#Koopa is a creep

[cartoonkoopalings]

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King Bowser Koopa: King of Darkland, bad Kingdad, Future ruler of the mushroom kingdom and the rest of the neighboring kingdoms! Koopa is the adoptive father of the 7 Koopalings and bio father to Bowser Koopa Jr, he always has some kinda scheme cooking to get the mushroom kingdom under his thumb, before he had an assortment of costumes and alter egos to go with them back when he was chasing those plumb scum Mario brothers and the princess Toadstool all over trying to get her to surrender her Kingdom, until she managed to send him packing to Darkland for afew years, in those few years he ended up adopting some kids til he had 7 of the little monsters and began teaching them all the ways to lie, cheat,and steal to get what you want in life. Recently his (now)eldest son married one of his top lieutenants to his Koopa Troop., Boom boom. He's slowed down on the schemes since Jr came to stay, he's trying to be a good Koopa dad to his son.....he's actually a really good dad....for a Koopa.

Mouser: One of koopas oldest friends and only friend to stick around after the globe trotting schemes stopped. Him and Koopa have been friends since childhood. Now days he helps Koopa with taking care of the kids...well the younger ones nowdays atleast... mainly Jr. To Kooky and the others he was and still is second dad. Fun fact he gave Bully his first and current shades when the little Koopa said he wanted to be cool like him. He has a little problem with cheese...can't get enough of the stuff. Him and Koopa may or may not be in a relationship.

[cammiluna]

Mario Stuff Headcanons

and by mario i mean the immortal fool au. sorry. you're not getting any game canon HCs from me ever again... not that I've written any in the last 15 years...

You know mine already as an ifool reader but

Mario and Luigi (both in their mid-late 30s) never have much involvement in my comics, so they’re just cis dudes with unknown sexualities for all i know right now,

actually, scratch that. as of this post, ifool Mario is dating Toad

Geno (age 4000+???), Stars in my AU physically cant be sexed and align to genders based on their interactions with modern society and interactions with other stars based on who gendered themselves on THEIR exposure to the mortal world. He presented himself as masculine, which was carried over into a physical presence when Starlow made him human based on her own personal love for yaoi media. Once he discovered sexuality as a human, he fell into pansexual territory, dominantly falling in love with peach but also having complex feelings for Kamek since they dated decades ago and all that missed opportunity of being physical is creeping up on him. Outside of those two, he has no real attraction preference.

Kamek (age 140) is bisexual/gender nonconforming. Before becoming Bowser’s caretaker and during his temporary retirement, he’s had a lot of exposure to the Beanbean kingdom where at least half the Beanish population is gender nonconforming. It’s the norm here and nobody even labels it “gender nonconforming”. Any beanish that was a girly girl or manly man would simply boast it, but anyone that presented anywhere in between was normal. He started questioning his gender when disguising himself as peach, but just accepted himself as nonconforming and made himself more and more flamboyant whenever away from his koopa troop duties. Currently he is with Naval Piranha, but also returns those complex feelings Geno has on him and can’t quite figure out if he still loves Geno in some way (they argue and insult each other a lot), or if they’re making up for their relationship 50-60 years ago not being mutually sexual due to the physical limitations of Geno’s first inanimate object possessions. Other past relationships include Lima, Harhall, possibly Lakitu from Tetris Attack, had a one-shot date with Gadd and crushed on Toadsworth… and the list expands as i keep writing this guy.

Lady Lima (277), bisexual girly. Had a relationship with Cackletta, ditched her to be with Kamek who came in like Howl from Howl’s moving castle, then dumped him and devoted her life thereafter to make both Cacky and Kamek miserable whenever she wasn’t on shift. Currently in a stable long distance relationship with Toadsworth, so long as her past is buried under a rug.

Fawful (18), I was playing with the idea of him being transmasc, but it’ll conflict with ifool’s prologue. Regardless, he presented masculine since he was a child. He’s otherwise aroace with his asexuality being of the absolute sex-repulsed kind. I have an OC ship for him that i wanna tap into in future comics as homage to my friends in the fawful fandom, and also, to bring to the table that aroace relationships can actually exist Fawful also has a backstory of being a prank-wished stork child that Geno brought to the lives of Kamek and Lima when he took their sarcastic wishes literal during a debate on the existence of storks, so Fawful kind of has a mom and two dads here, but nobody’s ever gonna talk about it Lima simply does not want to acknowledge that babies come from the stork despite literally getting one

Mallow (age 23 in the comic), still figuring himself out but is in a happy and healthy relationship with Gaz (20). He sees himself with a bit of effeminate charm whereas Gaz presents a bit more masculine, but they’re both cis dudes

Gaz, absolutely gay, both in happiness and sexuality

Naval Piranha (50s), another aroace, but not sex-repulsed. She just wants to be around Kamek and spend all her time with him. It wouldn’t matter what gender or anything he is. She’s just glued to him and making it work out. She knows his past relationships and is fine with Kamek being with others- so long as she’s also friends with them. Technically, she does get on friendly terms with Geno since ifool, but doesn’t understand why kamek, peach and others find him so “hot and sexy” as a human as Naval personally finds him aesthetically boring

Cackletta (224 at time of death), not much is written about her, but lesbian

Gadd (age ???), cis man, i-dont-care-whoever-gives-me-the-time-of-day-sexual

[loud-kid2]

Headcanons about the Piranha Plants this time!

@silly-inky @peaches2217 @supergay-64 @itsavee4117 @bberetd @silenzahra @eleventhhourfactor @rainbogen

Piranha Plants as I've said before hunt their food, they work together in order to keep everyone well fed. Even the bone Piranha Plants chip in with the hunts despite not needing to eat whatsoever

Petey, the walking Piranha Plants (bone varient included) and creeping Piranha Plants (all except Petey are pictured below) corral their prey towards the stationary Piranha Plants so they can have first go of their food

After the stationary plants eat, the creeping and walking Piranha Plants get to eat, getting as much food as they need. Petey eats last to make sure everyone has enough, as the leader of the Piranha Plants he likes to make sure they all are content and fed even if it means he doesn't get a whole lot to eat on occasion, he'll hunt for more if he really needs to.

The Bone Piranha Plants are the product of Magic Koopa training, they know reanimation spell in case they need it in a pinch while in battle. Originally the Bone Piranha Plants were destroyed but once Petey was recruited into Bowser's army they stopped destroying them because it upset Petey so they just started sending them to the Piranha Plants Grove (located somewhere in between the Dark Kingdom and the Mushroom Kingdom)

Intelligence wise Petey and the Piranha Plants have the intelligence level of predators like big cats (lions, tigers etc), meaning they don't have any of the concepts the rest of the world does, but they do understand facial expressions and body language. Because they have the intelligence of animals Piranha Plants (and Petey) can be trained, that's how they're effective members of Bowser's army.

To finish off a little headcanon or two for Petey, he'll carry around people he likes and tired Piranha Plants in his mouth, kinda like a mama crocodile. He'll be really gentle and careful so he doesn't accidentally hurt anyone he's carrying in his mouth. He also likes sunning with the Piranha Plants, when they have down time that's what they're doing

[sketchedboba]

"A Green Queen" AU

Chapter IV

A week had passed.

Luigi was getting sick of looking out from his small window at the ocean and the emptiness of his chambers only made the silence unbearable. Medicine from Bowser's castle was taken on board and he was able to treat his arm well. Kamek reassured him that the scar would heal before his monthly visit, but the scar would be noticeable.

Despite that, Bowser hadn't let him out of his room since, and he was beginning to think he'd rot in here if the few Koopa that visited him for his meals didn't keep him company. He'd befriended the cleaning Koopa named Spotty, a bit on the nose -literally- , but he was genuinely happy anytime they were the one serving him.

