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heloflor · 10 months

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You know, considering that new untitled Peach game is a bit like Luigi’s Mansion with how it puts a Mario character in a new environment with new game mechanics, I’m kinda hoping Peach gets her own original villain the same way Luigi was given King Boo.

Hell, with Super Mario RPG coming back, which has many original characters, and with the characters from the Peach teaser being something other than Toads, it seems Nintendo might be willing to dip their toes into original characters again. So what’s better to start making new characters than by giving Peach her own bad guy ! Also the new Mario Bros game has some new characters as well from the looks of it, so again, it’s possible !

And don’t get me wrong, Bowser is absolutely iconic and I do enjoy the irony of Peach battling against him. But with this game not being a platformer, and again taking into consideration Luigi’s Mansion, it would be a fun change of pace for Peach to have a new villain in her own series (god I hope this game becomes a series of several games!!!). Plus, it seems Peach will be more and more playable in mainline games, meaning more Bowser beat-up from her anyways.

And yes, part of me wants that new villain to be a female character as it's been forever since Mario games has had one and I am very much aware of how people would go crazy over it for the shipping.

(Also going back to Bowser, it’s more of a “me” thing but I always found it slightly weird to see Bowser attack Peach, since he’s supposed to be in love with her (Paper Mario games prove it well) and in all the games she gets captured, there are no indications he ever raises a hand on her. Hell in Odyssey he’s very gentle when putting Tiara on Peach’s head. Also Peach is never particularly afraid of him despite how horrible he can be, which implies he doesn’t physically hurt her.

Fun fact : this is why I headcanon Super Princess Peach as taking place very soon after Super Paper Mario, since the two of them would have just spent weeks working together and getting along. So it would work for Bowser to lose his shit upon getting rejected yet again “despite doing everything right” and thus be willing to fight her. As for 3d World, there’s three other people Bowser can focus on to avoid hurting her)

#Super Mario #Princess Peach #Untitled Princess Peach game #Flor talks #you know; about the possibility of Peach not getting captured anymore in future games; I don't know how to feel about it #and funnily enough; it has nothing to do with Peach herself but instead with Bowser #the gist of it is that Bowser is a shitty person with a pretty big soft side #and outside of being a dad; the other thing showing that soft side is his love for Peach; granted the mainline games barely ever show it #but the RPGs do; and as messed up as it is; it's also kinda cute !#and basically if Bowser stops kidnapping Peach; not only does it show less that he likes her in a sense as it reduces how obsessed he is #but most importantly it means Bowser will need new reasons to be a villain; reasons that might turn him into an irredeemable piece of shit #and that's what I'm afraid of; I like Bowser as that absolute douche with a soft spot who's willing to work with Mario if needed #I think the best way Nintendo could go about this would be to find a balance to the kidnappings #have all the big Mario 3d games be about Bowser kidnapping Peach along with a few of the mainline games #meanwhile have the other half of the mainline games feature Peach as playable + give her her own game series #(I mean reminder that in the 5 main 3d games; Luigi is only playable in the Galaxy ones #and for the first one takes finishing the game to unlock; so having Peach sometimes be the hero sometimes the damsel could work)#(the main issue with her being the damsel is that we never get to play as her; causing her to be seen as a bland character by many #but if we do play as her sometimes + she gets her own games; her being the damsel will be less of an issue)#(another way to fix the issue could also to go the early Paper Mario route and have her actually do things while captured)

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silyabeeodess · 4 years

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Fusionfall Headcanons: The Fates of Characters (Future)

When you arrive in the Future, you find that several of the characters simply "aren't around anymore," their fates either kept quiet about or left to speculation by those remaining. This is going to go into some dark territory given the topic, but the following will include a list of ideas focusing on the fates of those characters. Given that this will largely cover MIAs--many of which were listed due to being cut off and losing contact with various bases--and that we already meet several characters in the future portion of the game, I won’t be listing everyone/explaining all of their disappearances; however I will try to cover as many as possible in the context of “reports” known by the majority of Fusion Fighters:

Sector V KND Operatives:

Numbuh 1--Status: TERMINATED

Numbuh 1 fought hard in the Battle of Tech Square, however, he suffered grave injuries from both fusion monsters and overexposure to fusion matter. To ensure that both his friends and the time-travelers survived, he remained behind and sacrificed himself.

Numbuh 2--Status: ALIVE

Numbuh 3--Status: TERMINATED

Numbuh 4--Status: TERMINATED

Both Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 4 were confirmed losses after the KND Jungle Outpost was overtaken by fusion matter’s devastation of The Wilds. As leaders, they stayed behind to the very end to ensure that as many people as possible could escape the base.

