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deaththeyamikid · 1 year

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And the Sun will Always Shine Again

Okay, hi, so I wrote a Mario fanfic, yes, it is based on this post because I couldn't get it out of my head so here it is.

Content warnings for dissociation and panic attacks

This was written before the movie was release and before I saw the movie.

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Luigi hadn’t stopped shaking since they tossed Bowser through his own castle’s walls.

The fight had been long and grueling, with just the three of them trapped in some impenetrable magical dome the koopa wizard dude had set to activate at Bowser’s command. Luigi had already been at his breaking point, dazed, terrified, and in no small amount of pain, when Mario had finally managed to create an opening big enough for him to frantically scramble away from the koopa king.

“Hey, Luigi!” Mario had said as they’d backed into the magical barrier, his arm gently but firmly, shoving his little brother behind him. “Remember that time I brought a soccer ball to school?”

“Y-you mean when Mr. N-Norton told you baseb-ball players weren’t real a-athleats because they didn’t kn-know how to kick a ball so we spent the r-rest of the w-week trying to see h-how m-many times we could k-kick it through his legs like on b-big monkey in the m-middle game before he c-c-could get it from us and we ended up being suspended b-because we accidentally h-hit Tr-Trixie Hampstead in the f-face and broke her n-nose?”

“Yup!”

“Yeah, wh-why are you… Oh. Oh! Y-you think it’ll w-work?”

“I think it won’t hurt to try!”

Luigi had pulled himself together then, just enough for the two of them to bombard Bowser with joint attacks. Mario remembered thanking whatever higher power was listening that his brother was a quick learner because he caught on sooner than Mario had to the absolutely bonkers fighting methods this world necessitated. Eventually the twins had been able to maneuver themselves so that they were standing behind the overgrown turtle and with one look – that was all they needed to communicate – grabbed his tail and together, flung him away as hard as they could.

It was just an unfortunate circumstance for Bowser that the barrier apparently allowed him – and only him – to pass through.

The younger twin had cried. They had both cried, but Mario had ushered them both along as fast as he could because even though suppressing the torrent of emotions, they were feeling was not the heathiest course of action, they were still, in fact, trapped and needed to deactivate the barrier before Bowser or any of his minions found them.

Mario had internally panicked, because for all the training he had done to get here, to help Mushroom Kingdom, to defeat Bowser, to save his little brother, he had no idea how magic worked. But Luigi had made quick work of it and was able to point out the spell’s source so Mario could smash it. He was unforthcoming in how he had been able to identify what needed to be done to break the spell and as the barrier fizzled away, the trembling in Luigi’s hands spread throughout his body and Mario could only watch as his brother completely shut down.

So, Mario had done the only thing he could. He grabbed Luigi’s hand and pulled him along as he sought out the others, scooping up the green hat that had fallen from Luigi’s head as Bowser had torn him away from his brother right when they both thought it was over. Mario plopped it on Luigi’s head, pulling it low over his face to help shield him from prying eyes.

He’d found the others quickly after that, all of them having been on their way down to help the twins but too late to join – or see – the fray. DK, Toad, and Princess Peach had all ganged up on him, asking about Luigi and if he was alright.

“I said he’s fine!” He felt immediate guilt for snapping at them, but really, he was at the end of his rope emotionally, physically, and mentally, and he knew how embarrassed Luigi got when this happened in front of other people. “He’s just… processing a lot. He’ll come back when he’s ready.”

“How long will that be?” DK had asked. And honestly Mario wished he had the answer. It would be a very long time before he would be able to get the sight of Luigi’s wide, red-rimmed eyes, shedding silent tears down his far too pale face out of his head in short, almost wheezing breaths. While Mario could usually gauge fairly accurately how long Luigi would be out of it, his twin hadn’t shut down like this in years.

“When he’s ready,” Mario had responded firmly. It was really the only answer he had.