"Your majesty, lunch is ready."

"Oh... You can leave it on the bed.."

The Koopa set it down as they closed the door, "M-May I ask something, your majesty?"

Luigi turned to them and raised an eyebrow. He noticed the hopeful smile and nodded.

"Thank you, your majesty! I just... You've been here for more than a week and I was hoping that maybe, i-if you'd have me...", They began. "I could be your personal guard? I-I understand if you say no!"

He looked a bit shocked by the request then thought about it, "Does...". He wanted to ask about Bowser, but didn't want to have the Koopa shake in fear. "Do most royals have their own entourage?"

"Oh! Well, mainly for Junior or the Koopalings I suppose.. N-Not to say you're weak, you're majesty!", They sweated

Luigi shook his head and walked over from the window to them, only making the Koopa stiffen. "Well, I'd like that. I'm not sure if I have the authority to raise certain ranks, but I see no harm in having a guard!", he smiled.

Spotty smiled and their face flush a bit. They got on one knee and bowed their head, almost losing a bit of their balance. "I pledge my allegiance to you, your majesty."

The Queen just stood there and cleared his throat, "do I...um...."

"What are your orders?"

"None at the..moment?", He pondered. An idea struck him as he reached for his sandwich. "Oh! I'd like to send a letter to the idiot. Could you fetch me something to write with and on?"

"Of course!", They exclaimed excitedly. Spotty stood up and headed towards the door, "Before I go, thank you.."

With a goofy grin, Luigi tipped his crown, trying to emulate his iconic hat. "My pleasure!"

The Koopa looked shocked, a little smile creeping onto their lips as they headed out. The guards stationed at the doors have one another a glance as Spotty headed out.

"Should we report this?"

"I'll tell the Captain once he checks for daily reports."

"Good because my shift is almost over.."

Bowser, settled on his soft sheets, nuzzled his pillow as he yawned. Not having to worry if a tiny foot or small spike would poke him awake.

As he inhaled the ocean breeze his eyes opened slightly and he rumbled. "Mm..."

Looking at his claws, a flash of light brown stained them, yet once he blinked again there was nothing there.

'Dry blood..'

Despite a clear conscience, he remembered Kamek pointing out his insecurity and huffed. "I'm not lonely... The kids.."

He shut his eyes and tried to block out any more annoying thoughts. "Whatever.."

A few minutes later, a small knock on the door interrupted him. Bowser tried to ignore it but the knock only returned louder, he lifted his head slowly and grumbled, "What is it?!"

"A-A..L-Letter your highness.."

"From the Princess!?", His eyebrows lifted. Clear little thumps coming from his tail.

"N-No, the Queen..."

Bowser rolled his eyes, "Read it."

"oh...um. Do you want me to come inside and-"

"Oh, of course! My apologies!", He gritted sarcastically.

Unable to hear his sarcasm, the soldier reluctantly stepped in. As he did Bowser exhausted his flames, burning the Koopa to bare bones. He blinked as Bowser's growling rose, a bit amused by the interaction.

"Read it."

"R-Right.."

'Dear Bowser,

I'm tired of being locked in my room for a week, so by the time this letter reaches you, I would have taken a clown car down to visit DK. We were passing the jungle anyways and I'm sick of being inside.

Your LOVELY Queen,

Luigi'

Bowser took a deep breath, "How far are we from the Kongs?"

"About... 2 hours...."

"And when did you get this letter?"

"W-Well I was told to wait an hour.. and then I forgot about thirty minutes after getting it.. and y-your chambers are so far apart.."

Bowser's eyes gleaned in anger, "Two...HOURS!". Flames escaped sides of his jaw as he charged at the Dry Bones. It toppled over as he went through it, "GUAR-"

He fully opened his doors only to look down to see Luigi with a full look of smug delight. Bowser blinked as he stared at him for a minute.

"In a hurry?"

".........Get back to your room."

"I thought you were going somewhere, I even have a guard with me."

Bowser looked at Spotty standing cowardly beside Luigi, a spear in claw. The King's eyes filled with rage as his claws reached out wanting to crush the small plumber, but shook vigorously as he knew the consequences.

Luigi was a bit shaken up from the sudden jolt, the claws were so close, he could see little scars on them. "M-My penmanship is a bit shaky, but then again I'm using my left hand.."

"I don't care.... WHY ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR ROOM?! WHAT'S WITH THIS FLIMSY NOTE?!"

"It's not flimsy! It's penmanship and I'm bored..."

The large Koopa was taken aback by the statement, "That's not my problem, there aren't any urgent matters to attend to at the moment. Kamek is in his study and we won't reach Sarasaland for another week."

"Isn't it neighboring the Mushroom Kingdom?"

"We weren't there a week ago. The Darklands have many territories and-"

"And because we were at your castle, we could either pass through and risk getting spotted by your enemies or take the back route and avoid Kong spies."

Bowser's eyebrows rose, "..... We're not avoiding... How did you.."

"Kamek left me a map to study and the ocean view from my window....", He scratched behind his neck. "It caught my attention when I didn't see anything but water.."

'He has a good eye...'

Bowser shook the thought away and looked over at the intrigued Koopa, "Since when did I give you permission to change the ranks in my army and staff?"

"I don't need your permission.. also since you put them in my care."

"I never-"

Luigi raised up a note, it was a torn page from "Royal Licensing™"

"Once a Queen has been authorized and placed into leadership, they are given the right to choose their court to serve under them. A King may only interfere if the Queen's choices disrupt the ranks or cause immediate turmoil in the kingdom."

He sighed, "Fine, you can have your pet."

"Excuse you?! They're not a pet! They are my personal guard and have been really sweet to me for the past week and a half! I'm actually surprised that you have such kind and understanding subjects that you just push around!"

As the rant continued, Bowser tuned out every word coming out of him and just looked down at the Queen.

'He talks so damned much. He's supposed to be the quiet green one, I bet I could just eat him. I wonder if he even tastes good... Human...'

"You can't go treating citizens like this! How'd you even get this many supporters?! Are they really that scared of you? You're not even that smart! I mean, handsome, but looks can only get you so far."

'I can't eat him.. wait did he call me handsome? I mean... It's true but still. What a weird one. Maybe if I pick him up he'll shut up.'

Bowser proceeded to grip the collar of Luigi's shirt like a kitten's scruff. Luigi stayed quiet, but tried to fold his arms. "You done?"

Luigi shrugged.

"I just wanted to sleep for the whole day, not hear your talk of peace and love. Quite frankly, we don't operate like that around here. Get it through your head that you're in MY kingdom. What I say goes. Now, when I put you down, you're going to go back to your room and I'm going to finish my nap."

Luigi rolled his eyes.

"Don't take that tone with me!"

Spotty's face looked baffled at this half verbal conversation. Luigi looked down and nodded.

"Finally.", Bowser rumbled. He set him down and slowly pushed the pile of bones out, "And take him with you, he's your responsibility now."

Luigi jumped when he saw the Dry Bones and shivered, " How do I..."

"Deal with it, shrimpie.", Bowser yawned.

"I'M NOT-"

His doors slammed shut as he walked in ready to lay on his bed, a breath of relief leaving his nostrils.

Before he could lay down, he felt something inching up on his tail. He tried to turn to see, but just from the mushroom smell he was furious.

As he curled up on the ground and lifted his tail, he could see Luigi struggling to stay on, actively avoiding his spikes.

Bowser tapped the cool stone floor with his claw and watched him dangle for a bit until their eyes met. His glare becoming fairly noticed as Luigi froze.

