#floro sprout!dimentio

[dreamyluigi]

something something luigi doesn't remember the final events of spm or dimentio at all after he's defeated (but mario remembers everything)

[ohmaerieme]

Draw Dimentio playing chess maybe?

something something doomed position on the board

[mushie-lol]

first post here lmao uh Luigi and Dimentio

(TW blood!! Not super realistic or anything)

(also TW brainwashing/mind control?)

also Luigi & Mr. L designs!! Wow.

[lizadale]

so i was going back through photos on my phone and i

........wait...

[lucyav13]

King Croacus

Welll, the title is because in this part, we'll analize all the "Flora Kingdom royalty", or, all the kings with that name, let's begin!

Fun fact: In Italian, the kings' name is Re Cardo, re means King, Cardo is a given name and the Italian word for "thistle". Maybe a pun on the Italian name "Riccardo".

There are four known members of the Flora Kingdom's royal lineage, only one of which is alive at the time of the events of the game. All members have paintings in the palace of King Croacus IV, which come with biographical recounts of their rule. In addition to the four kings and queens which are seen in painting form, there is a mentioned prince from during King Croacus I's rule, though he goes unseen.

King Croacus I

Painting description: King Croacus the First (Reign: 1-496). The first king of the Flora Kingdom. Croacus I is known as the greatest of kings. He united the Floro Sapien under a single cause, creating the Flora Kingdom. He made a capital here and established a calendar, begun at the kingdom's birth. Heavily armored, he bore deadly thorns and came to be called the "Iron Rose". The kingdom's infrastructure and early roads were built by Croacus I's design. But when his successor, the prince, wilted unexpectedly, so did Croacus I's spirit. The Flora year 444 marked the start of his reign of fear, "The Darkening." Eventually Croacus I and his foul regime were overthrown in a sappy coup d'etat. The king was struck down, marking the official end of The Darkening. His wiltering words were said to be "The Iron Rose shan't wither!" But wither he did.

King Croacus I, also known as the Iron Rose, was the first king of the Floro Sapiens. The Floro Sapiens regard him as their greatest king, since he united them all into the Flora Kingdom. He created the Flora Calendar, and set the capital at the Floro Caverns. His nickname, the Iron Rose, comes from his heavy armor and deadly thorns. However, the wilting of his son in the Flora year 444 changed his mentality. He became corrupt, a period referred to as "The Darkening", at which point, his daughter staged a coup d'état and took over the Floro Sapiens. His dying words were stated to be "The Iron Rose shan't wither!" His nickname, Iron Rose, may be a reference to the Iron Lady title that is usually used to describe female heads of government. Despite this, King Croacus I is male.

Fun fact 2: He appears depicted in a mural in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials, in rooms 26-50. Croacus I ruled from the Flora Calendar's year 1 to year 496; this alongside his depiction in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials and the timeframe of King Croacus IV's recent actions in Flora years 1625-1626 imply he was the Floro Sapien king entrusted with the indigo Pure Heart by the Tribe of Ancients, 1,500 years prior to the events of Super Paper Mario. The Pure Heart would be guarded by the royal lineage even after his fall, eventually making it to Croacus IV.

Prince Croacus: He was Queen Croacus II's sibling, and was going to inherit the throne. However, he suddenly wilted in the year 444, leading to the mental decline, corruption, and eventual death of his father as well. Queen Croacus the Second eventually took the throne in his place after the fall of Croacus I. Prince Croacus dying in 444 is an example of a common Japanese (and Chinese) association of the number four with death, as the characters for "four" (四) and "death" (死) have similar readings (shi, in Japanese).

Fun fact 3: Every ruler of the Floro Sapiens, regardless of gender, is named "Croacus", which is based on the Crocus plant. This 👇

(A/N): Since there are no images, I decided to make my own design with the popular color of the original flower. Ya like it?

Queen Croacus II

Painting description: Queen Croacus the Second (Reign: 496-1298). Croacus II was the daughter of the great ruler, King Croacus I. Croacus II was imprisoned for being critical of the former king's policies, but...When he was overthrown by the people, Croacus II was freed and given the throne. Her efforts to reduce taxes and study diseases made Croacus II very popular...Eventually, her influence helped erase the scars The Darkening had left. She also compiled a Floro Sapien prehistory called "The Flictionarian." The book was to be her legacy, a historic mark of her benevolent influence. Croacus II feared the fight for the throne that might ensure if she bore many heirs. She had but one heir, late in her life. This earned her the name "The White Maiden."