The glare he’d unintentionally shot DK had been enough to get all of them to stop asking as they tore back through the endless labyrinth of Bowser’s airship. They were close to the main hall now and the penguin king – Mario couldn’t really remember his name – was rattling off the latest update, conferring with Princess Peach that the raging battle was finally dying down, the toads, kongs and prisoners all either escaping or emerging from their respective battles and skirmishes victorious. Mario himself was only half paying attention, opting instead to take stock of his brother’s state and see if there was any sign of him regaining awareness of his surroundings.

“What is ailing—?”

Mario’s head snapped around so fast it caused Toad to shriek and duck behind DK as the plumber glowered at the small king.

“Mario has it under control,” Princess Peach said. The penguin humpfed contemplatively as his eyes darted between the twins.

“You are, I presume, the green one’s brother?” he asked.

“His name is Luigi.”

“Indeed. He is a mighty soldier. Pure of heart with valor that burns bright and strong. Those dastardly wretches were nothing against him! His bravery knows no bounds!”

And Mario would be lying if he said wasn’t a little choked up at the prospect of someone not only finally recognizing his brother’s courage but voicing it as well. He wasn’t quite sure how to respond to it. He wasn’t sure how to respond to anything that happened in the past… however long they’d been here.

“I know,” was all he said, voice thick and threatening to break as pride swelled in his chest, accompanied by concern and worry over what Luigi had to endure during his time held prisoner.

“If all is in order here,” Princess Peach cut in, “I think it is time for us to return to the palace.”

“I think that’s a stupendous idea,” Mario nodded.

With a heave, they shoved open the airship’s doors, immediately confronted with black, stormy clouds and gusts of wind that made Mario glad he was holding on to Luigi or else the sheer force of it might blow the younger twin away. He had been skinny already – before the pipe and the mushrooms and magic – but he had clearly lost weight during his imprisonment. It made Mario furious, and he decided then that the first thing he was going to do when all was truly said and done, and they could finally relax, was cook enough pasta to feed a family of eight and make sure at least half of it was eaten by Luigi.

The courtyard itself was littered with rubble and small groups of toads, DK’s brethren, and escapees either regrouping or receiving basic first aid. It was as dark out here as it was in the deepest delves of Bowser’s dungeon, where Mario had found the empty cages that swung ominously over a lava pool. He shuddered at the memory forcing the queasiness down. He couldn’t lose his composure yet. So, he turned his attention back to the dark courtyard. The only source of light was the luminescent blue star that giggled as it zipped and cartwheeled aimlessly through the air.

“Every day we survive is another day death looms over us, watching, waiting for the time we all eventually succumb!” it giggled.

Mario couldn’t help the confused and incredibly alarmed glance he sent Princess Peach’s direction. She just shrugged, evidentially equally as confused.

“Anyway!” Toad squawked, ambling through the courtyard to the edge of the airship.

Mario led Luigi along behind him and Princess Peach, making sure DK, who was hashing out details of their retreat with his brethren, was behind them just in case something snuck up on them. Again.

The difference between the airship and Mushroom Kingdom was so stark, Mario had to blink a few times as his eyes adjusted. The leering clouds stayed within the perimeter of the airship, meaning the second they left, warm sun beat down on them, welcoming and bright and kind. Mario closed his eyes and took a deep breath, encouraged by the clean air, flowers, and grass that chased away the residual taste and smell of molten lava and fire and ash.

Beside him, Luigi jolted. It was subtle and barely noticeable, but it was enough to pull Mario from his thoughts, instead placing his full attention on his brother. He was staring up at the clear blue sky, pupils a little less dilated than they were before with an expression of tearful wonderment on his face. Mario almost didn’t want to bother him, but he was looking directly at the sun and the older twin knew better than to let anyone’s eyes linger there for too long.

“Come on, Weegie,” he said in what he hoped was a gentle and playful tone, pulling his brother’s cap down a little more. “Don’t stare right at the sun, you’ll burn your retinas.”

“I—” Luigi choked on a sob. Then brought his hand to his chest as his breath continued to come in short, sharp gasps.

