History NightmareFuel / SuperPaperMario

** It's less about the extra legs and more about the fact that she ''twists her head entirely around'', ''Film/TheExorcist''-style. Complete with the sounds of [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Squick her spine cracking in multiple places.]]

** It's less about the extra legs and more about the fact that she ''twists her head entirely around'', ''Film/TheExorcist''-style. Complete with the sounds of [[Main/Squick her spine cracking in multiple places.]]

** It's less about the extra legs and more about the fact that she ''twists her head entirely around'', ''Film/TheExorcist''-style. Complete with the sounds of [[Squick her spine cracking in multiple places]].

** It's less about the extra legs and more about the fact that she ''twists her head entirely around'', ''Film/TheExorcist''-style. Complete with the sounds of [[Squick her spine cracking in multiple places.]]

** It's less about the extra legs and more about the fact that she ''twists her head entirely around'', ''Film/TheExorcist''-style. Complete with the sounds of her spine cracking in multiple places.

** It's less about the extra legs and more about the fact that she twists her head entirely around, ''Film/TheExorcist''-style. Complete with the sounds of her spine cracking in multiple places.

* The FinalBoss, Super Dimentio, a monster that Dimentio created by merging with Mr. L and the Chaos Heart, a giant monster who has a fairly disturbing face that resembles Luigi's, and is initially unable to be harmed just like Count Bleck. And when he's defeated, he ends up being decapitated and still surviving for a brief period of time before his head explodes. What about the concept of it in general? Luigi is the physical vessel for the death of the multiverse. As in every fictional world you've come to know even if completely unrelated, all wiped out. Including the non-fictional one, by the way. [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou Yeah, remember how Merlon points out we exist, thus including our world in the equation?]] You'd never expect this from a series that people outside the fandom generally consider for kids.

* After all is said and done, the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Dark Prognosticus]] is neither destroyed nor sealed away. Instead, it's simply said to have "[[NothingIsScarier faded back into history]]".

* The FinalBoss, Super Dimentio, a monster that Dimentio created by merging with Mr. L and the Chaos Heart, a giant monster who has a fairly disturbing face that resembles Luigi's, and is initially unable to be harmed just like Count Bleck. And when he's defeated, he ends up being decapitated and still surviving for a brief period of time before his head explodes. What about the concept of it in general? Luigi is the physical vessel for the death of the multiverse. As in every fictional world you've come to know even if completely unrelated, all wiped out. Including the non-fictional one, by the way. Yeah, remember how Merlon points out we exist, thus including our world in the equation? You'd never expect this from a series that people outside the fandom generally consider for kids.

** Worse, if you slouch for too long in an area while being chased by her spider form, ''she spawns at your location''. With the change of music, this can very well be a JumpScare.

* After all is said and done, the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Dark Prognosticus]] is neither destroyed nor sealed away. Instead, it's simply said to have "faded back into history".

* Megabites, as well as their variations, are flying skull-like enemies that can randomly, and suddenly, appear in almost any level, with the earliest known sighting being 1-3, simply flying in from off-screen. While they aren't especially scary looking, there's a certain creepiness in their appearance, especially the basic Megabites, with their large, red eyes. Especially jarring is encountering them while 3D.

* The Underhands. They are disembodied hands that slowly pursue the player when they are in grabbing range. They are found either in deep water or in dark areas; in the latter, they are usually hidden away in out-of-the-way places, ready to sneak up on you. Although the game says they are invincible, they can be defeated by using Barry. In addition, lighting up a dark area will (temporarily) make them go away.
* The River Twygz. Pretty tame if you stay near the surface; go any deeper and be prepared to encounter Underhands and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LKHa7s1pD8 creepy music]].
** The music is easily the creepiest in the Mario franchise itself, seemingly out of place in a Mario game.
** If you listen closely, the voices seem to be repeating "They fell in the river..." and "Save us, please!".