Numbuh 5--Status: ALIVE

The Kanker Sisters:

Lee Kanker--Status: TERMINATED

Marie Kanker--Status: TERMINATED

When the fusion matter infection began to heavily settle in Peach Creek, both Lee and Marie were swept up in the destruction. They weren’t in a good spot and the ground collapsed under them, burying them with a ton of fusion matter. If the collapse itself didn’t kill them, overexposure to fusion matter did as no one was around to reach them in time.

May Kanker--Status: MIA

The Eds:

Ed--Status: MIA

Edd--Status: TERMINATED

When Lee and Marie Kanker stopped trying to get into the Cul-de-sac, everyone knew that in itself was a bad sign. Edd felt partially responsible for their disappearance, even though he wasn’t the only one who wanted to keep the sisters out, so he left with a small squad to go find them. Unfortunately, only a few members of the squad made it back: The rest were ambushed by fusion monsters, Edd included.

Eddy--Status: ALIVE

Eddy was pretty stubborn when it came to both the Kankers and Edd’s decision to look for them, holding a fearful grudge against the girls for all of the stunts they’ve pulled both before and during the war--and, honestly, they were such a thorn in the Eds sides that he didn’t expect anything to happen to them. When none of them came back ok, he became a little more serious, maintain an outwardly confident, business persona, but also trying to make up for what happened by trying to be a better leader. It’s a lot harder without either of the other Eds by his side, and he has a lot of self-blame for their disappearances and not appreciating them sooner.

Father:

Status: DESERTED

When things started to really get bad, Father decided to “cut his losses” and abandon Peach Creek. However, this was also around the same time when a report came out saying that the Delightful Children had gone MIA. It’s assumed that Father went looking for them, possibly taking his family into hiding if he managed to find them.

Stickybeard:

Status: AWOL/MIA

According to candy pirate Root Canal Rita, Stickybeard went missing while he was looking for a new ship. Many of those who served under him claim that, while he left his post, he wouldn’t have done so to abandon the war effort, but rather to become an active fighter again. Whatever the case, no one’s seen him at Candy Cove or anywhere else since.

The Powerpuff Girls:

Blossom--Status: ALIVE

Bubbles--Status: ALIVE

After the Battle of Tech Square, Blossom and Bubbles opted to stay on one of Dexter’s airships to guard the survivors and search for any others. Able to fly at rapid speed, they were able to make great cover for the airship against any further attacks as well as split off to the collapsing structures in the area to save people.

Buttercup--Status: ALIVE

Having Buttercup back in the fight was a huge morale boost for the Fusion Fighters, especially after facing a string of devastating losses. Remaining primarily on the battlefront, she tends to go wherever she’s needed most for a fight. After the Battle of Tech Square, that meant returning with the rest of the heroes to guard the remaining bases and ensure the time-travelers were prepared to face off against Fuse’s army.

Professor Utonium:

Status: POW (Presumed Dead)

When Buttercup went missing, it took a large toll on the professor. Seeing people around her age fight in the war--and knowing his other two daughters were also out there fighting a gradually losing battle--pushed him to taking a more active role as a soldier instead of just leading scientific/technological endeavors in Genius Grove. Unfortunately, while he was able to protect civilians, he was captured. Fusion monsters don’t take many POWs, so the worst could only be assumed.

Mojo Jojo:

Status: MIA (Presumed Dead)

At the point of the time-travelers’ arrivals, the Monkey Minions haven’t seen their leader for days. Two theories, however, surround his absence. The first is that Mojo effectively “went down with his ship,” unwilling to let Fuse get any of his tech from his volcano base to the point of dying over it. The second is that he tried pushing forward on the frontlines and was inevitably killed in battle. Either way, all of the monkeys insist that he wouldn’t have just turned tail on them.

Him:

Status: DESERTED

“Gentlemen, it’s been a pleasure.” These were the last words and sole warning from Him just before the Fusion Fighters lose Endsville. Leaving them to hand the area’s collapse, it’s believed he returned to the Underworld to spend however much more time Earth had there. People are just glad that things didn’t get worse.

Grim, Billy, and Mandy:

Status: ALIVE/AWOL

Placing these three together, because it’d be more difficult to talk about them otherwise. When things got bad, the Fusion Fighters were still somehow able to convince Grim to maintain the last few Resurrect ‘Ems--even if the reaper didn’t think there was much use for them up to that point. Nevertheless, Grim opted to head back to the Underworld and Billy and Mandy tagged along, per his obligations as their “friend.” No one really sees much of the three besides Grim on rare occasions, who spends his time out of the Underworld to vent when he’s not working. According to him, Billy’s a pain, but at least Mandy’s still technically trying to help... if by getting into some pretty dark arts...

Dee Dee:

Status: ALIVE

It’s confirmed by Dexbot Q-33 that Dee Dee’s ok, however, she stays in her house at Genius Grove. While still a kind of home-giver like she in the past at the base, she takes an even more active role now as a nurse as well, which always keeps her busy. That, and that she’s also a target as Dexter’s sister pushes her to stay safe.