"Uh..hehehe... How's it hanging?"

"Why are you on my tail?"

"I was going to ask you something but you slammed the door!"

"I knew I should've just eaten you..", he mumbled.

"What?!"

"Im treatin' you nicely right now. You're welcome."

"That doesn't make any se-"

"WHAT do you want?"

"I don't know what to do with the... skeleton outside."

"Torture it, experiment it to your heart desire. Have Kamek wipe his memory. I. Don't. CARE. Just get out!", He roared as he whipped his tail, accidentally flinging Luigi out the window.

Luigi's shrilled scream echoed as he was falling rapidly to his death. He looked around for anything to latch onto, but could only see the castle getting further away.

Bowser blinked at the silence, not hearing a thud.

"Greenie?"

He stood on all fours and circled a bit.

"Hey! Come out here now or I'll-"

He turned his attention towards his window and tumbled over. He could see a flailing Luigi, getting smaller as the distant scream reached his ears.

"Shit."

"Ok ok, that one was on me.", Bowser apologized, sorta.

Luigi attempted to ring water out of his shirt as Spotty started pulling a Cheep Cheep off his noggin. His muffled chatter was cut off as he took a breath of fresh air.

"Sure... THAT was an accident."

Bowser grunted, "It was! No one told you to let go!"

"My arm slipped, on account of being INJURED!"

"Will you let it go?!"

The tall man just sighed as he frustratingly looked down at his wet clothes. "Why are you...so...". He gestured at his whole body. "Like this?"

The King looked confused, "What?!"

"Defensive? Brutish? Impulsive?!"

Bowser mimicked him as Luigi's back was turned and once he noticed the laughing guards, Luigi turned to him furious and red in the face, "Immature!"

The large King rolled his eyes with a small grin and laid down with a claw under his chin, "Is that really all you've got? I know what I am, and I know the princess would love to be with someone with such leading qualities."

"Is that why she ended up switching with me?", Luigi retorted smugly.

Bowser growled as he snatched him up, causing Luigi to wince from the sting in his arm, "She was just- just getting premarital jitters! It happens to the best of us! Right?!". He gestured towards his guards as they nodded agreeably.

"Right, because a princess that's ruled a kingdom most of her life is frightened by marriage to you... I can see that."

Bowser smirked, "See! Simple nerves!"

"I mean can see why she was so afraid she'd leave."

"You little!", His grip got tighter.

Luigi began to tear up, his arm just started to heal and if it reopened his clothes would reek of blood.

"Sire!", Kamek rushed over. Seeing the pain in Luigi's eyes, he quickly used his wand to remove the Queen from Bowser's claws. "I came quickly once I heard his majesty went overboard.. only to see you're trying to injure him!"

"He started it!"

"I can't leave you two alone, can I ? Nevermind the argument. I know it's your day off your highness, but we need you both ready for negotiations in Sarasaland. You both need to come with me and we'll get you started on training and the paperwork.", Kamek hummed.

Bowser sighed, "fine..."

"Splendid! Now let's go to the throne room to go over your entrance!"

"One, two, three, four. One, two-"

"oof!"

Kamek sighed, "Your majesty, try and keep up... When they announce your arrival you need to enter together!"

Luigi started to pick himself off the ground, but collapsed onto his side in defeat, "We've been at this for an hour! He's tripped me at least five times..."

Bowser snorted, "As if you could even keep up anyways."

Luigi glared at him and stood up slowly, "Fine.. one more time Kamek!"

The MagiKoopa smiled a bit, "All right, well do this again then get into the territory and resources negotiations. From the top!"

The two walked back to the base of Bowser's staircase, he extended his claw out for Luigi to place his hand on.

Luigi's heart clenched each time he felt the heated palm of the King on his hand, and as he took a deep breath Kamek began the introduction.

"Presenting! His Highness, The King and Queen of the Koopas!"

The two started to walk down the velvety carpet as Luigi held his head high, and hurriedly kept up with the scaly King.

"Y-You can breathe, your majesty..", Kamek said worriedly.

Bowser glanced down to see Luigi's puffed up cheeks as he went red in the face from holding up his chest. He snorted at the sight causing Luigi to clench his eyes shut.

Luigi let out a breath,opened his eyes, and apologized as they passed him.

Once they reached the door, Luigi's hand slowly slid down the ripples of scars and bumpy scales before he removed his hand from Bowser's claw. "Did these hurt..?"

"......."

"You two did good! A few more practices over the next week and you'll be set! Now we'll finish off with the paperwork and break for the evening!"

Bowser nodded and as he held his claw near his chest, he stared at the scars before walking out.

"Does he..."

"Fight? Often, b-but I'll let him tell those.", Kamek smiled. "Now enough mopping, let's go!".

The small Koopa poked Luigi's back, trying to lighten the mood a bit as he pushed him out of the room.

The two trailed behind the silent King, the more Luigi stared at his shell and scales, he could see small cracks and wounds.

'Who'd be stupid enough to fight him?'

Luigi thought a bit more before remembering the countless times his brother had mentioned having to save the Princess from Bowser. His eyes widened as he remembered a certain story where Mario nearly cracked the shell in half. Luigi's steps quickened and as he made his way to Bowser's side, he could see a cracked hole as big as his hand on the side of the shell. He tried to reach out and touch it, but was immediately swatted by Bowser's tail.

He held on and felt the Koopa's tail shake a bit before setting him down. Kamek gave a small smile at their interaction, but Luigi could only see Bowser's eyes glare at him and wince before turning forward to walk again.

"Sorry..."

"Don't touch me."

[namig42]

I got the new Mario party yesterday and have been enjoying it immensely. I was playing a 2v2 minigame though and saw my lil Shy Guy next to Bowser Jr, and then suddenly, a stupid idea hit me that I thought was so funny that I needed to make it a thing.

Here is that thing. Please enjoy.

Just a Shy Guy (a fanfic by yours truly)

Read it on Ao3

Summary: Bowser Jr. comes out to his dad.

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It was another long day of running his kingdom. Though Bowser showed his citizens his tough, menacing exterior while ruling over them, there was something eating at his soft, fatherly heart. Bowser Jr, his son, had been distant as of late. He was quiet instead of his usual rowdy self, going out at night without a word and coming back late like nothing ever happened. Though Bowser worried each night while waiting for his son to come back home safely, he never pried. After all, Bowser Jr was growing up so quickly these days. He wouldn't be a koopa kid forever, but it was Bowser’s responsibility to make sure that his son was okay.

Tonight was the night that Bowser decided that enough was enough. No more sneaking around or secret escapades. He would confront his son tonight and get to the bottom of this.

Bowser waited patiently in his throne room, staring intently at the main entrance of the castle. Bowser Jr. had already snuck away for the evening, but when he returned, Bowser would be ready for him.

The hours dragged by at the pace of a spike top. He waited in silence while staring at the front door and thinking about what his son could be up to at this hour. Was he going out with the other koopa kids? Where would they even go at this time of night? Were they getting into trouble that crossed even Boswer’s lines? There wasn’t much Bowser would disapprove of in the way of villainy, so what would they be hiding?

Maybe Bowser Jr. was going to hang out with those pesky toads of the Mushroom Kingdom. That would be awful. If his son’s raspy voice got even worse thanks to those mushroom heads, that would be a nightmare. Still, Bowser would love his son, even with the voice of a freakish little toad.

After hours of speculating, the door finally creaked open. Bowser’s head snapped up at the soft sound, and what he saw next perplexed him. There, in the doorway, was his son sidling into the throne room as quietly as possible in an outfit that wasn’t his usual bandana. No… it was like a red sock that hooded his horns, and in his hands, was that a mask?

