loves to play this, but he does not like losing. The controls have not changed much over the years, the timeless ness of this game makes it easy for just about anyone to jump in. Replay value is in the party game aspect. While I don’t generally like when games get “too modern”, I would love to see this maybe go VR and get a major update next time it gets made! (Switch really would be an interesting device to have Nintendo jump into the VR game with...)

[obae-me]

Devil Kart

Fire. Still-burning flakes of ash floated down from the now smoke suffocated sky. Rubble laid down at their feet. Splintered wood. Glinting shards from broken windows. Bricks and foundations of pieces of their home, the House of Lamentation, scattered amidst the yard like abandoned tombstones. For but a moment, all of the residents and their invited company stood still, gazing at the pillar of fumes pouring out from the enormous gap that had been blown out from the sturdy mansion wall. They took in its destructive beauty, taking note of it as the result for their horrendous mistake. One that would not be made lightly again. Suffice it to say, this hadn’t been the first nor the last time this building would be torn asunder. It’s beloved owners were demons after all. However, this fact did not bring comfort to those soaking in the situation at hand. Although for some it did bring great amusement. 

“Well…” MC sighed. “This definitely ended worse than Uno.”

Our favorite demon brothers along with MC, invited Diavolo, Barbatos, and the residents of Purgatory Hall to invite them in a fun game night. Who knew Mario Kart could be such a deadly game?

Lucifer

Character: King Boo

He offered the character with the title “King” in it to Diavolo first, but when Diavolo chose someone else, he didn’t hesitate to pick the ruler of...whatever these specter-like creatures were. 

He plays ruthlessly, constantly throwing bananas, hiding fake boxes in the real ones, whatever devilishly sneaky trap he can lay, he’ll have it done. Even if he doesn’t win, he’s going to take whoever threw that red shell and drag them down to the last in line with him. More often than not, he finds himself winning anyway. He’s not a huge fan of playing games that he deems...childish and illogical, but secretly he deeply enjoyed it. Even for only the value of all his brother’s various expressions when he’s the cause of their suffering.

The destruction wasn’t quite his fault...fully. He’d never do something so idiotic in front of the Prince of Demons, but in his anger and desperation to stop the fight to save face, it was more figurative fuel for the eventual literal fire.

Mammon

Character: Roy Koopa

He really wanted Bowser, desperately so, but Diavolo had picked him already. He almost had an idea to fight Diavolo for the right to play him, but one look at Lucifer’s expression, now sporting a very angry vein in his forehead, and he settled for someone else. Roy Koopa, whatever he was...with his sunglasses and spikes, was a decent second choice. 

He’s not quite sure what the goal is, to be completely honest. He’s seen racing before, even gambled on it, but this one has a lot more rules and...weapons than he’s used to. Is he supposed to be killing people? Is he supposed to have the most money? He’s more focused on collecting items and coins rather than making sure he’s the first in line. Unfortunately for him, he’s often the one targeted for bombs and bananas. 

He ended up being one of the main suspects of the destruction. He didn’t start it, but once he got involved, he made everything so much worse. Why did everyone always go right to him to accuse him of something, eh? Why was Satan spouting off that all of this might as well be his fault? He’s upset over his constant losing too.

Levi

Character: Mario

If you think he’s choosing anyone else other than the popular main character, you’d be comically wrong. He considered maybe taking Princess Peach, but someone already chose her. 

He knows too much about this game. After all, it was a special gift MC had given him. A game from the Human Realm. He did want to explain and rant about all the things it was lacking, but he had played much worse before. So, like he did in most-if not all-of his games, he quickly learned all the ins and outs. He’s a master at drifting, finding the secret shortcuts, and dodging items. However, anything can happen in this game, and for all his talents, his brothers are experts in misfortune. He almost rages more than the demon of Wrath himself. 

It’s possible a lot of this is his fault. He couldn’t help it, when it came to video games, no one should be able to beat him so easily. He couldn’t contain his anger. He had been AT the finish line when someone unleashed a blue shell. He ended up getting hit with such a bombardment of items after he’d been stunned, he ended up last place. Dead last. People were going to pay.

Satan

Character: Dry Bones

Honestly he chose the character that looked the least annoying and cartoony, that was his only motivation. So a skeletal Koopa with glowing yellow eyes seemed a decent enough choice. 

