#homo nintendonus

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

The Nintendo Character Manual From 1993 Is Not Canon

So something that is brought up here and there when people are trying to craft lore surrounding the Mario Canon is the Nintendo Character Manual from 1993. This manual is an invalid source of information for the Mario Lore because it is intended for Western Marketing purposes. But also it contains inaccurate information about the Mario characters.

So here are a few. So under Mario's profile and in his blurb it mentions Mario is from Brooklyn. So while this might have been an idea in development for Mario, it was never stated in games or manuals. At most this is what Mario is inspired by. But regardless by now it has been fully established this is not the case. It as adds in a about a squirt gun which doesn't exist anywhere else. Mario is also described to deal with bathrooms even though he is intended to be a construction plumber in game.

Next is Princess Peach who is description mentions the Mushroom King, which is not a canon.

Bowser's description says that Koopas hate and fear him, something that was never stated to begin with. Furthermore in future games it's been established Bowser's Minions adore him. His description also states he invaded the Mushroom Kingdom because "he can't stand the sight of happy fungi." This has never been stated elsewhere to my knowledge, and Bowser does what he does because he is trying to conquer different places.

Toad's description just adds in a bit which I don't recall seeing in nay official material, where is claims he was away during the Koopa War visiting relatives in the Fungus Federation.

Yoshi's description claims his name is T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas which is not a name found anywhere else. This is a common theme of the localization team adding details that were never in the original source material. Similarly Mario being called Homo Nintendonus is also an addition, and one that contradicts official sources. Nintendo has gone on record claiming Mario is a human, and they have never used the name from the manual. So while it is true anything that is a member of the Genus Homo is human, when most people like says Nintendo use the word human they are typically referring to Homo Sapiens.

Wario's description adds in information that seems to also be a result of the localization team. Saying he was jealous of Mario's plumbing skills and good looks, as well as claiming he wants a degree in Plumbing Science.

[federthenotsogreat]

Ooo I wanted to mention something interesting!!!

So, most species in the Mario universe either have these round, cartoonish feet (like beanies), or they have little toes with claws (like Bowser)

The only species that seems to have feet similar to us humans is the homo nintendonus, aka the Mario humans or whatever you want to call them (biologically speaking, they are a different race then the humans we know)

I've been thinking... To basically every other species, maybe even to the homo nintendonus... (no idea what the plural is. Homo nintendoni???) themselves, their feet must look like weird little paws. With weird little toes. This foot anatomy is not considered the norm.

Anyways what I'm trying to say is, if us humans were to appear in the Mario universe, everyone would think that we have cool paws. Send post

[red-man-of-mustache]

Tagged by: @witches-and-weirdos (kudos!) Tagging: @schwarzwaldcr @atimelesslullaby @jonathancjones @rainbowxfmuses @koopzilla @hoshinomulti

name: Mario Mario

nickname: Jumpman, Homo Nintendonus, The Great Gonzalez, Red Man Of Mustache

gender: Male

romantic orientation: Straight

preferred pet names: Baby, amore mio, cara mia, bello

relationship status: Single as a Thwomp

opinion on true love: "Love is-a out there for everyone, you just gotta be-a ready to receive it! True love comes from putting the-a other person first. If-a you got two people pourin' into the other then there ya go!"

opinion on love at first sight: "I believe it! I also believe in-a soulmates. Sometimes you just-a meet someone and you've got this-a unspoken connection. Definitely happens, and it's undeniable what those-a two can do together."

how ‘romantic’ are they?: Although he's impulsive at heart Mario will plan out ways to woo someone once he sets his sights on them. Cooking for them, serenading, gift-giving are just a few. He'll even plan out an elaborate evening so that he can confess his feelings at the end. Of course, he can read a room though. If it's a dud then he'll back off. He's impulsive, not pushy.

ideal physical traits: Mario would love a tree if it had a good personality. But, being blonde doesn't hurt. Some level of physical prowess is great as well, since he's gonna wanna do things together that may involve getting active.

ideal personality traits: Easy-going, sense of humor, optimistic, selfless

unattractive physical traits: Bad hygeine is a no-go. Mario's a plumber so after a job he's scrubbing himself clean. He expects someone who showers regularly since you're dating him(a plumber) so your lavatory shouldn't ever be broken.

