#she's both

[galactic-glamour-girl-posts]

Rosalina's Heavily Implied Divinity

Rosalina is a Demigoddess.

I know fans tend to debate this, but I'm not just trying to glaze her, she genuinely fits the definition of a demigod.

A demigoddess is:

A mortal...

...raised to divine rank...

Seems to check out.

But how do we know she's of a divine rank and didn't just become more powerful? What makes her part-god?

Well, 1 - she's literally immortal.

And 2 - the definition of "god" that applies here is not the definition that applies to God in Christianity or other monotheist religions:

So, by this definition, a superhuman being that is worshipped as having power over nature is a god. A moon god is even used as an example, so celestial objects are fair game.

Power over nature...

You could also argue that she "has power over" the Lumas (who are literally baby stars, and hence a part of nature), by being their mother.

OR you could argue she "has power over" the cosmos in general, in the sense that she's in charge of it. I'm not just referring to her choosing to watch over and protect it, according to Nintendo she literally rules over the cosmos.

Link to the quiz this is from for proof.

Rosalina is also one of the only characters who remembers the events of Super Mario Galaxy (other than presumably Mario himself, who probably only remembers because Rosalina protected him from the blast that kickstarted the recreation of the universe to those unfamiliar with Mario lore, yes that happens).

I think calling her omniscient is a stretch, but this clearly shows she has a much higher awareness of reality than almost every other being in the universe.

Source

And while I think there are better fitting words to describe how they view their mother than "worship", the Lumas clearly revere and adore Rosalina. They even make Mario do a "test" to see if he's "worthy".

Even her signature phrase "May the stars shine down on you" sounds purposefully similar to "May God bless you", the stars being God in this case. This makes sense as stars being considered gods or at least some sort of divine power is pretty consistent across the Mario universe. So much so that their essence is repeatedly used as a way of providing life, energy, and strength to the people of the Mario Universe:

Source

And we all know Rosalina canonically has Star Power within her, as seen in Super Mario 3D World when she does the spin from the Galaxy games innately, whereas Mario needed a Luma to do it (hence implying she might be part-Star/part-Luma):

Source

If Rosalina was born human but grew into a being with divine power...what could that possibly make her other than a demigoddess?

Even if you still don't think of her as one, she's still an immortal superhuman sorceress with power over the stars that can protect people from a blast that might as well be the Big Bang:

Galaxy's official guide even says Rosalina sends Mario into a "bright light" afterwards, I mean come on that's the closest you'll ever get to saying "Heaven" without saying "Heaven".

At that point, in my opinion anyway, to acknowledge her as anything other than a demigoddess (at least) is a distinction without a difference.

[momhowell]

"Am I a twink or a 55 year old cougar? Pick a lane, Dan"

-- Daniel Howell, 2024

(the answer is yes)

[cocolacola]

it's only a good headcanon if it makes zero sense.

mysterious parents and memory loss will do that i guess.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Expertise can't help you here.

[cruelnemothesis]

[humming-fly]

I love how Gerald was trying to keep Shadow from spoiling anything about the future meanwhile literally everything Shadow says and does around Maria is the biggest death flag ever

[beif0ngs]

I had a different name back then, you know. Powder. You kind of remind me of her.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

historical drama/sitcom where two gay best friends (woman and man) get lavender married--and proceed to spend the Fancy European Honeymoon their parents paid for acting as each other's wingman

[iwasbored777]

I HATE HOW HARD I LAUGHED

[calicorobin]

beanbag chair psychology

[odetokeons]

♱ Nosferatu (2024) dir. Robert Eggers ♱

+ bonus

[anna-scribbles]

so this summer i am nannying a 5 year old who loves miraculous ladybug (my dream) & every day she asks if we can play ladybug and chat noir at the park. these are some comics based on our various games<3

[hinamie]

post-graduation trip airport looks

[divineandmajesticinone]

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) dir. James Whale

Elsa Lanchester as Mary Shelley & The Bride of Frankenstein

[dimeadozencows]

My personal understanding of the situation

[inkskinned]

okay is she being actually immature or is it just a woman over 30 expressing a human experience you find to be immature.

like yeah. at certain ages... let shit go. im not defending the real immature shit. im not defending the karen you're picturing. i worked in retail i hate those people too. (once somebody got mad at me because she didn't like how our winter window decor was a snowman smoking a pipe. i wish i was joking).

but men at 57 will write books about how 17 year old girls are soooo sexy. they will invent worlds where women have to be naked for "armor reasons." they will write songs that treat women as objects. people rush to defend them. meanwhile a woman at 35 will be like "heartbreak is hard, actually" or "i feel betrayed by a friend" or "i am struggling with something emotionally." immediately people will say stuff like this woman is 35 by the way. by the way this woman is SO OLD to be experiencing this. BY THE WAY.

im 31, almost 32. the other day a poet was blasted online because at her "big age", she had written a poem about feeling unloved. top comment was "this woman is 29 by the way." this woman is too old to still be useful, by the way. she has to behave better . maybe if she was a good wife and mother she could stop existing loudly, and the story could continue on without her. this woman has served her purpose, by the way. she's so cringe, by the way. at 29 - so old! - she still hasn't figured out that her existence should be one of shame.