History VideoGame / TooLateExe

* TheCameo: In the secret level of Mr. L's world, Luigikid Gaming, Spanish [=YouTuber=] Pepe El Mago, Mr. Pixel himself, and even MX from ''VideoGame/MarioEightyFive'' appear.

* LeanAndMean: Mr. L, upon first sight, has relatively human proportions... that is, until his body shifts to become tall and rail-thin, with his face having a long jaw. Right after biting Mario's head off, [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown he starts putting him through almost-literal hell]].

* MinimalistCast: The only major characters that are focused on in the game are Mario and Mr. L. Luigi died offscreen before the start of the game, the Toads that manage the chests in their houses were likely killed by Mr. L as shown in World 2, an EasterEgg implies [[spoiler:Princess Peach]] was also killed as well, and despite [[spoiler:his castle showing up as the backdrop for the final level of the game]], Bowser shows up only once in [[spoiler:the first image that flashes onscreen in the ending]].

* CainAndAbel: Played with, in that [[spoiler:the ''Cain'' in this case was accidentally murdered first by the Abel]]. [[spoiler:Mr. L puts Mario through hell for killing him when he was Luigi. Once he's had his fair share come the end, Mr. L kills Mario for good in the same manner he was killed -- by destroying the bridge above lava that Mario is stuck on.]]

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: World 2's final level is [[spoiler:Bowser's castle from ''Super Mario Bros.'']], unlike every level before it. The significance of this incongruity is soon revealed in the ending.

** If you go out of your way to play World 2's secret level after finishing 2-3, a few of the friendly [=NPCs=] in it have dialogue with interesting wording in regards to what exactly happened to Luigi. One in particular, the Pepe El Mago cameo, speaks [[BilingualBonus two lines in Spanish]] that directly refer to the TomatoSurprise.

* HumanoidAbomination: Mr. L. He's abnormally tall, has reality warping powers and a huge jaw that can rip off heads, can increase his size at will, teleport, seemingly clone himself infinitely, and knows of the player's existence. [[spoiler:He is also the VengefulGhost of Luigi.]]

* LastGraspAtLife: [[spoiler:A brief shot in the ending shows Luigi, [[AMoltenDateWithDeath deep in the lava]] of Bowser's castle and patches of his skin melting off, reaching his hand out for Mario.]]

* OneHitPointWonder: Mario goes down in one hit from Mr. L or his obstacles.

* RejectedApology: [[spoiler:Mario, when he's at the mercy of Mr. L, attempts to apologize to him upon learning he is in fact Luigi. He swiftly rejects it, [[DownerEnding and kills him]].]]

* TomatoSurprise: It is established from the start that Luigi is dead, and Mario is depressed over it, but that's about all we see of it. [[spoiler:In the final level, Mr. L reminds Mario of the ''how'', which informs the ''why''; back in ''Super Mario Bros.'', Mario cut the bridge in Bowser's castle too hastily while Luigi was on it, [[AccidentalMurder accidentally dropping him into the lava below and killing him]]]]. It's not just the death alone that made Mario depressed, [[spoiler:it's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone his guilt for what he did]]]]. Mr. L attacking Mario didn't come out of nowhere, [[spoiler:because he is Luigi's VengefulGhost]].
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: [[spoiler:Back in ''Super Mario Bros.'', Mario made the horrible mistake of not double-checking to make sure his brother Luigi was ''anywhere'' off the bridge back in Bowser's castle before cutting it down, and Luigi pays the price for it by dropping into the lava below and burning to death]]. It not only [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone haunts]] Mario up to the current events of the game, [[spoiler:it leads to Luigi coming back from death as the vengeful Mr. L, who ''isn't'' inclined to hear his brother out and [[CainAndAbel keeps trying to murder him]], [[DownerEnding and eventually succeeds in killing Mario for good]]]].
* VengefulGhost: [[spoiler:Mr. L turns out to be the ghost of Luigi, back from his boiling hot grave, who's eager to [[CainAndAbel murder his brother Mario]] as retribution for [[AccidentalMurder accidentally killing him]].]]

->''"It's time to go to the next level."''
-->-- '''Mr. L'''

** Luigi died before the game's current events, which left Mario [[DespairEventHorizon feeling miserable]]. [[spoiler:The ending reveals Luigi was [[AccidentalMurder accidentally killed]] by falling into lava in Bowser's castle back in ''Super Mario Bros.'', due to Mario cutting the bridge [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness too soon without checking if he was on safe ground]]. Luigi henceforth ''{{subverted|Trope}}'' this and came back from death... [[FromBadToWorse as the vengeance-driven Mr. L]].]]
** The EasterEgg implies [[spoiler:Princess Peach]] was killed by Mr. L.
** [[spoiler:By the end of the game, Mario [[DownerEnding is killed by Mr. L in the exact same way he accidentally killed his brother Luigi]].]]