unattractive personality traits: Mean-spirited, mean, negative people cannot pass with Mario. He'll try to uplift those around him but that has it's limits. Especially in a romantic relationship.

ideal date: Spending a night counting the stars, going on a picnic, traveling somewhere new(local or abroad, he can accommodate), taste-testing new food spots, anything that involves a new experiences. Being together is all that matters.

do they have a type?: Singers

average relationship length: I headcanon he was with Pauline for at least two years. Mario is in it for the long haul. Answer: Two plus years is the average length.

preferred non-sexual intimacy: Hugs are the way to go! Mario hugs everybody he even remotely likes whether it's romantic or not. Kissing is there too. Mario also loves carrying people, don't ask why, he just does it a lot. Though I'm sure you could guess.

opinion of public affection: "I'm-a gonna show everyone you're mine so of course! I'm not afraid."

past relationships?: Pauline! Or as she's known now, Mayor Pauline of New Donk City. They sorta drifted apart when Mario & Luigi left New Donk to be in the Mushroom Kingdom. Although the transition(between cities) was unwilling, Mario & Pauline's relationship ended amicably. He didn't ghost her or anything like that. Anytime she(Pauline) was caught up in the messes Mario was involved with coughs Donky Kong coughs he would move mountains to save her. So, Mario was dedicated to her. He'll show the same level of affection to any & all he should be dating.

[midnightcowboy1969]

Homo nintendonus

[dogheadhermitsshed]

According to an internal document from the 1990s, Mario himself isn't a homo sapiens, but a "homo nintendonus"

[mario-fax]

Mario is not human. Instead, he is a species called “homo nintendonus”.

(Mario Fax|Source)

[didyouknowgaming]

Did you know Nintendo can't decide Mario's species? In 1993 they called Mario a "Homo Nintendonus," but in 2017, Mario Odyssey's director told Vice that "Mario is human."

Source: bit.ly/2XiEAmK More Mario Odyssey Facts: youtube.com/watch?v=kHmL2pv7gQA

[boxofprops]

Homo nintendonus is Mario’s taxonimic classification. He is the same genus as humans (Homo sapiens) but he is a different species. Think of comparing a coyote to a wolf or a house cat to a lion.  I’m glad my biology degree finally amounted to something.

[kokoronbain]

Let me present...

Jemmes Star The Pirate Ghost from Space! 🌟🌌

Names in other languages: 宝スタ/Hōsutā (Japanese/Romajin)

Alias: Jemmes/Jem, James, Space Pirate, Fallen Pirate, Gem Ghost

Gender: Male

Species: (Alive) Homo Nintendonus - (Dead) Ghost

Occupation: (Alive) Captain Pirate - (Dead) Pirate (or just basically a thief now)

Personality: Solitary, arrogant, short-tempered, sassy, curious, adventurous, can be unfriendly like he can be respectful

Relationship: Rival/Friend = Captain Fishook

Ennemy = Kruller, Hellen Gravely, King Boo, Luigi, E. Gadd

Friend = Chef Soulfflé

Borned on Earth, he left this planet for joining a flying pirate galleon for the space at 17 years old

Many years later, in this same boat where he traveled a lot of galaxies, he finally became captain of the crew that he get attached in the adventure.

As ghost, he is found in deep sleep by E. Gadd and Luigi at very bottom of the lake of The Last Resort and is taken to the hotel

He finally woke up but has no idea how he died... and how he got these strange purple scars on his precious head?!

He was more shocked that he learned that he is on Earth than being a ghost: in all planets from all galaxies he traveled, he DEEPLY didn't want to be back in his born-place

Then he realised that he losted everything... except his dear galaxy cape

E. Gadd wanted to analyze this mysterious cape but Jemmes refused categoricaly and escaped from this laboratory

He wanted to get out of the hotel... but he was too blinded by the sunshine

He came back and decided to visit that hotel despite he wasn't in mood at all to be gentle and being sociable with people

But still in need to do challenges, he loves stealing some gems and escaping from owners and can accept to do a swordfight despite he is a bad loser. For some reasons, he will steal also some wood boards and cover.

Surprislingly he likes a lot the cook of Chef Soulfflé and is ready to eat everything from him. So Jemmes likes to discuss with the cooker despite he doesn't really express what he sincerely feels.