* One of Dimentio's attacks is to seal his target within a strange cube and then to fill it with an explosion. Which must be terrible for the victims, who have to spend their next few seconds in dread of a possible fatality.
%%* Dimentio himself. This silly harlequin proves to be one of the most deranged things from a Mario game.
* Chapter 7 is set in the afterlife. In Chapter 7-3, you see The Void in the sky here too, meaning even the afterlife is not safe. [[note]]Granted, a "post-aftergame" is implied to exist for people who end up DeaderThanDead in the The Underwhere or The Overthere. Then again, even '''''that's''''' not guaranteed to be immune to The Void.[[/note]]
** Queen Jaydes may be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure aversion of EverybodyHatesHades, but if you toy too much with her MamaBear-ness toward Luvbi... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCFcWsQ22jM well]]...
* You know those post-Chapter flashbacks about "Blumiere" and "Timpani," and how they start out SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}[=-worthy=]? The final two end with Blumiere's KnightTemplar father revealing that he [[MoralEventHorizon cursed Timpani out of Blumiere's life forever]], and Blumiere consequently snapping and seeking {{Revenge}} by becoming [[BigBad Count Bleck]] and siccing the Dark Prognosticus on [[AssholeVictim his father]] (all while the normally touching background music finally ends on a LastNoteNightmare), respectively... [[AdultFear Good]] [[MoodWhiplash Lord]].
* Count Bleck may be [[AntiVillain downright]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds huggable]], but he's still essentially a G-rated version of a '''''suicide bomber''''' (at least until his HeelFaceTurn).
* Megabites, as well as their variations, are flying skull-like enemies that can randomly, and suddenly, appear in almost any level, with the earliest known sighting being 1-3, simply flying in from off-screen. While they aren't especially scary looking, there's a certain creepiness in their appearance, especially the basic Megabites, with their large, red eyes. Especially jarring is encountering them while 3D.
* [[BonusBoss Shadoo]]. An intangible shadow being that can take on the form of those it analyzes. And upon your second trip down the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials, it's copied all four of the heroes and plans to use this newfound power to escape the pit and wreak havoc upon the world yet again. There's also the hints that Shadoo might be [[EldritchAbomination the Pixl Queen]].

** Worse, if you slouch for too long in an area while being chased by her spider form, ''she spawns at your location''.

** Then you go back after it's destroyed. ''GOOD GOD!'' All that's left is an endless [[WhiteVoidRoom white void]] with occasional debris. NothingIsScarier at its finest. And the music... ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IihQ5PlQRss the music.]]''

* The FinalBoss, Super Dimentio, a monster that Dimentio created by merging with Mr. L and the Chaos Heart, a giant monster who has a fairly disturbing face that resembles Luigi's, and is initially unable to be harmed just like Count Bleck. And when he's defeated, he ends up being decapitated and still surviving for a brief period of time before his head explodes.
** How about the concept of it in general? Luigi is the physical vessel for the death of the multiverse. As in every fictional world you've come to know even if completely unrelated, all wiped out. Including the non-fictional one, by the way. Yeah, remember how Merlon points out we exist, thus including our world in the equation? You'd never expect this from a series that people outside the fandom generally consider for kids.
** And that's not getting into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvmfyJw1IOU the music for said fight]]. CrowningMusicOfAwesome aside, it's a hellish combination of Mr. L and Dimentio's themes, combined to make a grandiose, yet sinister-sounding self-tribute to the Master of Dimensions as he proceeds to take over the very destruction of the universe, with the Man in Green as his unwilling pawn. Yes, the final boss's theme is outright ''celebrating'' the very being you're supposed to fight, which perfectly sets up [[HopelessBossFight how initially helpless you are at the start...]]

* Dimentio himself. This silly harlequin proves to be one of the most deranged things from a Mario game.

* The FinalBoss, [[spoiler:Super Dimentio, a monster that Dimentio created by merging with Mr. L and the Chaos Heart, a giant monster who has a fairly disturbing face that resembles Luigi's, and is initially unable to be harmed just like Count Bleck. And when he's defeated, he ends up being decapitated and still surviving for a brief period of time before his head explodes.]]
** How about the concept of it in general? [[spoiler: Luigi is the physical vessel for the death of the multiverse. As in every fictional world you've come to know even if completely unrelated, all wiped out. Including the non-fictional one, by the way. Yeah, remember how Merlon points out we exist, thus including our world in the equation?]] You'd never expect this from a series that people outside the fandom generally consider for kids.
** And that's not getting into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvmfyJw1IOU the music for said fight]]: [[spoiler: CrowningMusicOfAwesome aside, it's a hellish combination of Mr. L and Dimentio's themes, combined to make a grandiose, yet sinister-sounding self-tribute to the Master of Dimensions as he proceeds to take over the very destruction of the universe, with the Man in Green as his unwilling pawn. Yes, the final boss's theme is outright ''celebrating'' the very being you're supposed to fight, which perfectly sets up [[HopelessBossFight how initially helpless you are at the start...]]]]