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: World 2's final level is [[spoiler:staged in Bowser's castle from ''Super Mario Bros.'']], unlike every level before it. The significance of this incongruity is soon revealed in the ending.

* MinimalistCast: The only major characters that are focused on in the game are Mario and Mr. L. Luigi died offscreen before the start of the game, the Toads that manage the chests in their houses were likely killed by Mr. L as shown in World 2, an EasterEgg implies [[spoiler:Princess Peach]] was also killed as well, and despite [[spoiler:his castle showing up as a flashback in the final level of the game]], Bowser shows up only once in [[spoiler:the first image that flashes onscreen in the ending]].

* TomatoSurprise: It is established from the start that Luigi is dead, and Mario is depressed over it, but that's about all we see of it. [[spoiler:In the final level, Mr. L reminds Mario of the ''how'', and tells him the ''why''; back in ''Super Mario Bros.'', Mario cut the bridge in Bowser's castle too hastily while Luigi was on it, [[AccidentalMurder accidentally dropping him into the lava below and killing him]]]]. It's not just the death alone that made Mario depressed, [[spoiler:it's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone his guilt for what he did]]]]. Mr. L attacking Mario didn't come out of nowhere, [[spoiler:because he is Luigi's VengefulGhost]].

* WhamEpisode: World 2's final level. [[spoiler:It takes place in Bowser's castle from ''Super Mario Bros.'', and it is here at the end that Mr. L makes it clear he is indeed ''Luigi'', and reveals that [[TomatoSurprise Mario hastily cut the bridge at the end]] without checking to make sure if he was anywhere off of it, accidentally dropping him ''[[AccidentalMurder into lava and killing him]]''. Mario tries to apologize to him for what he did, but Mr. L rejects it, and [[DownerEnding kills Mario in the same way he died]]; chopping the bridge Mario's on, and sending him down into the lava beneath him.]]
* WhamLine: After Mr. L knocks Mario down in the final level, he says three lines to him:
-->'''Mr. L''': Do you remember this place? ''[flashes an image of Mario [[spoiler:with Bowser behind him]]]''\\

[[spoiler:[[CanonCharacterAllAlong I]] remember what [[AccidentalMurder happened]]. ''[flashes an image of [[WhamShot Luigi's raised hand just as he's falling into the lava]]]'']]

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Mario was fighting Bowser on the bridge in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''. However, he cut the axe to the bridge while Luigi was still on it, causing him to fall into the lava.]] Mario is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone in deep remorse]] about it.

* AdaptedOut: {{Downplayed|Trope}} for Bowser, who is implied to have some relevance to the plot [[spoiler:because his castle back in ''Super Mario Bros.'' was where Luigi [[AccidentalMurder was accidentally killed at]]]], because [[TheGhost he never shows up onscreen nor is he namedropped]].

** Luigi died some time before the game starts, which had Mario [[DespairEventHorizon feeling miserable about it]]. [[spoiler:The ending reveals Luigi was [[AccidentalMurder accidentally killed]] by falling into lava in Bowser's castle back in ''Super Mario Bros.'', because Mario cut the bridge [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness too soon without checking if he was on safe ground]]. Luigi henceforth ''{{subverted|Trope}}'' this and came back from death... [[FromBadToWorse as the vengeance-driven Mr. L]].]]

* EasterEgg: Occasionally, booting up the game will show ''Super Mario Bros. 3'''s ending slideshow of all of its worlds. Once the slideshow ends, though, it cuts to a "The End" card, with an eyeless Mr. L [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring at you]] from the dark, while the music [[RepetitiveAudioGlitch repetitively glitches out]] and there's a [[spoiler:faceless Princess Peach lying on the floor, implying Mr. L killed her]]. The game crashes soon after.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: World 2's final level is [[spoiler:staged in Bowser's castle from ''Super Mario Bros.'']], unlike every other level up to this point. The significance of this incongruity is soon revealed in the ending.

* MinimalistCast: The only major characters that are focused on in the game are Mario and Mr. L. The Toads that manage the chests in their houses are shown to be dead in World 2, and an EasterEgg implies [[spoiler:Princess Peach]] is as well, and despite [[spoiler:his castle showing up as a flashback in the final level of the game]], [[AdaptedOut Bowser never shows up onscreen]].

* SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity: After beating World 2-2, [[spoiler:Mr. L offers Mario a free 1-Up, which will grant him another chance to survive. Considering the difficulty of things from here on out, Mr. L is right in that he will indeed need it.]]