“It’s okay, bro!” Mario said, gently trying to pry Luigi’s hand from its death grip on his torn and tattered overalls. “I’m here. You’re here. And look! The sun’s out and it’s bright and clear, so that means it has to be a good day!”

Luigi curled further into himself, his breath impossibly shorter.

“Weegie, take it easy,” Mario said, hoping that his rising panic wasn’t seeping into his voice. “You’re okay, Luigi. It’s okay. I’ve got you. Just breath with me, okay?”

For his part, Luigi really did try to mimic Mario’s breathing. He just couldn’t as the tsunami of pent-up emotions hit him full force.

“I c-can see th-the sk-sky!” he wheezed.

His legs gave out on him then and Mario – fuck, he’d missed him – ever the attentive and caring older brother, even if they were twins, sank to the grass – grass! – with him. He was only vaguely aware of the fact that he was sobbing and of the arms that pulled him close, holding him tight, and the voice that muttered comforting words into his ear. He wasn’t sure how much time passed, but he knew that when it had, and he was finally able to hear past the blood rushing in his ears, the voice wasn’t muttering anymore. Instead, it was humming the old lullaby his mother used to sing him when he’d had nightmares as a kid. He whined, the sound pitiful to even his own ears, and a fresh wave of tears came streaking down his face and the figure he clung desperately to gently rocked back and forth.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered hoarsely, when he finally, truly, came to and was again aware of his brother.

“No,” Mario chided. “Don’t you dare ever be sorry for this, bro.”

“I got your shirt wet.”

“Eh,” he felt Mario shrug. “It was due for a wash anyway.” Mario pulled away from Luigi just enough to look him in the eye when he felt his brother raise another protest. “I don’t care about anything in the world aside from the fact that you’re safe. Got that?”

Luigi buried his face in his hands and nodded.

“Okie dokie?” Mario was baiting him now, he knew it. Luigi just moaned miserably into his hands. “Come on! Say it, Weegie.” There was a soft jab at his side. Then another. Then one on his stomach.

“Okie dokie…” Luigi muttered, defeated, knowing full well his older brother wasn’t going to let up until he was satisfied.

“Good! Now, let’s-a go! I’ve got some friends I’d like you to meet.”

Said friends were politely ignoring the brothers, having formed a protective circle around them in case someone came asking questions or, God forbid, something attack them while Luigi was breaking down. Luigi, thankfully, in Mario’s opinion – the younger twin would lose his mind if he found out he had a breakdown in front of strangers, one of whom was a princess – hadn’t noticed them yet, his face still in his hands. But when he did look up it was to the sight of his brother standing in the sunlight, also teary-eyed, but smiling bright, holding out a hand to help him up.

And when he took it, neither let go.

At least not until the weariness caught up with Luigi and Mario convinced him to let his big bro give him a piggyback ride the rest of the way.

And if Luigi fell asleep soon after being lifted off the ground, therein proving his brother’s point, well, he could deal with Mario’s smug teasing so long as it meant they were together.

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nailtagyuri · 1 year

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when i was 12 this was the coolest most mindblowing shit ever i was genuinely so obsessed with it I'd read it very day like the bible. I would die for a version of this with the post 3D world content over my country