He was pretty impressed to meet a shark as pirate... and to fight him! Jem doesn't want to steal his status of captain and respect him enough despite all. Captain fishook appreciates Jemmes and like to do some pirate battle with him. He accepts sometimes that Jem takes a nap in his floor.

Sometimes, he will be pursued by Luigi for being captured and taking his precious cape but like he did when he stole things, he can escape pretty easily and will even pass trough the ceiling.

[hollowtones]

"Mario" is Human. NOT Homo Sapiens but in fact, Homo Nintendonus. Have a good day!

really cool & I believe you

[queenrepent]

you are dating a home sapien, I am dating a homo nintendonus, we are not the same

[francesthecute]

mario is a different fucking species of human excuse me

[federthenotsogreat]

Just wanted to mention this cause I think it's weird

Half of my multi-eye stuff isn't me predicting terrible events, or looking into someone's past nonono

It's really just me listening to music and all of a sudden I have detailed knowledge of a random species' anatomy ':>

Did you know that Cackletta actually has three claws on each of her feet? This is a genetic mutation. Normal beanish have these "claws" too. You just can't see them. They have three toe bones, but they've evolved in such a way that you can't see them anymore, similar to a whale's fins.

Her eyes are also way too big, you can see that very clearly when looking at her skull... The skull's structure is very much not... Stable. In general. It can fracture more easily than other bones in her body.

Beanish also may or may not have a muscle in their face that allows them to smile wider than other species.

You probably knew that there's many different species of Koopa. They all have their little anatomical differences! The regular Koopa does not have teeth, but the magikoopa has fangs! They may also not have a shell! The king Koopa, aka the Bowser variant, has a full set of teeth. But their teeth are somewhat small when compared to their body size. They make up for that with having incredibly strong jaw muscles

Bowletta doesn't have those. Her entire being is completely fucked up, as the two bodies were never meant to merge basically. Her skull is so deformed that the muscles can't do their job properly. She may have incredible large teeth (large enough so that her lips can never cover them fully) but she can't bite down very hard... Do to her size she can still rip off your arm though.

Also the homo nintendonus is extremely sexualy dysmorphic. Females grow much larger then males.

I could go on and on HELP ME

[weirdmarioenemies]

It’s a Super Mario Odyssey masterpost!

Sorry to take a break from the Halloween goodness, but it’s the one year anniversary of Super Mario Odyssey! Hard to believe it’s been a whole year, isn’t it? There’s no denying this game is absolutely, how do we put this, “perfect” for a lack of even better compliments, with some vast, detailed worlds, many small fun challenges, and of course, lots of cool new Weird Mario Enemies!

...But today, we aren’t going to talk about enemies at all, because what this game also has is some fantastic Weird Mario Friends! To put things simple, there’s a lot of kingdoms in the game, and most of them have their own NPCs that we all love as dearly as the many friends and foes and spooky tree aliens we’ve featured on this blogs in months past, so sit back, as all three WME mods talk about the wonderful new NPCs we see in this game!

Talking about Bonneters, Tostarenans, and Steam Gardeners is Mod Chikako!

Talking about Lochladies, Shiverians, and Moon Rabbits is Mod F Boy!

And talking about New Donkers, Bubblainians, and Volbonans is Mod Hooligon!

With that out of the way, let’s-a go!

Name: Bonneter

Mario’s grand adventure starts off on an EXTREMELY strong foot when he regains consciousness in a land populated by... g-g-g-g-GHOSTS! The precious Bonneters live in the delightfully spooky Cap Kingdom, where there is rarely a color present besides white, gray, or black, and the whole land is enveloped in a thick fog. To top it all off, the music is simply perfect for a spooky, yet friendly town of ghosts! Also, they all have British accents.

Of course, there is one Bonneter who stands out from the rest, and that is Cappy, Mario’s newest friend! He embodies the ability of the Bonneters to take the form of normal hats and Capture other beings. Yeah, it’s basically possessing people. It’s okay. It’s fun. 

What do you think is under their hat? Is it part of their body, or are they stylish? They don’t LOOK very natural, but Cappy has a few tufts of hair on his hat/head, so the answer is... I don’t know!

Also, there is no spooky-themed area in this game. The only ghosts in the entire game are your friends! Score one for ghosts!

Name: Tostarenan

Here they are... the first ever new characters we saw in Super Mario Odyssey! Remember that Switch trailer way back when? Where we saw like three seconds of Odyssey? Those three wonderful seconds? I do!