Queen Croacus II, also known as The White Maiden, was the second ruler of the Floro Sapiens. She was imprisoned by her father for disagreeing with his views, but after his overthrow, was set free and became queen. She was very popular, because she reduced taxes and studied diseases. She also wrote The Flictionarian, a prehistory of the Flora Kingdom. She was worried that if she had many children, they would fight for the crown, so she only had one heir a year before she wilted. This having only one child to succeed her was what gave her the nickname "The White Maiden." She ruled from the Flora calendar's years 496 to 1298 (802 Flora years).

King Croacus III

Painting description: King Croacus the Third (Reign: 1298-1385). Croacus III was one when his mother wilted. He became the youngest king ever. The young king had a great predilection and talent for poetry and art...His talent was evidence in works like "Ice Rose", a book of poems from his 37th year. But he was also afflicted by a terrible disease from the time he was born...Without ever impacting the affairs of his kingdom, he wilted at age 88. The cause of his wiltering was never made public. Many suspected a conspiracy...This was never confirmed... 

King Croacus III was the third ruler of the Floro Sapiens. At age 1, he became the youngest king in Flora history after his mother wilted. Due to his young age, a regent ruled in his place. He was afflicted with a disease at birth, which made him weak and sickly. He had a great talent for art and poetry, releasing a book of poems called Ice Rose, at age 37. He wilted at age 88 for unknown reasons, but some suspected a conspiracy. He ruled from the Flora Calendar's years 1298 to 1385, the shortest rule of any Floro Sapien king. Due to his early death, he left little impact on the Flora Kingdom. His regent succeeded him as the ruler of the Floro Sapiens, as King Croacus IV.

King Croacus IV

Painting description: King Croacus the Fourth (Reign: 1385-present). Formerly a regent for King Croacus III, he ruled in place of the frail child king. After Croacus III's wilting, his service was recognized, and he was made king. His stabilizing influence and politicial savvy made him popular and well-known. His recent achievements include: In Flora year 1625, he invented a method for mind-controlling Cragnons. In Flora year 1626, he spearheaded an initiative to enslave Cragnons en masse.

The flamboyant king of the Floro Sapiens, Croacus adores beauty and spends most of his time brainwashing Cragnons to rebuild his castle full of jewels. He is also the owner of the sixth Pure Heart. As told by the description under the painting in his palace, he was the regent for King Croacus III until he came of age. When the young ruler wilted, Croacus IV, popular due to his stabilizing influence, was appointed King. He does not care for fighting, but when Mario, Princess Peach, and Bowser enter his chambers, he decides to dispose of them. He resembles a giant flower and is named after the real life Crocus plant. His obsession with beauty may be a nod to another flower named Rosie, from the first Paper Mario.

After he is eventually defeated, it is revealed that the Cragnons were polluting the waters that the Floro Sapiens drank from, and that King Croacus was trying to save his people by mind-controlling the Cragnons with Floro Sprouts. Upon witnessing the scene, Flint Cragley declares that he will show his tape to the Cragnons, ending the war between the two races.

If  we visit Croacus after Chapter 5 but before completing Chapter 7, he will still lie on the same spot on the floor, supposedly dead (or wilted, since he looks like a flower). The Floro Sapien who is watching over him says that he thinks that Croacus will revitalize, which he eventually does.

Following the defeat of the final boss, King Croacus can be found in healthy spirits once again; initially, he will claim his intentions are to wage war upon Mario and the Cragnons again. However, he quickly makes it clear that he is only joking and reverts to a more normal personality, saying that most of the polluted water was drained while he 'slept'. He then expresses his desire to begin a new era of peace between the Cragnons and Floro Sapiens.

Quotes: 

"Ooooooo-weeee-ooooooo! Where, oh, where are my pretties?!"

"Pretties... Beautiful things... Ooo-wee! Bring them to me... More! More! More!"