#i hve vs super mario bros on my switch bc i wanted to chronologically play through the storied hero timeline and i couldnt find a rom #I think it has the same appeal as spid.erverse kinda except instead of multiple different people filling the same role as sp.iderman its #the same guy it's still mario but the changes come from things going differently at certain points in his life do you GET ME!!#LIKE!!!!!!!! MOST OF IT'S DETERMINED BY WHAT HAPPENS IN YOSHIS ISLAND AND THERES ALTERNATIVE PATHS IF HE WINS OR FAILS!!! GAME OVERS HAVE #CONSEQUENCES THAT BRANCH INTO THEIR OWN TIMELINES MARIO CAN END UP WITH DIFFERENT PARENTS ITS SO COOLLLLLL #and i love how each of the major branches has their own theme like “action hero” is the one with all the gameplay-focused #mainline titles “storied hero” is the one with all the M&L rpgs and more plot-heavier stuff and “blue collar hero” is this third one #with all the donkey kong titles and wackier/arcade titles WHERE i might add his design had a blue shirt and red overalls #and the tl builds off of those games into nsmb so i like to hc that he kept his early 80s design well into the later games <-autistic sorry #AND how thetimelines represent how their different backstories have influenced their personalities and thought processes a little like #what happened to mario in the blue collar branch like he either becomes EVILL!!!! and kidnaps donkey kong leading to dkjr or #divorces peach and has a self isolation arc after nsmb2 whats going on w him...#and i LOVE how all of them have a sort of common event where bowser invades the mushroom kingdom and in each timeline its #represented by a different variation of the original super mario bros game with action hero's event being represented by smb itself #which is fitting since thats the branch where mario and luigi ended up with their intended parents and everything went as planned #and i think a general theme here is that the more things go against intention the sillier it gets dont even get me STARTED on the time #travel shenanigans in bottom right which lead into the handheld remakes i love this so much its unreal #i do wish paper mario wasnt explained away as a dream but like thats its whole other world and art style and itd be difficult #to fit it into one of the major branches so i get why it was done. i probably wouldve just given it its own isolated bubble in the corner #at that rate i probably wouldve added so much more shit to the main tl im talking game&watch games i look at this and i see a pitch #for a full feature length autism production you understand

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sketchyracoon · 11 months

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Bowuigi is so funny to me. We all just decided that the most pathetic man gets the biggest catch. And you know what? Bowser is living the dream for that.

bonus memes under the cut!

#my art #bowuigi #bowser x luigi #luigi x bowser #as i worked on this i just felt like bowser needed more spikes #more scales more scruffy facial hair details. it got a little silly at somepoint but he's just such a pointy guy #this goes with no cannon lol i havent seen the movie rememebr like 3 things from all the games #i know random blips from the comics #they're just so silly conceptually to me. especcially since mario mario would hate that his brother luigi mario is in love with bowser #that being said this is as the music choice implies enemies AND lovers where they both know this will go badly

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my-thoughts-and-junk · 1 year

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Im thinking about gravity falls (making sprites of all the characters) and I was looking at manly dan and tyler cutebiker like 'who the hell do these guys remind me of' it's bowser and luigi. Full-on bowser and luigi.

#random thoughts #gravity falls #i like their little background relationship!!!#manly dan and his kids WOULD do a bowser and koopalings group costume.#for summerween #not because it's mario but because it's a group costume #that family fucking loves matching #when his kids were younger they'd give him the ds to beat a hard level in whatever game they're playing #but now that he's older he's. not very good at video games #cutebiker. i don't know what mario character he'd dress up as?#like the obvious choice is luigi (tall lanky moustache green hat vaguely middle-aged)#but i just feel like he's a green koopa kinda guy??? like in my heart #i like the idea of him getting scared and tucking himself into his shell :]#and of course manly dan chucking him at whatever monster of the week is going after his kids #mabel's mario full stop #dipper's toad. he gives off toad energy. he's very mad about it #the obvious choice for stan is wario but like . . . nabbit? like he was a cowboy but mabel scribbled on his bandana #soos would be some fucking obscure character and be sad whenever people don't recognize who he is #that of course ends with melody recognizing who he's dressed up as and they have a moment #either wart for the bit or prince haru so melody can be peach from the og mario movie #wendy is wendy mostly to make her dad happy.#candy and grenda are their own original mario brothers (orange and blue) with the first letters of their own names embroidered on their hats #sheriff blubs and deputy durland are daisy and luigi respectively involving at least one bridal carry #this all leads up to the discovery of like. actual mario power-ups btw. including wart being the villain and no one recognizing him #except for soos ofc #i dunno who ford would be. maybe some made-up mario character who only exists in another dimension?#either that or gender-swapped rosalina. in another universe rosalina is a prince.#i just really like the idea of ford in regal attire #or he's his own oc. he's a nerd

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antiquarianandunusual · 1 year

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Y’ALL THE MARIO MOVIE WAS SO GOOD MY INNER CHILD IS SCREAMING /POS

(No spoilers in tags! Just a vague overview of my thoughts!)

