Submitted 8 months ago by Cartoondude135@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
You know Mario and Rabbids Sparks of Hope?
(Bear in mind, I have never played this game.) When Rosalina turns bad, she takes control of Bowser’s minions and all of mushroom kingdom. So it’s at this point, Bowser finally realizes: “If I can’t beat Mario, join Mario!” Is that correct? He realizes now it’s best to just fight for Peach and Mario instead of force Peach to marry him like in Super Mario Odyssey.
Even in the main series he’s been switching between power hungry destroyer of worlds (Galaxy, Wonder) and goofy bully with a Peach obsession (Sunshine, Odyssey) for a long time.
Yeah, RPGs (Square, Paper or M&L) often have him team up with the good guys when he’s been out-villained, and usually kicked out of his own castle.
Ever since Super Mario Bros. 3 it’s confirmed that it’s all a stage play and repeated over and over again, so it’s not been a one-off. They play the same or similar roles in otherwise disconnected plays / movies.
Super Mario Bros 3: Curtain raises and the levels are just stage sets. www.youtube.com/watch?v=seZM0HHPIdo
Super Mario All-Stars: The gang hangs around at a party www.youtube.com/watch?v=tySdQ1l_hGM
Paper Mario: Same curtain thing going on as in SMB3 and at battles you can even see the audience www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmUtCTtFA4U
I remember back in Mario rpg he joins up with Mario and his crew, because his castle was taken and he was left with nothing. So he’s been a reluctant ally at times, maybe even against wario.
Bowser is just trying to retire already…
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
From an in-universe perspective, it is believed by some that Bowser’s actions are not out of hatred, but that he just wants attention. So Bowser never actually hurts Peach and Mario never actually kills Bowser.
Which is why they’re willing to play sporting events together and why Bowser will begrudgingly work with Mario when his luck is down (Rabbids, Mario RPG).
Marsupial@quokk.au 8 months ago
Mario, Bowser, and Peach are playing pretend wars over nothing, whilst hanging out every other weekend.
Meanwhile thousands of Goomba, Koopas, Shyguys, et al. die in these senseless acts of violence dished out on them.
I sense it’s time for revolution.
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
It gets better
In Sunshine, Peach was genuinely confused as to whether she was actually baby bowser’s mom. The only way that happens is if you fuck on the regular and do a LOT of drugs
So not only are they sacrificing more troops than a PS3-era musou on the reg, they are doing it to play act some REALLY kinky sex fantasies.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Troopa Uprising would be a cool idea for a Mario game. Instead of fighting Bowser, Mario has to keep him safe from his lieutenants who represent and command each of the species in Bowser’s army.
The plot twist would be that Mario then has to protect Peach from a Toadstool uprising for the same reason.
TORFdot0@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Mario straight up kills bowser toward the end of New Super Mario Bros before being revived by a spell from Bowser Jr.
That’s where “Dry Bowser” comes from