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** In Iggy's Alexa, the Alexa threatening to kill Iggy immediately into "see you at family board game night".
** In Valentine's Day, the spooky scene of Wario and Waluigi approaching Kamek into his actual reveal.

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** In Iggy's Alexa, ''Iggy's Alexa'', the Alexa threatening to kill Iggy immediately into "see you at family board game night".
** In Valentine's Day, ''Valentine's Day'', the spooky scene of Wario and Waluigi approaching Kamek into his actual reveal.
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* DamselInDistress: Peach is an interesting example with Love Potion, where she is technically an example of this trope while being in love with the antagonists.

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* DamselInDistress: Peach is an interesting example with Love Potion, ''Valentine's Day'', where she is technically an example of this trope while being in love with the antagonists.
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* CrossCastRole: All characters are played by male actors, including the female ones.
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* ActionHero: Mario. In videos not centered around him, he still always manages to show up and save the day.
* AdaptationalDumbass: While not exceedingly smart in-game, Wario is at least cunning and good with money. In this series, he's more of TheDitz.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Waluigi, who was more of TheDragon in the games compared to this series where he's more of a [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] who gets held down by Wario all the time.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: In the games, Bowser Jr most likely isn't related to the other Koopalings, but in this series, he has a more brotherly attitude with them.


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* BrattyHalfPint: Subverted with Bowser Jr. He is very distinctly this in the games, but in this series, he's just a normal teenager.


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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Luigi in ''Babies'', when he drops his dumbness to step up and battle Devil.


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* DamselInDistress: Peach is an interesting example with Love Potion, where she is technically an example of this trope while being in love with the antagonists.
* DelicateAndSickly: Downplayed and zig-zagged: Larry is pretty sick to the point that he's bedridden, but he's not on the brink of death, and he's not delicate.


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* TheDragon: Kamek is one to Bowser. Eventually though, he leaves.
* DudeMagnet: Peach gains the affection of Mario, obviously, but in Love Potion, Wario and Waluigi both become attracted to her.
* DumbJock: Roy certainly has the energy to be one.


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* EinsteinHair: Ludwig's hair is big and poofy in a way that parallels Beethoven.


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* FatAndSkinny: Wario is the Fat to Waluigi's Skinny.
* FunnyForeigner: Mostly subverted with Mario. He no longer has his thick Italian accent, and the only reminder the series offers is his obsession with pasta.
* TheGenericGuy: Bowser Jr and Larry, likely to balance out the rest of the Koopalings' eccentric personalities.


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* GoodParents: Bowser's a pretty good dad to Bowser Jr.


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* ItWasThereTheWholeTime: Said basically word for word by Kamek after finding his wand was, in fact, there the whole time.
* {{Keet}}: Larry, like his appearances in the Mario games.


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* {{Jerkass}}: Compared to other appearances on either Teddy or Matthew's channel, this interpretation of Morton is a lot meaner.


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* NiceGuy: Larry just wants everyone to get along.


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* OnlySaneMan: Waluigi's the Straight Man to Wario.


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* PinkMeansFeminine: Wendy's outfit, like the games, heavily features pink.
* PlayingWithFire: Mario shoots fireballs to defeat Wario and Waluigi at the end of ''Valentine's Day''.


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* ThePollyanna: Larry keeps a positive attitude in the emergency meeting.


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* RealMenWearPink: Roy's very manly, but still has pink glasses and a pink shell.


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* StereotypicalNerd: Ludwig is a textbook example.


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* SurprisinglyCreepyMoment: Alexa is more like Surprisingly Creepy Character. Certain moments can have you going "wait... ''this is in a Mario parody?''"


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* UnexplainedAccent: Ludwig has a British accent, [[OohMeAccentsSlipping sort of,]] which is strange considering the rest of the family has American accents.


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* TheVonTropeFamily: Ludwig ''von'' Koopa.
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'''Luigi:''' Well, Mario... I guess this is it. Through this door must be...\\

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* ActionBomb: The [[VideoGame/AngryBirds Bomb Bird]].



