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== [[Fridge Brilliance]] ==
* So [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] originally based Bowser's design on an ox, which eventually ended up as a part ox-part turtle. So, a [[Mix-and-Match Critters|creature that's part bovine and part turtle]], in a land where characters can change their size by eating mushrooms. [[Alice in Wonderland|Where have we heard that before?]]
* In ''[[
** And ironically it leads to kind of an endless cycle or paradox or whatever. If we do go in that theory based on the events you justify it with, then the events themselves are justified as {{spoiler|revenge for being kept trapped in the star}}. It's actually kind of funny.
** Why was Baby Luigi crying when the Colbalt Star spirit was talking? {{spoiler|It wasn't really a Star Spirit, it was Elder Princess Shroob! Apparently Baby Luigi could tell somehow!}}
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** Very minor compared to the other examples here, but at some point in SPM, Mr. L refers to himself as "Green Thunder". On one hand, it's common to see thunder and lightning used in an over-the-top title ([[Jak and Daxter|Orange Lightning]], anyone?), but later, during a playthrough of Superstar Saga it clicked; the hand power Luigi had in SS was ([[Large Ham|rather ham-tastically]]) referred to as "Thunder!". Though the game never really made us wonder "Who ''is'' Mr. L?", it's a nice touch/would-be-clue.
*** Adding onto that, in one of the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' games, Luigi had a kart called the "Green ''Lightning''".
* From the previous game in the series, ''[[Paper Mario:
** Embarrassingly, the above finally made me realize that the name "X-Nauts" or "cross-naughts" is an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] related to tic-tac-toe.
* In ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'', there's a Whack-a-Mole like game where you whack Goombas instead. ''The mole is the one running the game.'' It took this troper years to pick up on the joke.-[[Tropers/Ryusui|Ryusui]]
** There's another minigame in Mario Party 7 that has the players trying to stick their heads out of holes in the ground while moles try to hit them with hammers.
* Early in ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'', Mallow mentions that he can't jump. Apparently it runs in the family, as {{spoiler|Nimbus Castle is designed so that no jumping is required to get around it.}} This troper has been playing the game since it came out in 1996, and just noticed that the other day. [[Tropers/Mystical Chicken|Mystical Chicken]]
* Sort of a [[Stealth Pun]], but it makes too much sense to just be a joke. Almost all of ''[[
** Mama Mia!
* An example from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' that probably borders on [[Stealth Pun]]: In course one, Mario encounters a character called Koopa the Quick who will race him for a [[MacGuffin|Power Star]]. At one point he randomly walks off a cliff to take a shortcut to the finish. This seems utterly pointless and random, until you think back to the days of ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''. What was the defining character trait of green-shelled Koopas again? Probably unintentional, but still funny in a weird way. -Edofenrir
* In [http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/525245-super-mario-bros-3/53955357 this] [[Game FAQs]] thread, the "clues given after it is too late" aspect was implied earlier on to be [[Fridge Logic]]. However, as T_bird pointed out: "''It makes sense that the clue for a whistle would be given after it's too late. That way you have something to look for the next time you play.''" So perhaps the arrangement of clues was that way on purpose after all. - neoYTPism
* For a while, even though he's now my favorite character, I thought the Speedo on Petey Piranha was a pretty silly idea. But then I realized that his first game was ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', which was on an island, and it suddenly made perfect sense! It then also made me realize why he has a reggae theme for ''Mario Strikers Charged''. - [[Tropers/Zooty Cutie|Zooty Cutie]]
* Have you ever wondered why you fight giant Bowser after you beat Bowser in most games? This troper found an explanation in ''[[
* Wario's [[Gasshole|Gassholery]] may not be his defining character trait, but it does add a layer of significance to his rivalry with Mario, a plumber.- [[Candy Entrails]].
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (the USA version we got) is notable for being the only main Mario platformer where the [[Goomba Stomp]] proves to no significant effect. The events of the game take place in Sub-Con, a world corrupted by nightmares. Being in a world where Mario's [[Goomba Stomp|trademark attack]] does not hurt enemies makes this more of a nightmare for him, would it not? - [[Mr Yoshbert]]
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