The Foster’s Home Gang:

Pretty much everyone at Foster’s was TERMINATED or has gone MIA, because one of the first things Fuse did when closing in on some of the more secure areas was wipe out Foster’s Home. This includes Frankie, Mr. Herriman, Wilt and Mac--the last two having gone there to try to protect Foster’s for as long as they could. Three to have survived are Coco, Bloo, and Eduardo. These survivors were split apart so that, in the event of Fuse capturing another base, they’ll still be a few imaginary friends left around.

Bloo fell into kind of a depression after losing Mac. He lost his usual self and has gotten pretty reserved, unwilling to see much of anyone. Sometimes, he blames Coco, since Mac initially split off from him to protect her, but he also largely blames himself for not being there for Mac and the others in the end.

Coco is kept under constant protection by the Fusion Fighters, who are always worried about losing her support and all that she supplies to the war effort such as her eggs and her strength as an imaginary friend.

Courage:

Status: MIA (Presumed Dead)

A loyal pet to the end, the Fusion Fighters last saw Courage trying to save Eustace and Muriel from the overtaking fusion matter claiming Nowhere. They never saw him again after that, and at best could only hope that he and the elderly couple managed to meet up somewhere with some of the Eggplants/Chickens.

Juniper Lee:

Status: MIA

Juniper just went missing one day in the middle of leading a battle, and while no one knows what happened many assume that Fuse or possibly even someone from the Underworld kidnapped her for her connections/abilities as the Te-Xuan-Ze. Grim was asked to keep an eye out for her, given her ties to him, but there’d been no update.

Ben 10 Characters:

Vilgax--Status: DESERTED

As soon as things took a turn for the worst, Vilgax bolted. He did try targeting Ben one last time, claiming that it was worthless to allow the Omnitrix to be destroyed along with himself and Earth; however, Ben beat him. Everyone saw it coming anyway and nobody grieved.

Max Tennyson--Status: TERMINATED

Max perished with several other Plumbers trying to protect civilians from fusion monsters during the City’s final days.

Hex--Status: MIA

Gwen Tennyson--Status: MIA

Kevin Levin--Status: AWOL/POW

When Fusion Fighters lost contact with the base in the Pimpleback Mountains, Kevin abandoned his post to go looking for Gwen despite all orders against it. His last transmission was to report that the base had been overtaken, right before it cut to himself being caught by fusion monsters. It’s believed he was captured for his Osmosian DNA so that Fuse could experiment on him.

Ben Tennyson--Status: ALIVE (wounded)

Ben fought hard in the Battle of Tech Square, but sustained heavy injuries and slipped into a coma-like state. It’s a miracle at all that he survived, and it’s assumed he only managed to because of some alien DNA in the Omnitrix protecting him as the device’s host.

Tetrax--Status: ALIVE

His initial plans were to study Fuse and while he has no personal investment in Earth, he’s remained loyal to protecting it from the remaining airships. Nevertheless, he doesn’t have much faith in Earth’s survival, and so he mostly tries to convince several Fusion Fighters into leaving the planet--citing that they could do more good and save their species if they left and shared their powers/knowledge regarding Imaginary Energy and nanos with the galaxy, thus preventing Fuse from conquering anymore planets. If all else failed and Earth was lost, he planned to kidnapped some Earthlings anyway (including Ben) so that not all hope would be lost.

Albedo--Status: DESERTED

Hardly anyone had any faith in Albedo’s intentions when he first signed on for the war, and the former Galvan never helped his situation thanks to a series of incidents where he actually sabotaged the Fusion Fighters–particularly to get to Ben and his aliens. To be honest though, it usually wasn’t much different than any of other villains’ antics, be it on purpose or not. Although he did takes things too far to the point where he got locked up more than once, like them, he was largely given a pass because of Fuse being a bigger threat and thanks to his abilities. Needless to say, no one shed a tear when he vanished one day–either still somewhere plotting how to take the Omnitrix from Ben or trying to find/craft a ship to escape Earth.

The Scotsman:

Status: ALIVE

No one understood how this man’s survived everything he’s been through beyond sheer luck. He constantly remains on the frontlines, determined to keep fighting for Earth until the very end no matter how hopeless things seem. It’d really be encouraging in the med team and Resurrect ‘Ems didn’t have to keep pulling him back from the brink of death...

Demongo:

Status: DESERTED

The turn of war had already moved against the Fusion Fighters. In the middle of one of the final battles for the Darklands, after Samurai Jack had to return to the city, Demongo betrayed them--claiming many of their strongest soldiers before vanishing. It’s assumed that he returned to Aku’s side, but there’s been no move by him or his master since.

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