* BaitAndSwitch: In ''Iggy's Alexa'', Wendy asks weakly for Iggy to help her up. Iggy does just this, but immediately after helping her up, he uses this opportunity to punch her again.

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* BaitAndSwitch: AntiClimax: In ''Valentine's Day'', Wario and Waluigi set up the meeting with Kamek for a while, with dramatic music and a spooky atmosphere setting a mood, just for it to completely peter out when they actually see him.
* ArtisticLicenseAnatomy: During the fight between Mario and the germ in ''Jr's Sickness'', Mario slides down one nostril while the germ slides down the other. Then, they both end up back at the same place. [[CaptainObvious That doesn't happen in real noses.]]
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Safe to say ''Jr's Sickness'' is pretty scientifically inaccurate.
** The disease Jr. has is generally regarded to be strep throat, like Larry. Strep, however, is not a virus, even though the germ in Jr's nose is referred to as that. It's an infection of the throat.
** Furthermore, Mario dresses up as a white blood cell because "viruses attack white blood cells". First of all, strep throat doesn't necessarily attack white blood cells. Second, attacking white blood cells is not a trademark of a virus. If Jr. had some sort of disease that attacks white blood cells specifically, it would be some form of ''cancer'' or '''''AIDS'''''. So, safe to say, ''[[{{Understatement}} pretty inaccurate.]]''
* BaitAndSwitch:
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In ''Iggy's Alexa'', Wendy asks weakly for Iggy to help her up. Iggy does just this, but immediately after helping her up, he uses this opportunity to punch her again.again.
** Also, this gem from ''Mario And Luigi Turn Into Babies'':
'''Luigi:''' Well, Mario... I guess this is it. Through this door must be...\\
'''Luigi/Mario:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Taco Bell]]/The Devil's lair.



* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The B-plot of ''Jr's Sickness''. Kamek had his wand next to him on the bed the whole time, and if he had found it earlier, he wouldn't have had his FaceHeelTurn.
* CreepyChild: Baby Peach is this to Wario and Waluigi.



* CutawayGag: Mostly averted. There is one in ''Mario And Luigi Turn Into Babies'', but it quickly abandons them after.



* FaceHeelTurn: Kamek has one in ''Jr's Sickness'' after he learns Bowser lost his wand, which leads him to [[MakesSenseInContext trap Mario in Bowser Jr's nose.]]
* FantasticVoyagePlot: The plot of ''Jr's Sickness'', where Mario has to venture into Bowser Jr's immune system to fight the [[MonstrousGerms germ]] causing his sickness.
* GoKartingWithBowser: In ''Jr's Sickness'', Bowser pays his rival, Mario, to fix his son's illness, and they have an uneasy alliance after.
* GoneHorriblyRight: In ''Valentine's Day'', Peach DOES fall in love with the first person, [[TakeAThirdOption or people]], she sees, but it leads her to hate Mario and her daughter, Baby Peach.
* GreenScreen: A (terrible) green screen is used to convey Mario's adventure in ''Jr's Sickness''.
* HandWave: In ''Mario And Luigi Turn Into Babies'', the Koopa's voice changes when he is turned older, but Mario and Luigi's voices remain the same after changing to babies.
* HealingMagicIsTheHardest: Larry is unable to use his magic to cure himself of his strep throat.
* HeroicSacrifice: In ''Jr's Sickness'', Mario jumps in front of Kamek's magic to save Bowser. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that Mario doesn't actually die, but is just rendered unable to fight.
* HeroicSecondWind: When the family is fighting in ''Jr's Sickness'', Bowser Jr. recovers from his sickness just in time to join in on the fight with Kamek.
* HiddenDepths: In ''Valentine's Day'', Wario and Waluigi acknowledge [[HiddenDepths Wario's psychic powers]] and never bring it up again.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In ''Jr's Sickness'', Kamek is defeated by Bowser Jr., who uses his own wand against him.
* HolidayEpisode: ''Valentine's Day'' is this. Or, at least, was intended to be this, as it was uploaded on March 14th, one month after Valentine's Day.
* HostileWeather: Mario and Luigi are subject to targeted lightning bolts in ''Mario And Luigi Turn Into Babies'' as they approach Devil's lair.
* IdiotBall: Peach clearly notices her drink is different in ''Valentine's Day'' and still drinks it. Even if it hadn't been spiked, it could still give her a disease.