-->'''Mr. L''': Do you remember this place? ''[flashes an image of Mario]''\\

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Mr. L, Luigi's ghost, plays this for horror, to the point it flips his core characteristics on its head. Luigi is a LovableCoward who cares a lot about his brother Mario to the point he'll fight tooth and nail to save his life, best seen in the ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' and ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series. After coming back from Mario [[AccidentalMurder accidentally killing him]] as Mr. L? Chillingly, he wants nothing more than to sadistically torment and [[CainAndAbel then kill Mario out of revenge]]. An EasterEgg implies ''murdering'' Princess Peach is not beyond him as well.]]

* BodyMotifs: Mr. L is prominently associated with hands. He often uses his hands; he grabs Mario and bites his head off in World 1-1, breaks the first world map in half with his hands firmly grasping the edges, and if he catches Mario throughout the first four levels of World 2, he kills him with his hands. After Mario beats World 2-2, [[spoiler:a scene that comes afterwards has Mr. L offer him a [[OneUp 1-Up Mushroom]], with his hand framed dead center, being the only part of him that stands out from the darkness]]. There are platforms in [[WombLevel World 2-3]] made out of his giant hands. When Mario starts the final level of World 2, Mr. L's hand appears to crunch up his map icon. [[spoiler:The WhamShot from that level that solidifies Mr. L being Luigi's VengefulGhost all along is Luigi's open ''hand'' before he falls into the lava below him in Bowser's castle (courtesy of [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness Mario chopping the bridge he stood on too soon without checking for him]]). The next shot that briefly pops up onscreen? Luigi reaching his hand out for Mario while he's screaming and burning to death]].

* TheCameo: In the secret level of Mr. L's world, Luigikid Gaming, Spanish [=YouTuber=] Pepe El Mago, Mr. Pixel himself, and even MX from VideoGame/MarioEightyFive appear.

** [[spoiler:Luigi ended up falling into lava in Bowser's castle back in ''Super Mario Bros.'', because Mario cut the bridge [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness too soon without checking if he was on safe ground]]. He comes back from death as the vengeful Mr. L.]]

** Mr. L tells Mario he is his dear brother at the end of the first level, right before chomping his head off. [[spoiler:He's not lying, he ''is'' Luigi.]]

* HauntingTheGuilty: [[spoiler:Mr. L haunts Mario for accidentally killing him when he was alive as Luigi. Unfortunately for Mario, he's not seeking forgiveness; [[VengefulGhost he's wanting to murder him out of vengeance]].]]

* WhamEpisode: World 2's final level. [[spoiler:It takes place in Bowser's castle from ''Super Mario Bros.'', and it is here at the end that Mr. L makes it clear he is indeed ''Luigi'', and reveals that [[TomatoSurprise Mario hastily cut the bridge at the end]] without checking to make sure if he was off the bridge, accidentally dropping him ''[[AccidentalMurder into lava and killing him]]''. Mario tries to apologize to him for what he did, but Mr. L rejects it, and [[DownerEnding kills Mario in the same way he died]]; chopping the bridge Mario's on, and sending him down into the lava beneath him.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Mr. L, Luigi's ghost, plays this for horror, to the point it flips his core characteristics on its head. Luigi is a LovableCoward who cares a lot about his brother Mario to the point he'll fight tooth and nail to save his life, best seen in the ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' and ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series. After coming back from Mario [[AccidentalMurder accidentally killing him]] as Mr. L? Chillingly, he wants nothing more than to sadistically torment and [[CainAndAbel then kill Mario out of revenge]]. An EasterEgg implies ''killing'' Princess Peach [[WouldHurtAGirl is not beyond him]] as well.]]

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: [[spoiler:Back in ''Super Mario Bros.'', Mario made the horrible mistake of not double-checking to make sure his brother Luigi was ''anywhere'' off the bridge back in Bowser's castle before cutting it down, and Luigi pays the price for it by dropping into the lava below and burning to death]]. It not only [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone haunts]] Mario up to the current events of the game, [[spoiler:it leads to Luigi coming back from death as the vengeful Mr. L, who ''isn't'' inclined to hear his brother out and [[CainAndAbel keeps trying to murder him]], [[DownerEnding and eventually succeeds in killing Mario for good]]]].
* BodyMotifs: Mr. L is prominently associated with hands. He often uses his hands; he grabs Mario and bites his head off in World 1-1, breaks the first world map in half with his hands firmly grasping the edges, and if he catches Mario throughout the first four levels of World 2, he kills him with his hands. After Mario beats World 2-2, [[spoiler:a scene that comes afterwards has Mr. L offer him a [[OneUp 1-Up Mushroom]], with his hand framed dead center, being the only part of him that stands out from the darkness]]. There are platforms in [[WombLevel World 2-3]] made out of his giant hands. [[spoiler:The WhamShot from the final level that solidifies Mr. L being Luigi's VengefulGhost all along is Luigi's open ''hand'' before he falls into the lava below him in Bowser's castle (courtesy of [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness Mario chopping the bridge he stood on too soon without checking for him]]). The next shot that briefly pops up onscreen? Luigi reaching his hand out for Mario while he's screaming and burning to death]].