How did he get roped into such a childish game? He’s not exactly sure himself. It might’ve had something to do with MC’s begging eyes or even just the thought of digitally torturing his brothers. He’s even more brutal than Lucifer. While Lucifer puts all his tricks into sneaky items, Satan will not hesitate to be brash and use all his items on one person. Is three red shells a bit overkill? Probably, but he doesn’t care. He’ll also bump people off edges, and of course, somehow he always gets the blue shell. Does he typically win? No. Does he always make everyone else scream in anger and openly love it? Yes. 

For once, he didn’t throw the blue shell, but right after Mammon, Levi figured it was him. Accusing him of always sabotaging people, always stirring up people just to tick them off. Levi hadn’t been wrong, but he didn’t like being compared to Mammon, it insulted his intelligence. Also he just had a lot of pent up anger he needed to release. This game for all it’s merits was starting to drive him mad. He and Levi kicked things off, Mammon joining in soon after.

Asmo

Character: Princess Peach

He has no idea who these characters are but you know he has to go with the pink princess. And with a name like Peach? He had no other choice. She’s almost as cute, flirty, and pink as he is. Almost. 

He doesn’t really care for this game or the idea of winning it either. The thing he specializes in is drama. He adores messing with the other player’s feelings. He’ll randomly make alliances for the sake of spicing things up, but he won’t hesitate to quickly switch sides if it makes for a good match. Oh yay, he’s almost helped Solomon past the finish line, how beautifully heartbreaking would it be if he used the red shell he’s been holding onto? The only person he’ll truly team up with to help them win is MC. Or will he? 

Oh he is loving this. The fighting, the drama, he was hoping for something to this scale. Leave it to his family to always be causing trouble. The whole video of what happened is now on Devilgram, and it is blowing up. Almost like that wall did. 

Beel

Character: Yoshi

He’ll admit, he wasn’t even fully aware they all would be playing a game. All he heard was that everyone would be hanging out together, having a fun time, eating snacks. He’d go anywhere if there were snacks. When he shrugged and asked Levi to choose a character for him, Levi suggested Yoshi, the adorable and iron stomached dinosaur. Beel enjoys him. 

He’s the only person who doesn’t stir things up on purpose. He doesn’t like being aggressive, and honestly, he’ll brake his digital vehicle and let someone else pass him if they’re being chased by a shell so he can take it instead. The only time he sabotaged a match was when they played on a tasty looking map and he subsequently tried to eat the TV. If he ends up winning it’s just because no one has the heart to throw anything at him. That or they’re too focused on targeting someone else. 

When stuff goes down, he’s just trying to keep MC out of this. He went to work scooping up the humans and the tiny angel and brought them to safety. It was a good thing he did too, who knows what would’ve happened to all of them had they stayed in the room. He does now have a craving for roasting marshmallows, though.

Belphie

Character: Rosalina

He really didn’t care who he played, he barely had the energy to play in the first place. He eventually settled on Rosalina because she looked like a soft character, surrounded by stars. He liked stars.

He didn’t even realize that Beel had carried him to everyone while he was asleep. When he woke up, MC had asked him kindly if he wanted to play, and even though he had coldly said no, he grabbed a controller anyway. If he can even manage to stay awake enough to start the race, he’ll put no effort into anything. He’ll just shrug anytime he falls off the course or gets hit by someone. No one knows he’s actually quietly seething. Part of his struggles might be due to the fact he’s trying to play while he’s laying down. Once he started sitting up, eyes laser focused on the screen, MC knew it was starting to spell trouble.

It was him, he did it. He threw the blue shell. Why? Curiosity maybe, mixed with a hint of spite and laced with some sweet revenge. He was sick of seeing everyone win when he hadn’t won a race himself. He was ready to cause some problems, they always ended up being entertaining.

Diavolo

Character: Bowser

He had a hard time choosing at first, he’s just so excited to actually be playing a game, with friends! It’s a very youthful thing to do. He eventually settles on Bowser, appreciating his features, big and menacing, and they both have the same red hair! He finds it immensely enjoyable. 

He also has absolutely no idea what he’s doing. He always has to ask what the buttons do, even if he’s already asked three times already. Admittedly, he’s just happy to be doing anything other than work. Corruption, torture, and ruling his kingdom of demons can wait. He never really has the chance for this ever, and he’s playing with a bunch of friends. He’s extremely elated. The only one who really dares to even attempt to sabotage Diavolo is Lucifer. It’s possible the eldest brother is taking this game a bit too seriously. Diavolo ends up winning a few times purely out of respect for his royal status, and the little gold trophy brings such a smile to his face. 

