#Metro Kingdom

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

Mario Is Not From Brooklyn

So something that I've noticed come up time and again in Mario lore discussion is people trying to argue that Mario is still an Italian American Immigrant from Brooklyn, and that he get Isekaied into the Mushroom Kingdom. They claim the New Donkers colonized the Metro Kingdom and the events of Donkey Kong Arcade took place in New York City, and they try to use Tour Earth(I'll talk about this in a future post) in this all. They also claim DK94 is the only one that takes place New Donk City. Many try to use this to claim the movie is canon to the games as well. So here's why this is not the story of the games. First off in the article from Engadget titled Super Mario Odyssey's may look bizarre, but it feels just right. We learn Mario is not an Italian American from Brooklyn. "At first, this is almost jarring. In New Donk City, a sprawling metropolis, Mario's short, squat body looks noticeably out of place, enough to make me turn to the presenters at Nintendo's E3 booth and ask a weird question: Is Mario even human? The spokesperson on hand said the company's official line for that particular query was to say that he was a native son of the Mushroom Kingdom." This is something backed up by Yoshi's New Island showing Mario and Luigi's parents live in the Mushroom Kingdom. Made further evident by them living there in Partner's In Time, and the Wooly and Crafted World games being the result of a Baby Mario, Luigi, and Peach playing in a Kindergarten.

The second thing is the city where the events of Donkey Kong took place is established to be on the same planet. Donkey Kong 94 shows this and Miyamoto also talks about it in the developer interview from Shmuplations. Miyamoto: "Right. We came up with a lot of ideas, and ultimately decided that it'd be nice if Donkey Kong got his own castle, too (laughs). The story of the original game plays out over and over ― Donkey Kong running away, the player chasing after them, running, chasing ― culminating in Donkey Kong's stomping grounds." + "The Mushroom Kingdom looks to be on the outskirts of Donkey Kong's homeland, as seen in the game's ending…" Made further evident by the Kong easily getting there in Donkey Kong Land even more evident by the manual. "Travel by Zeppelin to Donkey Kong's favorite stomping ground, Big City. The sight of that familiar skyline might bring back fond memories, but don't waste your time sightseeing when there are Kremlings around!" Also, while not canon the OVA already had the idea of Mario and Luigi being from the same planet that has the Mushroom Kingdom on it, as referring to them coming from a Kingdom from the East. While one could argue that is might have been intended to still be New York back then, it cannot be argued that is the case now.

This is because this city was renamed to New Donk City and is intended to be the one from DKA. In a 4Gamer interview titled What was the intention behind the various changes made to "Super Mario Odyssey"? We asked producer Yoshiaki Koizumi. In this interview Koizumi reveals this is the city from that one game. "We created the visuals for New Donk City with a city as the theme, and then we thought, 'Oh, come to think of it, we had a game set in a city a long time ago. Mario was in it, wasn't he?' So Pauline's name popped up like a word association game. At first, we had the idea of ​​making her the princess of New Donk City, but we thought that there wouldn't be a princess in that city's world, so we made her the mayor." This also further reveal that Pauline is indeed Lady from DKA. Speaking of Pauline, when answering her questions in SMO she mentions having been captured by an ape one time. Since there has been several kidnappings this would imply she's referring to the first and original one which took place in DKA. The one she calls traumatic and a terrible day. She also askes how well she's doing as a Mayor, that alongside some details about the city being under construction, reference to the city's origins, and coins with her face on it implied this city is pretty young and she hasn't been mayor since the city began. There is also the thing with the Classic Outfit. The final evidence for New Donk City being the city from DKA is the following. The City has the same steel gutters from DKA, alongside iconography of the original game. Something page 358 of The Art Of Super Mario Odyssey actually calls attention to. "Many of the stylistic elements in New Donk City come from this game. The billboards and red steel girders are obvious, but the taxi license plates that read '1981-ND' come from the year of this game's release" But the nail in the coffin is the festival season which is mentioned in the brochure, in particular the one you participate in, in SMO. As a New Donker says in this festival, "this festival tells the story of our city's beginnings." A detail even the Art Book calls attention to on page 358 of course. "This rivalry is re-created during the festival!" Pauline also does the movements she made in the arcade game during this festival. This festival has the theme and imagery not of Donkey Kong 94 or anything else, but specifically DKA which would be in reference to that terrible day Pauline referred to. This confirms the events of DKA took place in this city and not in real world New York City.

Not a single piece of in game information, nor does any manual, or even Odyssey interview state that the New Donker came from real world New York City. Even if Miyamoto came out now and said DKA takes place in New York, it would be wrong because the current story of the games contradicts this. It's best to treat New Donk City like Gotham, more than likely originally intended to be New York. But eventually made into a fictional city once given a proper name, and now only takes heavy inspiration from the real world place.

