#dimentio backstory

[dimentio-fan]

Another post about Dimentio. Who could have guessed? Anyways!

So, going back to my floro sprout post with that game over. Let's talk about the route to get said game over. It starts off pretty damn convincing. But as soon as Tippi questions it, he just starts bribing you. That- that is **so** out of character for him. Instead, here's an idea for how he could get you to legitimately get that game over.

Instead of bribing, make Tippi feel a little bad for questioning your actions. Act like you understand her position, then "accidentally" drop a tidbit of your past, say... mention that you went with the count because he promised to bring your loved ones back, safe and happy. Drop a sneak peak of what your perfect world would be, showing that you're also a broken villain. Manipulate the heroes into siding with you, rather than bribe them to do it.

Then, you have the voice of reason (Tippi) siding with you until it's too late.

G A M E O V E R . . .

[pianokantzart]

In a bit of a peek behind the curtain, here is a panel that ended up getting scrapped:

[legobiwan]

More SM: RPG/SPM nonsense

The Bleck crew and Mario RPG gang are having a scuffle before they figure they're not on opposite sides (at least not to start with) - this takes place during the events of SM:RPG. The Bleck crew is looking for Culex (see THIS post for more information). The Mario gang's objectives remain the same - defeat Smithy - except that Luigi is along for the ride.

Luigi is creeping up on Dimentio on the far edge of this whole little confrontation as Dimentio, characteristically, is floating above the ground, noshing on his invisible tub of popcorn

Now, let’s assume Luigi is hot off his first ghost mission with E. Gadd and has specters-on-the-brain, meaning he associates floating beings with no visible means of lift (remember, the man is an engineer) with ghosts

But! Even better! The Poltergust (at least in its first iteration) has a subfunction in the strobe setting that illuminates the “heartbeat” of any ghost or undead being

And Luigi swears he sees the shadow of a heartbeat emanating from Dimentio’s chest and tries to suck Dimentio into the Poltergust

Of course, Dimentio is having none of this and snaps his fingers, trapping Luigi in a box (oh, the foreshadowing!)

Luigi panics, banging on the box walls, calling for his brother

“What an interesting little machine you have there,” Dimentio purrs, sauntering over to the wall of the translucent prison. “And who might you be, my quivering friend?”

Luigi only answers by yelling for his brother again ("Maario!! Help!")

Meanwhile, the fighting between the others has come to an uneasy truce, that is, until Mario sees Luigi trapped in a box.

“What did you do to my brother?” Mario yells, reaching into his sidebag for his last-ditch fright bomb. O’Chunks manages to catch this out of the corner of his eye, picking up Mario by the collar as he sprints forward.

“Where do ya think you’re goin, laddie?” O’Chunks asks, Mario dangling from his grip. In a fair fight, Mario would have a chance, but he’s sore, tired, and injured.

“Let my brother go, you clown!”

Dimentio puts his hand to his chest with a dramatic movement (of course he does, bastard man). “Such grievous insult delivered by such a small form. Ah, but your cheeks grow as rosy as your cherry-hued outfit, your flailing like that of a blindfolded octopus, lost in a labyrinthine tangle of seaweed.”

At this point, Mallow’s jaw drops open as he stares at Dimentio, utterly confused. “What?” is all he can muster.

Behind Dimentio comes the click-click of a weapon engaging. A moment later, two wooden fingers appear at Dimentio’s temple. “The man said to let his brother go,” Geno says, deadly serious.

Dimentio pauses, then laughs, turning to greet a stone-faced Geno with a wide smile. Geno makes no movement except to motion with his hand towards a terrified and still-trapped Luigi.

“Very well.” Dimentio responds, smiling, giving a lazy snap of his fingers, the box dissolving into nothing.

Luigi is trembling, gripping onto the Poltergust for dear life. Mario, of course, comes rushing over, asking his brother if he’s alright, checking him for injuries, muttering how he should never have brought his brother on this trip and basically mother henning him to death

This out of the way, the groups make their preliminary, if wary, introductions 

After Mario is distracted by something else, Dimentio sidles up to Luigi. “My most sincere apologies for my earlier actions. I did not mean to frighten you so.”