He could’ve done without the destruction part. He does love a good explosion from time to time, but his fun adventure with his friends has now gone up in flames, and right after he had been neck and neck with Lucifer. He does prefer that his student council uphold an image, but he had been having too much fun to worry about it now. He’ll look over it this time.

Barbatos

Character: Shy Guy 

He’s not sure who to choose, so he might as well pick the little...creature with the mask and mysterious aura. But, to be fair, he chose mostly at random. 

He was very grateful to have been invited to play along with his Lord and his friends. He can’t remember the time he was allowed to just...play something...for fun. However, all he really knows is his duty and his job to serve Diavolo at every turn. His main goal in this game is to make sure Diavolo wins. He’s surprisingly on par with Levi at this game despite having never touched it before, and he can single-handedly force the match to go in Diavolo’s favor.  

He helps Beel in escorting people to safety, and already he’s made preparations to put out the fire and get to work fixing the damage. Again. Now he has to change his ‘Days Since The House Of Lamentation Was Damaged’ sign in his room back to zero. To think they had almost made a new record. 

Simeon 

Character: Random

He can’t just decide on one character, not when they all look like so much fun. He doesn’t want to leave any of them out, and so each match he’ll choose a new character. He wants everyone to have a chance. 

He’s the same as Diavolo in the case that he has no idea how to control this thing. He’s still learning how to use a D.D.D. for heaven's sake. Which button is ‘go’ again? Once he thought he almost won, when in reality, he ended up doing three laps going in the opposite direction. He did actually win once, but no one knew for the life of them how, when he had been holding the controller backwards the entire time. He won’t throw anything at anyone ever. Mostly because he’s an angel, but also because he has no idea how to even use items. 

He was a little confused and disappointed when the fighting started. He mostly just worried for MC’s safety. He was disheartened to hear how casually they were reacting to this. He made sure to promise to invite them over sometime for a nice calm game that wouldn’t end in inevitable chaos.

Solomon

Character: Waluigi

He’s a human, he’s been on the internet, he knows the memes. He doesn’t need to say anything more on the subject. 

Like Asmo, he’s almost more focused on the people playing the game than the actual game itself. He might even help Asmo in secret alliances. He’s just incredibly amused with how the demons are acting. He also might have set his phone to record audio during all the matches. He now has several amusing phrases from multiple demons such as ‘you’ll take my banana and like it or choke’, ‘I would’ve finished first if you hadn’t rammed me so hard’, ‘I’ve been covered in goo’, and many more. The recordings ended up being mostly cussing, sadly, but those few gems he’ll be keeping for the foreseeable future. 

He was prepared for something like this. MC had recounted the many stories of games that met unfortunate ends. He’s got a spell prepared to at least attempt to mitigate some of the harm.

Luke 

Character: Toad

His main motivation for picking Toad was because he thought he was some kind of muffin. Apparently there’s a popular Celestial world treat that looks shockingly similar, much to Solomon and MC’s silent distress.

He keeps trying to tell anyone that he’s not a child so he’s not enjoying this. Everyone can tell he’s lying due to how wide-eyed he is about it. He’s honestly having the time of his life until all the demons keep cussing so badly he feels like his ears are going to literally bleed. After Luke started to question exactly where Satan meant when he said Lucifer should shove his shells somewhere, MC and Simeon decided to take turns covering his ears to preserve his innocence. 

He’s going to do his best to act like he didn’t cry when all the fighting and explosions started. After his shock, he focused on making sure MC is extra safe. He insisted that MC stay at Purgatory Hall until things were fixed.

Note: I am so behind on finishing headcanons and yet... despite having strange writer’s block I managed to come up with this at 3 am...I have no some regrets. 

Based off of:

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Hi, but um, why did I see no one talk about how the strict and grumpy Lucifer played Mario Kart with the Prince of Hell?!

[urmother-official]

video game hcs (mha)

This is what video games i think some students from class 1A would like! This is just headcannons in random order, and some random scenarios at the bottom. This is all my opinion btw and i’m only like 2 seasons in so i may be off!

Characters included - Jirou, Denki, Kirisima, Momo, Iida, Ururaka, Bakugo, Tsuyu, Izuku, Todoroki and Mina.

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Jirou

She would probably love indie horror games and spend free time perusing steam, looking for cheap games to play. Had an undertale and fran bow phase, would play friday night funkin’. Favourite character from undertale is papyrus. 

