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== The pipes in the world of the Mushroom Kingdom can connect to the various other Nintendo worlds. ==
The Mario and Luigi in Super Mario Bros are the same as the ones in [[Mario Bros.]] as they did come to the Mushroom Kingdom and the other pipes can connect to other various Nintendo worlds (such as the Link and Samus cameos in Super Mario RPG). But Nintendo wants to downplay this idea (aside from the [[Super Smash Bros.]] series that is) and is trying to make the [[Super Mario Bros.]] series its own series. (And of course the pipes can be used for 3rd party characters as well as the [[Super Smash Bros.]] series did demonstrate.
== Mario, Peach and Bowser are gods of the day and night cycle. ==
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== Bowser can never die. ==
If he is ever fatally wounded (and he is, often - thrown into lava, falls from a high height, thrown into land mines, kicked into the sun, etc.), Kamek will just use his magic to bring him back. We see one of the times this happens in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''.
* [[Word of God]] says Bowser is a wizard himself.
** So in a way, it's sort of confirmed.
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== The Koopalings are dead. ==
''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' is not canon. The game, and the appearance of the Koopalings therein, is just fun fanservice. So, before that game, where did we last see them? ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]''. The game where four of them are defeated by dropping them into lava, and where the other three are crushed underfoot.
Mario/Luigi, in his rush to reach Bowser's Dinosaur Land hideout, attacked the Koopalings carelessly, and killed them all. Having not yet discovered the secret to infinite resurrection (see above), Kamek could only save one of them, and their physical appearance had to be reconstructed from memory. Kamek, being a forgetful old fool, just made him in the image of the only Koopaling he could remember, Baby Bowser. Bowser didn't care, he was just happy that he had at least one child. Hence, Bowser Jr. was born.
* Except the Koopalings did come back in Superstar Saga.
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* {{spoiler|After their defeat, Jr confronts his father saying that he knew that Peach wasn't his mother.}} Bowser confirms this.
** No, Bowser Jr. interrupts Bowser before he finishes. Note also that Peach didn't deny Jr.'s claim when he first makes it. ''She had to think about it''...
* Hey, that little blabbermouth almost ruined it. Since the kid has the power to bring Bowser [[Back
* ''Almost'' everyone else. Mario is in on it, which is why he's happy to play sports with Bowser between times. They've got an open relationship; Bowser kidnaps Peach periodically and, after an appropriate time, Mario "wins her back".
* How long has it been? 25 years? And yet Mario still lives in his own little house. Peach knows she has to marry royalty eventually, and there aren't a whole lot of other kings around; so she maintains the [[Kayfabe]] that Bowser is evil.
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== Bowser Jr. is an elaborate biological [[Soul Jar]] for Bowser. ==
As previously mentioned, Bowser was ''killed'' at the end of the first world in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]].'' His skin was burned off. But at the last stage, after some surprisingly easy mumbo jumbo, Bowser Jr. resurrects him. Thus, Bowser Jr. ''is'' Bowser. He even looks like "Baby Bowser" from the ''Yoshi's Story'' games.
* ... Children often look like their parents.
** The Koopalings don't.
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== Peach is a mage. ==
* Her abilities are a certain level of clairvoyance and mental suggestion (which is why her letters always find Mario), a limited version of [[Final Fantasy|Float]] (''Super Mario Bros. 2''), and the production of magic items (''Mario 3'', ''Mario World'', any game where she sends 1-ups). Why, you're probably asking, don't the Toads arm up with the Fire/Ice Flowers that occur naturally throughout the worlds and kick Bowser's ass? That's her main power; the ability to endow individuals with the [[Super Empowering|ability to use items]]. It's limited to four at a time. In the case of [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]], it was the Marios, [[Fan Nickname|Yvan and Wolley]].