* KilledMidSentence: PlayedForLaughs:
--> '''Naruto:''' Naruto Uzumaki-- (explosion)
* LameLastWords: See KilledMidSentence above.



** The Hovererboard has a lot of great BigNO's from Bowser Jr. and Larry.

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** The Hovererboard ''The Hovererboard'' has a lot of great BigNO's from Bowser Jr. and Larry.



** Wario has a couple moments in Valentine's Day.

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** Wario has a couple moments in Valentine's ''Valentine's Day.''



* LovePotion: Wario and Waluigi make one for Peach in ''Valentine's Day.''
* LoveTriangle: Wario, Waluigi, and Peach.



* MonstrousGerms: The germ found in Jr's nose is this.



** In Mario and Luigi Turn Into Babies, it goes from the tense scene in the sinister [[BigBad Devil's]] lair to a light and funny scene with Mario and Luigi bickering, immediately into them barely dodging lightning bolts.

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** In Mario ''Mario and Luigi Turn Into Babies, Babies'', it goes from the tense scene in the sinister [[BigBad Devil's]] lair to a light and funny scene with Mario and Luigi bickering, immediately into them barely dodging lightning bolts.



* MythologyGag: ''Iggy's Alexa'' is based off an old video of Mario Master 412's by the same name.

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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
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''Iggy's Alexa'' is based off an old video of Mario Master 412's by the same name.name.
** In ''Jr's Sickness'', Jr. refers to a nosebleed from his "emo phase". This references an old, now deleted series by ''WebVideo/MarioMaster412'', Bowser Jr. The Gangster, a DarkerAndEdgier version of his normal plush videos following Jr's life of crime.



* PapaWolf: Bowser is very protective of Jr in ''Jr's Sickness''.



* PostClimaxConfrontation: In ''Jr's Sickness'', Kamek fights Bowser for losing his wand after Bowser Jr's sickness is cured.



* ShootTheMessenger: In ''Valentine's Day'', Baby Peach beats up Kamek, who only created the love potion. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that it's the only way to cure the effects of the potion on Peach.



* SkewedPriorities: Bowser brushes off Iggy and [[spoiler: Wendy]]'s fight, where [[spoiler: Wendy]] was literally throwing bombs at Iggy. Justified in that [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror this probably happens often in their house.]]
* SkywardScream: Iggy has one after his montage of failed attempts to get rid of the Alexa-controlling device.

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* SkewedPriorities: In ''Iggy's Alexa'', Bowser brushes off Iggy and [[spoiler: Wendy]]'s fight, where [[spoiler: Wendy]] was literally throwing bombs at Iggy. Justified in that [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror this probably happens often in their house.]]
* SkywardScream: In ''Iggy's Alexa'', Iggy has one after his montage of failed attempts to get rid of the Alexa-controlling device.



** The video with the most explosions is Iggy's Alexa, with 7 explosions. The one with the least is Jr's Sickness with only 2.

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** The video with the most explosions is Iggy's Alexa, ''Iggy's Alexa'', with 7 explosions. The one with the least is Jr's Sickness ''Jr's Sickness'' with only 2.2.
* TakeAThirdOption: The love potion in ''Valentine's Day'' makes Peach fall in love with the first person she sees. However, she sees Wario and Waluigi at the same time, so she ends up falling in love with them both.
* TakeThat:
--> '''Mario:''' Are you kidding me? Farkle??