Denki

Are you gonna look me in the eyes and tell me this man DIDNT have a fnaf phase? He’s jumping off the walls to play the new game. He also bullies kids on roblox (with jirou and bakugo ofc) and kirishima would always tag along but disapprove of being mean to the kids. I have an odd feeling he’d also be into shitty ps2 games and speedrunning said games.

Kirishima

Kirishima (in my opinion) wouldn’t play video games very much on his own, but loves playing them with friends. Fucking loves mario kart and probably mains dry bones and link. Also this might just be me but i think he’d like zelda botw. Has played and enjoyed until dawn.

Momo

Before class 1A i don’t think she’d really be into video games but after being introduced to sim city she’d fold. WHAT NERD DOESNT LIKE BUILDING SIMS. She’d also like stardew valley, which Tsu showed her, probably would romance Penny or Hayley. Plays minecraft just to build castles.

Iida 

The ONLY video games this man would play is building sims and he limits his play time heavily. He likes the productivity and relaxing nature of it, but also becomes an evil oil tycoon everytime he plays (as do i). He’d be competitive with Momo and they’d brag to each other about their newest cities. He does see playing video games with others as a bonding experience and will play whatever game (as long as it is appropriate). Would main shy guy in mario kart and suck at it.

Ururaka

Plays and loves the sims. Has a new family every few months and gets really attached to them for no reason and cries at their funeral. If she had expansion packs they would be... sims 4: seasons and parenthood. sims 3: island paradise (dont ask me how she runs it) and supernatural. Would also love minecraft, stardew valley (romances Sam), any otome game and animal crossing. Had a 3ds at some point. Mains daisy in mario kart.

Bakugo

This man has an 8:30 bedtime. He doesn’t have time for video games, but when he does he would bully kids on roblox and occasionally plays cod. Would be reluctant to play games with friends but would main bowser in mario kart and kill it.

Tsu Loves chill games, minecraft, slime rancher, stardew valley (romances Leah or Maru), animal crossing, etc. Mains isabelle or rosaline in mario kart.

Izuku

Plays every All Might related game he can find. Loves minecraft and is into speedruns. Mains yoshi in mario kart.

Todoroki 

Poor boy is so confused. I don’t think he understands anything thats going on at first but after listening to Denki ramble about the bite of 83 vs 87, and Momo talk about her population density and employment rates he starts picking up on it. He’s an observer and likes watching someone play a few times before giving a try. Hates mario kart because he’s bad at it, played waluigi once and didn’t get why people found it funny, after that he mains toad.

Mina

Loves just dance, but just to see how bad everyone else is at it and the dances they pick. Will drop $30 on a dating sim, has played all routes of mystic messenger including the bad endings (i’ve never played but she’d like the tall mysterious guy since there's always one). Girlsgogames was her SHIT. Always played the makeover games and killed it, definitely downloaded a virus more than once and broke her computer. 

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Random Scenarios 

Kirishima, Jirou, Mina, Bakugo and Denki have all played guitar hero together and killed it.

Ururaka and Tsu have a private minecraft server where they can just chill away from the crazier class 1A server because their houses kept blowing up. (wonder who did that (jk it was probably denki))

When Ururaka convinces Mina to finally play the sims she causes fucking chaos in the town and destroys everyone's relationships. (would kill mortimer goth and feel kinda bad when giving his kids away for adoption)

Iida spends an entire weekend watching all the fnaf lore videos he can find on youtube so he can finally understand what Denki tries to explain to him everyday. </3 

If Iida hears anyone talk a lot about a game they really like he’ll do his research to understand what they’re talking about and walk up to them the next day and ask them which character is their favourite and recite all the fun facts he learned. (his search history is: what is a fnaf?, who is purple guy?, man behind the slaughter? what is undertale? papyrus fun facts) do me a favour and imagine all that in perfect grammer too.

(For my simcity players) Momo uses the academy and becomes a green earth godess basically and Iida becomes a oil tycoon with omegaco.

Mina made Iida do the rasputin dance and thinks of it daily <3 thankfully she recorded it and sent it to everyone in class 1A to his horror.

Denki and Jirou would probably come up with games to play.