“Dad?!” Bowser Jr. said in the doorway, a bit startled to see his dad awake at this hour.

“Junior, where have you been?” Bowser stood from his throne and approached his nervous son.

“Uh…” Bowser Jr. said, flustered now that he had been caught.

“What’s going on? Where have you been sneaking off to every night? Are you in trouble?”

“No, dad! No trouble at all. I just…” Bowser Jr. trailed off and looked at the mask in his hands. Bowser looked down and recognized the face of one of his own grunts.

“What have you been doing?” Bowser asked with a concerned tone as he got down on one knee to get to his son’s level.

“I just… I made some new friends.” Junior said, unable to look up at his father’s face.

“You’ve been hanging out with the grunts?” Junior gave a subtle nod. Bowser sighed, “you know what I’ve said about-”

“I know dad, I know. As their future king, I shouldn’t be friends with them, but dad… what if I don’t want to be King of the Koopas?”

“What?” Bowser said shocked. He didn’t know where this was coming from. This was news to him. His son always loved causing chaos and helping Bowser with his conquests. What changed?

Though he didn’t mean to, there was an edge that creeped into Bowser’s voice. Bowser Jr. shrank away from his dad at the sound of anger, and when Bowser saw his son’s flinch, he paused and took a breath. Right… anger was for Mario, not for his boy.

Bowser took another deep breath and asked again, this time with a softer voice. “What do you mean, Junior? Where is this coming from?”

“I like helping you with your evil plans dad, but I don’t feel cut out to make plans of my own. I’ve never been good at it. I’ve always needed help from you or the other kids, but then I finally realized that I like following more than leading. It’s what I’m good at. Now when I walk by the grunts in the castle, I think about how it's their life I want, not mine.”

There was a tense pause. The only sound that filled the throne room was the crackle of torches that lined the castle walls. Bowser stayed silent, watching his son’s face as his boy gathered up the courage to finally say what he wanted to say after all this time. “At the end of the day dad… I’m just a shy guy.”

Bowser sighed. His own son, the heir to his throne, a little shy guy. A shy little guy that would rather hide behind a mask than take over kingdoms and collect power stars. Where did he go wrong? What did he do to make his son so scared to lead? Where did he fail as a father?

As Bowser looked at his son, dressed in a grunt’s uniform and staring intently at that white mask, he realized that this wasn’t about him at all. This was about his boy.

With a heavy heart and a soft smile on his face, Bowser placed his big hand on his son’s little shoulder. Junior looked up at his dad through eyes pricked with tears. “It’s okay, Junior.” Bowser said with a soft voice. “You don’t have to be a leader in order to be my boy. Why didn’t you say anything sooner?”

“I didn’t want you to be disappointed in me…”

“Oh Junior,” Bowser said, pulling his son into a hug. That same question came back to Bowser: where did he fail as a father? Where did he fail in making his son feel like he couldn’t tell his only dad what was going on in that little head of his?

“You’re not mad?” Bowser Jr. asked, his body shaking in Bowser’s arms.

“No, of course not. I’m sorry I made you feel like you had to hide your feelings. You can always talk to me, and if you want to be a shy guy, then we’ll work through it together.”

Bowser Jr. began to cry in his father’s embrace, his little arms not even able to reach around his father’s sides. Bowser wrapped his kid up in a big hug and gave him a good squeeze until his son stopped wahing. Once he was back down to sniffling, Bowser Jr. wiped his nose and smiled at his dad.

“I hope you know I love you Junior. Nothing will ever change that.”

Junior nodded and smiled back at his dad. “I love you too, dad.”

Bowser got to his feet and the two made their way up the grand stairs of the castle, ready to finally sleep after a long, emotional night.

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If you're seeing this, thanks for reading. This was the most fun I've had writing in a minute. It's so absurd and dumb and I will not stop saying "I'm just a lil shy guy" without chuckling.

[shamelessboiledwater]

Mario finally managed to get the kid to sleep slowly creeping out of the room and flying up to the ceiling to not get spotted, Mario looked around as he flew around the halls he almost got spotted by flying koopas he was still confused about that soon he found himself in a army room full of shy guys and koopas when Mario got an idea as he waited for everyone to leave he grabbed some power up that were in some lockers he even managed to find a picture of Bowser in a weird pose he described to do something awful and doodled on the poster giving Bowser some big eyes and a text bubble calling himself sticky (so rude Mario!) Smirking and quickly flys away

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Luigi noticed that Bowser would look at him with this soft stare he tried to look back but Bowser always looked away at the last minute "Is my music off-key?" Luigi asked softly stopping his music "No...it's just I never had someone different play along with me especially someone who can play the flute so well... How did you get so good at that?" Bowser asked looking at the smaller human Luigi looked down blushing from nerves "U-um well I guess I-I had a good teacher?" Luigi said smiling and looking back at Bowser, Luigi looked into his eyes never noticing how calm they were he would usually be scared staring into someone's eyes but he felt calm and safe almost but it was strange staring into the Koopa king's eyes "your eyes...remind me of a rose" Bowser's eyes widen a small blush fading onto his face he's not used to those kinds of words being used on him of all people "you are just saying that because you're scared..." Luigi suddenly grabbed his face "Would I...be able to do this..if I was scared?" He asked as Bowser stared at Luigi thinking of his next sentence carefully "No..no I don't think you could...but that doesn't mean I didn't scare you, by my actions no less.." Luigi slowly nodded "I will admit you did scare me when we first met...terrified me even but that wasn't the real you, I met was it?" Bowser looked away "No... it wasn't because I was angry," he said backing away "Mostly because...that's all I know" Luigi looked at Bowser he felt sorry for him grabbing one of his claws "May I ask why?" Bowser looked at him It was best to tell a short story so as to not get a lot of questions "My mother she...was always harsh than my father, he sheltered me sometimes, but what my mother did I'll never forget....." Luigi listened quietly "I'm sorry for pushing you" Bowser got closer to him pushing his face into Luigi's stomach "You didn't push me It felt nice to finally talk about them..." Luigi somewhat hugged him running his hand through Bowser's hair "you are free to leave" Luigi looked at Bowser "what?" He asked as Bowser looked into his eyes "you are free to leave I won't stop you and none of my troops will stop you either" Luigi didn't know what to say holding his face "will I be allowed to visit?" Bowser looked at Luigi a bit surprised nodding slowly "yes if you want to that is" Luigi nods smiling "thank you I hope we see each other soon" Luigi said slowly standing up staring into Bowser's rose like eyes

~×~×~×~×~×~×~

Mario flew around then whole place looking for Luigi when he noticed him walking around a little hesitant to get his attention thinking it was a trap but decided to do his best looking around for anyone before dropping a mushroom in front of him Luigi jumped squeaking then looked up seeing Mario he gasped smiling then quickly covered his mouth seeing a guard chuckling a little bit and waving but all he got back was a glare as the guard returned to his position Luigi sighs softly as Mario picked him up getting them both out of the dark lands Luigi looked around seeing some other floating islands but with life and green "are you ok down there?" Luigi heard looking up at Mario nodding and smiling at him they definitely have a lot to talk about (:>)

[echoeternally]

Probably an old topic and beaten to death

BUT

Was reading Mario stuff because, y'know, and I was a bit shaken about *Nabbit* feeling more important than Waluigi to the franchise

Like, Waluigi has lots of depth thanks to years in spin-offs, but then, Nabbit has been playable in mainline Mario...more than once

It's so weird because like, Nabbit has barely anything to his character. Dude is a costumed rabbit that watches Mario *a lot* and periodically joins his adventures