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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Basically, Baby Peach's character. Though, [[FromTheMouthsOfBabes we don't know if she actually acts on these]].


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* VillainProtagonist: In ''Valentine's Day'', Peach isn't interested in Wario or Waluigi, so what do they do? Why, spike her drink with a love potion, of course! This raises [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything some unfortunate parallels to how some men will act with women who aren't interested in them, too.]]
* WaxingLyrical: In ''Valentine's Day'', Peach says "[[Franchise/{{Frozen}} The cold never bothered me anyways]]."

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* AmbiguousSituation:
** Is Shrek actually a cop?
** In ''Hoverboard'', why did Wario kidnap Shrek if all he wanted was the hoverboard?
* BaitAndSwitch: In ''Iggy's Alexa'', Wendy asks weakly for Iggy to help her up. Iggy does just this, but immediately after helping her up, he uses this opportunity to punch her again.



* ChekhovsGun: In ''Hoverboard'', Jr. and Larry are seen trying to bowl with a baseball and an empty bottle. Later on, Jr. needs to aim and throw the ball perfectly to defeat Wario.



* DynamicEntry: Bowser has one of these in ''Hoverboard''.



* MachineMonotone: Alexa, naturally.



* MythologyGag: ''Iggy's Alexa'' is based off an old video of Mario Master 412's by the same name.



* PoliceAreUseless: Shrek. Though, it's debatable [[AmbiguousSituation if he's actually a cop or not.]]



* RedHerring: A few examples in ''Iggy's Alexa''.
** While Alexa is speaking, there is a shadow of Waluigi talking, implying he's behind the whole thing.
** There's another scene where Iggy hears Roy talking through the Alexa-controlling device, implying HE'S behind it all.
*** Of course, eventually it's revealed that [[spoiler: Wendy]]'s behind it all.



** In ''Iggy's Alexa'', him calling the Alexa "Alexis".



* SelfDestructMechanism: The Alexa-controlling device has this.



* SkewedPriorities: Bowser brushes off Iggy and [[spoiler: Wendy]]'s fight, where [[spoiler: Wendy]] was literally throwing bombs at Iggy. Justified in that [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror this probably happens often in their house.]]
* SkywardScream: Iggy has one after his montage of failed attempts to get rid of the Alexa-controlling device.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Shrek's fate after the events of ''Hoverboard'' is never revealed.



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* NonSequitur:
** The waterfall in Jr's nose in Jr's Sickness has virtually no cause and no payoff.
** In Valentine's Day, Wario and Waluigi acknowledge [[HiddenDepths Wario's psychic powers]] and never bring it up again.
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The Mario Plushie Cinematic Universe, or MCPU for short, is a series of interconnected plush videos by ''WebVideo/LuigiYoshiShell'' and ''WebVideo/MarioMaster412''. The series features characters across various Creator/{{Nintendo}} franchises, such as ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', and much more.

The series can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKNF7zp6kO0JfZfQS0OAeOCpKc8-hQfXf here]].

!!This series provides examples of:

* CallBack: The other videos of the series are pretty frequently referenced.
* CartoonBomb: No explosions are fatal or show any dents or craters.
* CharacterCatchphrase: Mario commonly says "It's-a me, a-Mario!" before beating the bad guy.
* CrossCastRole: All characters are played by male actors, including the female ones.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Luigi's personality varies wildly, going from the StraightMan in ''WebVideo/MarioMaster412''s videos to the CloudCuckoolander in ''WebVideo/LuigiYoshiShell'''s.
* DysfunctionalFamily: The Koopalings. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that some of them get along, but generally when they're together, they are constantly fighting.
* InopportuneVoiceCracking: A few characters, to signify that they're weird or nerdy.
** ''WebVideo/MarioMaster412'''s Iggy voice is basically all voice cracks.
** ''WebVideo/LuigiYoshiShell'''s Kamek voice, too.
** And Toad, of course.
* LargeHam: Many times.
** The Hovererboard has a lot of great BigNO's from Bowser Jr. and Larry.
** Iggy. Just Iggy.
** Wario has a couple moments in Valentine's Day.
--> '''Wario:''' I'm SCARED, Waluigi! It's so scary and dark in here, I don't want to go in!
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: All over the place.
** Many references are made to being in a video, or refer to 2022 as [[WebVideo/MarioMaster412 "The Year of the Mariomaster"]].
** Characters will frequently acknowledge {{Montages}}.
--> '''Bowser Jr:''' Does he think I'm stupid? [[PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel Answer in the comments below--]]
* ManOfAThousandVoices: ''WebVideo/MarioMaster412'' and ''WebVideo/LuigiYoshiShell'' virtually had to be this to [[MinimalistCast play that many characters]].
* MinimalistCast: All of the characters, depending on who posted the video, are played by ''WebVideo/LuigiYoshiShell'' or ''WebVideo/MarioMaster412''.
* {{Montages}}: Frequently used to show characters acting out their plans.
* MoodWhiplash: Used frequently, usually PlayedForLaughs.
** In Mario and Luigi Turn Into Babies, it goes from the tense scene in the sinister [[BigBad Devil's]] lair to a light and funny scene with Mario and Luigi bickering, immediately into them barely dodging lightning bolts.
** In Iggy's Alexa, the Alexa threatening to kill Iggy immediately into "see you at family board game night".
** In Valentine's Day, the spooky scene of Wario and Waluigi approaching Kamek into his actual reveal.
* NerdyNasalness: ''WebVideo/LuigiYoshiShell'''s Kamek has shades of this.
* NonSequitur:
** The waterfall in Jr's nose in Jr's Sickness has virtually no cause and no payoff.
** In Valentine's Day, Wario and Waluigi acknowledge [[HiddenDepths Wario's psychic powers]] and never bring it up again.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: In ''WebVideo/MarioMaster412'''s videos, both Waluigi and Kamek have inconsistent accents. Mario [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] Kamek's inconsistent accent, and Kamek is shown to have dropped the British accent entirely by the next video. [[LampshadeHanging He acknowledges this]] while talking to Wario and Waluigi.
** Iggy also has this, but it's PlayedForLaughs. Sometimes Iggy just entirely drops his squeaky voice for a line or two.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: A few times, with a rare (for this page) PlayedForDrama.
** Luigi suddenly shifting to a serious face when volunteering to bet against Devil.
** Alexa becoming evil when possessed.
* PhoneaholicTeenager: Wendy is this to a comedic extent.
* PottyHumor: Given that this series is made by children, it shows up a few times.
** Wario's farts.
** Bowser Jr. attempting to use kitty litter to fix his stain.
** A few reminders that Baby Peach, who seems [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior kind of murder-y]], is, in fact, just a baby.
--> '''Baby Peach:''' Mommy, I need a diaper change.
* RunningGag:
** Luigi's obsession with UsefulNotes/TacoBell.
** The lion toy, who explodes the Alexa-controlling device and is Wario's lover.
* ShoutOut: Has [[ShoutOut/TheMarioPlushieCinematicUniverse its own page.]]
* SimpletonVoice:
** Morton, who says "mayun" every sentence.
** Roy's voice has a lot of DumbJock in it.
** Luigi. His monotone, low voice reflects his stupidity well.
** And Wario. Just Wario.
* StuffBlowingUp: There are a total of '''17''' explosions in the series.
** The video with the most explosions is Iggy's Alexa, with 7 explosions. The one with the least is Jr's Sickness with only 2.
* TheFriendNoOneLikes: Iggy is very much the sibling equivalent. He is the most hated Koopaling, and he's blind to that.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Luigi has UsefulNotes/TacoBell, and Mario has pasta.
* VerbalTic: Morton says "mayun" after every sentence.
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