If the class played detroit become human Kiri would love connor’s coin tricks (so manly <3), Iida would be intrigued by the philosophy and moral dilemmas of the situation, Denki, Jirou and Ururaka end up simping for connor (who doesn’t). Momo, Tsu and Jirou would cry if Kara got the bad ending (and would simp for her). Todoroki would fail any choice in the game and make everyone go back to make the right choice (at one point he brought connors relationhip with hank down and denki shut off the system and took the controller for the rest of the game), Bakugo is just making fun of everything and calling people robot fuckers while Mina cheers everyone on while simping for markus.

[virovac]

So I misread something

The version of Dry Bowser that is ironically NOT BOWSER that appears simultaneously with Bowser in spinoffs isn’t said to be a family member, but a close “family friend”.

In Mario Party: Island Tour, in Bowser's Tower, Bowser refers to Dry Bowser as "a close family friend".

 If translation is not off, that means he is a friend to Bowser’s entire family.

And I’m kind of imagining him this ancient member of Bowser’s kind, possibly long before the koopas had a system of government, that was unearthed and sprung to life, and either Bowser or one of his ancestors instead of being afraid or hateful reached out to this undead being in a spirit of brotherhood (possibly after a fight of course.)

[lindoig8]

Sunday 18 April

We were on the road a little earlier than usual and soon met up with a couple (Dad and adult Daughter, we think) going the other way. We had seen almost no other cars on this road, but they hailed us down and asked if we had seen the other two cars in their party of three vehicles. We had, just a few minutes earlier, so they were not far ahead of us and this car had obviously passed them without recognising them. We knew of a side road up to the Strzelecki Track and suggested that their companions may have taken that route, but it was in the opposite direction they wanted to go – to Lyndhurst rather than Innamincka. They turned around and we let them pass us while they raced off to find their friends – only for us to pass them again 30-40 clicks ahead where they were again studying their maps and GPS. We stopped again and used Heather’s Maps.me app to give them the lie of the land because they couldn’t understand their own GPS. Off they went again and we caught up with them and their travelling companions at the junction with the Strzelecki. They had finally found each other, having probably never been more than 10 clicks apart and having passed each other at least once, possibly twice. I have an excellent navigator aboard so I hope we never get into the sort of pickle they seemed to have succumbed to.

The Strzelecki was something of a disappointment! We drove it 191 kilometres west to Lyndhurst and at least half of it was sealed with a good deal more prepared and ready for sealing. I reckon the government, all governments, should just decide to seal the entire surface of Australia and be done with it. There is so little adventure left in the Outback and we are continually hearing stories of the Outback Way, the Plenty Highway, the Tanami and who knows what else being sealed. It is just so sad!!! It will change the face of the Outback once the luxury hotels and resorts are built to take advantage of the bustling tourist traffic on all the sealed freeways (probably tollways!) – totally destroying the last vestige of romance, excitement and challenge. Within a very few years, there will be no authentic Outback to see and explore. If you want to learn about the Outback, do it now or it will be too late.

We had a few more stops along the way and at one place, I heard water dripping onto the road and found that the tap on one of our water tanks had been broken off when a stone flew up and hit it. I plugged it with 'Blue-tack' but doubted if it would hold (and it didn’t).

We were going to get fuel at Lyndhurst, but the bowser was not working and would be fixed in a few days. So we went south to Copley – alas, it was Sunday and the bowser there was closed too. So we ended up at Leigh Creek again, close to 50 kilometres south of Lyndhurst when we wanted to go north, but at least we got fuel. We booked into the Caravan Park at the service station so we could have showers, only to find we had to return to the servo to get the code for the ablution block.

We then found that another stone had broken the inlet hose to our water tanks so we have had to rely on our own tanks and the DC pump in the van ever since. Fortunately, we figured we had plenty of water to last us to Alice Springs so it was not going to delay us while we arranged repairs - at some unknown location!

It is interesting that we always have hundreds of small gravel stones rolling around on the car roof, making it difficult to open the back because they get lodged in the joint between the door and the roof. Every horizontal surface under the car and van is chockers with similar stones, often quite a lot larger, but the only way they can get onto the roof of the car is to be flicked up onto the sloping front of the van and bounce the 2-3 metres forward onto the car roof. There is plenty of evidence of minor stone damage on the van so I don’t suppose it is all that surprising.

A car and trailer turned up a few minutes after we arrived in the caravan park and the woman pleaded with me to tell her the code for the ablution block because she was desperate to use the toilet. I was reluctant because I thought it was a con, but eventually agreed – and they never returned to the servo to pay for their stay in the park. But next day, they wanted to empty their Portaloo and found the dump-point was padlocked. We never had a key so when she asked me for one, I redirected her to the servo and an hour later she returned, presumably having been forced to pay for the night in order to get the key to the dump-point.