But that is probably better than showing up most of the time because "Luigi's there, and I need to beat him"

Not to claim that Nabbit is better than Waluigi, and not to diminish Waluigi's popularity from all over with many fans. Of course, fans can enjoy whoever they like, and Waluigi has had years of appearances to flourish from. He's got more personality than Nabbit for sure, as he should, since he's been around longer

However...it's just notably odd that Nabbit seems to have more purpose and belonging to Mario's group of typical adventurers, and it's been that way for mainline games for *over a decade* now, which is a feat and nothing to snub

It should not because Waluigi is a "designated spin-off" character or anything, because he was introduced in the same way as Toadette and she's part of the main roster. Daisy has a little bit of an edge thanks to Super Mario Land, but overall fills that same feeling that the other two do

(There's also better justification to add both of the girls, since the playable field was always Mario and Luigi, but then two Toads were added, and girls/women playing would be looking for more feminine characters to play as, hence Daisy's inclusion in Wonder...but that still comes after Nabbit joining Mario's main roster)

And yet, rather than include Waluigi for the main canon, even in a non-playable role, Nintendo made a new character, pulled from Wario's original gimmicks of being a thief and locking onto Mario, and just ran with that as a new main character going forward

(It's funnier because Nabbit also uses Waluigi's colors, so like, at least that should've reminded someone of him)

To be fair on two accounts: Waluigi has an odd body structure that might be annoying to add into games, and Wario hasn't been around the Mario franchise very frequently outside of spin-offs either (last core appearance was from Super Mario 64 DS, back in 2004)

But then comes the question as to why Waluigi doesn't appear alongside Wario in his franchises (either Wario Land or Wario Ware), which I think a lot of people have been confused about over the years

In terms of NPC use, he could've been used where Nabbit was years back, but they just didn't, which if we take the reasoning being that his body structure was too odd, then why wasn't someone like Iggy Koopa difficult (or any Koopalings)? So I don't know if that works to argue with either

There have never been any official answers from Nintendo over the years, even after new information has come out in recent years about Waluigi's development (and the rejected idea of "Wapeach" as a character)

Meanwhile, Nabbit has just been creeping into new games here and there, being included for Super Mario Bros Wonder (3rd time in a Mario Bros game, and 4th overall appearance in mainline), and used for popular spin-offs (playable in at least 1 Mario Kart (and Golf) game, and had an appearance in Smash as a stage element, alongside other roles in Mario & Luigi and Mario & Sonic)

That's fine, and they can co-exist together and whatnot. Waluigi will always have a massive following too, so it's not a popularity debate either. It's just interesting that Nabbit is frequently used increasingly over the years, showing up in both mainline and spin-off, but Waluigi isn't

It's been a very, very long and tired discussion about Nintendo just shafting Waluigi over the years, even though they could give him just about any potential role to fit in places

Whereas they will then create a whole new character to fulfill a role that could've worked with him, and then cater to that new character instead, even if it takes a long period of time to build the newbie up. The results eventually stack up and pay off, after all, hence me noting this and posting about it

All of this also is not against Nabbit, because I think he's super cute and I was thinking about him appearing more often, and I was like, "Oh, I remember when they introduced you years ago! Good that you're showing up more, being sneaky but lovable all the same, and...hey, wait a minute..."

(Short version of my thoughts summed up would be that I was considering him becoming more prominent, and I was like, "Wait, he is important, more than other Mario characters. Omg, more than even Waluigi, another one passes him, lmao...wait, that's sad")

Just...what is it that Nintendo doesn't like using Waluigi for? It's been kind of perplexing for years. Sure, it could be part of what makes his character, getting shafted and therefore acting neglected and jealous as a result, but...how far should that go?

(My best guess is that Wario and Waluigi have fallen under comedic relief roles too often, and thus are only in spin-offs for modern Mario titles because they're too silly to do much else, and would be uninterested in bigger Mario affairs. It's not the best argument, but I can't think of many reasons off-hand for them to be cast aside)

(Also do you think Nabbit should be rising up through the ranks and be considered part of the main cast? I'm in favor of thinking that he is essentially on his way there, if not recognized already. Give him more playable roles in big spin-offs, and he'll definitely step into the role outright. Also, rabbits appear in a loooot of Mario games, so, they should have a main character included for them, tbh)

{All images are from Super Mario Wiki; just wanted to break up the words and use art/pics of the characters}

[duckapus]

Shroob Invasion AU

Somehow the Shroobs have returned and are out to take over the world and get revenge on the Mario Bros for their defeat in Partners in Time. And since the Crew is still recovering from Puzzlevision, the military is...themselves, and Peach is still a monster at the bottom of a demon flesh pit, the Mushroom Kingdom is wholly unprepared to fend them of when they first arrive.

...What, not everything needs some long-winded preamble.

Some important notes:

The Shroobs are studying the Creep Pit and using that research to improve their shroob mutant creation process (you know stuff like Yoob and the Tashroobas that one Wiggler boss? Yeah now imagine shroobified versions of meme and crossover characters. Now imagine them with demonic bonus features!!!)

Mario, SMG4, Meggy, Saiko, Shroomy and Boopkins were captured by the Shroobs during the initial attack. Shroomy, Boopkins and 4 were used in the Shroob-Creep hybrid experiments, with Shroomy and Boopkins getting fully Shroobified while 4 only got half-mutated and escaped.

Luigi is completely missing and only Mario knows where he is, which terrifies the Shoobs given how instrumental he was to their defeat last time. So they're torturing Mario for information in a dungeon but he's giving them absolutely nothing.

There's currently only one Princess Shroob, but Shroob Culture Stuff demands there always be two. Fortunately, they've found a solution that also doubles as psychological torture for Mario since physical obviously isn't working; slowly transform Meggy, via gradual mutation and brainwashing, into a second Princess Shroob.

Due to this arrangement Meggy's cell is more of a luxury suite that she can't leave, with Saiko forced to be her attendant via a shock collar that goes off if either of them steps out of line.

The Shroobs also managed to get their hands on Melony's Fierce Deity Mask, but it refuses to function for any of them so it's just sitting in a vault

(I do plan on having Meggy, Saiko and Mario escape eventually, with the mask playing a large part in that, but by then Meggy will already be half-Shroob, though thankfully even though the mutation's working as advertised she's got a strong enough will that she's still almost completely her usual self mentally)

Melony, Tari and Hal Monitor are all on the run together, trying to not get captured or killed and to find Luigi. And yes, Melony's stuck in her base form

A big chunk of the Kingdom's population, including the rest of the actually relevant characters, managed to escape into the Internet Graveyard and are using it as the headquarters of the anti-Shroob resistance. SMG3, Bowser and Toadsworth are the leaders of the resistance since they all have leadership experience, the Mushroom Kingdom citizens trust Toadsworth, the bulk of their forces are from the Koopa Troop, and they're operating out of 3's territory.

