"You're about to have a really terrible experience!"
Vivian
SEED: 1 (215 nominations)
PREVIOUS OPPONENT: Daisy
SPECIES: Shadow
DEBUT: The Thousand-Year Door
BIO: Vivian is one of the main characters of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the GameCube and its 2024 remake for the Switch. while she is introduced as an antagonist along with her sisters, she later joins Mario, at a time when all of Mario's friends have abandoned him.
Vivian's arc is one of the most memorable parts of one of the most critically acclaimed games in the greater Super Mario franchise. the 2024 remake of The Thousand-Year Door was specifically praised by critics and fans alike for making Vivian's transgender identity textually explicit in the English-language release, which had been censored in the original 2004 localization.
in the Super Mario Bracket, Vivian has consistently been one of the strongest competitors, from before the bracket even began. in the preliminaries, she received over twice as many nominations as the second most nominated character, Luigi. she has yet to finish a match with anything less than 70% of the vote, as can be seen in her previous matches against Dribble & Spitz, Goomba, Kamek, Count Bleck, Big Bertha, and Daisy.
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"I'm The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens."
The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens
SEED: 38 (17 nominations)
PREVIOUS OPPONENT: Luigi
SPECIES: Human
DEBUT: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
BIO: The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens is a character from the live-action segment "The Great Hereafter" from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. she is a spirit medium who brings Mario and Luigi into contact with the ghost of their deceased grandmother.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! is, among English-speaking Mario fans, one of the most well-known of the Super Mario franchise's non-video game works. its live action half-episodes were either paired with animated Super Show! episodes, or (as is the case for "The Great Hereafter") with episodes of the Legend of Zelda animated series.
The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens is introduced after Mario suggests to Luigi that they should talk to "the old lady with the evil eye that she could tell fortunes and she could tell things before they happen", just before the woman in question rings the doorbell and says her full title out loud.
in the Super Mario Bracket, The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens has gained a notable dedicated following, winning new fans over almost entirely from her name alone. her pure appeal has led her to win against Ms. Mowz, Funky Kong, Yoshi, Elvira, Rosalina, and Luigi: a remarkable achievement.
Behind-the-scenes photo of Lou Albano and Danny Wells from the production of the live-action segments of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, wearing less detailed (likely early) versions of their Mario and Luigi outfits. It is possible that test or pilot recordings of them using these outfits exist, though none have yet surfaced.
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I headcanon that Mario was a lil gremlin who would do some of the dumbest, most impulsive things (and would get injured a lot as a result)
His love for Luigi only grew though; he never batted an eye when he'd get himself injured, but the moment Luigi gets a little bruise, he immediately tries to tend to it
Super Mario Bracket: LUIGI vs THE OLD PSYCHIC LADY WITH THE EVIL EYE WHO READS FORTUNES AND KNOWS EVERYTHING BEFORE IT HAPPENS
"I'm-a Luigi! Number-a one!"
Luigi
SEED: 2 (104 nominations)
PREVIOUS OPPONENT: Catherine
SPECIES: Human
DEBUT: Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)
NOMINATION EXAMPLE: Luigi's just been my favorite Mario character since I was little. I probably started liking him because green is my favorite color, and I'd say I like him now because of how much personality and charm Nintendo gives him.
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"I'm The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens."
The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens
SEED: 38 (17 nominations)
PREVIOUS OPPONENT: Rosalina
SPECIES: Human
DEBUT: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
NOMINATION EXAMPLE: I'm gonna be honest I have not seen a single episode of the Super Mario Super Show, but her name instantly made her my favourite character of the franchise.
Upon the recommendation of their dear friend Toad, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool decide to take up a vacation to the Kingdom of Sarasaland.
In the midst of exploring their luxurious Villa, The group make a surprising encounter with ruler of the land, The Daisy Princess. The Princess offers to show the group around her kingdom, who she holds great pride in.
All seems well, until an Alien commander from outer space decides to invade the land. He intends to take over Sarasaland and make it his home, and make The Daisy Princess his Queen.
The group becomes set on saving Sarasaland and protecting the Princess. However, The Alien announces their fate in a duel of Wild, High-Speed Race Car driving.
Will the Group be able to shift their minds into gear? Or would they swerve out of control?
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Okay I’m kidding, obviously this is not real guys, pffft. Literally just pulled the entire info, plot and synopsis out of my butt with this one.
But sorry for the lateness on this one! Had a real busy week!
I initially also had a SMBSS ver Daisy character design sheet in the works which I was originally going to post along with this.
But that will be for later, as I just wanted to get this out already!