We had a loquacious busybody parked next to us at Leigh Creek who was very eager to tell us all the things we were doing wrong and where we should go instead of what our plans involved, but I eventually escaped him and hid out in the van instead. And he left well before us next morning so I avoided most of his ramblings then too.

Monday 19 April

We needed to exchange our empty gas bottle for a full one so went to the servo only to find that the dust had clagged up the padlock on our gas bottle and I had to use some bolt-cutters to cut the lock off. Dearest gas ever at $50 a bottle – usually under $30. (I subsequently had to cut the clogged padlock off our second gas bottle too!)

Our first stop was Farina – the ruins of what was once a sizeable town of well over 300. There were lots of ruins around of shops, a smithy, school, hardware outlet, train station and yards, a bank, mill, bakery, etc., but in 1955 everyone simply walked away and left the place to crumble in their wake. We have seen quite a few places like this, mainly based around a single industry or service (telegraph or train station, for example), but this was a significant diverse township with a Council and local laws – yet within a single year, it became a deserted, heavily-vandalised ruin. Where did everyone go? What did they do in their new abodes? If they left everything behind, how did they survive? It is not much more than 50 years ago, certainly well within my lifetime, and it seems so hard to understand how people simply decided to leave en masse and how they survived afterwards. It certainly gives me cause for thought.

And why are all such buildings so heavily vandalised? Vandals will wreck anything, but most of the wrecked buildings we saw were made out of stone, often constructed of two layers with an air-gap between and up to about 6-700mm thick. What induces vandals to demolish such structures? It would be bloody hard work for no reward. One of the sidings we saw beside the old Ghan track had been left in such a state that I could have given some of the walls a gentle push and the entire wall and roof would have collapsed on me. It looked quite dangerous so why would anyone deliberately leave a building in such a precarious condition? Some very strange people inhabit this world!

We stopped in Marree to fill out our Northern Territory border forms. It took almost an hour – and they were never even looked at. So much bureaucracy for so little benefit. I have probably always been something of a bureaucrat myself but hopefully, always for a purpose. This Covid thing seems simply to always have been a device to keep the population under the thumb of the politicians.

Marree is at the eastern end of the famous Oodnadatta Track (and at the southern end of the Birdsville Track that we drove a few years ago) and the road itself was probably in better condition than it has been for any of our earlier 3-4 crossings. It is more than 600 kilometres of gravel and ends at Marla on the sealed Stuart Highway. We stopped at several places that day: a couple of defunct railway sidings (from when the Ghan paralleled the road en route to Alice Springs) as well as a few dry riverbeds and occasional watercourses, looking at plants and looking for the very elusive birds – of which there have been very few so far this trip. Surprisingly, at one expansive patch of water, I saw a flock of Silver Gulls (500+ km from the ocean), an Australasian Grebe, some Pacific Black Ducks and some Little Black Cormorants – as well as the usual Budgerigars – many more of them than I can recall on previous trips, but many fewer Zebra Finches.

We stopped to photograph some of the Art in the Desert, quirky stuff erected by a local pastoralist who decided that there needed to be more entertainment along the Track. It is just a string of quaint installations a couple of clicks long on his property beside the Track. I will post a couple of pics if I can find them.

We camped overnight at Coward Springs. Literally an oasis in the desert with an extensive permanent wetland that is the habitat of quite a few waterbirds, despite us not seeing any this trip. There were about 150 people there overnight: very different from our previous visits, and a nice little earner for the current owners at $15 a head (plus $10 a head for day visitors). Mind you, there is a lot of work for them to do, just the two of them looking after a big area with diverse challenges not encountered at most ‘resorts’. There are several big date palms there and on our first visit several years ago, we picked some and put them in our pockets for later – needless to say, our pockets ended up full of a dusty gooey mess that was quite inedible. Once bitten…… so we never indulged this time.

Before dinner, I walked to the natural hot spa but never went in. It is not all that big and there was a family already in it so adding us (even if we had wanted) would have made it a bit crowded. I strolled around the edge of the wetland hoping to see some of its inhabitants, but although I was almost constantly regaled with a cacophony of gentle squeaks and squawks from the reeds and shrubbery, I saw only Crested Pigeons.