"So you must be the intruders I've heard SO much about... Well, I will NOT forgive the great trashening of my beautiful kingdom. NOO-WEE-OO! ...Thus you are warned!"

"Trash is garbage, no matter how you dress it. This world is made for BEAUUUUUTY!"

"Ooo? What is THIS hideous, clashing thing?"

"Ooooooo-weeee-ooooooo! I am back!"

Additional information:

Catch Card: 186

Location(s) (5-4)

Role Boss

Max HP 50

Attack 2

Defense 0

Score 5000, 50 (petals)

Card location(s) Card Shop; Map 37

Tattle: That's King Croacus. He leads the Floro Sapiens, and loves beautiful things... Max HP is 50. Attack is 2. He attacks with his head, like other Floro Sapiens... I don't think you can damage him when his face is closed off like that... Using Thoreau to grab stuff, then jumping into him works pretty well, though...

Card type: Uncommon

Card description: KingCroacus cares about making the world beautiful. Too bad drinking polluted water has made him insane.

The above text is from the Super Mario Wiki and is available under a Creative Commons license. Attribution must be provided through a list of authors or a link back to the original article. Source: https://www.mariowiki.com/Flora_Kingdom_royalty

(A/N): Mmmmm. Ok. I'll say the obvious, this is so SUSPICIOUS, don't ya think? First, Dimientio says that Croacus IV is a friend yours. Second, Croacus gives Dimentio Floro Sprouts for brain control. And Third: The disease of King Croacus III suspected a conspiracy and this was never confirmed.

Maybe we think that Dimentio helped Croacus IV to kill the former ruler and taked the throne, and for that, Croacus gives him the Floro Sprouts. 

Just a contradiction... This happened centuries ago!! So, think what you want. I'm tired, I'm going to lie down a little...

[mspinky1]

SPM: Despair in Chaos

Here's what I imagined what happened in Super Dimentio's mind. Luigi slowly falling into despair as he's being controlled by Dimentio. Poor Weeg.

[legobiwan]

Absolutely 100% feel your pain writing SPM from Mario's perspective. Not only did I deeply underestimate how many words it would generate but also how much Mr. L loves hearing himself talk and hates not being Paid Attention to

omg Luigi in his cringe-fail, evil form is that guy who muscles everyone out of the way to be in the middle of the camera shot, dragging his thirtieth over-engineered robot with him. He is insufferable and I love him for it.

Seriously, though, the man is needy af and 100% hijacks my document for like, five pages of self-absorbed monologue, it's hilarious.

[lunchablebrunchable]

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS 😭

Partners in crime <3

[galaxygermdraws]

So i start doodle dumps constantly but almost NEVER finish them, so I decided to chuck a bunch of my doodles together because why not. The contents of this are:

-Doodle of Peach based on a panel from "Super Mario Adventures" -Several enemies from Super Paper Mario -An SPM Bad End AU where the moment Mario hesitates to answer Dimentio in chapter 8-3, he gets Floro Sprouted, and Luigi ends up realizing this and having to leave even though he doesn't want to -Mario 64 Mario -Peach and Daisy in outfits they wore in part 2 of The 3 Little Princesses bc they were cute -Daisy redesign -2 TTYD Doodles, one of Mario with the Map, one of Mario when his name got yoinked -Paper Mario grieving over Olivia and Bobby -Mr L with the Thunderhand -Luigi's Mansion 3 but he has pajamas on. -An elaboration on the 3 separate Marios (please talk to me about my Marios please they are 3 separate guys)

(reblogs with comments/tags are appreciated. Thankyu)

[ohmaerieme]

mr l MR L BEHIND YOU MR L LOOK OUT MR L !!!!!!!!!!!

