History Analysis / SuperPaperMario

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!!ThePowerOfLove
''Super Paper Mario'' is a love story. From the grand story of the StarCrossedLovers that drives the plot to the NPC in Flipside pining away for her lover who's addicted to gambling, nearly every character in the game discusses or shows love. The boss battles in the game are, with a few exceptions, symbols of love being corrupted in some fashion.

As a villain, Count Bleck has to be the darkest in the entire history of the Mario franchise. His plan is nothing short of complete oblivion of every reality. When shown what will happen if the void does consume everything, all that is left is...nothing. An empty white void. And everyone in that world does not end up in heaven or hell. Everyone is completely removed from existence. Count Bleck's motivation for this all is because his father got rid of the woman he loves. Bleck searched and searched but could not find her. Soon he began to see life as pointless and decided to take it from everyone else. He killed his father, his people, and gave up everything so he could take everything from everyone else. This could be considered a metaphor for how family doesn't always know what is best and what depression and heartbreak can do to a person. They could end up self-destructive, depressed, and turn on those who care about them. They could become an entirely different person.

Francis is probably the most subtle example of a boss representing corrupted love. It's clear as you play through [[{{Retraux}} Bitlands]] that he's very lonely, and has directed his affection towards physical things (like anime and dolls) in the place of real people (and, as one of the questions to get into his room indicates, has ''lost the few friends he has over these physical things'').
When he finds Tippi, he's so lonely he captures the [[ExpositionFairy talking butterfly]] and treats it exactly like he would any of the other physical things he has. When Peach shows up, he mistakes the attraction he has to her for full-on romantic love and tries to treat her (once again) as one of his physical things, in this case, a VisualNovel. In the end, none of his physical things make him any happier, and Peach beats the crap out of him.

''Super Paper Mario'' is a love story. From the grand story of the StarcrossedLovers that drives the plot, to the NPC in Flipside pining away for her lover who's addicted to gambling, nearly every character in the game discusses or shows love. The boss battles in the game are, with a few exceptions, symbols of love being corrupted in some fashion.

When he finds Tippi, he's so lonely he captures the [[ExpositionFairy talking butterfly]] and treats it exactly like he would any of the other physical things he has. When Peach shows up, he mistakes the attraction he has to her for full-on romantic love, and tries to treat her (once again) like one of his physical things, in this case a VisualNovel. In the end, none of his physical things make him any happier, and Peach beats the crap out of him.

Note that you can meet an ex-toy collector in Flipside - he says he gave up all that when he realized it didn't make him happy, and ended up getting married. He also still owns some of the cute stuff - this reinforces the idea that you can have fun things like that, and still be sane.

As a villain, Count Bleck has to be the darkest in the entire history of the Mario franchise. His plan is nothing short of complete oblivion of every reality. When shown what will happen if the void does consume everything, all that is left is...nothing. An empty white void. And everyone in that world does not end up in heaven or hell. Everyone is completely removed from existence. Count Bleck's motivation for this all is because his father got rid of the woman he loves. Bleck searched and searched but could not find her. Soon he began to see life as pointless and decided to take it from everyone else. He killed his father, his people, and gave up everything so he could take everything from everyone else. This could be considered a metaphor for how family doesn't always know what is best and what depression and heartbreak can do to a person. They could end up self destructive, depressed, and turn on those who care about them. They could become an entirely different person.

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[[AC: The Wedding]]

[[AC: Francis]]

[[AC: The Pure Hearts]]

[[AC:Count Bleck/Prince Blumiere]]

As a villain, Count Bleck has to be the darkest in the entire history of the Mario franchise. His plan is nothing short of complete oblivion of every reality. When shown what will happen if the void does consume everything, all that is left is...nothing. An empty white void. And everyone in that world does not end up in heaven or hell. Everyone is completely removed from existence. Count Bleck's motivation for this all is because his father got rid of the woman he loves. Bleck searched and searched but could not find her. Soon he began to see life as pointless and decided to take it from everyone else. He killed his father, his people, and gave up everything so he could take everything from everyone else. This could be considered a metaphor for how family doesn't always know what is best and what depression and heartbreak can do to a person. They could end up self destructive, depressed, and turn on those who care about them. They could become an entirely different person.
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As a villain, Count Bleck has to be the darkest in the entire history of the Mario franchise. His plan is nothing short of complete oblivion of every reality. When shown what will happen if the void does consume everything, all that is left is...nothing. An empty white void. And everyone in that world does not end up in heaven or hell. Everyone is completely removed from existence. Count Bleck's motivation for this all is because his father got rid of the woman he loves. Bleck searched and searched but could not find her. Soon he began to see life as pointless and decided to take it from everyone else. He killed his father, his people, and gave up everything so he could take everything so he could take everything from everyone else. This could be considered a metaphor for how family doesn't always know what is best and what depression and heartbreak can do to a person. They could end up self destructive, depressed, and turn on those who care about them. They could become and entirely different person.

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The game begins with the forced marriage of Bowser and Princess Peach, conducted by Count Bleck. While marriage is usually a pure and beautiful ceremony, an act of creation, this wedding is used only to begin the destruction of the universe. Neither of these characters truly love each other, (though it has been implied that Bowser legitimately likes Peach, but not to the point of love, and it's definitely not true the other way around) so it becomes an abhorrent act. Conversely, Blumiere and Timpani love each other dearly, and their love ''saves'' the universe.

Note that you can meet an ex-toy collector in Flipside - he says he gave up all that when he realised it didn't make him happy, and ended up getting married. He also still owns some of the cute stuff - this reinforces the idea that you can have fun things like that, and still be sane.

The game begins with the forced marriage of Bowser and Princess Peach, conducted by Count Bleck. While marriage is usually a pure and beautiful ceremony, an act of creation, this wedding is used only to begin the destruction of the universe. Neither of these characters truly love each other, (though it has been implied that Bowser legitimately likes Peach, but it's definitely not true the other way around) so it becomes an abhorrent act. Conversely, Blumiere and Timpani love each other dearly, and their love ''saves'' the universe.

The game begins with the forced marriage of Bowser and Princess Peach, conducted by Count Bleck. While marriage is usually a pure and beautiful ceremony, an act of creation, this wedding is used only to begin the destruction of the universe. Neither of these characters truly love each other, so it becomes an abhorrent act. Conversely, Blumiere and Timpani love each other dearly, and their love ''saves'' the universe.