#there's a lot I like about ttyd!

[sableflynn]

I've been replaying Paper Mario n64 and it's wild how Peach in this game is so clearly the blueprint for Felicia and in general my preferred type of female captive whumpee. hear me out... trapped in a superficially comfortable place but with no freedom, no chance of escape, at the mercy of her captor. sneaking out every chance she gets to try to gather information to share with her friends outside in hope of rescue. lying to her captor and manipulating him however she can to make her life easier and make rescue more likely. reading her captor's secret diary and playing trivia games with his underlings and baking cakes. she's truly everything. formative influence for sure.

[canyoureallycallthisablog]

I'm love ttyd so of course I was gonna make art when I heard the news

[lizadale]

bomb partners my beloveds

[galaxygermdraws]

I don't usually post sona related art, but I just beat the SMRPG remake and it made me just. start crying. Like i was just sobbing my way through the end of the game, and my hope for the future of Mario RPGs has never been brighter. So it made me just. Feel a lot of emotions and I didn't really know how else to capture them.

I'm very happy I got to live during a time when this wonderful game got a remake that will be more readily available for people to play. And I am so happy this game was just as good as I have been told it was. Definitely looking forward to replaying it again.

Uh. Yea. Jus kind of a personal piece I 'spose. Bonus little doodle I drew the day before the remake dropped under the cut

[aggressionbread]

Me and my bf's con haul, as well as a few prints!

[illdothehotvoice]

Anyways now that TTYD's remake is out if I see literally anyone get pissy with the next Paper Mario game for "Not being TTYD" and being overly critical of it because it's nothing like TTYD I'm going to be a LITTLE angry. You have your thing let Paper Mario fans have their thing snxbcbdbsbsf.

[stardestroyer81]

Y'all want a Paper Mario-styled drawing of Micah Koopa? 💖✨⭐

[infizero]

OH I WAS GONNA POST THIS ON THURSDAY BUT I FORGOT. if vivian isnt kept trans in the ttyd remake im going to burn nintendo to the ground

[jitteryjive]

you know i never really understood the whole. ‘real’ paper mario fans saying stuff about how the new paper mario games need to be more/similar to ttyd. gonna be real with you i played ttyd and the only thing we should recollect from that game is the soundtrack and area designs

[redstarpika]

paper mario

[janmisali]

Super Mario Bracket: LUIGI vs MR. L

"I'm-a Luigi! Number-a one!"

Luigi

SEED: 2 (104 nominations)

PREVIOUS OPPONENT: Koops

SPECIES: Human

DEBUT: Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)

NOMINATION EXAMPLE: he’s just kinda goofy but also relatable. I enjoy witnessing his personality and playing as him in other Mario games (regardless of if he plays the same as Mario or not) feels like a nice change of pace. plus, it’s super satisfying to root for the underdog and see him surpass his more prominent bro in some cases. he’s pretty chill. I would be friends with him.

[Super Mario Wiki article]

"The Green Thunder strikes like lightning!"

Mr. L

SEED: 31 (21 nominations)

PREVIOUS OPPONENT: Twink

SEPCIES: Human

DEBUT: Super Paper Mario

NOMINATION EXAMPLE: He’s a funny guy. We don’t know a lot about him, e.g. his true identity, his relationships with other characters, or why he only appears when Luigi is missing, but for what we do know about him, he is a daring, charming hunk of a man. His character arc becoming intertwined with becoming the final boss is such a strong twist especially since he only appears midway, and refines TTYD’s method of a fake-out final boss since this one is more subtle.

[Super Mario Wiki article]

[link to all polls]

[otterronpas]

In honor of Paper Mario TTYD’s release on Switch, there’s someone I want to introduce to you all..

Meet Paperlor!

I’ve had this guy around for about a month or so now, and I figured now was the perfect time to introduce him to you all!

A bit more info/lore under the cut.

For starters, I’ll be officially calling this AU “Magolor and The Thousand Year Door,” MaTTYD for short. Posts with Paperlor will be tagged as such!