[year2000electronics]

yes i was reminded of the KFP movies because they also have themes of fate and destiny and your past and it made me think of fate of the stars again

like. walk with me here. FOTS luigi doesn't want to hurt his brother or anyone else so he shoves any bad feelings he has deep down inside. and then in the events of partners in time he finds out he's the dark star child, and he should really confide in his loved ones at this time, but he DOESN'T. because he doesn't WANT to be the bad guy. but he keeps compartmentalizing all this stuff!! which directly leads to him acting rash and reckless during the events of SPM like trying to stop the wedding and trusting two goombas because they call him a hero!! and then he becomes mr. l and is left with this tremendous amount of negative energy that is all coming to the forefront because he DOESN'T REMEMBER HE WANTS TO SHOVE IT DOWN ANYMORE. and that leads to dimentio sending him to the underwhere which leads to the bros reuniting but the problem isn't solved so THAT leads to luigi FALLING FOR DIMENTIO'S TAUNTING in 8-3 which leads him to take him on alone which lets dimentio put the floro sprout in him WHICH LEADS TO THE FINAL BOSS. AND HE ENDED UP AS THE BAD GUY ANYWAYS.

(before mario reaches out to him and convinces him to fight back against their destinies anyways)

AAAAAHHHHHHH

[prinscar]

I see people are referencing an evil Sailor Moon transformation and you know what

Brainwashing Luigi to be evil doesn't mean he can't hate Dimentio and love his brother. That'd require to brainwash his feelings too, which I reckon is far more complicated, and not every villain remembers to do that

Mr.L would feel that his body was violated, that he was used by someone who viewed him as a tool. That'd make any evil guy hate Dimentio.

Speaking of the art, that's some nice body horror here.

Though imagine if the explosion inadvertendly killed Dimentio too lol.

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[actaphere]

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

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

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

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

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

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

[cherryfennec]

¿What is Dimentio's relationship with each of the members of Team Bleck? ¿Does he really consider them friends? ¿What does he think of them? ¿Do you like doing activities with them? And if so, what activities would they be?

I'm not really much of a character writer in my eyes but personally I currently kinda see his relations like this:

O'Chunks

Dimentio likes to humour O'Chunks and his way of thinking. He tends to be more open towards people that are prone to suggestions and the big guy is a fine example of that. He shows more of his playful side with him and tones down his wordplay just for the guy ("Mmm... I do enjoy a good chunking…”). O’Chunks is an open book to Dimentio that he doesn't need to explore, he has enough information about him and there isn't a lot that he could get him to do for his own benefits (that is until the Floro Sprout experiment). O’Chunks is very loyal and focused on the Count so Dimentios schemes would have little potential wiggle room with someone with such one-dimensional motives. In the end O’Chunks isn't really worth a lot in his eyes but he still treats watching and listening to him as a form of entertainment. They don't really spend much time together outside of meetings.

Mimi

Mixing the fact that Dimentio likes to poke into peoples secrets, be it for gathering dirt or curiosity for knowledge, and that Mimi has a bit of a brat personality, you're left with somewhat of an ‘annoying sibling relationship’. He likes catching her on lies and correcting them, even if the truth is embarrassing. He knows how much she wants to impress the people around her and how much she hates his jokes, which makes it more rewarding for him to follow and annoy her. However since her pride wouldn't allow ignoring even subtle mockery, she actually responds (most often with the first reply she can think of). Then the cycle repeats. She's someone with no benefits to him, just like O’Chunks, however in contrast to the warrior she actually makes it worth the trouble by acting on what he says. Other than meetings he probably follows her in the Castles hallways.

Mr.L

This one is neither like O’Chunks or Mimi. Mr.L is someone who is both valuable to Dimentios visions and entertaining to spectate. Since he's a person required to achieve the magicians goals, Dimentio tends to listen carefully to what the man says. He gathers ‘ammunition’ and then confronts the mechanic in his workshop or hallways, poking him for more information. Mr.L is a person who actually does respond to Dimentios inquiries, but instead of always saying whatever is at the tip of his tongue he can at times reply either with a different intriguing question or a self aware sentence. It's a fun game to Dimentio, he found someone else just as talkative as him who also isn't a total moron despite having moments of acting like one. He would follow Mr.L around the hallways and even into his ‘workshop’, that is until a little accident.

Nastasia

Dimentio finds her a little annoying. She's not very talkative, somewhat smart, and treats her duties with focus. He knows that she doesn't trust him so he doesn't talk to her unless he needs to. She’s a potential danger to him as she has eyes everywhere and doesn't take his words at face value. She knows something is up and tries to subtly to make whatever the jester is trying to do harder. At one point she started dragging Mr.L around with her, due to a certain event, just so he couldn't be left alone with Dimentio in a room. But in the end it doesn't matter as shes just another small inconvenience he will overcome. He does find it a little amusing that she tries though.

