#spm AU

[jell-o101]

CW // Strangulation

(lol the first CW and it’s at the beginning of the damn comic 💀)

Prologue

Ch 1 - Comedy and Drama

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Damn boi ate his words fufufufufu

I swear I wasn’t supposed to take this long with this update 😅. But behold! The ounce of comedy this damn story will have. If you even consider this comedy.

I also wanted to thank @luiginumbaa1 for giving me permission to reference one of their drawings for that final image here.

Now, I will mention @pianokantzart for coming up with the heavily vegetated mindscape idea first. They get that medal 😆.

Stay tuned for the next page ☺️

[ohmaerieme]

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[the-cat-ara]

Here are some quick doodles

I don't know if I'm going to transfer them to digital at some point or leave them like this, for the moment I'll leave them here :)

I drew this because I'm reading an angsty comic about these two by @jell-o101, which BY GOD I LOVE!!! It's been a long time since I've read something with that level of angst and I love it! So I'm encouraged to draw some angst that I was imagining while scribbling frantically, I don't know if this is angsty or not, but at least I hope you like the drawings :D

[starferret]

SPM gem au comic

Part 1 / 2

It didn’t feel right just showing the design for Super Dimentio without the dramatic buildup, so here we are

(Please excuse my inconsistent ass art style)

[pianokantzart]

Movie Verse Super Paper Mario AU

Given how long my SPM comic has gotten, and the fact that it's about to become more obvious how much the story deviates from the original (particularly with DK filling the role of Bowser as a hero), I figured now would be a good time to put together a rough outline of the plot points in my AU.

This isn't required reading for my comic, this is just for everyone who wants some extra context and info about how my version of events differ from the original Super Paper Mario.

The story starts out with Mario and Luigi at home. Luigi is talking about how peaceful things have been lately, but unlike in SPM he has absolutely no desire to see this change.

Meanwhile, Mario is trying to pretend he isn't a little bored, and is quietly dropping suggestions that the two of them go off and explore some faraway kingdom to break up the monotony.

Suddenly, Toad bursts in in a panic, and The Mario Brothers are ushered to the castle as Toad hurriedly explains that Princess Peach has disappeared.

The three enter the crime scene: her bedroom shows signs of a brief struggle, but otherwise there is no clue to what might have happened except a letter that reads "If you wish to see the princess again, meet me within Bowser's castle" written in unfamiliar handwriting.

Despite this disappearance not matching Bowser's style at all, Toad and The Mario Brothers have little choice but to believe he has something to do with this. They decide to take the bait.

They enlist the help of Donkey Kong in the rescue mission, figuring it'd be best to have the extra muscle given how likely it is this is a trap (plus the karts are a more reliable form of transportation compared to the warp pipes.)

Despite the addition of a giant gorilla to the team, Mario & co. successfully sneak into Bowser's Castle undetected. The guards don't seem to be on particularly high alert. Stranger still, they can't find the princess anywhere.

When Bowser eventually discovers and confronts them, Mario explains the situation and presents the mysterious letter they found. Bowser is dumbfounded, but insists that whatever happened to Peach can wait until after he kills them.

Before things escalate any further, Count Bleck appears from a portal in sort of a rough recreation of this scene:

Bleck is pleased to see everyone gathered together, and presents the captive Princess "as promised."

Seeing this, Mario immediately leaps to attack the count despite Luigi's desperate plea for him to wait. Like in the game, this causes Mario to get knocked out. Soon after, everyone is sucked away into the dimensional portal except the unconscious Mario.

Mario awoken by Tippi, who– after brief introductions– teleports him away to meet Merlon so they can work together to stop Count Bleck with the help of The Light Prognosticus.

Mario isn't sure how he feels about the idea of prophecies... he doesn't really buy into the idea, despite how much he matches the physical description in the book... but if playing along means Tippi will help him stop Count Bleck and save everyone, he'll do it.

Meanwhile, everyone else awakens to find themselves at Peach and Bowser's wedding. Toad, Donkey Kong, and Luigi do their best to interfere as Nastasia hypnotizes Peach into saying "I Do." Ultimately, Mario's allies fail, and the marriage unleashes the chaos heart.

From there, things continue much like in the game, albeit with a few changes:

As described before, Bowser's role is filled by Donkey Kong. Bowser, in the meantime, aligns himself with Count Bleck to spare his own army from being brainwashed, biding his time until he can usurp the count and gain control of the chaos heart.

Toad is part of Mario’s group too. He isn't mentioned in the light or dark prognosticus, but he is determined to help out nonetheless (and actually does a pretty good job.)

Unlike in SPM, Luigi stays brainwashed the entire time. The first time Mr. L is defeated, Mario and his allies try to grapple him and drag him back to Flipside so Merlon can take a look at him, but Dimentio interfered and "rescued" Mr. L before they could manage it.

O'Chunks, Mimi, Dimentio, and Mr. L work together as a unit after failing their respective attempts to stop the heroes, leading to a couple of instances of all-out battle royale between Bleck's minions and Team Mario. Bleck's Minions, as dysfunctional as they are, don't succeed in stopping the heroes from obtaining any pure hearts despite their combined efforts.

The ending is where things really get switched up:

The main four, having gathered all the pure hearts, start heading to Castle Bleck to destroy the chaos heart.

In the frenzy of everyone preparing for the confrontation, Bowser... knowing that The Dark Prognosticus prophesied that The Man In Green would be the one to bring darkness to all... draws Mr. L away from the group and tries to kill him.

Dimentio, however, saves Mr. L, and working together they successfully incapacitate Bowser enough for Dimentio to send him back to his own dimension.