The resistance managed to capture half-mutated 4, who's extremely feral and violent, and are hoping they can study his condition to create a cure for him and anyone else who's been Shroobified

(I should note that, due to the alternate method used for Meggy's mutation, if they do manage to create a cure it might not work for her)

[legobiwan]

Cut Scenes #2: The Destruction of the Sammer Kingdom

I couldn't justify including this section in the latest update to Expiate, as it would have slowed down the narrative unnecessarily. So enjoy, if one can use such a word for this scene, my take on traumatizing Mario and co. with the end of the world.

~~~~~~~~~~~~

“What number was that?”

“Twenty-seven, I think!” 

Mario lets loose a vicious oath. 

There’s not enough time. 

They reach the next set of doors, panting. On the unspoken count of three they push, Mario using his own beleaguered body as a battering ram, slamming his throbbing shoulder into hard-grained wood. 

“Twenty…eight…” Bowser heaves, folding over, clasping his knees with shaking hands. 

Mario grunts, racing around to Bowser’s rear, pushing at his shell with what little strength he has remaining. “Get moving, Koopa,” he grits, sweat stinging at the corners of his eyes. “We can’t rest, not now.”

The Void belches with a gargantuan roar, spewing an ashen plume of iridescent nothingness which cascades through the sky, specks of obliteration flittering to the ground.

“I know, I know,” Bowser wheezes, one large hand grabbing onto Mario’s bad shoulder for support.

Above them, the Void grumbles.

Mario nods, and a moment later, they’re off again, dashing up and over the podium where another one of Sammer’s men remains steadfast, kneeling in doomed obeisance. Mario wonders what happened to the real Sammer leader, if he’s already dead. It would be kinder, he thinks, than this.

They sprint upwards, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, the world losing hue with each ascension, shadows with no object slithering from the sky. They crash through to the thirty-third level, scraped and bleeding, Peach’s skirt tearing on broken wood, angry splinters gouging into raw fingers and swollen palms as they push another set of doors open. 

“Thirty-four,” Peach announces as the ground rumbles, then lets out a calamitous roar, the world phasing in multicolored duality. Bowser is thrown forward, stumbling towards the raised stage before them, perspiration dripping in wild zigzag patterns from his shell. Mario grabs for the nearest stanchion, the vertigo of a near-undone reality knocking him to his knees. He barks out a ragged cough, dirty phlegm rocketing from his lungs. 

The taste is necrotic.

One of Sammer’s men stands on the far end of the platform, crimson hat melting around his head, a bright-red trail of sanguine decay creeping from his temple to inner ear. He brandishes a tarnished, silver pike in his right hand, swinging the weapon to a horizontal bar across his body. 

“We are doomed!” he proclaims, eyes frenzied and bloodshot, jaw unhinged in an open smile that nearly bisects his face. He yells to the open, bleeding sky, shaking his pike to the falling heavens. “It cannot be stopped!”

“IT CANNOT BE STOPPED!” the guard barks with hysterical laughter, throwing his head back, blood splattering across the broken stage. 

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

They need to leave, need to run, they -

Mario freezes. Something’s wrong with his shadow. 

He looks up. The sun is fading into the outline of a bright halo, what’s left of the sky now fallen into a deep indigo. The tectonic convulsions of the earth peter out, undulating land gently seesawing back to a nervous equilibrium.

Mario grabs Peach’s hand. 

Something very, very bad is about to happen.

All at once, static pushes up through the earth in high-pitched, curling squeals. Mario stares, slack-jawed, as the sonic leviathan rises from the ends of the universe, mountains fracturing into shards of bone, forest pummeled into flat, dripping entrails. He thinks he hears Bowser calling for his children, thinks he hears himself shouting for his lost brother, but the Void’s hunger is as loud as it is insatiable, slurping at rivers, needlepoint teeth tearing into the belly of the sky with a satisfied growl that shakes the world. There’s nothing left, nothing but Peach’s hand in his and all Mario can think is please forgive me as the last of existence unspools with a serrated shriek and -

[maguro13-2]

[Cues Super-Power Robot Yokozuna Jr. by Akira Yamaoka]

Tamaki : Party time! Let’s get it started, y’all! Drop that beat!

Shinra : WOOOO! PARTY ON FELLAS! YOU ALL ROCKING OUT THIS PARTY OR WHAT!?

*record stops*

Arthur : This is a Sleepover party. Not a House party.

Shinra : YEAHHHH...!

*THUD*

Shinra : (fallen asleep fast)

Tamaki : Guess not.

(alternate scene 1)

Tamaki : Hey y'all! Want to hit this city to go party in the house?

Shinra : Aw yeah! Kick it!

(Cues Fortress by Akira Yamaoka)

Shinra : Is everybody gonna rock the place tonight!?

Tamaki : YEAH BOI! BEST PARTY EVER!

*gets hits by Excalibur+music abrupts*

Arthur : Clam up you two! I'm trying to study!

(alternate Scene 2)

(Cues We can by Ted Poley and Tony Harnell)

Tamaki : Rock out! Mosh pit!

Shinra : Rock and Roll Senoue!

Maki : I’m rocking out real hard!

Arthur : Screw that. I'm gonna go check out this Jun Senoue mosh pit.

*Dash Panel+Hit*

Hinawa : Ow!

*Dash Panel+Smash*

Lisa and Vulcan : Woah!

*Smash*

Black Star : Yeah! Let’s party! (gasps in shock)

*STAB*

Black Star : Bleh! (audience in disappointment)

*RECORD SCRATCH*

Arthur : Oooh! (inhales sharply)

Shinra : I stand corrected.

Tsubaki : NOOOOOOOOOO!

(Alternate Take 3)

(Cues Katatoki by Yojiro Noda & JID)

Maka : Yep. This is the life.

Arthur : *nods* Mhm.

Soul : Chillin out with my homies.

Tamaki : Nice pad, by the way.

Shinra : Totally.

Maka : Maybe you would like to know about pads, chillin and groovin', it's all in the bag.

Tamaki : That’s a real downer that our author doesn’t want us anymore. But we may live on with one of his editors to take his place.

Shinra : Don't believe in that of a problem, we all doing the same thing, no doubt about it. Ergo, for one thing's for sure. Since the anniversary of Soul Eater is far from over anyway, I just realized that someone had to take their Tanuki's clothes off and traded in for a new one just for Grilled Cheese.

Maka : Tanuki's clothes for grilled cheese? What are you talking about? We didn't trade in any--(gasps)

*Record Scratch*

Shinra : What’s wrong?

(with a sudden realization)

Maka : Oh my God, Kimial!

(shows a naked Kimial wrapped in a towel, with an angry Ashley and Red)

Red : Alright, party poopers. You’ve crossed the line and the deep end!

Ashley : Which of you idiots took her clothes?

Shinra : Uhhh...It was this guy. (Points to the meister Ox)

Ox : Huh? What the f-

*ZAP*

Oxford the Magikoopa : Ah drats!

Ashley : Thought you could creep on a little lady, huh? Nice try, but you're girl catching days are over, koopa.

Oxford the Magikoopa : Mark my words, you may have gotten the last straw, but that would be your undoing! Shia kazing!

*Clap+Boom*

(later shows the Magikoopa in jail)

Oxford the Magikoopa : Well this stinks.

[soulshield39]

A compilation of things I have said while playing the Thousand Year Door Remake and talking to myself:

Spoilers ahead

Prologue and Chapter 1:

“THE THOUSAND YEAR DOOOOR! THE THOUSAND YEAR DOOR IS REEEEAAAAAAL

“Koopas are people too.”

“Gay. Gay. Homosexual. Gay.”

“I found the peach fankoopa and my mind’s eye gave him comic book guy’s voice”

“How does Koops’ hoodie work with his shell?”

“NAKED GRANDMA!” (During the thwomp quiz)

*doodlebob noises*

“I can defend Goombas having hair. Mushrooms can have hairlike features (see Lion’s Mane mushrooms). Mushrooms also have mycelium which is threadlike and can be compared to hair. Goombas are also mushrooms and therefore more related to animals than plants. Conclusion; goombas are mammalian. How koopa hair?”

“I don’t like Ms Mowz height compared to Mario especially during the kiss”

“YOU EAT PEOPLE”

“MY HEAAAAAARRRRT”

“What is my purpose” “You simp for a human” “Oh my god.”