Count Bleck

To Dimentio the Count is worth as much as The Prognosticus he holds. He's hard to talk to and let's his emotions dictate his actions. He would be a threat if not for the fact that after the Void is opened he starts caring less and less about what people around him do and waits for the script to finish. Dimentio does sometimes try to get a reaction out of him just for kicks (such as asking if the name Timpani rings a bell). He takes pleasure in bringing people down and the Count, despite his looming demeanor, doesn't fight back.

Would he call any of these people friends? Not genuinely. Dimentio seems like the type of person who makes friends for benefits rather than because he has emotional attachment. The same goes for hanging out, if he ever participates it's to entertain himself either by mocking or spectating (he tends to easily fall for his curiosity). But that's just my perspective!

[jaybleu25]

Scars Fade Over Time (Part 1) - SPM Aftermath

(TW: Blood, injury)

This story is basically my interpretation of what happened after everything in Super Paper Mario, as well as how it kinda happened in my AU! I hope you all enjoy :D

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"You can't...stop this now..."

"You can't escape..."

"I've been saving one last surprise..."

"Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...ciao!"

Somewhat out of breath, Mario, Peach, Bowser and Tippi all watched as 'Super Dimentio' exploded right in front of them. They covered their eyes, with Peach shielding them with her parasol. Once all the bright lights stopped, they opened their eyes.

"Is everyone okay??" Mario asked.

However, Peach would interrupt.

"Uhm...Mario...??"

With Mario's attention now on Peach, she would point in front of them towards an umoving Luigi, who was laying on the ground. He looked visibly injured.

Seeing his brother in such a state made Mario's heart sink.

"(no)"

"(No NO NO!!)"

Immediately, Mario would rush over to Luigi's side, with Peach following behind. Bowser, unsure of what to do, stayed behind with Tippi.

"LUIGI!!" Mario cried.

Now at Luigi's side, Mario held him in his arms to try and get him to wake up. Getting a closer look at him, Mario and Peach could both see that something was clearly wrong. He had white, glowing marks in his hair, and he also had black markings all over his face. Mario thought they might have been burn marks from the explosion at first, but upon seeing that they were all specific patterns, a sort of zig-zag pattern, he realized that wasn't the case.

Additionally, at the top of his head, Luigi still had his Floro Sprout fully attached. Fortunately, it seemed a bit dull, meaning it likely wasn't being used by anyone anymore. Unfortunately, there seemed to be blood near the spot where it was attached.

"LUIGI, WAKE UP!!" Mario begged. "PLEASE!!"

Mario would shake his brother a little more. He was terrified. He didn't want to lose him. Not yet, and not ever.

Slowly, thankfully for Mario, there was movement. Luigi began to wake up.

"Mario..?" Luigi muttered weakly.

Mario was filled with relief. His brother was okay. Well, somewhat. Upon waking up, Luigi immediately winced in pain. His body hurt, but it was mainly his head.

"Agh..!"

"You're going to be okay Luigi," Mario reassured. "We're gonna get you out of here..!"

However, behind them, Peach soon took her attention towards Bowser, where Count Bleck, Mimi, and O'Chunks appeared.

"So it seems the end of all worlds is really upon us..." said Count Bleck.

After everyone seemed to panic, unsure of what to do, Count Bleck began to explain the drastic situation. After conversing a little with Tippi, he finally thought of a plan, creating a door with his magic so that everyone could escape.

Seeing the situation unfold, Mario looked back at his brother, who still looked physically unwell. Luigi had a hard time moving around, and he could barely even sit up on his own. Knowing that they all had to get out of the castle quickly, Mario decided to pick Luigi up, carrying him in his arms. Mario then followed the group out through the door.

-To Be Continued...-

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Part 1: You're already here!

Part 2: Here!

Part 3: Here!

Part 4 (Epilogue): Here!

[nuctoria]

WHAAAAA

I adore this!!!

Here is some Dimenchant and Viola concept art.

Trying to see if I should continue to draw Luigi in his movie design, or if he looks good in a normal style.

These random scenes are spoilers out of context :3