History WMG / SuperMarioOdyssey

Current Mario canon (as much as "canon" can be used to refer to Mario.) seems to have the Mario Bros. being born and raised in the Mushroom World, making it unclear whether they’re still considered Italian. Perhaps they grew up in the Mushroom World’s FantasyCounterpartCulture of Italy, emigrated to New Donk as adults, (hence retaining their stereotypical accents) where they got their start. After getting wrapped up in saving the monarch of the Mushroom Kingdom a couple of times, they figured it would be simpler to just set up shop there. Being from the Luncheon Kingdom could also explain the BigEater traits they’re not-infrequently depicted with.

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** In the Mario lore, because Kingdoms are synonymous to countries, not every Kingdom has aristrocats. "This of course raises the question of why the demographics are different than what was shown before." As said before, the Kingdoms are entire ''countries''. Because the levels themselves are relatively small in size, we have yet to see every inch of every Kingdom. Heck, in the distance we can even see ''more'' of the simply unexplored Kingdom.

** In the Mario lore, because Kingdoms are synonymous to countries, not every Kingdom has a ruler. "This of course raises the question of why the demographics are different than what was shown before." As said before, the Kingdoms are entire ''countries''. Because the levels themselves are relatively small in size, we have yet to see every inch of every Kingdom. Heck, in the distance we can even see ''more'' of the simply unexplored Kingdom.

** In the Mario canon, because Kingdoms are synonymous to countries, not every Kingdom has a ruler. "This of course raises the question of why the demographics are different than what was shown before." As said before, the Kingdoms are entire ''countries''. Because the levels themselves are relatively small in size, we have yet to see every inch of every Kingdom. Heck, in the distance we can even see ''more'' of the simply unexplored Kingdom.

* I love this series.

We know that Mario's hat is alive thanks to the ending of the trailer in which it's shown that it moves on its own and it even has eyes. What if Bowser's stylish Top Hat is also alive, and wants Bowser to help him/her on a much bigger plan? I wouldn't be surprised that Bowser's plan is to marry Peach, but his Top Hat's plan is to take over the world, and he might ditch Bowser near endgame just because [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he doesn't need Bowser's help anymore]]. Think of what happens in ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons''.

* ''Super Mario Multiverse''. Think of like a mix of two ideas but involving Alternate Continuities and Spin-offs of the Mario Multiverse with the TimeTravel concept. Not to mention, not only many Mario Heroes and Heroines would be playable for the ultimate HeroesAssemble moment, it would also be Mario's very own DreamMatchGame where we get the already AwesomeBosses from the library taken into more harder and insaner levels. If Link can get one, then so can our favorite Plumber.

* '''Isle Delfino.''' Aside from the reason mentioned in an above WMG, it would be relatively easy to bring into the game compared to making a completely new area. The blueprints for it already exist in ''Sunshine'', and it’s already designed with open-ended exploration in mind. All they would need to do is give it and its residents an HD touch-up, compose the new music, and put the collectibles in new places.

* A "'''Plumber Kingdom'''" or possibly even a "Luigi Kingdom" (Luigi having his own kingdom would be through some NoodleIncident during the events of Mario's story; perhaps by saving a kingdom offscreen from complete destruction, it was renamed in his image?) explaining where Luigi has been the whole time, mainly running on RuleOfFunny. Either way, it could contain references to the original ''VideoGame/MarioBros'', as New Donk City/the Metro Kingdom has several references to ''Donkey Kong''. The regional outfits could include Mario's blue color scheme from the box art, or the yellow and blue palette swaps in the Game Boy Advance ports of it, since it would be nice to have a blue PaletteSwap of Mario's hat in the game. Given that the Classic, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi outfits account for other colors.

* ''Super Mario Multiverse''. Think of like a mix of two ideas but involving Alternate Continuities of the Mario Multiverse with the Time Travel concept. Not to mention, not only many Mario Heroes and Heroines would be playable, it would also be the biggest Mario game in history.

* Swamp Kingdom: Based on Madagascar
* Isle Delfino: Shown as a fusion of the original Delfino Plaza and Miami

[[WMG: The next game is going to be "Super Mario 3D Galaxy".]]
Rosalina was PromotedToPlayable in VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld and following the ThemeNaming, the next should be "Super Mario 3D [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 64]] or "Super Mario 3D [[VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine Sunshine]]", which sounds unlikely.

Much like ''VideoGame/NewSuperLuigiU'' was to ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'', there will be a modified version of ''Odyssey'' in the near-future. It will put Luigi in the spotlight, as he explores tougher versions of the Kingdoms Mario went through on his adventure to collect even more Power Moons, somewhere along the lines of [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Super Luigi Galaxy]]. But this time, Princess Daisy will be the one in need of rescuing from another villain set on trying to marry her. This villain could be [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand Tatanga]], [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion King Boo]], [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1 Dry Bowser]], or someone else entirely. And unlike Mario and Peach, [[spoiler:Luigi and Daisy will be officially married]].

* Hawaii (Perhaps a redesigned Isle Delfino)

** By the way, jossed as far as canon. The Crazy Cap outlets are run by local NPCS and besides the complementary colors of yellow and purple being used because they're complements, there is not the slightest hint that Wario or Waluigi have anything to do with the business.

* Confirmed, and not just helmets, apparently. Most NPCs are kept out of Mario's control due to this.

* Jossed. After Mario's hat is crushed, it is possessed and returned to good condition by Cappy.

** Jossed. Bowser's hat is mechanical in nature, and is actually used to defeat him.

** Jossed.

* Jossed. The caps don't add any extra abilities.

** Jossed, as by completing the main plot of that Kingdom, most of the ice gets melted.

** Jossed, although he is a mini boss.

* Jossed. ''Galaxy'' got darker than ''Odyssey'', so this one wasn't that dramatic.

* Jossed, kinda. Cappy can ve a sort of second playable character, be it together with Mario, or in co-op.

* Given how unwilling Peach looks [[https://www.mariowiki.com/images/1/11/SMO_Bowser_Peach_Wedding.jpg on the posters]], it looks pretty one-sided.

* Jossed

** Actually, looking at my own theory, it doesn't make much sense, and there is nothing to support that the octopi are familiat faces there. Instead, it seems more likely that Bowser let him take over tyrant-style, and his title is how he views his role there, declaring himself in charge. His French theme does suggest that he hails from the Seaside Kingdom, but probably not Bubblaine.

* A '''Painted Kingdom''. Made to look like a stylized oil painting (almost like Painted Swampland in NSMBU) and composed of lush islands surrounded by poison paint, perhaps coming from waterfalls as well, filling a similar niche to the Luncheon Kingdom by being ultra-stylized and surrounded by deadly liquid.