Simply put, this is an AU where Magolor goes through the story of Paper Mario TTYD for his epilogue instead of the actual Magolor Epilogue. Think like @cherry-blossom-qf’s Undertale and Skylanders AUs.

After being defeated by Kirby, Magolor wakes up floating atop a vast ocean. Too weak to move, he lets the waves carry him away, to what he assumes will be his eventual demise. Soon, he washes up on the pier of Rogueport, where the sailors bring him ashore and help him recover. It’s here that he realizes he’s been given something: a mysterious map. Where does it lead to, and how did he get it? He doesn’t have much time to question it, as he runs into Goombella being cornered by Lord Crump and his minions shortly after he’s well enough to leave..

Through the AU, Magolor gradually regains his powers as he searches for the Crystal Stars with his newfound friends. The upgraded abilities work slightly differently; the chests with these ability upgrades come in the form of Fruit Fragments, which not only upgrade either his jump or hammer ability, but also restore his magic powers as they do in the original Magolor Epilogue. In this AU, Magolor’s flight ability is stunted as a result of the Master Crown, so he relies on his jump abilities to reach high places.

There’s still a lot more I have in mind + things I’m working out as I go along, so be sure to keep an eye out!

In the meantime, feel free to leave any questions you have about him in my ask box! I’ll be happy to answer them! ❤️❤️

[year2000electronics]

And of course Super Paper Mario and 4. Convince me to give this game another try perhaps :]

4. …why you should choose to check out the world of this story and choose three gifs that should underline my point.

NOTE: i will be forgoing the GIF part and using pictures instead because every single GIF search result has been clogged up with mouth-breathers on the internet who have been arguing over whether SPM is good or bad and have been doing it in GIF form for years. don't believe me? search "super paper mario" on discord's gif search. you'll see it. you always see it.

oh jesus. see the thing about liking super paper mario is that there's a lot of SPM fans out there who really like the game but can't really connect a very important dot as to Why they like the game. (HINT: THEY PLAYED IT WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG AND ARE NOSTALGIC FOR IT SO THE FLAWS IT HAS IS WAY LESS FOR THEM, AND BY PROXY, ME.) IM self aware. i will never be able to hate the game, but i am incredibly aware that the gameplay can be fairly lacking sometimes. if the story doesnt already grip you, it probably wont ever be worth it to go through the gameplay. thats my bit. thats my piece.

(but then youll have people who see how SPM defenders dont like to critique it when it deserves to be critiqued and start going after stuff like "oh the story isnt even that good"? MAN WHY DID YOU BRING THE STORY INTO THIS.)

but i digress. the life of a paper mario fan is a long and hard one.

POINT THE FIRST. MARIO'S "EXPERIMENTAL" ERA.

you can argue that ttyd also fits this bill, and i think it does, but this is about SPM so im focusing on that. if the mario series has never really Gripped you or you havent really been a lifelong fan, i always think the gamecube-wii era of mario has been one of its more interesting moments. the switch renaissance has allowed a breath of creativity to come back into mario, and mario's allowed to be Weird again, but gamecube-wii mario is weird in a really SCUFFED way and i love it. the gamecube's flagship mario game was a LUIGI game where he cant even jump. super paper mario came out before mario galaxy or NSMBwii. that was our mario rep on the wii for a while. mario games get a little crazy, a little weird here. and so what you get is a more melancholic story about the end of all worlds, and exploring what it really means to be a hero, and the closest many games will get to acknowledging that the mario characters can have emotions that arent Perfect. its just such a fascinating era for such a perfectly-marketable franchise and i adore it. it's a testament to what mario can Be, for me. Mario Is Weird. say it with me now!