“Oh my god I just remembered the most lovely animated game grumps moment”

“To egg or not to egg. That is the question.”

“A thought has occurred to me that the hair on koopas is probably more like thin spines that resemble hair, possibly being like quills on a porcupine (used to administer poison to something that tries to grab it). Or potentially because reptiles and birds are so similar (this is also true of Koopas given some can be born with wings) their hair is more like feathers that are thin enough to resemble hair”

“I just think baby yoshi with down feathers to keep warm is adorable “

Chapter 2

“Also met Flurry and my mind’s eye gave her Rarity’s voice”

“This tree is NOT osha regulated”

“…who’s gonna tell bowser that this isn’t princess peach-“

“That’s not very cash money of you, Kammy.”

Chapter 3

“…I hate gambling.”

“Who do ya need me to kill?”

Flurry expresses uncertainty. “I’m liking the sound of this, who do we have to kill?”

“This is the ugliest room I have ever seen, my eyes are bleeding”

“I just realized that this is Rock Hawk’s locker room. thERE IS CARPET IN IT! NOOOO”

“Have to pick between Kringus or Child Soldier for Yoshi Name”

“I went with C.S. Short for Child Soldier”

“I smell a coverup.”

“I don’t trust this fedora wearing goon. I know his secret already it’s a matter of the characters learn it”

“…is rawkhawk stupid?”

“He just blatantly admitted to cheating in front of a massive audience, cameras and probably the entire world.”

Chapter 4 (favorite so far)

“I barely started and the people being turned into pigs is genuinely freaking me out”

And I’m also sad because I gave a mother a peach item so she can feed her children because she can’t afford food. And then she turned into a pig. I’m freaked out.”

“That Doopliss bastard is going to pay for his mass mutilation.”

“Doopliss your prank idea sucks and you don’t know what irony means. Irony would be them being constantly gloomy but then being horrifyingly happy to an unnerving degree”

“Thanks goombella. I saved your mycelium skin from creeps. Thanks, Koops, I literally saved your dad. Thanks, Flurrie, I returned your prized necklace. Thanks, Child Soldier, I RAISED YOU!”

“I do love how his thumbs up could just be a weird middle finger”

The game letting me name Doopliss “BASTARD” and “Cunt”

“But god crow conversation is dull.”

“I know the smart idea is to just leave but I can never pass up the chance to call Doopliss a plank”

Side note, I am American, I just think Plank is a funny insult.

Chapter 5

“Professor Frankly you’re not supposed to break the fourth wall.”

“‘By default! My favorite way to win!’ -Luigi Mario, 2004, probably”

*whisper* “i know who you aaaare.”

“My wife died while I was on a voyage.” “That’s rough, buddy.”

“Flavio… bro. S.S. means Steam Ship.”

*me doing my best peter griffin impression* “ghosts”

*titanic recorder music*

“Mario like ‘mama fucker. I forgot my extensive duct tape and cling wrap collection. If we’re hungry enough we eat Flavio first.’”

“I told you lot to kill and butcher flavio for when we’re starving. Now he’s picking fights?!”

“Pussies.”

“That was the plan, Moinseur Deficit!”

“I hit the whacka and I’m wondering if I killed him-“

“…Bobbery has a mouth?”

“Hey, you, you’re finally awake”

“We hate you too, Flavio.”

“We’re piratin’ boys!”

“I gotta eat the science dude that’s a bad”

“Oh no, Hayzee what did Mr. Bottom Bunk’s clumsiness do to you?”

“Honestly Luigi, I think Grass was the role safest for everyone involved-“

Chapter 6 so far:

“boy I love getting caught up with the mafia in my family friendly mario games”

“When did you become british??”

“Have you ALWAYS been British??”

“That’s a terrible name. How about ‘Soup’s Fucked?’”

“Now back to my hunch! Hmmmmmmm”

“More like ace defective.”

“At the risk of immodesty you look quite ‘kick the baby’ shaped”

“Alright, Shuichi Saiharain’t”

“…that’s sexist.”

Expect a reblod with more statements of varying degrees of humor.

[bean-n-shroob]

I realized I was so caught up on proving PiT is a perfect time loop I forgot we live in a world where people believe the M&L villains are dead

So Elder Princess Shroob being in BiS would seem like an inconsistency if you believed she died in PiT

Actually, if we look at it that way, that Alpha Dream honestly believes these villains to be dead... was the shroob boss fight honestly their way of saying "oh PiT didn't happen in this universe" and its the reason why they added Princess Shroob into the freezer in the remake? Because whatever plans they had for her was ditched in favor for remakes?

As I type this whole hypothetical out, one question just creeps up on me

Why? What reason would they have to hint that PiT never happened in BiS? Does every game take place in its own reality? Is PiT its own separate canon? Did anyone ask AD why the shroobs were frozen in Bowser's Basement? Does Dream Team take place in its own reality and that's actually Fawful in the Dreemkeeper bodysuit? Wait, doesn't Kylie Koopa remember the Mario bros.

No wait, Mario Bros. recognize her... and she doesn't recognize them... Which means she doesn't recognize the adult Mario & Luigi

DOES PIT LEGIT EXIST IN ITS OWN CANON??? What the fuck? WHAT THE FUCK?

No, that's legit dumb. Its been, what? 20+ years since Kylie last saw them? And how would Mario & Luigi recognize her when they were babies?

...

Unless they saw her recently as adults! Aha! Gotcha! PiT is canon, its a perfect time loop, and the Bros remember it all cause they met these people recently! Ehehe >:3

And if you say "oh hector, I thought we shouldn't take what separate games say as gospel" then I want you to know the alternative is accepting PiT is canon and a perfect time loop regardless.

Either its canon or canon! Haha! >:D

Either that or SSS and BiS take place in one timeline and PiT and DT take place in another and I don't know if y'all wanna deal with zelda levels of timeline bullshittery

[ask-the-koopa-family]

To Bowser and the Koopa family;

Does King Boo live in the castle?

If so does he creep up on you guys?

[forthedancingandthethriving]

(Inspiration)

Lily wakes with a groan, placing a hand to her head. "Ugh, what..?"

"You okay, Lily?"

The gruff voice of Bowser makes her blink towards him, seeing that she had been clutched to his chest. She looks around with a deep frown. "I think.. It's really hard to remember stuff though.."

"You'll remember pretty soon." The Koopa King says before he carefully lowers her to the ground. She stumbles a bit before looking around.

Very slowly, it hits her. The Wonder Seed. The barrier. The fighting.. everything.

"Oh my god.." She whispers, eyes going wide before she breaks out into a run to where she hopes she saw Lil Coding.

"LC?!" She cups her hands and cries, easily rushing through the disoriented citizens of Mushroom Kingdom. "LC, where are you?!"

"LILY!"

She's suddenly tackled, and from the force she knows exactly who. A familiar cat-human is atop her, hugging her so tightly yet she could care less about the pain.

"LC!"

They both quickly stand, tightly embracing each other before Lily is the one to pull away. "D-do you know where Dad and Papa are?! I remember dad coming down to my weird Zone and Papa was under the Zone's influence and-"

"LILY! LIL CODING!"

The two children look around before spotting their parents. SMG3 looked a bit weaker than 4 at the moment, but it didn't matter. The siblings broke into a run towards their parents, with Lil Coding tightly hugging 4 and Lily tightly hugging 3.

Meanwhile, Domain and Forum were helping Emulator onto her feet, keeping her steady.

"Easy.." Domain frowns, his hold on her hand a little tighter.

"You're worrying over me like you weren't infested with the Creep until an hour or so ago," Emulator jokes to lighten the mood, smiling when it gets a chuckle out of her brothers.

"Oh, shut it.." Domain chuckles softly, and the two Admins let go of her once they know she's stable.

"Vitality is gonna have all of our asses when she finally pops in." Forum drags a hand down his face.

"As long as we can avoid the lecture-"

"Mom!"