#super mario brothers #super mario brothers movie #jack black as bowser was absolutely impeccable no notes #i also just generally love what they did with bowser's character #they managed to make him kind of goofy while still making him a total force to be reckoned with #it really opens up the possibilities if they do another one #luigi is just a silly little guy!! let him be!!#AND PRINCESS PEACH MY BELOVEDDDD!!!!!#WE STAN A GIRLBOSS #keegan michael key was obviously also superb as toad!!!#he captured toad so well while still giving it his own spin #and i honestly loved seth rogen as donkey kong #like YEAH it's the same thing we've been giving chris pratt guff for but he was actually kind of perfect #dk was really different from the games but i think it was a good choice #AND OKAY DON'T HATE ME FOR THIS #CHRIS PRATT WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF GREAT AS MARIO #was he perfect?#i wouldn't say that #the movie really took a step out from the original source material and chris pratt definitely worked in that favor #ALSO ALSO ALSO #THE MUSIC?? THE SCORE?? THE REPURPOSED SONGS FROM THE GAMES???#SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP I WOULD CHANGE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING #THERE'S ONE MOMENT I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL BUT THE MUSIC FOR IT WAS PHENOMENALLY DONE #and the animation is gorgeous!!!#the lighting and scenic design does an AMAZING job paying homage to the original games #the transitions between the mushroom kingdom and bowser's territory are something straight out of new super mario bros.#and the tiniest of references made me so happy #they delved DEEP for some of the stuff they referenced #it was like ducktales 2017 in that you could tell it was a labor of love #and yes you could absolutely tell jack black was having a ball as bowser

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heloflor · 1 year

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Have a doc filled with Mario headcanons and wanted to share the sexualities part because fuck it, it’s still pride month.

Disclaimer since it’s relevant to this post : I headcanon that Peach, Daisy, Wario and Waluigi are all creatures from the world of the Mushroom Kingdom who look the way they do due to magic gems (those blue and green gems that Peach and Daisy have respectively). Peach is a Toad, Daisy is a Dino-Rhino (unless those flower people from Mario Bros acid trip Wonder are from her Kingdom, then again I like Daisy being a giant cool Dino, plus the trailer for Wonder showed several other big animals), not sure for Wario and Waluigi but they’re not humans. The Super Crown works the way it does because there’s one of those gems in it.

Also, since it’s briefly mentioned, what I call the “main” continent is made out of the Mushroom, Koopa, Bomb-omb, Thwomp, and Goomba kingdoms. Sarasaland (retconned into Flower Kingdom now ?) and other kingdoms are on other continents (yes I know in Superstar Saga the Beanbean kingdom is neighbors with the Mushroom. But since they never appear in other games, I’ve chosen to ignore that detail).

Anyways, onto the headcanons :

- Mario : Transmasc Aromantic Heterosexual ; he realized he’s aro after finding out Peach is a Toad and losing sexual interest in her (felt bad about it at first because he thought he fell out of love upon discovering Peach at her most vulnerable, Bowser made it worse for him by accusing him of liking her only due to her human form) ; him being transmasc is why he’s named Mario Mario (he thought it would be funny)

- Luigi : Cis Bisexual ; had a fling with Peasley + loves Daisy ; he’s gender non-conforming and sometimes shares clothes with Peach, he also trains his voice to be higher-pitched for the heck of it (+ it can help in case he has to take Peach’s place for a kidnapping)

- Peach : Demiromantic Pansexual ; is cis-passing in human form but is technically transfem due to being a Toad

- Bowser : Omnisexual ; Cis tho I like the idea of him being transmasc and birthing Junior’s egg