POINT THE SECOND. GOODBYE TO A WORLD.

i just really like the theme of All Worlds Coming To An End. usually in these sort of things, it's "save the world so the world doesnt end!" but in this game, it really feels like "the world is ending and you have to fight even to have a chance to succeed". it colours the tone of the game in such a fantastic way. many songs in the OST have a ticking clock in them. the inescapable void is even in the hub world. it's like the majora's mask of paper mario. many people talk this up but the fact that in chapter 6, you're beholden to the traditions of a silly king who REFUSES to believe the world is ending even when HIS ENTIRE SKY IS PURPLE, and youre trying so hard to beat this 100-man duel faster and faster, only for the world to end and then youre forced to go back into the chapter and see this GRAVEYARD. it makes it so much more tangible. THIS is what will happen if you fail. and this overhanging melancholy paints the themes of love so much stronger. it's not just a love story, it's a love story in adversity. love conquers all, but what is the "all" in question? well, this. bleakness. sometimes the bleakness is part of the love. sometimes you make a sacrifice in the name of love, and nobody likes it, but you know it must be. the whole game is actually a love story between bleck and tippi and it just grips me so. it's such a multi-faceted depiction of love and loss that it feels so much more real to me, that love isn't always the Magical Solution. love is a sword, a shield, a prayer, a wish, a curse, a blessing, an order, an act of cowardice, an act of bravery, a sacrifice.

(you see what i mean? i can literally only be talking like this because i grew up with this stupid ass game)

POINT THE THIRD. FUCK ALL THAT THOUGH LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BLECK MINIONS.

so, the whole kind of crux of this game is that it's a love story between bleck, the main antagonist, and tippi, your companion, right. if you can't flesh both of them out you're in a bad way. obviously for tippi, she's hanging around you all the time, and you get to hear her journey play out throughout the entire game. BUT WHAT OF BLECK? HE'S HIDING IN HIS CASTLE! how are we supposed to know more about him and learn his story if he is IN HIS CASTLE? well that's why after every chapter, there's this interlude where we CHECK UP ON THE BAD GUYS.

i blame this game entirely for my love of villains. this gang of baddies has so much quirks and personality that i find it hard NOT to love them. they're not just gormless minions of the count- each shows their own personality in their relationship with him. mimi has a puppy-love crush on him, o'chunks has a sort of warrior's bond with him, nastasia pledges herself to him and almost uses the minions she controls as a conduit for her dedication to him, dimentio is like a cat in a bird store, and mr l clearly isnt supposed to be here but i dont think he knows that. the minions bicker amongst themselves but clearly have a bond of cameraderie because it all feels like teasing of people who've known each other for a long time.

you fight each minion at least twice, and even though the lackluster gameplay kinda comes in full force again, you get to see so much PERSONALITY in these guys. mimi is super-bratty but seems to know most people would see her as a monster so leans into it, dimentio is playful and jovial while also having his own motives, o'chunks is bold and brash but asks you to finish him off the second time he fails, mr. l is cocky to a fault and reeks of insecurity. i just love having these guys we can always check up on. it's like lord crump but MOOOOORE.

and through a combo of you inferring things about these people and some of the Deeper Lore (flopside bar stories), you kinda come to learn that these minions were kinda manipulated by bleck when they were at their lowest. mimi is a failed creation of SOMETHING. o'chunks' men all died because there was a traitor in his midst. nastasia was saved from a cage by bleck. and the more you learn about bleck the more you see that he is a man grieving the woman he loved, apathetically trying to end all worlds so the pain would end. he lies to the minion, he says he aims to make perfect new worlds, and they believe him, and they love him, because he saved them.

this sort of birth of a relationship through bleck's pain and manipulation comes through by the end, as the love the minions have for bleck is a KEY part of the final act. and idk it's a bunch of deeply-hurting misfits binding together and accidentally finding love in a world they found loveless. i think thats really cool. i think THEYRE really cool. such an awesome cast of villains.

but yknow. again. this is my childhood game. the special feeling i have for it can't really just be put into words. it's my diamond in the rough and nothing can really change that. it's Home.