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Luigi ends up falling into lava in Bowser's castle back in ''Super Mario Bros.'', because Mario cut the bridge [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness too soon without checking if he was on safe ground]]. He comes back from death as the vengeful Mr. L. By the end of the game, Mario is killed by Mr. L.]]

* EasterEgg: Occasionally, booting up the game will show the slideshow of all of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'''s worlds. Once the slideshow ends, though, it cuts to a "The End" card, with an eyeless Mr. L [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou staring at you]] from the dark, while the music [[RepetitiveAudioGlitch repetitively glitches out]] and there's a faceless Princess Peach lying on the floor, implying Mr. L killed her. The game crashes soon after.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** Mario, the benign and happy-go-lucky plumber, is [[DespairEventHorizon critically depressed]]. Given his brother Luigi is dead, [[JustifiedTrope it's rather understandable why]].
** [[spoiler:Mr. L, Luigi's ghost, plays this for horror, to the point it flips his core characteristics on its head. Luigi is a LovableCoward who cares a lot about his brother Mario to the point he'll fight tooth and nail to save his life, best seen in the ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' and ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series. After coming back from Mario [[AccidentalMurder accidentally killing him]] as Mr. L? Chillingly, he wants nothing more than to sadistically torment and [[CainAndAbel then kill Mario out of revenge]].]]

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: World 2's final level is [[spoiler:staged in Bowser's castle from ''Super Mario Bros.'']], unlike every other level up to this point. The significance of this incongruity is soon revealed in the ending.

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: [[spoiler:Back in ''Super Mario Bros.'', Mario made the horrible mistake of not double-checking to make sure his brother Luigi was ''anywhere'' off the bridge back in Bowser's castle before cutting it down, and Luigi pays the price for it by dropping into the lava below and burning to death]]. It not only [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone haunts]] Mario up to the current events of the game, [[spoiler:it leads to Luigi coming back from death as the vengeful Mr. L, who ''isn't'' inclined to hear his brother out and [[CainAndAbel keeps trying to murder him]], [[DownerEnding and eventually succeeds in killing Mario for good]].]]

* CainAndAbel: Played with, in that [[spoiler:the ''Cain'' in this case was accidentally murdered first by the Abel]]. [[spoiler:Mr. L puts Mario through suffering for killing him when he was Luigi. Once he's had his fair share come the end, Mr. L kills Mario for good in the same manner he was killed -- by destroying the bridge above lava that Mario is on.]]

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: [[spoiler:Mario made the horrible mistake of not double-checking to make sure his brother Luigi was ''anywhere'' off the bridge back in Bowser's castle before cutting it down, and Luigi pays the price for it by dropping into the lava below and burning to death]]. It not only [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone haunts]] Mario up to the current events of the game, [[spoiler:it leads to Luigi coming back from death as the vengeful Mr. L, who ''isn't'' inclined to hear his brother out and [[CainAndAbel keeps trying to murder him]], [[DownerEnding and eventually succeeds in killing Mario for good]].]]

* CainAndAbel: Played with, in that [[spoiler:the ''Cain'' in this case was accidentally murdered first by the Abel]]. [[spoiler:Mr. L wants Mario to suffer for killing him, of which he does. Once he's had his fair share come the end, Mr. L kills Mario for good in the same manner he was killed -- by destroying the bridge above lava that Mario is on.]]

** Mr. L tells Mario he is his brother at the end of the first level. [[spoiler:He's not lying, as he ''is'' Luigi.]]

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The final level [[spoiler:is staged in Bowser's castle from ''Super Mario Bros.'', unlike every other level you've played so far]]. [[spoiler:The significance of this incongruity is soon revealed in the ending.]]

* HumanoidAbomination: Mr. L. He's abnormally tall, has reality warping powers and a huge jaw that can rip off heads, can increase his size at will, teleport, seemingly clone himself infinitely, and knows of the player's existence.