This rescue– plus the earlier rescue from the clutches of Mario– causes Mr. L to place misplaced faith in Dimentio.

Seeing this, Dimentio comes clean and asks Mr. L to join him in usurping The Count. He lies that Count Bleck has no intention of creating new worlds after destroying the old ones, and offers Mr. L a portion of his own power if he agrees to assist in making sure the universe goes on.

In my version of things, you have to agree to a partnership in order to get implanted with a floro sprout. It's sort of a contractual thing... one can't just plant something in your brain while you're unconscious.

At this point, Mr. L trusts him enough to tentatively agree to his terms and let him in. This is how Dimentio manages to get the sprout seed inside Mr. L's head.

Sure enough, after Mario, DK, Peach, and Toad defeat Count Bleck and his Minions... and just as Tippi begins to get through to the disheartened Blumiere... Dimentio and Mr. L swoop in to swipe the chaos heart and teleport away.

Mario, while rushing to grab his brother, is the only one who manages to get a glimpse of where they teleported to before both Mr. L and Dimentio disappear completely.

He keeps this information to himself as he and Count Bleck's forces hold a truce, tending to the wounded Nastasia and discussing what to do next.

During this meeting, Count Bleck finally answers the question that had been the minds of everyone on Team Mario: why brainwash Luigi? Count Bleck admits the prophecy in The Dark Prognosticus, explaining that he planned on using Luigi to destroy all worlds. What's more, he insists that if they really want to put an end to the chaos heart and the threat it poses, they will have to kill Luigi as well.

This sparks a heated debate. While everyone's shouting Mario says nothing, but silently slinks away from the group to catch up with Luigi and Dimentio on his own.

He knows that the two have merely gone into a chamber deeper within the castle. He knows where to look. If he can just get through to his brother, maybe he can be saved...

Which leads us right up to where my comic begins.

[actaphere]

Really obsessed with the idea of Mario working for Dimentio to unknowingly prepare "the ultimate show" for him

There's not even any force or brainwashing or anything involved, like come on during spm we've all pressed the yes option at least once when asked if we wanna work with Dimentio right. Right.

[more information on this specific part of this whole au below the cut]

So Mario just splits from the rest of the team because yahoo! Adventure! And he slowly learns about the history of levels as they revisit them and maybe even get some lore and backstory as Dimentio slowly unveils his true intentions.

The floro sprout in this design is nothing more than a neutralised old one that Dimentio happened to conveniently have on hand, in this au the heroes don't really get to know much about him or get hinted at his true intentions and dimension manipulation powers until way later, he's nothing more than the counts jester, trying to stall for time focusing more on looks and presentation than actual power! And so Mario and dimentio form a genuine alliance of some sort for now, because realistically why should Dimentio care about killing the heroes or hurting them now? They'll defeat the count soon enough, trust him with the chaos heart and then they'll all be gone once he gets his way and destroys all worlds!

I'm really really thinking about this a lot so if anyone like has any questions or anything PLEAAAAASE I'd love to answer I am going FERAL

[loki-valeska]

I draw some designs for Mimi's alternate outfits. I find it really fun that she has 10 unique fits throughout the game. 

This would fall under concept art for my AU comic, and probably my AU ask blog too.

But mostly it's because I like designing outfits.

[gracebethartacc]

A jesters lament is the most fanfic ever forever

@dappledpaintbrush hiiiiii 💜

Flat vers,,

[dappledpaintbrush]

I really think I have a mental issue

(Motions to auditorium full of empty chairs) Btw I changed his design so he has his dad’s nose now :3

[sleepysheepy6]

Don't mind me giving Peach a breakdown.

[notsocharmingmagician]

My silly goober for the Super Paper Dorks AU!!

[ohmaerieme]

green little asshole i hope he explodes-Wait

[snuffydoo]

AWWWWWWWWW- Can we get some drawn flustered swap dim content? Doesn't have it be the previous ask specifically, just in general< 3

Just for you two <3

[starferret]

TADC x SPM?? Ayo?

I LOVE COMBINING MY INTERESTS!!! So yeah I tried making a silly au that’s based on TADC, but very loosely. Since we only have one episode to work with lore-wise, I made up a plot that fits more with SPM

General idea is that Dimentio is victorious and creates his own world. Rather than destroying all worlds, he kinda freezes them- if you’re familiar with The Owl House, it’s pretty much what The Collector did when they made everyone into puppets. And floating above it all is a large circus. With no memory, they awaken in this strange place overseen by a strange ringmaster. And there they lived their lives, going on adventures in the other worlds when the Prognosticus says so. Until one day a new guy shows up: a little green man who seems to be having a panic attack. Welcome to The Amazing Dimensional Circus!

Ok now for the deeper lore stuff. The reason why Luigi joins in later is because he has actually already been there, again, and again, and again. Due to Luigi also being in contact with the Chaos Heart, he was able to retain his memories of what happened before all this. But Dimentio attempts to wipe his memories, but eventually Luigi starts to remember things and figure out what’s going on here. Before he’s able to tell the others the truth, Dimentio steps in and deals with him. He erases everyone’s memories of Luigi, erases Luigi’s memories, and then sends him back in as the new guy.

Maybe I’ll draw more of this au if you guys it :]

[actaphere]

Remember how I said I had settled on a dimentio design? About that... I'll probably add the backstory I masterfully made up for him on later teehee kicks feet

[arrowsperpetualcringe]

Babysitter!Dimentio exsists in the Knight!Luigi timeline, and he is still a little shit