[xanderlovesluigi]

ive been playing galaxy 2 recently and luigi’s inclusion has been on my mind

its not that I’m surprised that he was included but more surprised of the way he was kinda. thrown in. I have some related headcanons and ideas

in the first game, you found him gradually by saving him in various missions. Not a shocker… Luigi has been used as a damsel in distress numerous times. It’s like he was wandering around and got captured and unable to defend himself. (Then ofc you unlock him by getting every star as mario)

in galaxy 2, however, it’s a bit different. he’s introduced and says he’s also exploring the galaxy. He’s not there for mario’s mission, but his own entirely. Yes, he comes to help find some stars but he’s a lot more independent in this game.

In some ways, it reminds me of Luigi in TTYD. I haven’t played the game but I generally know about how Luigi’s on how own adventures. But instead of seeking validation from mario and others, he seems to be exploring the universe just because.

not claiming this is canon but this is how i like to think about it !!

[galaxygermdraws]

I GOT ANOTHER ONE BABY! This time it's a bit different, as Peach's outfit doesn't change as much, in fact most of her design doesn't change outside of her staining due to TTYD and the scars from SPM. I don't have many notes but her eyes do glow when she's using her magic, and the star marking on her hand ALSO glows. The present day outfit is based on Peachette's outfit because I like it, and it's just a lot cuter than the canon Peach dress I'm sorry.

(reblogs with tags/comments are appreciated. You can ask me about my HCs if you want. Thankyu)

[freakartack]

what made orbulon one of your favorite characters?

Oh my god LOL thats a crazy question. Not because it is crazy to ask, but because it is crazy to answer. I guess i should break this down point by point

Due to my various neurological idiosyncrasies, I have a brain chunk that is specifically dedicated to fucked up little cartoon aliens. I own a frankly embarrassing amount of Marvin the Martian memorabilia and also several collectible items of the cereal called Quisp, which was discontinued in the 1970s*, because it has a little cartoon alien on it. (*it came back on-and-off later and the last time it was discontinued was actually the end of last year, which was very sad for me, the sole Quisp enjoyer in the world.) And yes i am just as insane and anal-retentive about these cartoon aliens as The Big Man Himself. So that was the hook

THEN, I realized that orbulon is not just the typical freaky little megalomaniac alien, but a DEEPLY INSECURE and SURPRISINGLY INTROSPECTIVE freaky little megalomaniac alien. This is important to me for the same reason that I am a fan of the Muppets. His endless internal struggle to not be seen as stupid on a planet full of ants is very compelling to me

Continuing that thought, the fact that despite his dubious motivations he is genuinely enamored with the beauty of both Earth and space really rounds out his character. Not only is he trying his best to connect with the creatures of the Earth after one thousand years of being here and not doing that, but one of his favorite ways to do so is to bring people onto his spaceship and show them the wonders of the cosmos. And I love it every time because on earth he is just a weird thing but when he takes them in his spaceship they are amazed and speechless at the beauty of space...it is like he is letting them into his world, and they can finally see and understand what he sees. Effervescent

Also, the fact that he is so god damn old leads to a lot of fun story opportunities (like it being possible for him to meet the four heroes from ttyd) but also opens the door for some extremely poignant and heart wrenching implications, summed up very subtly by one of my favorite Orbulon quotes:

5. On a similar note, the fact that Orbulon plays it fast and loose with the "alien traits" he has makes it EXTREMELY fun for the biology freak in me to go wild with the speculations. I won't go into it too much here because i've already covered this extensively but just know that this is a very big bullet point.

6. The fact that his luck is constantly in the shitter is very relatable. I like orbulon because things are always happening to him

7. I would be remiss to make a list like this without including his gender. The fact that he shapeshifts so freely for the purposes of both self-expression and disguise is very genderish indeed

8. He's just got a kickass design. The shades that are evocative of both the glassy eyes of a stereotypical grey alien and Men in Black, the amphibian proportions, the awesome wardrobe. The bowling pin head is both inexplicable but also feels effortlessly natural. He's truly got it all. Similarly, the fact that he is a space alien that crash lands onto earth simply because he is shit at driving is such a funny and seemingly obvious direction to take this kind of character, and yet he's the only one I've really seen cash in on that. I like orbulon because things are always happening to him pt. 2

9. We have the same music taste