** That's why Bowser's kidnapped her all those times; he's after her power. He wants to endow his forces with abilities, but the ones that have them are imperfect (for one thing, they're still [[One-Hit Wonder|One Hit Wonders]]). She's more like a priest or shaman than actual royalty. Perhaps the Mushroom Kingdom is like [[Xanth]], only Magician-class [[Power Levels]] can lead, which Peach and Bowser have.
** To her credit, she's portrayed in [[Super Mario RPG]] as basically an extremely powerful [[Final Fantasy|White Mage]] (though she lacks the ability to use Holy) with a knowledge of explosives (Psych Bomb).
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After his defeat in Super Mario 64, Bowser realized that he was getting too old for this crap, and made a clone of himself, Bowser Jr., so that his evil legacy may continue. Unfortunately Bowser gave his clone a little TOO much power and he quickly became the whiny, spoiled [[God Mode Sue]] we all love to hate. In all of his encounters with Mario, Bowser Jr. has shown significantly more competence than his father, including [[Super Mario Sunshine|changing the fabric of reality with a paintbrush]].
His most magical antics, though, are in the [[New Super Mario Bros.]] games. In the DS game, he ''manipulates the weather itself'' to strike the Mushroom Kingdom with lightning, distracting Mario and letting him snatch Peach away. He later shows power over Death itself, reviving his father in Castle 8 of the DS game and reviving the Koopalings in [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]].
== Rosalina is just plain lazy. ==
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The Mushroom Kingdom guards have grown extremely competent at protecting Peach due to thwarting numerous kidnapping attempts, but we never see this since Nintendo thinks the most interesting stories are the ones where they fail.
== ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' is a retelling of the adventure by an [[Unreliable Narrator]] Toad who may or may not turn it into a [[Self-Insert Fic]]. ==
Mario is always present because he's ''Mario'', and he ''always'' goes to save the princess. Luigi is optional because he doesn't always tag along with his brother; this is why he's selectable instead of automatically being player 2. Blue and Yellow Toad are also selectable because their presence is also... questionable. The one telling the story may add them into the tale to make it more interesting; after all, the Mushroom Kingdom is FULL of fans of the Brothers, and who ''wouldn't'' want to join in on their adventures at least once?
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They need the extra limbs to get by when they're younger, not unlike how tadpoles have tails. The "baby Yoshis" seen in Yoshi's Story were prematurely born. Plus, don't they just look alike? [http://www.mariowiki.com/File:Dragon.jpg Here's a picture reference.] Also, what is Yoshi's Final Smash in SSBB called? "Super Dragon".
== In [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]], the "Secret World" is heaven. ==
Mario is mortally wounded during the final boss level. He frees Peach and dies in her arms. The "secret world" is Mario Heaven. It floats in the sky, it has gates, and it's generally shiny and sparkly and magical. Mario and pals can return to the other worlds as ghosts.
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== Mario will get a [[Elemental Powers|Wood or Aether]]-based power in a future game. ==
Currently, he's had 4 of the 5 ''Wu Xing'' elements as abilities: Fire, Water ([[Super Mario Galaxy|Ice]] [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii|Mario]]), Earth ([[Super Mario Galaxy 2|Rock Mario]]), and Metal ([[Super Mario 64|Metal Mario]]). That just leaves Wood. Among the Western/Buddhist/Hindu elements, he's had all four, if you count [[Super Mario Galaxy 2|Cloud Mario]] or his various [[Flight]] powers as Air, leaving Aether/Space in the center.
== Time passes very slowly in The Mushroom Kingdom ==
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Where everyone is not only fliped in alignment, but Marc Graue voices everyone.
== The Koopalings were [[Put on a Bus]] between ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''... ==
Bowser grounded them (like any good parent should) for their incompetence in the past and ordered Kamek to teach his kids how to be better villains behind the scenes, which explains their longtime absence. This gave Bowser more time to take care of his rightful heir to the Koopa Throne, Bowser Jr. The other seven kids had finished their training session with Kamek by the time New Super Mario Bros. Wii came out, and got the chance to aid their dad with his latest scheme.
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