A familiar red blurr came up and hugs Emulator, and the two Admins sidestep with a smile, giving the Avatar the room he needed.

As they stepped to the side, they watch as the rest of the group reforms as well. Everyone looks worn down and tired, but they're all here, and that's what matters.

"... going to kill Old Man Hobo and Metal.." Lily's grumbling made Domain snicker towards Forum.

"I think she gets that from you."

"Oh, don't even."

"Oh, Papa.." Lil Coding lowers his voice as Juliano approaches. "Juliano definitely needs more therapy. He converted in the guilt zone-"

"Toadstool Tangle." 4 corrects him.

".. he converted in the guilt zone, and yeah, it's definitely something to discuss."

3 sighs and drags a hand down his face. "I need a drink."

Soft laughter breaks from the group. All tired, but I'm glad to finally have the curtain fall on this adventure.

[shoehedd]

This is King Kobold. One of the secondary (and now recurring) Antagonists in A Star of Chrome.

Storywise he was just the boss of the first real dungeon in the game. his bossfight was basically the boss Moblin from Link's Awakening and after you beat him you would claim the item giving him his odd flaming halo. But you know, I like his sprite so much that I wanted him to show up a little more. And then I ended up drawing his wife (who I'll post later) and now they both occupy a strange, Team Rocket sized shape in the story. They are now all over the early part of the game. I just cant stop having you fight them.

He's also like 60% Balrog from Cave Story and 40% King Koopa

He started life as a slightly smaller sprite, a pig-like orc cowboy. But as time went on and the game started to kind of take on a bit of character I started looking at the goblins in the game a little differently. I've always figured French Bulldogs look like little goblin dogs, and so the goblins in the game changed.

Way too many colours here... And so the orc boss became King Kobold, seeing as he's the leader of some dog-like goblins. And so Anthro designs started creeping into the game..

Tbh I think I lucked into a character design shortcut, which is to say, if you don't know what someone should look like but you know their personality, there is an animal out there that fits the bill. Just put a damn anthro in your game and don't explain it, like the president in DBZ, he's just a dog man. Don't think about it too hard. Furries? Friend this is 2023, furries are our friends

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I will be putting numerous little things, I'm sure that's okay uwu

Some of my favourite headcanons and trivia;

Prince Mario is pan (I guess so is Prince Luigi?)

Prince Luigi has naturally green eyes, but he used blue contacts for a good while. Now in the AU's present time, he doesn't use contacts and thus needs to use reading glasses

Prince Luigi is officially dating Prince Peasley in MarioSwap

Prince Mario is more like their father, King Paolo, and Prince Luigi is more like their mother, Queen Caramel

Prince Mario and Prince Luigi have Keepsakes - a magical power in the lineage of Toadstools. This is a homage to the canon fact that Princess Peach used to canonically have some magical powers

Morton Koopa is FMT

In AU's present time, Mario and Luigi are 27 years old

Then, I want to share a few of my favourite scenes from some of the stories! (I could make entire posts about specific scenes or things about this AU and write essays about 'em, maybe I will if people are interested!)

There will be spoilers! ;)

"Please, Mario, we are beyond formalities at this point", the maid translated Princess Holly, who chuckled while she signed.  "We have known each other since we were little tadpoles!" Holly signed, smirking at Daisy.  Mario hummed, embarrassed. Daisy held a grin on her face and eyed Mario curiously.  "She has always been amused of my frog suit", Mario told Daisy; "She's seen me without one on just a few rare occasions." 

Upsy-Daisy - I just find this scene funny :D #bringbackthefrogsuit

Toadsworth pressed his brows down. Ever since he was a kid, Mario had this habit of clamming up when something didn't go his way, when he was anxious, or when he felt incapable of speaking back. After their parents disappeared, Mario stopped talking altogether. Well, he stopped talking to everyone else except for Luigi. A month in and the Travel Paintings had to be locked away. Some weeks later Mario started talking again, with Luigi's support and help.  This situation reminded Toadsworth an awful lot of that time, and he hoped that Prince Mario wouldn't clam up now. Not now, when his voice needed to be heard. "Your Highness, something has to be done-" Toadsworth whispered to him, trying to encourage him, his words echoing in the otherwise quiet hall. Everyone was waiting for his next order. Mario felt everyone's eyes on him, staring holes in his character. Memories surfaced, making him anxious. He felt panic creep its way into his being. Was he going to have a panic attack? Was this how it felt? Oh, to think Luigi has had to go through this so many times-

Family Matters Act 1 - One of the scenes I loved to write, bc I was able to give Mario's character something deeper. What this AU is partly about is looking deep into Mario and Luigi's characters, their bonds and emotions, and I really like to explore them whenever I can.

“I wouldn’t mind having two kingdoms instead of just one. And to be honest, you’re not the worst option. You’re quite pretty”, Tom mumbled thoughtfully and eyed Prince Mario. Mario chuckled awkwardly. Tom tugged the corner of his lips.  “Too bad you gotta die for this arrangement to work.”  “Mh? What-” Mario uttered, and Tom slammed his hand down on Mario, forcing him on his back on the bed. Tom’s palm covered Mario’s head, in an attempt to smother him. Mario kicked with his legs and struggled underneath Tom’s hand, unable to breath and his right arm hurting. He was fighting hard to stay awake. Luigi felt his heart jump to his throat. He felt how panic took over his whole being, and he wasn’t thinking logically anymore. He squeezed through the gap inside the room and ran as fast as his legs took him towards King Boo.  “Luigi-!” Peach gasped and followed him, Chanterelle rushed after them as well. 

Family Matters Act 2 - for Luigi, this is a very meaningful moment. He learns new things about his abilities, which will later have an impact on his mental health (oh these two really need therapy-)

Mario felt his breath catch pace. It was a decision done on a whim, but most importantly it was a choice he made, with no one else telling him he should or shouldn't do it. Prince Mario let go of Haru's hands for a short moment to cup his cheeks softly, and Haru knew what he was after. The tall Prince of Flower Kingdom bent lower, so Mario could kiss him. Haru accepted the kiss, answered it even ever so softly, and held Mario gently by his arms. 

Kingdom Come - For Mario, this is very, very huge thing. His whole life he's been courted, proposed to and pressured for marriage (mostly by Bowser, but other too), he has the whole of Mushroom Kingdom on his shoulders. And this kiss here was maybe the very first this sort of decision he did himself, with no one else pressuring him or telling him what to do or not to do. This determines a lot of Mario's character development, and Haru plays a very important role in Mario's character from now on as well.

“There’s really nothing I can do to change your mind about this?” Luigi hummed a question and leaned his head against Mario’s shoulder. Mario ‘mm-mh’d with a shake of his head. He leaned his head against Luigi’s and answered; “No, Lu. But it is okay. As long as we are together, everything will be okay. And, maybe, a big change like this turns out to be a good one… Sometimes life has to change dramatically, and we just have to let it happen.”  “It’s just a fancy title”, Luigi sighed and pet Polterpup’s head, lying to himself a little as he did. It wouldn’t be just a fancy title, they both knew that.   “Exactly”, Mario hummed.  “I love you”, Luigi reminded him, and Mario answered; “You too.”

This work here is yet to be published ;) I was inspired by the movie's lines here, I just had to add this one!