Geno is definitely watching from behind the bushes, creeping towards them as he DOES NOT trust Dimentio one iota

Luigi laughs nervously, telling Dimentio it’s fine (even though it most certainly wasn’t fine).

“I must ask, however,” Dimentio continues after a drawn-out, awkward silence (a silence Dimentio definitely was enjoying), “what you intent was with your…” Dimentio tilts his head in curiosity. “Vacuum device?”

Luigi hiccups. “Yeah, this. Well…it catches ghosts.”

Dimentio is surprised. Now Geno is lurking about a foot away from both of them. “Ghosts!” Dimentio exclaims. “Have you reason to carry such a machine with you at all times? Are the undead that common in this world?”

Luigi frowns. “No. Well, actually, yes. I mean, not here - not so far, at least. But…I have. In the past.”

Dimentio studies Luigi intently. “And you believed I was a paranormal presence. Thus the somewhat half-hearted attempt at reducing me to a bit of shag carpet.”

“You were floating,” Luigi shrugs.

“And that is the sole qualification to be a ghost? I dare say the undead have certainly loosened their requirements in recent years if that is the case.”

Now Geno is at Luigi’s side. Dimentio spares a brief, neutral look in his direction.

“That and I could kind of see your heartbeat,” Luigi mumbles, staring at the ground, embarrassed.

And now Dimentio is truly taken aback. “My…heartbeat?”

“Yeah. The Poltergust,” Luigi holds up the nozzle, “I mean, this machine. It’s…it’s a long, technical explanation. But there’s a function in it where it exposes the “heart” of a ghost, some kind of dark matter gravitational lensing.” Sees both Dimentio and Geno staring at him with a blank, confused expression. “Anyway, it’s not really a heart, of course, not the way we think of it. More like…a ghost’s connection to the living plane? In as much as they have the ability to take on a distinct form and manipulate matter.”

“Stardust recomposed into half matter,” Geno murmurs, looking disturbed by this information. “And when you’ve taken your captive, what then?”

“Depends,” Luigi answers. “The Professor - uh, the man who gave me this - has a container he uses to study the more dangerous specimens. Others he’s pressed into artwork. A kind of memorial.” Luigi looks off to the side. “Or prison,” he finishes, lamely.

“Wishes ripped from the fabric of the cosmos,” Geno says to himself, looking a bit ill.

“Does this machine illuminate all beings or just the dead?”

Luigi shakes his head. “Only ghosts. And I guess other undead or half-undead things. I haven’t really tried it out on anything else.”

“Hm,” Dimentio hums. “May I ask you to point your contraption in my direction again? Without, of course, the vacuum function.”

Luigi scrunches his face in confusion but does as he’s told. A moment later, hovering over Dimentio’s chest is the half image of a deep violet heart. Luigi's eyes go wide. “Are you dead?”

Dimentio gives a false smile and a bow. “No, only a magician. Master of dimensions and pleaser of crowds.”

“But,” Luigi protests, but before he can get the thought out, Dimentio lifts a hand, Luigi stiffening, Geno readying his finger guns. But all Dimentio does is give a tiny flick of his fingers, deactivating the Poltergust.

“And now? What do you see?”

Luigi stares hard at Dimentio’s chest, his jaw locking in place. His eyes go moon-wide, his gaze fixated on an invisible target above where the jester’s heart would lie.

“N- nothing,” Luigi finally grits, his voice breaking. “I don’t see..I have to go.” And Luigi skitters away, terrified because he absolutely saw something, the exact same thing he saw when the Poltergust was on and he doesn’t want to consider the implications of that.

Dimentio and Geno are no fools and know the man is lying. There’s something off about Luigi. Dimentio, of course, is thinking in terms of the Chaos Heart, weaving plans upon plans. Geno is disturbed by what dark magics could be at work, not only with the Poltergust, but with this seemingly innocuous man. A man who is his friend’s - his best friend’s, if he were allowed to have something like that - brother.

“You’re not dead.” Geno finally addresses Dimentio. “But nor are you fully alive.” 

Dimentio just smiles, floating upwards. “Nor are you.” Geno stiffens at that, but Dimentio just waves, “Ciao, my little wooden friend.”