[everymariogalaxy]

8/17- Metro Kingdom

[smashboydraws]

D-Sides Metro Kingdom

Mamma Mia! What a beautiful scenery!

[wet-bread-album]

6/24/2021 7:10 PM

[smg-69]

Where he belongs

[ednacrabapple]

Does OSHA exist in the Mario universe? Because if they do, they’re doing a really bad job in Metro Kingdom

[kuramirocket]

Here are my score and rankings in the mini games for Odyssey:

Some of these games were hell. If you know, you know.

The jump rope, volleyball and rc car challenges were so fcking frustrating omfg. They took me forever. The Iceburn circuit was pretty up there too.

As for the Koopa free running the only ones I found hard on some level were the ones in the Cascade, Lake, and Lost Kingdom from what I recall. The other ones were pretty easy once I saw the path all the Koopas took or I just found the quickest path myself. Lol

I was just so glad when I finally got the power moons for passing them. Definitley some of the hardest power moons to get in the game @-@

[mezzopurrloin]

Mario arrives in the big city only to find a heavy rainstorm and Bowser causing trouble. He'll have to navigate through the rain to help Mayor Pauline and get the city back into shape.

[jessfandrawer]

Spiderverse x Kingdom Hearts

Music used:

Face My Fears (English Version) by Utada Hikaru

Calling by Metro Boomin

[freddycartercl]

Freddy estuvo este fin de semana en la Metro Comic Con en Melbourne, Australia.

📷 larajanephotography IG

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

Some Lore About Donkey Kong '94

So Long before Super Mario Odyssey brought forth New Donk City and the Metro Kingdom, before Donkey Kong Land introduced the name Big Ape City, and before Yoshi's Island established Mario was from the Mushroom Kingdom there was Donkey Kong '94.

In this game Mario starts off facing off against Donkey Kong Senior in Big City which would later be known as Big Ape City, and would chase Donkey Kong across many locations. Eventually facing off against a King Kong sized Donkey Kong who had eaten a bunch of Super Mushrooms, this btw could add to my hypothesis there is different species of Super Mushrooms with differing effects. Afterwards Donkey Kong is defeated and the final scene of the game establishes the game ends in the Mushroom Kingdom. This all the way back here establishes that the Mushroom Kingdom and Big City take place on the same planet and not a separate planet.

On a side note there is a few people who think this is where Mario first enters the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Peach, and that this game is just a retelling of the original arcade game. The first problem with this is there this game is shown to be it's own separate thing and there is no time for Donkey Kong to have done all this, alongside the original 3 games with the third have DK head back to the Kong Archipelago.

In addition Donkey Kong is wearing a tie in this game, and Mario is wearing his modern outfit. When in the original Donkey Kong games and Super Mario Bros. Mario was in his Classic Outfit. There is also the absence of Luigi, and the fact Nintendo with Did Somebody Call A Plumber heavily implies Super Mario Bros. takes place directly after Mario Bros. Donkey Kong '94 probably takes place when Mario had already been to the Mushroom Kingdom saving it several times, probably sometime after Super Mario Bros. 3. But also when Mario is still living in Big City and probably still with Pauline.

[cloehotham]

London Underground

[heyrvcksack]

Kairi + Frutiger Metro

[qsanti]

Wen the musik hits ♫

[demiboydemon]

Hello am I late for trick-or-treat?

Not at all my friend! You and Pingu can both have a clip from a WIP I have temporarily called ‘Childhood Yiga Link AU’ where Link is raised in the Yiga clan… until he finds the master sword, and everything falls apart. Below the cut :D

Link steadied his breathing, thanking all three goddesses that his clothes promoted stealth.

If he had known what the sword was, he never would have touched it.

He hadn’t expected his clan to be so upset. Yes, he was the ancient hero, but he was still their Link. Now Master Kogha himself hated him. Him specifically! He had always wanted Master Kogha to know about him. He hadn’t wanted this.

Link wished he wasn’t the ancient hero reincarnated. He had been raised to hate him, to strive to prevent his reincarnation no matter the cost. He was proud to be part of the Yiga Clan, and they were proud to have him. And now to know that not only had they failed their task, but they had raised said ancient hero!

When he had discovered he was that Link, he had felt sick. He threw up banana-filled vomit onto the floor of the hideout and swore he would never thwart Calamity Ganon, no matter what propaganda the royal family tried to feed him. He was loyal, and he would always stay true to his family and beliefs.

But the clan clearly didn’t believe him. That was the most devastating part. He had been part of the Yiga clan since they found him as a toddler. They had fed him and clothed him, kept him safe, comforted him when he had nightmares about the evil princess. And now they were out to get him.

He took a deep breath, silently. He knew the hideout like the back of his hand—the hand on which the triangle had appeared that morning.