* The first time you go into the Sammer Kingdom, it's increasingly obvious that [[spoiler:the huge void in the sky is growing and there's not enough time to save the place after recovering the Pure Heart.]] What's even worse is that the inhabitants are completely aware of [[spoiler:their imminent demise]] and even allow Mario and company to bypass the Duel of 100 in a desperate attempt to get the Pure Heart into their hands in time. [[spoiler:The party doesn't even come close to getting the Pure Heart before they're forced to evacuate.]]
** As [[spoiler:the dimension is about to be destroyed]], the last Sammer Guy you encounter delivers one of the creepiest lines of dialogue in the game: [[spoiler:[[DespairEventHorizon "HA HA HA. We are doomed. It cannot be stopped. HAH HAH."]]]] After [[spoiler:the Sammer Kingdom is restored]], you can learn that [[NightmareRetardant the guy's tendency to laugh is more of a nervous tic than anything else]], but it still doesn't detract from the line's sense of hopelessness.
** Then you go back [[spoiler:after it's destroyed. ''GOOD GOD!'' All that's left is an endless [[WhiteVoidRoom white void]] with occasional debris. NothingIsScarier at its finest.]] And the music... ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IihQ5PlQRss the music.]]''

* You know those post-Chapter flashbacks about "Blumiere" and "Timpani," and how they start out SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}[=-worthy=]? [[spoiler:The final two end with Blumiere's KnightTemplar father revealing that he [[MoralEventHorizon cursed Timpani out of Blumiere's life forever]], and Blumiere consequently snapping and seeking {{Revenge}} by becoming [[BigBad Count Bleck]] and siccing the Dark Prognosticus on [[AssholeVictim his father]] (all while the normally touching background music finally ends on a LastNoteNightmare), respectively... [[AdultFear Good]] [[MoodWhiplash Lord]].]]
* Count Bleck may be [[AntiVillain downright]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds huggable]], but he's still essentially a [[spoiler:G-rated version of a '''''suicide bomber''''' (at least until his HeelFaceTurn).]]

* [[BonusBoss Shadoo]]. An intangible shadow being that can take on the form of those it analyzes. And upon your second trip down the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials, it's copied all four of the heroes and plans to use this newfound power to escape the pit and wreak havoc upon the world yet again. There's also the hints that [[spoiler:Shadoo might be [[EldritchAbomination the Pixl Queen]]]].

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* You know those post-Chapter flashbacks about "Blumiere" and "Timpani," and how they start out SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}[=-worthy=]? [[spoiler:The final two end with Blumiere's KnightTemplar father revealing that he [[MoralEventHorizon cursed Timpani out of Blumiere's life forever]], and Blumiere consequently snapping and seeking {{Revenge}} by becoming [[BigBad Count Bleck]] and siccing the Dark Prognosticus on [[AssholeVictim his father]] (all while the normally touching background music finally ends on a LastNoteNightmare), respectively... [[AdultFearGood]] [[MoodWhiplash Lord]].]]

* You know those post-Chapter flashbacks about "Blumiere" and "Timpani," and how they start out SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}[=-worthy=]? [[spoiler:The final two end with Blumiere's KnightTemplar father revealing he [[MoralEventHorizon cursed Timpani out of Blumiere's life forever]], and Blumiere consequently snapping and seeking {{Revenge}} by becoming [[BigBad Count Bleck]] and siccing the Dark Prognosticus on [[AssholeVictim his father]] (all while the normally touching background music finally ends on a LastNoteNightmare), respectively. [[AdultFear ...Good]] [[MoodWhiplash Lord.]]]]

Even with the quirkiness of the Paper Mario series intact, this might just be the [[DarkerAndEdgier darkest game in the Mario universe.]]

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** Despite the Sammer Kingdom being destroyed there is no indication or mention of those who were consumed by the void ever reached the afterlife. Of course it could be Developer's Oversight but the fact that nobody from the Sammer's Kingdom are seen or mentioned in the Underwhere or Overthere (you would think a huge flux of dead people from the same world popping up in the afterlife would be huge) means that if you are consumed by the Void, you are not just dead, you ceased to exist without any kind of afterlife!

** Despite the Sammer Kingdom being destroyed there is no indication or mention of those who were consumed by the void ever reached the afterlife. Of course it could be Developer's Oversight but the fact that nobody from the Sammer's Kingdom are seen or mentioned in the Underwhere or Overthere means that if you are consumed by the Void, you are not just dead, you ceased to exist without any kind of afterlife!

** And that's not getting into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvmfyJw1IOU the music for said fight]]: [[spoiler: It's a hellish combination of Mr. L and Dimentio's themes, combined to make a grandiose, yet sinister-sounding self-tribute to the Master of Dimensions as he proceeds to take over the very destruction of the universe, with the Man in Green as his unwilling pawn. Yes, the final boss's theme is outright ''celebrating'' the very being you're supposed to fight, which perfectly sets up [[HopelessBossFight how initially helpless you are at the start...]]]]

* Megabites, as well as their variations, are flying skull-like enemies that can randomly, and suddenly, appear in almost any level, with the earliest known sighting being 1-3, simply flying in from off-screen. While they aren't especially scary looking, there's a certain creepiness in their appearance, especially the basic Megabites, with their large, red eyes. Especially jarring is encountering them while 3D.