[aretarers]

one thing i've always really (personally) disliked is headcanons/theories that like... take a character whose origins are purposely left unexplained and gives them this really intricate, plot-relevant background, ESPECIALLY if it's a villain and they're given a tragic backstory. like don't get me wrong! i love a villain with a tragic backstory as much as the next guy! but sometimes a villain is better off as just some random cunt

[gracebethartacc]

Um so twirls hair i read up on the Carson magician story lore

[dappledpaintbrush]

These were originally drawn as a joke. But… I am NOT saying this will be the last post I make of warrior cat-ified super paper mario.

feat. GRRRR SHES A KITTYPET BLUMIERE BLUEFIRE YOU CANT BE WITH HER

[jalenjala]

sometimes I think about my very extensive headcanons about the pixl queen spm that are so elaborate that she honestly might as well be my oc and yearn. look at my daughter boy

[r0swells]

okays, so I was trying to think about possible Dimentio backstories and I just wanted to know ya'll's opinions, can ya'll give me some ideas?

from what i've heard from others theres:

Dimentio is the magicians son

Dimentio is the freedom fighter during the end of the pixel war

Dimentio is just a random descendent of an ancient

Dimentio is a survivor of the Tribe of Darkness

Dimentio wrote the dark prognosticus (so older then the magician)

Dimentio is some rando

of course some of these can over lap as well. we kinda have to make stuff up with a lot of Dimentio's backstory, so I'm curious what everyone's ideas are

[rattlebear25]

Little Update of my Headcanon Version of Dimentio:

I changed a bit his story:

• I like the theory of him being the Shadoo's brother so he was the prince of a evoluted Phanto's family (the masks from Super Mario Bros. 2). His sister was Shadoo/Pixel Queen and she was originally called Dimania.

• He married one of the Ancients (Merlumina) to enter in the Ancient's Sanctuary, gain their faith and then destroy the Pure Hearts. Nothing more. So they can't interfere with his plan of awakening the Chaos Heart.

• He started to have a crush for one of Merlimbis' creations, Mimi. He just faked of love Merlumina so he can keep her distracted by jis charm and realize his plans easily without getting troubles and make.

All of this Past SPM events. Maybe i will make some comic panels about this things idk bye

[artnerd1123]

it sounded like you have some solid thoughts on dimentio then! may u let me in on da secret knowledge that is ur interpretation of him?

hehe of course!!! >:3

dimentio... listen, this is the guy that shaped my ENTIRE taste in villains. dramatic? theatrical? over the top and a little bit off their rocker? mastermind pulling strings behind the scenes???

... and also kind of a pathetic failboss?

delightful 11/10 i love everything abt them

with this guy specifically, i like to think he's very skilled as a magician! dimension magics are complicated, yet he manages to transport not only himself but objects and OTHER PEOPLE on the regular??? that speaks to a lot of study and honing of skill! evidently he's made himself a large enough asset that bleck keeps him around despite how annoying and nosy he can be. there's respect there that he's garnered.

also! mans knows how to weasel his way into people's good graces! of course, if he doesn't watch himself, he falls out just as easily. his silver tongue is a double edged sword which he often stabs himself with on accident. he just doesn't know how to handle his own wit and can't hold back a comment for the life of him LKSDJF. wordplay is a must and a favorite and if he wasn't in the magic field he would be off writing riddles and poetry for sure >:3

he's EXTREMELY sharp, but sometimes his focus can zero in so completely he misses the obvious. it's not like he forgets other paths exist??? they just fall away completely if he's chosen one. got them blinders on mentally. if he's got an idea in his head there's very little (if anything) that can change it. he needs a very clear cut and LOUD wakeup call to get him to knock off whatever plot he's hatched, or drop whatever subject has snagged his interest.

despite how powerful and clever all this makes him, he's still not the best at casual socializing. mans doesnt know how to NOT be a drama king and if a situation calls for a delicate touch (and not a magical one- an emotional one) he has no clue how to handle it. fumbles that ball all the time, has no clue how to let people get close to him with how tightly he's woven his theatrical appearance. is there even anything left under that mask of his? who knows! not dimentio! don't worry about it go look at this shiny thing and leave him alone :)

[snuffydoo]

How Poppy (aka Pixl Queen) became Shadoo?