- Yoshi and Birdetta are T4T + poly (hence Birdetta flirting with others) ; Birdetta’s eggs aren’t actually eggs (insert joke about her “eggs” being white) ; not sure if “all Yoshis that lay eggs are female” but at least all those that lay eggs that can be fertilized are female (and on that note YOSHI MIGHT BE CANONICALLY TRANSMASC ???!!!) ; Yoshi is straight while Birdetta is plurisexual (bi/pan/omni etc)

- Daisy : Straight + intersex + transfem (imagine if Prince Haru from the 1986 movie was her appearance pre-transition, but remove the whole “Peach’s fiancé” part of the plot, or the plot as a whole since the events of this movie didn’t happen here, just keep Haru’s design as “Daisy before transitioning”)

- Big fan of the headcanon that Kamek is gay ; he doesn’t date because 1. He’s busy 2. He’s getting too old for this 3. He’s devoted to his son and grandchildren which takes all his free time

- Depending on which creature he is Wario would be cishet though I could also see him be plurisexual (bi/pan/omni/other label that has to do with dating more than one gender ; I like putting diversity in queer headcanons but I’m not the most knowledgeable on labels past the most common ones)

- Not sure for Rosalina, either aroace or she’s allo but just stays single due to her life situation ; probably non-binary (she/it, could also be a play on the fact that some see her as some kind of goddess)

- Pauline is Cis Lesbian and her and Mario parted on good terms after he came out as trans on top of other reasons (basically they still care a lot about each other but realized they were better off as friends, the whole “unknown aro + transmasc with lesbian” simply gave them an easier excuse to break up)

- Really not sure for Bowser's kids, the only ideas that are "set in stone" are that Ludwig is gay, Wendy is attracted to boys (doesn't meant she can't like girls), Lemmy is demi-boy (they/him) and Morton is attracted to girls (like Wendy it doesn't close the door for liking men).

Not sure for the rest, though I could see Iggy using he/neopronouns (likely xe/xem) and at least one of them being interesex. Btw the older kids say they don’t date because they’re busy with royal duties but the truth is they are just incredibly awkward + they can’t ask their dad for advice since he’s a romantic disaster

- I could see Toadsworth be aroace, since even in his younger years he cared more about raising his surrogate daughter than dating + he never pressures Peach into marrying ? In general he doesn’t seem to care about romance ? ; he’s also transmasc because Toad

- After seeing Bowser’s Inside Story and the beginning of Dream Team, Starlow is a lesbian crushing on Peach (is very buddy-buddy with Peach despite barely knowing her, makes a big deal out of Peach being kept safe, calls her “Peach” instead of “Princess” from the get go, at times seems to see Peach as the best person in the room)

- Toads and Goombas are naturally agender because mushrooms ; some choose to express a specific gender (ex Toadsworth, Toadette, Peach, the Toads and Goombas from the first two Paper Mario) ; some may use gendered pronouns even if their presentation doesn’t display any specific gender (ex Captain Toad using he/him despite looking like any other Toad) ; basically every Toad/Goomba that use gendered pronouns (or neopronouns) is technically trans and/or non-binary ; cisgender Toads/Goombas go by they/it ; the Super Crown gem gives the shape the Toad see themselves as but it doesn’t have to be cis-passing or even gender conforming, can be androgyne (Daisy took a while to figure herself out, hence her gem giving her Haru’s look at first ; she's not from an agender species but the way the gems work still applies to hers, hence mentioning how her being trans worked on that front)

- That previous point implies either all Toads have the same metabolism and thus all grow facial hair (Peach having to shave tho) or they have mushrooms that serves as HRT for those who want more “masculine” or “feminine” traits (hair/facial hair and tone of voice) ; the color of their hats has nothing to do with gender for Toads (ignore Nintendo’s weird obsession with making every female character in the Mario franchise pink)

- Sexual dimorphism in general is very rare/limited in this world (only the Beanbean kingdom has it ?), in “main” continent, Koopas are the ones where it’s the most present and even then it’s very minimal (genitals, who can lay eggs, possibly size but even then not really since Pom Pom is the only one smaller than her male counterpart, Wendy and other female Koopas aren’t particularly small)