* TomatoSurprise: It is established from the start that Luigi is dead, and Mario is depressed over it, but that's about all we see of it. [[spoiler:In the final level, Mr. L reminds Mario of the ''how'' and ''why''; Mario cut the bridge in Bowser's castle too hastily while Luigi was on it, [[AccidentalMurder accidentally dropping him into the lava below and killing him]]. It's not just the death alone that made Mario depressed, it's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone his guilt for what he did]]. Mr. L attacking Mario didn't come out of nowhere, because he is Luigi's VengefulGhost.]]
* VengefulGhost: [[spoiler:Mr. L turns out to be the ghost of Luigi, back from his boiling hot grave, who's eager to [[CainAndAbel murder his brother Mario]] for [[AccidentalMurder accidentally killing him]].]]
* WhamEpisode: The final level. [[spoiler:It takes place in Bowser's castle from ''Super Mario Bros.'', and it is here at the end that Mr. L makes it clear he is indeed ''Luigi'', and reveals that [[TomatoSurprise Mario hastily cut the bridge at the end]] without checking to make sure if he was off the bridge, accidentally dropping him ''[[AccidentalMurder into lava and killing him]]''. Mario tries to apologize to him for what he did, but Mr. L rejects it, and [[DownerEnding kills Mario in the same way he died]]; chopping the bridge Mario's on, and sending him down into the lava beneath him.]]

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: [[spoiler:Mario made the horrible mistake of not double-checking to make sure his brother Luigi was ''anywhere'' off the bridge back in Bowser's castle before cutting it down, and Luigi pays the price for it by falling into the lava below and ''burning to death''. It not only [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone haunts]] Mario up to the current events of the game, it leads to Luigi coming back from death as [[VengefulGhost Mr. L]], [[DownerEnding who eventually ends up killing Mario for good in turn]].]]

* CainAndAbel: Played with, in that [[spoiler:the ''Cain'' in this case was accidentally murdered first by the Abel]]. [[spoiler:Mr. L wants Mario to suffer for killing him, of which he does. Once he's had his fair share come the end, Mr. L kills Mario in the same manner he was killed -- by destroying the bridge above lava that Mario is on.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: Mario sailed ''well'' past his breaking point after Luigi's death. There are three instances of him breaking down in tears; the title screen, upon reaching World 1-1's exit, and when Mr. L punches him down in the final level. [[spoiler:That he feels [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone guilt for unintentionally killing Luigi]] also doesn't help matters for him.]]
-->'''Mario:''' I can't continue with this...

--->'''NPC #1:''' Luigi did not deserve to die.\\
'''NPC #3:''' I find it sad what happened between Luigi and you.\\
'''Pepe El Mago:''' [[spoiler:Porque lo hisiste Marito. Luigi confiaba en ti.[[labelnote:Rough translation]]Because you did it, Mario. Luigi trusted you.[[/labelnote]]]]

* TomatoSurprise: It is established from the start that Luigi is dead, and Mario is depressed over it, but that's about all we see of it. [[spoiler:In the final level, Mr. L reminds Mario of the ''how'' and ''why''; Mario cut the bridge in Bowser's castle while Luigi was on it, [[AccidentalMurder accidentally dropping him into the lava below and killing him]]. It's not just the death alone that made Mario depressed, it's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone his guilt for what he did]]. Mr. L attacking Mario didn't come out of nowhere, because he is Luigi's VengefulGhost.]]

-->'''Mr. L:''' Do you remember this place? ''[flashes an image of Mario]''\\

->'''Mr. L:''' This is about to end brother.

** If you go out of your way to play World 2's secret level after finishing 2-3, a few of the friendly [=NPCs=] in it have dialogue with interesting wording in regards to what exactly happened to Luigi. One in particular, the Pepe El Mago cameo, speaks [[BilingualBonus two lines in Spanish]] that refer to the TomatoSurprise of the game.

'''Pepe El Mago:''' [[spoiler:Porque lo hisiste Marito. Luigi Confiaba en ti.]]

* WhamEpisode: The final level. [[spoiler:It takes place in Bowser's castle from ''Super Mario Bros.'', and it is here at the end that Mr. L makes it clear he is indeed ''Luigi'', and reveals that [[TomatoSurprise Mario cut the bridge at the end]] while he was on it, dropping him ''[[AccidentalMurder into lava and killing him]]''. Mario tries to apologize to him for what he did, but Mr. L rejects it, and [[DownerEnding kills Mario in the same way he died]]; chopping the bridge Mario's on, and sending him down into the lava beneath him.]]

[[spoiler:[[CanonCharacterAllAlong I]] remember what [[AccidentalMurder happened]]. ''[flashes an image of [[WhamShot Luigi's hand as he's falling into the lava]]]'']]