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He's pissed.

Illustration of Bowser in a unique style, from a 2000 issue of the Japanese 64 Dream magazine.

Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Source: 64 Dream (Japan), Issue 2000/11

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Me at midnight: "I think I'm gonna go to bed."

My brain: "Make bacon for 4 hours and watch Markiplier play Five Nights at Freddy's"

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Bowser Jack Blacks his heart out and Kamek is just there hyping up the crowd. We NEED TO SEE IT.

ON GOD I KNOW THERE HAS TO BE A MUSICAL NUMBER AND I NEED IT LIKE I NEED AIR

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This is so cool!!! I'm so happy they incorporated the cape feather in such a creative way. Look how much fun they're having :)

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Try not to cry challenge

What if Bowser makes one of the bros think the other is dead in order to break their spirits?

Well I did do a version for Luigi on this post, so let's try and do one for Mario.

So my first idea was that Luigi would manage to escape, but end up accidentally leaving his hat behind; Bowser then gleefully shows Mario the hat when Mario goes to confront him, and lies that Luigi is dead.

But then I thought "Well how would would this neatly tie into a a reunion scene if Mario is wailing on Bowser?" So I did a rethink, and came up with this:

Luigi manages to lead himself and the prisoners on an escape route out of the fortress. However, right as they are near the end, they are ambushed by Bowser's minions and Kamek. Luigi makes a nobel sacrifice to fight these goons while the prisoners make a run for it. But during the scuffle, Luigi is knocked out of sight (down a shaft or towards a lava pit, or whatever), to the horror of the prisoners.

The prisoners quickly run for it while Kamek and the goons are distracted; eventually they run into Mario and Co.

After introductions Mario is then quick to notice something and asks

"Hey, where's Luigi?"

The prisoners go very quiet. One of them, the Penguin King, steps forward and, with a heavy heart, presents Luigi's hat.

And Mario just shuts down.

He's on his knees, the hat clutched in his hands. The world goes foggy around him. He barely hears Toad and DK's yells of protest ("Are you sure Luigi's gone?!") He doesn't even register Peach right by his side, trying to comfort him.

All he hears is white noise.

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