Tostarenans are, of course, based on calaveras, the decorative skulls used in the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead. They live in a cozy little town just as colorful as they are, and love nothing more than having fun and eating frozen- I mean, freezy treats!

As I’ve touched upon in their own post, Tostarenans have their own undead version, the Chincho! Which means... these are living skeletons! How does this work? They’re the same shape, so do they have exoskeletons? Again! I don’t know! But wow, that’s two sorta-spooky friend species already, huh? Like we said! This game is perfect!

Name: Lochlady

Lochladies are the world-famous fashion designers found in the Lake Kingdom... a Kingdom whose industry relies entirely on fashion! Peach/Mario’s very pretty wedding dress was made here. According to the brochure, they’re known for their flexibility but also their strength, and that’s kinda funny... they might look dainty, but these fish are strong! 

A fish? A mermaid? They’re really a bit of both. Of course mermaids are their main inspiration, but these things very clearly have scales, right? It’s nice that even the very-human designs in Mario are still a little bit silly. 

Though, I suppose the term “mermaid” wouldn’t really apply to them, since mer comes from the Latin for “sea”... instead, they’re named Lochladies... a loch, of course, being a Scottish word for a lake... Like Loch Ness! And Dorrie, the incredibly-Loch-Ness-Monster-inspired friend, even shows up here. If you ignore the fact that Lake Lamode is a French name, it all works out. 

Name: Steam Gardener

That’s no watering can! Just kidding, it is. But it’s also a robot! And most importantly, it’s a friend! Really just a wonderful combination of things to be. 

Steam Gardeners live in the Steam Gardens! They’re steam-powered! They garden! And they are very good at it. They come in different magnitudes of rustiness, but don’t worry! It seems they can very well go on forever as long as they stay charged. Their heads can be empty, but can also contain flowers or even seeds that they can dispense!

I really love the Steam Gardeners because they don’t really look like a character at all, you know? They look robotic, sure, but there’s not really much of a face or anything. And if you ask me, that makes them even more fun! The flashing lights seem to act as a face, if anything, since that’s what they point toward you while speaking. Oh yeah, they’re even asymmetrical! They’re really just a mishmosh of things that most people wouldn’t consider “cute”, but guess what! I think it’s precious! Sue me! (I would probably win because this isn’t a valid reason to sue someone!)

Name: New Donker

When the first trailer for Super Mario Odyssey came out, one thing that immediately caught everyone’s attention was the New Donkers! Usually, when humans appear in the Mario series, they are very heavily stylized, like ol’ Mario Mario himself! But these humans are hardly stylized at all, looking like your average businessperson you’d pull off the streets of New York in the 1950s!

Seeing Mario interacting with these much less stylized people is as jarring as it is hilarious, with lots of people questioning how this sort of image could be from a real Mario game. This is exactly the kind of off-the-wall wackiness we all appreciate over here!

...Of course, then there’s the question of if the New Donkers are technically human. We know Mario is human! We’ve gotten numerous statements from Nintendo that confirm it, aside from one old advertisement which listed him as “homo nintendonus.” What we really should be talking about is the New Donkers! We have no official source considering them humans, as they are exclusively referred to as “New Donkers” in-game. One statement from Nintendo says the reason Mario looks so different from the New Donkers is because “there’s lots of different kinds of people in the world,” but when the definition of “people” also includes dancing skeletons and garden robots, I think that it can be considered a pretty broad term.

Of course, even then, New Donkers and humans are obviously two very genetically-similar species capable of cross-breeding. How else do we explain Pauline?

Name: Shiverian

I love many many things in this big blue Earth of ours, but chubby seals are definitely way up there. So, these guys? Absolutely... wonderful. I love them. I love their dopey voices, I love their cute widdle faces. I love their cosy little town, and I love that they hold competitions where they literally roll around a racetrack, because they’re just that round and fat!! 

Shiverians are one of the few NPCs you can capture, too! When in Fat Seal form, you can compete in their Bound Bowl races... Humans aren’t allowed to participate, but the brochure makes it clear that only a fat seal man could survive such a race. 

And above all, I love their funky elder. Look at those shades. He’s a cool old man. He’s not like your grandpa- he’s hip!