- Toads (and other species) experimenting with gender could be due to seeing Koopas make the distinction between “male” and “female” and finding the idea of changing your appearance based on how you feel to be fun (even though you have the concept of male and female Koopas, there’s no transphobia in Bowser’s kingdom) ; by that point it’s common for Toads to change however they feel and go by any pronouns they want, just because they’re aware of the concepts of masculinity and femininity doesn’t mean they have to follow it to the letter with their pronouns unless they want to

- On that note, I could see Toadette as genderfluid, though she most often goes by she/her ; I could also see one or several of the other main Toads (Ala Gold, Bucken Berry, Captain Toad, "The" Red ToadTM) be bi-gender

- Not sure what’s going on with Waluigi but he’s definitely queer

#Super Mario #Mario headcanons #queer headcanons #long post #Flor talks #not tagging all the characters; no thank you #you have no idea how much back and forth I did with some of these headcanons to put as much diversity as possible with my limited knowledge #and for some like Bowser's kids; I'm still heavily undecided #(I REALLY need to read more about more obscure labels...)#for example: I didn't know who to make as a lesbian aside from Pauline but she's Mario's gf at some point so it wouldn't work #and then I saw comics of both Mario brothers being trans and fell in love with the idea of transmasc Mario #which makes the whole thing with Pauline very convenient #also I tried to balance having a few cishet people in there as well because as weird as it might be to say on a queer-heavy website #in a perfect world; there would be no difference between cishet and queer; so I had to put a few here #on that note; I love how at first I was worried maybe I was making too many cis characters #all the while basically going 'EVERY SINGLE TOAD WE EVER MET IS TRANS'#(btw the whole gender 'fuckery' with the Toads is my favorite headcanon out of all of them #they're just little guys vibing; dressing up the way they want and using the pronouns they want :) )

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spookyowokylad · 2 years

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g a y b o w s e r ?

#i return from the dark to share silly little gay guys i love #i am so sorry #i love them so much #nvm i will not apologize #bowser x luigi #super mario #bowser #luigi

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real-fire-nerd-hours · 10 months

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KISS MEME SKETCHES I DID THEY KINDA SUCK BUT I DID MY BEST FOR P R A C T I C E KSDFJNSDFJN ... you can kinda tell immediately what style I'm more comfortable with LMAO KSDFKJSDFN

#self ship #self insert #ohgod all the tags OKAY LETS GOOOOOO #🖤 Keeper of Crows 🖤#💿 Broken Record 💿#🌊 Oceans and Lakes 🌊#🏕️ Lake Lilac Sweethearts 🏕️#💌 Ink and Caviar 💌#🕸️ ink blot 🕸️#I am not the greatest at drawing but by god did I want to d r aw sdknfskdfjn #I do need to try and figure out how to draw furries sdfkjn IM SO SORRY TO BUSTER & BOWSER & GANTU & EUGENE #I LOVE YOU GUYS BUT WHY ARE YOU SO HARD TO DRAW SFDKJN #Eugene is a little easier since Whacked is like... really shape focused bUT STILL HARD SDFKNJ #Also gristol and laura are invisible in theirs dsfkjn just fyi lmao

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weirdmarioenemies · 11 months

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Name: Neo Bowser City (aka Koopa City in PAL regions)

Debut: Mario Kart 7

Do you ever think of all the weird locations we only ever see in Mario Kart games? Despite being the biggest of all of Mario's spin-off franchises, when you really get down to it, remarkably few Mario Kart courses are actually based on established Mario locations!

It's not none, there's the occasional Donut Plains and Tick-Tock Clock and Airship Fortress, but most of the courses are these weird one-off locations we never see outside the context of that specific racetrack.

But have you ever taken a moment to step back and like, think of the Lore Implications of some of these places?

Like okay! Bowser just owns this whole dang cyberpunk city and we only ever see it in the context of Kart Racing! How messed up is that?!