A Pixl war was being held after Pixl Queen brainwashed all the pixls to join her side and heed an attack on the ancients for revenge

During the war

A mysterious stranger comes to assist the ancients take her down

That "stranger" was Dimentio

He stopped her because if she succeeded it would ruin his plans

He sealed her away as a shadow in the pit of 100 trials

And she was left there for years

[jelly-fish-wishes]

Jellyfish: I have a new crackship!

Me: oh! lets see

Jellyfish: Cozette x Reclusa

Me:

Put down that pencil

Jellyfish, you scare me

JK

We have toxic yaoi (Luigi × Dimentio)

Now toxic hetero (Cozette x Reclusa)

Only toxic yuri is missing

HEAR ME OUT

Now, I spent all day and night drawing for this ONE ASK. I was tempted to have a comic for this because it came to me as I woke up in cold sweat, but I compressed it to a bunch of doodles and sketches instead. Best to summarize it so that I don’t trap myself in ANOTHER comic lol.

There will be cliché tropes here, but WHO CARES, ITS MY LIFE SOURCE. This is an unpolished story, so here we go.

They have a lot in common. In the flashbacks, Cozette is seen alone until Connie comes up to talk to her. Reclusa doesn’t seem to have a reason as to why he is the way he is other than needing Glohm to live. Not even a backstory. So any HEADCANON is free game HUEHUEHUEHUE

This ship can probably take place after the events of the game, and Cozette knows no one in Concordia can defeat him, so she takes it upon herself to redeem him. Of course, there will be animosity between the two. At first.

Cozette seems like someone who has the heavy burden of being a Wattanist, so she needs a successor, and that’s Connie. They may be close, but Cozette knows she can’t live forever. Meanwhile Reclusa CAN, which is why he would have a hard time making bonds even if he wanted to.

I like to think that he’d change colours if he had a bond, so now he matches Cozette (like soul bonding or something 👉🏼👈🏼)

I don’t think Reclusa can live off of connectar, so of course their bond has consequences. And Cozette will want him to stay because she’s grown fond of him. This also has consequences. (Yes I drew her blushing, COME ON. IF I’M GOING TO BE A FILTHY DEGENERATE SHIPPER, THAN I MIGHT AS WELL GO ALL OUT AND NOT HOLD BACK)

WHOOPS, others see them out of context, yada yada yada. “Our love isn’t just forbidden, we’re hurting each other” *swoons* And all you get from Reclusa is guilt, guilt, and MORE guilt.

Ppffttt

So sappy. I love it. Take this track to go with the last images huehuehuehue

[ooftale]

Hi guys i was bored yesterday and doodled humanoid Mimi again 🙏 I've actually tried giving her some lore to relate her to her og 'backstory' (or at least the messy hints we have) but i haven't done much yet and I'm sure ill change lotsa things like how i did with my dimentio one eventually 🙏

[gracebethartacc]

Traditional art stuff yayyyy

the first page has stuff from @artblock-tm’s SPM au concept but everything else is just regular SPM :3 and also hc/design ideas for blumieres father bc I’m considering making a fic soon?? maybe ????

[dappledpaintbrush]

New concept design for Lady Merlova. Aldus is there too I guess

[mavis-the-apple-pie]

It makes me a little sad to see people bashing other people headcanons about Mario RPG’s characters just because they aren’t compliant to the canon.

Isn’t the whole point of a headcanon showing our interpretation of a character? And to see how vast it can differs from a person to another? There’s no "right" or "wrong" headcanon about a character because the whole point of a headcanon is that it’s not canon.

Wether you see Dimentio as a sociopathic narcissistic maniac who has no redeemable quality or as a jester who’s been through a lot of shit to the point he became what he is today, or heck, even both, all of thoses are valid. Wether you see Fawful as a narcissist who planned to betray Cackletta for his own person, or as a minion who does care for her but who craves to be a villain on his own, thoses are also valid.

What makes the Mario RPG’s characters such a goldmine for headcanons is that they’re characterized enough to have a lasting personnlity, but their backstories aren’t usually delved upon to know what led to them becoming what they are. And that’s what makes it so fun to just observe them like laboratory rats, to see how their head works, what have they been through. Even if some headcanons are contradictory, none of them are right or wrong, and people shouldn’t bash others just because of that.

Sorry about the long rant, just needed to get it off my chest. I’m not targeting particular people, I just read some posts ranting about similar things.