Name: Bubblainian

I think one thing we can all appreciate here at Weird Mario Enemies Dot Geocities Dot Io is gastropods, no matter what shape or form they take. In Super Mario Odyssey, they take the form of giant French snails with flesh-lips, but better off to be a snail with weird flesh-lips than not be a snail at all, am I right gamers?

I’m glad that they picked snails as their “easy-going beach populace,” (though snails are a good choice for anything, really) but what stands out most about Bubblainians to me isn’t the Bubblainians themselves, but rather, one very particular run-down I had with one during my playthrough of the game!

Bubblainians hide in their shells whenever an enemy gets too close, a small detail I really love. However, one time when I was playing, I was wearing the chef outfit, and was running up to talk to one of these guys when without warning, it hid in its shell! I assume a nearby Gushen might’ve just gotten a little too close, but I just thought it was silly because these French snails were afraid of a chef!

You know, because escargot is a dish in France that’s made from snails and...

Well, it was funny to me at least.

Name: Volbonan

My absolute favorite world in Super Mario Odyssey has to be... New Donk City. I feel that that’s most peoples’ favorite. My immediate second choice, however, is Mount Volbono, and I just love its inhabitants to death. Before I die, you’ll see me laying down, on my deathbed saying “man, I sure love the Volbonans from Super Mario Odyssey” and then I’ll be dead.

But why do I love Volbonans so much? Well, I guess it’s just that I’ve always sort of had an affinity for inanimate object creatures (anyone who’s met me knows how much I love Vanilluxe) and Volbonans are just a perfect design for a fork character! I tried a few shots at designing fork characters in the past, but I made the dire mistake of putting the face on the part with the tines, rather than the handle, a mistake which the Volbonans so excellently fix! Really, I never considered using the tines as limbs, it’s a design that works so well that I’d be cursing myself if the Volbonans weren’t so inherently blessed in and of themselves.

Throw on the chef hats and neckerchiefs, and they go from perfect to extremely perfect, having a design befitting of their hobby of cooking! It feels weird that an entire species has a life focused on cooking, but I suppose that if you’re a giant fork in a land of giant food, there’s nothing better you can do. One of the souvenirs you can buy from Mount Volbono is a set of forks based on the Volbonans themselves! Cute! A little freaky, but still cute!

I think it goes without saying that I want the Volbonans, alongside every other Odyssey NPC, to be playable in the next Mario Kart. Let me race around the whole Mario world as a giant fork or 1950′s (ambiguously) human man!

Name: Moon Rabbit

I am summoned once again from the depths of my cave to talk about Japanese folklore, because I enjoy doing that! The Dark Side stage, unlocked after you beat the game, is also known as “Rabbit Ridge”, and features food-shaped rocks and a whole lotta bunnies... Why? You may or may not have already heard of the story of the moon rabbit (it’s pretty well-known), but in case you haven’t:

According to our friends in the east, the markings of the moon kind of resemble a rabbit pounding mochi with a mortar and pestle. And yeah, I can totally see it. Of course, Mario Odyssey very prominently features hats, and it prominently features the moon in nearly every Kingdom.... and rabbits, naturally, are pulled out of hats! It works on so many levels!

The regular Moon Rabbits aren’t all that talkative, but of course, there are some fairly notable rabbits, too! Yup, the Broodals are from the Dark Side of the moon... which might even be why they look like UFOs when they fly around in their hats. I won’t talk too much about them here, but you’ve gotta wonder... why are they so much more anthropomorphic than their fellow Moon Rabbits? Is this a Goofy/Pluto scenario?

[the-four-ladies-of-super-mario]

New Pseudonyme Incoming

Because the actual pseudo isn’t amazing, I want to change it.

So here my propositions:

meliores-homines-nintendonus; based on “Homo Nintendonus”, I searched some latin declensions for making it in the plural and adding “meliores” (which means “best” in the plural too)

meliores-feminae-nintendonae; Same meaning but it’s in feminine way, replacing “homines” (men) by “feminae” (women)

the-four-ladies-of-super-mario; based on memes on “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” that I saw many times of course

pretty-powerful-dear-rulers; based on first letter of our Rulers name  (Peach Pauline Daisy Rosalina)

So yeah I don’t know what is the best pseudo, so please vote your favorite here

Thank you in advance! And have a good day/night!

[the-worm-man]

Mario is canonically a ‘homo nintendonus’