One day Mario and Friends were looking for new places to race, and Bowser must have said something like "Gwah-hah-hah! I bet you puny punks could NEVER beat me in a race in my cyberpunk metropolis!" and right then and there it was established that Bowser owns a cyberpunk metropolis. Neo Bowser City is a city that exists in the Super Mario World and aside from returning in other Mario Kart games, it hasn't been acknowledged before or since.

Neo Bowser City first appeared in Mario Kart 7, as the third course in the Star Cup. Despite its flashy visuals, it actually doesn't really have a whole lot going on. It's a difficult track with some tight turns made more difficult by the rain making things more slippery, but besides that it doesn't really have any of the Wacky Obstacles that define so many Mario Kart courses.

Then it returned in Mario Kart 8 looking more gorgeous than ever! The bright colors really pop out, and the whole track is just oozing with detail that really emphasizes the scale of this city!

But like, the emphasized scale really only further raises the question of where this exists in the Mario World. Clearly, the fact that Bowser is plastered all over the billboards and the fact it's named "Neo Bowser City" helps us deduce that this city probably belongs to Bowser. Is this located in Bowser's Kingdom? Just how big is Bowser's Kingdom? And why does he own so many separate castles?

Maybe Neo Bowser City exists in the future? Is this a bad timeline? I mean, Mario Kart is allowed to have time-travel shenanigans. There's a Splatoon battle arena and that exists thousands of years in the future so sure, dust off Mario's Time Machine and head to the bad future where Bowser wins. Should've pressed that New Super Mario Bros. big yellow P-Switch!

I asked my friend Mod Chikako for their input and their theory is that Neo Bowser City isn't the future of Mario's world, but of our world. Clearly Bowser just couldn't take Wreck-It-Ralph losing the Oscar vote!

But in that case I guess it's a cooler cyberpunk future than the one we're living in right now. Corporate monopolies that run mass-surveillance with little government intervention due to their extreme wealth giving them extensive political power? No thank you! Neo Bowser City has bright neon colors, and flying cars! If I'm going to live in a dystopia, I want it to be a fun one. The only advertisements I want to see plastered everywhere are ones advertising Bowser!

Boo! That's the bad guy! Thumbs down!

The course returns again in that pitiful mobile game with another redesign, this time letting us see his Coney Island Disco Palace off in the distance. Does Bowser live in his Neo City? Is this worldbuilding we've been missing out on for decades, finally answered by a kart racer? Is this the capital city of Bowser's Kingdom? Am I once again falling victim to my perpetual hubris of overthinking the Mario franchise?

Really, I can't offer too much in terms of wacky fan theories, because I'm still thinking about this location existing in the first place. I'd love to know the Lore and worldbuilding here, but I guess the nature of Mario's canon is that it doesn't need to be over-analyzed. Bowser simply owns a cyberpunk metropolis, we'll only ever see it in the context of kart racing, and maybe that's okay.

Of course, this post wouldn't be complete if I didn't mention Dinohattan from the 1993 Super Mario Bros. Movie, which we've barely talked about on this blog somehow. You see, when the meteor hit, some of the dinosaurs escaped into a parallel timeline where they then evolved into humans, and then they built Dinohattan instead of Manhattan. Get it? Yeah, that movie is all sorts of bonkers. I wouldn't say it's very good, but I kinda love it. I'd recommend checking it out, if only to see a vastly different take on Mario than you'd be used to.

Anyway I bring this up because it's a completely separate instance of a version of Bowser building a large cyberpunk metropolis, and it actually predates Neo Bowser City! Do you think they could be connected? Are Dinohattan and Neo Bowser City one and the same...?

#neo bowser city #mario kart 7 #weird mario locations #mario kart 8 #mod hooligon #really mod chikako also helped contribute a few jokes to this post i gotta credit them #i've had this post sitting in the drafts for over a year and a half #no clue why i took so long to publish it it's basically been fully complete this whole time

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